Table 8. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 8. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
Industry and region	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)
Total	7,008	7,377	6,649	4.3	4.5	4.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,173	6,646	5,982	4.4	4.7	4.3
Mining and logging	17	29	14	2.7	4.6	2.3
Construction	269	239	215	3.3	2.9	2.6
Manufacturing	396	508	438	3.0	3.9	3.4
Durable goods	274	334	303	3.4	4.1	3.7
Nondurable goods	122	174	135	2.5	3.5	2.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	964	1,126	1,120	3.3	3.8	3.8
Wholesale trade	165	184	136	2.7	3.0	2.2
Retail trade	487	628	687	3.1	3.9	4.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	312	314	297	4.1	4.2	4.0
Information	130	102	92	4.3	3.5	3.2
Financial activities	404	462	374	4.2	4.8	3.9
Finance and insurance	252	360	318	3.6	5.1	4.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	152	103	56	5.9	4.1	2.3
Professional and business services	1,167	1,269	1,218	5.0	5.4	5.2
Private education and health services	1,583	1,598	1,325	5.5	5.5	4.5
Private educational services	171	123	96	3.9	3.0	2.2
Health care and social assistance	1,413	1,475	1,229	5.8	5.9	4.9
Leisure and hospitality	967	1,045	841	5.6	6.0	4.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	177	118	152	6.8	4.7	5.9
Accommodation and food services	790	926	689	5.4	6.3	4.7
Other services	276	268	347	4.4	4.3	5.5
Government	834	731	667	3.4	3.0	2.7
Federal	112	89	83	3.6	3.2	3.0
State and local	722	642	583	3.4	3.0	2.7
State and local education	267	246	233	2.3	2.2	2.0
State and local, excluding education	456	396	350	4.5	3.9	3.5

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,337	1,291	1,125	4.6	4.4	3.9
South	2,677	2,952	2,667	4.3	4.8	4.3
Midwest	1,477	1,576	1,433	4.3	4.6	4.1
West	1,516	1,557	1,424	4.0	4.1	3.7
Footnotes (1) The job openings level is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month. (2) The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of employment plus job openings. (3) The states (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

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Last Modified Date: March 31, 2026