Table 15. Annual average job openings levels by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 15. Annual average job openings levels by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1) [in thousands]
Industry and region	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Total	9,984	11,178	9,268	7,660	7,089
INDUSTRY
Total private	9,071	10,132	8,233	6,735	6,299
Mining and logging	27	37	30	24	19
Construction	344	400	387	301	240
Manufacturing	821	845	603	483	407
Durable goods	467	526	380	318	267
Nondurable goods	354	318	223	165	140
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,800	1,791	1,448	1,000	1,057
Wholesale trade	283	308	264	162	177
Retail trade	991	965	708	513	566
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	525	519	476	325	314
Information	178	224	137	123	121
Financial activities	432	558	467	437	389
Finance and insurance	313	394	337	309	271
Real estate and rental and leasing	119	164	131	128	118
Professional and business services	1,861	2,145	1,602	1,313	1,246
Private education and health services	1,789	2,171	1,930	1,741	1,551
Private educational services	168	167	177	173	143
Health care and social assistance	1,622	2,004	1,753	1,568	1,408
Leisure and hospitality	1,425	1,594	1,277	1,021	995
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	173	184	183	146	145
Accommodation and food services	1,252	1,410	1,094	875	850
Other services	393	367	353	294	274
Government	912	1,046	1,034	925	790
Federal	131	136	163	142	108
State and local	781	910	871	783	682
State and local education	305	334	306	265	251
State and local, excluding education	476	576	566	518	431

REGION(2)
Northeast	1,726	1,835	1,518	1,362	1,273
South	3,879	4,371	3,760	3,041	2,824
Midwest	2,139	2,388	1,986	1,657	1,535
West	2,240	2,585	2,003	1,601	1,458
Footnotes (1) The annual average job openings level is equal to the sum of the 12 monthly job openings levels divided by 12. (2) 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.
NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

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Last Modified Date: March 13, 2026