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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 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Total

6,358 9,979 11,180 9,270 7,780

INDUSTRY

Total private

5,644 9,066 10,135 8,235 6,854

Mining and logging

14 27 37 30 24

Construction

257 345 399 387 307

Manufacturing

410 821 845 603 493

Durable goods

227 466 526 380 323

Nondurable goods

183 354 319 223 169

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,160 1,797 1,793 1,447 1,013

Wholesale trade

172 284 308 264 169

Retail trade

682 990 965 708 519

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

307 523 519 475 325

Information

111 177 224 137 129

Financial activities

324 432 558 468 458

Finance and insurance

246 313 394 337 327

Real estate and rental and leasing

79 119 165 131 131

Professional and business services

1,178 1,863 2,147 1,603 1,360

Private education and health services

1,198 1,789 2,172 1,930 1,745

Private educational services

104 168 167 176 171

Health care and social assistance

1,094 1,621 2,004 1,753 1,574

Leisure and hospitality

776 1,424 1,593 1,277 1,031

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

104 172 183 184 143

Accommodation and food services

672 1,253 1,410 1,094 889

Other services

216 393 367 352 296

Government

714 913 1,046 1,035 925

Federal

125 131 137 163 142

State and local

589 781 909 872 784

State and local education

211 305 333 306 264

State and local, excluding education

377 476 576 566 520

REGION(2)

Northeast

1,066 1,725 1,835 1,519 1,363

South

2,466 3,877 4,372 3,761 3,100

Midwest

1,378 2,138 2,388 1,986 1,690

West

1,448 2,239 2,586 2,003 1,627

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.

Last Modified Date: March 11, 2025