May 13, 2010

Job openings by industry, March 2010

Job openings levels by industry, seasonally adjusted, March 2010
Industry	March 2010 (1)
Total	2,694,000
Total private	2,286,000
Construction	77,000
Manufacturing	176,000
Trade, transportation, and utilities	473,000
Professional and business services	420,000
Education and health services	510,000
Leisure and hospitality	262,000
Other private industry (2)	368,000
Government	408,000
Footnotes: (1) Preliminary. (2) Other private industry includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.

These data featured in the TED article, Job openings by industry, March 2010.

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