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The number of job openings increased for the 12 months ending September 2015. Several industries saw increases in job openings over the year, with the largest increases occurring in professional and business services (311,000), health care and social assistance (191,000), and retail trade (184,000). Job openings decreased over the year in mining and logging (–16,000).
Industry | September 2014 | September 2015 | Over-the-year change |
---|---|---|---|
Mining and logging |
32,000 | 16,000 | -16,000 |
Construction |
102,000 | 105,000 | 3,000 |
Manufacturing |
297,000 | 323,000 | 26,000 |
Wholesale trade |
137,000 | 180,000 | 43,000 |
Retail trade |
573,000 | 757,000 | 184,000 |
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities |
184,000 | 197,000 | 13,000 |
Information |
96,000 | 118,000 | 22,000 |
Finance and insurance |
208,000 | 238,000 | 30,000 |
Real estate and rental and leasing |
72,000 | 59,000 | -13,000 |
Professional and business services |
804,000 | 1,115,000 | 311,000 |
Educational services |
98,000 | 84,000 | -14,000 |
Health care and social assistance |
757,000 | 948,000 | 191,000 |
Leisure and hospitality |
657,000 | 679,000 | 22,000 |
Other services |
156,000 | 173,000 | 17,000 |
The number of hires was little changed during the year ending September 2015. Hires decreased in a number of industries, including educational services (–74,000), finance and insurance (–43,000), and mining and logging (–13,000).
These data are from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and are not seasonally adjusted. Job openings are the number of job openings on the last business day of the month. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see "Job Openings and Labor Turnover — September 2015" (HTML) (PDF). More charts featuring data on job openings, hires, and employment separations can be found in Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey Highlights: September 2015 (PDF).
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Job openings increase over the year ending September 2015 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2015/job-openings-increase-over-the-year-ending-september-2015.htm (visited October 31, 2024).