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19.4 percent of total nonfarm job openings in education and health services in July 2022
September 01, 2022
On the last business day of July 2022, there were 11.2 million total nonfarm job openings. Among major industries, education and health services had the largest share of total nonfarm job openings at 19.4 percent, or 2.2 million job openings. In June 2022, education and health services had 20.1 percent of total nonfarm job openings, its largest share since February 2021 (20.6 percent).
Percent distribution of job openings by industry, January 2020 to July 2022
Month
Mining and logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities
Information
Financial activities
Jan 2020
0.3%
4.1%
5.7%
2.5%
10.4%
4.3%
1.8%
5.9%
Feb 2020
0.3
4.3
5.6
2.6
10.2
4.2
2.0
6.0
Mar 2020
0.2
3.9
5.2
2.6
10.1
6.1
2.0
5.9
Apr 2020
0.2
4.4
6.5
3.0
9.9
6.0
2.6
5.7
May 2020
0.2
5.2
5.8
2.5
12.0
4.7
1.6
5.8
Jun 2020
0.3
3.9
5.7
2.6
10.2
5.3
1.7
5.6
Jul 2020
0.2
4.5
6.3
2.7
11.5
4.6
1.3
4.7
Aug 2020
0.2
3.8
7.4
3.2
10.9
4.7
1.3
4.7
Sep 2020
0.2
3.6
7.3
2.6
10.3
4.6
1.7
4.8
Oct 2020
0.2
3.6
7.7
2.6
10.2
4.5
1.8
4.6
Nov 2020
0.2
3.8
7.0
2.7
10.7
4.5
1.5
4.1
Dec 2020
0.2
3.9
6.7
2.7
11.2
4.7
1.7
4.3
Jan 2021
0.3
4.1
7.2
2.6
11.2
5.3
2.2
3.8
Feb 2021
0.3
3.3
7.3
2.8
10.9
5.0
1.4
3.9
Mar 2021
0.3
4.0
8.9
2.9
11.4
5.4
1.3
4.0
Apr 2021
0.2
3.6
9.3
2.8
11.0
5.4
1.4
4.6
May 2021
0.3
3.2
9.2
3.0
10.0
4.5
1.5
4.1
Jun 2021
0.3
3.3
9.1
2.8
11.0
5.1
1.5
3.6
Jul 2021
0.3
3.1
8.7
2.4
10.0
5.1
1.7
5.0
Aug 2021
0.3
3.4
8.2
2.7
11.1
5.2
1.7
4.4
Sep 2021
0.3
3.3
8.8
2.9
9.9
5.5
1.6
4.1
Oct 2021
0.3
3.5
8.3
3.1
9.4
5.3
1.6
4.0
Nov 2021
0.3
3.4
7.4
2.9
9.5
5.1
1.8
4.5
Dec 2021
0.3
3.1
6.5
2.6
9.0
5.3
2.0
4.1
Jan 2022
0.3
3.4
7.6
2.6
9.1
4.5
1.9
4.4
Feb 2022
0.3
3.4
6.9
2.8
10.0
4.7
1.6
4.0
Mar 2022
0.4
3.6
7.4
2.5
10.7
4.0
1.9
4.3
Apr 2022
0.4
3.8
8.7
2.6
8.9
4.7
2.3
4.4
May 2022
0.3
3.6
7.2
3.3
10.5
4.9
2.2
4.6
Jun 2022
0.3
3.2
7.7
2.5
8.0
4.5
2.2
5.6
Jul 2022
0.3
3.3
7.4
2.5
8.6
5.1
1.9
5.6
Percent distribution of job openings by industry, January 2020 to July 2022 (continued)
Month
Professional and business services
Education and health services
Leisure and hospitality
Other services
Government
Jan 2020
17.8%
18.7%
13.3%
3.7%
11.6%
Feb 2020
18.3
18.0
13.8
2.9
11.6
Mar 2020
18.5
20.1
10.9
2.6
11.8
Apr 2020
17.9
20.2
7.1
2.9
13.6
May 2020
16.8
18.1
12.7
3.3
11.2
Jun 2020
16.8
18.2
14.4
4.3
11.0
Jul 2020
17.3
18.2
12.0
4.1
12.6
Aug 2020
18.2
18.9
11.8
3.6
11.2
Sep 2020
19.2
18.9
12.0
3.7
11.0
Oct 2020
18.7
19.7
12.2
3.5
10.5
Nov 2020
19.9
19.4
12.4
3.2
10.6
Dec 2020
22.0
18.3
11.4
2.9
9.9
Jan 2021
20.1
18.7
10.8
3.4
10.3
Feb 2021
19.0
20.6
12.5
3.6
9.3
Mar 2021
18.7
17.7
13.1
2.8
9.6
Apr 2021
17.9
16.7
13.0
3.9
10.3
May 2021
17.9
17.7
14.0
4.8
9.8
Jun 2021
18.0
17.5
15.0
4.0
9.1
Jul 2021
17.9
17.6
14.9
4.2
9.0
Aug 2021
17.8
16.9
16.2
4.1
8.0
Sep 2021
17.2
18.5
14.4
4.2
9.3
Oct 2021
18.4
18.9
14.7
4.1
8.4
Nov 2021
17.4
19.5
15.3
4.0
9.0
Dec 2021
17.7
19.1
17.4
3.2
9.7
Jan 2022
18.4
19.0
15.0
4.3
9.3
Feb 2022
18.0
19.9
15.2
3.6
9.6
Mar 2022
19.7
19.2
14.0
3.6
8.8
Apr 2022
19.9
18.4
12.8
4.2
9.0
May 2022
17.8
19.0
13.6
3.9
9.1
Jun 2022
19.3
20.1
13.5
4.1
8.9
Jul 2022
18.6
19.4
13.5
4.0
9.7
Professional and business services had 2.1 million job openings on the last business day of July 2022. This was 18.6 percent of total nonfarm job openings. In June 2022, professional and business services had 19.3 percent of total nonfarm job openings.
In July 2022, the share of total nonfarm job openings in government was 9.7 percent, up from 8.9 percent in June 2022.
United States Department of Labor
