Table 1. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

Table 1. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
Industry and region	Apr. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024(p)	Change from: Mar. 2024 - Apr. 2024(p)	Apr. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024(p)	Change from: Mar. 2024 - Apr. 2024(p)
Total	9,904	8,748	8,813	8,355	8,059	-296	6.0	5.3	5.3	5.0	4.8	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	8,864	7,903	7,894	7,397	7,174	-223	6.3	5.6	5.5	5.2	5.0	-0.2
Mining and logging	35	29	33	30	27	-3	5.2	4.4	4.9	4.5	4.0	-0.5
Construction	363	425	456	346	338	-8	4.4	5.0	5.3	4.0	3.9	-0.1
Manufacturing	647	596	587	546	516	-30	4.8	4.4	4.3	4.0	3.8	-0.2
Durable goods	388	348	379	355	340	-15	4.6	4.1	4.5	4.2	4.0	-0.2
Nondurable goods	259	248	208	191	175	-16	5.1	4.9	4.1	3.8	3.5	-0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,678	1,047	1,072	1,039	1,054	15	5.5	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.5	0.0
Wholesale trade	284	207	166	197	189	-8	4.4	3.3	2.6	3.1	3.0	-0.1
Retail trade	860	546	604	507	528	21	5.2	3.4	3.7	3.1	3.3	0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	534	293	301	335	337	2	6.9	4.0	4.1	4.5	4.5	0.0
Information	151	202	126	152	109	-43	4.7	6.3	4.0	4.8	3.5	-1.3
Financial activities	500	540	677	494	492	-2	5.2	5.5	6.8	5.1	5.1	0.0
Finance and insurance	399	365	515	321	336	15	5.6	5.1	7.1	4.6	4.8	0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	100	175	162	173	155	-18	3.9	6.5	6.1	6.5	5.8	-0.7
Professional and business services	1,767	1,570	1,526	1,390	1,512	122	7.2	6.4	6.2	5.7	6.2	0.5
Private education and health services	1,954	2,049	1,952	1,908	1,754	-154	7.2	7.3	7.0	6.8	6.3	-0.5
Private educational services	151	146	141	163	213	50	3.8	3.6	3.5	4.1	5.2	1.1
Health care and social assistance	1,803	1,904	1,811	1,745	1,541	-204	7.8	7.9	7.6	7.3	6.5	-0.8
Leisure and hospitality	1,377	1,123	1,143	1,193	1,084	-109	7.7	6.3	6.4	6.6	6.0	-0.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	211	168	168	159	147	-12	7.8	6.0	6.0	5.7	5.3	-0.4
Accommodation and food services	1,166	955	975	1,034	937	-97	7.7	6.3	6.4	6.8	6.2	-0.6
Other services	392	321	322	299	289	-10	6.3	5.2	5.2	4.8	4.7	-0.1
Government	1,040	846	919	957	885	-72	4.4	3.5	3.8	4.0	3.7	-0.3
Federal	152	149	150	144	139	-5	5.0	4.8	4.8	4.6	4.4	-0.2
State and local	888	697	769	813	746	-67	4.3	3.3	3.7	3.9	3.5	-0.4
State and local education	311	261	255	325	266	-59	2.9	2.4	2.3	2.9	2.4	-0.5
State and local, excluding education	577	436	515	487	480	-7	5.9	4.4	5.1	4.9	4.8	-0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,583	1,528	1,514	1,512	1,415	-97	5.4	5.2	5.1	5.1	4.8	-0.3
South	3,879	3,492	3,448	3,313	3,406	93	6.2	5.6	5.5	5.3	5.4	0.1
Midwest	2,078	1,921	1,920	1,826	1,602	-224	5.9	5.4	5.4	5.2	4.5	-0.7
West	2,365	1,807	1,931	1,703	1,636	-67	6.1	4.7	5.0	4.4	4.2	-0.2
Footnotes (1) The job openings level is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month. (2) The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of employment plus job openings. (3) 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. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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