Economic News Release

Table 1.  Job openings levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

                                                      Levels(3) (in thousands)                              Rates

           Industry and region              July   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.   May    June   July   July  Feb.  Mar.  Apr.  May   June  July
                                            2007   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008p  2007  2008  2008  2008  2008  2008  2008p

Total(4).................................  4,116  3,799  3,672  3,612  3,631  3,497  3,416    2.9   2.7   2.6   2.6   2.6   2.5   2.4

                INDUSTRY

 Total private(4)........................  3,648  3,350  3,225  3,192  3,185  3,073  2,983    3.1   2.8   2.7   2.7   2.7   2.6   2.5
  Construction...........................    162    123    102     99    130    100     84    2.1   1.6   1.4   1.3   1.8   1.4   1.2
  Manufacturing..........................    331    239    251    244    249    241    233    2.3   1.7   1.8   1.8   1.8   1.7   1.7
  Trade, transportation, and utilities(5)    693    598    562    550    572    539    591    2.5   2.2   2.1   2.0   2.1   2.0   2.2
   Retail trade..........................    378    326    344    338    363    322    374    2.4   2.1   2.2   2.2   2.3   2.1   2.4
  Professional and business services.....    686    699    714    676    649    670    600    3.7   3.7   3.8   3.6   3.5   3.6   3.2
  Education and health services..........    692    737    696    684    648    682    674    3.6   3.8   3.6   3.5   3.3   3.5   3.4
  Leisure and hospitality(6).............    530    530    501    491    503    452    436    3.8   3.7   3.5   3.5   3.5   3.2   3.1
   Accommodation and food services.......    482    477    450    433    438    406    395    4.0   3.9   3.7   3.6   3.6   3.4   3.3
 Government(7)...........................    470    450    441    422    451    417    432    2.1   2.0   1.9   1.8   2.0   1.8   1.9
  State and local government.............    431    413    389    395    407    361    379    2.2   2.1   1.9   2.0   2.0   1.8   1.9


                 REGION(8)

  Northeast..............................    733    576    602    618    600    608    588    2.8   2.2   2.3   2.3   2.3   2.3   2.2
  South..................................  1,601  1,485  1,386  1,364  1,386  1,440  1,360    3.1   2.9   2.7   2.7   2.7   2.8   2.7
  Midwest................................    764    766    781    752    721    676    647    2.4   2.4   2.4   2.3   2.2   2.1   2.0
  West...................................  1,041    954    918    883    937    789    831    3.3   3.0   2.9   2.8   2.9   2.5   2.6


  1 Job openings are 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 total employment plus
job openings.
  3 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.
  4 Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
  5 Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
  6 Includes arts, entertainment, and recreation, not shown separately.
  7 Includes federal government, not shown separately.
  8 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.