Table 5.  Job openings levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  Aug.     July     Aug.          Aug.     July     Aug.
                                                   2007     2008     2008p         2007     2008     2008p

Total...........................................  4,485    3,631    3,496           3.2      2.6      2.5

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  4,001    3,186    3,038           3.3      2.7      2.6
  Natural resources and mining..................     10       17       18           1.4      2.1      2.1
  Construction..................................    159      108       92           2.0      1.4      1.2
  Manufacturing.................................    336      234      265           2.4      1.7      1.9
   Durable goods................................    215      127      136           2.4      1.5      1.6
   Nondurable goods.............................    122      108      130           2.3      2.1      2.5
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    811      588      641           3.0      2.2      2.4
   Wholesale trade..............................    214      126      118           3.4      2.0      1.9
   Retail trade.................................    425      361      410           2.7      2.3      2.6
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...    171      100      113           3.3      2.0      2.2
  Information...................................    110       53       66           3.5      1.7      2.2
  Financial activities..........................    309      204      179           3.6      2.4      2.1
   Finance and insurance........................    248      162      140           3.9      2.6      2.3
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     61       42       38           2.7      1.9      1.7
  Professional and business services............    717      706      551           3.8      3.8      3.0
  Education and health services.................    740      694      673           3.9      3.6      3.5
   Educational services.........................     71       68       66           2.6      2.4      2.3
   Health care and social assistance............    669      626      607           4.2      3.8      3.7
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    629      466      382           4.3      3.1      2.6
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     75       50       67           3.2      2.1      2.9
   Accommodation and food services.............     554      415      316           4.5      3.3      2.6
  Other services................................    180      116      171           3.1      2.0      3.0

 Government.....................................    485      446      458           2.2      2.1      2.1
  Federal.......................................     49       53       68           1.8      1.9      2.4
  State and local...............................    435      392      390           2.3      2.1      2.1

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    777      662      656           3.0      2.5      2.5
  South.........................................  1,740    1,435    1,304           3.4      2.8      2.6
  Midwest.......................................    849      663      743           2.6      2.1      2.3
  West..........................................  1,120      872      794           3.5      2.7      2.5


  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 See footnote 8, table 1.
  p = preliminary.