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

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  Feb.     Jan.     Feb.          Feb.     Jan.     Feb.
                                                   2008     2009     2009p         2008     2009     2009p

Total...........................................  3,952    3,052    2,701           2.8      2.3      2.0

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  3,553    2,636    2,351           3.0      2.3      2.1
  Mining and Logging............................     18       20       10           2.4      2.6      1.4
  Construction..................................    130       52       26           1.8       .8       .4
  Manufacturing.................................    277      122      133           2.0      1.0      1.1
   Durable goods................................    150       57       61           1.7       .7       .8
   Nondurable goods.............................    127       65       72           2.5      1.4      1.5
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    644      499      434           2.4      1.9      1.7
   Wholesale trade..............................    202       79      112           3.3      1.4      1.9
   Retail trade.................................    303      344      285           2.0      2.3      1.9
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...    138       75       37           2.7      1.5       .8
  Information...................................     76       65       55           2.5      2.2      1.9
  Financial activities..........................    240      247      212           2.9      3.0      2.6
   Finance and insurance........................    188      214      141           3.0      3.5      2.3
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     52       33       72           2.4      1.6      3.5
  Professional and business services............    753      566      466           4.1      3.2      2.7
  Education and health services.................    777      666      592           4.0      3.4      3.0
   Educational services.........................     55       70       46           1.7      2.3      1.4
   Health care and social assistance............    722      595      546           4.4      3.6      3.3
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    512      260      262           3.8      2.0      2.0
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     67       25       19           3.6      1.4      1.1
   Accommodation and food services.............     445      235      243           3.8      2.1      2.2
  Other services................................    127      140      161           2.3      2.5      2.9

 Government.....................................    399      416      349           1.7      1.8      1.5
  Federal.......................................     42       92       57           1.5      3.2      2.0
  State and local...............................    357      324      292           1.8      1.6      1.4

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    615      618      537           2.3      2.4      2.1
  South.........................................  1,558    1,114    1,053           3.1      2.3      2.2
  Midwest.......................................    789      600      568           2.5      2.0      1.9
  West..........................................    990      720      543           3.1      2.4      1.8


  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 7, table 1.
  p = preliminary.