Table 5. Job openings levels (1) and rates (2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Table 5. Job openings levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Levels (in thousands) Rates
Industry and region June May June June May June
2008 2009 2009p 2008 2009 2009p
Total........................................... 3,727 2,509 2,495 2.6 1.9 1.8
INDUSTRY
Total private.................................. 3,265 2,194 2,152 2.7 2.0 1.9
Mining and Logging............................ 21 15 5 2.6 2.0 .7
Construction.................................. 122 44 72 1.6 .7 1.1
Manufacturing................................. 270 108 104 1.9 .9 .9
Durable goods................................ 163 64 53 1.9 .9 .7
Nondurable goods............................. 108 44 50 2.1 .9 1.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities.......... 574 465 463 2.1 1.8 1.8
Wholesale trade.............................. 141 81 97 2.3 1.4 1.7
Retail trade................................. 319 320 289 2.0 2.1 1.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities... 114 65 78 2.2 1.3 1.6
Information................................... 111 51 33 3.5 1.7 1.2
Financial activities.......................... 193 150 149 2.3 1.9 1.9
Finance and insurance........................ 150 111 113 2.4 1.9 1.9
Real estate and rental and leasing........... 42 39 36 1.9 1.9 1.7
Professional and business services............ 673 444 386 3.6 2.6 2.3
Education and health services................. 694 505 508 3.6 2.6 2.6
Educational services......................... 58 43 71 2.0 1.4 2.4
Health care and social assistance............ 636 462 437 3.9 2.8 2.6
Leisure and hospitality....................... 490 287 295 3.4 2.1 2.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......... 44 25 14 1.9 1.2 .7
Accommodation and food services............. 447 262 281 3.6 2.2 2.4
Other services................................ 117 126 136 2.0 2.3 2.4
Government..................................... 461 314 343 2.0 1.3 1.5
Federal....................................... 56 43 49 2.0 1.5 1.7
State and local............................... 405 272 295 2.0 1.3 1.5
REGION (3)
Northeast..................................... 636 509 595 2.4 2.0 2.3
South......................................... 1,501 912 860 2.9 1.9 1.8
Midwest....................................... 719 510 460 2.2 1.7 1.5
West.......................................... 870 578 581 2.7 1.9 1.9
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.
Last Modified Date: August 12, 2009
