Table 1. Job openings levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Levels(3) (in thousands) Rates
Industry and region June Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June June Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June
2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009p 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009p
Total(4)................................. 3,850 2,920 2,973 2,633 2,513 2,523 2,558 2.7 2.1 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9
INDUSTRY
Total private(4)........................ 3,429 2,461 2,606 2,269 2,042 2,191 2,206 2.9 2.2 2.3 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.0
Construction........................... 117 55 58 51 29 39 67 1.6 .8 .9 .8 .5 .6 1.1
Manufacturing.......................... 268 115 141 115 95 105 101 1.9 .9 1.1 .9 .8 .9 .8
Trade, transportation, and utilities(5) 608 488 488 414 332 466 484 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.3 1.8 1.9
Retail trade.......................... 361 362 334 265 205 319 316 2.3 2.4 2.2 1.8 1.4 2.1 2.1
Professional and business services..... 713 501 482 428 461 451 412 3.8 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.4
Education and health services.......... 714 636 589 537 515 530 528 3.7 3.2 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7
Leisure and hospitality................ 516 272 332 289 322 265 304 3.7 2.0 2.4 2.1 2.4 2.0 2.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation... 46 27 30 25 22 20 16 2.3 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.0 .8
Accommodation and food services....... 468 242 302 263 312 239 283 3.9 2.1 2.6 2.3 2.7 2.1 2.5
Government(6)........................... 420 417 367 353 461 310 321 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.5 2.0 1.4 1.4
State and local government............. 359 328 317 291 307 267 269 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.3
REGION(7)
Northeast.............................. 661 560 607 583 520 554 610 2.5 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.4
South.................................. 1,529 1,109 1,109 1,000 942 888 880 3.0 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8
Midwest................................ 758 587 563 499 512 512 485 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6
West................................... 879 655 638 556 570 544 560 2.8 2.1 2.1 1.8 1.9 1.8 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 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.
4 Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
5 Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
6 Includes federal government, not shown separately.
7 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.
