Table 1. Job openings levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Levels(3) (in thousands) Rates
Industry and region Aug. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Aug. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.
2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012p 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012p
Total.................................... 3,152 3,741 3,447 3,657 3,722 3,593 3,561 2.3 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6
INDUSTRY
Total private(4)........................ 2,818 3,362 3,093 3,285 3,346 3,211 3,192 2.5 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8
Construction........................... 103 92 69 69 68 67 82 1.8 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5
Manufacturing.......................... 238 308 259 297 296 273 255 2.0 2.5 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities(5) 491 598 562 591 588 585 605 1.9 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3
Retail trade.......................... 321 368 338 348 348 334 353 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.3
Professional and business services..... 622 787 660 718 693 641 708 3.5 4.2 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.8
Education and health services(6)....... 606 670 665 687 713 689 657 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.1
Health care and social assistance..... 542 605 610 629 660 604 596 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.4
Leisure and hospitality................ 362 431 419 432 460 469 414 2.6 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.3 2.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation... 41 57 61 52 47 50 56 2.1 2.8 3.1 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.8
Accommodation and food services....... 321 375 358 381 413 419 358 2.7 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.0
Government(7)........................... 334 378 354 372 376 382 369 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7
State and local government............. 287 310 282 302 304 329 307 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6
REGION(8)
Northeast.............................. 552 688 679 675 664 671 662 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5
South.................................. 1,135 1,453 1,370 1,474 1,490 1,399 1,409 2.3 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8
Midwest................................ 714 853 666 755 777 759 760 2.3 2.7 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4
West................................... 750 746 732 754 792 763 731 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.4
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 and because not all series are shown.
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 educational services, 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.
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