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.
2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009p 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009p
Total(4)................................. 3,722 2,633 2,513 2,523 2,513 2,408 2,387 2.6 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8
INDUSTRY
Total private(4)........................ 3,314 2,269 2,042 2,191 2,163 2,090 2,077 2.8 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9
Construction........................... 84 51 29 39 56 47 62 1.2 .8 .5 .6 .9 .8 1.0
Manufacturing.......................... 300 115 95 105 113 110 125 2.2 .9 .8 .9 .9 .9 1.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities(5) 638 414 332 466 469 393 439 2.4 1.6 1.3 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.7
Retail trade.......................... 393 265 205 319 308 260 281 2.5 1.8 1.4 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.9
Professional and business services..... 692 428 461 451 445 431 401 3.8 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.4
Education and health services.......... 707 537 515 530 531 553 514 3.6 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.6
Leisure and hospitality................ 438 289 322 265 276 256 247 3.2 2.1 2.4 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation... 56 25 22 20 19 17 20 2.8 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 .9 1.0
Accommodation and food services....... 378 263 312 239 254 237 228 3.2 2.3 2.7 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.0
Government(6)........................... 421 353 461 310 322 314 307 1.8 1.5 2.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3
State and local government............. 357 291 307 267 273 266 271 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4
REGION(7)
Northeast.............................. 707 583 520 554 609 508 507 2.7 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.0 2.0
South.................................. 1,409 1,000 942 888 882 870 871 2.8 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8
Midwest................................ 794 499 512 512 496 509 507 2.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7
West................................... 864 556 570 544 561 517 541 2.7 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.7 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 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.
