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

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  Sept.    Aug.     Sept.         Sept.    Aug.     Sept.
                                                   2007     2008     2008p         2007     2008     2008p

Total...........................................  4,240    3,637    3,349           3.0      2.6      2.4

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  3,807    3,177    2,922           3.2      2.7      2.5
  Natural resources and mining..................     11       16       16           1.5      2.0      2.0
  Construction..................................    124       88       93           1.6      1.2      1.2
  Manufacturing.................................    316      259      217           2.2      1.9      1.6
   Durable goods................................    186      143      119           2.1      1.6      1.4
   Nondurable goods.............................    130      116       98           2.5      2.3      1.9
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    765      667      554           2.8      2.5      2.1
   Wholesale trade..............................    180      124       82           2.9      2.0      1.4
   Retail trade.................................    431      416      341           2.7      2.7      2.2
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...    154      127      131           2.9      2.5      2.5
  Information...................................     91       71       58           2.9      2.3      1.9
  Financial activities..........................    260      185      218           3.0      2.2      2.6
   Finance and insurance........................    220      150      160           3.5      2.4      2.6
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     40       35       58           1.8      1.6      2.7
  Professional and business services............    687      662      570           3.7      3.5      3.1
  Education and health services.................    736      669      651           3.9      3.5      3.3
   Educational services.........................     63       67       60           2.1      2.3      1.9
   Health care and social assistance............    673      602      592           4.2      3.7      3.6
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    645      404      401           4.5      2.8      2.8
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     70       71       52           3.3      3.0      2.5
   Accommodation and food services.............     575      333      350           4.7      2.7      2.9
  Other services................................    172      157      143           3.0      2.7      2.5

 Government.....................................    433      460      427           1.9      2.1      1.9
  Federal.......................................     33       73       53           1.2      2.6      1.9
  State and local...............................    400      387      374           2.0      2.0      1.9

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    634      702      630           2.4      2.7      2.4
  South.........................................  1,668    1,371    1,225           3.2      2.7      2.4
  Midwest.......................................    864      720      729           2.7      2.2      2.3
  West..........................................  1,073      845      765           3.3      2.7      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 See footnote 8, table 1.
  p = preliminary.