Table 1. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

Table 1. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands)(2) Rates(3)
Apr.
2012		 Dec.
2012		 Jan.
2013		 Feb.
2013		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013(p)		 Apr.
2012		 Dec.
2012		 Jan.
2013		 Feb.
2013		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013(p)

Total

 3,523 3,612 3,611 3,899 3,875 3,757 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.7

INDUSTRY

Total private(4)

 3,163 3,235 3,194 3,478 3,473 3,355 2.8 2.8 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.9

Construction

 67 95 104 116 108 108 1.2 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.8

Manufacturing

 254 242 253 274 271 245 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities(5)

 552 704 645 644 669 711 2.1 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.7

Retail trade

 321 436 390 396 424 449 2.1 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.9

Professional and business services

 668 575 690 709 692 692 3.6 3.1 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6

Education and health services(6)

 674 670 579 672 687 652 3.2 3.2 2.7 3.2 3.2 3.1

Health care and social assistance

 620 602 524 612 621 590 3.5 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.3

Leisure and hospitality

 452 453 453 488 500 465 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 77 59 52 52 64 56 3.8 2.9 2.6 2.5 3.1 2.7

Accommodation and food services

 375 394 401 437 436 408 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.3

Government(7)

 360 377 417 421 402 402 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8

State and local

 283 313 340 357 344 341 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8

REGION(8)

Northeast

 681 661 668 700 699 643 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.4

South

 1,405 1,364 1,441 1,547 1,501 1,466 2.8 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.0 2.9

Midwest

 704 838 723 831 825 781 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.6 2.6 2.5

West

 733 749 778 821 850 867 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8

Footnotes
 (1) Job openings are the number of job openings on the last business day of the month.
(2) Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.
(3) 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.
(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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Last Modified Date: June 11, 2013