Economic News Release

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
                                            2007   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008p  2007  2008  2008  2008  2008  2008  2008p

Total(4).................................  4,267  3,889  3,799  3,672  3,612  3,631  3,627    3.0   2.7   2.7   2.6   2.6   2.6   2.6

                INDUSTRY

 Total private(4)........................  3,819  3,449  3,350  3,225  3,192  3,185  3,193    3.2   2.9   2.8   2.7   2.7   2.7   2.7
  Construction...........................    139    133    123    102     99    130    108    1.8   1.8   1.6   1.4   1.3   1.8   1.5
  Manufacturing..........................    336    286    239    251    244    249    250    2.4   2.0   1.7   1.8   1.8   1.8   1.8
  Trade, transportation, and utilities(5)    723    643    598    562    550    572    541    2.6   2.4   2.2   2.1   2.0   2.1   2.0
   Retail trade..........................    414    346    326    344    338    363    325    2.6   2.2   2.1   2.2   2.2   2.3   2.1
  Professional and business services.....    717    752    699    714    676    649    713    3.8   4.0   3.7   3.8   3.6   3.5   3.8
  Education and health services..........    709    680    737    696    684    648    689    3.7   3.5   3.8   3.6   3.5   3.3   3.5
  Leisure and hospitality(6).............    577    515    530    501    491    503    475    4.1   3.6   3.7   3.5   3.5   3.5   3.3
   Accommodation and food services.......    504    467    477    450    433    438    427    4.2   3.9   3.9   3.7   3.6   3.6   3.5
 Government(7)...........................    453    439    450    441    422    451    427    2.0   1.9   2.0   1.9   1.8   2.0   1.9
  State and local government.............    416    401    413    389    395    407    372    2.1   2.0   2.1   1.9   2.0   2.0   1.9


                 REGION(8)

  Northeast..............................    696    662    576    602    618    600    637    2.6   2.5   2.2   2.3   2.3   2.3   2.4
  South..................................  1,675  1,536  1,485  1,386  1,364  1,386  1,487    3.3   3.0   2.9   2.7   2.7   2.7   2.9
  Midwest................................    798    749    766    781    752    721    703    2.5   2.3   2.4   2.4   2.3   2.2   2.2
  West...................................  1,105    966    954    918    883    937    825    3.5   3.0   3.0   2.9   2.8   2.9   2.6


  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 natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
  5 Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
  6 Includes arts, entertainment, and recreation, 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.
  p = preliminary.