Table 1. Job openings levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Levels(3) (in thousands) Rates
Industry and region Sept. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Sept. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.
2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009p 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009p
Total(4)................................. 3,346 2,513 2,523 2,513 2,408 2,423 2,480 2.4 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9
INDUSTRY
Total private(4)........................ 2,913 2,042 2,191 2,163 2,090 2,128 2,232 2.5 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0
Construction........................... 152 29 39 56 47 65 62 2.1 .5 .6 .9 .8 1.1 1.0
Manufacturing.......................... 236 95 105 113 110 122 136 1.7 .8 .9 .9 .9 1.0 1.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities(5) 525 332 466 469 393 422 414 2.0 1.3 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.6
Retail trade.......................... 297 205 319 308 260 273 268 1.9 1.4 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.8
Professional and business services..... 608 461 451 445 431 438 455 3.3 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.7
Education and health services.......... 624 515 530 531 553 520 547 3.2 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.8
Leisure and hospitality................ 427 322 265 276 256 238 299 3.1 2.4 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.8 2.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation... 44 22 20 19 17 22 24 2.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 .9 1.1 1.3
Accommodation and food services....... 374 312 239 254 237 216 274 3.2 2.7 2.1 2.2 2.1 1.9 2.4
Government(6)........................... 431 461 310 322 314 300 267 1.9 2.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2
State and local government............. 352 307 267 273 266 269 221 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.1
REGION(7)
Northeast.............................. 644 520 554 609 508 513 533 2.5 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.0 2.0 2.1
South.................................. 1,269 942 888 882 870 911 908 2.5 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9
Midwest................................ 674 512 512 496 509 476 553 2.1 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.8
West................................... 785 570 544 561 517 533 519 2.5 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.7
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.
