Table 5. Job openings levels (1) and rates (2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Table 5. Job openings levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Levels (in thousands) Rates
Industry and region May Apr. May May Apr. May
2007 2008 2008p 2007 2008 2008p
Total........................................... 4,361 3,725 3,802 3.1 2.6 2.7
INDUSTRY
Total private.................................. 3,886 3,300 3,325 3.2 2.8 2.8
Natural resources and mining.................. 15 16 16 2.0 2.1 2.1
Construction.................................. 196 114 143 2.5 1.6 1.9
Manufacturing................................. 362 253 242 2.5 1.8 1.8
Durable goods................................ 213 152 143 2.3 1.7 1.6
Nondurable goods............................. 150 102 99 2.9 2.0 2.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities.......... 690 555 629 2.5 2.1 2.3
Wholesale trade.............................. 212 123 147 3.4 2.0 2.4
Retail trade................................. 350 334 388 2.2 2.2 2.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities... 128 98 95 2.5 1.9 1.8
Information................................... 140 66 65 4.4 2.1 2.1
Financial activities.......................... 246 211 186 2.9 2.5 2.2
Finance and insurance........................ 198 151 127 3.1 2.4 2.0
Real estate and rental and leasing........... 48 60 59 2.2 2.8 2.7
Professional and business services............ 696 703 607 3.7 3.8 3.3
Education and health services................. 724 694 687 3.8 3.5 3.5
Educational services......................... 70 51 54 2.3 1.6 1.7
Health care and social assistance............ 654 644 633 4.1 3.9 3.8
Leisure and hospitality....................... 643 544 603 4.5 3.9 4.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation.......... 75 83 89 3.5 4.0 4.1
Accommodation and food services............. 567 461 514 4.7 3.8 4.2
Other services................................ 174 143 147 3.1 2.5 2.6
Government..................................... 475 425 477 2.1 1.8 2.0
Federal....................................... 37 27 43 1.3 1.0 1.6
State and local............................... 438 398 433 2.2 1.9 2.1
REGION (3)
Northeast..................................... 670 616 613 2.5 2.3 2.3
South......................................... 1,846 1,422 1,475 3.6 2.8 2.9
Midwest....................................... 798 780 744 2.5 2.4 2.3
West.......................................... 1,047 907 970 3.3 2.8 3.0
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.
Last Modified Date: July 09, 2008