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Table 15. Annual average job openings levels by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 15. Annual average job openings levels by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1) [in thousands]
Industry and region 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Total

7,157 6,361 9,985 11,181 9,352

INDUSTRY

Total private

6,433 5,644 9,073 10,136 8,324

Mining and logging

27 14 27 36 31

Construction

319 256 345 399 384

Manufacturing

437 410 822 845 613

Durable goods

273 227 466 527 392

Nondurable goods

164 183 355 319 222

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,316 1,158 1,798 1,792 1,464

Wholesale trade

212 171 284 308 267

Retail trade

782 680 991 964 722

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

322 306 523 520 475

Information

141 111 177 224 144

Financial activities

372 324 432 558 481

Finance and insurance

269 246 313 394 346

Real estate and rental and leasing

104 79 119 164 135

Professional and business services

1,271 1,180 1,866 2,149 1,647

Private education and health services

1,306 1,198 1,788 2,172 1,925

Private educational services

120 103 167 167 170

Health care and social assistance

1,186 1,095 1,621 2,005 1,755

Leisure and hospitality

996 776 1,426 1,594 1,282

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

121 103 172 183 187

Accommodation and food services

875 673 1,254 1,410 1,096

Other services

246 216 392 367 353

Government

724 718 912 1,045 1,029

Federal

121 124 132 137 162

State and local

603 593 780 908 866

State and local education

223 212 305 333 304

State and local, excluding education

380 381 475 575 562

REGION(2)

Northeast

1,185 1,067 1,726 1,835 1,531

South

2,692 2,468 3,879 4,372 3,775

Midwest

1,611 1,379 2,139 2,388 2,008

West

1,669 1,448 2,240 2,586 2,039

Footnotes
(1) The annual average job openings level is equal to the sum of the 12 monthly job openings levels divided by 12.
(2) 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.

NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2024