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)						Rates(2)
Industry and region	Mar. 2022	Dec. 2022	Jan. 2023	Feb. 2023	Mar. 2023(p)	Change from: Feb. 2023 - Mar. 2023(p)	Mar. 2022	Dec. 2022	Jan. 2023	Feb. 2023	Mar. 2023(p)	Change from: Feb. 2023 - Mar. 2023(p)
Total	12,027	11,234	10,563	9,974	9,590	-384	7.4	6.8	6.4	6.0	5.8	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	11,009	10,126	9,536	8,959	8,541	-418	7.8	7.1	6.7	6.3	6.0	-0.3
Mining and logging	40	39	36	39	33	-6	6.4	5.8	5.3	5.8	4.9	-0.9
Construction	413	488	283	404	341	-63	5.1	5.8	3.5	4.9	4.1	-0.8
Manufacturing	905	797	732	707	693	-14	6.6	5.8	5.3	5.2	5.1	-0.1
Durable goods	555	519	462	459	414	-45	6.6	6.0	5.4	5.4	4.9	-0.5
Nondurable goods	350	278	270	248	279	31	6.8	5.4	5.2	4.8	5.4	0.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	2,156	1,763	1,837	1,671	1,442	-229	7.0	5.8	6.0	5.5	4.8	-0.7
Wholesale trade	334	265	304	291	291	0	5.3	4.2	4.8	4.6	4.6	0.0
Retail trade	1,336	964	901	801	717	-84	7.9	5.9	5.5	4.9	4.4	-0.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	486	534	633	579	435	-144	6.4	6.8	8.0	7.4	5.6	-1.8
Information	254	106	138	169	184	15	7.8	3.3	4.3	5.2	5.6	0.4
Financial activities	523	610	451	461	486	25	5.5	6.3	4.7	4.8	5.1	0.3
Finance and insurance	386	445	337	331	345	14	5.5	6.2	4.8	4.7	4.9	0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	137	165	114	130	141	11	5.5	6.4	4.5	5.1	5.5	0.4
Professional and business services	2,349	2,087	2,101	1,852	1,717	-135	9.5	8.4	8.4	7.5	7.0	-0.5
Education and health services	2,276	2,080	2,012	1,874	1,830	-44	8.6	7.7	7.5	7.0	6.8	-0.2
Educational services	186	181	178	184	212	28	4.7	4.5	4.4	4.5	5.1	0.6
Health care and social assistance	2,090	1,899	1,834	1,690	1,619	-71	9.3	8.3	8.0	7.4	7.1	-0.3
Leisure and hospitality	1,678	1,859	1,588	1,428	1,507	79	9.7	10.2	8.8	8.0	8.3	0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	218	180	188	218	221	3	8.8	7.0	7.2	8.2	8.3	0.1
Accommodation and food services	1,460	1,679	1,400	1,210	1,285	75	9.9	10.8	9.1	7.9	8.3	0.4
Other services	413	297	359	353	308	-45	6.8	4.9	5.8	5.7	5.0	-0.7
Government	1,019	1,109	1,027	1,015	1,049	34	4.4	4.7	4.4	4.3	4.4	0.1
Federal	125	156	169	140	126	-14	4.2	5.1	5.5	4.6	4.2	-0.4
State and local	894	953	858	876	922	46	4.4	4.7	4.2	4.3	4.5	0.2
State and local education	309	325	323	331	327	-4	2.9	3.1	3.0	3.1	3.0	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	585	628	535	545	595	50	6.1	6.4	5.5	5.6	6.1	0.5

REGION(3)
Northeast	2,024	1,746	1,679	1,617	1,596	-21	7.0	6.0	5.7	5.5	5.4	-0.1
South	4,838	4,415	4,312	4,141	4,076	-65	7.9	7.1	7.0	6.7	6.6	-0.1
Midwest	2,488	2,536	2,311	2,031	1,898	-133	7.1	7.1	6.5	5.8	5.4	-0.4
West	2,677	2,537	2,261	2,185	2,019	-166	7.0	6.5	5.8	5.6	5.2	-0.4
Footnotes (1) The job openings level is 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 employment plus job openings. (3) 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
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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