Figure 2. Job openings rate, hires rate, and employment, by industry, monthly averages for 2014
Industry	Job openings rate	Hires rate	Employment (in thousands)
Total nonfarm	3.2	3.5	139,042
Total private	3.4	3.9	117,180
Mining and logging	3.1	3.8	896
Construction	2.0	5.1	6,138
Durable goods manufacturing	2.3	2.0	7,685
Nondurable goods manufacturing	2.4	2.4	4,503
Wholesale trade	2.6	2.5	5,826
Retail trade	3.1	4.8	15,364
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	3.1	3.5	5,193
Information	3.6	2.8	2,740
Finance and insurance	3.7	2.2	5,933
Real estate and rental and leasing	2.9	3.2	2,046
Professional and business services	4.4	5.3	19,096
Educational services	2.3	2.5	3,417
Health care and social assistance	3.9	2.7	18,057
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3.2	6.7	1,967
Accommodation and food services	4.5	5.8	12,629
Other services	2.6	3.4	5,573
Federal government	2.2	1.2	2,729
State and local government	2.0	1.4	19,134
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.