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	Feb. 2023	Nov. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024(p)	Change from: Jan. 2024 - Feb. 2024(p)	Feb. 2023	Nov. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024(p)	Change from: Jan. 2024 - Feb. 2024(p)
Total	9,849	8,931	8,889	8,748	8,756	8	6.0	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	8,831	7,932	7,884	7,903	7,855	-48	6.2	5.6	5.5	5.6	5.5	-0.1
Mining and logging	35	31	32	29	32	3	5.2	4.6	4.7	4.4	4.8	0.4
Construction	409	454	434	425	441	16	4.9	5.3	5.1	5.0	5.1	0.1
Manufacturing	674	553	586	596	583	-13	5.0	4.1	4.3	4.4	4.3	-0.1
Durable goods	433	377	408	348	361	13	5.1	4.4	4.8	4.1	4.2	0.1
Nondurable goods	241	176	179	248	221	-27	4.7	3.5	3.6	4.9	4.4	-0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,688	1,336	1,318	1,047	982	-65	5.5	4.4	4.4	3.5	3.3	-0.2
Wholesale trade	302	296	230	207	176	-31	4.7	4.6	3.6	3.3	2.8	-0.5
Retail trade	814	596	710	546	511	-35	5.0	3.7	4.4	3.4	3.2	-0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	572	443	378	293	294	1	7.4	5.9	5.0	4.0	4.0	0.0
Information	145	154	177	202	117	-85	4.6	4.9	5.5	6.3	3.7	-2.6
Financial activities	443	427	482	540	657	117	4.6	4.4	5.0	5.5	6.6	1.1
Finance and insurance	307	288	317	365	491	126	4.4	4.1	4.5	5.1	6.8	1.7
Real estate and rental and leasing	137	138	165	175	166	-9	5.3	5.3	6.2	6.5	6.2	-0.3
Professional and business services	1,789	1,536	1,579	1,570	1,564	-6	7.3	6.3	6.5	6.4	6.4	0.0
Private education and health services	1,851	1,939	1,956	2,049	2,011	-38	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.3	7.2	-0.1
Private educational services	171	161	173	146	148	2	4.3	4.0	4.3	3.6	3.7	0.1
Health care and social assistance	1,680	1,778	1,783	1,904	1,863	-41	7.4	7.5	7.5	7.9	7.8	-0.1
Leisure and hospitality	1,421	1,153	1,003	1,123	1,146	23	8.0	6.4	5.6	6.3	6.4	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	215	170	157	168	219	51	8.1	6.2	5.7	6.0	7.7	1.7
Accommodation and food services	1,206	983	847	955	927	-28	7.9	6.5	5.6	6.3	6.1	-0.2
Other services	375	349	316	321	324	3	6.1	5.6	5.1	5.2	5.2	0.0
Government	1,018	999	1,005	846	901	55	4.3	4.2	4.2	3.5	3.7	0.2
Federal	141	161	166	149	128	-21	4.6	5.2	5.3	4.8	4.1	-0.7
State and local	877	838	838	697	773	76	4.3	4.0	4.0	3.3	3.7	0.4
State and local education	333	289	280	261	247	-14	3.1	2.6	2.6	2.4	2.3	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	544	549	558	436	527	91	5.6	5.5	5.6	4.4	5.3	0.9

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,626	1,489	1,512	1,528	1,526	-2	5.6	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	0.0
South	4,041	3,501	3,504	3,492	3,430	-62	6.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	-0.1
Midwest	2,030	2,048	1,963	1,921	1,912	-9	5.8	5.8	5.5	5.4	5.4	0.0
West	2,153	1,893	1,909	1,807	1,888	81	5.6	4.9	4.9	4.7	4.9	0.2
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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