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Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted

Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted
Category Job openings Hires Total separations
July
2013
June
2014
July
2014(p)
July
2013
June
2014
July
2014(p)
July
2013
June
2014
July
2014(p)

LEVELS BY INDUSTRY
(in thousands)

Total

3,816 4,675 4,673 4,525 4,791 4,872 4,313 4,520 4,559

Total private(1)

3,433 4,176 4,187 4,250 4,503 4,574 4,035 4,229 4,297

Construction

103 152 140 307 268 366 298 241 332

Manufacturing

232 302 296 231 268 259 246 241 226

Durable goods

139 194 201 140 155 157 153 136 132

Nondurable goods

93 108 95 91 113 102 93 106 94

Trade, transportation, and utilities(2)

717 797 806 926 1,107 1,099 868 1,023 1,039

Retail trade

463 465 487 644 756 781 588 711 743

Professional and business services

634 909 913 964 1,002 1,010 896 937 940

Education and health services(3)

683 821 806 544 538 542 507 518 505

Health care and social assistance

621 728 742 462 457 478 440 443 436

Leisure and hospitality

502 643 649 779 855 846 745 820 817

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

50 68 66 121 143 140 122 129 123

Accommodation and food services

452 575 583 658 712 706 623 691 694

Government(4)

384 499 485 275 288 298 277 291 262

State and local

340 430 417 251 255 267 244 259 235

RATES BY INDUSTRY
(percent)

Total

2.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.3

Total private(1)

2.9 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.7

Construction

1.7 2.5 2.3 5.3 4.5 6.1 5.1 4.0 5.5

Manufacturing

1.9 2.4 2.4 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9

Durable goods

1.8 2.5 2.5 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.7

Nondurable goods

2.0 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities(2)

2.7 2.9 3.0 3.6 4.2 4.2 3.4 3.9 3.9

Retail trade

3.0 2.9 3.1 4.3 4.9 5.1 3.9 4.6 4.8

Professional and business services

3.3 4.5 4.5 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.8 4.9 4.9

Education and health services(3)

3.1 3.7 3.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4

Health care and social assistance

3.4 3.9 3.9 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4

Leisure and hospitality

3.4 4.2 4.2 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.2 5.6 5.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2.4 3.1 3.0 6.0 6.8 6.7 6.0 6.2 5.8

Accommodation and food services

3.6 4.4 4.4 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.1 5.5 5.5

Government(4)

1.7 2.2 2.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2

State and local

1.8 2.2 2.1 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.2

Footnotes
(1) Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
(2) Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
(3) Includes educational services, not shown separately.
(4) Includes federal government, not shown separately.
(p) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: November 14, 2024