Table 7. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 7. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
Industry and region	July 2013	June 2014	July 2014(p)	July 2013	June 2014	July 2014(p)
Total	4,098	4,723	5,016	2.9	3.3	3.5
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,690	4,178	4,485	3.1	3.4	3.7
Mining and logging	26	30	39	2.9	3.2	4.0
Construction	107	175	148	1.7	2.7	2.3
Manufacturing	270	310	334	2.2	2.5	2.7
Durable goods	168	200	233	2.2	2.5	2.9
Nondurable goods	102	110	101	2.2	2.4	2.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	800	780	902	3.0	2.9	3.3
Wholesale trade	161	146	182	2.7	2.4	3.0
Retail trade	523	467	550	3.3	3.0	3.4
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	116	166	170	2.3	3.1	3.2
Information	94	108	100	3.4	3.9	3.6
Financial activities	328	339	326	4.0	4.1	3.9
Finance and insurance	277	266	241	4.5	4.3	3.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	51	74	85	2.4	3.4	3.9
Professional and business services	644	881	933	3.3	4.4	4.6
Education and health services	713	801	851	3.3	3.6	3.9
Educational services	72	93	73	2.3	2.8	2.3
Health care and social assistance	641	708	779	3.5	3.8	4.1
Leisure and hospitality	547	654	687	3.5	4.1	4.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	49	63	61	2.0	2.6	2.5
Accommodation and food services	499	591	625	3.8	4.4	4.6
Other services	160	101	164	2.8	1.8	2.9
Government	408	545	531	1.9	2.4	2.5
Federal	42	69	68	1.5	2.5	2.4
State and local	366	476	464	2.0	2.4	2.5

REGION(3)
Northeast	660	813	849	2.5	3.0	3.2
South	1,577	1,740	1,884	3.1	3.3	3.6
Midwest	927	1,066	1,167	2.9	3.3	3.6
West	934	1,104	1,116	3.0	3.4	3.5
Footnotes (1) Job openings are 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 total 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

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