Table 1.  Job openings levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

                                                      Levels(3) (in thousands)                              Rates

           Industry and region              Dec.   July   Aug.   Sept.  Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Dec.  July  Aug.  Sept. Oct.  Nov.  Dec.
                                            2010   2011   2011   2011   2011   2011   2011p  2010  2011  2011  2011  2011  2011  2011p

Total.................................     2,921  3,213  3,129  3,377  3,224  3,118  3,376    2.2   2.4   2.3   2.5   2.4   2.3   2.5

                INDUSTRY

 Total private(4)........................  2,500  2,905  2,799  3,003  2,864  2,766  3,009    2.3   2.6   2.5   2.7   2.5   2.5   2.7
  Construction...........................     44     75    102     70     84     74     71     .8   1.3   1.8   1.3   1.5   1.3   1.3
  Manufacturing..........................    184    252    232    235    232    242    264    1.6   2.1   1.9   2.0   1.9   2.0   2.2
  Trade, transportation, and utilities(5)    463    540    490    561    552    541    571    1.8   2.1   1.9   2.2   2.2   2.1   2.2
   Retail trade..........................    268    312    324    328    306    305    336    1.8   2.1   2.2   2.2   2.1   2.0   2.2
  Professional and business services.....    609    640    621    675    576    503    652    3.5   3.6   3.5   3.8   3.2   2.8   3.6
  Education and health services..........    510    604    609    616    593    609    588    2.5   2.9   2.9   3.0   2.9   2.9   2.8
  Leisure and hospitality................    270    338    351    383    374    411    402    2.0   2.5   2.6   2.8   2.7   3.0   2.9
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation...     41     62     44     62     47     57     44    2.1   3.2   2.3   3.1   2.4   2.9   2.3
   Accommodation and food services.......    229    276    307    321    328    354    358    2.0   2.4   2.6   2.8   2.8   3.0   3.0
 Government(6).........................      421    309    329    374    360    353    367    1.9   1.4   1.5   1.7   1.6   1.6   1.6
  State and local government.............    319    253    287    312    293    299    302    1.6   1.3   1.5   1.6   1.5   1.5   1.6


                 REGION(7)

  Northeast...........................       548    570    589    586    552    593    656    2.2   2.2   2.3   2.3   2.1   2.3   2.5
  South...............................     1,023  1,192  1,108  1,273  1,223  1,219  1,380    2.1   2.4   2.3   2.6   2.5   2.5   2.8
  Midwest.............................       617    714    732    704    725    698    766    2.0   2.3   2.4   2.3   2.4   2.3   2.5
  West................................       829    753    775    818    810    630    775    2.8   2.5   2.6   2.8   2.7   2.1   2.6


  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 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.
  4 Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
  5 Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
  6 Includes federal government, not shown separately.
  7 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