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

                                                      Levels(3) (in thousands)                              Rates

           Industry and region              Mar.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Mar.  Oct.  Nov.  Dec.  Jan.  Feb.  Mar.
                                            2012   2012   2012   2012   2013   2013   2013p  2012  2012  2012  2012  2013  2013  2013p

Total....................................  3,848  3,646  3,789  3,612  3,611  3,899  3,844    2.8   2.6   2.7   2.6   2.6   2.8   2.8

                INDUSTRY

 Total private(4)........................  3,453  3,295  3,421  3,235  3,194  3,478  3,451    3.0   2.8   2.9   2.8   2.7   3.0   3.0
  Construction...........................     96    100     96     95    104    116    101    1.7   1.7   1.7   1.6   1.8   2.0   1.7
  Manufacturing..........................    324    265    271    242    253    274    260    2.6   2.2   2.2   2.0   2.1   2.2   2.1
  Trade, transportation, and utilities(5)    641    618    731    704    645    644    694    2.5   2.4   2.8   2.7   2.4   2.4   2.6
   Retail trade..........................    410    392    475    436    390    396    424    2.7   2.6   3.1   2.8   2.5   2.6   2.7
  Professional and business services.....    786    661    649    575    690    709    664    4.2   3.5   3.5   3.1   3.7   3.7   3.5
  Education and health services(6).......    680    667    691    670    579    672    643    3.3   3.2   3.3   3.2   2.7   3.2   3.0
   Health care and social assistance.....    614    611    633    602    524    612    577    3.5   3.5   3.6   3.4   3.0   3.4   3.2
  Leisure and hospitality................    433    438    481    453    453    488    523    3.1   3.1   3.4   3.2   3.2   3.4   3.6
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation...     52     49     52     59     52     52     66    2.5   2.4   2.6   2.9   2.6   2.5   3.2
   Accommodation and food services.......    381    389    428    394    401    437    457    3.2   3.2   3.5   3.2   3.2   3.5   3.7
 Government(7)...........................    396    350    368    377    417    421    393    1.8   1.6   1.7   1.7   1.9   1.9   1.8
  State and local........................    326    289    301    313    340    357    348    1.7   1.5   1.6   1.6   1.8   1.8   1.8


                 REGION(8)

  Northeast..............................    682    643    674    661    668    700    676    2.6   2.5   2.6   2.5   2.5   2.7   2.6
  South..................................  1,500  1,434  1,434  1,364  1,441  1,547  1,494    3.0   2.9   2.9   2.7   2.9   3.1   3.0
  Midwest................................    879    829    912    838    723    831    818    2.8   2.6   2.9   2.7   2.3   2.6   2.6
  West...................................    788    740    769    749    778    821    855    2.6   2.5   2.5   2.5   2.6   2.7   2.8


  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 educational services, not shown separately.
  7 Includes federal government, not shown separately.
  8 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.
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