Table 5.  Job openings levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  Dec.     Nov.     Dec.          Dec.     Nov.     Dec.
                                                   2010     2011     2011p         2010     2011     2011p

Total...........................................  2,583    2,761    2,987           1.9      2.0      2.2

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  2,215    2,433    2,643           2.0      2.2      2.3
  Mining and Logging............................     21       23       34           2.8      2.8      3.9
  Construction..................................     33       52       49            .6       .9       .9
  Manufacturing.................................    159      203      229           1.3      1.7      1.9
   Durable goods................................    108      148      164           1.5      2.0      2.2
   Nondurable goods.............................     50       55       65           1.1      1.2      1.4
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    353      467      446           1.4      1.8      1.7
   Wholesale trade..............................     64       89       84           1.1      1.6      1.5
   Retail trade.................................    192      270      245           1.3      1.8      1.6
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...     97      108      117           2.0      2.2      2.3
  Information...................................     73       89       96           2.6      3.2      3.5
  Financial activities..........................    181      148      171           2.3      1.9      2.2
   Finance and insurance........................    160      110      150           2.7      1.9      2.6
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     20       38       21           1.0      1.9      1.1
  Professional and business services............    594      452      640           3.4      2.5      3.5
  Education and health services.................    492      582      551           2.4      2.8      2.6
   Educational services.........................     41       51       44           1.2      1.5      1.3
   Health care and social assistance............    451      531      507           2.6      3.0      2.9
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    205      326      305           1.6      2.4      2.3
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     28       49       28           1.6      2.7      1.6
   Accommodation and food services.............     177      278      276           1.6      2.4      2.4
  Other services................................    105       91      123           1.9      1.6      2.2

 Government.....................................    367      328      344           1.6      1.4      1.5
  Federal.......................................     81       47       53           2.8      1.7      1.8
  State and local...............................    286      280      291           1.4      1.4      1.5

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    451      524      525           1.8      2.0      2.0
  South.........................................    919    1,068    1,244           1.9      2.2      2.5
  Midwest.......................................    530      597      607           1.7      1.9      2.0
  West..........................................    683      571      611           2.3      1.9      2.1


  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 See footnote 7, table 1.
  p = Preliminary