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	Apr. 2012	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013(p)	Apr. 2012	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013(p)
Total	3,831	3,912	4,076	2.8	2.8	2.9
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,462	3,513	3,663	3.0	3.0	3.1
Mining and logging	16	14	24	1.9	1.6	2.7
Construction	86	109	139	1.6	2.0	2.4
Manufacturing	268	281	255	2.2	2.3	2.1
Durable goods	165	198	168	2.2	2.6	2.2
Nondurable goods	103	83	86	2.3	1.9	1.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	576	644	752	2.2	2.5	2.8
Wholesale trade	136	134	134	2.3	2.3	2.3
Retail trade	334	396	476	2.2	2.6	3.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	107	115	141	2.1	2.3	2.8
Information	111	88	75	4.0	3.2	2.7
Financial activities	242	273	300	3.0	3.4	3.7
Finance and insurance	195	228	241	3.2	3.7	3.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	47	45	59	2.4	2.2	2.9
Professional and business services	692	689	721	3.7	3.7	3.8
Education and health services	712	695	689	3.4	3.2	3.2
Educational services	62	64	69	1.7	1.8	1.9
Health care and social assistance	650	631	620	3.7	3.5	3.5
Leisure and hospitality	554	553	565	3.9	3.9	3.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	97	67	73	4.8	3.5	3.6
Accommodation and food services	457	486	492	3.8	4.0	3.9
Other services	204	166	146	3.6	3.0	2.6
Government	369	398	412	1.6	1.8	1.8
Federal	82	65	64	2.8	2.3	2.3
State and local	286	334	348	1.4	1.7	1.8

REGION(3)
Northeast	746	697	698	2.9	2.7	2.6
South	1,509	1,531	1,574	3.0	3.0	3.1
Midwest	790	851	866	2.5	2.7	2.7
West	785	833	938	2.6	2.7	3.1
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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Table 7. Job openings levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

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