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

                                                      Levels(3) (in thousands)                              Rates

           Industry and region              Sept.  Apr.   May    June   July   Aug.   Sept.  Sept. Apr.  May   June  July  Aug.  Sept.
                                            2007   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008   2008p  2007  2008  2008  2008  2008  2008  2008p

Total(4).................................  4,080  3,612  3,631  3,497  3,492  3,375  3,254    2.9   2.6   2.6   2.5   2.5   2.4   2.3

                INDUSTRY

 Total private(4)........................  3,637  3,192  3,185  3,073  3,046  2,952  2,828    3.1   2.7   2.7   2.6   2.6   2.5   2.4
  Construction...........................    128     99    130    100     94     85     96    1.7   1.3   1.8   1.4   1.3   1.2   1.3
  Manufacturing..........................    314    244    249    241    229    245    217    2.2   1.8   1.8   1.7   1.7   1.8   1.6
  Trade, transportation, and utilities(5)    679    550    572    539    569    572    474    2.5   2.0   2.1   2.0   2.1   2.1   1.8
   Retail trade..........................    357    338    363    322    346    357    272    2.3   2.2   2.3   2.1   2.2   2.3   1.8
  Professional and business services.....    673    676    649    670    696    634    578    3.6   3.6   3.5   3.6   3.7   3.4   3.1
  Education and health services..........    712    684    648    682    687    643    640    3.7   3.5   3.3   3.5   3.5   3.3   3.3
  Leisure and hospitality(6).............    663    491    503    452    432    383    417    4.7   3.5   3.5   3.2   3.1   2.7   3.0
   Accommodation and food services.......    595    433    438    406    388    316    363    4.9   3.6   3.6   3.4   3.2   2.6   3.0
 Government(7)...........................    443    422    451    417    412    423    434    2.0   1.8   2.0   1.8   1.8   1.8   1.9
  State and local government.............    403    395    407    361    362    363    376    2.0   2.0   2.0   1.8   1.8   1.8   1.9


                 REGION(8)

  Northeast..............................    594    618    600    608    615    617    596    2.3   2.3   2.3   2.3   2.3   2.4   2.3
  South..................................  1,641  1,364  1,386  1,440  1,384  1,317  1,215    3.2   2.7   2.7   2.8   2.7   2.6   2.4
  Midwest................................    787    752    721    676    638    664    667    2.4   2.3   2.2   2.1   2.0   2.1   2.1
  West...................................  1,054    883    937    789    847    777    760    3.3   2.8   2.9   2.5   2.7   2.5   2.4


  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.
  4 Includes natural resources and mining, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
  5 Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
  6 Includes arts, entertainment, and recreation, 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.
  p = preliminary.