Unemployed and job openings, by industry (in millions)

Industry Unemployed Job openings
Professional and business services 1.1383 .8208
Health care and social assistance .7028 .6798
Retail trade 1.1662 .4729
Accommodation and food services .9651 .5539
Government .7158 .4257
Finance and insurance .2733 .2183
Durable goods manufacturing .5034 .1746
Other services .3998 .1443
Wholesale trade .1662 .1468
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities .3823 .1598
Information .1586 .1043
Construction .8076 .1250
Nondurable goods manufacturing .3262 .1081
Educational services .2265 .0758
Real estate and rental and leasing .1212 .0519
Arts, entertainment, and recreation .2258 .0738
Mining and logging .0558 .0274

 

Note: Because the data are not seasonally adjusted, these are 12-month averages, September 2013–August 2014.

Source: EPI analysis of data from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and the Current Population Survey

View the underlying data on epi.org.