Unemployed and job openings, by industry (in millions)
Industry | Unemployed | Job openings |
---|---|---|
Professional and business services | 0.9323 | 1.0357 |
Health care and social assistance | 0.6521 | 0.8461 |
Retail trade | 1.0177 | 0.5342 |
Accommodation and food services | 0.9284 | 0.6418 |
Government | 0.6119 | 0.4841 |
Finance and insurance | 0.1797 | 0.2394 |
Durable goods manufacturing | 0.4194 | 0.1977 |
Other services | 0.3468 | 0.1703 |
Wholesale trade | 0.1414 | 0.1683 |
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities | 0.2919 | 0.2024 |
Information | 0.1237 | 0.1044 |
Construction | 0.6454 | 0.1424 |
Nondurable goods manufacturing | 0.2633 | 0.1225 |
Educational services | 0.2249 | 0.0927 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.0939 | 0.0771 |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.1906 | 0.0643 |
Mining and logging | 0.0697 | 0.0214 |
Note: Because the data are not seasonally adjusted, these are 12-month averages, September 2014–August 2015.
Source: EPI analysis of data from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey and the Current Population Survey