On the last business day of May 2024, there were about 1.81million job openings in the education and health services industry in the United States, the highest number of job openings of any industry. The mining and logging industry however, had about 27,000 job openings during the same month. The data is seasonally adjusted.
Monthly job openings in the United States in May 2024, by industry
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (July 2, 2024). Monthly job openings in the United States in May 2024, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/872834/monthly-job-openings-in-the-united-states-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Monthly job openings in the United States in May 2024, by industry (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/872834/monthly-job-openings-in-the-united-states-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Monthly job openings in the United States in May 2024, by industry (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/872834/monthly-job-openings-in-the-united-states-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Monthly Job Openings in The United States in May 2024, by Industry (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/872834/monthly-job-openings-in-the-united-states-by-industry/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Monthly job openings in the United States in May 2024, by industry (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/872834/monthly-job-openings-in-the-united-states-by-industry/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Monthly job openings in the United States in May 2024, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, July 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/872834/monthly-job-openings-in-the-united-states-by-industry/