| 1 | A | B | C | D | E |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | total number of job vacancies and percentage of positions vacant for 90 days or more, by main industrial sector, 2016 |  |  |  |  |
| 3 |  | number of job vacancies | job vacancy rate | percentage of positions vacant for 90 days or more | long-term job vacancy rate |
| 4 |  | thousands | percent |  |  |
| 5 | main industrial sector | 377.5 | 2.4 | 9.3 | 0.23 |
| 6 | construction | 24.2 | 2.4 | 8.6 | 0.21 |
| 7 | manufacturing | 30.1 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 0.17 |
| 8 | wholesale trade | 15.1 | 1.9 | 9.6 | 0.18 |
| 9 | retail trade | 53.4 | 2.7 | 9.3 | 0.25 |
| 10 | transportation and warehousing | 17.4 | 2.3 | 9.5 | 0.22 |
| 11 | professional, scientific and technical services | 25.5 | 2.9 | 10.9 | 0.31 |
| 12 | administrative and support services | 30.7 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 0.24 |
| 13 | educational services | 9.7 | 0.8 | 8.9 | 0.07 |
| 14 | health care and social assistance | 37.9 | 2.0 | 13.7 | 0.27 |
| 15 | accommodation and food services | 52.5 | 4.0 | 7.1 | 0.28 |
| 16 | other | 80.9 | 2.4 | 9.9 | 0.24 |

Question: in 2016, what are the top two main industrial sectors that had the highest prevalence of long-term job vacancies?
Answer: professional, scientific and technical services, health care and social assistance

Question: which main industrial sector has posted the highest long-term job vacancy rate?
Answer: professional, scientific and technical services

Question: which main industrial sector has the lowest long-term vacancy rate?
Answer: educational services