Table 2. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

Table 2. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
Industry and region	Mar. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024(p)	Change from: Feb. 2024 - Mar. 2024(p)	Mar. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024(p)	Change from: Feb. 2024 - Mar. 2024(p)
Total	5,955	5,787	5,698	5,781	5,500	-281	3.8	3.7	3.6	3.7	3.5	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,563	5,384	5,309	5,382	5,109	-273	4.2	4.0	3.9	4.0	3.8	-0.2
Mining and logging	24	18	24	20	21	1	3.8	2.8	3.8	3.2	3.2	0.0
Construction	414	357	390	400	341	-59	5.2	4.4	4.8	4.9	4.1	-0.8
Manufacturing	384	371	383	324	323	-1	3.0	2.9	3.0	2.5	2.5	0.0
Durable goods	215	199	220	176	182	6	2.7	2.4	2.7	2.2	2.2	0.0
Nondurable goods	169	172	163	148	141	-7	3.5	3.6	3.4	3.1	2.9	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,157	1,110	1,007	1,130	1,027	-103	4.0	3.8	3.5	3.9	3.5	-0.4
Wholesale trade	147	180	158	163	142	-21	2.4	2.9	2.6	2.6	2.3	-0.3
Retail trade	685	628	602	676	644	-32	4.4	4.0	3.9	4.3	4.1	-0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	325	302	247	292	242	-50	4.5	4.2	3.5	4.1	3.4	-0.7
Information	110	83	81	89	85	-4	3.6	2.8	2.7	3.0	2.8	-0.2
Financial activities	195	209	207	193	185	-8	2.1	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.0	-0.1
Finance and insurance	118	123	130	115	111	-4	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.7	1.7	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	77	86	77	79	74	-5	3.1	3.4	3.1	3.2	3.0	-0.2
Professional and business services	1,077	1,086	1,088	1,092	1,075	-17	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.7	-0.1
Private education and health services	861	872	862	860	858	-2	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	0.0
Private educational services	94	100	88	82	92	10	2.5	2.6	2.3	2.1	2.4	0.3
Health care and social assistance	767	772	773	778	765	-13	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.4	-0.1
Leisure and hospitality	1,100	1,068	1,053	1,060	1,009	-51	6.7	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.0	-0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	182	185	183	207	178	-29	7.4	7.1	7.0	7.9	6.7	-1.2
Accommodation and food services	918	883	870	852	830	-22	6.6	6.2	6.1	6.0	5.8	-0.2
Other services	240	210	214	214	186	-28	4.1	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.2	-0.4
Government	392	403	390	399	391	-8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	0.0
Federal	46	43	44	45	43	-2	1.6	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.4	-0.1
State and local	346	361	345	354	348	-6	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.8	1.7	-0.1
State and local education	168	180	166	160	166	6	1.6	1.7	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.0
State and local, excluding education	177	181	180	194	182	-12	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	1.9	-0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	940	852	895	848	889	41	3.4	3.0	3.2	3.0	3.2	0.2
South	2,464	2,557	2,398	2,574	2,291	-283	4.2	4.3	4.1	4.3	3.9	-0.4
Midwest	1,236	1,127	1,177	1,137	1,148	11	3.7	3.4	3.5	3.4	3.4	0.0
West	1,314	1,251	1,229	1,222	1,173	-49	3.6	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	-0.1
Footnotes (1) The hires level is the number of hires during the entire month. (2) The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of employment. (3) 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
NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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