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	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Change from: July 2025 - Aug. 2025(p)
Total	5,230	5,465	5,267	5,240	5,126	-114	3.3	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,862	5,109	4,935	4,918	4,805	-113	3.6	3.8	3.6	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Mining and logging	19	19	21	17	19	2	3.0	3.1	3.4	2.8	3.2	0.4
Construction	335	358	348	331	353	22	4.1	4.3	4.2	4.0	4.3	0.3
Manufacturing	302	279	293	301	305	4	2.4	2.2	2.3	2.4	2.4	0.0
Durable goods	167	160	172	170	171	1	2.1	2.0	2.2	2.2	2.2	0.0
Nondurable goods	134	119	121	131	134	3	2.8	2.5	2.5	2.7	2.8	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	971	1,000	1,041	1,017	926	-91	3.4	3.4	3.6	3.5	3.2	-0.3
Wholesale trade	141	136	132	162	119	-43	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.6	1.9	-0.7
Retail trade	552	575	587	583	572	-11	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.7	3.7	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	278	289	322	272	235	-37	3.8	3.9	4.4	3.7	3.2	-0.5
Information	84	84	99	86	77	-9	2.9	2.9	3.4	2.9	2.6	-0.3
Financial activities	204	220	205	209	212	3	2.2	2.4	2.2	2.3	2.3	0.0
Finance and insurance	140	144	135	147	148	1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.2	2.2	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	64	76	69	62	64	2	2.6	3.0	2.8	2.5	2.5	0.0
Professional and business services	1,010	1,069	1,010	1,032	1,015	-17	4.5	4.7	4.5	4.6	4.5	-0.1
Private education and health services	747	770	785	781	779	-2	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.8	2.8	0.0
Private educational services	95	91	81	92	90	-2	2.4	2.3	2.0	2.3	2.3	0.0
Health care and social assistance	652	679	704	689	689	0	2.9	2.9	3.0	2.9	2.9	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	959	1,128	1,013	948	917	-31	5.7	6.6	5.9	5.6	5.4	-0.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	160	205	165	150	169	19	6.1	7.6	6.1	5.5	6.2	0.7
Accommodation and food services	799	923	848	798	748	-50	5.6	6.4	5.9	5.6	5.2	-0.4
Other services	231	182	121	195	201	6	3.9	3.0	2.0	3.2	3.3	0.1
Government	368	356	331	321	321	0	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
Federal	35	24	23	24	24	0	1.2	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local	333	332	308	297	297	0	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.4	0.0
State and local education	175	155	152	159	144	-15	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.3	-0.2
State and local, excluding education	158	177	156	138	153	15	1.6	1.8	1.6	1.4	1.6	0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	868	900	854	793	819	26	3.1	3.2	3.0	2.8	2.9	0.1
South	2,178	2,057	2,071	2,091	1,994	-97	3.7	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.3	-0.2
Midwest	1,048	1,168	1,098	1,130	1,111	-19	3.1	3.5	3.3	3.3	3.3	0.0
West	1,135	1,340	1,243	1,226	1,202	-24	3.1	3.6	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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