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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)
July
2023
Apr.
2024
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024(p)
Change from:
June 2024 -
July 2024(p)
July
2023
Apr.
2024
May
2024
June
2024
July
2024(p)
Change from:
June 2024 -
July 2024(p)

Total

5,733 5,615 5,655 5,248 5,521 273 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.5 0.2

INDUSTRY

Total private

5,372 5,245 5,291 4,900 5,185 285 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.8 0.2

Mining and logging

26 15 19 20 18 -2 4.1 2.3 3.1 3.1 2.8 -0.3

Construction

379 341 369 323 371 48 4.7 4.2 4.5 3.9 4.5 0.6

Manufacturing

402 383 354 336 356 20 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.8 0.2

Durable goods

211 232 213 190 206 16 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.5 0.2

Nondurable goods

191 152 141 146 151 5 4.0 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.1 0.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,155 1,135 1,089 1,144 1,140 -4 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.9 0.0

Wholesale trade

147 156 162 161 151 -10 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.4 -0.2

Retail trade

728 693 648 683 674 -9 4.7 4.4 4.1 4.4 4.3 -0.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

279 286 279 300 315 15 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.2 4.4 0.2

Information

79 80 91 79 78 -1 2.6 2.7 3.0 2.6 2.6 0.0

Financial activities

194 197 226 225 240 15 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.6 0.2

Finance and insurance

114 123 140 149 169 20 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.5 0.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

80 73 86 76 72 -4 3.2 2.9 3.4 3.0 2.9 -0.1

Professional and business services

1,055 1,001 1,089 962 970 8 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.2 4.2 0.0

Private education and health services

876 897 879 846 862 16 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.3 0.1

Private educational services

83 94 92 91 84 -7 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.2 -0.2

Health care and social assistance

793 804 787 756 778 22 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4 0.0

Leisure and hospitality

1,006 996 960 767 927 160 6.0 5.9 5.7 4.5 5.5 1.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

148 153 171 141 145 4 5.8 5.8 6.4 5.3 5.5 0.2

Accommodation and food services

858 843 789 626 782 156 6.1 5.9 5.5 4.4 5.5 1.1

Other services

200 200 215 197 221 24 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.3 3.7 0.4

Government

361 370 365 347 336 -11 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 -0.1

Federal

46 37 35 39 31 -8 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.0 -0.3

State and local

316 333 330 308 305 -3 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 0.0

State and local education

146 181 165 152 168 16 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.6 0.2

State and local, excluding education

169 152 165 156 137 -19 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.4 -0.2

REGION(3)

Northeast

830 778 828 865 900 35 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.2 0.1

South

2,449 2,364 2,315 2,096 2,100 4 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.5 3.5 0.0

Midwest

1,170 1,220 1,258 1,133 1,229 96 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.6 0.2

West

1,284 1,253 1,254 1,154 1,291 137 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.5 0.4

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.

Last Modified Date: September 04, 2024