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	June 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	May 2025	June 2025(p)	Change from: May 2025 - June 2025(p)	June 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	May 2025	June 2025(p)	Change from: May 2025 - June 2025(p)
Total	5,088	5,404	5,615	5,465	5,204	-261	3.2	3.4	3.5	3.4	3.3	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,756	5,055	5,259	5,109	4,863	-246	3.5	3.7	3.9	3.8	3.6	-0.2
Mining and logging	19	19	24	19	22	3	3.0	3.0	3.9	3.1	3.6	0.5
Construction	307	306	364	358	351	-7	3.7	3.7	4.4	4.3	4.2	-0.1
Manufacturing	327	319	330	279	290	11	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.2	2.3	0.1
Durable goods	184	186	194	160	167	7	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.0	2.1	0.1
Nondurable goods	143	134	136	119	123	4	2.9	2.7	2.8	2.5	2.5	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,106	1,073	979	1,000	1,049	49	3.8	3.7	3.4	3.4	3.6	0.2
Wholesale trade	161	146	130	136	130	-6	2.6	2.4	2.1	2.2	2.1	-0.1
Retail trade	651	632	575	575	607	32	4.2	4.1	3.7	3.7	3.9	0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	294	294	274	289	312	23	4.1	4.0	3.7	3.9	4.3	0.4
Information	75	83	89	84	100	16	2.5	2.8	3.0	2.9	3.4	0.5
Financial activities	219	244	217	220	192	-28	2.4	2.6	2.3	2.4	2.1	-0.3
Finance and insurance	148	170	144	144	125	-19	2.2	2.5	2.1	2.1	1.8	-0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	71	75	73	76	67	-9	2.9	3.0	2.9	3.0	2.7	-0.3
Professional and business services	927	1,042	1,112	1,069	936	-133	4.1	4.6	4.9	4.7	4.1	-0.6
Private education and health services	814	824	882	770	788	18	3.1	3.0	3.2	2.8	2.9	0.1
Private educational services	103	94	99	91	80	-11	2.6	2.3	2.5	2.3	2.0	-0.3
Health care and social assistance	712	731	783	679	708	29	3.2	3.2	3.4	2.9	3.0	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	762	919	1,037	1,128	980	-148	4.5	5.4	6.1	6.6	5.8	-0.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	139	174	183	205	163	-42	5.3	6.5	6.8	7.6	6.0	-1.6
Accommodation and food services	623	746	854	923	817	-106	4.4	5.2	6.0	6.4	5.7	-0.7
Other services	200	226	225	182	155	-27	3.4	3.7	3.7	3.0	2.6	-0.4
Government	332	349	357	356	342	-14	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	-0.1
Federal	38	29	33	24	23	-1	1.3	1.0	1.1	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local	294	320	324	332	318	-14	1.4	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	-0.1
State and local education	141	160	165	155	159	4	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.5	0.1
State and local, excluding education	154	160	159	177	160	-17	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.8	1.6	-0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	839	883	855	900	877	-23	3.0	3.1	3.0	3.2	3.1	-0.1
South	2,026	2,099	2,219	2,057	2,086	29	3.4	3.5	3.7	3.4	3.5	0.1
Midwest	1,118	1,222	1,250	1,168	1,037	-131	3.3	3.6	3.7	3.5	3.1	-0.4
West	1,105	1,200	1,292	1,340	1,205	-135	3.0	3.2	3.5	3.6	3.2	-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.

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