Table 9. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 9. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
Industry and region	Jan. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Jan. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)
Total	5,125	3,879	5,186	3.3	2.4	3.3
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,787	3,682	4,882	3.6	2.7	3.7
Mining and logging	21	14	17	3.4	2.3	2.8
Construction	358	169	380	4.5	2.1	4.8
Manufacturing	341	182	322	2.7	1.4	2.6
Durable goods	209	92	195	2.7	1.2	2.5
Nondurable goods	132	90	127	2.8	1.9	2.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	894	871	849	3.1	3.0	3.0
Wholesale trade	150	88	157	2.5	1.4	2.6
Retail trade	517	428	474	3.4	2.7	3.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	227	356	218	3.1	4.8	3.0
Information	70	61	95	2.4	2.1	3.4
Financial activities	218	163	172	2.4	1.8	1.9
Finance and insurance	152	102	121	2.3	1.5	1.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	65	60	52	2.7	2.4	2.1
Professional and business services	979	700	986	4.4	3.1	4.5
Private education and health services	895	624	914	3.3	2.2	3.3
Private educational services	99	40	103	2.5	1.0	2.6
Health care and social assistance	796	584	811	3.5	2.5	3.4
Leisure and hospitality	773	755	960	4.8	4.5	5.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	109	91	96	4.5	3.6	4.0
Accommodation and food services	664	664	864	4.8	4.7	6.2
Other services	240	143	188	4.1	2.4	3.2
Government	338	197	304	1.4	0.8	1.3
Federal	30	23	27	1.0	0.8	1.0
State and local	308	174	277	1.5	0.8	1.3
State and local education	168	66	149	1.5	0.6	1.4
State and local, excluding education	140	108	128	1.5	1.1	1.3

REGION(3)
Northeast	764	630	817	2.7	2.2	2.9
South	2,172	1,465	2,071	3.7	2.4	3.5
Midwest	1,039	877	1,025	3.2	2.6	3.1
West	1,151	908	1,273	3.2	2.4	3.5
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.

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Last Modified Date: March 13, 2026