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	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)
Total	4,482	5,256	4,080	2.9	3.4	2.6
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,243	4,948	3,845	3.2	3.7	2.9
Mining and logging	18	16	18	2.9	2.7	3.1
Construction	302	394	223	3.8	4.9	2.8
Manufacturing	287	313	265	2.3	2.5	2.1
Durable goods	179	187	155	2.3	2.4	2.0
Nondurable goods	108	126	109	2.2	2.7	2.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	893	869	846	3.1	3.0	3.0
Wholesale trade	150	158	130	2.5	2.6	2.2
Retail trade	533	487	539	3.5	3.2	3.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	210	224	177	2.9	3.1	2.5
Information	69	96	84	2.4	3.4	3.0
Financial activities	175	161	168	1.9	1.8	1.8
Finance and insurance	121	108	119	1.8	1.6	1.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	54	53	49	2.2	2.2	2.0
Professional and business services	950	1,036	787	4.3	4.7	3.6
Private education and health services	686	886	592	2.5	3.2	2.1
Private educational services	66	99	61	1.6	2.5	1.5
Health care and social assistance	620	788	531	2.7	3.3	2.2
Leisure and hospitality	671	978	700	4.1	6.0	4.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	128	100	98	5.3	4.1	4.0
Accommodation and food services	542	878	602	3.9	6.3	4.3
Other services	192	199	163	3.2	3.3	2.7
Government	239	308	235	1.0	1.3	1.0
Federal	20	27	19	0.7	1.0	0.7
State and local	220	281	215	1.1	1.4	1.0
State and local education	109	152	96	1.0	1.4	0.9
State and local, excluding education	110	129	119	1.2	1.3	1.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	642	836	651	2.3	3.0	2.3
South	1,940	2,108	1,645	3.3	3.6	2.8
Midwest	896	1,020	850	2.7	3.1	2.6
West	1,003	1,292	935	2.7	3.5	2.5
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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