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	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)
Total	6,040	5,597	5,849	3.8	3.5	3.7
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,632	5,339	5,404	4.2	4.0	4.0
Mining and logging	20	25	25	3.2	4.2	4.0
Construction	428	400	360	5.1	4.8	4.3
Manufacturing	305	311	319	2.4	2.5	2.5
Durable goods	186	188	203	2.4	2.4	2.6
Nondurable goods	119	123	116	2.5	2.6	2.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,018	1,089	1,116	3.6	3.8	3.9
Wholesale trade	160	164	134	2.6	2.7	2.2
Retail trade	613	642	701	4.0	4.2	4.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	245	283	282	3.4	4.0	4.0
Information	83	78	87	2.9	2.8	3.1
Financial activities	261	217	197	2.8	2.4	2.2
Finance and insurance	153	139	127	2.3	2.1	1.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	109	78	69	4.4	3.2	2.8
Professional and business services	1,142	1,070	1,052	5.1	4.8	4.7
Private education and health services	771	761	723	2.8	2.7	2.6
Private educational services	80	65	84	2.0	1.6	2.1
Health care and social assistance	691	695	639	3.0	2.9	2.7
Leisure and hospitality	1,373	1,174	1,296	8.0	7.0	7.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	379	247	277	13.7	9.5	9.9
Accommodation and food services	994	927	1,019	6.9	6.5	7.0
Other services	229	214	230	3.8	3.5	3.8
Government	408	258	444	1.7	1.1	1.9
Federal	28	24	42	0.9	0.9	1.6
State and local	380	234	402	1.8	1.1	1.9
State and local education	93	71	92	0.8	0.6	0.8
State and local, excluding education	288	163	310	2.9	1.7	3.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,067	813	947	3.8	2.9	3.3
South	2,118	2,208	2,206	3.5	3.7	3.7
Midwest	1,411	1,258	1,499	4.2	3.8	4.5
West	1,444	1,317	1,197	3.9	3.6	3.2
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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