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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)
Jan.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)

Total

6,156 4,301 5,529 4.0 2.7 3.6

INDUSTRY

Total private

5,748 4,048 5,197 4.4 3.0 3.9

Mining and logging

26 13 23 4.2 2.0 3.7

Construction

357 215 352 4.7 2.7 4.5

Manufacturing

439 257 408 3.4 2.0 3.2

Durable goods

240 138 238 3.0 1.7 2.9

Nondurable goods

200 119 170 4.1 2.5 3.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,211 933 935 4.2 3.1 3.2

Wholesale trade

188 133 184 3.1 2.2 3.0

Retail trade

683 491 507 4.4 3.1 3.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

340 308 245 4.7 4.1 3.4

Information

80 56 97 2.7 1.8 3.2

Financial activities

243 148 238 2.7 1.6 2.6

Finance and insurance

146 84 147 2.2 1.2 2.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

98 63 91 4.1 2.5 3.7

Professional and business services

1,152 864 1,167 5.1 3.8 5.2

Private education and health services

1,004 636 861 4.1 2.4 3.3

Private educational services

132 45 103 3.6 1.1 2.8

Health care and social assistance

872 591 758 4.1 2.7 3.4

Leisure and hospitality

1,028 769 902 6.6 4.7 5.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

124 122 122 5.7 5.0 5.2

Accommodation and food services

904 647 780 6.7 4.6 5.7

Other services

209 158 215 3.7 2.7 3.7

Government

407 253 332 1.8 1.1 1.4

Federal

38 40 37 1.3 1.4 1.3

State and local

369 213 294 1.9 1.0 1.5

State and local education

218 89 143 2.1 0.8 1.3

State and local, excluding education

151 123 151 1.7 1.3 1.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

846 593 826 3.1 2.1 3.0

South

2,615 1,932 2,414 4.6 3.3 4.1

Midwest

1,243 856 1,080 3.8 2.5 3.3

West

1,453 920 1,209 4.1 2.5 3.3

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.

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2024