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	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)
Total	3,947	4,600	3,895	2.5	2.9	2.4
INDUSTRY
Total private	3,710	4,372	3,692	2.7	3.2	2.7
Mining and logging	15	12	15	2.3	2.0	2.4
Construction	166	226	182	2.0	2.7	2.2
Manufacturing	204	221	189	1.6	1.7	1.5
Durable goods	101	119	96	1.3	1.5	1.2
Nondurable goods	102	102	93	2.1	2.1	1.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	913	1,271	894	3.1	4.3	3.0
Wholesale trade	98	98	82	1.6	1.6	1.3
Retail trade	479	634	470	3.0	4.0	2.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	336	539	342	4.4	7.2	4.5
Information	50	76	71	1.7	2.6	2.4
Financial activities	164	127	155	1.8	1.4	1.7
Finance and insurance	104	93	88	1.5	1.4	1.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	60	33	66	2.4	1.3	2.6
Professional and business services	712	874	680	3.1	3.9	3.0
Private education and health services	625	620	604	2.3	2.2	2.2
Private educational services	46	67	38	1.1	1.6	0.9
Health care and social assistance	578	553	565	2.5	2.3	2.4
Leisure and hospitality	675	785	756	4.1	4.6	4.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	93	124	91	3.7	4.8	3.6
Accommodation and food services	582	661	665	4.1	4.6	4.6
Other services	188	161	146	3.1	2.7	2.4
Government	236	228	203	1.0	1.0	0.9
Federal	29	44	23	1.0	1.6	0.8
State and local	207	184	180	1.0	0.9	0.9
State and local education	93	90	69	0.8	0.8	0.6
State and local, excluding education	114	93	111	1.2	1.0	1.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	556	821	656	2.0	2.9	2.3
South	1,573	1,682	1,444	2.6	2.8	2.4
Midwest	868	1,031	867	2.6	3.0	2.6
West	950	1,066	927	2.5	2.8	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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