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	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)
Total	4,831	5,782	4,596	3.0	3.6	2.9
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,570	5,468	4,378	3.4	4.0	3.2
Mining and logging	16	19	12	2.5	3.1	1.9
Construction	236	323	236	2.8	3.8	2.8
Manufacturing	246	320	230	1.9	2.5	1.8
Durable goods	127	160	130	1.6	2.0	1.7
Nondurable goods	119	160	100	2.5	3.3	2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,396	1,276	1,272	4.7	4.4	4.3
Wholesale trade	123	122	93	2.0	2.0	1.5
Retail trade	667	684	646	4.2	4.4	4.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	606	470	533	8.1	6.4	7.2
Information	70	80	78	2.4	2.7	2.7
Financial activities	152	217	130	1.6	2.3	1.4
Finance and insurance	95	152	96	1.4	2.2	1.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	56	66	34	2.3	2.6	1.4
Professional and business services	866	1,090	863	3.8	4.8	3.8
Private education and health services	669	957	629	2.5	3.4	2.3
Private educational services	58	91	67	1.4	2.2	1.6
Health care and social assistance	611	866	563	2.7	3.7	2.4
Leisure and hospitality	739	948	761	4.4	5.6	4.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	119	138	126	4.7	5.2	4.9
Accommodation and food services	620	810	634	4.4	5.6	4.4
Other services	181	238	168	3.0	3.9	2.8
Government	261	315	218	1.1	1.3	0.9
Federal	31	21	39	1.0	0.8	1.4
State and local	230	293	179	1.1	1.4	0.8
State and local education	111	151	86	1.0	1.4	0.8
State and local, excluding education	120	142	93	1.2	1.5	1.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	755	923	827	2.7	3.2	2.9
South	1,877	2,140	1,623	3.1	3.5	2.7
Midwest	1,093	1,356	1,070	3.2	4.0	3.1
West	1,107	1,364	1,076	3.0	3.6	2.9
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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