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	Apr. 2023	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024(p)	Apr. 2023	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024(p)
Total	6,216	5,095	5,897	4.0	3.2	3.7
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,918	4,810	5,621	4.5	3.6	4.2
Mining and logging	26	22	18	4.1	3.4	2.9
Construction	464	402	434	5.9	5.0	5.3
Manufacturing	390	291	389	3.0	2.3	3.0
Durable goods	208	174	233	2.6	2.1	2.9
Nondurable goods	182	117	155	3.8	2.4	3.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,150	885	1,084	4.0	3.1	3.8
Wholesale trade	199	127	192	3.3	2.1	3.1
Retail trade	696	595	662	4.5	3.8	4.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	255	163	230	3.6	2.3	3.3
Information	77	81	69	2.5	2.7	2.3
Financial activities	254	157	237	2.8	1.7	2.6
Finance and insurance	159	94	149	2.4	1.4	2.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	95	63	88	3.9	2.6	3.6
Professional and business services	1,272	1,081	1,118	5.6	4.8	4.9
Private education and health services	835	735	947	3.3	2.8	3.6
Private educational services	70	57	66	1.8	1.4	1.7
Health care and social assistance	765	678	881	3.6	3.1	4.0
Leisure and hospitality	1,235	1,013	1,108	7.5	6.1	6.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	243	201	219	10.0	8.1	8.5
Accommodation and food services	992	812	890	7.1	5.8	6.3
Other services	215	143	216	3.7	2.5	3.7
Government	298	285	275	1.3	1.2	1.2
Federal	44	38	33	1.5	1.3	1.1
State and local	255	246	242	1.3	1.2	1.2
State and local education	85	97	89	0.8	0.9	0.8
State and local, excluding education	170	149	153	1.9	1.6	1.6

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,071	834	886	3.9	3.0	3.1
South	2,612	2,095	2,440	4.5	3.6	4.1
Midwest	1,283	1,054	1,223	3.9	3.2	3.6
West	1,250	1,113	1,347	3.4	3.0	3.6
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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