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Industry and region | Levels (in thousands) | Rates(2) | ||||||||||
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May 2023 |
Feb. 2024 |
Mar. 2024 |
Apr. 2024 |
May 2024(p) |
Change from: Apr. 2024 - May 2024(p) |
May 2023 |
Feb. 2024 |
Mar. 2024 |
Apr. 2024 |
May 2024(p) |
Change from: Apr. 2024 - May 2024(p) |
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Total |
9,311 | 8,813 | 8,355 | 7,919 | 8,140 | 221 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
INDUSTRY |
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Total private |
8,240 | 7,894 | 7,397 | 7,013 | 7,055 | 42 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
Mining and logging |
30 | 33 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
Construction |
377 | 456 | 346 | 337 | 339 | 2 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
Manufacturing |
592 | 587 | 546 | 488 | 603 | 115 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
Durable goods |
365 | 379 | 355 | 331 | 428 | 97 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 1.1 |
Nondurable goods |
228 | 208 | 191 | 157 | 174 | 17 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
1,536 | 1,072 | 1,039 | 1,016 | 1,016 | 0 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
Wholesale trade |
267 | 166 | 197 | 189 | 188 | -1 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Retail trade |
752 | 604 | 507 | 494 | 478 | -16 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities |
517 | 301 | 335 | 334 | 350 | 16 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
Information |
162 | 126 | 152 | 110 | 134 | 24 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
Financial activities |
421 | 677 | 494 | 464 | 438 | -26 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
Finance and insurance |
300 | 515 | 321 | 320 | 325 | 5 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
Real estate and rental and leasing |
121 | 162 | 173 | 144 | 112 | -32 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 4.3 | -1.2 |
Professional and business services |
1,597 | 1,526 | 1,390 | 1,441 | 1,485 | 44 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
Private education and health services |
1,863 | 1,952 | 1,908 | 1,770 | 1,814 | 44 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 0.2 |
Private educational services |
190 | 141 | 163 | 218 | 184 | -34 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
Health care and social assistance |
1,673 | 1,811 | 1,745 | 1,552 | 1,630 | 78 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 0.3 |
Leisure and hospitality |
1,301 | 1,143 | 1,193 | 1,068 | 922 | -146 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.2 | -0.7 |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
156 | 168 | 159 | 151 | 151 | 0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
Accommodation and food services |
1,145 | 975 | 1,034 | 918 | 771 | -147 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.1 | -0.9 |
Other services |
361 | 322 | 299 | 293 | 277 | -16 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
Government |
1,070 | 919 | 957 | 906 | 1,085 | 179 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 0.7 |
Federal |
174 | 150 | 144 | 139 | 176 | 37 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 1.1 |
State and local |
896 | 769 | 813 | 767 | 909 | 142 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
State and local education |
342 | 255 | 325 | 269 | 295 | 26 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
State and local, excluding education |
554 | 515 | 487 | 498 | 615 | 117 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
REGION(3) |
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Northeast |
1,460 | 1,514 | 1,512 | 1,383 | 1,461 | 78 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
South |
3,849 | 3,448 | 3,313 | 3,354 | 3,296 | -58 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
Midwest |
2,071 | 1,920 | 1,826 | 1,604 | 1,720 | 116 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
West |
1,930 | 1,931 | 1,703 | 1,577 | 1,662 | 85 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors. |