Table 2. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

Table 2. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
Industry and region	Nov. 2021	July 2022	Aug. 2022	Sept. 2022	Oct. 2022	Nov. 2022(p)	Nov. 2021	July 2022	Aug. 2022	Sept. 2022	Oct. 2022	Nov. 2022(p)
Total	6,705	6,238	6,334	6,096	6,111	6,055	4.5	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,305	5,846	5,919	5,716	5,719	5,645	5.0	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3
Mining and logging	19	25	20	22	21	20	3.3	4.0	3.3	3.5	3.3	3.2
Construction	428	384	349	359	337	309	5.7	5.0	4.5	4.7	4.4	4.0
Manufacturing	465	428	461	401	434	402	3.7	3.3	3.6	3.1	3.4	3.1
Durable goods	256	240	267	219	230	212	3.3	3.0	3.3	2.7	2.9	2.6
Nondurable goods	209	188	194	183	204	191	4.4	3.9	4.0	3.7	4.2	3.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,406	1,277	1,303	1,236	1,252	1,259	5.0	4.4	4.5	4.3	4.4	4.4
Wholesale trade	194	165	164	158	159	178	3.4	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	3.0
Retail trade	905	782	794	756	748	724	5.8	4.9	5.0	4.8	4.7	4.6
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	307	330	345	322	345	357	4.5	4.7	4.9	4.6	4.9	5.1
Information	114	101	106	102	100	120	3.9	3.3	3.5	3.4	3.3	3.9
Financial activities	233	223	233	234	210	234	2.6	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.3	2.6
Finance and insurance	153	148	158	148	136	147	2.3	2.2	2.4	2.2	2.1	2.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	81	76	75	86	74	87	3.5	3.2	3.2	3.6	3.1	3.6
Professional and business services	1,295	1,258	1,192	1,137	1,159	1,102	6.0	5.6	5.3	5.1	5.2	4.9
Education and health services	867	862	878	840	801	869	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.4	3.2	3.5
Educational services	109	103	105	96	97	91	3.0	2.7	2.7	2.5	2.5	2.4
Health care and social assistance	758	760	773	745	704	778	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.4	3.7
Leisure and hospitality	1,216	1,071	1,132	1,140	1,178	1,121	8.2	6.8	7.2	7.2	7.4	7.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	162	160	156	158	151	166	7.5	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.5	7.1
Accommodation and food services	1,054	911	976	982	1,027	955	8.3	6.8	7.3	7.3	7.6	7.0
Other services	262	217	244	244	227	209	4.7	3.8	4.3	4.3	4.0	3.6
Government	400	392	415	380	391	410	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.7	1.7	1.8
Federal	45	45	38	43	43	39	1.6	1.6	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.4
State and local	355	348	377	337	348	371	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.7	1.8	1.9
State and local education	197	169	185	156	177	182	1.9	1.6	1.8	1.5	1.7	1.7
State and local, excluding education	158	179	191	181	171	189	1.8	2.0	2.1	2.0	1.9	2.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,001	906	898	893	859	866	3.8	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.1	3.2
South	2,814	2,612	2,618	2,547	2,536	2,536	5.1	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.4	4.4
Midwest	1,380	1,328	1,397	1,268	1,286	1,299	4.3	4.0	4.2	3.8	3.9	3.9
West	1,510	1,393	1,422	1,388	1,430	1,354	4.4	3.9	4.0	3.9	4.0	3.8
Footnotes (1) Hires are 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 total 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

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