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	Apr. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026(p)	Change from: Mar. 2026 - Apr. 2026(p)	Apr. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026(p)	Change from: Mar. 2026 - Apr. 2026(p)
Total	5,391	5,347	4,899	5,535	5,116	-419	3.4	3.4	3.1	3.5	3.2	-0.3
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,047	5,026	4,567	5,217	4,794	-423	3.7	3.7	3.4	3.9	3.5	-0.4
Mining and logging	24	14	19	20	22	2	3.9	2.4	3.2	3.4	3.7	0.3
Construction	349	362	294	306	323	17	4.2	4.4	3.5	3.7	3.9	0.2
Manufacturing	317	290	282	304	284	-20	2.5	2.3	2.2	2.4	2.3	-0.1
Durable goods	185	164	157	163	168	5	2.4	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.1	0.0
Nondurable goods	132	126	125	141	116	-25	2.7	2.6	2.6	3.0	2.4	-0.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	956	1,001	971	1,203	1,069	-134	3.3	3.5	3.4	4.2	3.7	-0.5
Wholesale trade	121	141	131	158	146	-12	2.0	2.3	2.2	2.6	2.4	-0.2
Retail trade	573	582	611	680	599	-81	3.7	3.8	4.0	4.4	3.9	-0.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	262	277	229	365	324	-41	3.6	3.9	3.2	5.1	4.5	-0.6
Information	83	91	71	89	78	-11	2.9	3.2	2.5	3.2	2.8	-0.4
Financial activities	212	157	187	205	175	-30	2.3	1.7	2.0	2.2	1.9	-0.3
Finance and insurance	142	101	128	131	116	-15	2.1	1.5	1.9	2.0	1.7	-0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	70	56	59	74	59	-15	2.8	2.3	2.4	3.0	2.4	-0.6
Professional and business services	1,092	1,018	904	1,064	933	-131	4.9	4.5	4.0	4.7	4.2	-0.5
Private education and health services	843	811	716	796	729	-67	3.1	2.9	2.6	2.9	2.6	-0.3
Private educational services	97	88	91	101	90	-11	2.4	2.2	2.2	2.5	2.2	-0.3
Health care and social assistance	746	723	625	695	639	-56	3.2	3.0	2.6	2.9	2.7	-0.2
Leisure and hospitality	951	1,081	913	994	967	-27	5.6	6.4	5.4	5.9	5.7	-0.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	163	154	148	139	164	25	6.1	5.8	5.5	5.2	6.1	0.9
Accommodation and food services	788	927	765	855	803	-52	5.6	6.5	5.4	6.0	5.6	-0.4
Other services	220	202	210	236	214	-22	3.7	3.3	3.5	3.9	3.5	-0.4
Government	344	321	332	317	322	5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
Federal	32	28	26	21	23	2	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.1
State and local	313	293	306	296	299	3	1.5	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.4	0.0
State and local education	156	144	148	138	140	2	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	156	149	158	158	158	0	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	830	899	856	808	739	-69	2.9	3.2	3.0	2.9	2.6	-0.3
South	2,121	2,082	1,877	2,229	2,029	-200	3.5	3.5	3.1	3.7	3.4	-0.3
Midwest	1,239	1,100	1,056	1,167	1,165	-2	3.7	3.3	3.2	3.5	3.5	0.0
West	1,201	1,266	1,109	1,331	1,183	-148	3.2	3.4	3.0	3.6	3.2	-0.4
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 and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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