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)
Aug.
2016		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017		 June
2017		 July
2017		 Aug.
2017(p)		 Aug.
2016		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017		 June
2017		 July
2017		 Aug.
2017(p)

Total

 5,288 5,043 5,459 5,432 5,521 5,430 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,909 4,720 5,126 5,102 5,175 5,105 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1

Mining and logging

 30 32 38 33 35 36 4.5 4.5 5.4 4.6 5.0 5.0

Construction

 339 375 368 345 354 387 5.1 5.5 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.6

Manufacturing

 268 314 329 324 353 352 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.8

Durable goods

 145 164 183 190 205 212 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7

Nondurable goods

 123 150 146 134 148 140 2.7 3.2 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,089 969 1,055 1,057 1,023 1,019 4.0 3.5 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.7

Wholesale trade

 167 116 126 134 145 143 2.8 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.4

Retail trade

 727 677 731 726 687 677 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.3

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 195 176 198 196 192 199 3.5 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.5

Information

 74 58 73 68 77 73 2.6 2.1 2.7 2.5 2.8 2.7

Financial activities

 188 185 220 205 206 213 2.3 2.2 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.5

Finance and insurance

 131 119 145 132 137 133 2.1 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

 57 66 75 74 69 79 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.6

Professional and business services

 1,104 1,006 1,168 1,191 1,200 1,135 5.5 4.9 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.5

Education and health services

 644 614 670 644 669 653 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8

Educational services

 94 97 101 76 88 89 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.1 2.4 2.5

Health care and social assistance

 550 518 569 567 581 564 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9

Leisure and hospitality

 1,000 953 955 1,018 1,021 1,015 6.4 6.0 6.0 6.4 6.4 6.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 158 151 144 167 171 163 7.0 6.7 6.4 7.4 7.5 7.1

Accommodation and food services

 842 802 811 851 850 853 6.3 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.2

Other services

 173 213 250 218 235 221 3.0 3.7 4.3 3.8 4.1 3.8

Government

 378 324 332 330 346 325 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5

Federal

 41 34 29 28 38 35 1.5 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.2

State and local

 338 290 303 302 308 290 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5

State and local education

 163 140 146 141 149 136 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3

State and local, excluding education

 175 150 157 160 159 154 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 878 888 1,017 902 894 787 3.3 3.3 3.8 3.3 3.3 2.9

South

 2,022 1,963 2,109 2,118 2,105 2,161 3.8 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.0

Midwest

 1,183 1,083 1,167 1,256 1,305 1,219 3.7 3.3 3.6 3.9 4.0 3.7

West

 1,205 1,110 1,165 1,157 1,216 1,262 3.6 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.6 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.
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Last Modified Date: October 11, 2017