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	Oct. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)	Change from: Sept. 2025 - Oct. 2025(p)	Oct. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)	Change from: Sept. 2025 - Oct. 2025(p)
Total	5,350	5,240	5,126	5,367	5,149	-218	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.2	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,987	4,918	4,805	5,021	4,796	-225	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Mining and logging	19	17	19	18	20	2	3.1	2.8	3.2	3.0	3.2	0.2
Construction	323	331	353	355	313	-42	3.9	4.0	4.3	4.3	3.8	-0.5
Manufacturing	320	301	305	320	306	-14	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.4	-0.1
Durable goods	161	170	171	188	187	-1	2.0	2.2	2.2	2.4	2.4	0.0
Nondurable goods	158	131	134	132	119	-13	3.3	2.7	2.8	2.7	2.5	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,065	1,017	926	956	970	14	3.7	3.5	3.2	3.3	3.3	0.0
Wholesale trade	144	162	119	126	121	-5	2.3	2.6	1.9	2.0	2.0	0.0
Retail trade	624	583	572	576	571	-5	4.0	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	298	272	235	254	278	24	4.1	3.7	3.2	3.5	3.8	0.3
Information	69	86	77	76	72	-4	2.4	2.9	2.6	2.6	2.5	-0.1
Financial activities	185	209	212	219	207	-12	2.0	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.2	-0.2
Finance and insurance	114	147	148	156	144	-12	1.7	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.1	-0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	71	62	64	62	64	2	2.9	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	0.1
Professional and business services	968	1,032	1,015	1,030	951	-79	4.3	4.6	4.5	4.6	4.2	-0.4
Private education and health services	857	781	779	915	819	-96	3.2	2.8	2.8	3.3	3.0	-0.3
Private educational services	82	92	90	89	87	-2	2.1	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	0.0
Health care and social assistance	774	689	689	826	731	-95	3.4	2.9	2.9	3.5	3.1	-0.4
Leisure and hospitality	935	948	917	957	905	-52	5.5	5.6	5.4	5.6	5.3	-0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	170	150	169	169	164	-5	6.5	5.5	6.2	6.2	6.0	-0.2
Accommodation and food services	765	798	748	788	741	-47	5.4	5.6	5.2	5.5	5.2	-0.3
Other services	246	195	201	174	232	58	4.1	3.2	3.3	2.9	3.8	0.9
Government	362	321	321	346	353	7	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.5	0.0
Federal	31	24	24	23	22	-1	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local	332	297	297	323	331	8	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.6	1.6	0.0
State and local education	168	159	144	164	171	7	1.6	1.5	1.3	1.5	1.6	0.1
State and local, excluding education	164	138	153	159	160	1	1.7	1.4	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	838	793	819	869	850	-19	3.0	2.8	2.9	3.1	3.0	-0.1
South	2,241	2,091	1,994	1,950	1,910	-40	3.8	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.2	0.0
Midwest	1,146	1,130	1,111	1,250	1,171	-79	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.7	3.5	-0.2
West	1,124	1,226	1,202	1,299	1,219	-80	3.0	3.3	3.2	3.5	3.3	-0.2
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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