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	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)	May 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026(p)	Change from: Apr. 2026 - May 2026(p)
Total	5,328	4,899	5,535	5,215	5,170	-45	3.4	3.1	3.5	3.3	3.3	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,988	4,567	5,217	4,888	4,811	-77	3.7	3.4	3.9	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Mining and logging	18	19	20	23	22	-1	2.9	3.2	3.4	3.8	3.6	-0.2
Construction	345	294	306	319	295	-24	4.2	3.5	3.7	3.8	3.5	-0.3
Manufacturing	276	282	304	288	287	-1	2.2	2.2	2.4	2.3	2.3	0.0
Durable goods	164	157	163	168	173	5	2.1	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	0.1
Nondurable goods	112	125	141	120	114	-6	2.3	2.6	3.0	2.5	2.4	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	978	971	1,203	1,121	1,065	-56	3.4	3.4	4.2	3.9	3.7	-0.2
Wholesale trade	141	131	158	141	121	-20	2.3	2.2	2.6	2.3	2.0	-0.3
Retail trade	563	611	680	632	636	4	3.6	4.0	4.4	4.1	4.1	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	275	229	365	348	308	-40	3.8	3.2	5.1	4.8	4.3	-0.5
Information	78	71	89	78	80	2	2.7	2.5	3.2	2.8	2.9	0.1
Financial activities	221	187	205	181	174	-7	2.4	2.0	2.2	2.0	1.9	-0.1
Finance and insurance	147	128	131	121	123	2	2.2	1.9	2.0	1.8	1.8	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	74	59	74	60	51	-9	3.0	2.4	3.0	2.5	2.1	-0.4
Professional and business services	1,043	904	1,064	955	960	5	4.6	4.0	4.7	4.3	4.3	0.0
Private education and health services	765	716	796	737	738	1	2.8	2.6	2.9	2.6	2.6	0.0
Private educational services	88	91	101	92	92	0	2.2	2.2	2.5	2.3	2.3	0.0
Health care and social assistance	677	625	695	645	645	0	2.9	2.6	2.9	2.7	2.7	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	1,074	913	994	976	991	15	6.4	5.4	5.9	5.7	5.8	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	247	148	139	163	152	-11	9.2	5.5	5.2	6.0	5.6	-0.4
Accommodation and food services	827	765	855	813	839	26	5.8	5.4	6.0	5.7	5.8	0.1
Other services	190	210	236	211	199	-12	3.2	3.5	3.9	3.5	3.3	-0.2
Government	340	332	317	327	359	32	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.5	0.1
Federal	24	26	21	25	36	11	0.8	1.0	0.8	0.9	1.3	0.4
State and local	316	306	296	302	323	21	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.5	1.6	0.1
State and local education	141	148	138	140	142	2	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	175	158	158	162	181	19	1.8	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.8	0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	922	856	808	775	827	52	3.3	3.0	2.9	2.7	2.9	0.2
South	1,914	1,877	2,229	2,059	2,020	-39	3.2	3.1	3.7	3.4	3.4	0.0
Midwest	1,172	1,056	1,167	1,182	1,216	34	3.5	3.2	3.5	3.5	3.6	0.1
West	1,320	1,109	1,331	1,199	1,106	-93	3.6	3.0	3.6	3.2	3.0	-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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