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 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	May 2025(p)	Change from: Apr. 2025 - May 2025(p)	May 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	May 2025(p)	Change from: Apr. 2025 - May 2025(p)
Total	5,573	5,370	5,404	5,615	5,503	-112	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.4	-0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,204	5,020	5,055	5,259	5,164	-95	3.9	3.7	3.7	3.9	3.8	-0.1
Mining and logging	18	23	19	24	19	-5	2.9	3.6	3.0	3.9	3.0	-0.9
Construction	390	347	306	364	361	-3	4.8	4.2	3.7	4.4	4.3	-0.1
Manufacturing	350	318	319	330	278	-52	2.7	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.2	-0.4
Durable goods	207	192	186	194	161	-33	2.6	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.0	-0.4
Nondurable goods	143	127	134	136	117	-19	2.9	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.4	-0.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,061	1,078	1,073	979	1,005	26	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.4	3.5	0.1
Wholesale trade	151	169	146	130	136	6	2.5	2.7	2.4	2.1	2.2	0.1
Retail trade	632	601	632	575	581	6	4.1	3.9	4.1	3.7	3.7	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	278	308	294	274	288	14	3.8	4.2	4.0	3.7	3.9	0.2
Information	82	79	83	89	77	-12	2.8	2.7	2.8	3.0	2.6	-0.4
Financial activities	210	217	244	217	223	6	2.3	2.3	2.6	2.3	2.4	0.1
Finance and insurance	132	147	170	144	145	1	2.0	2.2	2.5	2.1	2.1	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	77	70	75	73	77	4	3.1	2.8	3.0	2.9	3.1	0.2
Professional and business services	1,027	1,056	1,042	1,112	1,065	-47	4.5	4.7	4.6	4.9	4.7	-0.2
Private education and health services	879	799	824	882	799	-83	3.3	3.0	3.0	3.2	2.9	-0.3
Private educational services	96	90	94	99	93	-6	2.4	2.2	2.3	2.5	2.3	-0.2
Health care and social assistance	783	709	731	783	706	-77	3.5	3.1	3.2	3.4	3.0	-0.4
Leisure and hospitality	957	888	919	1,037	1,158	121	5.7	5.2	5.4	6.1	6.8	0.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	178	177	174	183	197	14	6.8	6.6	6.5	6.8	7.3	0.5
Accommodation and food services	779	711	746	854	961	107	5.5	5.0	5.2	6.0	6.7	0.7
Other services	231	215	226	225	179	-46	3.9	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.0	-0.7
Government	369	350	349	357	339	-18	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	-0.1
Federal	36	30	29	33	22	-11	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.1	0.7	-0.4
State and local	332	320	320	324	317	-7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	-0.1
State and local education	161	166	160	165	145	-20	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.3	-0.2
State and local, excluding education	172	154	160	159	172	13	1.8	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.8	0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	823	848	883	855	890	35	2.9	3.0	3.1	3.0	3.1	0.1
South	2,276	2,196	2,099	2,219	2,019	-200	3.8	3.7	3.5	3.7	3.4	-0.3
Midwest	1,255	1,138	1,222	1,250	1,177	-73	3.8	3.4	3.6	3.7	3.5	-0.2
West	1,218	1,187	1,200	1,292	1,418	126	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.5	3.8	0.3
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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