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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)
Jan.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024
Jan.
2025(p)
Change from:
Dec. 2024 -
Jan. 2025(p)
Jan.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024
Jan.
2025(p)
Change from:
Dec. 2024 -
Jan. 2025(p)

Total

5,572 5,350 5,307 5,374 5,393 19 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.4 0.0

INDUSTRY

Total private

5,181 4,987 4,961 4,998 5,016 18 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 0.0

Mining and logging

20 19 21 21 15 -6 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.4 2.4 -1.0

Construction

372 323 337 327 353 26 4.6 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.3 0.3

Manufacturing

384 320 302 300 332 32 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.6 0.2

Durable goods

208 161 155 155 195 40 2.6 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 0.5

Nondurable goods

176 158 147 145 137 -8 3.6 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.8 -0.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

981 1,065 1,071 1,066 1,082 16 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 0.0

Wholesale trade

147 144 143 136 158 22 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.6 0.4

Retail trade

566 624 595 608 634 26 3.6 4.0 3.8 3.9 4.1 0.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

267 298 334 322 291 -31 3.7 4.1 4.6 4.4 4.0 -0.4

Information

72 69 77 78 76 -2 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.6 0.0

Financial activities

199 185 181 217 201 -16 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.4 2.2 -0.2

Finance and insurance

127 114 113 143 134 -9 1.9 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.0 -0.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

73 71 68 73 66 -7 2.9 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.7 -0.3

Professional and business services

1,037 968 962 935 971 36 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.3 0.2

Private education and health services

858 857 830 858 837 -21 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.1 -0.1

Private educational services

101 82 92 99 83 -16 2.6 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.1 -0.4

Health care and social assistance

757 774 737 759 754 -5 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.3 0.0

Leisure and hospitality

1,034 935 953 959 909 -50 6.2 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.4 -0.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

174 170 173 144 162 18 6.7 6.5 6.5 5.4 6.0 0.6

Accommodation and food services

860 765 780 815 748 -67 6.1 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.2 -0.5

Other services

223 246 227 237 240 3 3.8 4.1 3.8 3.9 4.0 0.1

Government

391 362 346 375 377 2 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 0.0

Federal

42 31 28 31 34 3 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.1

State and local

349 332 318 344 343 -1 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.7 0.0

State and local education

164 168 163 181 175 -6 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.6 -0.1

State and local, excluding education

185 164 155 164 168 4 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 0.0

REGION(3)

Northeast

879 838 851 800 834 34 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.0 0.2

South

2,297 2,241 2,071 2,099 2,243 144 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.7 0.2

Midwest

1,169 1,146 1,170 1,154 1,138 -16 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.4 0.0

West

1,227 1,124 1,215 1,321 1,179 -142 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.2 -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.

Last Modified Date: March 11, 2025