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)
May
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019		 Mar.
2019		 Apr.
2019		 May
2019(p)		 May
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019		 Mar.
2019		 Apr.
2019		 May
2019(p)

Total

 5,862 5,829 5,695 5,697 5,991 5,725 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.8

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,510 5,434 5,333 5,345 5,613 5,351 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.2

Mining and logging

 45 35 35 39 28 25 6.2 4.6 4.6 5.2 3.7 3.4

Construction

 397 433 367 364 420 403 5.5 5.8 4.9 4.9 5.6 5.4

Manufacturing

 374 377 351 357 367 345 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.7

Durable goods

 214 190 192 190 212 201 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.5

Nondurable goods

 160 187 159 167 155 144 3.4 3.9 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,133 1,127 1,143 1,094 1,146 1,161 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.2

Wholesale trade

 137 138 147 134 156 164 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.6 2.8

Retail trade

 753 748 744 725 756 770 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.8 4.9

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 243 241 252 235 234 227 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.7

Information

 103 82 85 95 87 96 3.6 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.1 3.4

Financial activities

 219 192 197 191 235 206 2.6 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.7 2.4

Finance and insurance

 143 112 133 131 144 129 2.3 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

 76 80 64 60 91 78 3.4 3.5 2.8 2.6 3.9 3.3

Professional and business services

 1,175 1,120 1,175 1,173 1,253 1,124 5.6 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.9 5.2

Education and health services

 679 724 715 720 726 682 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8

Educational services

 99 113 99 93 108 102 2.7 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.7

Health care and social assistance

 581 611 617 627 618 579 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.8

Leisure and hospitality

 1,114 1,116 1,079 1,106 1,129 1,096 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.8 6.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 194 181 178 171 161 176 8.1 7.3 7.2 6.9 6.5 7.1

Accommodation and food services

 921 935 901 935 968 920 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.6 6.8 6.5

Other services

 270 228 186 205 223 213 4.6 3.9 3.2 3.5 3.8 3.6

Government

 352 395 362 352 379 373 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7

Federal

 27 35 36 39 38 33 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.2

State and local

 325 360 326 313 340 340 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7

State and local education

 157 184 169 170 171 178 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7

State and local, excluding education

 169 176 157 144 170 162 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.8

REGION(3)

Northeast

 914 879 884 895 944 950 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.4

South

 2,302 2,334 2,360 2,342 2,368 2,268 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.1

Midwest

 1,344 1,300 1,258 1,195 1,304 1,226 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.9 3.7

West

 1,302 1,316 1,193 1,265 1,374 1,281 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.6 3.9 3.7

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: July 09, 2019