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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)
Nov.
2019		 July
2020		 Aug.
2020		 Sept.
2020		 Oct.
2020		 Nov.
2020(p)		 Nov.
2019		 July
2020		 Aug.
2020		 Sept.
2020		 Oct.
2020		 Nov.
2020(p)

Total

 5,857 5,903 5,952 5,886 5,912 5,979 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,485 5,569 5,394 5,570 5,578 5,639 4.2 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.7

Mining and logging

 22 21 16 19 17 30 3.1 3.4 2.6 3.1 2.8 4.8

Construction

 426 396 396 394 400 399 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.4

Manufacturing

 357 341 384 374 376 397 2.8 2.8 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2

Durable goods

 212 175 207 207 218 219 2.6 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.9

Nondurable goods

 145 165 177 166 158 179 3.0 3.6 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,170 1,227 1,248 1,255 1,278 1,278 4.2 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.8

Wholesale trade

 156 123 135 212 135 148 2.6 2.2 2.4 3.8 2.4 2.6

Retail trade

 763 811 863 745 777 780 4.9 5.5 5.7 4.9 5.1 5.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 251 294 250 299 366 349 4.0 5.1 4.3 5.1 6.2 5.7

Information

 90 67 87 103 103 60 3.1 2.6 3.4 3.9 3.9 2.3

Financial activities

 236 235 217 238 227 236 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.7

Finance and insurance

 149 142 145 162 144 160 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.2 2.5

Real estate and rental and leasing

 87 94 73 76 84 76 3.7 4.3 3.3 3.4 3.8 3.4

Professional and business services

 1,157 1,152 1,170 1,108 1,116 1,291 5.4 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.5 6.3

Education and health services

 730 788 719 725 735 753 3.0 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2

Educational services

 107 100 93 70 91 99 2.8 2.9 2.6 2.0 2.6 2.9

Health care and social assistance

 623 688 626 655 644 654 3.0 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.3

Leisure and hospitality

 1,078 1,168 934 1,053 1,044 982 6.4 9.3 7.4 8.0 7.8 7.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 187 167 129 115 132 143 7.6 10.6 8.0 6.8 7.6 8.0

Accommodation and food services

 891 1,001 806 938 912 839 6.2 9.1 7.3 8.2 7.8 7.2

Other services

 220 173 222 302 282 215 3.7 3.2 4.1 5.5 5.1 3.9

Government

 371 334 558 316 334 339 1.6 1.5 2.5 1.4 1.6 1.6

Federal

 51 72 315 59 50 52 1.8 2.5 10.0 1.9 1.7 1.8

State and local

 321 262 243 257 284 287 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6

State and local education

 160 124 105 114 128 127 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3

State and local, excluding education

 160 138 138 143 156 160 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8

REGION(3)

Northeast

 949 1,052 1,017 982 985 968 3.4 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7

South

 2,296 2,173 2,278 2,297 2,353 2,459 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.7

Midwest

 1,304 1,307 1,311 1,181 1,227 1,318 3.9 4.3 4.3 3.8 4.0 4.2

West

 1,308 1,371 1,346 1,425 1,347 1,234 3.7 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.1 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: January 12, 2021