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	July 2024	Apr. 2025	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025(p)	Change from: June 2025 - July 2025(p)	July 2024	Apr. 2025	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025(p)	Change from: June 2025 - July 2025(p)
Total	5,451	5,615	5,465	5,267	5,308	41	3.4	3.5	3.4	3.3	3.3	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,075	5,259	5,109	4,935	4,992	57	3.8	3.9	3.8	3.6	3.7	0.1
Mining and logging	18	24	19	21	18	-3	3.0	3.9	3.1	3.4	3.0	-0.4
Construction	339	364	358	348	342	-6	4.1	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.1	-0.1
Manufacturing	348	330	279	293	314	21	2.7	2.6	2.2	2.3	2.5	0.2
Durable goods	197	194	160	172	185	13	2.5	2.4	2.0	2.2	2.3	0.1
Nondurable goods	151	136	119	121	129	8	3.1	2.8	2.5	2.5	2.7	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,108	979	1,000	1,041	1,025	-16	3.8	3.4	3.4	3.6	3.5	-0.1
Wholesale trade	146	130	136	132	159	27	2.4	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.6	0.5
Retail trade	646	575	575	587	596	9	4.2	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	316	274	289	322	270	-52	4.4	3.7	3.9	4.4	3.7	-0.7
Information	77	89	84	99	90	-9	2.6	3.0	2.9	3.4	3.1	-0.3
Financial activities	230	217	220	205	213	8	2.5	2.3	2.4	2.2	2.3	0.1
Finance and insurance	157	144	144	135	147	12	2.3	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.2	0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	74	73	76	69	66	-3	3.0	2.9	3.0	2.8	2.6	-0.2
Professional and business services	927	1,112	1,069	1,010	1,024	14	4.1	4.9	4.7	4.5	4.5	0.0
Private education and health services	882	882	770	785	787	2	3.3	3.2	2.8	2.9	2.9	0.0
Private educational services	81	99	91	81	93	12	2.1	2.5	2.3	2.0	2.3	0.3
Health care and social assistance	800	783	679	704	694	-10	3.5	3.4	2.9	3.0	3.0	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	916	1,037	1,128	1,013	973	-40	5.5	6.1	6.6	5.9	5.7	-0.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	133	183	205	165	155	-10	5.1	6.8	7.6	6.1	5.7	-0.4
Accommodation and food services	783	854	923	848	818	-30	5.5	6.0	6.4	5.9	5.7	-0.2
Other services	229	225	182	121	207	86	3.8	3.7	3.0	2.0	3.4	1.4
Government	376	357	356	331	316	-15	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Federal	33	33	24	23	24	1	1.1	1.1	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0
State and local	343	324	332	308	292	-16	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.4	-0.1
State and local education	179	165	155	152	156	4	1.7	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
State and local, excluding education	163	159	177	156	136	-20	1.7	1.6	1.8	1.6	1.4	-0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	895	855	900	854	790	-64	3.2	3.0	3.2	3.0	2.8	-0.2
South	2,099	2,219	2,057	2,071	2,112	41	3.5	3.7	3.4	3.4	3.5	0.1
Midwest	1,181	1,250	1,168	1,098	1,149	51	3.5	3.7	3.5	3.3	3.4	0.1
West	1,276	1,292	1,340	1,243	1,257	14	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.3	3.4	0.1
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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