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	Oct. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024(p)	Change from: Sept. 2024 - Oct. 2024(p)	Oct. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024(p)	Change from: Sept. 2024 - Oct. 2024(p)
Total	5,814	5,416	5,435	5,582	5,313	-269	3.7	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.3	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,429	5,068	5,067	5,221	4,947	-274	4.1	3.7	3.7	3.9	3.6	-0.3
Mining and logging	21	18	19	22	20	-2	3.3	2.8	3.0	3.4	3.2	-0.2
Construction	381	359	348	335	293	-42	4.7	4.4	4.2	4.0	3.5	-0.5
Manufacturing	377	354	306	358	337	-21	2.9	2.7	2.4	2.8	2.6	-0.2
Durable goods	205	205	171	200	179	-21	2.5	2.5	2.1	2.5	2.2	-0.3
Nondurable goods	172	149	135	158	158	0	3.6	3.1	2.8	3.3	3.3	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,137	1,139	987	1,059	1,087	28	3.9	3.9	3.4	3.6	3.7	0.1
Wholesale trade	158	151	139	136	142	6	2.6	2.4	2.3	2.2	2.3	0.1
Retail trade	671	669	571	623	640	17	4.3	4.3	3.6	4.0	4.1	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	308	319	276	300	305	5	4.3	4.4	3.8	4.2	4.2	0.0
Information	50	78	78	79	70	-9	1.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.3	-0.3
Financial activities	206	231	219	213	187	-26	2.2	2.5	2.4	2.3	2.0	-0.3
Finance and insurance	128	161	153	146	114	-32	1.9	2.4	2.3	2.2	1.7	-0.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	78	70	66	67	73	6	3.1	2.8	2.6	2.7	2.9	0.2
Professional and business services	1,116	946	1,062	1,063	984	-79	4.9	4.1	4.6	4.6	4.3	-0.3
Private education and health services	894	832	832	872	869	-3	3.5	3.2	3.1	3.3	3.3	0.0
Private educational services	98	87	102	108	84	-24	2.6	2.3	2.6	2.8	2.2	-0.6
Health care and social assistance	796	745	730	764	785	21	3.7	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.5	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	1,047	891	976	962	848	-114	6.2	5.3	5.7	5.7	5.0	-0.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	165	151	163	174	152	-22	6.4	5.7	6.1	6.6	5.7	-0.9
Accommodation and food services	882	740	812	788	697	-91	6.2	5.2	5.7	5.5	4.9	-0.6
Other services	200	221	240	257	252	-5	3.4	3.7	4.1	4.3	4.2	-0.1
Government	385	347	368	361	366	5	1.7	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.6	0.1
Federal	42	31	35	33	30	-3	1.4	1.0	1.2	1.1	1.0	-0.1
State and local	343	316	333	328	337	9	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0
State and local education	179	162	171	165	169	4	1.7	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.6	0.1
State and local, excluding education	164	154	162	163	168	5	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	886	920	922	867	824	-43	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.1	2.9	-0.2
South	2,391	2,057	2,264	2,270	2,164	-106	4.1	3.5	3.8	3.8	3.6	-0.2
Midwest	1,244	1,207	1,078	1,193	1,160	-33	3.7	3.6	3.2	3.5	3.4	-0.1
West	1,293	1,232	1,171	1,251	1,166	-85	3.5	3.3	3.1	3.4	3.1	-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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