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 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)	July 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Change from: June 2026 - July 2026(p)
Total	5,225	5,215	5,252	5,332	5,054	-278	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.2	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,908	4,888	4,909	5,016	4,758	-258	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Mining and logging	16	23	24	21	24	3	2.7	3.8	4.0	3.5	4.0	0.5
Construction	333	319	282	319	366	47	4.0	3.8	3.4	3.8	4.4	0.6
Manufacturing	295	288	296	333	288	-45	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.6	2.3	-0.3
Durable goods	167	168	176	208	177	-31	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.6	2.2	-0.4
Nondurable goods	128	120	120	125	111	-14	2.7	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.3	-0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	993	1,121	1,094	1,109	1,059	-50	3.5	3.9	3.8	3.9	3.7	-0.2
Wholesale trade	159	141	126	154	156	2	2.6	2.3	2.1	2.5	2.6	0.1
Retail trade	567	632	658	646	625	-21	3.7	4.1	4.3	4.2	4.0	-0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	267	348	310	309	277	-32	3.7	4.8	4.3	4.3	3.9	-0.4
Information	70	78	79	73	68	-5	2.4	2.8	2.8	2.6	2.4	-0.2
Financial activities	214	181	176	181	149	-32	2.3	2.0	1.9	2.0	1.6	-0.4
Finance and insurance	151	121	126	129	92	-37	2.2	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.4	-0.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	63	60	50	52	57	5	2.6	2.5	2.1	2.1	2.3	0.2
Professional and business services	1,047	955	1,079	1,088	900	-188	4.7	4.3	4.8	4.8	4.0	-0.8
Private education and health services	805	737	727	802	777	-25	2.9	2.6	2.6	2.9	2.8	-0.1
Private educational services	93	92	94	95	101	6	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.5	0.2
Health care and social assistance	711	645	632	707	676	-31	3.0	2.7	2.6	3.0	2.8	-0.2
Leisure and hospitality	946	976	945	861	885	24	5.6	5.7	5.6	5.1	5.2	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	152	163	153	139	149	10	5.6	6.0	5.7	5.2	5.6	0.4
Accommodation and food services	793	813	792	722	736	14	5.6	5.7	5.5	5.0	5.2	0.2
Other services	190	211	207	230	242	12	3.2	3.5	3.4	3.8	4.0	0.2
Government	317	327	343	316	296	-20	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.3	-0.1
Federal	25	25	34	28	26	-2	0.8	0.9	1.3	1.0	1.0	0.0
State and local	292	302	309	288	270	-18	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.3	-0.1
State and local education	151	140	143	142	130	-12	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	141	162	165	146	140	-6	1.4	1.6	1.7	1.5	1.4	-0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	762	775	868	929	777	-152	2.7	2.7	3.1	3.3	2.7	-0.6
South	2,111	2,059	2,092	2,003	2,166	163	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.3	3.6	0.3
Midwest	1,134	1,182	1,193	1,177	1,069	-108	3.4	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.2	-0.3
West	1,218	1,199	1,099	1,222	1,042	-180	3.3	3.2	3.0	3.3	2.8	-0.5
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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