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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)
Sept.
2023
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024
Sept.
2024(p)
Change from:
Aug. 2024 -
Sept. 2024(p)
Sept.
2023
June
2024
July
2024
Aug.
2024
Sept.
2024(p)
Change from:
Aug. 2024 -
Sept. 2024(p)

Total

5,851 5,248 5,416 5,435 5,558 123 3.7 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 0.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

5,488 4,900 5,068 5,067 5,211 144 4.1 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.8 0.1

Mining and logging

22 20 18 19 22 3 3.4 3.1 2.8 3.0 3.4 0.4

Construction

308 323 359 348 336 -12 3.8 3.9 4.4 4.2 4.0 -0.2

Manufacturing

396 336 354 306 356 50 3.1 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.8 0.4

Durable goods

216 190 205 171 209 38 2.7 2.3 2.5 2.1 2.6 0.5

Nondurable goods

179 146 149 135 147 12 3.7 3.0 3.1 2.8 3.0 0.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,190 1,144 1,139 987 1,031 44 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.4 3.6 0.2

Wholesale trade

152 161 151 139 129 -10 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.1 -0.2

Retail trade

755 683 669 571 609 38 4.8 4.4 4.3 3.6 3.9 0.3

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

283 300 319 276 293 17 4.0 4.2 4.4 3.8 4.1 0.3

Information

78 79 78 78 88 10 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.9 0.3

Financial activities

201 225 231 219 223 4 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4 0.0

Finance and insurance

119 149 161 153 156 3 1.8 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 0.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

82 76 70 66 67 1 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.7 0.1

Professional and business services

1,055 962 946 1,062 1,051 -11 4.6 4.2 4.1 4.6 4.6 0.0

Private education and health services

858 846 832 832 875 43 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.3 0.2

Private educational services

96 91 87 102 112 10 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.9 0.3

Health care and social assistance

762 756 745 730 763 33 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.4 0.2

Leisure and hospitality

1,165 767 891 976 975 -1 7.0 4.5 5.3 5.7 5.7 0.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

160 141 151 163 163 0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.1 6.1 0.0

Accommodation and food services

1,005 626 740 812 813 1 7.1 4.4 5.2 5.7 5.6 -0.1

Other services

215 197 221 240 255 15 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.1 4.3 0.2

Government

363 347 347 368 346 -22 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 -0.1

Federal

44 39 31 35 32 -3 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.2 1.1 -0.1

State and local

320 308 316 333 314 -19 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 -0.1

State and local education

165 152 162 171 160 -11 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.5 -0.1

State and local, excluding education

155 156 154 162 154 -8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 -0.1

REGION(3)

Northeast

920 865 920 922 800 -122 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.3 2.8 -0.5

South

2,525 2,096 2,057 2,264 2,300 36 4.3 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.9 0.1

Midwest

1,154 1,133 1,207 1,078 1,199 121 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.2 3.5 0.3

West

1,252 1,154 1,232 1,171 1,259 88 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.4 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.

Last Modified Date: October 29, 2024