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	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Change from: Nov. 2025 - Dec. 2025(p)
Total	5,374	5,367	5,368	5,121	5,293	172	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.2	3.3	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,998	5,021	5,027	4,826	4,978	152	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.5	3.7	0.2
Mining and logging	21	18	19	17	21	4	3.4	3.0	3.1	2.8	3.5	0.7
Construction	327	355	331	335	347	12	4.0	4.3	4.0	4.0	4.2	0.2
Manufacturing	300	320	317	282	287	5	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.2	2.3	0.1
Durable goods	155	188	169	156	157	1	2.0	2.4	2.1	2.0	2.0	0.0
Nondurable goods	145	132	148	127	131	4	3.0	2.7	3.1	2.6	2.7	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,066	956	1,007	973	1,014	41	3.7	3.3	3.5	3.4	3.5	0.1
Wholesale trade	136	126	117	116	116	0	2.2	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0
Retail trade	608	576	578	571	589	18	3.9	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	322	254	311	287	309	22	4.4	3.5	4.3	3.9	4.3	0.4
Information	78	76	73	84	111	27	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.9	3.8	0.9
Financial activities	217	219	208	167	207	40	2.4	2.4	2.3	1.8	2.2	0.4
Finance and insurance	143	156	144	127	129	2	2.1	2.3	2.1	1.9	1.9	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	73	62	64	41	79	38	3.0	2.5	2.6	1.6	3.2	1.6
Professional and business services	935	1,030	1,008	992	940	-52	4.1	4.6	4.5	4.4	4.2	-0.2
Private education and health services	858	915	848	767	817	50	3.2	3.3	3.1	2.8	3.0	0.2
Private educational services	99	89	88	96	90	-6	2.5	2.2	2.2	2.4	2.3	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	759	826	760	671	728	57	3.3	3.5	3.2	2.8	3.1	0.3
Leisure and hospitality	959	957	982	1,001	1,035	34	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.8	6.0	0.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	144	169	175	174	151	-23	5.4	6.2	6.5	6.5	5.6	-0.9
Accommodation and food services	815	788	807	827	884	57	5.7	5.5	5.6	5.7	6.1	0.4
Other services	237	174	233	207	198	-9	3.9	2.9	3.9	3.4	3.3	-0.1
Government	375	346	341	295	314	19	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.3	1.3	0.0
Federal	31	23	22	36	25	-11	1.0	0.8	0.8	1.3	0.9	-0.4
State and local	344	323	319	258	290	32	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.3	1.4	0.1
State and local education	181	164	160	138	133	-5	1.7	1.5	1.5	1.3	1.2	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	164	159	159	121	157	36	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.2	1.6	0.4

REGION(3)
Northeast	800	869	890	909	929	20	2.8	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.3	0.1
South	2,099	1,950	1,971	1,912	1,931	19	3.5	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.2	0.0
Midwest	1,154	1,250	1,287	1,102	1,163	61	3.4	3.7	3.8	3.3	3.4	0.1
West	1,321	1,299	1,220	1,197	1,271	74	3.5	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.4	0.2
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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