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	Jan. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025(p)	Change from: Dec. 2024 - Jan. 2025(p)	Jan. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025(p)	Change from: Dec. 2024 - Jan. 2025(p)
Total	5,572	5,350	5,307	5,374	5,393	19	3.5	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.4	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,181	4,987	4,961	4,998	5,016	18	3.9	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	0.0
Mining and logging	20	19	21	21	15	-6	3.2	3.1	3.3	3.4	2.4	-1.0
Construction	372	323	337	327	353	26	4.6	3.9	4.1	4.0	4.3	0.3
Manufacturing	384	320	302	300	332	32	3.0	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.6	0.2
Durable goods	208	161	155	155	195	40	2.6	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.5	0.5
Nondurable goods	176	158	147	145	137	-8	3.6	3.3	3.0	3.0	2.8	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	981	1,065	1,071	1,066	1,082	16	3.4	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	0.0
Wholesale trade	147	144	143	136	158	22	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.6	0.4
Retail trade	566	624	595	608	634	26	3.6	4.0	3.8	3.9	4.1	0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	267	298	334	322	291	-31	3.7	4.1	4.6	4.4	4.0	-0.4
Information	72	69	77	78	76	-2	2.4	2.4	2.6	2.6	2.6	0.0
Financial activities	199	185	181	217	201	-16	2.2	2.0	2.0	2.4	2.2	-0.2
Finance and insurance	127	114	113	143	134	-9	1.9	1.7	1.7	2.1	2.0	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	73	71	68	73	66	-7	2.9	2.9	2.8	3.0	2.7	-0.3
Professional and business services	1,037	968	962	935	971	36	4.6	4.3	4.3	4.1	4.3	0.2
Private education and health services	858	857	830	858	837	-21	3.3	3.2	3.1	3.2	3.1	-0.1
Private educational services	101	82	92	99	83	-16	2.6	2.1	2.3	2.5	2.1	-0.4
Health care and social assistance	757	774	737	759	754	-5	3.4	3.4	3.2	3.3	3.3	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	1,034	935	953	959	909	-50	6.2	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.4	-0.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	174	170	173	144	162	18	6.7	6.5	6.5	5.4	6.0	0.6
Accommodation and food services	860	765	780	815	748	-67	6.1	5.4	5.5	5.7	5.2	-0.5
Other services	223	246	227	237	240	3	3.8	4.1	3.8	3.9	4.0	0.1
Government	391	362	346	375	377	2	1.7	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	0.0
Federal	42	31	28	31	34	3	1.4	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.1
State and local	349	332	318	344	343	-1	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.7	1.7	0.0
State and local education	164	168	163	181	175	-6	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.7	1.6	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	185	164	155	164	168	4	2.0	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.7	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	879	838	851	800	834	34	3.2	3.0	3.0	2.8	3.0	0.2
South	2,297	2,241	2,071	2,099	2,243	144	3.9	3.8	3.5	3.5	3.7	0.2
Midwest	1,169	1,146	1,170	1,154	1,138	-16	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.4	3.4	0.0
West	1,227	1,124	1,215	1,321	1,179	-142	3.3	3.0	3.3	3.5	3.2	-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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