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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)
Mar.
2019		 Nov.
2019		 Dec.
2019		 Jan.
2020		 Feb.
2020		 Mar.
2020(p)		 Mar.
2019		 Nov.
2019		 Dec.
2019		 Jan.
2020		 Feb.
2020		 Mar.
2020(p)

Total

 5,689 5,857 5,927 5,925 5,864 5,206 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.4

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,337 5,485 5,574 5,541 5,489 4,835 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.2 3.7

Mining and logging

 35 22 25 20 25 20 4.7 3.1 3.6 2.8 3.4 2.8

Construction

 363 426 467 435 390 403 4.9 5.7 6.2 5.7 5.1 5.3

Manufacturing

 352 357 334 311 334 299 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.3

Durable goods

 186 212 192 174 196 163 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.0

Nondurable goods

 165 145 142 137 138 136 3.5 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,080 1,170 1,161 1,220 1,221 1,171 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.2

Wholesale trade

 128 156 133 138 153 130 2.2 2.6 2.2 2.3 2.6 2.2

Retail trade

 715 763 772 818 812 806 4.6 4.9 4.9 5.2 5.2 5.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 238 251 256 264 256 235 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.1 3.8

Information

 99 90 87 86 96 83 3.5 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.3 2.9

Financial activities

 194 236 218 217 243 221 2.2 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.5

Finance and insurance

 135 149 135 142 161 156 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.4

Real estate and rental and leasing

 59 87 83 75 81 65 2.6 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.4 2.8

Professional and business services

 1,168 1,157 1,151 1,163 1,104 1,084 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.1 5.0

Education and health services

 740 730 723 753 762 678 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 2.8

Educational services

 91 107 104 109 95 98 2.4 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.6

Health care and social assistance

 649 623 619 644 667 580 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 2.8

Leisure and hospitality

 1,095 1,078 1,165 1,126 1,091 717 6.6 6.4 6.9 6.7 6.5 4.4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 165 187 186 176 168 138 6.8 7.6 7.5 7.1 6.8 5.6

Accommodation and food services

 931 891 979 949 923 579 6.6 6.2 6.8 6.6 6.4 4.2

Other services

 210 220 243 210 224 159 3.6 3.7 4.1 3.5 3.8 2.7

Government

 352 371 352 384 375 372 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6

Federal

 39 51 43 48 51 59 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.8 2.0

State and local

 313 321 309 336 324 313 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6

State and local education

 171 160 153 173 157 157 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5

State and local, excluding education

 142 160 156 163 167 156 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 898 949 935 949 960 855 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.1

South

 2,346 2,296 2,358 2,345 2,321 2,006 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 3.6

Midwest

 1,168 1,304 1,263 1,187 1,231 1,115 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.4

West

 1,277 1,308 1,371 1,444 1,352 1,230 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.5

Footnotes
(1) Hires are 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 total 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.
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Last Modified Date: May 15, 2020