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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)
Jan.
2019		 Sept.
2019		 Oct.
2019		 Nov.
2019		 Dec.
2019		 Jan.
2020(p)		 Jan.
2019		 Sept.
2019		 Oct.
2019		 Nov.
2019		 Dec.
2019		 Jan.
2020(p)

Total

 5,834 5,959 5,757 5,857 5,927 5,824 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.8

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,443 5,593 5,397 5,485 5,574 5,460 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.2

Mining and logging

 33 24 28 22 25 19 4.5 3.3 3.7 3.1 3.6 2.7

Construction

 443 452 475 426 467 425 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.2 5.6

Manufacturing

 353 344 312 357 334 326 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.8 2.6 2.5

Durable goods

 189 198 177 212 192 182 2.3 2.5 2.2 2.6 2.4 2.3

Nondurable goods

 164 146 135 145 142 143 3.4 3.1 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,122 1,196 1,112 1,170 1,161 1,188 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.3

Wholesale trade

 143 162 144 156 133 141 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.2 2.4

Retail trade

 722 787 716 763 772 787 4.6 5.0 4.6 4.9 4.9 5.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 257 248 252 251 256 259 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.2

Information

 89 91 96 90 87 83 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.9

Financial activities

 190 225 217 236 218 211 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.4

Finance and insurance

 108 143 135 149 135 140 1.7 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 82 82 82 87 83 71 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.5 3.0

Professional and business services

 1,081 1,178 1,118 1,157 1,151 1,113 5.1 5.5 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.2

Education and health services

 756 740 722 730 723 751 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1

Educational services

 110 99 106 107 104 107 3.0 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.8

Health care and social assistance

 646 641 616 623 619 644 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1

Leisure and hospitality

 1,152 1,160 1,101 1,078 1,165 1,120 7.0 7.0 6.6 6.4 6.9 6.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 178 176 168 187 186 172 7.3 7.2 6.8 7.6 7.5 6.9

Accommodation and food services

 974 985 934 891 979 948 6.9 6.9 6.6 6.2 6.8 6.6

Other services

 223 182 216 220 243 225 3.8 3.1 3.7 3.7 4.1 3.8

Government

 391 366 360 371 352 364 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6

Federal

 34 42 44 51 43 48 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.5 1.7

State and local

 357 325 316 321 309 315 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6

State and local education

 179 161 156 160 153 154 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

State and local, excluding education

 178 163 160 160 156 162 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 857 904 921 949 935 945 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4

South

 2,399 2,429 2,274 2,296 2,358 2,307 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1

Midwest

 1,234 1,272 1,237 1,304 1,263 1,137 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.4

West

 1,344 1,353 1,325 1,308 1,371 1,436 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.9 4.1

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.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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Last Modified Date: March 17, 2020