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)
June
2016		 Feb.
2017		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017		 June
2017(p)		 June
2016		 Feb.
2017		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017		 June
2017(p)

Total

 5,176 5,249 5,304 5,043 5,459 5,356 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,819 4,905 4,975 4,720 5,126 5,026 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.1

Mining and logging

 24 39 30 32 38 34 3.6 5.7 4.3 4.5 5.4 4.8

Construction

 278 367 372 375 368 348 4.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.3 5.0

Manufacturing

 280 296 325 314 329 322 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.6

Durable goods

 162 154 177 164 183 188 2.1 2.0 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.4

Nondurable goods

 118 142 147 150 146 135 2.5 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,046 1,090 1,051 969 1,055 1,069 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.9 3.9

Wholesale trade

 141 139 129 116 126 134 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.3

Retail trade

 715 757 725 677 731 736 4.5 4.8 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 189 194 197 176 198 199 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.1 3.5 3.5

Information

 81 76 77 58 73 66 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.1 2.7 2.4

Financial activities

 196 190 214 185 220 203 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.2 2.6 2.4

Finance and insurance

 126 122 138 119 145 126 2.1 2.0 2.2 1.9 2.3 2.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

 70 68 76 66 75 78 3.3 3.1 3.5 3.0 3.4 3.5

Professional and business services

 1,007 1,044 1,060 1,006 1,168 1,154 5.0 5.1 5.2 4.9 5.7 5.6

Education and health services

 655 622 679 614 670 634 2.9 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.7

Educational services

 95 81 96 97 101 72 2.7 2.2 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.0

Health care and social assistance

 560 541 582 518 569 561 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.9

Leisure and hospitality

 1,022 981 967 953 955 978 6.5 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 190 151 119 151 144 152 8.5 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.4 6.7

Accommodation and food services

 832 831 849 802 811 826 6.2 6.1 6.3 5.9 5.9 6.1

Other services

 229 199 200 213 250 217 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.7 4.3 3.8

Government

 357 344 329 324 332 331 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

Federal

 39 35 34 34 29 31 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.1

State and local

 317 308 295 290 303 300 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5

State and local education

 155 151 143 140 146 140 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3

State and local, excluding education

 162 157 152 150 157 160 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 891 864 864 888 1,017 868 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.8 3.2

South

 1,895 2,105 2,057 1,963 2,109 2,153 3.6 4.0 3.9 3.7 4.0 4.0

Midwest

 1,173 1,123 1,131 1,083 1,167 1,162 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.6

West

 1,217 1,157 1,252 1,110 1,165 1,173 3.7 3.5 3.8 3.3 3.5 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: August 08, 2017