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	Nov. 2020	July 2021	Aug. 2021	Sept. 2021	Oct. 2021	Nov. 2021(p)	Nov. 2020	July 2021	Aug. 2021	Sept. 2021	Oct. 2021	Nov. 2021(p)
Total	6,019	6,761	6,497	6,546	6,506	6,697	4.2	4.6	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,649	6,268	6,140	6,206	6,140	6,305	4.7	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0
Mining and logging	25	24	24	18	23	22	4.2	3.8	3.7	2.8	3.6	3.3
Construction	389	377	391	361	375	423	5.3	5.1	5.3	4.8	5.0	5.6
Manufacturing	405	477	476	483	482	472	3.3	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.8
Durable goods	230	261	260	264	270	270	3.0	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5
Nondurable goods	176	216	216	219	212	202	3.8	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,285	1,310	1,411	1,375	1,384	1,423	4.8	4.8	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.1
Wholesale trade	150	183	194	179	171	180	2.7	3.2	3.4	3.1	3.0	3.1
Retail trade	713	857	932	896	875	891	4.7	5.6	6.1	5.8	5.7	5.8
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	421	271	284	301	338	352	6.7	4.3	4.4	4.7	5.2	5.4
Information	81	98	105	109	126	106	3.1	3.6	3.8	3.9	4.5	3.8
Financial activities	217	224	201	299	207	237	2.5	2.5	2.3	3.4	2.3	2.7
Finance and insurance	143	143	126	224	129	159	2.2	2.2	1.9	3.4	2.0	2.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	73	80	75	75	78	78	3.3	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.3
Professional and business services	1,220	1,258	1,200	1,230	1,237	1,282	6.0	6.0	5.7	5.8	5.8	6.0
Education and health services	725	783	815	808	801	815	3.1	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4
Educational services	90	112	139	59	104	97	2.7	3.1	3.8	1.6	2.9	2.7
Health care and social assistance	635	671	676	749	697	718	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.7	3.5	3.6
Leisure and hospitality	1,097	1,440	1,274	1,243	1,241	1,260	8.1	9.5	8.4	8.1	8.0	8.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	138	183	194	193	166	181	7.6	8.7	9.0	8.8	7.5	8.1
Accommodation and food services	959	1,258	1,080	1,050	1,075	1,079	8.1	9.6	8.2	8.0	8.1	8.1
Other services	206	277	245	279	264	264	3.8	4.8	4.3	4.9	4.6	4.6
Government	370	494	357	340	366	392	1.7	2.2	1.6	1.5	1.7	1.8
Federal	68	48	47	42	44	50	2.4	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.7
State and local	302	446	310	298	321	342	1.6	2.3	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.8
State and local education	140	290	161	127	164	182	1.5	2.8	1.6	1.3	1.6	1.8
State and local, excluding education	163	156	149	171	157	160	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.9	1.7	1.8

REGION(3)
Northeast	937	1,015	972	1,033	1,034	1,026	3.6	3.8	3.6	3.8	3.8	3.8
South	2,458	2,635	2,659	2,662	2,636	2,732	4.7	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	5.0
Midwest	1,316	1,581	1,349	1,365	1,349	1,381	4.3	5.0	4.2	4.3	4.2	4.3
West	1,309	1,530	1,518	1,485	1,486	1,557	3.9	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.5
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. (p) Preliminary

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