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	Apr. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)	Change from: Mar. 2025 - Apr. 2025(p)	Apr. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)	Change from: Mar. 2025 - Apr. 2025(p)
Total	5,584	5,371	5,370	5,404	5,573	169	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,229	5,000	5,020	5,055	5,215	160	3.9	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	0.1
Mining and logging	14	17	23	19	21	2	2.3	2.7	3.6	3.0	3.4	0.4
Construction	328	346	347	306	348	42	4.0	4.2	4.2	3.7	4.2	0.5
Manufacturing	384	332	318	319	330	11	3.0	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.6	0.1
Durable goods	230	194	192	186	203	17	2.9	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.6	0.2
Nondurable goods	154	138	127	134	128	-6	3.2	2.8	2.6	2.7	2.6	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,095	1,092	1,078	1,073	1,008	-65	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Wholesale trade	153	156	169	146	129	-17	2.5	2.5	2.7	2.4	2.1	-0.3
Retail trade	657	637	601	632	579	-53	4.2	4.1	3.9	4.1	3.7	-0.4
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	285	298	308	294	300	6	3.9	4.1	4.2	4.0	4.1	0.1
Information	75	80	79	83	85	2	2.5	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.9	0.1
Financial activities	192	201	217	244	212	-32	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.6	2.3	-0.3
Finance and insurance	126	133	147	170	139	-31	1.9	2.0	2.2	2.5	2.1	-0.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	66	68	70	75	73	-2	2.7	2.7	2.8	3.0	2.9	-0.1
Professional and business services	1,025	962	1,056	1,042	1,111	69	4.5	4.3	4.7	4.6	4.9	0.3
Private education and health services	937	833	799	824	854	30	3.6	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.1	0.1
Private educational services	98	90	90	94	92	-2	2.5	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	0.0
Health care and social assistance	839	743	709	731	762	31	3.8	3.2	3.1	3.2	3.3	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	978	901	888	919	1,031	112	5.8	5.3	5.2	5.4	6.1	0.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	153	159	177	174	179	5	5.9	5.9	6.6	6.5	6.6	0.1
Accommodation and food services	825	742	711	746	852	106	5.8	5.2	5.0	5.2	6.0	0.8
Other services	201	238	215	226	216	-10	3.4	4.0	3.6	3.7	3.6	-0.1
Government	355	371	350	349	358	9	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.0
Federal	37	34	30	29	31	2	1.2	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
State and local	318	337	320	320	327	7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0
State and local education	170	176	166	160	167	7	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.0
State and local, excluding education	148	161	154	160	160	0	1.5	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	784	830	848	883	818	-65	2.8	2.9	3.0	3.1	2.9	-0.2
South	2,352	2,224	2,196	2,099	2,240	141	4.0	3.7	3.7	3.5	3.7	0.2
Midwest	1,202	1,137	1,138	1,222	1,234	12	3.6	3.4	3.4	3.6	3.7	0.1
West	1,246	1,180	1,187	1,200	1,282	82	3.4	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.4	0.2
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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