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)
May
2017		 Jan.
2018		 Feb.
2018		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018(p)		 May
2017		 Jan.
2018		 Feb.
2018		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018(p)

Total

 5,486 5,574 5,511 5,486 5,581 5,754 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.9

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,146 5,236 5,178 5,150 5,236 5,413 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.3

Mining and logging

 39 32 36 35 39 42 5.8 4.5 5.1 4.9 5.3 5.7

Construction

 371 353 352 343 347 385 5.4 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.8 5.3

Manufacturing

 332 360 382 353 358 346 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.7

Durable goods

 184 212 215 211 213 202 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6

Nondurable goods

 148 149 167 142 145 143 3.2 3.1 3.5 3.0 3.1 3.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,061 1,089 1,080 1,080 1,109 1,103 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0

Wholesale trade

 130 151 139 139 128 130 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2

Retail trade

 724 728 724 721 759 742 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 207 210 216 220 222 231 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.9

Information

 77 79 82 84 84 91 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.3

Financial activities

 223 223 227 183 194 196 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.1 2.3 2.3

Finance and insurance

 146 152 153 115 127 123 2.3 2.4 2.4 1.8 2.0 2.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

 77 71 73 68 68 73 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.2

Professional and business services

 1,141 1,160 1,150 1,178 1,143 1,201 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.7

Education and health services

 676 709 673 662 687 735 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.1

Educational services

 100 119 88 91 103 102 2.7 3.2 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.8

Health care and social assistance

 576 591 584 571 584 632 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.2

Leisure and hospitality

 986 1,027 1,028 1,013 1,050 1,070 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.5 6.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 155 164 167 161 171 158 6.7 7.0 7.1 6.9 7.3 6.7

Accommodation and food services

 831 863 861 852 879 911 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.5

Other services

 240 204 170 219 223 245 4.2 3.5 2.9 3.7 3.8 4.2

Government

 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Federal

 - - - - - - - - - - - -

State and local

 303 301 296 297 308 314 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6

State and local education

 147 147 145 146 155 149 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4

State and local, excluding education

 156 154 151 151 153 165 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.8

REGION(3)

Northeast

 960 817 802 786 806 818 3.6 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0

South

 2,151 2,266 2,138 2,182 2,229 2,314 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.3

Midwest

 1,170 1,203 1,238 1,218 1,224 1,322 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7 4.0

West

 1,204 1,288 1,333 1,299 1,322 1,299 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.8

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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Last Modified Date: July 10, 2018