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	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Change from: Jan. 2026 - Feb. 2026(p)
Total	5,236	5,019	5,272	5,347	4,849	-498	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.1	-0.3
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,903	4,739	4,961	5,026	4,523	-503	3.6	3.5	3.7	3.7	3.3	-0.4
Mining and logging	20	17	20	14	20	6	3.2	2.8	3.3	2.4	3.3	0.9
Construction	348	334	326	362	274	-88	4.2	4.0	3.9	4.4	3.3	-1.1
Manufacturing	310	278	282	290	286	-4	2.4	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	0.0
Durable goods	186	157	154	164	160	-4	2.4	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.0	-0.1
Nondurable goods	124	121	128	126	126	0	2.6	2.5	2.7	2.6	2.6	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,064	918	1,013	1,001	991	-10	3.7	3.2	3.5	3.5	3.5	0.0
Wholesale trade	151	108	125	141	129	-12	2.5	1.8	2.1	2.3	2.1	-0.2
Retail trade	621	564	546	582	608	26	4.0	3.7	3.5	3.8	3.9	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	292	246	341	277	254	-23	4.0	3.4	4.8	3.9	3.6	-0.3
Information	74	76	89	91	87	-4	2.6	2.7	3.1	3.2	3.1	-0.1
Financial activities	210	171	211	157	197	40	2.3	1.9	2.3	1.7	2.2	0.5
Finance and insurance	141	127	136	101	137	36	2.1	1.9	2.0	1.5	2.0	0.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	68	44	75	56	61	5	2.8	1.8	3.1	2.3	2.5	0.2
Professional and business services	1,023	981	947	1,018	864	-154	4.6	4.4	4.2	4.5	3.9	-0.6
Private education and health services	800	764	835	811	708	-103	3.0	2.8	3.0	2.9	2.6	-0.3
Private educational services	90	95	91	88	88	0	2.2	2.4	2.3	2.2	2.2	0.0
Health care and social assistance	710	669	744	723	620	-103	3.1	2.8	3.2	3.0	2.6	-0.4
Leisure and hospitality	823	990	1,045	1,081	896	-185	4.9	5.8	6.2	6.4	5.3	-1.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	172	168	155	154	146	-8	6.5	6.3	5.8	5.8	5.5	-0.3
Accommodation and food services	651	822	890	927	749	-178	4.6	5.8	6.2	6.5	5.3	-1.2
Other services	231	210	194	202	201	-1	3.9	3.5	3.2	3.3	3.3	0.0
Government	333	280	311	321	326	5	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.0
Federal	25	34	25	28	25	-3	0.8	1.2	0.9	1.0	0.9	-0.1
State and local	308	246	286	293	301	8	1.5	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.5	0.1
State and local education	158	125	135	144	141	-3	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	0.0
State and local, excluding education	150	121	151	149	160	11	1.5	1.2	1.5	1.5	1.6	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	824	881	889	899	838	-61	2.9	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.0	-0.2
South	2,140	1,905	2,006	2,082	1,857	-225	3.6	3.2	3.4	3.5	3.1	-0.4
Midwest	1,102	1,078	1,149	1,100	1,051	-49	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.3	3.1	-0.2
West	1,170	1,155	1,229	1,266	1,104	-162	3.2	3.1	3.3	3.4	3.0	-0.4
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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