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)
Mar.
2018		 Nov.
2018		 Dec.
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019		 Mar.
2019(p)		 Mar.
2018		 Nov.
2018		 Dec.
2018		 Jan.
2019		 Feb.
2019		 Mar.
2019(p)

Total

 5,625 5,821 5,717 5,829 5,695 5,660 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.8

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,282 5,447 5,353 5,434 5,333 5,315 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1

Mining and logging

 37 32 39 35 35 40 5.1 4.2 5.1 4.6 4.6 5.2

Construction

 362 393 399 433 367 361 5.0 5.3 5.4 5.8 4.9 4.9

Manufacturing

 364 368 351 377 351 355 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.8

Durable goods

 214 202 186 190 192 187 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.3

Nondurable goods

 149 166 165 187 159 168 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.9 3.3 3.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,106 1,183 1,176 1,127 1,143 1,100 4.0 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.0

Wholesale trade

 133 186 151 138 147 139 2.3 3.2 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.3

Retail trade

 742 744 802 748 744 718 4.7 4.7 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.5

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 231 253 224 241 252 242 3.9 4.2 3.7 4.0 4.1 4.0

Information

 98 97 80 82 85 95 3.5 3.4 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.4

Financial activities

 184 213 201 192 197 181 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.1

Finance and insurance

 117 135 133 112 133 124 1.9 2.1 2.1 1.8 2.1 2.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

 68 79 67 80 64 57 3.0 3.4 2.9 3.5 2.8 2.5

Professional and business services

 1,175 1,136 1,144 1,120 1,175 1,168 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.5

Education and health services

 701 692 717 724 715 715 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

Educational services

 85 106 124 113 99 102 2.3 2.8 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.7

Health care and social assistance

 616 586 593 611 617 613 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0

Leisure and hospitality

 1,040 1,085 1,037 1,116 1,079 1,099 6.4 6.6 6.3 6.7 6.5 6.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 192 180 154 181 178 169 8.1 7.4 6.3 7.3 7.2 6.8

Accommodation and food services

 848 905 883 935 901 930 6.1 6.4 6.3 6.6 6.4 6.5

Other services

 215 249 209 228 186 202 3.7 4.2 3.6 3.9 3.2 3.4

Government

 344 375 364 395 362 345 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.5

Federal

 32 44 36 35 36 37 1.1 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3

State and local

 312 331 328 360 326 308 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.6

State and local education

 153 178 176 184 169 165 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.6

State and local, excluding education

 159 153 152 176 157 143 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

 860 924 871 879 884 910 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3

South

 2,215 2,268 2,204 2,334 2,360 2,308 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.2

Midwest

 1,257 1,312 1,324 1,300 1,258 1,170 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.5

West

 1,294 1,318 1,318 1,316 1,193 1,272 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.6

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: May 07, 2019