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	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Change from: Feb. 2025 - Mar. 2025(p)
Total	5,472	5,374	5,371	5,370	5,411	41	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,091	4,998	5,000	5,020	5,050	30	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	0.0
Mining and logging	19	21	17	23	18	-5	3.1	3.4	2.7	3.6	2.9	-0.7
Construction	337	327	346	347	302	-45	4.1	4.0	4.2	4.2	3.6	-0.6
Manufacturing	315	300	332	318	319	1	2.5	2.4	2.6	2.5	2.5	0.0
Durable goods	176	155	194	192	183	-9	2.2	2.0	2.5	2.4	2.3	-0.1
Nondurable goods	139	145	138	127	136	9	2.9	3.0	2.8	2.6	2.8	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,012	1,066	1,092	1,078	1,065	-13	3.5	3.7	3.8	3.7	3.7	0.0
Wholesale trade	132	136	156	169	156	-13	2.2	2.2	2.5	2.7	2.5	-0.2
Retail trade	640	608	637	601	612	11	4.1	3.9	4.1	3.9	3.9	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	241	322	298	308	297	-11	3.3	4.4	4.1	4.2	4.0	-0.2
Information	80	78	80	79	83	4	2.7	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	0.1
Financial activities	192	217	201	217	245	28	2.1	2.4	2.2	2.3	2.7	0.4
Finance and insurance	114	143	133	147	171	24	1.7	2.1	2.0	2.2	2.5	0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	78	73	68	70	75	5	3.1	3.0	2.7	2.8	3.0	0.2
Professional and business services	1,099	935	962	1,056	1,013	-43	4.9	4.1	4.3	4.7	4.5	-0.2
Private education and health services	834	858	833	799	835	36	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.0	3.1	0.1
Private educational services	95	99	90	90	95	5	2.4	2.5	2.2	2.2	2.4	0.2
Health care and social assistance	739	759	743	709	740	31	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.1	3.2	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	1,019	959	901	888	936	48	6.1	5.6	5.3	5.2	5.5	0.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	198	144	159	177	175	-2	7.6	5.4	5.9	6.6	6.5	-0.1
Accommodation and food services	821	815	742	711	761	50	5.8	5.7	5.2	5.0	5.3	0.3
Other services	182	237	238	215	234	19	3.1	3.9	4.0	3.6	3.9	0.3
Government	381	375	371	350	361	11	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	0.0
Federal	47	31	34	30	29	-1	1.6	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.0
State and local	334	344	337	320	333	13	1.6	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0
State and local education	157	181	176	166	170	4	1.5	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.6	0.1
State and local, excluding education	177	164	161	154	163	9	1.9	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.7	0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	861	800	830	848	850	2	3.1	2.8	2.9	3.0	3.0	0.0
South	2,249	2,099	2,224	2,196	2,113	-83	3.8	3.5	3.7	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Midwest	1,122	1,154	1,137	1,138	1,234	96	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.7	0.3
West	1,240	1,321	1,180	1,187	1,214	27	3.4	3.5	3.2	3.2	3.3	0.1
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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