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	Nov. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)	Nov. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Change from: Oct. 2025 - Nov. 2025(p)
Total	5,307	5,126	5,367	5,368	5,115	-253	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.4	3.2	-0.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,961	4,805	5,021	5,027	4,832	-195	3.7	3.5	3.7	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Mining and logging	21	19	18	19	16	-3	3.3	3.2	3.0	3.1	2.6	-0.5
Construction	337	353	355	331	342	11	4.1	4.3	4.3	4.0	4.1	0.1
Manufacturing	302	305	320	317	291	-26	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.3	-0.2
Durable goods	155	171	188	169	166	-3	2.0	2.2	2.4	2.1	2.1	0.0
Nondurable goods	147	134	132	148	125	-23	3.0	2.8	2.7	3.1	2.6	-0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,071	926	956	1,007	969	-38	3.7	3.2	3.3	3.5	3.3	-0.2
Wholesale trade	143	119	126	117	112	-5	2.3	1.9	2.0	1.9	1.8	-0.1
Retail trade	595	572	576	578	576	-2	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	0.0
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	334	235	254	311	281	-30	4.6	3.2	3.5	4.3	3.9	-0.4
Information	77	77	76	73	85	12	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.9	0.4
Financial activities	181	212	219	208	173	-35	2.0	2.3	2.4	2.3	1.9	-0.4
Finance and insurance	113	148	156	144	129	-15	1.7	2.2	2.3	2.1	1.9	-0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	68	64	62	64	44	-20	2.8	2.5	2.5	2.6	1.8	-0.8
Professional and business services	962	1,015	1,030	1,008	991	-17	4.3	4.5	4.6	4.5	4.4	-0.1
Private education and health services	830	779	915	848	781	-67	3.1	2.8	3.3	3.1	2.8	-0.3
Private educational services	92	90	89	88	96	8	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.4	0.2
Health care and social assistance	737	689	826	760	684	-76	3.2	2.9	3.5	3.2	2.9	-0.3
Leisure and hospitality	953	917	957	982	971	-11	5.6	5.4	5.6	5.7	5.7	0.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	173	169	169	175	179	4	6.5	6.2	6.2	6.5	6.7	0.2
Accommodation and food services	780	748	788	807	792	-15	5.5	5.2	5.5	5.6	5.5	-0.1
Other services	227	201	174	233	213	-20	3.8	3.3	2.9	3.9	3.5	-0.4
Government	346	321	346	341	283	-58	1.5	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.2	-0.3
Federal	28	24	23	22	33	11	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.2	0.4
State and local	318	297	323	319	250	-69	1.5	1.4	1.6	1.5	1.2	-0.3
State and local education	163	144	164	160	129	-31	1.5	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.2	-0.3
State and local, excluding education	155	153	159	159	120	-39	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.2	-0.4

REGION(3)
Northeast	851	819	869	890	915	25	3.0	2.9	3.1	3.1	3.2	0.1
South	2,071	1,994	1,950	1,971	1,842	-129	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.1	-0.2
Midwest	1,170	1,111	1,250	1,287	1,155	-132	3.5	3.3	3.7	3.8	3.4	-0.4
West	1,215	1,202	1,299	1,220	1,203	-17	3.3	3.2	3.5	3.3	3.2	-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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