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	Sept. 2025	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026(p)	Change from: Aug. 2026 - Sept. 2026(p)	Sept. 2025	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026(p)	Change from: Aug. 2026 - Sept. 2026(p)
Total	5,244	5,332	5,146	5,271	5,402	131	3.3	3.4	3.2	3.3	3.4	0.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,898	5,016	4,847	4,923	5,078	155	3.6	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.7	0.1
Mining and logging	18	21	21	24	20	-4	2.9	3.5	3.5	4.0	3.4	-0.6
Construction	337	319	358	307	356	49	4.1	3.8	4.3	3.7	4.3	0.6
Manufacturing	300	333	293	347	313	-34	2.4	2.6	2.3	2.7	2.5	-0.2
Durable goods	172	208	179	193	174	-19	2.2	2.6	2.3	2.4	2.2	-0.2
Nondurable goods	128	125	114	153	139	-14	2.7	2.6	2.4	3.2	2.9	-0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	955	1,109	1,096	1,133	1,163	30	3.3	3.9	3.8	3.9	4.0	0.1
Wholesale trade	151	154	159	197	169	-28	2.5	2.5	2.6	3.2	2.8	-0.4
Retail trade	550	646	663	664	704	40	3.6	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.5	0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	254	309	273	272	290	18	3.5	4.3	3.8	3.8	4.0	0.2
Information	71	73	62	70	94	24	2.5	2.6	2.2	2.5	3.4	0.9
Financial activities	212	181	164	168	156	-12	2.3	2.0	1.8	1.8	1.7	-0.1
Finance and insurance	152	129	109	112	104	-8	2.2	1.9	1.6	1.7	1.6	-0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	60	52	55	56	52	-4	2.5	2.1	2.3	2.3	2.1	-0.2
Professional and business services	1,003	1,088	899	957	927	-30	4.5	4.8	4.0	4.3	4.1	-0.2
Private education and health services	896	802	790	805	798	-7	3.3	2.9	2.8	2.9	2.8	-0.1
Private educational services	85	95	95	101	93	-8	2.1	2.3	2.3	2.5	2.3	-0.2
Health care and social assistance	811	707	695	704	705	1	3.5	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	929	861	915	878	1,041	163	5.5	5.1	5.4	5.2	6.1	0.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	163	139	147	157	162	5	6.0	5.2	5.5	5.9	6.1	0.2
Accommodation and food services	766	722	767	721	879	158	5.4	5.0	5.4	5.0	6.1	1.1
Other services	179	230	250	236	211	-25	3.0	3.8	4.1	3.9	3.5	-0.4
Government	346	316	299	348	324	-24	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.5	1.4	-0.1
Federal	26	28	25	28	28	0	0.9	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.0
State and local	320	288	274	320	297	-23	1.6	1.4	1.3	1.6	1.4	-0.2
State and local education	165	142	134	165	146	-19	1.5	1.3	1.2	1.5	1.4	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	156	146	140	156	150	-6	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.6	1.5	-0.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	868	929	819	865	879	14	3.1	3.3	2.9	3.0	3.1	0.1
South	1,959	2,003	2,121	2,100	2,140	40	3.3	3.3	3.5	3.5	3.6	0.1
Midwest	1,185	1,177	1,118	1,157	1,225	68	3.5	3.5	3.3	3.5	3.7	0.2
West	1,232	1,222	1,088	1,150	1,159	9	3.3	3.3	2.9	3.1	3.1	0.0
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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