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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)
Nov.
2018		 July
2019		 Aug.
2019		 Sept.
2019		 Oct.
2019		 Nov.
2019(p)		 Nov.
2018		 July
2019		 Aug.
2019		 Sept.
2019		 Oct.
2019		 Nov.
2019(p)

Total

 5,821 5,978 5,884 5,951 5,782 5,821 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,447 5,620 5,489 5,596 5,426 5,450 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2

Mining and logging

 32 23 21 25 27 25 4.2 3.1 2.8 3.4 3.7 3.3

Construction

 393 374 414 451 488 423 5.3 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 5.6

Manufacturing

 368 338 337 338 321 334 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6

Durable goods

 202 190 192 194 184 192 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4

Nondurable goods

 166 148 145 144 137 143 3.5 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,183 1,233 1,173 1,197 1,114 1,170 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.2

Wholesale trade

 186 169 145 165 146 151 3.2 2.8 2.4 2.8 2.4 2.5

Retail trade

 744 804 782 788 712 773 4.7 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.9

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 253 260 245 244 257 245 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.0

Information

 97 94 95 88 94 90 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.2

Financial activities

 213 256 235 230 210 231 2.5 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.6

Finance and insurance

 135 163 148 145 131 144 2.1 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

 79 94 86 85 79 86 3.4 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.7

Professional and business services

 1,136 1,180 1,163 1,209 1,143 1,165 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.6 5.3 5.4

Education and health services

 692 750 686 719 712 713 2.9 3.1 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9

Educational services

 106 108 94 96 108 103 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.7

Health care and social assistance

 586 642 593 623 604 610 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.9

Leisure and hospitality

 1,085 1,150 1,135 1,150 1,098 1,083 6.6 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.5 6.4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 180 155 161 167 161 185 7.4 6.3 6.6 6.7 6.5 7.4

Accommodation and food services

 905 995 973 984 937 898 6.4 7.0 6.8 6.9 6.5 6.2

Other services

 249 221 229 188 218 217 4.2 3.7 3.9 3.2 3.7 3.6

Government

 375 358 396 355 356 371 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6

Federal

 44 37 70 41 40 45 1.6 1.3 2.5 1.4 1.4 1.6

State and local

 331 322 325 314 316 326 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6

State and local education

 178 172 169 154 157 167 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6

State and local, excluding education

 153 150 156 160 158 159 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 924 964 935 900 919 934 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.3

South

 2,268 2,420 2,306 2,413 2,307 2,325 4.1 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.2 4.2

Midwest

 1,312 1,274 1,285 1,295 1,266 1,304 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.9

West

 1,318 1,320 1,358 1,343 1,290 1,258 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.7 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: January 17, 2020