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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)
Feb.
2020		 Oct.
2020		 Nov.
2020		 Dec.
2020		 Jan.
2021		 Feb.
2021(p)		 Feb.
2020		 Oct.
2020		 Nov.
2020		 Dec.
2020		 Jan.
2021		 Feb.
2021(p)

Total

 5,979 6,035 6,019 5,411 5,465 5,738 3.9 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.8 4.0

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,592 5,696 5,649 5,072 5,102 5,446 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.2 4.2 4.5

Mining and logging

 23 19 25 24 17 17 3.3 3.2 4.2 4.0 2.9 2.9

Construction

 390 401 389 399 346 396 5.1 5.5 5.3 5.4 4.7 5.4

Manufacturing

 355 384 405 398 351 387 2.8 3.2 3.3 3.3 2.9 3.2

Durable goods

 216 226 230 224 192 221 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.9

Nondurable goods

 139 159 176 174 159 166 2.9 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,268 1,276 1,285 1,199 1,183 1,124 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.2

Wholesale trade

 152 136 150 160 152 144 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.6

Retail trade

 844 739 713 814 778 742 5.4 4.9 4.7 5.3 5.1 4.9

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 272 401 421 225 254 239 4.3 6.5 6.7 3.6 4.1 3.8

Information

 95 123 81 72 77 84 3.3 4.6 3.1 2.7 2.9 3.1

Financial activities

 239 250 217 212 202 207 2.7 2.9 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.4

Finance and insurance

 156 152 143 134 126 134 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

 84 99 73 78 76 74 3.5 4.5 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.3

Professional and business services

 1,126 1,102 1,220 1,121 1,078 1,103 5.2 5.4 6.0 5.5 5.2 5.3

Education and health services

 769 727 725 700 708 708 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0

Educational services

 92 88 90 67 110 85 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.0 3.3 2.5

Health care and social assistance

 677 639 635 633 598 623 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1

Leisure and hospitality

 1,100 1,154 1,097 758 928 1,154 6.5 8.5 8.1 5.8 7.1 8.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 169 145 138 60 120 126 6.8 8.1 7.6 3.5 7.1 7.3

Accommodation and food services

 931 1,009 959 698 808 1,028 6.5 8.5 8.1 6.1 7.1 8.8

Other services

 226 258 206 187 212 266 3.8 4.7 3.8 3.4 3.9 4.8

Government

 387 339 370 339 363 292 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.4

Federal

 53 47 68 47 32 37 1.8 1.6 2.4 1.6 1.1 1.3

State and local

 335 292 302 292 331 256 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.4

State and local education

 167 138 140 145 193 113 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.2

State and local, excluding education

 167 154 163 147 137 143 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

 965 985 937 867 867 950 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.6

South

 2,375 2,413 2,458 2,156 2,054 2,218 4.2 4.6 4.7 4.1 3.9 4.2

Midwest

 1,243 1,230 1,316 1,203 1,241 1,290 3.8 4.0 4.3 3.9 4.0 4.2

West

 1,396 1,407 1,309 1,184 1,303 1,279 3.9 4.2 3.9 3.5 3.9 3.8

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: April 06, 2021