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	Jan. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Change from: Dec. 2025 - Jan. 2026(p)	Jan. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Change from: Dec. 2025 - Jan. 2026(p)
Total	5,238	5,180	5,019	5,272	5,294	22	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.3	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,883	4,846	4,739	4,961	4,976	15	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.7	3.7	0.0
Mining and logging	19	18	17	20	15	-5	3.1	3.0	2.8	3.3	2.6	-0.7
Construction	332	294	334	326	349	23	4.0	3.6	4.0	3.9	4.2	0.3
Manufacturing	314	309	278	282	295	13	2.5	2.4	2.2	2.2	2.3	0.1
Durable goods	182	171	157	154	168	14	2.3	2.2	2.0	2.0	2.2	0.2
Nondurable goods	132	138	121	128	126	-2	2.7	2.9	2.5	2.7	2.6	-0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,038	993	918	1,013	978	-35	3.6	3.5	3.2	3.5	3.4	-0.1
Wholesale trade	135	137	108	125	141	16	2.2	2.3	1.8	2.1	2.3	0.2
Retail trade	617	570	564	546	563	17	4.0	3.7	3.7	3.5	3.7	0.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	286	286	246	341	274	-67	3.9	4.0	3.4	4.8	3.8	-1.0
Information	65	72	76	89	90	1	2.2	2.5	2.7	3.1	3.2	0.1
Financial activities	209	195	171	211	168	-43	2.3	2.1	1.9	2.3	1.8	-0.5
Finance and insurance	139	138	127	136	113	-23	2.1	2.0	1.9	2.0	1.7	-0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	70	57	44	75	55	-20	2.8	2.3	1.8	3.1	2.3	-0.8
Professional and business services	972	994	981	947	982	35	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.2	4.4	0.2
Private education and health services	822	827	764	835	838	3	3.0	3.0	2.8	3.0	3.0	0.0
Private educational services	85	89	95	91	90	-1	2.1	2.2	2.4	2.3	2.2	-0.1
Health care and social assistance	736	738	669	744	747	3	3.2	3.1	2.8	3.2	3.2	0.0
Leisure and hospitality	867	941	990	1,045	1,068	23	5.1	5.6	5.8	6.2	6.3	0.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	163	161	168	155	151	-4	6.1	6.0	6.3	5.8	5.7	-0.1
Accommodation and food services	704	781	822	890	917	27	5.0	5.5	5.8	6.2	6.4	0.2
Other services	245	204	210	194	193	-1	4.1	3.4	3.5	3.2	3.2	0.0
Government	356	333	280	311	318	7	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.4	0.1
Federal	32	22	34	25	28	3	1.0	0.8	1.2	0.9	1.0	0.1
State and local	324	312	246	286	290	4	1.6	1.5	1.2	1.4	1.4	0.0
State and local education	162	153	125	135	143	8	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.1
State and local, excluding education	162	159	121	151	148	-3	1.7	1.6	1.2	1.5	1.5	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	834	846	881	889	890	1	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	0.0
South	2,150	1,936	1,905	2,006	2,045	39	3.6	3.2	3.2	3.4	3.4	0.0
Midwest	1,131	1,211	1,078	1,149	1,113	-36	3.4	3.6	3.2	3.4	3.3	-0.1
West	1,124	1,186	1,155	1,229	1,246	17	3.0	3.2	3.1	3.3	3.4	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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