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	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Change from: Feb. 2026 - Mar. 2026(p)
Total	5,333	5,272	5,347	4,899	5,554	655	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.1	3.5	0.4
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,997	4,961	5,026	4,567	5,236	669	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.4	3.9	0.5
Mining and logging	18	20	14	19	20	1	2.9	3.3	2.4	3.2	3.3	0.1
Construction	300	326	362	294	308	14	3.6	3.9	4.4	3.5	3.7	0.2
Manufacturing	309	282	290	282	310	28	2.4	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.5	0.3
Durable goods	182	154	164	157	161	4	2.3	2.0	2.1	2.0	2.1	0.1
Nondurable goods	127	128	126	125	149	24	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.6	3.1	0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,042	1,013	1,001	971	1,165	194	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	4.1	0.7
Wholesale trade	142	125	141	131	144	13	2.3	2.1	2.3	2.2	2.4	0.2
Retail trade	628	546	582	611	684	73	4.1	3.5	3.8	4.0	4.4	0.4
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	273	341	277	229	337	108	3.7	4.8	3.9	3.2	4.7	1.5
Information	77	89	91	71	95	24	2.7	3.1	3.2	2.5	3.4	0.9
Financial activities	242	211	157	187	206	19	2.6	2.3	1.7	2.0	2.3	0.3
Finance and insurance	170	136	101	128	130	2	2.5	2.0	1.5	1.9	1.9	0.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	72	75	56	59	76	17	2.9	3.1	2.3	2.4	3.1	0.7
Professional and business services	1,066	947	1,018	904	1,069	165	4.7	4.2	4.5	4.0	4.8	0.8
Private education and health services	809	835	811	716	798	82	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.6	2.9	0.3
Private educational services	95	91	88	91	98	7	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.4	0.2
Health care and social assistance	714	744	723	625	700	75	3.1	3.2	3.0	2.6	2.9	0.3
Leisure and hospitality	888	1,045	1,081	913	1,035	122	5.3	6.2	6.4	5.4	6.1	0.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	170	155	154	148	146	-2	6.4	5.8	5.8	5.5	5.4	-0.1
Accommodation and food services	718	890	927	765	889	124	5.1	6.2	6.5	5.4	6.2	0.8
Other services	245	194	202	210	231	21	4.1	3.2	3.3	3.5	3.8	0.3
Government	336	311	321	332	318	-14	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
Federal	28	25	28	26	19	-7	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.7	-0.3
State and local	307	286	293	306	298	-8	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.4	-0.1
State and local education	153	135	144	148	141	-7	1.4	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.3	-0.1
State and local, excluding education	154	151	149	158	158	0	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	0.0

REGION(3)
Northeast	870	889	899	856	854	-2	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.0	3.0	0.0
South	2,131	2,006	2,082	1,877	2,223	346	3.6	3.4	3.5	3.1	3.7	0.6
Midwest	1,158	1,149	1,100	1,056	1,136	80	3.5	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.4	0.2
West	1,173	1,229	1,266	1,109	1,340	231	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.0	3.6	0.6
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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