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Industry and region | Levels (in thousands) | Rates(2) | ||||||||||
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May 2023 |
Feb. 2024 |
Mar. 2024 |
Apr. 2024 |
May 2024(p) |
Change from: Apr. 2024 - May 2024(p) |
May 2023 |
Feb. 2024 |
Mar. 2024 |
Apr. 2024 |
May 2024(p) |
Change from: Apr. 2024 - May 2024(p) |
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Total |
4,009 | 3,527 | 3,409 | 3,452 | 3,459 | 7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
INDUSTRY |
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Total private |
3,807 | 3,330 | 3,231 | 3,239 | 3,251 | 12 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
Mining and logging |
16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.1 |
Construction |
215 | 152 | 156 | 191 | 199 | 8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
Manufacturing |
278 | 201 | 186 | 223 | 217 | -6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
Durable goods |
137 | 109 | 98 | 132 | 131 | -1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
Nondurable goods |
141 | 92 | 87 | 90 | 87 | -3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | -0.1 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
887 | 733 | 663 | 697 | 738 | 41 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
Wholesale trade |
106 | 96 | 84 | 90 | 109 | 19 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
Retail trade |
598 | 481 | 440 | 463 | 480 | 17 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities |
183 | 156 | 138 | 145 | 149 | 4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
Information |
31 | 50 | 40 | 39 | 38 | -1 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
Financial activities |
132 | 132 | 115 | 99 | 122 | 23 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
Finance and insurance |
89 | 86 | 81 | 60 | 76 | 16 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
Real estate and rental and leasing |
44 | 46 | 33 | 39 | 46 | 7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
Professional and business services |
621 | 617 | 691 | 509 | 541 | 32 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
Private education and health services |
670 | 554 | 563 | 597 | 597 | 0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
Private educational services |
59 | 53 | 55 | 54 | 59 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
Health care and social assistance |
611 | 501 | 509 | 543 | 538 | -5 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
Leisure and hospitality |
800 | 736 | 721 | 726 | 655 | -71 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
84 | 76 | 78 | 86 | 75 | -11 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
Accommodation and food services |
716 | 659 | 643 | 640 | 579 | -61 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
Other services |
156 | 143 | 84 | 144 | 131 | -13 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
Government |
202 | 197 | 178 | 214 | 208 | -6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Federal |
19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | -1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
State and local |
183 | 182 | 163 | 197 | 193 | -4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | -0.1 |
State and local education |
101 | 92 | 79 | 110 | 115 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
State and local, excluding education |
82 | 89 | 83 | 87 | 78 | -9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
REGION(3) |
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Northeast |
545 | 477 | 536 | 495 | 522 | 27 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
South |
1,847 | 1,522 | 1,460 | 1,443 | 1,418 | -25 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
Midwest |
795 | 716 | 735 | 781 | 730 | -51 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | -0.1 |
West |
822 | 811 | 678 | 734 | 789 | 55 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
Footnotes |
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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. |