Table 8. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 8. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
Industry and region	Nov. 2020	Oct. 2021	Nov. 2021(p)	Nov. 2020	Oct. 2021	Nov. 2021(p)
Total	5,563	6,889	6,245	3.9	4.6	4.2
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,275	6,557	5,929	4.3	5.2	4.6
Mining and logging	21	26	16	3.5	4.0	2.5
Construction	302	390	347	4.1	5.1	4.6
Manufacturing	357	485	425	2.9	3.9	3.4
Durable goods	204	272	248	2.7	3.5	3.2
Nondurable goods	152	213	177	3.3	4.5	3.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,565	1,645	1,728	5.7	5.9	6.1
Wholesale trade	129	180	159	2.3	3.1	2.8
Retail trade	880	1,052	1,051	5.7	6.8	6.6
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	557	413	518	8.7	6.3	7.7
Information	76	155	95	2.9	5.5	3.4
Financial activities	189	234	217	2.2	2.6	2.4
Finance and insurance	127	146	150	1.9	2.2	2.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	62	88	68	2.8	3.8	2.9
Professional and business services	1,108	1,310	1,211	5.4	6.1	5.6
Education and health services	604	895	701	2.6	3.7	2.9
Educational services	65	107	69	1.8	2.8	1.8
Health care and social assistance	539	787	632	2.7	3.9	3.1
Leisure and hospitality	892	1,166	977	6.6	7.6	6.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	99	139	122	5.8	6.4	5.8
Accommodation and food services	793	1,027	855	6.8	7.7	6.5
Other services	162	251	211	3.0	4.3	3.6
Government	288	332	316	1.3	1.5	1.4
Federal	68	49	57	2.3	1.7	2.0
State and local	220	284	259	1.2	1.5	1.3
State and local education	88	135	121	0.9	1.3	1.1
State and local, excluding education	132	148	139	1.5	1.7	1.6

REGION(3)
Northeast	857	1,068	920	3.3	3.9	3.4
South	2,279	2,826	2,560	4.3	5.2	4.6
Midwest	1,235	1,392	1,300	4.0	4.3	4.0
West	1,192	1,603	1,465	3.5	4.6	4.2
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. (p) Preliminary

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