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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)
Nov.
2019		 Oct.
2020		 Nov.
2020(p)		 Nov.
2019		 Oct.
2020		 Nov.
2020(p)

Total

 5,439 6,308 5,590 3.6 4.4 3.9

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,139 5,985 5,300 4.0 4.9 4.3

Mining and logging

 18 19 27 2.5 3.0 4.3

Construction

 322 411 304 4.2 5.5 4.1

Manufacturing

 295 380 357 2.3 3.1 2.9

Durable goods

 178 218 202 2.2 2.9 2.6

Nondurable goods

 117 162 155 2.4 3.5 3.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,477 1,507 1,571 5.2 5.6 5.7

Wholesale trade

 126 151 127 2.1 2.7 2.2

Retail trade

 958 925 951 6.0 6.1 6.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 393 432 493 6.2 7.2 7.9

Information

 87 127 57 3.0 4.8 2.2

Financial activities

 202 248 211 2.3 2.8 2.4

Finance and insurance

 128 158 147 2.0 2.4 2.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

 75 90 64 3.2 4.1 2.9

Professional and business services

 1,051 1,165 1,183 4.8 5.6 5.7

Education and health services

 616 814 643 2.5 3.5 2.7

Educational services

 79 93 75 2.0 2.6 2.1

Health care and social assistance

 537 721 568 2.6 3.6 2.8

Leisure and hospitality

 884 1,029 766 5.4 7.7 5.8

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 133 115 108 5.8 6.7 6.4

Accommodation and food services

 751 915 659 5.3 7.8 5.7

Other services

 186 285 180 3.2 5.2 3.3

Government

 300 323 290 1.3 1.5 1.3

Federal

 63 51 69 2.2 1.7 2.4

State and local

 237 271 221 1.2 1.4 1.2

State and local education

 112 131 90 1.0 1.3 0.9

State and local, excluding education

 126 140 131 1.4 1.6 1.5

REGION(3)

Northeast

 862 1,013 879 3.1 3.8 3.3

South

 2,120 2,537 2,301 3.8 4.8 4.4

Midwest

 1,209 1,279 1,256 3.6 4.1 4.0

West

 1,247 1,480 1,154 3.5 4.4 3.5

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: January 12, 2021