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)
June
2017		 May
2018		 June
2018(p)		 June
2017		 May
2018		 June
2018(p)

Total

 6,272 6,469 6,469 4.3 4.3 4.3

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,841 6,101 6,038 4.7 4.8 4.7

Mining and logging

 35 45 47 5.1 6.1 6.3

Construction

 405 499 426 5.7 6.9 5.7

Manufacturing

 408 400 436 3.3 3.2 3.4

Durable goods

 236 237 258 3.0 3.0 3.2

Nondurable goods

 172 163 178 3.6 3.4 3.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,093 1,170 1,116 4.0 4.2 4.0

Wholesale trade

 167 133 152 2.8 2.2 2.5

Retail trade

 741 815 742 4.7 5.1 4.7

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 186 222 221 3.3 3.8 3.8

Information

 83 92 101 2.9 3.3 3.6

Financial activities

 246 225 281 2.9 2.6 3.3

Finance and insurance

 156 142 187 2.5 2.3 2.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

 90 82 94 4.0 3.7 4.1

Professional and business services

 1,240 1,255 1,259 6.0 6.0 6.0

Education and health services

 728 714 798 3.2 3.0 3.4

Educational services

 100 83 106 2.9 2.2 3.0

Health care and social assistance

 628 631 691 3.2 3.2 3.5

Leisure and hospitality

 1,299 1,398 1,300 7.7 8.4 7.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 295 308 293 11.1 12.7 11.0

Accommodation and food services

 1,004 1,090 1,007 7.1 7.7 7.0

Other services

 304 304 276 5.2 5.2 4.6

Government

 - - - - - -

Federal

 - - - - - -

State and local

 390 333 394 2.0 1.7 2.0

State and local education

 107 90 125 1.1 0.8 1.2

State and local, excluding education

 283 243 269 3.0 2.7 2.9

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,065 996 1,103 3.9 3.6 4.0

South

 2,366 2,494 2,462 4.4 4.6 4.5

Midwest

 1,461 1,624 1,461 4.5 4.9 4.4

West

 1,381 1,355 1,443 4.1 3.9 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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Last Modified Date: August 07, 2018