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)
Apr.
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018(p)		 Apr.
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018(p)

Total

 5,633 5,139 5,990 3.9 3.5 4.0

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,372 4,885 5,711 4.4 3.9 4.5

Mining and logging

 33 35 41 5.1 4.9 5.6

Construction

 525 340 485 7.7 4.9 6.8

Manufacturing

 325 338 358 2.6 2.7 2.8

Durable goods

 172 207 219 2.2 2.6 2.8

Nondurable goods

 152 131 139 3.3 2.8 3.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 967 1,051 1,097 3.6 3.8 4.0

Wholesale trade

 142 145 141 2.4 2.4 2.4

Retail trade

 664 719 749 4.2 4.6 4.8

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 161 186 207 2.9 3.2 3.6

Information

 69 74 85 2.5 2.7 3.1

Financial activities

 214 171 204 2.5 2.0 2.4

Finance and insurance

 126 103 121 2.0 1.6 1.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

 88 68 82 4.1 3.1 3.7

Professional and business services

 1,172 1,117 1,323 5.8 5.4 6.4

Education and health services

 647 574 661 2.8 2.4 2.8

Educational services

 66 55 63 1.7 1.4 1.6

Health care and social assistance

 581 520 598 3.0 2.6 3.0

Leisure and hospitality

 1,169 993 1,218 7.4 6.3 7.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 232 147 238 10.3 6.8 10.4

Accommodation and food services

 936 845 980 6.9 6.2 7.1

Other services

 252 193 239 4.4 3.3 4.1

Government

 261 254 279 1.1 1.1 1.2

Federal

 31 38 42 1.1 1.4 1.5

State and local

 229 216 237 1.1 1.1 1.2

State and local education

 77 80 84 0.7 0.7 0.8

State and local, excluding education

 152 136 153 1.7 1.5 1.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 980 707 894 3.6 2.6 3.3

South

 2,175 2,076 2,350 4.1 3.9 4.3

Midwest

 1,258 1,163 1,348 3.9 3.6 4.1

West

 1,219 1,192 1,398 3.6 3.5 4.1

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: June 05, 2018