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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)
Aug.
2019		 July
2020		 Aug.
2020(p)		 Aug.
2019		 July
2020		 Aug.
2020(p)

Total

 6,466 6,507 6,473 4.3 4.7 4.6

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,781 6,119 5,660 4.5 5.2 4.7

Mining and logging

 23 23 18 3.1 3.6 2.9

Construction

 406 432 388 5.2 5.8 5.2

Manufacturing

 363 379 428 2.8 3.1 3.5

Durable goods

 200 193 230 2.5 2.5 3.0

Nondurable goods

 163 185 198 3.4 4.0 4.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,232 1,261 1,309 4.5 4.8 5.0

Wholesale trade

 155 141 139 2.6 2.5 2.5

Retail trade

 829 816 917 5.3 5.5 6.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 248 305 253 4.1 5.4 4.4

Information

 92 74 77 3.2 2.8 3.0

Financial activities

 245 267 215 2.8 3.1 2.5

Finance and insurance

 157 163 147 2.4 2.5 2.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

 88 104 68 3.7 4.7 3.1

Professional and business services

 1,155 1,239 1,127 5.4 6.2 5.6

Education and health services

 847 932 846 3.5 4.1 3.7

Educational services

 161 128 163 4.6 4.0 5.0

Health care and social assistance

 686 804 684 3.3 4.1 3.5

Leisure and hospitality

 1,198 1,315 1,025 6.9 10.0 7.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 133 179 100 4.9 9.8 5.6

Accommodation and food services

 1,065 1,136 926 7.3 10.0 8.1

Other services

 220 199 225 3.7 3.7 4.1

Government

 686 388 813 3.2 1.9 3.9

Federal

 70 72 321 2.5 2.5 10.1

State and local

 615 316 493 3.3 1.8 2.8

State and local education

 457 152 352 4.9 1.8 4.1

State and local, excluding education

 158 164 141 1.7 1.8 1.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

 961 1,271 1,058 3.5 5.0 4.1

South

 2,564 2,322 2,516 4.6 4.6 4.9

Midwest

 1,407 1,391 1,435 4.3 4.6 4.7

West

 1,535 1,523 1,464 4.4 4.7 4.5

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.
(p) Preliminary

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Last Modified Date: October 07, 2020