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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)
Feb.
2020		 Jan.
2021		 Feb.
2021(p)		 Feb.
2020		 Jan.
2021		 Feb.
2021(p)

Total

 4,986 5,223 4,746 3.3 3.7 3.3

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,686 4,881 4,542 3.7 4.1 3.8

Mining and logging

 19 19 13 2.8 3.3 2.2

Construction

 317 310 328 4.3 4.4 4.7

Manufacturing

 323 360 353 2.5 3.0 2.9

Durable goods

 200 202 205 2.5 2.7 2.7

Nondurable goods

 123 158 148 2.6 3.4 3.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,028 1,052 881 3.7 3.9 3.3

Wholesale trade

 135 161 126 2.3 2.9 2.3

Retail trade

 687 643 580 4.5 4.2 3.9

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 207 248 174 3.3 4.0 2.8

Information

 84 81 73 2.9 3.1 2.7

Financial activities

 205 218 170 2.3 2.5 1.9

Finance and insurance

 139 144 117 2.1 2.2 1.8

Real estate and rental and leasing

 66 74 53 2.8 3.4 2.4

Professional and business services

 989 1,118 963 4.7 5.5 4.7

Education and health services

 673 740 603 2.7 3.2 2.6

Educational services

 69 117 58 1.8 3.5 1.6

Health care and social assistance

 604 623 545 2.9 3.2 2.7

Leisure and hospitality

 872 760 937 5.4 6.0 7.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 115 77 85 5.0 5.0 5.4

Accommodation and food services

 757 682 852 5.4 6.2 7.5

Other services

 177 222 223 3.0 4.1 4.1

Government

 300 342 204 1.3 1.6 0.9

Federal

 47 29 30 1.6 1.0 1.0

State and local

 253 313 175 1.3 1.7 0.9

State and local education

 127 202 69 1.1 2.1 0.7

State and local, excluding education

 127 110 106 1.4 1.2 1.2

REGION(3)

Northeast

 735 764 730 2.7 3.0 2.8

South

 2,081 2,098 1,923 3.8 4.1 3.7

Midwest

 994 1,133 1,051 3.0 3.7 3.4

West

 1,177 1,228 1,042 3.3 3.7 3.1

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: April 06, 2021