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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.
2018		 July
2019		 Aug.
2019(p)		 Aug.
2018		 July
2019		 Aug.
2019(p)

Total

 6,469 6,557 6,332 4.3 4.3 4.2

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,765 6,145 5,698 4.5 4.7 4.4

Mining and logging

 48 26 23 6.3 3.4 3.0

Construction

 381 432 418 5.0 5.6 5.4

Manufacturing

 402 384 354 3.1 3.0 2.7

Durable goods

 218 212 199 2.7 2.6 2.5

Nondurable goods

 183 172 154 3.8 3.6 3.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,288 1,265 1,226 4.7 4.6 4.4

Wholesale trade

 170 192 150 2.9 3.2 2.5

Retail trade

 869 823 830 5.5 5.2 5.3

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 249 250 247 4.2 4.1 4.1

Information

 84 99 98 3.0 3.5 3.4

Financial activities

 220 283 243 2.6 3.2 2.8

Finance and insurance

 143 178 149 2.3 2.8 2.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

 77 105 93 3.4 4.4 3.9

Professional and business services

 1,140 1,259 1,106 5.4 5.8 5.1

Education and health services

 859 871 832 3.7 3.6 3.5

Educational services

 172 140 156 5.0 4.0 4.5

Health care and social assistance

 687 731 676 3.4 3.6 3.3

Leisure and hospitality

 1,126 1,261 1,202 6.6 7.2 6.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 144 162 122 5.3 5.8 4.4

Accommodation and food services

 982 1,099 1,080 6.8 7.5 7.4

Other services

 216 262 197 3.7 4.4 3.3

Government

 704 413 634 3.3 1.9 2.9

Federal

 36 36 73 1.3 1.3 2.6

State and local

 668 377 560 3.6 2.0 3.0

State and local education

 511 195 422 5.5 2.2 4.5

State and local, excluding education

 157 182 138 1.7 1.9 1.5

REGION(3)

Northeast

 933 1,126 942 3.4 4.1 3.4

South

 2,593 2,592 2,542 4.7 4.7 4.6

Midwest

 1,454 1,359 1,368 4.4 4.1 4.1

West

 1,488 1,479 1,479 4.3 4.2 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.
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Last Modified Date: October 09, 2019