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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)
Sept.
2018		 Aug.
2019		 Sept.
2019(p)		 Sept.
2018		 Aug.
2019		 Sept.
2019(p)

Total

 5,723 6,481 6,009 3.8 4.3 4.0

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,278 5,797 5,546 4.1 4.5 4.3

Mining and logging

 43 23 25 5.7 3.0 3.3

Construction

 353 411 406 4.7 5.3 5.3

Manufacturing

 342 363 362 2.7 2.8 2.8

Durable goods

 192 202 205 2.4 2.5 2.5

Nondurable goods

 150 161 158 3.1 3.3 3.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,171 1,220 1,225 4.2 4.4 4.4

Wholesale trade

 137 146 158 2.3 2.4 2.7

Retail trade

 792 830 795 5.1 5.3 5.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 242 244 272 4.0 4.0 4.4

Information

 89 95 88 3.2 3.3 3.1

Financial activities

 204 243 204 2.4 2.8 2.3

Finance and insurance

 134 153 128 2.1 2.4 2.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

 70 90 76 3.1 3.8 3.2

Professional and business services

 1,104 1,181 1,205 5.2 5.5 5.6

Education and health services

 727 848 774 3.1 3.5 3.2

Educational services

 144 171 149 3.9 4.8 3.9

Health care and social assistance

 583 678 625 2.9 3.3 3.0

Leisure and hospitality

 1,040 1,185 1,099 6.3 6.8 6.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 144 127 135 5.9 4.6 5.3

Accommodation and food services

 897 1,059 964 6.4 7.2 6.7

Other services

 205 227 159 3.5 3.8 2.7

Government

 445 683 463 2.0 3.2 2.0

Federal

 39 72 42 1.4 2.5 1.5

State and local

 406 611 421 2.1 3.3 2.1

State and local education

 273 456 273 2.6 4.9 2.6

State and local, excluding education

 133 155 148 1.4 1.6 1.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

 882 957 958 3.2 3.4 3.4

South

 2,292 2,590 2,328 4.2 4.7 4.2

Midwest

 1,315 1,420 1,315 4.0 4.3 3.9

West

 1,234 1,514 1,409 3.6 4.3 4.0

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: November 05, 2019