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)
Mar.
2017		 Feb.
2018		 Mar.
2018(p)		 Mar.
2017		 Feb.
2018		 Mar.
2018(p)

Total

 4,985 4,612 5,074 3.4 3.1 3.4

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,729 4,364 4,832 3.9 3.5 3.9

Mining and logging

 25 29 38 3.8 4.2 5.3

Construction

 362 298 314 5.5 4.4 4.6

Manufacturing

 309 337 348 2.5 2.7 2.8

Durable goods

 167 192 215 2.2 2.5 2.7

Nondurable goods

 142 145 134 3.0 3.1 2.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,024 888 1,017 3.8 3.2 3.7

Wholesale trade

 135 123 143 2.3 2.1 2.4

Retail trade

 720 604 695 4.6 3.9 4.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 168 162 179 3.0 2.8 3.1

Information

 70 70 73 2.5 2.5 2.6

Financial activities

 198 192 177 2.4 2.3 2.1

Finance and insurance

 121 137 109 2.0 2.2 1.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

 76 56 68 3.6 2.6 3.1

Professional and business services

 964 1,017 1,101 4.8 5.0 5.4

Education and health services

 594 563 573 2.6 2.4 2.4

Educational services

 53 67 48 1.4 1.7 1.2

Health care and social assistance

 541 495 525 2.8 2.5 2.7

Leisure and hospitality

 1,004 828 999 6.5 5.3 6.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 123 109 154 5.8 5.2 7.1

Accommodation and food services

 881 719 845 6.6 5.3 6.2

Other services

 180 141 192 3.1 2.4 3.3

Government

 257 248 243 1.1 1.1 1.1

Federal

 36 29 35 1.3 1.1 1.3

State and local

 221 219 207 1.1 1.1 1.0

State and local education

 80 109 80 0.7 1.0 0.7

State and local, excluding education

 141 110 127 1.6 1.2 1.4

REGION(3)

Northeast

 776 613 699 2.9 2.3 2.6

South

 1,986 1,869 2,044 3.8 3.5 3.8

Midwest

 1,113 996 1,182 3.5 3.1 3.6

West

 1,110 1,135 1,149 3.3 3.4 3.4

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: May 08, 2018