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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)
Nov.
2018		 Oct.
2019		 Nov.
2019(p)		 Nov.
2018		 Oct.
2019		 Nov.
2019(p)

Total

 5,402 6,172 5,405 3.6 4.0 3.5

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,113 5,829 5,107 4.0 4.5 3.9

Mining and logging

 27 29 21 3.6 3.8 2.8

Construction

 290 493 312 3.9 6.4 4.1

Manufacturing

 304 319 275 2.4 2.5 2.1

Durable goods

 170 178 160 2.1 2.2 2.0

Nondurable goods

 133 142 114 2.8 2.9 2.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,500 1,384 1,492 5.3 5.0 5.2

Wholesale trade

 147 159 117 2.5 2.7 2.0

Retail trade

 949 904 978 5.8 5.7 6.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 404 322 396 6.5 5.2 6.3

Information

 95 108 87 3.3 3.8 3.1

Financial activities

 178 231 199 2.1 2.6 2.3

Finance and insurance

 114 152 125 1.8 2.4 2.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

 65 79 74 2.8 3.4 3.2

Professional and business services

 1,029 1,184 1,057 4.8 5.4 4.8

Education and health services

 576 784 594 2.4 3.2 2.4

Educational services

 75 108 74 1.9 2.7 1.8

Health care and social assistance

 500 676 520 2.5 3.3 2.5

Leisure and hospitality

 916 1,086 899 5.7 6.5 5.4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 126 148 138 5.6 6.1 5.9

Accommodation and food services

 790 938 761 5.7 6.5 5.3

Other services

 198 211 172 3.4 3.6 2.9

Government

 289 343 297 1.3 1.5 1.3

Federal

 49 42 55 1.7 1.5 1.9

State and local

 240 300 242 1.2 1.5 1.2

State and local education

 122 157 117 1.1 1.4 1.1

State and local, excluding education

 118 143 126 1.3 1.5 1.4

REGION(3)

Northeast

 833 955 849 3.0 3.4 3.0

South

 2,099 2,459 2,146 3.8 4.4 3.8

Midwest

 1,208 1,337 1,205 3.6 4.0 3.6

West

 1,262 1,420 1,205 3.6 4.0 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.
(p) Preliminary

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Last Modified Date: January 17, 2020