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)
June
2016		 May
2017		 June
2017(p)		 June
2016		 May
2017		 June
2017(p)

Total

 5,922 6,032 6,100 4.1 4.1 4.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,456 5,679 5,664 4.4 4.6 4.5

Mining and logging

 27 39 40 4.1 5.6 5.6

Construction

 340 462 411 4.9 6.7 5.8

Manufacturing

 344 368 397 2.8 3.0 3.2

Durable goods

 196 209 230 2.5 2.7 3.0

Nondurable goods

 148 159 167 3.2 3.4 3.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,024 1,108 1,059 3.8 4.1 3.9

Wholesale trade

 156 132 151 2.6 2.2 2.5

Retail trade

 697 799 729 4.4 5.1 4.6

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 171 177 180 3.1 3.2 3.2

Information

 96 76 78 3.4 2.8 2.8

Financial activities

 235 248 244 2.8 3.0 2.9

Finance and insurance

 152 163 151 2.5 2.6 2.4

Real estate and rental and leasing

 82 85 93 3.8 3.9 4.2

Professional and business services

 1,092 1,223 1,248 5.4 5.9 6.0

Education and health services

 725 649 695 3.2 2.8 3.0

Educational services

 115 77 86 3.4 2.1 2.5

Health care and social assistance

 610 572 608 3.2 2.9 3.1

Leisure and hospitality

 1,270 1,206 1,199 7.8 7.5 7.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 303 241 244 12.0 10.3 9.5

Accommodation and food services

 967 966 955 7.0 7.0 6.8

Other services

 303 299 294 5.3 5.2 5.0

Government

 467 353 436 2.1 1.6 2.0

Federal

 52 36 39 1.8 1.3 1.4

State and local

 415 317 397 2.2 1.6 2.0

State and local education

 132 90 115 1.3 0.8 1.1

State and local, excluding education

 283 226 282 3.0 2.5 3.0

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,032 1,103 1,005 3.9 4.1 3.7

South

 2,081 2,260 2,367 3.9 4.2 4.4

Midwest

 1,374 1,419 1,354 4.3 4.4 4.1

West

 1,436 1,249 1,373 4.3 3.7 4.1

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: August 08, 2017