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)
Feb.
2017		 Jan.
2018		 Feb.
2018(p)		 Feb.
2017		 Jan.
2018		 Feb.
2018(p)

Total

 4,352 5,355 4,582 3.0 3.7 3.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,090 5,058 4,321 3.4 4.1 3.5

Mining and logging

 30 37 30 4.6 5.4 4.3

Construction

 309 325 306 4.7 4.9 4.5

Manufacturing

 258 378 336 2.1 3.0 2.7

Durable goods

 135 231 193 1.8 3.0 2.5

Nondurable goods

 123 146 143 2.7 3.1 3.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 862 929 866 3.2 3.4 3.2

Wholesale trade

 122 169 123 2.1 2.9 2.1

Retail trade

 591 568 586 3.8 3.6 3.7

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 149 192 158 2.7 3.3 2.7

Information

 67 92 68 2.4 3.4 2.5

Financial activities

 154 249 189 1.8 2.9 2.2

Finance and insurance

 106 172 134 1.7 2.7 2.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

 48 76 55 2.3 3.5 2.5

Professional and business services

 904 1,255 1,022 4.5 6.2 5.0

Education and health services

 526 737 536 2.3 3.2 2.3

Educational services

 67 113 53 1.8 3.1 1.4

Health care and social assistance

 459 625 483 2.4 3.2 2.5

Leisure and hospitality

 803 861 828 5.3 5.6 5.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 106 119 105 5.1 5.7 4.9

Accommodation and food services

 697 742 724 5.3 5.5 5.4

Other services

 178 195 139 3.1 3.4 2.4

Government

 262 298 261 1.2 1.3 1.2

Federal

 30 35 29 1.1 1.2 1.0

State and local

 232 263 232 1.2 1.4 1.2

State and local education

 117 141 117 1.1 1.4 1.1

State and local, excluding education

 115 122 115 1.3 1.4 1.3

REGION(3)

Northeast

 668 736 614 2.5 2.7 2.3

South

 1,830 2,312 1,928 3.5 4.4 3.6

Midwest

 905 1,106 993 2.8 3.4 3.1

West

 949 1,201 1,047 2.9 3.6 3.1

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: April 13, 2018