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)
Dec.
2017		 Nov.
2018		 Dec.
2018(p)		 Dec.
2017		 Nov.
2018		 Dec.
2018(p)

Total

 4,103 5,332 4,370 2.8 3.5 2.9

INDUSTRY

Total private

 3,899 5,038 4,163 3.1 3.9 3.2

Mining and logging

 19 27 25 2.7 3.6 3.3

Construction

 177 280 219 2.5 3.8 3.0

Manufacturing

 228 305 229 1.8 2.4 1.8

Durable goods

 136 169 122 1.7 2.1 1.5

Nondurable goods

 92 136 107 1.9 2.8 2.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 872 1,453 982 3.1 5.1 3.4

Wholesale trade

 107 147 111 1.8 2.4 1.8

Retail trade

 512 931 632 3.1 5.7 3.8

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 253 375 239 4.2 6.1 3.8

Information

 67 87 55 2.4 3.1 2.0

Financial activities

 133 176 134 1.6 2.0 1.6

Finance and insurance

 90 112 89 1.4 1.8 1.4

Real estate and rental and leasing

 42 65 46 1.9 2.9 2.0

Professional and business services

 1,018 977 990 4.9 4.6 4.6

Education and health services

 478 631 604 2.0 2.6 2.5

Educational services

 55 72 68 1.4 1.8 1.8

Health care and social assistance

 423 559 536 2.1 2.8 2.7

Leisure and hospitality

 748 909 793 4.7 5.6 4.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 102 117 100 4.7 5.3 4.5

Accommodation and food services

 646 792 693 4.7 5.7 5.0

Other services

 159 194 130 2.7 3.3 2.2

Government

 204 293 208 0.9 1.3 0.9

Federal

 16 48 29 0.6 1.7 1.0

State and local

 188 245 178 0.9 1.2 0.9

State and local education

 88 121 82 0.8 1.1 0.8

State and local, excluding education

 101 124 96 1.1 1.4 1.1

REGION(3)

Northeast

 587 766 602 2.1 2.8 2.2

South

 1,684 2,185 1,749 3.1 4.0 3.2

Midwest

 873 1,156 1,047 2.7 3.5 3.1

West

 960 1,225 972 2.8 3.5 2.8

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

NOTE: Total nonfarm, government, federal government, and regional data in this table have been corrected for the months January 2011 through March 2018.

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Last Modified Date: February 12, 2019