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)
Apr.
2016		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017(p)		 Apr.
2016		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017(p)

Total

 5,408 5,031 5,357 3.8 3.5 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,124 4,781 5,093 4.2 3.9 4.1

Mining and logging

 23 30 35 3.5 4.3 5.1

Construction

 453 361 516 6.8 5.5 7.6

Manufacturing

 268 313 318 2.2 2.5 2.6

Durable goods

 161 176 165 2.1 2.3 2.1

Nondurable goods

 107 137 154 2.3 3.0 3.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,004 1,030 925 3.7 3.8 3.4

Wholesale trade

 166 136 134 2.8 2.3 2.3

Retail trade

 673 732 640 4.3 4.7 4.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 165 163 151 3.0 2.9 2.7

Information

 89 70 63 3.2 2.5 2.3

Financial activities

 207 207 184 2.5 2.5 2.2

Finance and insurance

 123 130 120 2.0 2.1 1.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

 84 77 64 4.0 3.6 3.0

Professional and business services

 1,227 1,009 1,155 6.1 5.0 5.6

Education and health services

 579 598 592 2.6 2.6 2.6

Educational services

 65 61 62 1.7 1.6 1.6

Health care and social assistance

 515 537 530 2.7 2.8 2.7

Leisure and hospitality

 1,090 982 1,077 7.0 6.4 6.8

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 170 110 210 7.8 5.3 9.6

Accommodation and food services

 920 871 868 6.9 6.5 6.4

Other services

 184 181 227 3.2 3.2 4.0

Government

 284 250 265 1.3 1.1 1.2

Federal

 32 31 31 1.2 1.1 1.1

State and local

 252 219 234 1.3 1.1 1.2

State and local education

 83 79 76 0.8 0.7 0.7

State and local, excluding education

 168 140 158 1.9 1.6 1.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 859 801 947 3.2 3.0 3.5

South

 2,078 1,980 2,064 4.0 3.7 3.9

Midwest

 1,223 1,081 1,222 3.8 3.4 3.8

West

 1,248 1,168 1,123 3.8 3.5 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: June 06, 2017