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)
Industry and region	Nov. 2021	Oct. 2022	Nov. 2022(p)	Nov. 2021	Oct. 2022	Nov. 2022(p)
Total	6,247	6,516	5,617	4.2	4.2	3.6
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,928	6,145	5,289	4.6	4.7	4.0
Mining and logging	17	21	16	2.8	3.3	2.6
Construction	336	350	234	4.4	4.4	3.0
Manufacturing	405	438	339	3.2	3.4	2.6
Durable goods	227	230	181	2.9	2.9	2.2
Nondurable goods	178	207	159	3.7	4.2	3.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,714	1,534	1,592	6.0	5.3	5.4
Wholesale trade	157	170	147	2.7	2.9	2.5
Retail trade	1,062	864	835	6.7	5.5	5.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	495	500	610	7.0	7.0	8.4
Information	104	119	116	3.6	3.9	3.8
Financial activities	209	228	210	2.4	2.5	2.3
Finance and insurance	141	147	134	2.2	2.2	2.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	68	80	76	2.9	3.4	3.2
Professional and business services	1,216	1,222	1,005	5.5	5.4	4.4
Education and health services	734	871	734	3.0	3.5	2.9
Educational services	85	100	61	2.2	2.5	1.5
Health care and social assistance	648	771	673	3.2	3.7	3.2
Leisure and hospitality	984	1,136	883	6.7	7.1	5.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	111	123	111	5.4	5.3	5.0
Accommodation and food services	873	1,013	772	6.9	7.4	5.7
Other services	209	227	160	3.8	3.9	2.8
Government	318	371	327	1.4	1.6	1.4
Federal	59	48	50	2.0	1.7	1.7
State and local	259	323	278	1.3	1.6	1.4
State and local education	133	172	125	1.2	1.6	1.1
State and local, excluding education	127	151	153	1.4	1.7	1.7

REGION(3)
Northeast	891	891	759	3.3	3.2	2.8
South	2,595	2,722	2,330	4.6	4.7	4.0
Midwest	1,326	1,321	1,244	4.1	4.0	3.7
West	1,435	1,583	1,284	4.1	4.4	3.6
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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