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)
Mar.
2018		 Feb.
2019		 Mar.
2019(p)		 Mar.
2018		 Feb.
2019		 Mar.
2019(p)

Total

 5,300 4,718 5,278 3.6 3.2 3.5

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,041 4,449 5,032 4.0 3.5 4.0

Mining and logging

 34 29 38 4.9 3.9 5.1

Construction

 359 308 355 5.2 4.4 5.0

Manufacturing

 348 311 334 2.8 2.4 2.6

Durable goods

 209 172 179 2.7 2.1 2.2

Nondurable goods

 139 139 156 3.0 2.9 3.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,058 875 1,025 3.9 3.2 3.7

Wholesale trade

 141 129 142 2.4 2.2 2.4

Retail trade

 729 568 689 4.7 3.7 4.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 188 177 194 3.2 2.9 3.2

Information

 88 71 87 3.1 2.5 3.1

Financial activities

 173 160 163 2.0 1.9 1.9

Finance and insurance

 108 116 112 1.7 1.8 1.8

Real estate and rental and leasing

 65 44 52 3.0 1.9 2.3

Professional and business services

 1,109 1,063 1,107 5.4 5.1 5.2

Education and health services

 644 613 657 2.7 2.5 2.7

Educational services

 58 77 68 1.5 2.0 1.7

Health care and social assistance

 586 536 589 3.0 2.6 2.9

Leisure and hospitality

 1,035 873 1,090 6.5 5.5 6.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 187 116 160 8.5 5.2 7.0

Accommodation and food services

 848 757 930 6.2 5.5 6.7

Other services

 192 147 176 3.3 2.5 3.0

Government

 259 269 246 1.1 1.2 1.1

Federal

 30 29 34 1.1 1.1 1.2

State and local

 230 240 213 1.1 1.2 1.1

State and local education

 88 126 91 0.8 1.2 0.8

State and local, excluding education

 142 113 122 1.6 1.2 1.3

REGION(3)

Northeast

 785 660 836 2.9 2.4 3.0

South

 2,097 2,084 2,164 3.9 3.8 4.0

Midwest

 1,218 998 1,118 3.8 3.0 3.4

West

 1,200 976 1,160 3.5 2.8 3.3

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: May 07, 2019