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	June 2021	May 2022	June 2022(p)	June 2021	May 2022	June 2022(p)
Total	7,427	7,098	7,335	5.1	4.7	4.8
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,971	6,656	6,840	5.6	5.1	5.2
Mining and logging	23	29	33	4.1	4.7	5.2
Construction	424	437	412	5.6	5.7	5.2
Manufacturing	534	498	571	4.3	3.9	4.4
Durable goods	297	268	285	3.9	3.4	3.6
Nondurable goods	238	230	286	5.1	4.8	5.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,623	1,340	1,406	5.9	4.7	4.9
Wholesale trade	194	205	200	3.4	3.5	3.4
Retail trade	1,129	807	911	7.3	5.2	5.8
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	300	327	295	4.6	4.7	4.2
Information	117	114	131	4.1	3.8	4.3
Financial activities	229	257	209	2.6	2.9	2.3
Finance and insurance	147	159	137	2.3	2.4	2.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	82	98	72	3.6	4.2	3.0
Professional and business services	1,380	1,380	1,349	6.5	6.2	6.0
Education and health services	810	879	964	3.5	3.6	4.0
Educational services	108	113	118	3.2	3.0	3.3
Health care and social assistance	702	766	846	3.5	3.7	4.1
Leisure and hospitality	1,509	1,423	1,482	10.2	9.0	9.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	261	298	272	11.7	12.8	10.7
Accommodation and food services	1,248	1,125	1,209	10.0	8.4	8.8
Other services	322	299	284	5.8	5.3	4.9
Government	456	442	496	2.1	2.0	2.2
Federal	42	48	36	1.5	1.7	1.3
State and local	413	394	460	2.2	2.0	2.4
State and local education	172	124	165	1.7	1.2	1.6
State and local, excluding education	242	270	295	2.6	3.0	3.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,154	1,109	1,165	4.4	4.1	4.3
South	2,896	2,899	2,923	5.3	5.1	5.1
Midwest	1,747	1,556	1,661	5.5	4.7	5.0
West	1,629	1,534	1,586	4.8	4.3	4.5
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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