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)
Sept.
2017		 Aug.
2018		 Sept.
2018(p)		 Sept.
2017		 Aug.
2018		 Sept.
2018(p)

Total

 5,451 6,610 5,853 3.7 4.4 3.9

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,033 5,937 5,395 4.0 4.6 4.2

Mining and logging

 25 47 42 3.6 6.2 5.5

Construction

 361 370 355 5.0 4.9 4.7

Manufacturing

 343 406 334 2.7 3.2 2.6

Durable goods

 194 218 188 2.5 2.7 2.4

Nondurable goods

 149 187 145 3.1 3.9 3.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,046 1,267 1,160 3.8 4.6 4.2

Wholesale trade

 135 167 144 2.3 2.8 2.4

Retail trade

 676 864 782 4.3 5.4 5.0

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 235 236 235 4.1 4.0 4.0

Information

 79 77 78 2.9 2.7 2.8

Financial activities

 177 226 202 2.1 2.6 2.3

Finance and insurance

 115 145 129 1.8 2.3 2.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

 61 82 73 2.8 3.5 3.2

Professional and business services

 1,134 1,288 1,174 5.5 6.1 5.5

Education and health services

 713 911 820 3.1 3.9 3.5

Educational services

 153 180 160 4.2 5.2 4.3

Health care and social assistance

 560 731 660 2.9 3.7 3.3

Leisure and hospitality

 968 1,127 1,045 6.0 6.6 6.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 132 143 135 5.6 5.4 5.6

Accommodation and food services

 835 984 910 6.0 6.8 6.4

Other services

 186 219 184 3.2 3.7 3.1

Government

 418 674 458 1.9 3.1 2.0

Federal

 27 34 34 0.9 1.2 1.2

State and local

 391 640 424 2.0 3.4 2.2

State and local education

 241 492 300 2.3 5.3 2.9

State and local, excluding education

 150 148 124 1.6 1.6 1.4

REGION(3)

Northeast

 906 939 884 3.3 3.4 3.2

South

 2,117 2,745 2,409 3.9 5.0 4.4

Midwest

 1,169 1,466 1,349 3.6 4.4 4.1

West

 1,259 1,461 1,211 3.7 4.2 3.5

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

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: November 06, 2018