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)
Aug.
2016		 July
2017		 Aug.
2017(p)		 Aug.
2016		 July
2017		 Aug.
2017(p)

Total

 5,894 5,999 6,017 4.1 4.1 4.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,225 5,622 5,454 4.2 4.5 4.4

Mining and logging

 31 37 39 4.6 5.1 5.4

Construction

 334 416 391 4.8 5.8 5.4

Manufacturing

 291 396 387 2.3 3.2 3.1

Durable goods

 154 224 232 2.0 2.9 3.0

Nondurable goods

 137 172 155 2.9 3.6 3.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,120 1,032 1,038 4.1 3.8 3.8

Wholesale trade

 167 166 147 2.8 2.8 2.5

Retail trade

 761 677 694 4.8 4.3 4.4

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 192 189 196 3.5 3.4 3.5

Information

 74 83 73 2.7 3.0 2.7

Financial activities

 190 230 218 2.3 2.7 2.6

Finance and insurance

 131 158 134 2.1 2.5 2.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

 58 72 84 2.6 3.2 3.7

Professional and business services

 1,131 1,265 1,164 5.6 6.1 5.6

Education and health services

 823 773 836 3.7 3.4 3.7

Educational services

 181 109 176 5.6 3.3 5.3

Health care and social assistance

 642 664 660 3.4 3.4 3.4

Leisure and hospitality

 1,073 1,106 1,102 6.6 6.6 6.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 125 183 133 4.9 6.9 5.2

Accommodation and food services

 948 923 969 6.9 6.5 6.9

Other services

 160 284 206 2.8 4.9 3.5

Government

 668 377 562 3.2 1.8 2.7

Federal

 39 35 35 1.4 1.2 1.2

State and local

 630 343 528 3.4 1.9 2.9

State and local education

 458 155 377 5.0 1.8 4.2

State and local, excluding education

 171 187 150 1.8 2.0 1.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

 930 988 821 3.5 3.7 3.0

South

 2,340 2,283 2,482 4.4 4.3 4.6

Midwest

 1,310 1,353 1,337 4.1 4.2 4.1

West

 1,314 1,375 1,376 4.0 4.1 4.1

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: October 11, 2017