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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)
July
2019		 June
2020		 July
2020(p)		 July
2019		 June
2020		 July
2020(p)

Total

 6,551 7,819 6,343 4.3 5.6 4.6

INDUSTRY

Total private

 6,131 7,476 5,962 4.7 6.4 5.0

Mining and logging

 24 13 21 3.2 2.0 3.2

Construction

 433 581 436 5.6 7.9 5.9

Manufacturing

 379 503 363 2.9 4.1 3.0

Durable goods

 206 292 172 2.5 3.8 2.3

Nondurable goods

 173 211 191 3.6 4.6 4.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,262 1,452 1,225 4.6 5.6 4.7

Wholesale trade

 194 187 139 3.3 3.3 2.5

Retail trade

 818 982 852 5.2 6.8 5.8

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 250 283 234 4.1 5.0 4.1

Information

 110 61 73 3.8 2.4 2.8

Financial activities

 276 222 262 3.1 2.6 3.0

Finance and insurance

 180 152 170 2.8 2.4 2.6

Real estate and rental and leasing

 96 69 93 4.0 3.2 4.2

Professional and business services

 1,270 1,306 1,213 5.9 6.6 6.1

Education and health services

 878 921 867 3.7 4.1 3.8

Educational services

 142 120 130 4.1 3.7 4.1

Health care and social assistance

 736 800 737 3.6 4.1 3.8

Leisure and hospitality

 1,246 2,041 1,315 7.2 16.4 10.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 164 270 183 5.9 16.3 10.1

Accommodation and food services

 1,082 1,771 1,132 7.5 16.4 10.0

Other services

 252 378 187 4.2 7.2 3.5

Government

 420 344 381 2.0 1.6 1.9

Federal

 37 44 73 1.3 1.5 2.5

State and local

 383 300 308 2.1 1.6 1.8

State and local education

 203 90 145 2.3 1.0 1.7

State and local, excluding education

 180 210 163 1.9 2.3 1.8

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,115 1,450 1,229 4.0 5.7 4.8

South

 2,625 2,637 2,238 4.8 5.2 4.4

Midwest

 1,340 1,891 1,379 4.1 6.3 4.5

West

 1,471 1,841 1,497 4.2 5.7 4.6

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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Last Modified Date: September 09, 2020