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)
May
2018		 Apr.
2019		 May
2019(p)		 May
2018		 Apr.
2019		 May
2019(p)

Total

 6,520 6,423 6,331 4.4 4.3 4.2

INDUSTRY

Total private

 6,142 6,124 5,939 4.9 4.8 4.6

Mining and logging

 49 32 26 6.7 4.2 3.4

Construction

 514 593 526 7.0 8.0 7.0

Manufacturing

 410 375 379 3.2 2.9 3.0

Durable goods

 239 217 227 3.0 2.7 2.8

Nondurable goods

 172 158 152 3.6 3.3 3.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,172 1,134 1,205 4.3 4.1 4.4

Wholesale trade

 133 163 165 2.3 2.8 2.8

Retail trade

 814 768 837 5.2 4.9 5.3

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 225 203 203 3.8 3.4 3.4

Information

 103 84 102 3.7 3.0 3.6

Financial activities

 248 253 236 2.9 2.9 2.7

Finance and insurance

 159 142 142 2.5 2.2 2.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

 89 112 94 4.0 4.9 4.1

Professional and business services

 1,238 1,381 1,185 5.9 6.5 5.5

Education and health services

 651 712 633 2.8 2.9 2.6

Educational services

 79 81 80 2.1 2.1 2.1

Health care and social assistance

 572 630 553 2.9 3.1 2.7

Leisure and hospitality

 1,399 1,313 1,367 8.5 7.9 8.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 306 228 281 12.4 9.5 11.1

Accommodation and food services

 1,093 1,084 1,085 7.8 7.7 7.5

Other services

 357 247 280 6.1 4.2 4.7

Government

 377 299 392 1.7 1.3 1.7

Federal

 34 37 39 1.2 1.3 1.4

State and local

 344 262 353 1.7 1.3 1.8

State and local education

 104 88 116 1.0 0.8 1.1

State and local, excluding education

 240 174 237 2.6 1.9 2.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

 1,047 1,042 1,118 3.8 3.8 4.0

South

 2,448 2,479 2,396 4.5 4.5 4.3

Midwest

 1,629 1,431 1,452 5.0 4.3 4.4

West

 1,396 1,470 1,365 4.0 4.2 3.9

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: July 09, 2019