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)
Oct.
2017		 Sept.
2018		 Oct.
2018(p)		 Oct.
2017		 Sept.
2018		 Oct.
2018(p)

Total

 5,966 5,751 6,338 4.0 3.8 4.2

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,650 5,324 5,988 4.5 4.2 4.7

Mining and logging

 36 43 36 5.2 5.7 4.7

Construction

 378 349 352 5.3 4.7 4.7

Manufacturing

 350 330 392 2.8 2.6 3.1

Durable goods

 188 185 219 2.4 2.3 2.7

Nondurable goods

 162 144 173 3.4 3.0 3.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,300 1,174 1,541 4.7 4.2 5.5

Wholesale trade

 165 136 186 2.8 2.3 3.1

Retail trade

 891 799 1,009 5.6 5.1 6.3

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 243 239 347 4.2 4.0 5.8

Information

 96 75 94 3.4 2.7 3.4

Financial activities

 250 211 200 2.9 2.5 2.3

Finance and insurance

 165 141 126 2.6 2.2 2.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

 84 71 74 3.8 3.1 3.2

Professional and business services

 1,204 1,156 1,246 5.8 5.5 5.8

Education and health services

 753 750 811 3.2 3.2 3.4

Educational services

 82 152 91 2.1 4.1 2.3

Health care and social assistance

 671 598 720 3.4 3.0 3.6

Leisure and hospitality

 1,046 1,045 1,106 6.5 6.3 6.8

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 161 143 162 7.0 5.9 6.9

Accommodation and food services

 885 902 944 6.4 6.4 6.7

Other services

 238 191 211 4.1 3.3 3.6

Government

 316 427 350 1.4 1.9 1.5

Federal

 39 37 37 1.4 1.3 1.3

State and local

 277 390 313 1.4 2.0 1.6

State and local education

 153 266 173 1.4 2.5 1.6

State and local, excluding education

 124 124 139 1.4 1.4 1.5

REGION(3)

Northeast

 980 888 868 3.6 3.2 3.1

South

 2,412 2,344 2,694 4.5 4.3 4.9

Midwest

 1,221 1,306 1,352 3.7 3.9 4.1

West

 1,354 1,213 1,423 4.0 3.5 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.
(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: December 10, 2018