Table 9. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 9. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
Industry and region	Oct. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)	Oct. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)
Total	5,757	5,433	5,485	3.6	3.4	3.4
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,425	5,032	5,154	4.0	3.7	3.8
Mining and logging	20	18	20	3.1	3.0	3.2
Construction	328	344	306	3.9	4.1	3.6
Manufacturing	324	337	305	2.5	2.7	2.4
Durable goods	159	199	182	2.0	2.5	2.3
Nondurable goods	165	139	123	3.4	2.9	2.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,326	927	1,217	4.6	3.2	4.2
Wholesale trade	153	121	125	2.5	2.0	2.0
Retail trade	733	554	673	4.7	3.6	4.4
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	440	251	419	6.0	3.4	5.7
Information	77	83	79	2.6	2.8	2.7
Financial activities	191	225	208	2.1	2.4	2.3
Finance and insurance	120	163	145	1.8	2.4	2.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	72	61	64	2.9	2.5	2.5
Professional and business services	1,060	1,024	1,008	4.7	4.5	4.5
Private education and health services	942	949	906	3.5	3.5	3.3
Private educational services	87	116	89	2.1	2.9	2.2
Health care and social assistance	855	833	817	3.7	3.6	3.5
Leisure and hospitality	907	946	867	5.4	5.5	5.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	133	131	128	5.1	4.7	4.6
Accommodation and food services	774	815	739	5.4	5.7	5.1
Other services	250	179	237	4.2	3.0	3.9
Government	333	401	331	1.4	1.7	1.4
Federal	31	25	22	1.0	0.9	0.8
State and local	301	376	309	1.4	1.8	1.5
State and local education	157	232	166	1.4	2.1	1.5
State and local, excluding education	145	144	143	1.5	1.5	1.5

REGION(3)
Northeast	864	921	873	3.1	3.2	3.1
South	2,433	1,941	2,041	4.1	3.2	3.4
Midwest	1,198	1,220	1,225	3.6	3.6	3.6
West	1,262	1,350	1,346	3.4	3.6	3.6
Footnotes (1) The hires level is 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 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: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.

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