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	Mar. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Mar. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)
Total	5,016	4,535	4,940	3.2	2.9	3.1
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,728	4,278	4,676	3.6	3.2	3.5
Mining and logging	21	20	19	3.3	3.2	3.1
Construction	368	312	321	4.6	3.9	4.0
Manufacturing	292	292	291	2.3	2.3	2.3
Durable goods	171	184	175	2.1	2.3	2.2
Nondurable goods	120	108	116	2.5	2.2	2.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	872	877	906	3.0	3.0	3.1
Wholesale trade	123	154	149	2.0	2.5	2.4
Retail trade	589	510	565	3.8	3.3	3.7
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	160	214	191	2.2	2.9	2.6
Information	72	71	76	2.5	2.4	2.6
Financial activities	152	183	204	1.7	2.0	2.2
Finance and insurance	89	126	141	1.3	1.9	2.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	63	57	63	2.6	2.3	2.6
Professional and business services	1,080	975	1,025	4.8	4.4	4.6
Private education and health services	727	678	715	2.8	2.5	2.6
Private educational services	60	65	58	1.5	1.6	1.4
Health care and social assistance	667	614	657	3.0	2.7	2.8
Leisure and hospitality	999	693	915	6.1	4.2	5.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	199	131	181	8.1	5.3	7.1
Accommodation and food services	800	563	735	5.7	4.0	5.2
Other services	145	177	204	2.5	3.0	3.4
Government	289	256	264	1.2	1.1	1.1
Federal	42	25	25	1.4	0.8	0.8
State and local	247	232	239	1.2	1.1	1.1
State and local education	92	115	96	0.8	1.0	0.8
State and local, excluding education	155	117	143	1.6	1.2	1.5

REGION(3)
Northeast	812	652	794	2.9	2.3	2.8
South	2,068	1,954	1,919	3.5	3.3	3.2
Midwest	1,035	917	1,140	3.1	2.7	3.4
West	1,101	1,013	1,087	3.0	2.7	2.9
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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