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	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)
Total	5,862	5,758	5,654	3.7	3.6	3.5
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,206	5,374	5,107	3.8	3.9	3.7
Mining and logging	20	18	20	3.1	2.9	3.3
Construction	344	381	365	4.1	4.5	4.3
Manufacturing	327	344	328	2.5	2.7	2.6
Durable goods	173	190	172	2.2	2.4	2.2
Nondurable goods	153	154	156	3.1	3.2	3.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,004	1,027	936	3.5	3.5	3.2
Wholesale trade	136	181	111	2.2	2.9	1.8
Retail trade	593	595	606	3.8	3.8	3.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	275	251	219	3.8	3.5	3.0
Information	89	97	78	3.0	3.3	2.7
Financial activities	224	263	237	2.4	2.8	2.5
Finance and insurance	164	187	181	2.4	2.8	2.7
Real estate and rental and leasing	60	76	56	2.4	3.0	2.2
Professional and business services	1,007	1,117	1,008	4.4	4.9	4.5
Private education and health services	915	907	935	3.5	3.3	3.4
Private educational services	166	114	160	4.5	3.1	4.3
Health care and social assistance	749	793	775	3.3	3.4	3.3
Leisure and hospitality	1,044	1,006	1,001	6.0	5.7	5.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	131	135	138	4.5	4.4	4.6
Accommodation and food services	912	871	862	6.3	5.9	5.9
Other services	233	213	199	3.9	3.5	3.3
Government	655	384	547	2.9	1.7	2.4
Federal	36	24	25	1.2	0.8	0.9
State and local	619	360	522	3.2	1.9	2.6
State and local education	471	204	381	4.8	2.2	3.9
State and local, excluding education	148	156	141	1.5	1.5	1.4

REGION(3)
Northeast	913	923	855	3.3	3.3	3.0
South	2,525	2,241	2,288	4.2	3.7	3.8
Midwest	1,174	1,214	1,221	3.5	3.6	3.6
West	1,251	1,381	1,288	3.4	3.7	3.4
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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