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	Apr. 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026(p)	Apr. 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026(p)
Total	5,834	5,220	5,470	3.7	3.3	3.4
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,564	4,984	5,215	4.1	3.7	3.9
Mining and logging	26	21	25	4.2	3.6	4.2
Construction	422	311	402	5.2	3.8	4.9
Manufacturing	337	283	310	2.7	2.3	2.5
Durable goods	202	160	192	2.6	2.1	2.5
Nondurable goods	135	123	117	2.8	2.6	2.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	919	1,056	1,035	3.2	3.7	3.6
Wholesale trade	139	149	170	2.3	2.5	2.8
Retail trade	576	658	602	3.8	4.3	3.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	204	248	263	2.8	3.5	3.7
Information	84	87	78	2.9	3.1	2.8
Financial activities	257	188	205	2.8	2.1	2.3
Finance and insurance	169	121	131	2.5	1.8	2.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	88	68	73	3.6	2.8	3.0
Professional and business services	1,245	1,159	1,037	5.5	5.2	4.6
Private education and health services	890	693	744	3.3	2.5	2.7
Private educational services	74	73	62	1.7	1.8	1.5
Health care and social assistance	817	620	681	3.5	2.6	2.9
Leisure and hospitality	1,154	970	1,163	6.9	5.9	6.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	248	142	248	9.5	5.7	9.4
Accommodation and food services	907	827	915	6.4	5.9	6.4
Other services	228	216	217	3.8	3.6	3.6
Government	270	236	255	1.1	1.0	1.1
Federal	31	19	22	1.0	0.7	0.8
State and local	239	217	232	1.1	1.0	1.1
State and local education	80	78	72	0.7	0.7	0.6
State and local, excluding education	159	139	160	1.6	1.4	1.6

REGION(3)
Northeast	904	788	770	3.2	2.8	2.7
South	2,280	2,095	2,169	3.8	3.5	3.6
Midwest	1,324	1,104	1,248	4.0	3.3	3.7
West	1,327	1,233	1,283	3.6	3.3	3.5
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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