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. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026(p)
Total	4,947	4,104	5,229	3.1	2.6	3.3
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,698	3,864	4,994	3.5	2.9	3.7
Mining and logging	19	17	21	3.1	2.9	3.6
Construction	323	241	317	4.0	3.0	3.9
Manufacturing	289	259	289	2.3	2.1	2.3
Durable goods	179	151	159	2.3	1.9	2.0
Nondurable goods	111	107	129	2.3	2.3	2.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	893	820	1,025	3.1	2.9	3.6
Wholesale trade	128	129	136	2.1	2.1	2.3
Retail trade	588	531	662	3.8	3.5	4.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	177	161	227	2.5	2.3	3.2
Information	71	65	95	2.5	2.3	3.4
Financial activities	208	154	183	2.3	1.7	2.0
Finance and insurance	147	109	113	2.2	1.6	1.7
Real estate and rental and leasing	62	45	69	2.5	1.9	2.9
Professional and business services	1,114	820	1,155	5.0	3.7	5.2
Private education and health services	695	600	689	2.6	2.2	2.5
Private educational services	62	65	70	1.5	1.6	1.7
Health care and social assistance	633	536	619	2.7	2.3	2.6
Leisure and hospitality	871	715	1,013	5.3	4.4	6.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	178	102	148	7.1	4.2	5.8
Accommodation and food services	693	613	865	5.0	4.4	6.2
Other services	214	173	207	3.6	2.9	3.5
Government	249	240	236	1.0	1.0	1.0
Federal	26	21	18	0.9	0.8	0.7
State and local	223	220	218	1.1	1.1	1.0
State and local education	88	103	80	0.8	0.9	0.7
State and local, excluding education	135	116	138	1.4	1.2	1.4

REGION(3)
Northeast	833	660	822	3.0	2.4	2.9
South	1,971	1,659	2,091	3.3	2.8	3.5
Midwest	1,083	846	1,073	3.3	2.6	3.2
West	1,060	939	1,244	2.9	2.6	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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