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	Feb. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)	Feb. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025(p)
Total	4,810	5,259	4,561	3.1	3.3	2.9
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,507	4,897	4,304	3.4	3.7	3.2
Mining and logging	18	19	18	2.9	3.1	3.0
Construction	332	356	316	4.2	4.5	4.0
Manufacturing	297	355	304	2.3	2.8	2.4
Durable goods	165	217	193	2.1	2.8	2.4
Nondurable goods	132	139	111	2.7	2.9	2.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	896	955	882	3.1	3.3	3.1
Wholesale trade	137	170	165	2.2	2.8	2.7
Retail trade	554	539	511	3.6	3.5	3.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	205	246	206	2.9	3.3	2.8
Information	79	86	73	2.7	2.9	2.5
Financial activities	162	219	183	1.8	2.4	2.0
Finance and insurance	98	153	124	1.5	2.3	1.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	63	66	59	2.6	2.7	2.4
Professional and business services	963	983	963	4.3	4.4	4.3
Private education and health services	751	898	690	2.9	3.3	2.5
Private educational services	62	99	65	1.5	2.5	1.6
Health care and social assistance	689	799	625	3.1	3.5	2.7
Leisure and hospitality	822	791	690	5.1	4.9	4.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	129	115	131	5.5	4.7	5.3
Accommodation and food services	693	676	559	5.0	4.9	4.0
Other services	186	235	185	3.2	4.0	3.1
Government	303	362	257	1.3	1.5	1.1
Federal	35	30	23	1.2	1.0	0.8
State and local	268	332	234	1.3	1.6	1.1
State and local education	112	188	118	1.0	1.7	1.0
State and local, excluding education	156	144	117	1.7	1.5	1.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	655	761	644	2.4	2.7	2.3
South	2,202	2,241	1,964	3.7	3.8	3.3
Midwest	936	1,066	916	2.8	3.2	2.7
West	1,017	1,191	1,037	2.8	3.2	2.8
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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