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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)
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.

Last Modified Date: April 02, 2025