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	Nov. 2023	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024(p)	Nov. 2023	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024(p)
Total	5,088	5,831	4,787	3.2	3.6	3.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,802	5,496	4,519	3.6	4.0	3.3
Mining and logging	15	21	17	2.3	3.2	2.6
Construction	279	326	231	3.4	3.9	2.8
Manufacturing	292	332	231	2.3	2.6	1.8
Durable goods	169	166	123	2.1	2.1	1.5
Nondurable goods	122	166	108	2.5	3.4	2.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,373	1,349	1,374	4.7	4.6	4.6
Wholesale trade	127	153	111	2.1	2.5	1.8
Retail trade	726	753	683	4.6	4.8	4.3
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	519	443	580	7.1	6.1	7.8
Information	65	83	72	2.2	2.8	2.4
Financial activities	178	198	143	1.9	2.1	1.5
Finance and insurance	115	125	93	1.7	1.9	1.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	63	72	50	2.5	2.9	2.0
Professional and business services	890	1,114	858	3.9	4.8	3.7
Private education and health services	767	934	667	2.9	3.5	2.5
Private educational services	63	84	61	1.6	2.1	1.5
Health care and social assistance	704	850	605	3.2	3.7	2.6
Leisure and hospitality	774	877	755	4.7	5.2	4.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	102	139	126	4.2	5.3	5.0
Accommodation and food services	672	738	629	4.8	5.2	4.4
Other services	169	262	170	2.9	4.4	2.9
Government	285	335	268	1.2	1.4	1.1
Federal	43	31	29	1.5	1.0	1.0
State and local	242	305	239	1.2	1.5	1.1
State and local education	110	159	115	1.0	1.4	1.0
State and local, excluding education	131	146	124	1.4	1.5	1.3

REGION(3)
Northeast	782	891	768	2.8	3.1	2.7
South	2,156	2,417	1,823	3.6	4.0	3.0
Midwest	1,099	1,204	1,082	3.3	3.5	3.2
West	1,050	1,319	1,114	2.8	3.5	3.0
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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