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	June 2024	May 2025	June 2025(p)	June 2024	May 2025	June 2025(p)
Total	5,913	6,193	5,918	3.7	3.9	3.7
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,506	5,786	5,510	4.1	4.3	4.0
Mining and logging	21	21	25	3.4	3.3	4.1
Construction	372	439	407	4.4	5.3	4.8
Manufacturing	401	309	348	3.1	2.4	2.7
Durable goods	217	183	193	2.7	2.3	2.4
Nondurable goods	183	126	155	3.7	2.6	3.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,184	1,026	1,122	4.1	3.5	3.9
Wholesale trade	181	149	139	2.9	2.4	2.2
Retail trade	741	626	699	4.8	4.0	4.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	262	251	284	3.6	3.5	3.9
Information	85	90	117	2.9	3.1	3.9
Financial activities	229	254	190	2.5	2.8	2.0
Finance and insurance	155	153	123	2.3	2.3	1.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	74	101	67	3.0	4.1	2.6
Professional and business services	1,015	1,168	991	4.5	5.2	4.4
Private education and health services	896	778	846	3.4	2.9	3.1
Private educational services	140	87	109	3.7	2.2	2.9
Health care and social assistance	756	691	738	3.4	3.0	3.2
Leisure and hospitality	1,033	1,472	1,253	5.9	8.5	7.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	228	383	259	7.8	13.8	8.6
Accommodation and food services	805	1,090	994	5.5	7.5	6.7
Other services	271	228	211	4.5	3.8	3.5
Government	407	408	408	1.8	1.7	1.7
Federal	40	27	24	1.3	0.9	0.8
State and local	367	381	384	1.8	1.8	1.9
State and local education	130	100	143	1.3	0.9	1.4
State and local, excluding education	238	281	241	2.4	2.9	2.4

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,037	1,063	1,075	3.7	3.7	3.8
South	2,267	2,233	2,301	3.8	3.7	3.8
Midwest	1,362	1,417	1,240	4.1	4.2	3.7
West	1,246	1,480	1,302	3.3	3.9	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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