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	Sept. 2025	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026(p)	Sept. 2025	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026(p)
Total	5,256	5,830	5,435	3.3	3.7	3.4
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,857	5,187	5,063	3.6	3.8	3.7
Mining and logging	18	27	21	3.0	4.4	3.4
Construction	320	317	358	3.8	3.7	4.2
Manufacturing	317	379	331	2.5	3.0	2.6
Durable goods	186	200	186	2.4	2.5	2.4
Nondurable goods	131	179	144	2.7	3.7	3.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	939	1,131	1,155	3.3	3.9	4.0
Wholesale trade	152	190	174	2.5	3.1	2.9
Retail trade	531	697	690	3.5	4.5	4.5
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	256	243	291	3.6	3.4	4.0
Information	75	68	99	2.6	2.4	3.6
Financial activities	219	175	150	2.4	1.9	1.7
Finance and insurance	161	125	101	2.4	1.9	1.5
Real estate and rental and leasing	58	50	49	2.4	2.0	2.0
Professional and business services	963	982	874	4.3	4.3	3.9
Private education and health services	941	939	853	3.4	3.4	3.1
Private educational services	113	180	119	2.8	4.8	2.9
Health care and social assistance	828	759	734	3.5	3.2	3.1
Leisure and hospitality	883	919	1,013	5.2	5.2	5.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	119	133	122	4.4	4.5	4.5
Accommodation and food services	764	786	891	5.3	5.4	6.2
Other services	182	251	210	3.0	4.1	3.5
Government	399	643	372	1.7	2.9	1.6
Federal	28	29	30	0.9	1.1	1.1
State and local	371	615	342	1.8	3.1	1.7
State and local education	234	475	213	2.1	4.9	2.0
State and local, excluding education	137	140	129	1.4	1.4	1.3

REGION(3)
Northeast	913	911	941	3.2	3.2	3.3
South	1,938	2,435	2,111	3.2	4.1	3.5
Midwest	1,164	1,256	1,214	3.5	3.8	3.6
West	1,241	1,228	1,170	3.3	3.3	3.1
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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Last Modified Date: November 03, 2026