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	July 2023	June 2024	July 2024(p)	July 2023	June 2024	July 2024(p)
Total	6,306	6,047	6,053	4.0	3.8	3.8
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,871	5,615	5,642	4.4	4.1	4.1
Mining and logging	29	23	20	4.4	3.6	3.1
Construction	426	377	423	5.2	4.5	5.0
Manufacturing	447	413	402	3.4	3.2	3.1
Durable goods	232	219	227	2.8	2.7	2.8
Nondurable goods	215	194	175	4.4	4.0	3.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,150	1,244	1,154	4.0	4.3	4.0
Wholesale trade	162	185	161	2.6	3.0	2.6
Retail trade	737	787	698	4.7	5.0	4.4
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	252	272	296	3.6	3.8	4.2
Information	87	87	83	2.8	2.9	2.7
Financial activities	223	232	286	2.4	2.5	3.1
Finance and insurance	125	155	201	1.8	2.3	3.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	98	77	85	3.9	3.1	3.4
Professional and business services	1,164	1,048	1,053	5.1	4.5	4.6
Private education and health services	1,032	885	1,000	4.1	3.4	3.8
Private educational services	116	118	108	3.3	3.2	3.0
Health care and social assistance	917	768	893	4.3	3.4	4.0
Leisure and hospitality	1,086	1,044	968	6.2	5.9	5.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	155	224	140	5.4	7.6	4.7
Accommodation and food services	931	820	828	6.4	5.6	5.6
Other services	226	262	253	3.8	4.4	4.2
Government	435	432	411	2.0	1.9	1.9
Federal	50	39	33	1.7	1.3	1.1
State and local	385	393	378	2.1	2.0	2.0
State and local education	189	140	223	2.1	1.4	2.4
State and local, excluding education	196	253	155	2.1	2.6	1.6

REGION(3)
Northeast	972	1,062	1,061	3.5	3.8	3.8
South	2,658	2,319	2,231	4.5	3.9	3.8
Midwest	1,250	1,373	1,308	3.8	4.1	3.9
West	1,426	1,292	1,453	3.9	3.5	3.9
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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