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	Apr. 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)	Apr. 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)
Total	5,857	4,902	5,914	3.7	3.1	3.7
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,587	4,649	5,641	4.2	3.5	4.2
Mining and logging	15	20	23	2.5	3.2	3.8
Construction	397	324	413	4.9	4.0	5.0
Manufacturing	386	289	339	3.0	2.3	2.7
Durable goods	230	176	210	2.9	2.2	2.7
Nondurable goods	156	114	128	3.2	2.4	2.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,054	920	948	3.7	3.2	3.3
Wholesale trade	178	137	149	2.9	2.2	2.4
Retail trade	655	595	568	4.3	3.9	3.7
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	221	189	230	3.1	2.6	3.2
Information	71	75	81	2.4	2.6	2.8
Financial activities	226	204	251	2.5	2.2	2.7
Finance and insurance	146	141	160	2.2	2.1	2.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	81	62	91	3.3	2.5	3.7
Professional and business services	1,130	1,036	1,268	5.0	4.6	5.6
Private education and health services	954	700	886	3.6	2.6	3.2
Private educational services	73	56	64	1.8	1.4	1.5
Health care and social assistance	882	643	821	4.0	2.8	3.5
Leisure and hospitality	1,139	889	1,208	6.8	5.4	7.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	220	178	259	8.6	7.0	9.9
Accommodation and food services	919	712	949	6.5	5.1	6.7
Other services	214	192	224	3.6	3.2	3.7
Government	270	252	273	1.1	1.1	1.1
Federal	35	25	30	1.2	0.8	1.0
State and local	234	228	243	1.1	1.1	1.2
State and local education	88	88	86	0.8	0.8	0.8
State and local, excluding education	147	140	158	1.5	1.5	1.6

REGION(3)
Northeast	853	829	862	3.1	2.9	3.0
South	2,420	1,887	2,329	4.1	3.2	3.9
Midwest	1,251	1,125	1,319	3.8	3.4	3.9
West	1,333	1,060	1,404	3.6	2.9	3.8
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.

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