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 2024	June 2025	July 2025(p)	July 2024	June 2025	July 2025(p)
Total	6,018	6,026	5,787	3.8	3.8	3.6
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,570	5,628	5,420	4.1	4.1	4.0
Mining and logging	20	25	19	3.2	4.0	3.1
Construction	396	404	397	4.7	4.8	4.7
Manufacturing	399	351	362	3.1	2.7	2.8
Durable goods	222	200	209	2.8	2.5	2.6
Nondurable goods	178	151	153	3.6	3.1	3.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,110	1,098	1,022	3.8	3.8	3.5
Wholesale trade	161	141	176	2.6	2.3	2.8
Retail trade	654	667	611	4.2	4.3	3.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	295	290	235	4.1	4.0	3.3
Information	86	115	101	2.9	3.9	3.4
Financial activities	283	208	269	3.1	2.2	2.9
Finance and insurance	190	137	188	2.8	2.0	2.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	94	71	82	3.8	2.8	3.2
Professional and business services	1,014	1,069	1,098	4.5	4.7	4.8
Private education and health services	1,028	847	910	3.9	3.1	3.4
Private educational services	103	110	115	2.8	2.9	3.1
Health care and social assistance	925	737	795	4.1	3.2	3.4
Leisure and hospitality	981	1,317	1,015	5.6	7.4	5.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	135	259	136	4.6	8.6	4.5
Accommodation and food services	846	1,059	879	5.8	7.2	6.0
Other services	253	194	226	4.2	3.2	3.7
Government	448	397	368	2.0	1.7	1.6
Federal	34	24	24	1.1	0.8	0.8
State and local	414	374	344	2.2	1.8	1.8
State and local education	225	135	192	2.4	1.3	2.1
State and local, excluding education	189	239	153	1.9	2.4	1.5

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,060	1,053	912	3.8	3.7	3.2
South	2,253	2,285	2,239	3.8	3.8	3.7
Midwest	1,273	1,317	1,230	3.8	3.9	3.7
West	1,432	1,371	1,407	3.9	3.6	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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