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	Oct. 2022	Sept. 2023	Oct. 2023(p)	Oct. 2022	Sept. 2023	Oct. 2023(p)
Total	6,599	5,932	6,252	4.3	3.8	4.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,243	5,512	5,915	4.7	4.1	4.4
Mining and logging	21	23	23	3.4	3.5	3.6
Construction	365	299	393	4.6	3.7	4.8
Manufacturing	447	396	372	3.4	3.0	2.9
Durable goods	236	217	209	2.9	2.7	2.6
Nondurable goods	211	179	164	4.3	3.7	3.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,527	1,202	1,389	5.3	4.2	4.8
Wholesale trade	175	171	167	2.9	2.8	2.7
Retail trade	836	726	765	5.4	4.7	4.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	516	305	457	7.1	4.2	6.3
Information	123	79	69	3.9	2.6	2.2
Financial activities	237	203	225	2.6	2.2	2.4
Finance and insurance	154	127	146	2.3	1.9	2.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	82	76	79	3.4	3.1	3.2
Professional and business services	1,238	1,052	1,279	5.4	4.6	5.5
Education and health services	895	900	968	3.6	3.5	3.7
Educational services	105	127	104	2.6	3.2	2.5
Health care and social assistance	790	773	864	3.8	3.6	4.0
Leisure and hospitality	1,172	1,148	1,006	7.3	6.8	6.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	107	124	118	4.6	4.9	4.8
Accommodation and food services	1,064	1,024	888	7.7	7.2	6.3
Other services	219	211	191	3.8	3.6	3.2
Government	357	420	338	1.6	1.8	1.5
Federal	47	46	42	1.6	1.6	1.4
State and local	310	374	296	1.6	1.9	1.5
State and local education	161	235	156	1.5	2.2	1.4
State and local, excluding education	149	138	140	1.6	1.5	1.5

REGION(3)
Northeast	917	983	913	3.3	3.5	3.2
South	2,757	2,521	2,596	4.8	4.3	4.4
Midwest	1,316	1,151	1,279	4.0	3.4	3.8
West	1,610	1,278	1,465	4.4	3.4	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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Last Modified Date: December 05, 2023