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	Aug. 2025	July 2026	Aug. 2026(p)	Aug. 2025	July 2026	Aug. 2026(p)
Total	5,652	5,632	5,753	3.6	3.5	3.6
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,134	5,295	5,118	3.8	3.9	3.8
Mining and logging	22	23	27	3.6	3.7	4.3
Construction	350	436	322	4.1	5.1	3.8
Manufacturing	318	330	359	2.5	2.6	2.8
Durable goods	164	198	191	2.1	2.5	2.4
Nondurable goods	154	132	168	3.2	2.8	3.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	955	1,127	1,093	3.3	3.9	3.8
Wholesale trade	120	185	166	2.0	3.0	2.7
Retail trade	597	692	710	3.9	4.5	4.6
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	238	249	217	3.3	3.5	3.0
Information	72	68	42	2.5	2.4	1.5
Financial activities	211	191	168	2.3	2.1	1.8
Finance and insurance	160	125	122	2.4	1.9	1.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	51	66	46	2.1	2.7	1.9
Professional and business services	1,060	955	946	4.7	4.2	4.2
Private education and health services	930	927	947	3.4	3.4	3.4
Private educational services	167	120	188	4.4	3.2	5.0
Health care and social assistance	763	807	758	3.3	3.4	3.2
Leisure and hospitality	1,011	939	960	5.8	5.3	5.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	137	128	129	4.6	4.3	4.4
Accommodation and food services	874	811	831	6.0	5.5	5.7
Other services	204	299	255	3.4	4.9	4.2
Government	518	338	635	2.3	1.5	2.8
Federal	23	23	26	0.8	0.9	1.0
State and local	495	314	609	2.5	1.6	3.1
State and local education	367	168	463	3.7	1.8	4.7
State and local, excluding education	127	146	146	1.3	1.5	1.5

REGION(3)
Northeast	867	905	885	3.1	3.2	3.1
South	2,319	2,322	2,357	3.9	3.9	3.9
Midwest	1,209	1,198	1,259	3.6	3.6	3.8
West	1,256	1,207	1,252	3.4	3.3	3.4
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: September 29, 2026