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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)
Jan.
2022		 Dec.
2022		 Jan.
2023(p)		 Jan.
2022		 Dec.
2022		 Jan.
2023(p)

Total

 6,273 4,641 6,143 4.2 3.0 4.0

INDUSTRY

Total private

 5,905 4,373 5,754 4.7 3.3 4.4

Mining and logging

 22 16 27 3.8 2.5 4.3

Construction

 296 235 362 4.1 3.0 4.8

Manufacturing

 490 281 423 3.9 2.2 3.3

Durable goods

 274 163 232 3.5 2.0 2.9

Nondurable goods

 216 119 191 4.6 2.4 3.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,149 1,080 1,194 4.1 3.7 4.2

Wholesale trade

 193 127 197 3.3 2.1 3.3

Retail trade

 680 596 651 4.4 3.8 4.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 276 356 346 3.9 4.7 4.7

Information

 136 63 104 4.6 2.0 3.4

Financial activities

 280 135 234 3.1 1.5 2.6

Finance and insurance

 198 78 138 3.0 1.2 2.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

 81 57 97 3.6 2.4 4.1

Professional and business services

 1,352 901 1,205 6.2 3.9 5.4

Education and health services

 917 679 984 3.9 2.7 4.0

Educational services

 120 44 108 3.3 1.1 2.9

Health care and social assistance

 797 635 876 4.0 3.0 4.2

Leisure and hospitality

 1,051 802 1,023 7.2 5.0 6.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 108 100 108 5.5 4.5 5.0

Accommodation and food services

 943 702 915 7.5 5.1 6.8

Other services

 213 180 199 3.9 3.1 3.5

Government

 367 268 388 1.7 1.2 1.7

Federal

 42 43 36 1.5 1.5 1.3

State and local

 326 225 352 1.7 1.1 1.8

State and local education

 185 83 188 1.8 0.8 1.8

State and local, excluding education

 140 142 165 1.6 1.6 1.8

REGION(3)

Northeast

 916 650 861 3.5 2.3 3.2

South

 2,641 1,969 2,574 4.8 3.4 4.5

Midwest

 1,191 1,055 1,233 3.8 3.2 3.8

West

 1,525 966 1,475 4.4 2.6 4.1

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: March 08, 2023