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	May 2024	Apr. 2025	May 2025(p)	May 2024	Apr. 2025	May 2025(p)
Total	6,255	5,966	6,199	4.0	3.7	3.9
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,841	5,696	5,809	4.3	4.2	4.3
Mining and logging	19	26	20	3.1	4.2	3.2
Construction	462	438	444	5.6	5.3	5.3
Manufacturing	399	345	310	3.1	2.7	2.4
Durable goods	244	204	187	3.1	2.6	2.4
Nondurable goods	156	141	123	3.2	2.9	2.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,118	920	1,038	3.9	3.2	3.6
Wholesale trade	166	150	148	2.7	2.4	2.4
Retail trade	702	566	638	4.5	3.7	4.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	250	204	252	3.5	2.8	3.5
Information	89	87	83	3.0	3.0	2.8
Financial activities	234	255	255	2.6	2.8	2.8
Finance and insurance	136	169	152	2.0	2.5	2.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	99	86	103	4.0	3.5	4.1
Professional and business services	1,077	1,270	1,136	4.7	5.6	5.0
Private education and health services	905	910	805	3.4	3.3	2.9
Private educational services	92	77	88	2.3	1.8	2.2
Health care and social assistance	813	834	717	3.6	3.6	3.1
Leisure and hospitality	1,252	1,208	1,492	7.3	7.2	8.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	317	259	368	11.7	9.9	13.2
Accommodation and food services	935	949	1,123	6.5	6.7	7.7
Other services	285	236	227	4.8	3.9	3.7
Government	413	270	390	1.8	1.1	1.6
Federal	41	32	24	1.4	1.1	0.8
State and local	372	238	366	1.8	1.1	1.8
State and local education	109	84	93	1.0	0.7	0.8
State and local, excluding education	263	154	273	2.7	1.6	2.8

REGION(3)
Northeast	965	910	1,045	3.4	3.2	3.7
South	2,494	2,321	2,196	4.2	3.9	3.6
Midwest	1,485	1,336	1,395	4.4	4.0	4.1
West	1,311	1,398	1,563	3.5	3.7	4.2
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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