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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)
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.

Last Modified Date: December 05, 2023