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	June 2025	May 2026	June 2026(p)	June 2025	May 2026	June 2026(p)
Total	6,102	5,967	6,175	3.8	3.7	3.9
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,693	5,551	5,785	4.2	4.1	4.2
Mining and logging	23	28	23	3.8	4.5	3.7
Construction	410	339	395	4.9	4.0	4.6
Manufacturing	345	326	400	2.7	2.6	3.2
Durable goods	200	200	252	2.5	2.6	3.2
Nondurable goods	146	127	147	3.0	2.7	3.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,092	1,152	1,222	3.8	4.0	4.3
Wholesale trade	137	139	172	2.3	2.3	2.8
Retail trade	665	729	753	4.3	4.7	4.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	291	283	296	4.0	4.0	4.1
Information	97	85	95	3.4	3.1	3.4
Financial activities	204	199	190	2.2	2.2	2.1
Finance and insurance	134	131	134	2.0	2.0	2.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	70	68	56	2.8	2.8	2.3
Professional and business services	1,120	1,215	1,200	5.0	5.4	5.3
Private education and health services	885	706	890	3.3	2.5	3.2
Private educational services	105	87	127	2.7	2.1	3.3
Health care and social assistance	780	619	763	3.4	2.6	3.2
Leisure and hospitality	1,323	1,259	1,075	7.5	7.3	6.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	265	294	231	8.9	10.6	7.7
Accommodation and food services	1,058	965	844	7.3	6.7	5.8
Other services	194	243	296	3.2	4.0	4.8
Government	408	416	390	1.7	1.8	1.7
Federal	25	40	29	0.8	1.5	1.1
State and local	384	376	361	1.9	1.8	1.8
State and local education	140	93	139	1.3	0.8	1.3
State and local, excluding education	244	283	222	2.4	2.9	2.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,045	1,000	1,148	3.7	3.5	4.0
South	2,367	2,320	2,263	3.9	3.9	3.8
Midwest	1,341	1,460	1,405	4.0	4.3	4.2
West	1,349	1,187	1,359	3.6	3.2	3.6
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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