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	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)
Total	5,739	6,139	5,513	3.6	3.8	3.5
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,361	5,757	5,179	3.9	4.2	3.8
Mining and logging	18	24	27	2.9	3.9	4.4
Construction	390	380	447	4.6	4.5	5.2
Manufacturing	333	408	322	2.6	3.2	2.5
Durable goods	184	252	195	2.3	3.2	2.5
Nondurable goods	148	156	127	3.1	3.3	2.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,015	1,209	1,084	3.5	4.2	3.8
Wholesale trade	179	173	187	2.9	2.8	3.1
Retail trade	588	746	644	3.8	4.8	4.2
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	249	290	253	3.5	4.1	3.6
Information	79	86	73	2.7	3.1	2.6
Financial activities	256	192	174	2.8	2.1	1.9
Finance and insurance	181	137	104	2.7	2.0	1.6
Real estate and rental and leasing	75	55	70	3.0	2.2	2.8
Professional and business services	1,134	1,201	954	5.0	5.3	4.2
Private education and health services	935	898	912	3.4	3.2	3.3
Private educational services	117	126	131	3.1	3.3	3.5
Health care and social assistance	817	772	781	3.5	3.2	3.3
Leisure and hospitality	983	1,068	897	5.6	6.0	5.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	143	227	131	4.7	7.6	4.4
Accommodation and food services	840	841	766	5.8	5.7	5.2
Other services	218	292	289	3.6	4.8	4.7
Government	378	382	334	1.7	1.6	1.5
Federal	24	29	24	0.8	1.1	0.9
State and local	354	352	310	1.8	1.7	1.6
State and local education	197	131	166	2.1	1.2	1.8
State and local, excluding education	157	222	144	1.6	2.2	1.4

REGION(3)
Northeast	898	1,141	847	3.2	4.0	3.0
South	2,261	2,233	2,359	3.8	3.7	3.9
Midwest	1,210	1,397	1,146	3.6	4.2	3.4
West	1,371	1,367	1,161	3.7	3.7	3.1
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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