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 2023	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)	May 2023	Apr. 2024	May 2024(p)
Total	6,825	5,876	6,426	4.4	3.7	4.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,387	5,599	6,021	4.8	4.2	4.4
Mining and logging	30	16	21	4.6	2.6	3.3
Construction	449	415	461	5.6	5.1	5.6
Manufacturing	497	387	418	3.8	3.0	3.2
Durable goods	270	233	255	3.3	2.9	3.1
Nondurable goods	226	154	163	4.7	3.2	3.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,391	1,092	1,154	4.8	3.8	4.0
Wholesale trade	193	177	174	3.2	2.9	2.8
Retail trade	899	686	717	5.8	4.4	4.6
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	299	229	263	4.2	3.2	3.7
Information	70	76	78	2.3	2.5	2.6
Financial activities	237	230	269	2.6	2.5	2.9
Finance and insurance	160	144	158	2.4	2.1	2.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	77	86	110	3.1	3.5	4.4
Professional and business services	1,098	1,072	1,159	4.8	4.7	5.0
Private education and health services	973	942	923	3.9	3.6	3.5
Private educational services	86	70	87	2.2	1.7	2.2
Health care and social assistance	887	872	836	4.2	3.9	3.7
Leisure and hospitality	1,383	1,159	1,262	8.2	6.9	7.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	296	225	304	11.5	8.7	11.2
Accommodation and food services	1,087	935	958	7.6	6.6	6.6
Other services	261	210	275	4.5	3.6	4.6
Government	438	276	405	1.9	1.2	1.7
Federal	57	34	38	1.9	1.1	1.3
State and local	381	243	366	1.9	1.2	1.8
State and local education	124	91	120	1.1	0.8	1.1
State and local, excluding education	258	152	246	2.8	1.6	2.6

REGION(3)
Northeast	1,058	864	959	3.8	3.1	3.4
South	2,824	2,423	2,628	4.8	4.1	4.4
Midwest	1,555	1,266	1,509	4.7	3.8	4.5
West	1,388	1,323	1,330	3.8	3.6	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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