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Table 17. Annual hires levels by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 17. Annual hires levels by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1) [in thousands]
Industry and region 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Total

 72,551 76,131 76,811 70,325 65,253

INDUSTRY

Total private

 68,390 71,736 71,999 65,633 60,859

Mining and logging

 198 229 276 292 230

Construction

 4,983 4,359 4,418 4,417 4,100

Manufacturing

 4,813 5,352 5,503 4,723 4,031

Durable goods

 2,746 2,962 3,020 2,497 2,237

Nondurable goods

 2,066 2,392 2,483 2,226 1,793

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 15,465 16,171 15,582 14,135 12,747

Wholesale trade

 1,816 2,128 2,199 1,947 1,747

Retail trade

 9,840 10,210 9,309 8,447 7,424

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 3,809 3,835 4,075 3,741 3,576

Information

 987 1,336 1,270 874 938

Financial activities

 2,654 2,741 2,904 2,401 2,448

Finance and insurance

 1,667 1,822 1,906 1,490 1,586

Real estate and rental and leasing

 989 920 994 913 863

Professional and business services

 13,418 15,083 14,954 12,539 12,011

Private education and health services

 9,349 9,353 10,276 10,714 10,232

Private educational services

 1,135 1,249 1,179 1,202 1,140

Health care and social assistance

 8,215 8,102 9,095 9,511 9,091

Leisure and hospitality

 13,481 14,344 14,120 12,977 11,444

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 1,645 1,969 2,006 2,012 1,961

Accommodation and food services

 11,837 12,376 12,115 10,964 9,481

Other services

 3,042 2,765 2,693 2,565 2,678

Government

 4,163 4,394 4,812 4,691 4,392

Federal

 888 520 501 542 428

State and local

 3,275 3,873 4,311 4,150 3,963

State and local education

 1,636 2,078 2,118 2,124 1,982

State and local, excluding education

 1,638 1,794 2,193 2,025 1,985

REGION(2)

Northeast

 11,640 11,525 11,330 10,714 10,169

South

 27,969 30,732 32,190 29,972 26,681

Midwest

 15,795 16,363 15,814 14,537 13,905

West

 17,147 17,513 17,477 15,103 14,498

Footnotes
(1) The annual hires level is the sum of the 12 monthly hires levels.
(2) 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.

NOTE: Data have been revised to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates.
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Last Modified Date: March 11, 2025