Table 2. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted

Table 2. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)						Rates(2)
Industry and region	Apr. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024(p)	Change from: Mar. 2024 - Apr. 2024(p)	Apr. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024(p)	Change from: Mar. 2024 - Apr. 2024(p)
Total	5,951	5,698	5,781	5,617	5,640	23	3.8	3.6	3.7	3.6	3.6	0.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	5,567	5,309	5,382	5,232	5,272	40	4.2	3.9	4.0	3.9	3.9	0.0
Mining and logging	23	24	20	20	17	-3	3.7	3.8	3.2	3.1	2.6	-0.5
Construction	364	390	400	374	353	-21	4.6	4.8	4.9	4.6	4.3	-0.3
Manufacturing	389	383	324	319	387	68	3.0	3.0	2.5	2.5	3.0	0.5
Durable goods	209	220	176	182	234	52	2.6	2.7	2.2	2.2	2.9	0.7
Nondurable goods	180	163	148	137	153	16	3.7	3.4	3.1	2.9	3.2	0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,220	1,007	1,130	1,032	1,124	92	4.2	3.5	3.9	3.6	3.9	0.3
Wholesale trade	177	158	163	134	165	31	2.9	2.6	2.6	2.2	2.7	0.5
Retail trade	721	602	676	654	672	18	4.6	3.9	4.3	4.2	4.3	0.1
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	322	247	292	244	287	43	4.5	3.5	4.1	3.4	4.0	0.6
Information	81	81	89	86	75	-11	2.7	2.7	3.0	2.9	2.5	-0.4
Financial activities	215	207	193	194	198	4	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0
Finance and insurance	139	130	115	115	124	9	2.1	1.9	1.7	1.7	1.8	0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	76	77	79	79	74	-5	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.0	-0.2
Professional and business services	1,190	1,088	1,092	1,113	1,049	-64	5.2	4.7	4.8	4.9	4.6	-0.3
Private education and health services	825	862	860	876	902	26	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	0.0
Private educational services	95	88	82	91	92	1	2.5	2.3	2.1	2.3	2.4	0.1
Health care and social assistance	730	773	778	786	810	24	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	0.1
Leisure and hospitality	1,060	1,053	1,060	1,038	964	-74	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.1	5.7	-0.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	165	183	207	193	148	-45	6.6	7.0	7.9	7.3	5.6	-1.7
Accommodation and food services	894	870	852	845	815	-30	6.4	6.1	6.0	5.9	5.7	-0.2
Other services	199	214	214	180	204	24	3.4	3.6	3.6	3.1	3.5	0.4
Government	384	390	399	385	369	-16	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	-0.1
Federal	45	44	45	44	36	-8	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.2	-0.3
State and local	339	345	354	341	332	-9	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.6	-0.1
State and local education	170	166	160	167	179	12	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.7	0.1
State and local, excluding education	169	180	194	174	154	-20	1.8	1.9	2.0	1.8	1.6	-0.2

REGION(3)
Northeast	943	895	848	890	792	-98	3.4	3.2	3.0	3.2	2.8	-0.4
South	2,551	2,398	2,574	2,303	2,389	86	4.4	4.1	4.3	3.9	4.0	0.1
Midwest	1,249	1,177	1,137	1,160	1,187	27	3.8	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.5	0.1
West	1,207	1,229	1,222	1,265	1,272	7	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	0.0
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 and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

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