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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)
Jan.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Change from:
Dec. 2023 -
Jan. 2024(p)
Jan.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Change from:
Dec. 2023 -
Jan. 2024(p)

Total

6,374 5,814 5,569 5,787 5,687 -100 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.6 -0.1

INDUSTRY

Total private

5,932 5,429 5,205 5,384 5,323 -61 4.5 4.1 3.9 4.0 4.0 0.0

Mining and logging

26 21 19 18 23 5 4.1 3.3 3.0 2.8 3.6 0.8

Construction

386 381 367 357 380 23 4.9 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.7 0.3

Manufacturing

429 377 352 371 394 23 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.9 3.0 0.1

Durable goods

226 205 199 199 222 23 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.7 0.3

Nondurable goods

203 172 153 172 172 0 4.2 3.6 3.2 3.6 3.6 0.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,393 1,137 1,090 1,110 1,068 -42 4.8 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7 -0.1

Wholesale trade

176 158 153 180 170 -10 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.8 -0.1

Retail trade

829 671 638 628 618 -10 5.3 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.9 -0.1

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

388 308 300 302 280 -22 5.4 4.3 4.2 4.2 3.9 -0.3

Information

69 50 70 83 82 -1 2.3 1.7 2.4 2.8 2.7 -0.1

Financial activities

218 206 201 209 211 2 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 0.0

Finance and insurance

126 128 125 123 127 4 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 0.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

92 78 76 86 84 -2 3.8 3.1 3.1 3.4 3.4 0.0

Professional and business services

1,083 1,116 964 1,086 1,101 15 4.8 4.9 4.2 4.7 4.8 0.1

Private education and health services

936 894 934 872 799 -73 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.1 -0.3

Private educational services

114 98 94 100 85 -15 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.2 -0.4

Health care and social assistance

822 796 840 772 714 -58 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.2 -0.3

Leisure and hospitality

1,178 1,047 993 1,068 1,046 -22 7.2 6.2 5.9 6.4 6.2 -0.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

178 165 150 185 173 -12 7.4 6.4 5.8 7.1 6.6 -0.5

Accommodation and food services

1,000 882 844 883 873 -10 7.2 6.2 5.9 6.2 6.1 -0.1

Other services

214 200 214 210 219 9 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.7 0.1

Government

442 385 364 403 364 -39 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 -0.1

Federal

43 42 37 43 43 0 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 0.0

State and local

399 343 327 361 322 -39 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.6 -0.2

State and local education

219 179 165 180 143 -37 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.3 -0.4

State and local, excluding education

180 164 162 181 179 -2 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.9 0.0

REGION(3)

Northeast

934 886 892 852 906 54 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.2 0.2

South

2,604 2,391 2,368 2,557 2,400 -157 4.5 4.1 4.0 4.3 4.1 -0.2

Midwest

1,353 1,244 1,173 1,127 1,167 40 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.5 0.1

West

1,482 1,293 1,137 1,251 1,215 -36 4.1 3.5 3.1 3.4 3.3 -0.1

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 and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2024