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	Dec. 2021	Aug. 2022	Sept. 2022	Oct. 2022	Nov. 2022	Dec. 2022(p)	Dec. 2021	Aug. 2022	Sept. 2022	Oct. 2022	Nov. 2022	Dec. 2022(p)
Total	6,450	6,334	6,096	6,111	6,034	6,165	4.3	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	4.0
INDUSTRY
Total private	6,062	5,919	5,716	5,719	5,612	5,741	4.8	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.4
Mining and logging	20	20	22	21	22	23	3.5	3.3	3.5	3.3	3.4	3.5
Construction	361	349	359	337	323	357	4.8	4.5	4.7	4.4	4.2	4.6
Manufacturing	457	461	401	434	405	405	3.6	3.6	3.1	3.4	3.1	3.1
Durable goods	258	267	219	230	217	233	3.3	3.3	2.7	2.9	2.7	2.9
Nondurable goods	199	194	183	204	188	172	4.2	4.0	3.7	4.2	3.8	3.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,377	1,303	1,236	1,252	1,251	1,281	4.9	4.5	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5
Wholesale trade	170	164	158	159	169	171	3.0	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.9	2.9
Retail trade	901	794	756	748	729	774	5.8	5.0	4.8	4.7	4.6	4.9
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	306	345	322	345	353	336	4.5	4.9	4.6	4.9	5.0	4.8
Information	111	106	102	100	119	97	3.8	3.5	3.4	3.3	3.9	3.2
Financial activities	229	233	234	210	233	195	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.3	2.6	2.2
Finance and insurance	145	158	148	136	152	121	2.2	2.4	2.2	2.1	2.3	1.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	84	75	86	74	80	74	3.6	3.2	3.6	3.1	3.4	3.1
Professional and business services	1,212	1,192	1,137	1,159	1,110	1,129	5.6	5.3	5.1	5.2	4.9	5.0
Education and health services	846	878	840	801	852	916	3.5	3.6	3.4	3.2	3.4	3.7
Educational services	102	105	96	97	96	96	2.8	2.7	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
Health care and social assistance	744	773	745	704	756	820	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.4	3.6	3.9
Leisure and hospitality	1,192	1,132	1,140	1,178	1,093	1,100	7.9	7.2	7.2	7.4	6.8	6.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	165	156	158	151	158	163	7.5	6.8	6.8	6.5	6.8	6.9
Accommodation and food services	1,027	976	982	1,027	935	937	8.0	7.3	7.3	7.6	6.9	6.9
Other services	256	244	244	227	204	239	4.6	4.3	4.3	4.0	3.5	4.1
Government	388	415	380	391	422	423	1.8	1.9	1.7	1.7	1.9	1.9
Federal	45	38	43	43	40	47	1.6	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.6
State and local	344	377	337	348	381	376	1.8	1.9	1.7	1.8	1.9	1.9
State and local education	183	185	156	177	189	181	1.8	1.8	1.5	1.7	1.8	1.7
State and local, excluding education	161	191	181	171	193	195	1.8	2.1	2.0	1.9	2.1	2.1

REGION(3)
Northeast	999	898	893	859	875	870	3.8	3.3	3.3	3.1	3.2	3.2
South	2,650	2,618	2,547	2,536	2,542	2,564	4.8	4.6	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.5
Midwest	1,396	1,397	1,268	1,286	1,281	1,433	4.3	4.2	3.8	3.9	3.8	4.3
West	1,406	1,422	1,388	1,430	1,336	1,298	4.0	4.0	3.9	4.0	3.7	3.6
Footnotes (1) Hires are 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 total 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

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