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)
May
2016		 Jan.
2017		 Feb.
2017		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017(p)		 May
2016		 Jan.
2017		 Feb.
2017		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017		 May
2017(p)

Total

 5,153 5,424 5,249 5,304 5,043 5,472 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.7

INDUSTRY

Total private

 4,781 5,067 4,905 4,975 4,720 5,143 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.8 4.2

Mining and logging

 21 30 39 30 32 37 3.2 4.4 5.7 4.3 4.5 5.2

Construction

 314 387 367 372 375 381 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.5

Manufacturing

 267 304 296 325 314 332 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.7

Durable goods

 157 165 154 177 164 180 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.3 2.1 2.3

Nondurable goods

 111 139 142 147 150 152 2.4 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 1,018 1,023 1,090 1,051 969 1,046 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.8

Wholesale trade

 135 140 139 129 116 130 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.2

Retail trade

 700 682 757 725 677 718 4.4 4.3 4.8 4.6 4.3 4.5

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

 184 201 194 197 176 198 3.3 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.1 3.5

Information

 69 80 76 77 58 74 2.5 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.1 2.7

Financial activities

 184 220 190 214 185 221 2.2 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.2 2.6

Finance and insurance

 123 150 122 138 119 146 2.0 2.4 2.0 2.2 1.9 2.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

 62 70 68 76 66 75 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.5 3.0 3.4

Professional and business services

 1,105 1,128 1,044 1,060 1,006 1,127 5.5 5.5 5.1 5.2 4.9 5.5

Education and health services

 655 646 622 679 614 675 2.9 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.9

Educational services

 115 79 81 96 97 122 3.2 2.2 2.2 2.7 2.7 3.3

Health care and social assistance

 539 567 541 582 518 553 2.8 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.8

Leisure and hospitality

 975 1,015 981 967 953 960 6.3 6.4 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 139 146 151 119 151 136 6.3 6.5 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.0

Accommodation and food services

 836 869 831 849 802 824 6.3 6.4 6.1 6.3 5.9 6.0

Other services

 173 233 199 200 213 291 3.1 4.1 3.5 3.5 3.7 5.1

Government

 373 357 344 329 324 329 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

Federal

 47 46 35 34 34 30 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1

State and local

 326 312 308 295 290 299 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5

State and local education

 166 159 151 143 140 141 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4

State and local, excluding education

 160 153 157 152 150 158 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7

REGION(3)

Northeast

 789 898 864 864 888 962 3.0 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.6

South

 1,965 2,091 2,105 2,057 1,963 2,155 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.9 3.7 4.0

Midwest

 1,171 1,162 1,123 1,131 1,083 1,177 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.6

West

 1,228 1,273 1,157 1,252 1,110 1,178 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.8 3.3 3.5

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.
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Last Modified Date: July 11, 2017