Table 8. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 8. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region	Levels (in thousands)			Rates(2)
Industry and region	Dec. 2021	Nov. 2022	Dec. 2022(p)	Dec. 2021	Nov. 2022	Dec. 2022(p)
Total	4,825	5,568	4,556	3.2	3.6	2.9
INDUSTRY
Total private	4,593	5,230	4,298	3.6	4.0	3.3
Mining and logging	15	18	16	2.5	2.8	2.5
Construction	221	247	217	3.0	3.2	2.8
Manufacturing	315	343	275	2.5	2.7	2.1
Durable goods	179	187	162	2.3	2.3	2.0
Nondurable goods	136	156	113	2.9	3.2	2.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,132	1,568	1,076	3.9	5.4	3.6
Wholesale trade	125	138	128	2.2	2.3	2.2
Retail trade	701	837	622	4.4	5.2	3.8
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities	306	593	326	4.2	8.2	4.4
Information	79	113	63	2.7	3.7	2.0
Financial activities	160	211	123	1.8	2.3	1.4
Finance and insurance	103	142	73	1.6	2.1	1.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	57	69	50	2.4	2.9	2.1
Professional and business services	980	1,011	884	4.5	4.5	3.9
Education and health services	640	713	684	2.7	2.8	2.7
Educational services	61	68	46	1.6	1.7	1.2
Health care and social assistance	579	645	638	2.9	3.1	3.0
Leisure and hospitality	870	850	785	5.9	5.4	5.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	95	103	97	4.7	4.6	4.3
Accommodation and food services	775	748	688	6.1	5.5	5.1
Other services	181	156	175	3.2	2.7	3.0
Government	232	338	258	1.0	1.5	1.1
Federal	39	51	44	1.3	1.8	1.5
State and local	193	288	214	1.0	1.4	1.1
State and local education	91	131	90	0.9	1.2	0.8
State and local, excluding education	102	156	124	1.1	1.7	1.4

REGION(3)
Northeast	722	771	616	2.7	2.8	2.2
South	1,995	2,337	1,900	3.6	4.0	3.3
Midwest	1,071	1,209	1,112	3.3	3.6	3.3
West	1,037	1,251	928	3.0	3.5	2.6
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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