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Table 9. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

Table 9. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry and region Levels (in thousands) Rates(2)
Mar.
2022
Feb.
2023
Mar.
2023(p)
Mar.
2022
Feb.
2023
Mar.
2023(p)

Total

6,079 5,054 5,603 4.0 3.3 3.6

INDUSTRY

Total private

5,797 4,763 5,315 4.5 3.6 4.0

Mining and logging

26 23 26 4.4 3.7 4.2

Construction

406 310 407 5.4 4.1 5.3

Manufacturing

487 373 375 3.8 2.9 2.9

Durable goods

277 194 212 3.5 2.4 2.6

Nondurable goods

210 178 163 4.4 3.7 3.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,173 972 1,038 4.1 3.4 3.6

Wholesale trade

183 165 149 3.1 2.8 2.5

Retail trade

773 589 639 5.0 3.8 4.2

Transportation, warehousing, and utilities

217 218 250 3.1 3.0 3.5

Information

94 73 89 3.1 2.4 2.9

Financial activities

213 175 156 2.4 1.9 1.7

Finance and insurance

149 105 105 2.2 1.6 1.6

Real estate and rental and leasing

64 70 51 2.8 3.0 2.2

Professional and business services

1,291 964 1,141 5.8 4.3 5.0

Education and health services

725 742 782 3.0 3.0 3.1

Educational services

72 84 67 1.9 2.1 1.6

Health care and social assistance

653 658 715 3.2 3.1 3.4

Leisure and hospitality

1,184 958 1,083 7.8 6.1 6.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

179 127 176 8.6 5.8 7.8

Accommodation and food services

1,005 831 907 7.7 6.1 6.6

Other services

199 173 219 3.5 3.0 3.8

Government

282 292 287 1.3 1.3 1.3

Federal

34 38 41 1.2 1.3 1.4

State and local

248 253 246 1.3 1.3 1.2

State and local education

105 128 99 1.0 1.2 0.9

State and local, excluding education

142 125 147 1.6 1.4 1.6

REGION(3)

Northeast

904 701 947 3.4 2.5 3.4

South

2,598 2,182 2,332 4.6 3.8 4.1

Midwest

1,252 1,044 1,144 3.9 3.2 3.5

West

1,323 1,128 1,179 3.7 3.1 3.2

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.

Last Modified Date: May 02, 2023