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)(2) Rates(3)
Apr.
2012		 Dec.
2012		 Jan.
2013		 Feb.
2013		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013(p)		 Apr.
2012		 Dec.
2012		 Jan.
2013		 Feb.
2013		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013(p)

Total

 4,252 4,195 4,298 4,451 4,227 4,425 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.3

INDUSTRY

Total private(4)

 3,962 3,915 4,015 4,138 3,931 4,133 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.6

Construction

 262 280 326 353 320 285 4.7 4.9 5.7 6.1 5.5 4.9

Manufacturing

 252 236 219 231 201 224 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities(5)

 862 890 868 936 821 898 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.2 3.5

Retail trade

 575 600 586 651 562 628 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.3 3.7 4.2

Professional and business services

 859 798 878 845 831 937 4.8 4.4 4.8 4.6 4.5 5.1

Education and health services(6)

 485 506 507 499 520 541 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.6

Health care and social assistance

 416 431 443 437 443 463 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.7

Leisure and hospitality

 766 759 747 762 776 797 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 143 130 104 116 123 120 7.3 6.5 5.2 5.8 6.1 6.0

Accommodation and food services

 623 629 643 646 653 678 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.6

Government(7)

 290 280 283 313 295 292 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3

State and local

 256 246 249 266 264 257 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3

REGION(8)

Northeast

 676 687 675 716 722 751 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.9

South

 1,677 1,660 1,787 1,843 1,640 1,782 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.3 3.6

Midwest

 940 924 906 848 907 931 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.9 3.0

West

 958 924 930 1,044 959 962 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.2 3.2

Footnotes
 (1) Hires are the number of hires during the entire month.
(2) Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.
(3) The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of total employment.
(4) Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not shown separately.
(5) Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not shown separately.
(6) Includes educational services, not shown separately.
(7) Includes federal government, not shown separately.
(8) 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: June 11, 2013