Table 2. Hires levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Table 2. Hires levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Levels(3) (in thousands) Rates
Industry and region Mar. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.
2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012p 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 2012 2012p
Total................................. 4,293 4,220 4,268 4,188 4,239 4,444 4,356 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3
INDUSTRY
Total private(4)........................ 4,037 3,979 3,986 3,889 3,945 4,128 4,049 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7
Construction........................... 357 333 312 315 331 318 286 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 5.7 5.1
Manufacturing.......................... 270 240 237 269 253 260 257 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities(5) 846 840 849 812 836 815 823 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.3
Retail trade.......................... 584 559 573 517 557 551 546 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.7
Professional and business services..... 922 893 858 818 831 973 905 5.4 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.7 5.5 5.1
Education and health services(6)........ 464 484 483 494 517 527 515 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5
Health care and social assistance 397 414 407 414 441 455 436 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.6
Leisure and hospitality................ 755 719 779 743 757 794 804 5.7 5.4 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation... 133 131 157 141 139 156 154 7.0 6.9 8.2 7.4 7.2 8.1 8.0
Accommodation and food services....... 622 588 622 602 618 639 650 5.5 5.1 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.6
Government(7)......................... 256 241 281 299 294 316 307 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4
State and local government............. 227 215 252 270 275 284 277 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4
REGION(8)
Northeast........................... 790 684 691 676 710 756 742 3.2 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.9
South............................... 1,642 1,656 1,626 1,634 1,667 1,748 1,682 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.5
Midwest............................. 945 960 1,004 986 977 985 1,001 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.3
West................................ 916 919 947 891 884 955 931 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.2
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 Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.
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 See footnote 8, table 1.
p = Preliminary
Last Modified Date: May 08, 2012
