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.
                                            2012   2012   2012   2012   2013   2013   2013p  2012  2012  2012  2012  2013  2013  2013p

Total....................................  4,435  4,287  4,420  4,195  4,298  4,451  4,259    3.3   3.2   3.3   3.1   3.2   3.3   3.2

                INDUSTRY

 Total private(4)........................  4,133  4,031  4,134  3,915  4,015  4,138  3,966    3.7   3.6   3.7   3.5   3.6   3.7   3.5
  Construction...........................    323    318    386    280    326    353    338    5.7   5.6   6.8   4.9   5.7   6.1   5.8
  Manufacturing..........................    259    234    234    236    219    231    200    2.2   2.0   2.0   2.0   1.8   1.9   1.7
  Trade, transportation, and utilities(5)    862    911    900    890    868    936    818    3.4   3.6   3.5   3.5   3.4   3.6   3.2
   Retail trade..........................    577    617    597    600    586    651    554    3.9   4.1   4.0   4.0   3.9   4.3   3.7
  Professional and business services.....    896    864    912    798    878    845    869    5.0   4.8   5.0   4.4   4.8   4.6   4.7
  Education and health services(6).......    514    489    471    506    507    499    515    2.5   2.4   2.3   2.5   2.5   2.4   2.5
   Health care and social assistance.....    432    420    421    431    443    437    434    2.6   2.5   2.5   2.5   2.6   2.5   2.5
  Leisure and hospitality................    813    752    697    759    747    762    754    5.9   5.4   5.0   5.5   5.4   5.5   5.4
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation...    159    125    108    130    104    116    112    8.0   6.3   5.4   6.5   5.2   5.8   5.6
   Accommodation and food services.......    654    627    589    629    643    646    642    5.6   5.3   5.0   5.3   5.4   5.4   5.4
 Government(7)...........................    301    255    286    280    283    313    293    1.4   1.2   1.3   1.3   1.3   1.4   1.3
  State and local........................    271    225    256    246    249    266    262    1.4   1.2   1.3   1.3   1.3   1.4   1.4


                 REGION(8)

  Northeast..............................    713    637    736    687    675    716    695    2.8   2.5   2.9   2.7   2.6   2.8   2.7
  South..................................  1,749  1,729  1,645  1,660  1,787  1,843  1,656    3.6   3.5   3.4   3.4   3.6   3.8   3.4
  Midwest................................  1,015    931  1,013    924    906    848    870    3.4   3.0   3.3   3.0   3.0   2.8   2.8
  West...................................    957    990  1,026    924    930  1,044  1,038    3.3   3.4   3.5   3.1   3.1   3.5   3.5


  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