JOLTS Historical Data: December 2000 - April 2001
Table 4. Hires levels(1) by industry and census region
(In thousands)
Industry and census region Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
2000 2001 2001 2001 2001
Total.................................... 4,070 4,306 3,958 4,555 5,075
INDUSTRY
Total private........................... 3,766 3,956 3,682 4,313 4,808
Mining................................. 12 12 27 25 14
Construction........................... 178 308 314 463 457
Manufacturing.......................... 389 442 362 395 410
Durable goods......................... 195 252 196 220 195
Nondurable goods...................... 194 190 167 175 214
Transportation and public utilities.... 175 177 196 194 210
Wholesale trade........................ 149 203 164 206 209
Retail trade........................... 1,383 962 1,082 1,249 1,495
Finance, insurance, and real estate.... 233 235 170 202 185
Services............................... 1,247 1,617 1,366 1,579 1,829
Government.............................. 304 350 276 242 267
Federal................................ 49 35 28 30 36
State and local........................ 255 315 248 212 231
CENSUS REGION
Northeast.............................. 595 698 698 782 866
South.................................. 1,453 1,562 1,452 1,637 1,924
Midwest................................ 873 1,067 908 1,100 1,253
West................................... 1,148 979 900 1,036 1,032
1 Hires are the number of hires during the entire month.
NOTE: The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the
census 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.
Last Modified Date: July 30, 2002