Table 6.  Hires levels(1) and rates(2) by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  Feb.     Jan.     Feb.          Feb.     Jan.     Feb.
                                                   2008     2009     2009p         2008     2009     2009p

Total...........................................  4,063    4,337    3,382           3.0      3.3      2.6

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  3,836    4,033    3,206           3.4      3.7      2.9
  Mining and Logging............................     27       28       19           3.7      3.6      2.5
  Construction..................................    296      333      291           4.2      5.3      4.7
  Manufacturing.................................    287      241      222           2.1      1.9      1.8
   Durable goods................................    158      127      119           1.8      1.6      1.6
   Nondurable goods.............................    129      114      102           2.6      2.4      2.2
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........    784      857      608           3.0      3.4      2.4
   Wholesale trade..............................    130      232       94           2.2      4.0      1.6
   Retail trade.................................    522      480      407           3.4      3.2      2.8
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...    132      145      108           2.6      3.0      2.2
  Information...................................     55       95       47           1.8      3.3      1.6
  Financial activities..........................    211      248      144           2.6      3.1      1.8
   Finance and insurance........................    134      168       92           2.2      2.9      1.6
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     77       80       51           3.6      3.9      2.6
  Professional and business services............    755      826      678           4.3      4.9      4.0
  Education and health services.................    500      560      463           2.7      2.9      2.4
   Educational services.........................     72       65       68           2.3      2.2      2.1
   Health care and social assistance............    428      495      395           2.7      3.1      2.5
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    759      647      562           5.9      5.1      4.4
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........     95       91       57           5.3      5.3      3.3
   Accommodation and food services.............     664      556      505           5.9      5.1      4.6
  Other services................................    162      198      173           2.9      3.7      3.2

 Government.....................................    227      304      176           1.0      1.4       .8
  Federal.......................................     28       34       11           1.0      1.2       .4
  State and local...............................    199      270      165           1.0      1.4       .8

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    570      715      626           2.2      2.9      2.5
  South.........................................  1,676    1,708    1,330           3.4      3.6      2.8
  Midwest.......................................    840    1,006      670           2.7      3.3      2.2
  West..........................................    976      909      755           3.2      3.1      2.6


  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 See footnote 7, table 1.
  p = preliminary.