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

                                                    Levels (in thousands)                  Rates

              Industry and region                  Sept.    Aug.     Sept.         Sept.    Aug.     Sept.
                                                   2007     2008     2008p         2007     2008     2008p

Total...........................................  5,090    4,727    4,759           3.7      3.4      3.5

                   INDUSTRY

 Total private..................................  4,542    4,205    4,304           3.9      3.6      3.7
  Natural resources and mining..................     26       29       29           3.5      3.6      3.6
  Construction..................................    336      353      247           4.3      4.7      3.4
  Manufacturing.................................    367      282      285           2.6      2.1      2.1
   Durable goods................................    208      161      147           2.4      1.9      1.7
   Nondurable goods.............................    159      121      139           3.1      2.4      2.8
  Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  1,098      986      982           4.1      3.7      3.7
   Wholesale trade..............................    182      128      142           3.0      2.1      2.4
   Retail trade.................................    761      683      697           4.9      4.5      4.6
   Transportation, warehousing, and utilities...    155      175      142           3.0      3.5      2.8
  Information...................................     61       46       68           2.0      1.5      2.3
  Financial activities..........................    230      195      208           2.8      2.4      2.6
   Finance and insurance........................    136      125      135           2.2      2.1      2.2
   Real estate and rental and leasing...........     94       70       73           4.3      3.2      3.4
  Professional and business services............    828      714      861           4.6      4.0      4.8
  Education and health services.................    559      643      615           3.0      3.4      3.2
   Educational services.........................    128      131      136           4.4      4.7      4.4
   Health care and social assistance............    431      512      479           2.8      3.2      3.0
  Leisure and hospitality.......................    859      787      805           6.3      5.5      5.9
   Arts, entertainment, and recreation..........    126       80      122           6.1      3.5      6.0
   Accommodation and food services.............     734      706      683           6.3      5.9      5.8
  Other services................................    179      171      204           3.3      3.1      3.7

 Government.....................................    548      521      456           2.5      2.4      2.0
  Federal.......................................    107       28       31           3.9      1.0      1.1
  State and local...............................    441      494      425           2.3      2.7      2.2

                    REGION (3)

  Northeast.....................................    841      741      839           3.3      2.9      3.3
  South.........................................  1,929    1,811    1,675           3.9      3.7      3.4
  Midwest.......................................  1,183    1,015    1,133           3.8      3.2      3.6
  West..........................................  1,137    1,159    1,113           3.7      3.8      3.6


  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 8, table 1.
  p = preliminary.