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Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 214,000 in October, in line with the average monthly gain of 222,000 over the prior 12 months. In October, job growth occurred in food services and drinking places, retail trade, and health care.
1-month change in nonfarm payroll employment , by industry, seasonally adjusted, January 2013–October 2014
Month
Total nonfarm
Total private
Mining
and
logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale
trade
Retail
trade
Transportation
and
warehousing
Jan 2013
197,000
219,000
3,000
23,000
17,000
16,900
26,900
9,800
Feb 2013
280,000
263,000
4,000
46,000
22,000
2,100
9,600
-11,500
Mar 2013
141,000
164,000
2,000
24,000
3,000
1,800
-8,700
-100
Apr 2013
203,000
188,000
-3,000
-2,000
-6,000
5,700
22,600
5,700
May 2013
199,000
222,000
4,000
5,000
-7,000
7,700
34,700
-1,500
Jun 2013
201,000
201,000
3,000
13,000
-3,000
5,700
38,700
5,800
Jul 2013
149,000
170,000
3,000
1,000
-9,000
11,700
48,400
-8,200
Aug 2013
202,000
180,000
3,000
6,000
8,000
10,400
29,400
10,200
Sep 2013
164,000
153,000
6,000
13,000
3,000
11,300
27,300
23,100
Oct 2013
237,000
247,000
5,000
15,000
18,000
-1,800
41,900
4,800
Nov 2013
274,000
272,000
1,000
32,000
35,000
16,800
22,300
32,400
Dec 2013
84,000
86,000
0
-20,000
7,000
11,000
52,000
4,500
Jan 2014
144,000
166,000
6,000
51,000
8,000
18,300
-21,500
15,500
Feb 2014
222,000
201,000
4,000
24,000
20,000
14,700
-5,600
-4,900
Mar 2014
203,000
200,000
4,000
13,000
4,000
7,800
28,900
13,900
Apr 2014
304,000
278,000
5,000
36,000
9,000
15,900
43,000
12,000
May 2014
229,000
228,000
2,000
9,000
15,000
6,000
12,000
16,600
Jun 2014
267,000
260,000
5,000
8,000
21,000
12,900
35,400
13,400
Jul 2014
243,000
239,000
9,000
30,000
24,000
3,000
25,400
21,100
Aug 2014
203,000
200,000
2,000
17,000
3,000
5,700
-3,900
11,400
Sep 2014
256,000
244,000
8,000
19,000
9,000
5,100
34,000
5,200
Oct 2014
214,000
209,000
1,000
12,000
15,000
8,500
27,100
13,300
1-month change in nonfarm payroll employment , by industry, seasonally adjusted, January 2013–October 2014 (continued)
Month
Utilities
Information
Financial
activities
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
Government
Jan 2013
200
-1,000
8,000
45,000
17,000
47,000
7,000
-22,000
Feb 2013
-100
19,000
12,000
85,000
27,000
50,000
-2,000
17,000
Mar 2013
-1,200
2,000
6,000
67,000
41,000
34,000
-7,000
-23,000
Apr 2013
1,200
-6,000
10,000
72,000
51,000
33,000
4,000
15,000
May 2013
1,000
-2,000
9,000
77,000
29,000
53,000
12,000
-23,000
Jun 2013
500
-1,000
13,000
59,000
15,000
51,000
0
0
Jul 2013
-1,000
12,000
16,000
51,000
24,000
23,000
-2,000
-21,000
Aug 2013
-600
-28,000
-4,000
42,000
64,000
34,000
6,000
22,000
Sep 2013
0
13,000
-1,000
37,000
9,000
9,000
2,000
11,000
Oct 2013
-600
6,000
7,000
53,000
31,000
65,000
3,000
-10,000
Nov 2013
1,400
1,000
-4,000
73,000
25,000
37,000
-1,000
2,000
Dec 2013
-1,300
-15,000
2,000
16,000
5,000
18,000
7,000
-2,000
Jan 2014
-1,600
-3,000
-1,000
49,000
16,000
25,000
4,000
-22,000
Feb 2014
100
-11,000
10,000
82,000
32,000
35,000
1,000
21,000
Mar 2014
1,900
-1,000
0
47,000
40,000
31,000
9,000
3,000
Apr 2014
-1,000
1,000
9,000
72,000
32,000
32,000
12,000
26,000
May 2014
300
-6,000
8,000
57,000
59,000
45,000
4,000
1,000
Jun 2014
600
11,000
19,000
70,000
48,000
21,000
-5,000
7,000
Jul 2014
1,800
10,000
15,000
50,000
37,000
10,000
3,000
4,000
Aug 2014
2,000
14,000
12,000
49,000
50,000
26,000
11,000
3,000
Sep 2014
-1,800
13,000
12,000
55,000
43,000
48,000
-5,000
12,000
Oct 2014
400
-4,000
3,000
37,000
41,000
52,000
3,000
5,000
Leisure and hospitality added 52,000 jobs in October. Food services and drinking places (part of leisure and hospitality) added 42,000 jobs in October, compared with an average gain of 26,000 jobs per month over the prior 12 months.
Employment in education and health services increased by 41,000 in October. Health care added 25,000 jobs, about in line with the prior 12-month average gain of 21,000 jobs per month. In October, employment rose in ambulatory health care services.
Employment in professional and business services continued to trend up over the month, increasing by 37,000. Over the prior 12 months, job gains averaged 56,000 per month. In October, employment continued to trend up in temporary help services and in computer systems design and related services.
Employment in retail trade rose by 27,100 in October. Within the industry, employment grew in general merchandise stores and automobile dealers. Retail trade has added 249,000 jobs over the past year.
Manufacturing employment continued on an upward trend in October, gaining 15,000. Within the industry, job gains occurred in machinery, furniture and related products, and semiconductors and electronic components. Over the year, manufacturing has added 170,000 jobs, largely in durable goods.
Employment also continued to trend up in transportation and warehousing and in construction, increasing 13,300 and 12,000 respectively.
Employment in other major industries, including mining and logging, wholesale trade, information, financial activities, and government, showed little change over the month.
United States Department of Labor
