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Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 164,000 in April
May 09, 2018
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 164,000 in April 2018, compared with an average monthly gain of 191,000 over the prior 12 months. Job gains in April occurred in professional and business services, manufacturing, education and health services, and mining. Average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 4 cents in April, to $26.84. Over the year, average hourly earnings have increased by 67 cents, or 2.6 percent.
Employment and average hourly earnings by industry for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls, April 2018, seasonally adjusted
Industry
Over-the-month-change in employment
Average hourly earnings
Employment level
Total private
168,000
$26.84
126,106,000
Mining and logging
8,000
32.54
730,000
Construction
17,000
29.63
7,174,000
Manufacturing
24,000
26.91
12,655,000
Wholesale trade
-9,800
30.24
5,952,700
Retail trade
1,800
18.57
15,927,000
Transportation and warehousing
400
24.26
5,285,400
Utilities
1,000
40.34
555,300
Information
7,000
39.25
2,772,000
Financial activities
2,000
34.2
8,549,000
Professional and business services
54,000
32.23
20,869,000
Education and health services
31,000
26.8
23,517,000
Leisure and hospitality
18,000
15.83
16,272,000
Other services
14,000
24.33
5,848,000
In April, employment in professional and business services increased by 54,000. Employment in manufacturing increased by 24,000.
Health care added 24,000 jobs in April. Employment rose in ambulatory health care services (+17,000) and hospitals (+8,000). Employment in mining increased by 8,000, with most of the gain occurring in support activities for mining (+7,000).
These data are from the Current Employment Statisticsprogram. Data for the most recent 2 months are preliminary. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation — April 2018" (HTML) (PDF). Also see more chartson nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings.
United States Department of Labor
