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Employment change by industry, October 2022, seasonally adjusted
Industry
Employed (thousands)
1-month net change (thousands)
1-month percent change
3-month net change (thousands)
3-month percent change
6-month net change (thousands)
6-month percent change
12-month net change (thousands)
12-month percent change
Mining and logging
634 0 0.0 1 0.2 21 3.4 56 9.7
Logging
44.7 -1.0 -2.2 -0.4 -0.9 0.1 0.2 -0.2 -0.4
Mining
588.8 0.6 0.1 1.4 0.2 20.4 3.6 55.3 10.4
Oil and gas extraction
135.6 0.4 0.3 -4.9 -3.5 -1.5 -1.1 14.3 11.8
Mining, except oil and gas
181.1 0.7 0.4 1.2 0.7 4.6 2.6 5.1 2.9
Coal mining
37.9 -0.2 -0.5 -0.3 -0.8 0.8 2.2 1.4 3.8
Metal ore mining
43.7 -0.1 -0.2 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.7 1.8 4.3
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying
99.5 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 3.4 3.5 1.8 1.8
Support activities for mining
272.1 -0.5 -0.2 5.1 1.9 17.3 6.8 35.9 15.2
Construction
7,721 1 0.0 32 0.4 98 1.3 266 3.6
Construction of buildings
1,716.9 5.6 0.3 7.2 0.4 12.1 0.7 62.9 3.8
Residential building
903.7 2.4 0.3 3.2 0.4 6.8 0.8 34.7 4.0
Nonresidential building
813.2 3.2 0.4 4.0 0.5 5.3 0.7 28.2 3.6
Heavy and civil engineering construction
1,073.9 -0.4 0.0 -3.9 -0.4 6.7 0.6 30.4 2.9
Specialty trade contractors
4,930.0 -4.0 -0.1 28.2 0.6 78.8 1.6 173.0 3.6
Residential specialty trade contractors
2,273.7 -1.5 -0.1 10.8 0.5 30.5 1.4 70.6 3.2
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors
2,656.3 -2.5 -0.1 17.4 0.7 48.3 1.9 102.4 4.0
Manufacturing
12,922 32 0.2 91 0.7 172 1.3 456 3.7
Durable goods
8,039 23 0.3 72 0.9 120 1.5 273 3.5
Wood products
429.9 -0.9 -0.2 -3.1 -0.7 0.6 0.1 16.4 4.0
Nonmetallic mineral products
419.6 3.2 0.8 7.1 1.7 10.6 2.6 17.5 4.4
Primary metals
366.1 -0.2 -0.1 3.4 0.9 6.1 1.7 12.5 3.5
Fabricated metal products
1,454.3 5.2 0.4 13.8 1.0 24.9 1.7 56.2 4.0
Machinery
1,102.6 3.0 0.3 6.1 0.6 10.5 1.0 39.0 3.7
Computer and electronic products
1,096.6 5.4 0.5 9.1 0.8 21.5 2.0 30.6 2.9
Computer and peripheral equipment
166.4 2.0 1.2 3.3 2.0 6.2 3.9 7.2 4.5
Communications equipment
84.7 1.5 1.8 -0.3 -0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.7 -0.8
Semiconductors and electronic components
391.0 2.4 0.6 5.1 1.3 13.0 3.4 19.5 5.2
Electronic instruments
422.8 -0.3 -0.1 1.2 0.3 2.5 0.6 3.3 0.8
Miscellaneous computer and electronic products
31.6 -0.3 -0.9 -0.3 -0.9 -0.3 -0.9 1.2 3.9
Electrical equipment and appliances
412.4 0.3 0.1 2.8 0.7 3.2 0.8 14.4 3.6
Transportation equipment
1,732.4 4.7 0.3 30.3 1.8 38.3 2.3 55.8 3.3
Motor vehicles and parts
1,023.3 4.8 0.5 24.3 2.4 27.0 2.7 24.9 2.5
Furniture and related products
381.2 -0.2 -0.1 -1.6 -0.4 -5.0 -1.3 1.8 0.5
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing
643.5 1.8 0.3 3.5 0.5 8.5 1.3 28.2 4.6
Nondurable goods
4,883 9 0.2 19 0.4 52 1.1 183 3.9
Food manufacturing
1,710.1 1.0 0.1 6.1 0.4 20.5 1.2 67.5 4.1
Textile mills
99.3 -0.7 -0.7 -0.8 -0.8 -1.5 -1.5 -0.1 -0.1
Textile product mills
102.8 -0.6 -0.6 -2.2 -2.1 -2.9 -2.7 -1.5 -1.4
Apparel
94.6 0.4 0.4 -0.7 -0.7 0.3 0.3 3.1 3.4
Paper and paper products
360.5 0.9 0.3 1.1 0.3 1.2 0.3 11.8 3.4
Printing and related support activities
374.7 1.0 0.3 -2.3 -0.6 -2.6 -0.7 4.8 1.3
Petroleum and coal products
105.8 -0.1 -0.1 -2.3 -2.1 -2.4 -2.2 0.2 0.2
Chemicals
910.5 1.6 0.2 7.0 0.8 20.1 2.3 36.4 4.2
Plastics and rubber products
761.1 3.0 0.4 8.0 1.1 12.3 1.6 31.9 4.4
Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing
363.4 2.1 0.6 5.0 1.4 7.3 2.0 28.7 8.6
Wholesale trade
5,923.1 14.6 0.2 41.3 0.7 80.2 1.4 206.8 3.6
Durable goods
3,262.6 8.7 0.3 22.2 0.7 48.3 1.5 112.7 3.6
Nondurable goods
2,155.4 6.0 0.3 15.8 0.7 18.2 0.9 72.0 3.5
Electronic markets and agents and brokers
505.1 -0.1 0.0 3.3 0.7 13.7 2.8 22.1 4.6
Retail trade
15,829.1 7.2 0.0 28.9 0.2 23.8 0.2 292.1 1.9
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
1,977.1 1.8 0.1 7.0 0.4 9.2 0.5 30.3 1.6
Automobile dealers
1,235.7 1.1 0.1 2.6 0.2 -1.8 -0.1 13.2 1.1
Other motor vehicle dealers
173.3 0.9 0.5 2.0 1.2 4.5 2.7 1.0 0.6
Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores
568.1 -0.3 -0.1 2.4 0.4 6.5 1.2 16.1 2.9
Furniture and home furnishings stores
430.2 -1.2 -0.3 -5.3 -1.2 -11.3 -2.6 -14.6 -3.3
Electronics and appliance stores
419.0 -5.7 -1.3 -13.8 -3.2 -15.4 -3.5 -4.5 -1.1
Building material and garden supply stores
1,394.6 1.4 0.1 3.2 0.2 28.7 2.1 15.2 1.1
Food and beverage stores
3,198.9 -2.7 -0.1 10.1 0.3 28.2 0.9 80.1 2.6
Health and personal care stores
1,075.6 2.2 0.2 16.0 1.5 13.3 1.3 24.7 2.4
Gasoline stations
980.0 4.6 0.5 8.3 0.9 7.4 0.8 36.5 3.9
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
1,091.5 4.7 0.4 10.3 1.0 -1.0 -0.1 19.5 1.8
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores
531.8 1.4 0.3 -3.9 -0.7 -6.5 -1.2 -12.2 -2.2
General merchandise stores
3,216.8 -2.2 -0.1 -8.4 -0.3 -38.2 -1.2 78.6 2.5
Department stores
956.9 -5.2 -0.5 -12.4 -1.3 -15.0 -1.5 6.2 0.7
General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters
2,259.9 3.0 0.1 4.0 0.2 -23.2 -1.0 72.5 3.3
Miscellaneous store retailers
865.8 3.2 0.4 6.0 0.7 15.0 1.8 39.7 4.8
Nonstore retailers
647.8 -0.3 0.0 -0.6 -0.1 -5.6 -0.9 -1.2 -0.2
Transportation and warehousing
6,526.4 8.2 0.1 -4.8 -0.1 66.8 1.0 306.2 4.9
Air transportation
571.2 4.2 0.7 8.7 1.5 27.8 5.1 65.7 13.0
Rail transportation
147.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.5 0.3 1.2 0.8 1.4 1.0
Water transportation
61.8 0.1 0.2 -0.3 -0.5 3.1 5.3 6.8 12.4
Truck transportation
1,601.1 13.2 0.8 8.7 0.5 32.2 2.1 72.2 4.7
Transit and ground passenger transportation
411.5 2.4 0.6 -3.1 -0.7 14.6 3.7 27.4 7.1
Pipeline transportation
47.2 -0.1 -0.2 -2.4 -4.8 -2.6 -5.2 -3.1 -6.2
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
31.0 0.6 2.0 1.7 5.8 5.4 21.1 4.9 18.8
Support activities for transportation
792.0 1.4 0.2 13.4 1.7 19.4 2.5 51.0 6.9
Couriers and messengers
1,121.4 6.5 0.6 13.0 1.2 8.0 0.7 43.8 4.1
Warehousing and storage
1,742.1 -20.0 -1.1 -45.0 -2.5 -42.3 -2.4 36.1 2.1
Utilities
544.3 1.1 0.2 3.2 0.6 5.1 0.9 4.8 0.9
Information
3,043 4 0.1 18 0.6 86 2.9 157 5.4
Publishing industries, except Internet
840.5 -4.9 -0.6 3.4 0.4 20.3 2.5 46.7 5.9
Motion picture and sound recording industries
436.5 3.7 0.9 -3.3 -0.8 13.4 3.2 24.5 5.9
Broadcasting, except Internet
232.9 -1.0 -0.4 -2.1 -0.9 -0.8 -0.3 0.5 0.2
Telecommunications
661.3 -1.3 -0.2 -6.3 -0.9 0.7 0.1 -0.5 -0.1
Data processing, hosting and related services
432.4 1.0 0.2 10.8 2.6 19.9 4.8 31.0 7.7
Other information services
439.8 6.8 1.6 15.9 3.8 32.8 8.1 55.0 14.3
Financial activities
8,971 3 0.0 13 0.1 35 0.4 154 1.7
Finance and insurance
6,612.0 12.4 0.2 10.7 0.2 23.5 0.4 84.1 1.3
Monetary authorities - central bank
21.1 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.3 1.4
Credit intermediation and related activities
2,696.5 -2.5 -0.1 -6.9 -0.3 -18.2 -0.7 -8.9 -0.3
Depository credit intermediation
1,747.5 1.9 0.1 9.4 0.5 18.4 1.1 14.1 0.8
Commercial banking
1,348.1 3.4 0.3 7.4 0.6 10.6 0.8 0.2 0.0
Nondepository credit intermediation
621.5 -0.2 0.0 -10.6 -1.7 -24.4 -3.8 -18.0 -2.8
Activities related to credit intermediation
327.5 -4.2 -1.3 -5.7 -1.7 -12.2 -3.6 -5.0 -1.5
Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts
1,051.0 5.4 0.5 12.1 1.2 31.2 3.1 49.4 4.9
Insurance carriers and related activities
2,843.4 9.4 0.3 5.5 0.2 10.3 0.4 43.3 1.5
Real estate and rental and leasing
2,359.2 -8.7 -0.4 2.8 0.1 11.9 0.5 70.0 3.1
Real estate
1,814.5 -0.9 0.0 11.3 0.6 15.0 0.8 44.9 2.5
Rental and leasing services
524.1 -7.8 -1.5 -8.5 -1.6 -3.1 -0.6 25.0 5.0
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
20.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5
Professional and business services
22,493 39 0.2 120 0.5 363 1.6 874 4.0
Professional and technical services
10,581.3 42.7 0.4 90.5 0.9 234.0 2.3 508.1 5.0
Legal services
1,182.1 3.4 0.3 -5.9 -0.5 2.8 0.2 13.5 1.2
Accounting and bookkeeping services
1,123.5 4.9 0.4 10.5 0.9 34.2 3.1 47.2 4.4
Architectural and engineering services
1,663.2 6.8 0.4 20.7 1.3 47.3 2.9 92.3 5.9
Specialized design services
154.7 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.4 4.1 2.7 10.4 7.2
Computer systems design and related services
2,447.0 8.8 0.4 16.9 0.7 32.5 1.3 107.1 4.6
Management and technical consulting services
1,784.9 7.4 0.4 22.8 1.3 47.5 2.7 109.4 6.5
Scientific research and development services
898.2 5.3 0.6 8.5 1.0 30.7 3.5 56.2 6.7
Advertising and related services
491.8 2.1 0.4 5.3 1.1 13.1 2.7 39.8 8.8
Other professional and technical services
835.9 3.7 0.4 10.9 1.3 21.8 2.7 32.2 4.0
Management of companies and enterprises
2,397.0 4.2 0.2 3.0 0.1 30.6 1.3 54.1 2.3
Administrative and waste services
9,514.9 -8.1 -0.1 27.1 0.3 98.4 1.0 312.5 3.4
Administrative and support services
9,034.2 -9.0 -0.1 23.1 0.3 88.2 1.0 296.0 3.4
Office administrative services
606.8 2.8 0.5 6.5 1.1 24.0 4.1 46.6 8.3
Facilities support services
157.1 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.7 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.5
Employment services
3,884.4 1.5 0.0 12.4 0.3 43.4 1.1 184.7 5.0
Temporary help services
3,179.4 11.8 0.4 23.7 0.8 48.6 1.6 154.3 5.1
Business support services
761.5 -5.8 -0.8 -19.7 -2.5 -35.9 -4.5 -40.1 -5.0
Travel arrangement and reservation services
155.7 0.5 0.3 2.1 1.4 3.6 2.4 12.0 8.4
Investigation and security services
938.0 -1.4 -0.1 9.6 1.0 21.5 2.3 33.1 3.7
Services to buildings and dwellings
2,207.2 -6.4 -0.3 11.4 0.5 25.1 1.2 43.1 2.0
Other support services
323.6 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 5.4 1.7 15.9 5.2
Waste management and remediation services
480.7 0.9 0.2 4.0 0.8 10.2 2.2 16.5 3.6
Education and health services
24,732 79 0.3 252 1.0 546 2.3 927 3.9
Educational services
3,859.1 8.3 0.2 28.8 0.8 94.5 2.5 207.3 5.7
Health care
16,577.2 52.6 0.3 169.3 1.0 334.3 2.1 520.5 3.2
Ambulatory health care services
8,280.9 30.7 0.4 84.4 1.0 168.9 2.1 315.6 4.0
Offices of physicians
2,864.9 9.6 0.3 29.7 1.0 54.2 1.9 98.7 3.6
Offices of dentists
1,050.9 5.0 0.5 9.5 0.9 26.3 2.6 44.1 4.4
Offices of other health practitioners
1,106.4 6.3 0.6 14.4 1.3 32.7 3.0 70.1 6.8
Outpatient care centers
1,033.4 1.4 0.1 6.1 0.6 19.1 1.9 28.2 2.8
Medical and diagnostic laboratories
310.2 -3.3 -1.1 -4.2 -1.3 -3.9 -1.2 0.5 0.2
Home health care services
1,587.1 6.1 0.4 18.1 1.2 28.7 1.8 57.9 3.8
Other ambulatory health care services
327.9 5.5 1.7 10.7 3.4 11.7 3.7 15.9 5.1
Hospitals
5,247.8 10.8 0.2 52.0 1.0 100.4 2.0 125.5 2.5
Nursing and residential care facilities
3,048.5 11.1 0.4 32.9 1.1 65.0 2.2 79.4 2.7
Nursing care facilities
1,367.0 4.1 0.3 8.8 0.6 18.3 1.4 17.8 1.3
Residential mental health facilities
617.4 1.6 0.3 9.1 1.5 18.0 3.0 20.4 3.4
Community care facilities for the elderly
906.1 4.7 0.5 13.0 1.5 26.2 3.0 36.5 4.2
Other residential care facilities
158.0 0.6 0.4 2.0 1.3 2.4 1.5 4.7 3.1
Social assistance
4,295.6 18.5 0.4 54.2 1.3 117.3 2.8 198.7 4.9
Individual and family services
2,848.3 9.6 0.3 37.2 1.3 84.6 3.1 113.8 4.2
Emergency and other relief services
206.9 4.3 2.1 5.2 2.6 5.8 2.9 13.6 7.0
Vocational rehabilitation services
274.5 -0.5 -0.2 2.4 0.9 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.0
Child day care services
965.8 4.9 0.5 9.4 1.0 27.2 2.9 71.2 8.0
Leisure and hospitality
15,886 35 0.2 155 1.0 356 2.3 1,158 7.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
2,333.8 9.6 0.4 33.3 1.4 68.7 3.0 210.3 9.9
Performing arts and spectator sports
498.8 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 12.0 2.5 68.5 15.9
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions
161.7 0.2 0.1 2.5 1.6 7.1 4.6 18.3 12.8
Amusements, gambling, and recreation
1,673.3 8.0 0.5 30.5 1.9 49.6 3.1 123.5 8.0
Accommodation and food services
13,552.6 25.9 0.2 122.3 0.9 287.9 2.2 948.5 7.5
Accommodation
1,756.6 19.9 1.1 41.3 2.4 50.7 3.0 190.3 12.1
Food services and drinking places
11,796.0 6.0 0.1 81.0 0.7 237.2 2.1 758.2 6.9
Other services
5,733 9 0.2 34 0.6 57 1.0 189 3.4
Repair and maintenance
1,438.3 2.4 0.2 12.9 0.9 22.7 1.6 58.7 4.3
Personal and laundry services
1,469.6 1.3 0.1 6.2 0.4 25.9 1.8 67.9 4.8
Membership associations and organizations
2,824.9 5.2 0.2 15.1 0.5 8.6 0.3 62.3 2.3
Government
22,350 28 0.1 83 0.4 174 0.8 256 1.2
Federal
2,873 6 0.2 9 0.3 6 0.2 -7 -0.2
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service
2,272.0 4.0 0.2 11.2 0.5 11.0 0.5 -7.7 -0.3
U.S. Postal Service
601.1 2.0 0.3 -1.9 -0.3 -5.1 -0.8 0.5 0.1
State government
5,254 -7 -0.1 8 0.2 36 0.7 30 0.6
State government education
2,620.8 -1.8 -0.1 13.8 0.5 30.1 1.2 53.5 2.1
State government, excluding education
2,633.1 -5.0 -0.2 -6.1 -0.2 5.6 0.2 -23.9 -0.9
Local government
14,223 29 0.2 66 0.5 132 0.9 233 1.7
Local government education
7,768.5 13.5 0.2 11.9 0.2 43.3 0.6 135.5 1.8
Local government, excluding education
6,454.5 15.5 0.2 54.4 0.8 88.3 1.4 97.2 1.5
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