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Employment change by industry, January 2021, 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
609 9 1.5 15 2.5 16 2.7 -80 -11.6
Logging
46.3 0.5 1.1 1.7 3.8 1.1 2.4 -2.3 -4.7
Mining
562.6 8.8 1.6 13.2 2.4 14.5 2.6 -78.0 -12.2
Oil and gas extraction
141.9 0.8 0.6 4.2 3.1 8.2 6.1 3.1 2.2
Mining, except oil and gas
179.4 0.5 0.3 3.5 2.0 3.2 1.8 -8.1 -4.3
Coal mining
42.4 0.3 0.7 2.9 7.3 1.9 4.7 -5.0 -10.5
Metal ore mining
41.8 0.3 0.7 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.5
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying
95.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.7 0.7 1.3 1.4 -2.9 -3.0
Support activities for mining
241.3 7.5 3.2 5.5 2.3 3.1 1.3 -73.0 -23.2
Construction
7,392 -3 0.0 63 0.9 195 2.7 -223 -2.9
Construction of buildings
1,658.3 3.0 0.2 12.8 0.8 58.4 3.7 -23.8 -1.4
Residential building
847.9 3.6 0.4 15.2 1.8 33.7 4.1 18.1 2.2
Nonresidential building
810.4 -0.6 -0.1 -2.4 -0.3 24.7 3.1 -41.9 -4.9
Heavy and civil engineering construction
1,051.5 2.0 0.2 21.7 2.1 22.5 2.2 -60.7 -5.5
Specialty trade contractors
4,682.5 -7.5 -0.2 29.1 0.6 114.4 2.5 -137.7 -2.9
Residential specialty trade contractors
2,136.5 -4.2 -0.2 22.0 1.0 82.7 4.0 9.5 0.4
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors
2,546.0 -3.3 -0.1 7.1 0.3 31.7 1.3 -147.2 -5.5
Manufacturing
12,217 -10 -0.1 62 0.5 180 1.5 -575 -4.5
Durable goods
7,581 -17 -0.2 31 0.4 79 1.1 -421 -5.3
Wood products
403.6 1.3 0.3 6.4 1.6 16.3 4.2 -7.7 -1.9
Nonmetallic mineral products
394.5 -6.4 -1.6 -0.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.1 -22.2 -5.3
Primary metals
347.4 -0.8 -0.2 -1.3 -0.4 2.1 0.6 -32.0 -8.4
Fabricated metal products
1,381.1 -4.1 -0.3 0.9 0.1 18.4 1.4 -87.9 -6.0
Machinery
1,054.6 -0.7 -0.1 0.4 0.0 12.6 1.2 -60.5 -5.4
Computer and electronic products
1,073.4 1.3 0.1 1.8 0.2 6.5 0.6 -8.5 -0.8
Computer and peripheral equipment
161.8 -0.4 -0.2 -0.8 -0.5 -0.4 -0.2 -0.7 -0.4
Communications equipment
85.9 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.4 0.9 1.1 -1.0 -1.2
Semiconductors and electronic components
370.1 1.8 0.5 0.9 0.2 1.9 0.5 -4.6 -1.2
Electronic instruments
420.5 -1.2 -0.3 -1.0 -0.2 2.4 0.6 -6.1 -1.4
Miscellaneous computer and electronic products
35.1 0.3 0.9 1.6 4.8 1.6 4.8 3.9 12.5
Electrical equipment and appliances
370.4 -3.2 -0.9 -2.0 -0.5 -3.5 -0.9 -28.8 -7.2
Transportation equipment
1,594.9 -3.2 -0.2 14.4 0.9 3.1 0.2 -127.8 -7.4
Motor vehicles and parts
905.2 -5.3 -0.6 16.0 1.8 10.5 1.2 -70.7 -7.2
Furniture and related products
354.0 -2.1 -0.6 2.0 0.6 8.2 2.4 -31.2 -8.1
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing
607.5 1.3 0.2 8.7 1.5 16.1 2.7 -14.0 -2.3
Nondurable goods
4,636 7 0.2 31 0.7 101 2.2 -154 -3.2
Food manufacturing
1,636.3 2.2 0.1 13.3 0.8 39.3 2.5 -24.7 -1.5
Textile mills
95.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.7 -0.7 4.0 4.4 -11.0 -10.4
Textile product mills
105.6 0.4 0.4 1.7 1.6 4.5 4.5 -8.0 -7.0
Apparel
90.2 -2.5 -2.7 -1.1 -1.2 4.9 5.7 -14.1 -13.5
Paper and paper products
355.8 -0.4 -0.1 1.2 0.3 2.1 0.6 -8.4 -2.3
Printing and related support activities
371.7 -1.2 -0.3 1.5 0.4 4.4 1.2 -48.5 -11.5
Petroleum and coal products
106.9 -0.3 -0.3 1.9 1.8 4.1 4.0 -6.8 -6.0
Chemicals
851.6 10.5 1.2 11.6 1.4 13.3 1.6 -3.1 -0.4
Plastics and rubber products
723.7 -0.1 0.0 9.0 1.3 21.2 3.0 -7.4 -1.0
Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing
299.1 -1.8 -0.6 -7.4 -2.4 3.6 1.2 -22.4 -7.0
Wholesale trade
5,632.2 14.3 0.3 44.6 0.8 94.8 1.7 -268.9 -4.6
Durable goods
3,081.5 7.9 0.3 31.3 1.0 43.5 1.4 -137.1 -4.3
Nondurable goods
2,070.0 6.4 0.3 9.9 0.5 44.3 2.2 -97.2 -4.5
Electronic markets and agents and brokers
480.7 0.0 0.0 3.4 0.7 7.0 1.5 -34.6 -6.7
Retail trade
15,226.8 -37.8 -0.2 95.0 0.6 483.9 3.3 -378.4 -2.4
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
1,947.3 -6.5 -0.3 12.2 0.6 74.3 4.0 -96.8 -4.7
Automobile dealers
1,236.8 -2.8 -0.2 11.3 0.9 50.5 4.3 -76.0 -5.8
Other motor vehicle dealers
153.9 -1.8 -1.2 -0.3 -0.2 9.4 6.5 -8.1 -5.0
Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores
556.6 -1.9 -0.3 1.2 0.2 14.5 2.7 -12.7 -2.2
Furniture and home furnishings stores
436.0 0.8 0.2 3.7 0.9 36.5 9.1 -36.0 -7.6
Electronics and appliance stores
405.2 -29.3 -6.7 -39.2 -8.8 1.8 0.4 -61.8 -13.2
Building material and garden supply stores
1,429.6 0.8 0.1 38.1 2.7 67.7 5.0 130.6 10.1
Food and beverage stores
3,163.3 15.2 0.5 36.1 1.2 56.8 1.8 85.9 2.8
Health and personal care stores
975.2 14.4 1.5 16.3 1.7 46.2 5.0 -53.9 -5.2
Gasoline stations
938.2 -1.3 -0.1 2.3 0.2 16.5 1.8 -20.2 -2.1
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
993.2 14.8 1.5 15.3 1.6 72.2 7.8 -279.5 -22.0
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores
459.0 1.4 0.3 -10.4 -2.2 13.7 3.1 -99.2 -17.8
General merchandise stores
3,114.0 -38.3 -1.2 31.1 1.0 51.2 1.7 117.0 3.9
Department stores
973.3 -7.8 -0.8 -2.1 -0.2 13.8 1.4 -41.9 -4.1
General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters
2,140.7 -30.5 -1.4 33.2 1.6 37.4 1.8 158.9 8.0
Miscellaneous store retailers
772.4 5.0 0.7 2.3 0.3 36.7 5.0 -74.4 -8.8
Nonstore retailers
593.4 -14.8 -2.4 -12.8 -2.1 10.3 1.8 9.9 1.7
Transportation and warehousing
5,659.4 -27.8 -0.5 71.7 1.3 274.2 5.1 -138.7 -2.4
Air transportation
412.2 14.8 3.7 21.6 5.5 12.8 3.2 -101.9 -19.8
Rail transportation
144.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 -15.7 -9.8
Water transportation
58.9 -0.3 -0.5 -0.3 -0.5 0.9 1.6 -8.4 -12.5
Truck transportation
1,475.4 -2.9 -0.2 15.0 1.0 39.8 2.8 -47.4 -3.1
Transit and ground passenger transportation
360.3 -2.8 -0.8 -12.1 -3.2 31.6 9.6 -133.5 -27.0
Pipeline transportation
49.0 -0.5 -1.0 -1.2 -2.4 -1.9 -3.7 -2.7 -5.2
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
24.9 0.3 1.2 1.8 7.8 4.2 20.3 -10.1 -28.9
Support activities for transportation
689.5 -5.3 -0.8 1.4 0.2 15.2 2.3 -73.7 -9.7
Couriers and messengers
1,019.3 -13.7 -1.3 27.0 2.7 59.3 6.2 140.1 15.9
Warehousing and storage
1,425.1 -17.4 -1.2 18.1 1.3 112.3 8.6 114.6 8.7
Utilities
539.1 0.6 0.1 -1.0 -0.2 -0.4 -0.1 -8.5 -1.6
Information
2,672 16 0.6 22 0.8 80 3.1 -238 -8.2
Publishing industries, except Internet
763.2 4.1 0.5 8.4 1.1 18.6 2.5 -18.0 -2.3
Motion picture and sound recording industries
262.6 5.0 1.9 4.5 1.7 51.9 24.6 -179.3 -40.6
Broadcasting, except Internet
246.9 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 7.4 3.1 -16.1 -6.1
Telecommunications
685.4 6.0 0.9 4.2 0.6 -3.4 -0.5 -26.1 -3.7
Data processing, hosting and related services
353.5 -1.6 -0.5 1.0 0.3 -1.6 -0.5 -8.5 -2.3
Other information services
360.1 2.5 0.7 3.9 1.1 6.8 1.9 10.1 2.9
Financial activities
8,782 8 0.1 36 0.4 136 1.6 -67 -0.8
Finance and insurance
6,540.2 1.0 0.0 13.8 0.2 59.9 0.9 41.7 0.6
Monetary authorities - central bank
20.2 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 2.5
Credit intermediation and related activities
2,671.0 1.4 0.1 8.2 0.3 27.6 1.0 3.3 0.1
Depository credit intermediation
1,747.7 -3.2 -0.2 -12.2 -0.7 -17.6 -1.0 -37.8 -2.1
Commercial banking
1,360.6 -4.0 -0.3 -14.7 -1.1 -21.8 -1.6 -36.0 -2.6
Nondepository credit intermediation
608.4 3.1 0.5 16.5 2.8 34.8 6.1 27.6 4.8
Activities related to credit intermediation
314.9 1.5 0.5 3.9 1.3 10.4 3.4 13.5 4.5
Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts
981.7 9.0 0.9 10.1 1.0 16.9 1.8 17.6 1.8
Insurance carriers and related activities
2,867.3 -9.3 -0.3 -4.4 -0.2 15.5 0.5 20.3 0.7
Real estate and rental and leasing
2,241.7 7.1 0.3 22.1 1.0 76.5 3.5 -108.9 -4.6
Real estate
1,724.4 3.9 0.2 16.9 1.0 53.9 3.2 -19.6 -1.1
Rental and leasing services
494.8 3.1 0.6 5.1 1.0 22.5 4.8 -88.6 -15.2
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
22.5 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.4 -0.7 -3.0
Professional and business services
20,644 97 0.5 348 1.7 929 4.7 -793 -3.7
Professional and technical services
9,567.0 40.1 0.4 112.6 1.2 274.5 3.0 -106.8 -1.1
Legal services
1,126.1 4.8 0.4 6.5 0.6 17.4 1.6 -36.8 -3.2
Accounting and bookkeeping services
1,004.2 3.8 0.4 10.7 1.1 8.1 0.8 -18.5 -1.8
Architectural and engineering services
1,530.7 4.0 0.3 14.4 0.9 48.9 3.3 -4.5 -0.3
Specialized design services
134.5 0.9 0.7 -0.8 -0.6 5.0 3.9 -8.7 -6.1
Computer systems design and related services
2,220.9 11.3 0.5 32.3 1.5 71.2 3.3 -11.3 -0.5
Management and technical consulting services
1,570.0 16.1 1.0 36.1 2.4 68.4 4.6 -1.6 -0.1
Scientific research and development services
794.0 10.0 1.3 14.0 1.8 39.6 5.2 37.5 5.0
Advertising and related services
435.5 -5.7 -1.3 -2.3 -0.5 -1.9 -0.4 -52.8 -10.8
Other professional and technical services
751.1 -5.1 -0.7 1.7 0.2 17.6 2.4 -10.3 -1.4
Management of companies and enterprises
2,346.4 -1.1 0.0 10.4 0.4 38.0 1.6 -83.6 -3.4
Administrative and waste services
8,730.5 58.4 0.7 224.9 2.6 616.1 7.6 -602.7 -6.5
Administrative and support services
8,280.7 58.5 0.7 222.9 2.8 602.8 7.9 -594.6 -6.7
Office administrative services
533.2 4.5 0.9 8.6 1.6 11.0 2.1 -10.3 -1.9
Facilities support services
153.4 0.5 0.3 1.3 0.9 -3.5 -2.2 -13.0 -7.8
Employment services
3,318.1 62.4 1.9 186.8 6.0 489.7 17.3 -280.6 -7.8
Temporary help services
2,703.7 80.9 3.1 184.2 7.3 423.1 18.6 -246.0 -8.3
Business support services
802.7 -1.0 -0.1 6.6 0.8 22.2 2.8 -64.6 -7.4
Travel arrangement and reservation services
148.1 1.1 0.7 -2.9 -1.9 -7.2 -4.6 -73.6 -33.2
Investigation and security services
904.6 9.4 1.1 3.6 0.4 19.2 2.2 -49.1 -5.1
Services to buildings and dwellings
2,121.5 -13.5 -0.6 9.4 0.4 60.0 2.9 -71.1 -3.2
Other support services
299.1 -4.9 -1.6 9.4 3.2 11.4 4.0 -32.4 -9.8
Waste management and remediation services
449.8 -0.1 0.0 2.0 0.4 13.3 3.0 -8.1 -1.8
Education and health services
23,240 -7 0.0 5 0.0 355 1.6 -1,273 -5.2
Educational services
3,352.6 33.9 1.0 -41.2 -1.2 -19.0 -0.6 -433.9 -11.5
Health care
15,950.1 -29.6 -0.2 44.2 0.3 263.9 1.7 -510.1 -3.1
Ambulatory health care services
7,706.9 3.5 0.0 59.4 0.8 279.9 3.8 -143.6 -1.8
Offices of physicians
2,668.2 3.4 0.1 9.9 0.4 78.0 3.0 -48.7 -1.8
Offices of dentists
986.3 2.8 0.3 10.3 1.1 49.5 5.3 -1.6 -0.2
Offices of other health practitioners
952.6 5.9 0.6 15.4 1.6 56.6 6.3 -45.6 -4.6
Outpatient care centers
999.0 -2.9 -0.3 7.0 0.7 39.6 4.1 2.2 0.2
Medical and diagnostic laboratories
290.6 2.5 0.9 5.4 1.9 14.1 5.1 0.7 0.2
Home health care services
1,495.9 -13.1 -0.9 -0.8 -0.1 28.6 1.9 -44.3 -2.9
Other ambulatory health care services
314.3 4.9 1.6 12.2 4.0 13.5 4.5 -6.3 -2.0
Hospitals
5,169.8 -2.1 0.0 41.8 0.8 63.9 1.3 -61.2 -1.2
Nursing and residential care facilities
3,073.4 -31.0 -1.0 -57.0 -1.8 -79.9 -2.5 -305.3 -9.0
Nursing care facilities
1,414.2 -19.4 -1.4 -37.3 -2.6 -55.5 -3.8 -172.3 -10.9
Residential mental health facilities
608.2 -3.0 -0.5 -6.8 -1.1 -0.4 -0.1 -42.0 -6.5
Community care facilities for the elderly
899.0 -6.7 -0.7 -9.1 -1.0 -18.9 -2.1 -76.0 -7.8
Other residential care facilities
152.0 -1.9 -1.2 -3.9 -2.5 -5.1 -3.2 -15.0 -9.0
Social assistance
3,937.6 -11.2 -0.3 2.5 0.1 110.9 2.9 -329.1 -7.7
Individual and family services
2,605.1 -8.5 -0.3 5.4 0.2 64.4 2.5 -109.3 -4.0
Emergency and other relief services
183.4 -0.5 -0.3 0.7 0.4 -1.0 -0.5 -3.0 -1.6
Vocational rehabilitation services
275.6 -1.0 -0.4 -6.2 -2.2 2.5 0.9 -47.3 -14.6
Child day care services
873.5 -1.2 -0.1 2.5 0.3 45.1 5.4 -169.5 -16.3
Leisure and hospitality
13,035 -61 -0.5 -587 -4.3 211 1.6 -3,823 -22.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
1,690.4 -23.2 -1.4 -89.1 -5.0 63.9 3.9 -812.1 -32.5
Performing arts and spectator sports
325.4 5.2 1.6 13.1 4.2 47.7 17.2 -200.4 -38.1
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions
131.5 -1.5 -1.1 -1.1 -0.8 6.9 5.5 -43.8 -25.0
Amusements, gambling, and recreation
1,233.5 -26.9 -2.1 -101.1 -7.6 9.3 0.8 -567.9 -31.5
Accommodation and food services
11,344.2 -37.7 -0.3 -498.1 -4.2 146.5 1.3 -3,010.8 -21.0
Accommodation
1,403.8 -18.3 -1.3 -51.7 -3.6 48.6 3.6 -704.5 -33.4
Food services and drinking places
9,940.4 -19.4 -0.2 -446.4 -4.3 97.9 1.0 -2,306.3 -18.8
Other services
5,474 7 0.1 -14 -0.3 158 3.0 -456 -7.7
Repair and maintenance
1,313.6 1.2 0.1 6.6 0.5 50.9 4.0 -45.9 -3.4
Personal and laundry services
1,302.8 4.8 0.4 -10.7 -0.8 45.2 3.6 -259.1 -16.6
Membership associations and organizations
2,857.9 1.8 0.1 -9.5 -0.3 62.1 2.2 -151.1 -5.0
Government
21,508 43 0.2 -75 -0.3 -48 -0.2 -1,281 -5.6
Federal
2,865 -24 -0.8 -110 -3.7 -32 -1.1 13 0.5
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service
2,261.0 -24.1 -1.1 -111.1 -4.7 -44.3 -1.9 13.1 0.6
U.S. Postal Service
604.1 -0.2 0.0 1.3 0.2 12.6 2.1 -0.1 0.0
State government
4,971 31 0.6 26 0.5 -68 -1.3 -313 -5.9
State government education
2,291.6 36.1 1.6 37.8 1.7 -58.5 -2.5 -286.9 -11.1
State government, excluding education
2,679.2 -5.7 -0.2 -11.8 -0.4 -9.9 -0.4 -25.8 -1.0
Local government
13,672 36 0.3 9 0.1 52 0.4 -981 -6.7
Local government education
7,377.5 49.4 0.7 36.1 0.5 -114.8 -1.5 -647.0 -8.1
Local government, excluding education
6,294.5 -13.3 -0.2 -27.4 -0.4 166.4 2.7 -334.3 -5.0
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