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Employment change by industry, September 2020, 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
613 1 0.2 -13 -2.1 -93 -13.2 -118 -16.1
Logging
50.6 0.1 0.2 -0.7 -1.4 -3.9 -7.2 -0.9 -1.7
Mining
562.4 0.9 0.2 -12.7 -2.2 -88.8 -13.6 -117.4 -17.3
Oil and gas extraction
156.9 0.9 0.6 3.3 2.1 0.5 0.3 2.6 1.7
Mining, except oil and gas
179.8 -0.2 -0.1 2.7 1.5 -7.9 -4.2 -10.2 -5.4
Coal mining
44.5 -0.9 -2.0 0.5 1.1 -4.8 -9.7 -7.7 -14.8
Metal ore mining
40.8 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.5 -0.2 -0.5 -0.2 -0.5
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying
94.5 0.5 0.5 1.2 1.3 -2.9 -3.0 -2.3 -2.4
Support activities for mining
225.7 0.2 0.1 -18.7 -7.7 -81.4 -26.5 -109.8 -32.7
Construction
7,245 26 0.4 74 1.0 -329 -4.3 -279 -3.7
Construction of buildings
1,620.9 11.9 0.7 33.0 2.1 -57.0 -3.4 -43.7 -2.6
Residential building
827.3 6.6 0.8 28.0 3.5 -10.2 -1.2 1.9 0.2
Nonresidential building
793.6 5.3 0.7 5.0 0.6 -46.8 -5.6 -45.6 -5.4
Heavy and civil engineering construction
1,005.7 -3.4 -0.3 -11.2 -1.1 -77.7 -7.2 -73.4 -6.8
Specialty trade contractors
4,618.3 17.6 0.4 51.8 1.1 -194.7 -4.0 -161.8 -3.4
Residential specialty trade contractors
2,075.0 15.5 0.8 54.6 2.7 -30.4 -1.4 -14.5 -0.7
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors
2,543.3 2.1 0.1 -2.8 -0.1 -164.3 -6.1 -147.3 -5.5
Manufacturing
12,205 66 0.5 143 1.2 -601 -4.7 -646 -5.0
Durable goods
7,614 46 0.6 80 1.1 -417 -5.2 -452 -5.6
Wood products
392.2 3.9 1.0 3.7 1.0 -17.7 -4.3 -18.1 -4.4
Nonmetallic mineral products
405.6 6.2 1.6 5.0 1.2 -19.5 -4.6 -16.6 -3.9
Primary metals
335.6 -3.4 -1.0 -3.5 -1.0 -36.3 -9.8 -48.4 -12.6
Fabricated metal products
1,390.5 4.2 0.3 -5.7 -0.4 -84.5 -5.7 -99.4 -6.7
Machinery
1,050.7 13.8 1.3 8.7 0.8 -54.7 -4.9 -71.5 -6.4
Computer and electronic products
1,086.4 0.7 0.1 -3.2 -0.3 -11.5 -1.0 -2.6 -0.2
Computer and peripheral equipment
169.1 -0.7 -0.4 -1.1 -0.6 -0.3 -0.2 4.0 2.4
Communications equipment
82.0 -0.5 -0.6 -0.9 -1.1 -2.4 -2.8 -1.5 -1.8
Semiconductors and electronic components
372.1 -0.2 -0.1 -2.6 -0.7 -5.4 -1.4 -7.3 -1.9
Electronic instruments
428.6 2.7 0.6 1.0 0.2 -4.7 -1.1 0.8 0.2
Miscellaneous computer and electronic products
34.6 -0.6 -1.7 0.4 1.2 1.3 3.9 1.5 4.5
Electrical equipment and appliances
378.1 0.8 0.2 -5.8 -1.5 -25.9 -6.4 -26.8 -6.6
Transportation equipment
1,625.1 15.3 1.0 57.5 3.7 -112.8 -6.5 -112.3 -6.5
Motor vehicles and parts
919.0 14.3 1.6 53.7 6.2 -74.6 -7.5 -78.7 -7.9
Furniture and related products
352.7 -0.3 -0.1 4.0 1.1 -33.1 -8.6 -34.2 -8.8
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing
597.0 4.4 0.7 19.5 3.4 -20.7 -3.4 -22.1 -3.6
Nondurable goods
4,591 20 0.4 63 1.4 -184 -3.9 -194 -4.1
Food manufacturing
1,612.3 5.0 0.3 27.0 1.7 -37.0 -2.2 -32.9 -2.0
Textile mills
96.4 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.9 -8.8 -8.4 -11.5 -10.7
Textile product mills
104.0 1.9 1.9 0.1 0.1 -5.6 -5.1 -7.9 -7.1
Apparel
86.1 0.4 0.5 2.0 2.4 -17.7 -17.1 -23.6 -21.5
Paper and paper products
357.0 3.0 0.8 3.8 1.1 -6.4 -1.8 -7.9 -2.2
Printing and related support activities
364.9 4.7 1.3 1.8 0.5 -48.3 -11.7 -59.3 -14.0
Petroleum and coal products
103.8 -0.2 -0.2 0.6 0.6 -10.0 -8.8 -9.4 -8.3
Chemicals
837.2 -2.0 -0.2 7.4 0.9 -12.5 -1.5 -14.5 -1.7
Plastics and rubber products
724.2 1.0 0.1 3.2 0.4 -21.1 -2.8 -14.0 -1.9
Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing
304.9 4.0 1.3 14.7 5.1 -16.4 -5.1 -12.7 -4.0
Wholesale trade
5,622.5 18.7 0.3 10.2 0.2 -299.7 -5.1 -290.7 -4.9
Durable goods
3,059.7 13.0 0.4 13.9 0.5 -158.5 -4.9 -155.8 -4.8
Nondurable goods
2,062.9 8.3 0.4 -2.9 -0.1 -111.0 -5.1 -105.9 -4.9
Electronic markets and agents and brokers
499.9 -2.6 -0.5 -0.8 -0.2 -30.2 -5.7 -29.0 -5.5
Retail trade
15,189.0 142.4 0.9 657.5 4.5 -397.6 -2.6 -433.8 -2.8
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
1,943.9 16.1 0.8 69.1 3.7 -108.9 -5.3 -98.5 -4.8
Automobile dealers
1,214.7 10.2 0.8 46.7 4.0 -84.9 -6.5 -86.0 -6.6
Other motor vehicle dealers
155.6 1.8 1.2 7.6 5.1 -9.7 -5.9 -9.4 -5.7
Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores
573.6 4.1 0.7 14.8 2.6 -14.3 -2.4 -3.1 -0.5
Furniture and home furnishings stores
413.5 5.3 1.3 42.7 11.5 -45.0 -9.8 -57.0 -12.1
Electronics and appliance stores
432.9 2.3 0.5 51.8 13.6 -38.5 -8.2 -39.6 -8.4
Building material and garden supply stores
1,399.4 8.0 0.6 34.4 2.5 78.6 6.0 93.4 7.2
Food and beverage stores
3,139.6 8.0 0.3 -2.8 -0.1 61.0 2.0 55.1 1.8
Health and personal care stores
986.3 15.9 1.6 50.4 5.4 -70.5 -6.7 -60.4 -5.8
Gasoline stations
921.1 3.3 0.4 16.5 1.8 -21.4 -2.3 -28.6 -3.0
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
964.2 39.8 4.3 159.3 19.8 -301.2 -23.8 -318.1 -24.8
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores
466.4 11.5 2.5 46.9 11.2 -67.7 -12.7 -88.4 -15.9
General merchandise stores
3,237.7 19.5 0.6 121.3 3.9 182.4 6.0 212.0 7.0
Department stores
1,060.6 9.9 0.9 89.7 9.2 -21.2 -2.0 -9.5 -0.9
General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters
2,177.1 9.6 0.4 31.6 1.5 203.6 10.3 221.4 11.3
Miscellaneous store retailers
729.2 3.4 0.5 46.4 6.8 -74.9 -9.3 -101.1 -12.2
Nonstore retailers
554.8 9.3 1.7 21.5 4.0 8.5 1.6 -2.6 -0.5
Transportation and warehousing
5,373.8 73.6 1.4 203.3 3.9 -294.4 -5.2 -254.8 -4.5
Air transportation
404.3 -1.6 -0.4 25.7 6.8 -107.8 -21.1 -99.2 -19.7
Rail transportation
145.9 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 -13.5 -8.5 -24.1 -14.2
Water transportation
56.1 1.2 2.2 0.9 1.6 -8.2 -12.8 -9.6 -14.6
Truck transportation
1,454.4 4.6 0.3 17.0 1.2 -68.2 -4.5 -73.6 -4.8
Transit and ground passenger transportation
367.6 21.4 6.2 53.1 16.9 -134.2 -26.7 -133.1 -26.6
Pipeline transportation
49.5 -0.3 -0.6 -0.6 -1.2 -1.9 -3.7 -1.8 -3.5
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
21.7 0.8 3.8 0.7 3.3 -13.7 -38.7 -14.2 -39.6
Support activities for transportation
683.9 4.9 0.7 15.9 2.4 -70.7 -9.4 -71.1 -9.4
Couriers and messengers
936.6 10.3 1.1 29.8 3.3 86.6 10.2 111.3 13.5
Warehousing and storage
1,253.8 32.2 2.6 60.4 5.1 37.2 3.1 60.6 5.1
Utilities
541.8 2.8 0.5 4.0 0.7 -4.1 -0.8 -5.7 -1.0
Information
2,618 27 1.0 42 1.6 -270 -9.3 -248 -8.7
Publishing industries, except Internet
733.7 -0.5 -0.1 -4.3 -0.6 -37.7 -4.9 -31.5 -4.1
Motion picture and sound recording industries
264.3 23.2 9.6 48.2 22.3 -187.1 -41.4 -181.2 -40.7
Broadcasting, except Internet
246.4 4.4 1.8 7.5 3.1 -13.1 -5.0 -18.6 -7.0
Telecommunications
678.8 -1.3 -0.2 -4.7 -0.7 -18.3 -2.6 -25.6 -3.6
Data processing, hosting and related services
337.7 -0.1 0.0 -6.1 -1.8 -11.8 -3.4 -4.2 -1.2
Other information services
357.3 1.9 0.5 1.5 0.4 -1.9 -0.5 12.9 3.7
Financial activities
8,683 37 0.4 78 0.9 -144 -1.6 -88 -1.0
Finance and insurance
6,482.4 16.3 0.3 35.5 0.6 -1.6 0.0 40.3 0.6
Monetary authorities - central bank
20.0 0.2 1.0 0.2 1.0 0.4 2.0 0.3 1.5
Credit intermediation and related activities
2,661.5 4.6 0.2 12.0 0.5 -18.5 -0.7 10.6 0.4
Depository credit intermediation
1,760.7 -2.0 -0.1 -9.3 -0.5 -23.3 -1.3 -16.4 -0.9
Commercial banking
1,372.9 -2.2 -0.2 -9.7 -0.7 -18.7 -1.3 -17.4 -1.3
Nondepository credit intermediation
586.7 4.2 0.7 15.2 2.7 -2.1 -0.4 11.4 2.0
Activities related to credit intermediation
314.1 2.4 0.8 6.1 2.0 6.9 2.2 15.6 5.2
Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts
974.6 4.0 0.4 7.2 0.7 3.4 0.4 7.5 0.8
Insurance carriers and related activities
2,826.3 7.5 0.3 16.1 0.6 13.1 0.5 21.9 0.8
Real estate and rental and leasing
2,200.2 20.0 0.9 42.2 2.0 -142.6 -6.1 -128.7 -5.5
Real estate
1,692.3 11.9 0.7 23.7 1.4 -51.3 -2.9 -33.6 -1.9
Rental and leasing services
484.9 8.1 1.7 18.4 3.9 -90.8 -15.8 -94.9 -16.4
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
23.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 -0.5 -2.1 -0.2 -0.9
Professional and business services
20,164 89 0.4 439 2.2 -1,292 -6.0 -1,238 -5.8
Professional and technical services
9,387.1 47.3 0.5 105.1 1.1 -311.4 -3.2 -215.9 -2.2
Legal services
1,113.5 3.1 0.3 8.3 0.8 -46.8 -4.0 -38.9 -3.4
Accounting and bookkeeping services
1,014.0 2.2 0.2 1.9 0.2 -28.8 -2.8 -18.6 -1.8
Architectural and engineering services
1,500.8 13.1 0.9 29.9 2.0 -37.0 -2.4 -17.6 -1.2
Specialized design services
134.6 1.6 1.2 2.9 2.2 -9.4 -6.5 -10.5 -7.2
Computer systems design and related services
2,179.3 11.7 0.5 20.6 1.0 -70.5 -3.1 -44.2 -2.0
Management and technical consulting services
1,499.0 3.1 0.2 7.9 0.5 -58.9 -3.8 -44.8 -2.9
Scientific research and development services
752.6 5.0 0.7 16.2 2.2 1.7 0.2 16.9 2.3
Advertising and related services
444.9 4.4 1.0 -7.3 -1.6 -45.0 -9.2 -47.5 -9.6
Other professional and technical services
748.4 3.1 0.4 24.7 3.4 -16.7 -2.2 -10.7 -1.4
Management of companies and enterprises
2,351.3 11.3 0.5 7.0 0.3 -93.8 -3.8 -87.0 -3.6
Administrative and waste services
8,425.7 31.0 0.4 327.2 4.0 -886.6 -9.5 -934.5 -10.0
Administrative and support services
7,970.6 28.2 0.4 323.8 4.2 -875.3 -9.9 -930.6 -10.5
Office administrative services
510.2 4.5 0.9 16.2 3.3 -19.3 -3.6 -17.7 -3.4
Facilities support services
155.3 -1.6 -1.0 -0.1 -0.1 -9.1 -5.5 -9.1 -5.5
Employment services
3,098.7 0.5 0.0 253.3 8.9 -494.9 -13.8 -545.9 -15.0
Temporary help services
2,474.7 8.1 0.3 235.3 10.5 -413.7 -14.3 -474.4 -16.1
Business support services
781.9 8.4 1.1 22.8 3.0 -84.1 -9.7 -89.7 -10.3
Travel arrangement and reservation services
154.7 -1.3 -0.8 -7.5 -4.6 -57.4 -27.1 -63.6 -29.1
Investigation and security services
902.3 -2.6 -0.3 -1.1 -0.1 -63.9 -6.6 -50.2 -5.3
Services to buildings and dwellings
2,070.9 22.4 1.1 40.5 2.0 -102.7 -4.7 -109.2 -5.0
Other support services
296.6 -2.1 -0.7 -0.3 -0.1 -43.9 -12.9 -45.1 -13.2
Waste management and remediation services
455.1 2.8 0.6 3.4 0.8 -11.3 -2.4 -3.9 -0.8
Education and health services
23,189 40 0.2 429 1.9 -1,219 -5.0 -1,134 -4.7
Educational services
3,473.7 -68.5 -1.9 27.0 0.8 -311.1 -8.2 -317.9 -8.4
Health care
15,839.6 52.8 0.3 257.1 1.6 -577.5 -3.5 -517.2 -3.2
Ambulatory health care services
7,544.7 57.6 0.8 267.3 3.7 -221.4 -2.9 -204.2 -2.6
Offices of physicians
2,636.3 18.2 0.7 73.1 2.9 -59.6 -2.2 -48.3 -1.8
Offices of dentists
939.9 3.9 0.4 70.1 8.1 -2.9 -0.3 -32.2 -3.3
Offices of other health practitioners
910.0 13.8 1.5 44.5 5.1 -60.9 -6.3 -69.4 -7.1
Outpatient care centers
955.5 3.2 0.3 24.2 2.6 -22.4 -2.3 -13.1 -1.4
Medical and diagnostic laboratories
276.0 2.4 0.9 11.3 4.3 -11.8 -4.1 -9.1 -3.2
Home health care services
1,524.6 16.2 1.1 41.2 2.8 -46.1 -2.9 -17.4 -1.1
Other ambulatory health care services
302.4 -0.1 0.0 2.9 1.0 -17.7 -5.5 -14.8 -4.7
Hospitals
5,135.2 -6.4 -0.1 29.2 0.6 -130.6 -2.5 -83.6 -1.6
Nursing and residential care facilities
3,159.7 1.6 0.1 -39.4 -1.2 -225.5 -6.7 -229.4 -6.8
Nursing care facilities
1,462.5 -4.8 -0.3 -31.9 -2.1 -125.9 -7.9 -139.0 -8.7
Residential mental health facilities
621.2 2.9 0.5 6.8 1.1 -32.0 -4.9 -28.4 -4.4
Community care facilities for the elderly
917.1 2.7 0.3 -14.0 -1.5 -59.9 -6.1 -54.9 -5.6
Other residential care facilities
158.9 0.8 0.5 -0.3 -0.2 -7.7 -4.6 -7.1 -4.3
Social assistance
3,875.3 54.9 1.4 144.5 3.9 -330.8 -7.9 -299.0 -7.2
Individual and family services
2,555.7 31.7 1.3 58.8 2.4 -140.2 -5.2 -83.7 -3.2
Emergency and other relief services
182.2 1.4 0.8 3.5 2.0 -3.4 -1.8 -3.2 -1.7
Vocational rehabilitation services
284.4 4.1 1.5 11.6 4.3 -36.8 -11.5 -38.0 -11.8
Child day care services
853.0 17.7 2.1 70.6 9.0 -150.4 -15.0 -174.0 -16.9
Leisure and hospitality
13,027 318 2.5 1,094 9.2 -3,097 -19.2 -3,604 -21.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
1,676.6 67.0 4.2 190.5 12.8 -743.7 -30.7 -764.1 -31.3
Performing arts and spectator sports
269.6 -4.4 -1.6 1.3 0.5 -220.1 -44.9 -251.4 -48.3
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions
128.9 2.6 2.1 4.0 3.2 -44.6 -25.7 -43.6 -25.3
Amusements, gambling, and recreation
1,278.1 68.8 5.7 185.2 16.9 -479.0 -27.3 -469.1 -26.8
Accommodation and food services
11,350.7 251.0 2.3 904.0 8.7 -2,353.2 -17.2 -2,839.1 -20.0
Accommodation
1,365.6 50.7 3.9 75.1 5.8 -668.4 -32.9 -710.9 -34.2
Food services and drinking places
9,985.1 200.3 2.0 828.9 9.1 -1,684.8 -14.4 -2,128.2 -17.6
Other services
5,446 36 0.7 264 5.1 -404 -6.9 -461 -7.8
Repair and maintenance
1,310.6 4.8 0.4 36.3 2.8 -51.3 -3.8 -49.7 -3.7
Personal and laundry services
1,255.4 0.4 0.0 145.2 13.1 -219.6 -14.9 -272.4 -17.8
Membership associations and organizations
2,879.9 30.6 1.1 82.9 3.0 -133.4 -4.4 -138.5 -4.6
Government
21,803 -216 -1.0 486 2.3 -925 -4.1 -847 -3.7
Federal
3,128 -34 -1.1 245 8.5 242.0 8.4 271.0 9.5
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service
2,525.3 -33.9 -1.3 245.2 10.8 239.6 10.5 274.9 12.2
U.S. Postal Service
602.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.6 -0.1 1.8 0.3 -3.9 -0.6
State government
4,935 -48 -1.0 -38 -0.8 -227.0 -4.4 -246.0 -4.7
State government education
2,239.5 -49.4 -2.2 -42.7 -1.9 -211.7 -8.6 -243.7 -9.8
State government, excluding education
2,695.1 0.8 0.0 4.5 0.2 -15.5 -0.6 -2.6 -0.1
Local government
13,740 -134 -1.0 279 2.1 -940.0 -6.4 -872.0 -6.0
Local government education
7,456.7 -231.1 -3.0 91.3 1.2 -584.9 -7.3 -570.3 -7.1
Local government, excluding education
6,282.8 96.4 1.6 187.2 3.1 -355.6 -5.4 -302.4 -4.6
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