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Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, February 2026, seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Industry
1-month net change
1-month 90-percent confidence interval
3-month net change
3-month 90-percent confidence interval
6-month net change
6-month 90-percent confidence interval
12-month net change
12-month 90-percent confidence interval
Total nonfarm
-92
122.3
17
168.9
-6
215.2
156
280.8
Total private
-86
113.0
53
156.3
206
198.6
392
260.4
Goods-producing
-25
37.7
5
56.7
21
77.0
-78
100.7
Service providing
-67
115.4
12
159.6
-27
198.6
234
260.4
Mining and logging
-2
5.0
-5
8.3
-7
10.9
-22
14.9
Construction
-11
27.0
30
43.0
70
58.3
42
77.7
Manufacturing
-12
22.4
-20
33.6
-42
46.6
-98
63.5
Wholesale trade
6.0
19.7
2.8
29.0
8.0
39.2
-24.9
50.0
Retail trade
2.3
18.1
-10.6
26.1
-13.8
42.9
-15.3
53.0
Transportation and warehousing
-11.3
20.0
-28.5
32.0
-126.1
44.0
-157.4
58.4
Utilities
1.3
2.1
2.4
3.4
4.8
6.3
7.4
9.3
Information
-11
15.2
-36
23.6
-48
32.3
-64
39.9
Financial activities
10
17.8
-19
26.2
-19
33.5
-33
46.0
Professional and business services
-5
47.2
-6
66.8
10
81.4
-88
97.8
Private education and health services
-34
51.0
133
66.5
287
83.8
658
106.3
Leisure and hospitality
-27
53.9
-14
74.2
52
94.5
126
115.6
Other services
8
21.3
24
27.4
31
34.9
62
40.8
Government
-6
46.7
-36
64.0
-212
82.9
-236
105.1
Note: Significant changes are calculated at a 90-percent confidence level. The variance for total nonfarm is an approximation because government and rail transportation are not based on a probability sample
United States Department of Labor
