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Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, October 2024, 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
12
134.4
313
205.6
791
276.2
2,173
374.1
Total private
-28
124.3
201
191.2
603
251.5
1,686
341.0
Goods-producing
-37
41.8
-12
63.8
23
85.4
167
121.9
Service providing
49
125.3
325
195.7
768
260.9
2,006
350.7
Mining and logging
1
5.3
3
11.9
0
19.3
-6
26.2
Construction
8
26.9
63
44.2
108
58.8
223
80.7
Manufacturing
-46
28.2
-78
42.1
-85
59.1
-50
87.3
Wholesale trade
10.4
18.2
23.4
29.0
33.2
38.5
53.4
48.3
Retail trade
-6.4
24.4
-5.5
35.9
-20.4
60.9
42.5
80.7
Transportation and warehousing
-3.7
20.6
9.7
31.7
44.8
49.1
69.6
67.5
Utilities
-1.7
2.7
1.1
5.9
4.2
8.8
11.8
14.6
Information
3
19.4
-2
39.8
-19
54.3
15
75.6
Financial activities
0
19.4
11
31.5
32
46.5
32
62.3
Professional and business services
-47
56.5
-103
87.4
-63
114.7
14
146.8
Private education and health services
57
49.6
219
71.1
437
101.1
985
133.8
Leisure and hospitality
-4
61.3
45
89.9
105
122.2
224
173.0
Other services
1
22.5
14
32.1
26
48.1
72
57.3
Government
40
51.1
112
75.7
188
114.1
487
154.0
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
