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Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, April 2021, 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
266
112.3
1,572
183.2
1,763
252.7
14,147
316.8
Total private
218
105.6
1,548
173.1
1,755
237.3
14,382
296.0
Goods-producing
-16
30.4
130
48.9
273
69.6
1,780
102.6
Service providing
282
108.3
1,442
176.6
1,490
243.3
12,367
299.6
Mining and logging
2
5.5
19
11.6
21
20.2
-7
25.6
Construction
0
22.2
40
35.9
123
52.7
917
77.5
Manufacturing
-18
19.4
71
30.3
129
39.7
870
62.5
Wholesale trade
7.8
13.5
36.1
34.1
79.9
51.7
181.5
67.6
Retail trade
-15.3
20.7
31.9
32.9
78.4
58.4
1,974.9
69.7
Transportation and warehousing
-74.1
13.3
7.1
21.4
93.4
34.6
432.6
46.9
Utilities
0.4
2.0
1.0
3.5
0.3
5.6
-3.1
8.0
Information
1
17.9
15
54.1
37
81.4
54
87.8
Financial activities
19
14.4
31
22.6
66
35.0
216
48.5
Professional and business services
-79
48.7
81
71.8
425
90.8
1,639
122.1
Education and health services
-1
46.0
160
67.1
160
76.3
1,673
97.4
Leisure and hospitality
331
56.8
950
92.4
445
138.0
5,376
159.6
Other services
44
23.4
105
34.3
97
43.1
1,058
58.2
Government
48
38.1
24
60.1
8
86.9
-235
112.8
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
