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Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, March 2020, 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
-701
108.9
-212
173.2
418
244.7
1,504
304.4
Total private
-713
102.2
-292
163.0
309
229.7
1,273
285.5
Goods-producing
-54
31.1
16
50.4
46
69.3
141
99.2
Service providing
-647
104.5
-228
166.0
372
234.7
1,363
286.8
Mining and logging
-7
6.0
-7
12.2
-23
20.3
-33
26.3
Construction
-29
22.5
50
36.5
81
52.2
162
74.7
Manufacturing
-18
19.0
-27
30.6
-12
40.0
12
59.5
Wholesale trade
0.9
12.5
3.3
27.2
23.3
45.1
56.2
62.0
Retail trade
-46.2
20.6
-48.2
32.2
1.2
55.8
-18.9
68.7
Transportation and warehousing
-4.9
14.9
16.5
23.2
43.8
35.5
80.8
47.1
Utilities
0.8
2.0
0.0
3.5
0.4
5.8
-2.7
7.5
Information
2
16.8
16
38.1
33
55.2
48
63.0
Financial activities
-1
13.9
39
22.4
82
33.2
146
45.6
Professional and business services
-52
47.3
4
72.8
105
108.1
331
136.7
Education and health services
-76
42.3
58
61.5
200
72.4
542
94.1
Leisure and hospitality
-459
54.8
-391
88.6
-238
126.3
-101
144.7
Other services
-24
20.8
-6
32.2
12
39.5
50
51.8
Government
12
37.7
80
58.6
109
84.5
231
105.6
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
