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Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, August 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
1,371
108.9
7,886
173.2
-11,549
244.7
-10,246
304.4
Total private
1,027
102.2
7,237
163.0
-10,718
229.7
-9,523
285.5
Goods-producing
43
31.1
589
50.4
-1,242
69.3
-1,124
99.2
Service providing
1,328
104.5
7,297
166.0
-10,307
234.7
-9,122
286.8
Mining and logging
-2
6.0
-16
12.2
-97
20.3
-114
26.3
Construction
16
22.5
202
36.5
-425
52.2
-294
74.7
Manufacturing
29
19.0
403
30.6
-720
40.0
-716
59.5
Wholesale trade
13.5
12.5
45.8
27.2
-328.0
45.1
-300.6
62.0
Retail trade
248.9
20.6
1,343.1
32.2
-655.4
55.8
-597.2
68.7
Transportation and warehousing
78.1
14.9
214.1
23.2
-380.7
35.5
-320.7
47.1
Utilities
0.6
2.0
-1.7
3.5
-7.1
5.8
-9.9
7.5
Information
15
16.8
13
38.1
-312
55.2
-279
63.0
Financial activities
36
13.9
69
22.4
-191
33.2
-114
45.6
Professional and business services
197
47.3
661
72.8
-1,475
108.1
-1,302
136.7
Education and health services
147
42.3
936
61.5
-1,457
72.4
-1,133
94.1
Leisure and hospitality
174
54.8
2,774
88.6
-4,139
126.3
-3,842
144.7
Other services
74
20.8
594
32.2
-531
39.5
-500
51.8
Government
344
37.7
649
58.6
-831
84.5
-723
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
