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Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, April 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
115
122.3
144
168.9
328
215.2
251
280.8
Total private
123
113.0
165
156.3
410
198.6
511
260.4
Goods-producing
10
37.7
22
56.7
71
77.0
-32
100.7
Service providing
105
115.4
122
159.6
257
198.6
283
260.4
Mining and logging
3
5.0
4
8.3
0
10.9
-16
14.9
Construction
9
27.0
4
43.0
78
58.3
50
77.7
Manufacturing
-2
22.4
14
33.6
-7
46.6
-66
63.5
Wholesale trade
6.0
19.7
20.9
29.0
10.9
39.2
-1.4
50.0
Retail trade
21.8
18.1
40.1
26.1
28.3
42.9
4.7
53.0
Transportation and warehousing
30.3
20.0
6.3
32.0
-34.8
44.0
-71.1
58.4
Utilities
1.9
2.1
2.9
3.4
5.7
6.3
8.5
9.3
Information
-13
15.2
-42
23.6
-80
32.3
-92
39.9
Financial activities
-11
17.8
-28
26.2
-65
33.5
-86
46.0
Professional and business services
7
47.2
37
66.8
110
81.4
-25
97.8
Private education and health services
46
51.0
88
66.5
301
83.8
618
106.3
Leisure and hospitality
14
53.9
12
74.2
30
94.5
142
115.6
Other services
10
21.3
6
27.4
33
34.9
45
40.8
Government
-8
46.7
-21
64.0
-82
82.9
-260
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
