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Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, May 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
172
122.3
565
168.9
552
215.2
503
280.8
Total private
120
113.0
499
156.3
524
198.6
677
260.4
Goods-producing
28
37.7
75
56.7
78
77.0
17
100.7
Service providing
144
115.4
490
159.6
474
198.6
486
260.4
Mining and logging
4
5.0
12
8.3
8
10.9
-5
14.9
Construction
17
27.0
41
43.0
58
58.3
68
77.7
Manufacturing
7
22.4
22
33.6
12
46.6
-46
63.5
Wholesale trade
-3.7
19.7
-7.2
29.0
-2.4
39.2
-21.9
50.0
Retail trade
-1.1
18.1
32.0
26.1
20.8
42.9
17.9
53.0
Transportation and warehousing
0.6
20.0
65.0
32.0
37.3
44.0
-58.0
58.4
Utilities
1.4
2.1
1.9
3.4
4.4
6.3
6.5
9.3
Information
-2
15.2
-9
23.6
-65
32.3
-81
39.9
Financial activities
-22
17.8
-45
26.2
-81
33.5
-107
46.0
Professional and business services
6
47.2
56
66.8
77
81.4
18
97.8
Private education and health services
40
51.0
189
66.5
297
83.8
610
106.3
Leisure and hospitality
70
53.9
144
74.2
143
94.5
240
115.6
Other services
3
21.3
-2
27.4
15
34.9
36
40.8
Government
52
46.7
66
64.0
28
82.9
-174
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
