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Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, January 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
130
122.3
219
168.9
85
215.2
359
280.8
Total private
172
113.0
308
156.3
369
198.6
615
260.4
Goods-producing
36
37.7
49
56.7
5
77.0
-58
100.7
Service providing
94
115.4
170
159.6
80
198.6
417
260.4
Mining and logging
-2
5.0
-3
8.3
-7
10.9
-19
14.9
Construction
33
27.0
65
43.0
47
58.3
44
77.7
Manufacturing
5
22.4
-13
33.6
-35
46.6
-83
63.5
Wholesale trade
-0.4
19.7
-11.9
29.0
-8.9
39.2
-30.6
50.0
Retail trade
1.2
18.1
-35.1
26.1
-27.3
42.9
-56.4
53.0
Transportation and warehousing
-11.2
20.0
-71.1
32.0
-111.4
44.0
-116.9
58.4
Utilities
1.0
2.1
4.3
3.4
3.6
6.3
9.2
9.3
Information
-12
15.2
-19
23.6
-27
32.3
-43
39.9
Financial activities
-22
17.8
-22
26.2
-42
33.5
-25
46.0
Professional and business services
34
47.2
105
66.8
37
81.4
-40
97.8
Private education and health services
137
51.0
246
66.5
367
83.8
773
106.3
Leisure and hospitality
1
53.9
34
74.2
134
94.5
150
115.6
Other services
7
21.3
29
27.4
39
34.9
53
40.8
Government
-42
46.7
-89
64.0
-284
82.9
-256
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
