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Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, September 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
29
122.3
152
168.9
394
215.2
496
280.8
Total private
46
113.0
163
156.3
400
198.6
712
260.4
Goods-producing
18
37.7
87
56.7
110
77.0
151
100.7
Service providing
11
115.4
65
159.6
284
198.6
345
260.4
Mining and logging
-2
5.0
-2
8.3
3
10.9
2
14.9
Construction
11
27.0
45
43.0
53
58.3
109
77.7
Manufacturing
9
22.4
44
33.6
54
46.6
40
63.5
Wholesale trade
5.0
19.7
19.3
29.0
27.0
39.2
26.5
50.0
Retail trade
5.8
18.1
6.3
26.1
44.4
42.9
26.5
53.0
Transportation and warehousing
7.6
20.0
21.2
32.0
51.1
44.0
-9.8
58.4
Utilities
0.5
2.1
3.7
3.4
5.7
6.3
10.1
9.3
Information
-10
15.2
-24
23.6
-54
32.3
-120
39.9
Financial activities
-7
17.8
-26
26.2
-50
33.5
-107
46.0
Professional and business services
-9
47.2
-20
66.8
42
81.4
123
97.8
Private education and health services
20
51.0
72
66.5
213
83.8
516
106.3
Leisure and hospitality
10
53.9
9
74.2
-10
94.5
62
115.6
Other services
6
21.3
15
27.4
21
34.9
34
40.8
Government
-17
46.7
-11
64.0
-6
82.9
-216
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
