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LEVELS BY INDUSTRY |
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Total |
11,234 | 8,925 | 9,026 | 6,251 | 5,554 | 5,621 | 5,906 | 5,401 | 5,365 |
Total private |
10,126 | 7,911 | 8,010 | 5,809 | 5,191 | 5,208 | 5,502 | 5,064 | 5,012 |
Mining and logging |
39 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 19 |
Construction |
488 | 470 | 449 | 380 | 363 | 368 | 335 | 345 | 341 |
Manufacturing |
797 | 553 | 601 | 405 | 349 | 327 | 384 | 343 | 318 |
Durable goods |
519 | 379 | 408 | 234 | 197 | 182 | 206 | 189 | 173 |
Nondurable goods |
278 | 174 | 192 | 171 | 151 | 145 | 178 | 154 | 144 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
1,763 | 1,382 | 1,315 | 1,289 | 1,098 | 1,118 | 1,277 | 1,130 | 1,116 |
Wholesale trade |
265 | 307 | 224 | 175 | 154 | 182 | 165 | 144 | 183 |
Retail trade |
964 | 612 | 662 | 753 | 623 | 634 | 765 | 663 | 607 |
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities |
534 | 463 | 429 | 361 | 321 | 302 | 347 | 323 | 326 |
Information |
106 | 162 | 127 | 97 | 71 | 73 | 99 | 79 | 61 |
Financial activities |
610 | 419 | 457 | 213 | 201 | 217 | 198 | 207 | 210 |
Finance and insurance |
445 | 292 | 303 | 132 | 129 | 133 | 129 | 135 | 128 |
Real estate and rental and leasing |
165 | 128 | 154 | 82 | 72 | 84 | 69 | 71 | 82 |
Professional and business services |
2,087 | 1,480 | 1,719 | 1,155 | 980 | 1,036 | 1,125 | 994 | 1,055 |
Education and health services |
2,080 | 1,945 | 2,018 | 904 | 921 | 806 | 825 | 824 | 737 |
Educational services |
181 | 178 | 189 | 98 | 99 | 103 | 89 | 85 | 90 |
Health care and social assistance |
1,899 | 1,767 | 1,830 | 806 | 822 | 703 | 736 | 738 | 647 |
Leisure and hospitality |
1,859 | 1,126 | 995 | 1,107 | 975 | 1,040 | 1,010 | 933 | 970 |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
180 | 159 | 150 | 161 | 139 | 169 | 130 | 137 | 155 |
Accommodation and food services |
1,679 | 967 | 846 | 947 | 837 | 870 | 880 | 796 | 815 |
Other services |
297 | 342 | 296 | 237 | 213 | 208 | 228 | 188 | 186 |
Government |
1,109 | 1,014 | 1,016 | 442 | 364 | 413 | 404 | 336 | 353 |
Federal |
156 | 169 | 183 | 45 | 38 | 44 | 45 | 39 | 37 |
State and local |
953 | 845 | 833 | 397 | 325 | 369 | 359 | 297 | 317 |
State and local education |
325 | 297 | 272 | 175 | 168 | 176 | 166 | 155 | 154 |
State and local, excluding education |
628 | 548 | 561 | 222 | 158 | 193 | 193 | 143 | 162 |
RATES BY INDUSTRY |
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Total |
6.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
Total private |
7.1 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
Mining and logging |
5.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
Construction |
5.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Manufacturing |
5.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
Durable goods |
6.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
Nondurable goods |
5.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
5.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
Wholesale trade |
4.2 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.0 |
Retail trade |
5.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities |
6.8 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Information |
3.3 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
Financial activities |
6.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
Finance and insurance |
6.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
Real estate and rental and leasing |
6.4 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
Professional and business services |
8.4 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
Education and health services |
7.7 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
Educational services |
4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
Health care and social assistance |
8.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
Leisure and hospitality |
10.2 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
7.0 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.2 |
Accommodation and food services |
10.8 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
Other services |
4.9 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Government |
4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Federal |
5.1 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
State and local |
4.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
State and local education |
3.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
State and local, excluding education |
6.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Data are revised with the release of January data to incorporate the annual updates to the Current Employment Statistics employment estimates and the JOLTS seasonal adjustment factors. |