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Payroll employment up 169,000 in August 2013

September 09, 2013

In August 2013, total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 169,000, about in line with the average monthly gain of 184,000 over the prior 12 months. Job growth occurred in retail trade and health care, while employment in information declined.

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Over-the-month change in nonfarm payroll employment by industry, seasonally adjusted, August 2012–August 2013
Industry	Aug 2012	Sep 2012	Oct 2012	Nov 2012	Dec 2012	Jan 2013	Feb 2013	Mar 2013	Apr 2013	May 2013	Jun 2013	Jul 2013 (p)	Aug 2013 (p)
Total nonfarm	165,000	138,000	160,000	247,000	219,000	148,000	332,000	142,000	199,000	176,000	172,000	104,000	169,000
Total private	131,000	118,000	217,000	256,000	224,000	164,000	319,000	154,000	188,000	187,000	194,000	127,000	152,000
Goods-producing	-14,000	-17,000	16,000	43,000	58,000	41,000	75,000	14,000	-17,000	-4,000	6,000	-17,000	18,000
Mining and logging	-3,000	-2,000	-6,000	12,000	7,000	3,000	4,000	2,000	-3,000	2,000	3,000	2,000	4,000
Construction	3,000	3,000	16,000	24,000	38,000	24,000	48,000	16,000	-7,000	-1,000	10,000	-3,000	0
Manufacturing	-14,000	-18,000	6,000	7,000	13,000	14,000	23,000	-4,000	-7,000	-5,000	-7,000	-16,000	14,000
Durable goods	-14,000	-17,000	1,000	17,000	11,000	5,000	12,000	1,000	-1,000	1,000	-2,000	-14,000	22,000
Nondurable goods	0	-1,000	5,000	-10,000	2,000	9,000	11,000	-5,000	-6,000	-6,000	-5,000	-2,000	-8,000
Private service-providing	145,000	135,000	201,000	213,000	166,000	123,000	244,000	140,000	205,000	191,000	188,000	144,000	134,000
Trade, transportation, and utilities	35,000	30,000	73,000	97,000	49,000	14,000	25,000	-4,000	34,000	35,000	55,000	45,000	64,000
Wholesale trade	6,500	-1,000	7,800	9,800	6,500	13,700	4,700	3,400	3,800	7,300	6,500	11,600	8,400
Retail trade	11,200	26,100	52,100	69,600	6,200	22,400	25,800	-2,800	22,400	32,600	45,300	48,800	44,000
Transportation and warehousing	9,300	4,300	13,700	20,200	34,800	-22,200	-5,300	-4,100	6,500	-5,700	2,400	-13,900	12,000
Utilities	7,700	400	-300	-2,100	600	600	0	-300	1,300	300	1,000	-1,300	-800
Information	-2,000	-12,000	1,000	14,000	-9,000	4,000	18,000	3,000	-9,000	3,000	-7,000	13,000	-18,000
Financial activities	7,000	11,000	11,000	5,000	9,000	7,000	15,000	6,000	14,000	7,000	11,000	17,000	-5,000
Professional and business services	29,000	15,000	53,000	55,000	35,000	46,000	93,000	59,000	69,000	70,000	64,000	32,000	23,000
Education and health services	32,000	49,000	34,000	14,000	36,000	15,000	31,000	48,000	36,000	20,000	23,000	26,000	43,000
Leisure and hospitality	45,000	30,000	22,000	21,000	40,000	31,000	63,000	31,000	60,000	43,000	43,000	13,000	27,000
Other services	-1,000	12,000	7,000	7,000	6,000	6,000	-1,000	-3,000	1,000	13,000	-1,000	-2,000	0
Government	34,000	20,000	-57,000	-9,000	-5,000	-16,000	13,000	-12,000	11,000	-11,000	-22,000	-23,000	17,000
Footnotes: (p) = preliminary.

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Retail trade added 44,000 jobs in August and has added 393,000 jobs over the past 12 months. In August, job growth occurred in clothing stores (+14,000), food and beverage stores (+12,000), general merchandise stores (+9,000), and electronics and appliance stores (+4,000).

Employment in health care increased by 33,000 in August. Within the industry, most of the job growth occurred in ambulatory care services (+27,000).

In August, employment in professional and business services continued to trend up (+23,000). Over the past 12 months, this industry has added 614,000 jobs. Employment in temporary help services changed little in August.

Within leisure and hospitality, employment in food services and drinking places continued to trend up in August (+21,000). Over the year, food services and drinking places has added 354,000 jobs.

In August, wholesale trade employment continued to trend up (+8,000). This industry has added 83,000 jobs over the past 12 months. Within manufacturing, employment in motor vehicles and parts rose by 19,000 in August, after declining by 10,000 in July. Auto manufacturers laid off more workers for model changeover in July than in recent years. The return of laid-off workers contributed to the increase in August. Over the past 12 months, auto manufacturers have added 34,000 jobs.

Employment in other major industries, including mining and logging, construction, transportation and warehousing, financial activities, and government, showed little or no change in August.

These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent two months are preliminary. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation — August 2013," (HTML) (PDF) news release USDL‑13‑1803. More charts featuring CES employment data can be found in Current Employment Statistics Highlights: August 2013.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Payroll employment up 169,000 in August 2013 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2013/ted_20130909.htm (visited September 09, 2024).

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