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In May 2014, total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 217,000 to 1,384,630—exceeding its January 2008 peak. The economy had lost 8.7 million jobs between January 2008 and February 2010; since then, 8.8 million jobs have been added.
Since January 2008, nonfarm payroll employment has increased in industries such as education and health services (+2,520,000), professional and business services (+1,109,000) and leisure and hospitality (+1,047,000).
Industries with decreases in payroll employment from January 2008 to May 2014 include manufacturing (−1,626,000), construction (−1,472,000), government (−519,000) and retail trade (−251,200).
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent 2 months are preliminary. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation — May 2014," (HTML) (PDF) news release USDL‑14‑0987. More charts featuring CES employment data can be found in Current Employment Statistics Highlights: May 2014.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Payroll employment highest since January 2008 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2014/ted_20140609.htm (visited October 06, 2024).
United States Department of Labor
