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Nonfarm employment rises 2.4 million from July 2015 to July 2016
August 08, 2016
Nonfarm employment rose by 2.4 million from July 2015 to July 2016, a gain of 1.7 percent. Employment in the private sector rose by 2.3 million over the year. The largest job gains over the year were in education and health services (639,000), professional and business services (550,000), and leisure and hospitality (421,000). Mining and logging lost 130,000 jobs over the year, and manufacturing employment was down 31,000 jobs. Employment in federal, state, and local government rose by 154,000 from July 2015 to July 2016.
Employment and average hourly earnings by industry for all private sector employees, seasonally adjusted, July 2016
Industry
Over-the-year change in employment
Average hourly earnings
Employment level
Total private
2,293,000
$25.69
122,272,000
Mining and logging
-130,000
31.94
682,000
Construction
215,000
28.20
6,652,000
Manufacturing
-31,000
26.00
12,305,000
Wholesale trade
46,100
29.65
5,922,000
Retail trade
289,300
17.87
15,960,000
Transportation and warehousing
38,400
23.33
4,895,400
Utilities
5,900
38.50
565,600
Information
27,000
36.54
2,783,000
Financial activities
162,000
32.47
8,299,000
Professional and business services
550,000
30.88
20,257,000
Education and health services
639,000
25.70
22,714,000
Leisure and hospitality
421,000
14.92
15,546,000
Other services
60,000
22.88
5,691,000
Average hourly earnings for all employees in the private sector were $25.69 in July 2016. That was about the same as the average for education and health services ($25.70). Average hourly earnings in professional and business services were $30.88, while average earnings in leisure and hospitality were $14.92. Average hourly earnings in mining and logging were $31.94 in July, while those in manufacturing were $26.00.
United States Department of Labor
