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As initially published, negative signs were missing from some over-the-month employment change numbers in the data table. The article was republished with a corrected data table.
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 151,000 in August 2016, compared with an average monthly gain of 204,000 over the prior 12 months. The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for June was revised to 271,000, and the change for July was revised to 275,000. With these revisions, job gains averaged 232,000 per month over the past 3 months.
Industry | Jan 2015 | Feb 2015 | Mar 2015 | Apr 2015 | May 2015 | Jun 2015 | Jul 2015 | Aug 2015 | Sep 2015 | Oct 2015 | Nov 2015 | Dec 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Nonfarm |
221,000 | 265,000 | 84,000 | 251,000 | 273,000 | 228,000 | 277,000 | 150,000 | 149,000 | 295,000 | 280,000 | 271,000 |
Mining and logging |
-7,000 | -15,000 | -16,000 | -15,000 | -20,000 | -4,000 | -8,000 | -9,000 | -13,000 | -4,000 | -15,000 | -10,000 |
Construction |
50,000 | 27,000 | -7,000 | 38,000 | 17,000 | 0 | 11,000 | 4,000 | 10,000 | 33,000 | 65,000 | 48,000 |
Manufacturing |
17,000 | 4,000 | 3,000 | -2,000 | 8,000 | 1,000 | 11,000 | -18,000 | -9,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 6,000 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
42,000 | 52,000 | 38,000 | 27,000 | 46,000 | 48,000 | 54,000 | 15,000 | 9,000 | 24,000 | 76,000 | 27,000 |
Information |
1,000 | 4,000 | -3,000 | 10,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 5,000 | -3,000 | 13,000 | 5,000 | -18,000 | 10,000 |
Financial activities |
20,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 7,000 | 9,000 | 19,000 | 20,000 | 13,000 | 3,000 | 11,000 | 18,000 | 8,000 |
Professional and business services |
10,000 | 39,000 | 27,000 | 69,000 | 80,000 | 76,000 | 46,000 | 35,000 | 40,000 | 91,000 | 48,000 | 60,000 |
Education and health services |
54,000 | 59,000 | 38,000 | 77,000 | 57,000 | 55,000 | 58,000 | 62,000 | 55,000 | 78,000 | 45,000 | 63,000 |
Leisure and hospitality |
23,000 | 65,000 | 0 | 21,000 | 49,000 | 30,000 | 36,000 | 33,000 | 50,000 | 53,000 | 46,000 | 35,000 |
Other services |
4,000 | 8,000 | -2,000 | 9,000 | 8,000 | -3,000 | 12,000 | -9,000 | 4,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 12,000 |
Federal government |
-3,000 | 4,000 | 0 | 3,000 | 2,000 | 0 | -1,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | -2,000 | 6,000 | 10,000 |
State government |
4,000 | 4,000 | -2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | 3,000 | -1,000 | 8,000 | 7,000 | 1,000 | -4,000 | -2,000 |
Local government |
6,000 | 5,000 | -4,000 | 5,000 | 15,000 | -1,000 | 34,000 | 17,000 | -21,000 | -8,000 | -1,000 | 4,000 |
Industry | Jan 2016 | Feb 2016 | Mar 2016 | Apr 2016 | May 2016 | Jun 2016 | Jul 2016 (p) | Aug 2016 (p) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Nonfarm |
168,000 | 233,000 | 186,000 | 144,000 | 24,000 | 271,000 | 275,000 | 151,000 |
Mining and logging |
-12,000 | -17,000 | -15,000 | -11,000 | -10,000 | -7,000 | -6,000 | -4,000 |
Construction |
18,000 | 13,000 | 37,000 | -6,000 | -18,000 | -6,000 | 11,000 | -6,000 |
Manufacturing |
18,000 | -16,000 | -29,000 | 5,000 | -17,000 | 8,000 | 6,000 | -14,000 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
59,000 | 56,000 | 51,000 | 16,000 | -4,000 | 19,000 | 28,000 | 34,000 |
Information |
0 | 11,000 | 8,000 | 0 | -41,000 | 41,000 | -4,000 | 4,000 |
Financial activities |
17,000 | 8,000 | 14,000 | 21,000 | 16,000 | 17,000 | 19,000 | 15,000 |
Professional and business services |
-2,000 | 35,000 | 31,000 | 57,000 | 32,000 | 48,000 | 80,000 | 22,000 |
Education and health services |
26,000 | 77,000 | 46,000 | 47,000 | 46,000 | 52,000 | 44,000 | 39,000 |
Leisure and hospitality |
34,000 | 37,000 | 18,000 | 15,000 | 3,000 | 53,000 | 45,000 | 29,000 |
Other services |
-3,000 | 18,000 | 6,000 | 3,000 | -8,000 | 13,000 | 2,000 | 7,000 |
Federal government |
-5,000 | 2,000 | 6,000 | -4,000 | 16,000 | 4,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 |
State government |
-1,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | -2,000 | -5,000 | 11,000 | 5,000 | 0 |
Local government |
19,000 | 8,000 | 10,000 | 3,000 | 14,000 | 18,000 | 43,000 | 24,000 |
Footnotes: (p) preliminary. |
In August, employment continued to trend up in several service providing industries.
Employment increased 39,000 in education and health services. Within this industry, health care employment continued to trend up (14,000), but at a slower pace than the average monthly gain over the prior 12 months. Hospitals employment also increased (11,000). Social assistance employment increased over the month (22,000), with most of the growth in individual and family services (17,000).
Employment in wholesale trade, retail trade, and transportation and warehousing changed little in August.
Employment in food services and drinking places continued to trend up over the month (34,000). Over the year, the industry has added 312,000 jobs.
In August, employment in professional and business services changed little (22,000). Within the sector, employment continued to trend up in professional and technical services and was essentially unchanged in administrative and waste services.
Financial activities employment continued on an upward trend in August (15,000), with a gain in securities, commodity contracts, and investments (+6,000). Over the year, financial activities added 167,000 jobs.
Employment in mining continued to trend down in August (-4,000). Since reaching a peak in September 2014, employment in mining has declined by 223,000, with losses concentrated in support activities for mining.
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics program. Data are preliminary. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation — August 2016" (HTML) (PDF). Charts and analysis of nonfarm employment data can be found in Current Employment Statistics Highlights: August 2016; for additional charts, see Graphics for Economic News Releases: The Employment Situation.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Payroll employment up 151,000 in August 2016 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2016/payroll-employment-up-151000-in-august-2016.htm (visited October 31, 2024).