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Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 151,000 in January. Job gains occurred in several industries, led by retail trade, food services and drinking places, health care, and manufacturing. Employment declined in private educational services, transportation and warehousing, and mining.
Month | Total nonfarm | Mining and logging | Construction | Manufacturing | Wholesale trade | Retail trade | Transportation and warehousing |
Utilities |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 2006 |
278,000 | 6,000 | 68,000 | 17,000 | 24,200 | 10,100 | 15,700 | -800 |
Feb 2006 |
316,000 | 6,000 | 63,000 | -1,000 | 14,400 | 9,300 | 9,400 | 300 |
Mar 2006 |
281,000 | 7,000 | 25,000 | 5,000 | 18,500 | 13,300 | 300 | -2,600 |
Apr 2006 |
183,000 | 10,000 | 37,000 | 12,000 | 13,600 | -23,900 | 15,700 | 1,400 |
May 2006 |
23,000 | 2,000 | -13,000 | -23,000 | 10,300 | -36,800 | 14,000 | -600 |
Jun 2006 |
82,000 | 5,000 | -14,000 | 10,000 | 5,800 | 8,600 | 5,700 | -700 |
Jul 2006 |
207,000 | 4,000 | 13,000 | -25,000 | 8,200 | -400 | 14,200 | 300 |
Aug 2006 |
181,000 | 3,000 | 8,000 | -29,000 | 7,000 | 12,900 | 200 | 100 |
Sep 2006 |
158,000 | 1,000 | -2,000 | -34,000 | 9,400 | 13,900 | 7,100 | 500 |
Oct 2006 |
4,000 | 5,000 | -36,000 | -50,000 | -1,800 | 18,800 | 9,500 | -1,600 |
Nov 2006 |
208,000 | 2,000 | -16,000 | -34,000 | 16,900 | 27,100 | 13,200 | 1,100 |
Dec 2006 |
171,000 | 4,000 | 19,000 | -26,000 | 21,900 | 0 | 19,900 | 500 |
Jan 2007 |
240,000 | 1,000 | 40,000 | -7,000 | 4,700 | 53,300 | 1,000 | 100 |
Feb 2007 |
90,000 | 5,000 | -99,000 | -11,000 | 17,400 | 27,900 | -100 | -100 |
Mar 2007 |
189,000 | 4,000 | 80,000 | -27,000 | 700 | 45,900 | 5,200 | 600 |
Apr 2007 |
79,000 | 4,000 | -20,000 | -25,000 | 16,200 | -9,700 | 2,300 | 2,300 |
May 2007 |
143,000 | 2,000 | -13,000 | -16,000 | 6,800 | 13,800 | 3,500 | 2,300 |
Jun 2007 |
78,000 | 4,000 | 14,000 | -18,000 | 14,000 | -18,800 | -2,800 | 1,200 |
Jul 2007 |
-33,000 | 3,000 | -27,000 | -22,000 | 5,400 | -3,300 | 800 | 100 |
Aug 2007 |
-24,000 | -1,000 | -50,000 | -61,000 | 1,200 | 500 | -4,400 | 800 |
Sep 2007 |
88,000 | -1,000 | -33,000 | -38,000 | -2,700 | 6,000 | 25,200 | -400 |
Oct 2007 |
85,000 | 1,000 | -12,000 | -26,000 | 7,500 | 3,300 | -4,800 | 400 |
Nov 2007 |
115,000 | 8,000 | -42,000 | -7,000 | 6,000 | 60,100 | -4,000 | -300 |
Dec 2007 |
97,000 | 5,000 | -33,000 | -11,000 | -4,000 | -5,500 | -3,100 | 1,600 |
Jan 2008 |
19,000 | 6,000 | -14,000 | -21,000 | -2,100 | -500 | 3,400 | -100 |
Feb 2008 |
-86,000 | 2,000 | -23,000 | -29,000 | -9,500 | -42,400 | 900 | -700 |
Mar 2008 |
-78,000 | 7,000 | -47,000 | -37,000 | -10,800 | -21,700 | 2,500 | 100 |
Apr 2008 |
-210,000 | 0 | -79,000 | -60,000 | -22,400 | -77,300 | 5,800 | 500 |
May 2008 |
-185,000 | 6,000 | -53,000 | -35,000 | -12,800 | -49,600 | -16,800 | -100 |
Jun 2008 |
-165,000 | 5,000 | -61,000 | -60,000 | -14,400 | -44,800 | -7,200 | 1,000 |
Jul 2008 |
-209,000 | 4,000 | -53,000 | -74,000 | -19,500 | -35,700 | -9,300 | 1,800 |
Aug 2008 |
-266,000 | 8,000 | -46,000 | -72,000 | -20,000 | -53,800 | -16,100 | -700 |
Sep 2008 |
-452,000 | 4,000 | -70,000 | -83,000 | -12,300 | -73,000 | -33,600 | 500 |
Oct 2008 |
-473,000 | -1,000 | -77,000 | -128,000 | -37,700 | -69,100 | -14,200 | 1,500 |
Nov 2008 |
-769,000 | -5,000 | -154,000 | -113,000 | -38,100 | -122,200 | -42,500 | 1,600 |
Dec 2008 |
-695,000 | -5,000 | -112,000 | -184,000 | -41,200 | -110,800 | -25,700 | 400 |
Jan 2009 |
-791,000 | -10,000 | -134,000 | -289,000 | -34,300 | -86,900 | -24,100 | 100 |
Feb 2009 |
-703,000 | -12,000 | -121,000 | -181,000 | -44,800 | -68,500 | -24,300 | 600 |
Mar 2009 |
-823,000 | -21,000 | -155,000 | -172,000 | -44,900 | -96,800 | -32,500 | -600 |
Apr 2009 |
-686,000 | -18,000 | -137,000 | -178,000 | -45,500 | -68,700 | -45,600 | -1,700 |
May 2009 |
-351,000 | -17,000 | -54,000 | -168,000 | -24,600 | 4,900 | -19,500 | -1,500 |
Jun 2009 |
-470,000 | -7,000 | -90,000 | -136,000 | -25,500 | -17,100 | -15,400 | 300 |
Jul 2009 |
-329,000 | -8,000 | -78,000 | -58,000 | -24,900 | -41,600 | -23,800 | -1,300 |
Aug 2009 |
-212,000 | -8,000 | -77,000 | -42,000 | -17,500 | -16,100 | -11,100 | -900 |
Sep 2009 |
-219,000 | -5,000 | -68,000 | -35,000 | -16,200 | -31,900 | -6,900 | 900 |
Oct 2009 |
-200,000 | -4,000 | -71,000 | -53,000 | -18,700 | -60,500 | -18,100 | -200 |
Nov 2009 |
-7,000 | 3,000 | -20,000 | -29,000 | -10,700 | -14,000 | -5,200 | -1,100 |
Dec 2009 |
-279,000 | -1,000 | -42,000 | -34,000 | -14,300 | -48,200 | -51,500 | -1,500 |
Jan 2010 |
28,000 | 4,000 | -74,000 | -15,000 | -19,800 | 63,700 | 21,500 | 0 |
Feb 2010 |
-69,000 | 7,000 | -80,000 | -7,000 | -11,700 | 10,800 | 1,300 | -1,200 |
Mar 2010 |
163,000 | 8,000 | 37,000 | 0 | 700 | 23,100 | 12,100 | -300 |
Apr 2010 |
243,000 | 5,000 | 16,000 | 36,000 | -900 | 700 | 6,800 | -300 |
May 2010 |
522,000 | 10,000 | -33,000 | 36,000 | -4,400 | 12,600 | 10,200 | -600 |
Jun 2010 |
-133,000 | 5,000 | -4,000 | 20,000 | 3,900 | 3,100 | 20,900 | -1,600 |
Jul 2010 |
-70,000 | 6,000 | -8,000 | 16,000 | 3,000 | 17,900 | 16,700 | -600 |
Aug 2010 |
-34,000 | 8,000 | 16,000 | -8,000 | 500 | -4,300 | -6,700 | 100 |
Sep 2010 |
-52,000 | 7,000 | -23,000 | 10,000 | 8,000 | 22,300 | 19,300 | -2,100 |
Oct 2010 |
257,000 | 8,000 | 7,000 | -1,000 | 9,100 | 26,100 | 10,000 | 2,200 |
Nov 2010 |
123,000 | 5,000 | -2,000 | 23,000 | 6,200 | -25,200 | 4,800 | -500 |
Dec 2010 |
88,000 | -2,000 | -39,000 | 10,000 | 6,700 | -1,600 | 27,400 | 2,200 |
Jan 2011 |
42,000 | 2,000 | -40,000 | 26,000 | 5,000 | 62,000 | -31,000 | -1,800 |
Feb 2011 |
188,000 | 3,000 | 24,000 | 33,000 | 12,500 | 26,200 | 33,100 | 1,800 |
Mar 2011 |
225,000 | 15,000 | 26,000 | 21,000 | 18,500 | 3,600 | 8,900 | -600 |
Apr 2011 |
346,000 | 14,000 | 8,000 | 29,000 | 15,300 | 80,100 | 18,500 | 1,000 |
May 2011 |
73,000 | 10,000 | 31,000 | 9,000 | 3,700 | -4,700 | 8,300 | -600 |
Jun 2011 |
235,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 14,000 | 9,500 | 35,200 | 14,900 | -100 |
Jul 2011 |
70,000 | 11,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 4,600 | 37,900 | 600 | -1,400 |
Aug 2011 |
107,000 | 3,000 | 5,000 | 18,000 | 8,600 | 300 | 5,200 | 500 |
Sep 2011 |
246,000 | 10,000 | 32,000 | 5,000 | 5,300 | 24,900 | 9,000 | 500 |
Oct 2011 |
202,000 | 6,000 | 4,000 | 11,000 | 17,100 | 2,500 | 7,300 | -500 |
Nov 2011 |
146,000 | 4,000 | 5,000 | -10,000 | 12,000 | 10,600 | 3,100 | 500 |
Dec 2011 |
207,000 | 7,000 | 18,000 | 32,000 | 16,600 | 5,700 | 4,900 | -400 |
Jan 2012 |
338,000 | 8,000 | 15,000 | 34,000 | 15,800 | 58,100 | 8,500 | 1,000 |
Feb 2012 |
257,000 | 7,000 | 0 | 23,000 | 9,300 | -16,300 | 32,400 | -200 |
Mar 2012 |
239,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 40,000 | 10,100 | 7,300 | 7,800 | 900 |
Apr 2012 |
75,000 | 1,000 | -3,000 | 16,000 | 12,400 | 21,300 | -16,000 | -600 |
May 2012 |
115,000 | 5,000 | -20,000 | 14,000 | 10,700 | -1,800 | 37,800 | -100 |
Jun 2012 |
87,000 | -1,000 | 16,000 | 13,000 | 8,100 | -16,000 | -4,000 | 1,000 |
Jul 2012 |
143,000 | -3,000 | 11,000 | 25,000 | 7,100 | -10,400 | 9,200 | -7,400 |
Aug 2012 |
190,000 | 0 | 14,000 | -6,000 | 6,300 | 10,900 | 10,100 | 7,700 |
Sep 2012 |
181,000 | -5,000 | 9,000 | -9,000 | -7,600 | 26,900 | 6,900 | -100 |
Oct 2012 |
132,000 | -8,000 | 17,000 | 7,000 | 13,800 | 22,800 | 13,100 | -500 |
Nov 2012 |
149,000 | 7,000 | 9,000 | -11,000 | 8,400 | 75,500 | -5,000 | -2,800 |
Dec 2012 |
243,000 | 4,000 | 46,000 | 12,000 | 2,100 | -36,800 | 21,500 | 500 |
Jan 2013 |
190,000 | 3,000 | 13,000 | 20,000 | 12,500 | 41,700 | 3,900 | 200 |
Feb 2013 |
311,000 | 6,000 | 52,000 | 21,000 | -2,200 | 10,800 | 4,500 | 300 |
Mar 2013 |
135,000 | 2,000 | 21,000 | 2,000 | 3,700 | -5,200 | -3,600 | -1,300 |
Apr 2013 |
192,000 | -3,000 | -3,000 | 1,000 | -100 | 20,400 | 9,900 | 1,400 |
May 2013 |
218,000 | 3,000 | 20,000 | -2,000 | 4,200 | 33,100 | -2,800 | 1,000 |
Jun 2013 |
146,000 | 3,000 | 23,000 | 0 | 2,900 | 39,600 | 5,500 | 1,100 |
Jul 2013 |
140,000 | -1,000 | 3,000 | -19,000 | 10,400 | 44,900 | -13,700 | -2,800 |
Aug 2013 |
269,000 | 4,000 | 17,000 | 31,000 | 10,100 | 44,500 | 15,200 | -500 |
Sep 2013 |
185,000 | 2,000 | 26,000 | 15,000 | 11,200 | 27,200 | 32,500 | 200 |
Oct 2013 |
189,000 | 2,000 | 23,000 | 21,000 | -6,400 | 31,300 | 8,100 | -200 |
Nov 2013 |
291,000 | 0 | 31,000 | 26,000 | 15,200 | 31,100 | 17,000 | 1,300 |
Dec 2013 |
45,000 | -3,000 | -15,000 | 10,000 | 1,400 | 48,400 | 9,100 | -1,500 |
Jan 2014 |
187,000 | 6,000 | 60,000 | 8,000 | 15,700 | -8,700 | 6,800 | -1,700 |
Feb 2014 |
168,000 | 2,000 | 21,000 | 21,000 | 3,300 | -17,700 | 9,400 | 500 |
Mar 2014 |
272,000 | 4,000 | 42,000 | 10,000 | 5,600 | 20,800 | 11,500 | 1,900 |
Apr 2014 |
310,000 | 6,000 | 41,000 | 14,000 | 14,100 | 39,300 | 19,000 | -1,300 |
May 2014 |
213,000 | 0 | 12,000 | 7,000 | 2,600 | 9,100 | 28,000 | -100 |
Jun 2014 |
306,000 | 5,000 | 13,000 | 25,000 | 10,700 | 36,400 | 20,100 | 400 |
Jul 2014 |
232,000 | 6,000 | 41,000 | 18,000 | 5,400 | 22,700 | 20,200 | 700 |
Aug 2014 |
218,000 | 2,000 | 25,000 | 16,000 | 1,200 | 7,700 | 13,700 | 1,700 |
Sep 2014 |
286,000 | 6,000 | 25,000 | 12,000 | 2,600 | 29,500 | 19,900 | -1,800 |
Oct 2014 |
200,000 | -2,000 | 14,000 | 26,000 | 5,200 | 13,400 | 26,200 | 400 |
Nov 2014 |
331,000 | -2,000 | 23,000 | 29,000 | 4,600 | 58,500 | 21,400 | 1,300 |
Dec 2014 |
292,000 | -3,000 | 45,000 | 22,000 | 9,700 | -1,500 | 30,900 | 1,800 |
Jan 2015 |
221,000 | -7,000 | 50,000 | 17,000 | 7,900 | 33,200 | 1,300 | 0 |
Feb 2015 |
265,000 | -15,000 | 27,000 | 4,000 | 6,900 | 29,200 | 15,400 | 200 |
Mar 2015 |
84,000 | -16,000 | -7,000 | 3,000 | 2,700 | 25,200 | 10,100 | 400 |
Apr 2015 |
251,000 | -15,000 | 38,000 | -2,000 | -1,500 | 13,400 | 13,800 | 800 |
May 2015 |
273,000 | -20,000 | 17,000 | 8,000 | 6,700 | 26,900 | 11,200 | 1,100 |
Jun 2015 |
228,000 | -4,000 | 0 | 1,000 | 2,300 | 34,900 | 10,600 | 100 |
Jul 2015 |
277,000 | -8,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 5,700 | 31,100 | 15,300 | 2,500 |
Aug 2015 |
150,000 | -9,000 | 4,000 | -18,000 | 3,400 | 3,900 | 5,700 | 1,200 |
Sep 2015 |
149,000 | -13,000 | 10,000 | -9,000 | -1,000 | 6,400 | 4,400 | -100 |
Oct 2015 |
295,000 | -4,000 | 33,000 | 2,000 | 9,300 | 21,400 | -6,600 | -200 |
Nov 2015 |
280,000 | -15,000 | 65,000 | 3,000 | 9,700 | 51,800 | 11,800 | 2,200 |
Dec 2015(p) |
262,000 | -7,000 | 48,000 | 13,000 | 5,100 | -800 | 17,000 | 600 |
Jan 2016(p) |
151,000 | -7,000 | 18,000 | 29,000 | 8,800 | 57,700 | -20,300 | -300 |
Footnotes: (p) preliminary. |
Month | Information | Financial activities | Professional and business services |
Education and health services |
Leisure and hospitality |
Other services | Government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 2006 |
-1,000 | 18,000 | 41,000 | 52,000 | 40,000 | 20,000 | -32,000 |
Feb 2006 |
-1,000 | 25,000 | 71,000 | 53,000 | 35,000 | 1,000 | 31,000 |
Mar 2006 |
3,000 | 16,000 | 72,000 | 45,000 | 54,000 | -1,000 | 25,000 |
Apr 2006 |
-10,000 | 21,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 40,000 | 1,000 | 16,000 |
May 2006 |
-6,000 | 7,000 | 47,000 | 30,000 | -22,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 |
Jun 2006 |
-2,000 | -14,000 | 69,000 | 4,000 | 9,000 | -1,000 | -4,000 |
Jul 2006 |
-5,000 | 4,000 | 50,000 | 27,000 | 69,000 | -3,000 | 51,000 |
Aug 2006 |
3,000 | 8,000 | 52,000 | 53,000 | 22,000 | 3,000 | 38,000 |
Sep 2006 |
-7,000 | 16,000 | -2,000 | 70,000 | -2,000 | 16,000 | 71,000 |
Oct 2006 |
-4,000 | -5,000 | 4,000 | 36,000 | 37,000 | 6,000 | -14,000 |
Nov 2006 |
0 | 9,000 | 62,000 | 47,000 | 64,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 |
Dec 2006 |
8,000 | 0 | 24,000 | 42,000 | 41,000 | 11,000 | 5,000 |
Jan 2007 |
-2,000 | -5,000 | 63,000 | 37,000 | 46,000 | 1,000 | 7,000 |
Feb 2007 |
3,000 | 1,000 | 43,000 | 37,000 | 23,000 | 7,000 | 36,000 |
Mar 2007 |
-3,000 | -11,000 | 9,000 | 55,000 | 2,000 | 10,000 | 18,000 |
Apr 2007 |
4,000 | -19,000 | 24,000 | 55,000 | 12,000 | 7,000 | 26,000 |
May 2007 |
6,000 | 11,000 | 28,000 | 46,000 | 29,000 | 5,000 | 18,000 |
Jun 2007 |
-2,000 | -2,000 | 9,000 | 54,000 | 9,000 | 3,000 | 14,000 |
Jul 2007 |
-1,000 | 1,000 | 9,000 | 32,000 | 4,000 | 1,000 | -36,000 |
Aug 2007 |
-7,000 | -29,000 | 14,000 | 59,000 | 2,000 | -4,000 | 55,000 |
Sep 2007 |
0 | -22,000 | 4,000 | 58,000 | 42,000 | -4,000 | 53,000 |
Oct 2007 |
-2,000 | -13,000 | 35,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | 2,000 | 18,000 |
Nov 2007 |
-4,000 | -14,000 | 3,000 | 25,000 | 36,000 | 11,000 | 37,000 |
Dec 2007 |
0 | -10,000 | 39,000 | 50,000 | 15,000 | 11,000 | 42,000 |
Jan 2008 |
2,000 | -5,000 | -14,000 | 55,000 | -8,000 | 6,000 | 12,000 |
Feb 2008 |
-8,000 | -9,000 | -48,000 | 39,000 | 1,000 | 11,000 | 29,000 |
Mar 2008 |
3,000 | -2,000 | -42,000 | 50,000 | -12,000 | 6,000 | 26,000 |
Apr 2008 |
-9,000 | -8,000 | -5,000 | 57,000 | -20,000 | 1,000 | 7,000 |
May 2008 |
-5,000 | -12,000 | -65,000 | 42,000 | -13,000 | -4,000 | 33,000 |
Jun 2008 |
-6,000 | -10,000 | -30,000 | 55,000 | -16,000 | -11,000 | 34,000 |
Jul 2008 |
-14,000 | -17,000 | -75,000 | 55,000 | -19,000 | -4,000 | 51,000 |
Aug 2008 |
-13,000 | -15,000 | -57,000 | 61,000 | -32,000 | -8,000 | -1,000 |
Sep 2008 |
-13,000 | -34,000 | -61,000 | 6,000 | -52,000 | -1,000 | -30,000 |
Oct 2008 |
-12,000 | -32,000 | -114,000 | 21,000 | -27,000 | 4,000 | 12,000 |
Nov 2008 |
-18,000 | -37,000 | -194,000 | 35,000 | -52,000 | -40,000 | 11,000 |
Dec 2008 |
-22,000 | -31,000 | -126,000 | 40,000 | -44,000 | -30,000 | -4,000 |
Jan 2009 |
-18,000 | -52,000 | -155,000 | 41,000 | -34,000 | -18,000 | 23,000 |
Feb 2009 |
-13,000 | -48,000 | -167,000 | 25,000 | -29,000 | -17,000 | -3,000 |
Mar 2009 |
-14,000 | -43,000 | -140,000 | 7,000 | -66,000 | -28,000 | -16,000 |
Apr 2009 |
-31,000 | -57,000 | -148,000 | 9,000 | -71,000 | -11,000 | 117,000 |
May 2009 |
-25,000 | -26,000 | -67,000 | 60,000 | 50,000 | -3,000 | -60,000 |
Jun 2009 |
-12,000 | -23,000 | -107,000 | 31,000 | -30,000 | 3,000 | -41,000 |
Jul 2009 |
-16,000 | -14,000 | -23,000 | 16,000 | 2,000 | -4,000 | -55,000 |
Aug 2009 |
-13,000 | -25,000 | -27,000 | 51,000 | -32,000 | -9,000 | 16,000 |
Sep 2009 |
2,000 | -13,000 | 25,000 | 13,000 | 8,000 | -6,000 | -86,000 |
Oct 2009 |
-7,000 | -15,000 | 6,000 | 48,000 | -59,000 | -20,000 | 73,000 |
Nov 2009 |
-10,000 | 2,000 | 59,000 | 28,000 | -9,000 | -9,000 | 9,000 |
Dec 2009 |
-8,000 | -13,000 | -1,000 | 32,000 | -42,000 | -4,000 | -51,000 |
Jan 2010 |
-6,000 | -10,000 | 45,000 | 19,000 | -12,000 | 3,000 | 9,000 |
Feb 2010 |
0 | -9,000 | 28,000 | 20,000 | -5,000 | -7,000 | -15,000 |
Mar 2010 |
-19,000 | -16,000 | -9,000 | 55,000 | 16,000 | 13,000 | 42,000 |
Apr 2010 |
-4,000 | 5,000 | 79,000 | 7,000 | 36,000 | 6,000 | 51,000 |
May 2010 |
-6,000 | -14,000 | 24,000 | 32,000 | 33,000 | -5,000 | 427,000 |
Jun 2010 |
-6,000 | -10,000 | 63,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | -15,000 | -256,000 |
Jul 2010 |
1,000 | -13,000 | 14,000 | 23,000 | 14,000 | 11,000 | -171,000 |
Aug 2010 |
-2,000 | 0 | 44,000 | 37,000 | 33,000 | -3,000 | -149,000 |
Sep 2010 |
-5,000 | 7,000 | 27,000 | -15,000 | 56,000 | 9,000 | -173,000 |
Oct 2010 |
-2,000 | -1,000 | 64,000 | 70,000 | -10,000 | 25,000 | 50,000 |
Nov 2010 |
-7,000 | -3,000 | 98,000 | 46,000 | -1,000 | -11,000 | -10,000 |
Dec 2010 |
-7,000 | 4,000 | 68,000 | 18,000 | 31,000 | -9,000 | -21,000 |
Jan 2011 |
-5,000 | -3,000 | 36,000 | 18,000 | -8,000 | -10,000 | -8,000 |
Feb 2011 |
-3,000 | -4,000 | 44,000 | 11,000 | 39,000 | 10,000 | -43,000 |
Mar 2011 |
-1,000 | 5,000 | 84,000 | 13,000 | 59,000 | -4,000 | -23,000 |
Apr 2011 |
3,000 | 4,000 | 60,000 | 61,000 | 51,000 | 9,000 | -8,000 |
May 2011 |
4,000 | 16,000 | 39,000 | 13,000 | -5,000 | 4,000 | -55,000 |
Jun 2011 |
5,000 | -10,000 | 11,000 | 41,000 | 50,000 | 6,000 | 35,000 |
Jul 2011 |
-8,000 | 3,000 | 26,000 | 39,000 | 27,000 | 7,000 | -115,000 |
Aug 2011 |
-43,000 | 4,000 | 60,000 | 35,000 | 25,000 | 17,000 | -32,000 |
Sep 2011 |
44,000 | -5,000 | 70,000 | 49,000 | 31,000 | 5,000 | -34,000 |
Oct 2011 |
0 | 13,000 | 50,000 | 37,000 | 38,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 |
Nov 2011 |
-2,000 | 13,000 | 41,000 | 41,000 | 47,000 | 8,000 | -27,000 |
Dec 2011 |
2,000 | 8,000 | 55,000 | 35,000 | 27,000 | 13,000 | -17,000 |
Jan 2012 |
-14,000 | 8,000 | 98,000 | 43,000 | 60,000 | 12,000 | -9,000 |
Feb 2012 |
14,000 | 8,000 | 60,000 | 81,000 | 43,000 | 0 | -4,000 |
Mar 2012 |
1,000 | 25,000 | 32,000 | 39,000 | 61,000 | 7,000 | 2,000 |
Apr 2012 |
2,000 | 2,000 | 46,000 | 17,000 | -2,000 | -6,000 | -15,000 |
May 2012 |
5,000 | 11,000 | 27,000 | 37,000 | 4,000 | 0 | -15,000 |
Jun 2012 |
-10,000 | 1,000 | 50,000 | 0 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 15,000 |
Jul 2012 |
5,000 | -2,000 | 56,000 | 27,000 | 32,000 | 10,000 | -17,000 |
Aug 2012 |
-4,000 | 8,000 | 40,000 | 23,000 | 66,000 | -2,000 | 16,000 |
Sep 2012 |
-6,000 | 13,000 | 20,000 | 57,000 | 64,000 | 11,000 | 1,000 |
Oct 2012 |
-2,000 | 6,000 | 60,000 | 20,000 | 12,000 | 3,000 | -32,000 |
Nov 2012 |
8,000 | 8,000 | 36,000 | 6,000 | 27,000 | 5,000 | -22,000 |
Dec 2012 |
-3,000 | 12,000 | 45,000 | 58,000 | 69,000 | 3,000 | 10,000 |
Jan 2013 |
-12,000 | 10,000 | 46,000 | 7,000 | 51,000 | 6,000 | -13,000 |
Feb 2013 |
36,000 | 14,000 | 84,000 | 22,000 | 49,000 | 0 | 14,000 |
Mar 2013 |
2,000 | 6,000 | 63,000 | 39,000 | 30,000 | -9,000 | -15,000 |
Apr 2013 |
-2,000 | 13,000 | 63,000 | 49,000 | 39,000 | 5,000 | -1,000 |
May 2013 |
14,000 | 13,000 | 63,000 | 16,000 | 48,000 | 14,000 | -7,000 |
Jun 2013 |
-5,000 | 6,000 | 36,000 | -6,000 | 57,000 | 10,000 | -27,000 |
Jul 2013 |
16,000 | 16,000 | 52,000 | 11,000 | 41,000 | 4,000 | -22,000 |
Aug 2013 |
-29,000 | -3,000 | 37,000 | 67,000 | 38,000 | 11,000 | 27,000 |
Sep 2013 |
16,000 | 2,000 | 30,000 | 2,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 6,000 |
Oct 2013 |
11,000 | 5,000 | 36,000 | 13,000 | 52,000 | 7,000 | -14,000 |
Nov 2013 |
9,000 | 2,000 | 51,000 | 43,000 | 51,000 | 3,000 | 11,000 |
Dec 2013 |
-5,000 | 3,000 | -6,000 | -2,000 | 17,000 | 14,000 | -26,000 |
Jan 2014 |
-3,000 | 1,000 | 49,000 | 23,000 | 34,000 | 7,000 | -10,000 |
Feb 2014 |
-5,000 | 16,000 | 61,000 | 28,000 | 18,000 | 1,000 | 10,000 |
Mar 2014 |
8,000 | 2,000 | 47,000 | 42,000 | 49,000 | 17,000 | 11,000 |
Apr 2014 |
-1,000 | 9,000 | 64,000 | 22,000 | 44,000 | 12,000 | 28,000 |
May 2014 |
-6,000 | 9,000 | 39,000 | 55,000 | 57,000 | 2,000 | -2,000 |
Jun 2014 |
6,000 | 16,000 | 66,000 | 41,000 | 31,000 | -4,000 | 39,000 |
Jul 2014 |
5,000 | 14,000 | 46,000 | 41,000 | 21,000 | 3,000 | -12,000 |
Aug 2014 |
9,000 | 13,000 | 55,000 | 52,000 | 21,000 | 14,000 | -13,000 |
Sep 2014 |
-2,000 | 14,000 | 51,000 | 50,000 | 36,000 | -5,000 | 49,000 |
Oct 2014 |
-6,000 | 6,000 | 28,000 | 27,000 | 47,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 |
Nov 2014 |
3,000 | 19,000 | 65,000 | 50,000 | 38,000 | 13,000 | 7,000 |
Dec 2014 |
1,000 | 8,000 | 68,000 | 49,000 | 45,000 | 3,000 | 13,000 |
Jan 2015 |
1,000 | 20,000 | 10,000 | 54,000 | 23,000 | 4,000 | 7,000 |
Feb 2015 |
4,000 | 9,000 | 39,000 | 59,000 | 65,000 | 8,000 | 13,000 |
Mar 2015 |
-3,000 | 12,000 | 27,000 | 38,000 | 0 | -2,000 | -6,000 |
Apr 2015 |
10,000 | 7,000 | 69,000 | 77,000 | 21,000 | 9,000 | 10,000 |
May 2015 |
2,000 | 9,000 | 80,000 | 57,000 | 49,000 | 8,000 | 17,000 |
Jun 2015 |
4,000 | 19,000 | 76,000 | 55,000 | 30,000 | -3,000 | 2,000 |
Jul 2015 |
5,000 | 20,000 | 46,000 | 58,000 | 36,000 | 12,000 | 32,000 |
Aug 2015 |
-3,000 | 13,000 | 35,000 | 62,000 | 33,000 | -9,000 | 27,000 |
Sep 2015 |
13,000 | 3,000 | 40,000 | 55,000 | 50,000 | 4,000 | -13,000 |
Oct 2015 |
5,000 | 11,000 | 91,000 | 78,000 | 53,000 | 11,000 | -9,000 |
Nov 2015 |
-18,000 | 18,000 | 48,000 | 45,000 | 46,000 | 11,000 | 1,000 |
Dec 2015(p) |
8,000 | 10,000 | 60,000 | 54,000 | 31,000 | 12,000 | 11,000 |
Jan 2016(p) |
1,000 | 18,000 | 9,000 | 6,000 | 44,000 | -5,000 | -7,000 |
Footnotes: (p) preliminary. |
Retail trade added 58,000 jobs in January, following essentially no change in December. Employment rose in general merchandise stores, electronics and appliance stores, motor vehicle and parts dealers, and furniture and home furnishing stores. Employment in retail trade has increased by 301,000 over the past 12 months, with motor vehicle and parts dealers and general merchandise stores accounting for nearly half of the gain.
Leisure and hospitality employment increased 44,000 in January. Within this industry, employment in food services and drinking places rose 47,000. Over the year, employment in food services and drinking places has increased by 384,000 jobs.
Employment in education and health services changed little in January, increasing by 6,000. Private educational services lost 39,000 jobs in January due to larger than normal seasonal layoffs. Health care continued to add jobs, increasing 37,000 in January. Health care has added 470,000 jobs over the past 12 months, with about 40 percent of the growth occurring in hospitals. Employment in hospitals increased 24,000 in January, the largest over-the-month employment gain ever recorded in the industry.
Manufacturing added 29,000 jobs in January, following little employment change in 2015. Over the month, job gains occurred in food manufacturing, fabricated metal products, and furniture and related products.
Employment in transportation and warehousing decreased by 20,000 in January. Most of the loss occurred among couriers and messengers, reflecting larger than usual layoffs following strong seasonal hiring in the prior 2 months.
Employment in mining (which includes oil and gas extraction) continued to decline in January, decreasing by 7,000. Since reaching a peak in September 2014, employment in the industry has fallen by 146,000, or 17 percent.
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics program. Data for the most recent 2 months are preliminary. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation — January 2016" (HTML) (PDF). Charts and analysis of nonfarm employment data can be found in Current Employment Statistics Highlights: January 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 January 2016 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2016/payroll-employment-up-151000-in-january-2016.htm (visited October 31, 2024).