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Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 222,000 in June 2017. Employment growth has averaged 180,000 per month thus far in 2017, compared with an average monthly gain of 187,000 in 2016.
Over-the-month change in nonfarm payroll employment by industry, June 2017, seasonally adjusted
Industry
Over-the-month change
Statistically significant?
Mining and logging
8,000
Yes
Construction
16,000
No
Manufacturing
1,000
No
Wholesale trade
10,000
No
Retail trade
8,100
No
Transportation and warehousing
2,400
No
Utilities
1,800
No
Information
-4,000
No
Financial activities
17,000
Yes
Professional and business services
35,000
No
Education and health services
45,000
Yes
Leisure and hospitality
36,000
No
Other services
11,000
No
Government
35,000
No
Employment in mining increased by 8,000 in June, with most of the growth occurring in support activities for mining (+7,000). Since a recent employment low in October 2016, mining has added 56,000 jobs.
The health care industry (part of education and health services) added 37,000 jobs in June. Health care has added an average of 24,000 jobs per month in the first half of 2017, compared with a monthly average of 32,000 jobs in 2016. Employment in social assistance (also part of education and health services) increased by 23,000 in June. Within social assistance, employment continued to trend up in individual and family services (+12,000) and in child day care services (+8,000). Social assistance has added 115,000 jobs over the last 12 months.
Employment in financial activities rose by 17,000 in June and has grown by 169,000 over the year. Within financial activities, securities, commodity contracts, and investments added 5,000 jobs over the month. Employment in professional and business services continued to trend up in June (+35,000) and has grown by 624,000 over the last 12 months.
Employment in other major industries, including construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, information, and government, showed little change over the month.
United States Department of Labor
