Employment in health care increased 2.5 percent over the year ending October 2019
November 05, 2019
Employment in health care increased 2.5 percent over the year ending October 2019, while employment in social assistance increased 3.5 percent. Leisure and hospitality employment increased by 2.4 percent over the same 12 months, with most jobs added in accommodation and food services. Employment increased 1.9 percent in professional and business services and 1.3 percent in financial activities over the last 12 months.
Percent change in employment by industry, October 2018 to October 2019, seasonally adjusted
Industry
12-month percent change
12-month net change
Mining and logging
-0.5%
-4,000
Logging
2.8
1,300
Mining
-0.7
-5,100
Construction
2.0
148,000
Construction of buildings
1.5
24,300
Heavy and civil engineering construction
1.6
16,700
Specialty trade contractors
2.3
106,400
Manufacturing
0.4
49,000
Durable goods
0.2
14,000
Nondurable goods
0.7
35,000
Wholesale trade
1.4
82,100
Durable goods
1.9
61,600
Nondurable goods
0.6
12,400
Electronic markets and agents and brokers
1.5
8,100
Retail trade
-0.1
-22,100
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
1.4
29,200
Furniture and home furnishings stores
0.3
1,300
Electronics and appliance stores
-2.7
-13,100
Building material and garden supply stores
1.0
13,100
Food and beverage stores
1.5
46,700
Health and personal care stores
-1.5
-15,900
Gasoline stations
2.8
26,400
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
-4.0
-54,600
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores
0.0
-200
General merchandise stores
-1.4
-41,900
Miscellaneous store retailers
-0.5
-4,200
Nonstore retailers
-1.5
-8,900
Transportation and warehousing
1.5
83,000
Air transportation
3.4
17,000
Rail transportation
-7.8
-16,900
Water transportation
-0.8
-500
Truck transportation
0.7
11,000
Transit and ground passenger transportation
0.7
3,200
Pipeline transportation
-2.3
-1,100
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
3.9
1,300
Support activities for transportation
1.2
8,300
Couriers and messengers
4.6
34,300
Warehousing and storage
2.3
26,400
Utilities
-0.8
-4,300
Information
-0.4
-10,000
Publishing industries, except Internet
1.7
12,600
Motion picture and sound recording industries
-4.1
-18,100
Broadcasting, except Internet
-0.4
-1,200
Telecommunications
-5.1
-37,900
Data processing, hosting and related services
2.1
6,800
Other information services
8.6
27,000
Financial activities
1.3
108,000
Finance and insurance
0.8
47,600
Real estate and rental and leasing
2.7
60,600
Professional and business services
1.9
402,000
Professional and technical services
2.9
271,600
Management of companies and enterprises
1.5
36,800
Administrative and waste services
1.0
93,600
Education and health services
2.7
635,000
Educational services
2.5
94,700
Health care
2.5
402,100
Social assistance
3.5
138,500
Leisure and hospitality
2.4
394,000
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
2.3
55,100
Accommodation and food services
2.4
338,800
Other services
1.3
79,000
Repair and maintenance
2.5
33,400
Personal and laundry services
0.7
11,400
Membership associations and organizations
1.2
34,700
Government
0.7
153,000
Federal
1.0
29,000
State government
-0.2
-8,000
Local government
0.9
132,000
Employment in mining and logging, utilities, and retail trade showed little or no change over the last 12 months.
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 — October 2019 ." We also have more charts on nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings.
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