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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.

SUGGESTED CITATION

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Employment in health care increased 2.5 percent over the year ending October 2019 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2019/employment-in-health-care-increased-2-point-5-percent-over-the-year-ending-october-2019.htm (visited March 19, 2024).

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