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Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 196,000 in March 2019, with notable gains in health care. Employment in professional and business services continued to trend up. Total payroll employment increased 33,000 in February and 312,000 in January. Employment growth averaged 180,000 per month in the first quarter of 2019, compared with 223,000 per month in 2018.
1-month change in nonfarm payroll employment, January 2018–March 2019
Month
All employees, total
Jan 2018
171,000
Feb 2018
330,000
Mar 2018
182,000
Apr 2018
196,000
May 2018
270,000
Jun 2018
262,000
Jul 2018
178,000
Aug 2018
282,000
Sep 2018
108,000
Oct 2018
277,000
Nov 2018
196,000
Dec 2018
227,000
Jan 2019
312,000
Feb 2019
33,000
Mar 2019
196,000
Note: Data for the most recent 2 months are preliminary.
Employment in health care and social assistance increased by 483,900 over the past 12 months. Health care added 398,000 over the past 12 months. Over the month, employment increased in ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.
1-month change in nonfarm payroll employment, by industry, January 2018–March 2019
Month
Mining and logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing
Utilities
Information
Jan 2018
7,000
33,000
16,000
-2,300
2,400
19,800
-1,500
-9,000
Feb 2018
7,000
73,000
31,000
3,200
23,700
28,400
1,900
0
Mar 2018
8,000
2,000
20,000
7,500
1,200
22,500
-200
12,000
Apr 2018
9,000
29,000
22,000
-13,400
3,700
6,600
1,400
5,000
May 2018
5,000
37,000
21,000
5,800
18,300
18,300
-1,400
2,000
Jun 2018
7,000
17,000
32,000
7,800
-34,200
18,700
-500
0
Jul 2018
-1,000
19,000
20,000
14,400
2,300
8,000
-2,900
1,000
Aug 2018
8,000
34,000
8,000
19,400
5,900
23,800
600
-6,000
Sep 2018
3,000
17,000
18,000
2,000
-26,000
23,200
100
-4,000
Oct 2018
6,000
25,000
29,000
6,700
-9,900
24,300
1,400
10,000
Nov 2018
-3,000
5,000
27,000
11,300
32,500
23,600
300
-3,000
Dec 2018
4,000
16,000
20,000
12,500
-5,900
-1,100
-200
-2,000
Jan 2019
7,000
56,000
17,000
7,800
9,300
30,200
300
-12,000
Feb 2019
-4,000
-25,000
1,000
10,200
-20,200
-3,700
-1,100
-4,000
Mar 2019
2,000
16,000
-6,000
-2,000
-11,700
7,300
1,300
10,000
1-month change in nonfarm payroll employment, by industry, January 2018–March 2019 (continued)
Month
Financial activities
Professional and business services
Educational services
Health care and social assistance
Leisure and hospitality
Other services
Federal government
State government
Local government
Jan 2018
2,000
37,000
18,500
45,900
13,000
4,000
0
-17,000
2,000
Feb 2018
26,000
44,000
-7,500
43,900
25,000
4,000
-3,000
8,000
21,000
Mar 2018
9,000
42,000
-5,200
41,600
11,000
1,000
0
5,000
4,000
Apr 2018
4,000
62,000
4,200
20,600
18,000
13,000
1,000
9,000
2,000
May 2018
15,000
51,000
2,300
36,700
38,000
15,000
0
-1,000
7,000
Jun 2018
11,000
51,000
31,300
33,100
43,000
18,000
2,000
10,000
14,000
Jul 2018
5,000
37,000
10,700
37,200
35,000
-12,000
1,000
1,000
3,000
Aug 2018
11,000
58,000
12,000
48,300
17,000
6,000
0
11,000
25,000
Sep 2018
14,000
53,000
-12,600
37,700
-24,000
7,000
1,000
14,000
-15,000
Oct 2018
14,000
55,000
-9,900
46,700
79,000
7,000
1,000
-7,000
-2,000
Nov 2018
3,000
34,000
-7,600
36,600
39,000
1,000
6,000
-17,000
7,000
Dec 2018
1,000
37,000
13,900
52,900
65,000
11,000
-6,000
3,000
6,000
Jan 2019
6,000
5,000
26,700
41,700
93,000
9,000
-1,000
1,000
15,000
Feb 2019
6,000
54,000
-17,900
31,200
-1,000
3,000
1,000
6,000
-2,000
Mar 2019
11,000
37,000
8,900
61,200
33,000
14,000
-2,000
4,000
12,000
Note: Data for the most recent 2 months are preliminary.
Employment in professional and business services continued to trend up in March (+37,000) and has risen by 534,000 over the past 12 months. Within the industry's professional and technical components, computer systems design and related services added jobs and employment continued to trend up in architectural and engineering services and in management and technical consulting services in March.
Leisure and hospitality employment was little changed (+33,000) in March. Within the industry, employment in food services and drinking places continued its upward trend.
Employment in construction showed little change in March (+16,000), but has increased by 246,000 over the past 12 months.
Manufacturing employment changed little for the second month in a row (−6,000 in March, following +1,000 in February). In the 12 months prior to February, manufacturing had added an average of 22,000 jobs per month. Within the industry, employment in motor vehicles and parts declined in March.
United States Department of Labor
