Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in 10 industries over the quarter ending March 2019

Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in 10 of 13 industries in the first quarter of 2019. The service-providing industries experienced a net job increase of 414,000 jobs in the first quarter of 2019. Within service-providing industries, education and health services had the largest over-the-quarter net job increase, with a gain of 152,000 jobs. This was the result of 1,003,000 gross job gains and 851,000 gross job losses. The leisure and hospitality sector had the second largest increase among service-providing industries, with a net gain of 140,000 jobs.

The goods-producing industries experienced a net job increase of 111,000 jobs in the first quarter of 2019. Of the goods-producing industries, construction experienced a net increase of 84,000 jobs, manufacturing added 26,000 jobs, and natural resources and mining showed a net gain of 1,000 jobs. Gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 7.4 million, a decrease of 393,000 jobs from the previous quarter. Gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 6.9 million, a decrease of 107,000 jobs from the previous quarter.

These data are from the Business Employment Dynamics program and are seasonally adjusted. For more information, see "Business Employment Dynamics — First Quarter 2019." Also see charts related to the latest "Business Employment Dynamics" news release.