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Total nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 75,000 in May 2019. Monthly job gains have averaged 164,000 in 2019, compared with an average gain of 223,000 per month in 2018. In May, employment continued to trend up in professional and business services and in health care.
Employment change by industry, May 2019, seasonally adjusted
Industry
1-month net change
12-month net change
Mining and logging
1,000
29,000
Construction
4,000
215,000
Manufacturing
3,000
184,000
Wholesale trade
7,100
112,400
Retail trade
-7,600
-75,700
Transportation and warehousing
-200
147,600
Utilities
400
-3,400
Information
-5,000
-34,000
Financial activities
2,000
96,000
Professional and business services
33,000
498,000
Education and health services
27,000
590,000
Leisure and hospitality
26,000
421,000
Other services
-1,000
83,000
Government
-15,000
87,000
Employment in health care continued its upward trend in May (+16,000). The industry has added 391,000 jobs over the past 12 months.
Construction employment changed little in May (+4,000), following an increase of 30,000 in April. The industry has added 215,000 jobs over the past 12 months.
Employment showed little change in May in other major industries, including mining, manufacturing, wholesale trade, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, information, financial activities, leisure and hospitality, and government.
United States Department of Labor
