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From December 2017 to December 2018, payroll employment rose by 2.6 million (1.8 percent), compared with a gain of 2.2 million for the previous 12 months.
Industry | 12-month net change | 12-month percent change | Statistically significant? |
---|---|---|---|
Total nonfarm |
2,638,000 | 1.8% | Yes |
Mining and logging |
60,000 | 8.6 | Yes |
Construction |
280,000 | 4.0 | Yes |
Manufacturing |
284,000 | 2.3 | Yes |
Wholesale trade |
88,900 | 1.5 | Yes |
Retail trade |
91,600 | 0.6 | Yes |
Transportation and warehousing |
189,800 | 3.6 | Yes |
Utilities |
-200 | 0.0 | No |
Information |
-16,000 | –0.6 | No |
Financial activities |
110,000 | 1.3 | Yes |
Professional and business services |
583,000 | 2.8 | Yes |
Education and health services |
517,000 | 2.2 | Yes |
Leisure and hospitality |
306,000 | 1.9 | Yes |
Other services |
70,000 | 1.2 | Yes |
Government |
74,000 | 0.3 | No |
The construction industry added 280,000 jobs in 2018 (4.0 percent), compared with an increase of 250,000 in 2017. Manufacturing employment increased by 284,000 over the year (2.3 percent), with about three-fourths of the gain in durable goods.
Retail trade employment increased by 92,000 in 2018 (0.6 percent), after little net change in 2017 (–29,000). Employment in education and health services increased by 517,000 in 2018 (2.2 percent), with health care adding 346,000 jobs following a gain of 284,000 the previous year.
Professional and business services continued its upward trend in 2018, adding 583,000 jobs over the year (2.8 percent), compared with 458,000 in 2017.
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics program and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary. See "The Employment Situation — December 2018" to learn more. For additional charts, see Graphics for Economic News Releases: The Employment Situation.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Payroll employment rose 2.6 million in 2018 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2019/payroll-employment-rose-2-point-6-million-in-2018.htm (visited October 31, 2024).