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Payroll employment down 20.5 million in April 2020
May 12, 2020
Total nonfarm payroll employment fell by 20.5 million in April 2020, after declining by 881,000 in March. The April over-the-month decline is the largest in the history of these data and brought employment to its lowest level since early 2011. (These BLS employment data start in 1939). Employment fell sharply in all major industry sectors, with particularly heavy job losses in leisure and hospitality.
Nonfarm payroll employment, January 1980–April 2020
Month
Employment level
Over-the-month change
Jan 1980
90,800,000
128,000
Feb 1980
90,883,000
83,000
Mar 1980
90,994,000
111,000
Apr 1980
90,849,000
-145,000
May 1980
90,420,000
-429,000
Jun 1980
90,101,000
-319,000
Jul 1980
89,840,000
-261,000
Aug 1980
90,099,000
259,000
Sep 1980
90,213,000
114,000
Oct 1980
90,490,000
277,000
Nov 1980
90,747,000
257,000
Dec 1980
90,943,000
196,000
Jan 1981
91,033,000
90,000
Feb 1981
91,105,000
72,000
Mar 1981
91,210,000
105,000
Apr 1981
91,283,000
73,000
May 1981
91,296,000
13,000
Jun 1981
91,490,000
194,000
Jul 1981
91,601,000
111,000
Aug 1981
91,565,000
-36,000
Sep 1981
91,477,000
-88,000
Oct 1981
91,380,000
-97,000
Nov 1981
91,171,000
-209,000
Dec 1981
90,895,000
-276,000
Jan 1982
90,565,000
-330,000
Feb 1982
90,563,000
-2,000
Mar 1982
90,434,000
-129,000
Apr 1982
90,150,000
-284,000
May 1982
90,107,000
-43,000
Jun 1982
89,865,000
-242,000
Jul 1982
89,521,000
-344,000
Aug 1982
89,363,000
-158,000
Sep 1982
89,183,000
-180,000
Oct 1982
88,907,000
-276,000
Nov 1982
88,786,000
-121,000
Dec 1982
88,771,000
-15,000
Jan 1983
88,990,000
219,000
Feb 1983
88,917,000
-73,000
Mar 1983
89,090,000
173,000
Apr 1983
89,364,000
274,000
May 1983
89,644,000
280,000
Jun 1983
90,021,000
377,000
Jul 1983
90,437,000
416,000
Aug 1983
90,129,000
-308,000
Sep 1983
91,247,000
1,118,000
Oct 1983
91,520,000
273,000
Nov 1983
91,875,000
355,000
Dec 1983
92,230,000
355,000
Jan 1984
92,673,000
443,000
Feb 1984
93,157,000
484,000
Mar 1984
93,429,000
272,000
Apr 1984
93,792,000
363,000
May 1984
94,098,000
306,000
Jun 1984
94,479,000
381,000
Jul 1984
94,789,000
310,000
Aug 1984
95,032,000
243,000
Sep 1984
95,344,000
312,000
Oct 1984
95,629,000
285,000
Nov 1984
95,982,000
353,000
Dec 1984
96,107,000
125,000
Jan 1985
96,372,000
265,000
Feb 1985
96,503,000
131,000
Mar 1985
96,842,000
339,000
Apr 1985
97,038,000
196,000
May 1985
97,312,000
274,000
Jun 1985
97,459,000
147,000
Jul 1985
97,648,000
189,000
Aug 1985
97,840,000
192,000
Sep 1985
98,045,000
205,000
Oct 1985
98,233,000
188,000
Nov 1985
98,443,000
210,000
Dec 1985
98,609,000
166,000
Jan 1986
98,732,000
123,000
Feb 1986
98,847,000
115,000
Mar 1986
98,934,000
87,000
Apr 1986
99,121,000
187,000
May 1986
99,248,000
127,000
Jun 1986
99,155,000
-93,000
Jul 1986
99,473,000
318,000
Aug 1986
99,588,000
115,000
Sep 1986
99,934,000
346,000
Oct 1986
100,121,000
187,000
Nov 1986
100,308,000
187,000
Dec 1986
100,509,000
201,000
Jan 1987
100,678,000
169,000
Feb 1987
100,919,000
241,000
Mar 1987
101,164,000
245,000
Apr 1987
101,499,000
335,000
May 1987
101,728,000
229,000
Jun 1987
101,900,000
172,000
Jul 1987
102,247,000
347,000
Aug 1987
102,420,000
173,000
Sep 1987
102,647,000
227,000
Oct 1987
103,138,000
491,000
Nov 1987
103,372,000
234,000
Dec 1987
103,661,000
289,000
Jan 1988
103,753,000
92,000
Feb 1988
104,214,000
461,000
Mar 1988
104,489,000
275,000
Apr 1988
104,732,000
243,000
May 1988
104,962,000
230,000
Jun 1988
105,326,000
364,000
Jul 1988
105,550,000
224,000
Aug 1988
105,674,000
124,000
Sep 1988
106,013,000
339,000
Oct 1988
106,276,000
263,000
Nov 1988
106,617,000
341,000
Dec 1988
106,898,000
281,000
Jan 1989
107,161,000
263,000
Feb 1989
107,427,000
266,000
Mar 1989
107,621,000
194,000
Apr 1989
107,791,000
170,000
May 1989
107,913,000
122,000
Jun 1989
108,027,000
114,000
Jul 1989
108,069,000
42,000
Aug 1989
108,120,000
51,000
Sep 1989
108,369,000
249,000
Oct 1989
108,476,000
107,000
Nov 1989
108,752,000
276,000
Dec 1989
108,836,000
84,000
Jan 1990
109,199,000
363,000
Feb 1990
109,435,000
236,000
Mar 1990
109,644,000
209,000
Apr 1990
109,686,000
42,000
May 1990
109,839,000
153,000
Jun 1990
109,856,000
17,000
Jul 1990
109,824,000
-32,000
Aug 1990
109,616,000
-208,000
Sep 1990
109,518,000
-98,000
Oct 1990
109,367,000
-151,000
Nov 1990
109,214,000
-153,000
Dec 1990
109,166,000
-48,000
Jan 1991
109,055,000
-111,000
Feb 1991
108,734,000
-321,000
Mar 1991
108,574,000
-160,000
Apr 1991
108,364,000
-210,000
May 1991
108,249,000
-115,000
Jun 1991
108,334,000
85,000
Jul 1991
108,292,000
-42,000
Aug 1991
108,310,000
18,000
Sep 1991
108,336,000
26,000
Oct 1991
108,357,000
21,000
Nov 1991
108,296,000
-61,000
Dec 1991
108,328,000
32,000
Jan 1992
108,369,000
41,000
Feb 1992
108,311,000
-58,000
Mar 1992
108,365,000
54,000
Apr 1992
108,519,000
154,000
May 1992
108,649,000
130,000
Jun 1992
108,715,000
66,000
Jul 1992
108,793,000
78,000
Aug 1992
108,925,000
132,000
Sep 1992
108,959,000
34,000
Oct 1992
109,139,000
180,000
Nov 1992
109,272,000
133,000
Dec 1992
109,495,000
223,000
Jan 1993
109,794,000
299,000
Feb 1993
110,044,000
250,000
Mar 1993
109,994,000
-50,000
Apr 1993
110,296,000
302,000
May 1993
110,568,000
272,000
Jun 1993
110,749,000
181,000
Jul 1993
111,055,000
306,000
Aug 1993
111,206,000
151,000
Sep 1993
111,448,000
242,000
Oct 1993
111,733,000
285,000
Nov 1993
111,984,000
251,000
Dec 1993
112,314,000
330,000
Jan 1994
112,595,000
281,000
Feb 1994
112,781,000
186,000
Mar 1994
113,242,000
461,000
Apr 1994
113,586,000
344,000
May 1994
113,921,000
335,000
Jun 1994
114,238,000
317,000
Jul 1994
114,610,000
372,000
Aug 1994
114,896,000
286,000
Sep 1994
115,247,000
351,000
Oct 1994
115,458,000
211,000
Nov 1994
115,869,000
411,000
Dec 1994
116,165,000
296,000
Jan 1995
116,501,000
336,000
Feb 1995
116,697,000
196,000
Mar 1995
116,907,000
210,000
Apr 1995
117,069,000
162,000
May 1995
117,049,000
-20,000
Jun 1995
117,286,000
237,000
Jul 1995
117,380,000
94,000
Aug 1995
117,634,000
254,000
Sep 1995
117,875,000
241,000
Oct 1995
118,031,000
156,000
Nov 1995
118,175,000
144,000
Dec 1995
118,320,000
145,000
Jan 1996
118,316,000
-4,000
Feb 1996
118,739,000
423,000
Mar 1996
118,993,000
254,000
Apr 1996
119,158,000
165,000
May 1996
119,486,000
328,000
Jun 1996
119,769,000
283,000
Jul 1996
120,015,000
246,000
Aug 1996
120,199,000
184,000
Sep 1996
120,410,000
211,000
Oct 1996
120,665,000
255,000
Nov 1996
120,961,000
296,000
Dec 1996
121,143,000
182,000
Jan 1997
121,363,000
220,000
Feb 1997
121,675,000
312,000
Mar 1997
121,990,000
315,000
Apr 1997
122,286,000
296,000
May 1997
122,546,000
260,000
Jun 1997
122,814,000
268,000
Jul 1997
123,111,000
297,000
Aug 1997
123,093,000
-18,000
Sep 1997
123,585,000
492,000
Oct 1997
123,929,000
344,000
Nov 1997
124,235,000
306,000
Dec 1997
124,549,000
314,000
Jan 1998
124,812,000
263,000
Feb 1998
125,016,000
204,000
Mar 1998
125,164,000
148,000
Apr 1998
125,442,000
278,000
May 1998
125,844,000
402,000
Jun 1998
126,076,000
232,000
Jul 1998
126,205,000
129,000
Aug 1998
126,544,000
339,000
Sep 1998
126,752,000
208,000
Oct 1998
126,954,000
202,000
Nov 1998
127,231,000
277,000
Dec 1998
127,596,000
365,000
Jan 1999
127,702,000
106,000
Feb 1999
128,120,000
418,000
Mar 1999
128,227,000
107,000
Apr 1999
128,597,000
370,000
May 1999
128,808,000
211,000
Jun 1999
129,089,000
281,000
Jul 1999
129,414,000
325,000
Aug 1999
129,569,000
155,000
Sep 1999
129,772,000
203,000
Oct 1999
130,177,000
405,000
Nov 1999
130,466,000
289,000
Dec 1999
130,772,000
306,000
Jan 2000
131,005,000
233,000
Feb 2000
131,124,000
119,000
Mar 2000
131,596,000
472,000
Apr 2000
131,888,000
292,000
May 2000
132,105,000
217,000
Jun 2000
132,061,000
-44,000
Jul 2000
132,236,000
175,000
Aug 2000
132,230,000
-6,000
Sep 2000
132,353,000
123,000
Oct 2000
132,351,000
-2,000
Nov 2000
132,556,000
205,000
Dec 2000
132,709,000
153,000
Jan 2001
132,698,000
-11,000
Feb 2001
132,789,000
91,000
Mar 2001
132,747,000
-42,000
Apr 2001
132,463,000
-284,000
May 2001
132,410,000
-53,000
Jun 2001
132,299,000
-111,000
Jul 2001
132,177,000
-122,000
Aug 2001
132,028,000
-149,000
Sep 2001
131,771,000
-257,000
Oct 2001
131,454,000
-317,000
Nov 2001
131,142,000
-312,000
Dec 2001
130,982,000
-160,000
Jan 2002
130,852,000
-130,000
Feb 2002
130,736,000
-116,000
Mar 2002
130,717,000
-19,000
Apr 2002
130,623,000
-94,000
May 2002
130,634,000
11,000
Jun 2002
130,684,000
50,000
Jul 2002
130,590,000
-94,000
Aug 2002
130,587,000
-3,000
Sep 2002
130,501,000
-86,000
Oct 2002
130,628,000
127,000
Nov 2002
130,615,000
-13,000
Dec 2002
130,472,000
-143,000
Jan 2003
130,580,000
108,000
Feb 2003
130,444,000
-136,000
Mar 2003
130,232,000
-212,000
Apr 2003
130,177,000
-55,000
May 2003
130,196,000
19,000
Jun 2003
130,194,000
-2,000
Jul 2003
130,191,000
-3,000
Aug 2003
130,149,000
-42,000
Sep 2003
130,254,000
105,000
Oct 2003
130,454,000
200,000
Nov 2003
130,474,000
20,000
Dec 2003
130,588,000
114,000
Jan 2004
130,769,000
181,000
Feb 2004
130,825,000
56,000
Mar 2004
131,142,000
317,000
Apr 2004
131,411,000
269,000
May 2004
131,694,000
283,000
Jun 2004
131,793,000
99,000
Jul 2004
131,848,000
55,000
Aug 2004
131,937,000
89,000
Sep 2004
132,093,000
156,000
Oct 2004
132,447,000
354,000
Nov 2004
132,503,000
56,000
Dec 2004
132,624,000
121,000
Jan 2005
132,774,000
150,000
Feb 2005
133,032,000
258,000
Mar 2005
133,156,000
124,000
Apr 2005
133,518,000
362,000
May 2005
133,690,000
172,000
Jun 2005
133,942,000
252,000
Jul 2005
134,296,000
354,000
Aug 2005
134,498,000
202,000
Sep 2005
134,566,000
68,000
Oct 2005
134,655,000
89,000
Nov 2005
134,993,000
338,000
Dec 2005
135,149,000
156,000
Jan 2006
135,429,000
280,000
Feb 2006
135,737,000
308,000
Mar 2006
136,047,000
310,000
Apr 2006
136,205,000
158,000
May 2006
136,244,000
39,000
Jun 2006
136,325,000
81,000
Jul 2006
136,520,000
195,000
Aug 2006
136,694,000
174,000
Sep 2006
136,843,000
149,000
Oct 2006
136,852,000
9,000
Nov 2006
137,063,000
211,000
Dec 2006
137,249,000
186,000
Jan 2007
137,477,000
228,000
Feb 2007
137,558,000
81,000
Mar 2007
137,793,000
235,000
Apr 2007
137,842,000
49,000
May 2007
137,993,000
151,000
Jun 2007
138,069,000
76,000
Jul 2007
138,038,000
-31,000
Aug 2007
138,015,000
-23,000
Sep 2007
138,095,000
80,000
Oct 2007
138,174,000
79,000
Nov 2007
138,284,000
110,000
Dec 2007
138,392,000
108,000
Jan 2008
138,403,000
11,000
Feb 2008
138,324,000
-79,000
Mar 2008
138,275,000
-49,000
Apr 2008
138,035,000
-240,000
May 2008
137,858,000
-177,000
Jun 2008
137,687,000
-171,000
Jul 2008
137,491,000
-196,000
Aug 2008
137,213,000
-278,000
Sep 2008
136,753,000
-460,000
Oct 2008
136,272,000
-481,000
Nov 2008
135,545,000
-727,000
Dec 2008
134,839,000
-706,000
Jan 2009
134,055,000
-784,000
Feb 2009
133,312,000
-743,000
Mar 2009
132,512,000
-800,000
Apr 2009
131,817,000
-695,000
May 2009
131,475,000
-342,000
Jun 2009
131,008,000
-467,000
Jul 2009
130,668,000
-340,000
Aug 2009
130,485,000
-183,000
Sep 2009
130,244,000
-241,000
Oct 2009
130,045,000
-199,000
Nov 2009
130,057,000
12,000
Dec 2009
129,788,000
-269,000
Jan 2010
129,790,000
2,000
Feb 2010
129,698,000
-92,000
Mar 2010
129,879,000
181,000
Apr 2010
130,110,000
231,000
May 2010
130,650,000
540,000
Jun 2010
130,511,000
-139,000
Jul 2010
130,427,000
-84,000
Aug 2010
130,422,000
-5,000
Sep 2010
130,357,000
-65,000
Oct 2010
130,625,000
268,000
Nov 2010
130,750,000
125,000
Dec 2010
130,822,000
72,000
Jan 2011
130,841,000
19,000
Feb 2011
131,053,000
212,000
Mar 2011
131,288,000
235,000
Apr 2011
131,602,000
314,000
May 2011
131,703,000
101,000
Jun 2011
131,939,000
236,000
Jul 2011
131,999,000
60,000
Aug 2011
132,125,000
126,000
Sep 2011
132,358,000
233,000
Oct 2011
132,562,000
204,000
Nov 2011
132,694,000
132,000
Dec 2011
132,896,000
202,000
Jan 2012
133,250,000
354,000
Feb 2012
133,512,000
262,000
Mar 2012
133,752,000
240,000
Apr 2012
133,834,000
82,000
May 2012
133,934,000
100,000
Jun 2012
134,007,000
73,000
Jul 2012
134,159,000
152,000
Aug 2012
134,331,000
172,000
Sep 2012
134,518,000
187,000
Oct 2012
134,677,000
159,000
Nov 2012
134,833,000
156,000
Dec 2012
135,072,000
239,000
Jan 2013
135,263,000
191,000
Feb 2013
135,541,000
278,000
Mar 2013
135,680,000
139,000
Apr 2013
135,871,000
191,000
May 2013
136,093,000
222,000
Jun 2013
136,274,000
181,000
Jul 2013
136,386,000
112,000
Aug 2013
136,628,000
242,000
Sep 2013
136,815,000
187,000
Oct 2013
137,040,000
225,000
Nov 2013
137,304,000
264,000
Dec 2013
137,373,000
69,000
Jan 2014
137,548,000
175,000
Feb 2014
137,714,000
166,000
Mar 2014
137,968,000
254,000
Apr 2014
138,293,000
325,000
May 2014
138,511,000
218,000
Jun 2014
138,837,000
326,000
Jul 2014
139,069,000
232,000
Aug 2014
139,257,000
188,000
Sep 2014
139,566,000
309,000
Oct 2014
139,818,000
252,000
Nov 2014
140,109,000
291,000
Dec 2014
140,377,000
268,000
Jan 2015
140,568,000
191,000
Feb 2015
140,839,000
271,000
Mar 2015
140,910,000
71,000
Apr 2015
141,194,000
284,000
May 2015
141,525,000
331,000
Jun 2015
141,699,000
174,000
Jul 2015
142,001,000
302,000
Aug 2015
142,126,000
125,000
Sep 2015
142,281,000
155,000
Oct 2015
142,587,000
306,000
Nov 2015
142,824,000
237,000
Dec 2015
143,097,000
273,000
Jan 2016
143,170,000
73,000
Feb 2016
143,433,000
263,000
Mar 2016
143,662,000
229,000
Apr 2016
143,849,000
187,000
May 2016
143,891,000
42,000
Jun 2016
144,158,000
267,000
Jul 2016
144,512,000
354,000
Aug 2016
144,647,000
135,000
Sep 2016
144,916,000
269,000
Oct 2016
145,061,000
145,000
Nov 2016
145,212,000
151,000
Dec 2016
145,442,000
230,000
Jan 2017
145,627,000
185,000
Feb 2017
145,815,000
188,000
Mar 2017
145,944,000
129,000
Apr 2017
146,141,000
197,000
May 2017
146,296,000
155,000
Jun 2017
146,512,000
216,000
Jul 2017
146,727,000
215,000
Aug 2017
146,911,000
184,000
Sep 2017
146,929,000
18,000
Oct 2017
147,196,000
267,000
Nov 2017
147,421,000
225,000
Dec 2017
147,551,000
130,000
Jan 2018
147,672,000
121,000
Feb 2018
148,078,000
406,000
Mar 2018
148,254,000
176,000
Apr 2018
148,391,000
137,000
May 2018
148,669,000
278,000
Jun 2018
148,888,000
219,000
Jul 2018
149,024,000
136,000
Aug 2018
149,268,000
244,000
Sep 2018
149,348,000
80,000
Oct 2018
149,549,000
201,000
Nov 2018
149,683,000
134,000
Dec 2018
149,865,000
182,000
Jan 2019
150,134,000
269,000
Feb 2019
150,135,000
1,000
Mar 2019
150,282,000
147,000
Apr 2019
150,492,000
210,000
May 2019
150,577,000
85,000
Jun 2019
150,759,000
182,000
Jul 2019
150,953,000
194,000
Aug 2019
151,160,000
207,000
Sep 2019
151,368,000
208,000
Oct 2019
151,553,000
185,000
Nov 2019
151,814,000
261,000
Dec 2019
151,998,000
184,000
Jan 2020
152,212,000
214,000
Feb 2020
152,463,000
251,000
Mar 2020
151,582,000
-881,000
Apr 2020
131,045,000
-20,537,000
Note: Data for the most recent two months are preliminary.
In April 2020, employment in leisure and hospitality plummeted by 7.7 million, or 47 percent. Almost three-quarters of the decrease occurred in food services and drinking places (−5.5 million). Employment also fell in the arts, entertainment, and recreation industry (−1.3 million) and in the accommodation industry (−839,000).
Employment change by industry, April 2020, seasonally adjusted
Industry
Over-the-month change in employment
Percent change
Employment, April 2020
Mining and logging
-50,000
-7.1%
657,000
Logging
-5,000
-9.2
49,600
Mining
-45,800
-7.0
606,900
Oil and gas extraction
-4,800
-3.1
151,800
Mining, except oil and gas
-7,900
-4.2
180,600
Coal mining
-6,000
-12.0
43,800
Metal ore mining
-200
-0.5
40,800
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying
-1,700
-1.7
96,000
Support activities for mining
-33,100
-10.8
274,500
Construction
-975,000
-12.8
6,631,000
Construction of buildings
-206,100
-12.3
1,475,100
Residential building
-117,600
-14.0
722,100
Nonresidential building
-88,500
-10.5
753,000
Heavy and civil engineering construction
-78,900
-7.2
1,015,900
Specialty trade contractors
-690,500
-14.3
4,139,700
Residential specialty trade contractors
-297,400
-14.1
1,815,000
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors
-393,100
-14.5
2,324,700
Manufacturing
-1,330,000
-10.4
11,488,000
Durable goods
-914,000
-11.4
7,124,000
Wood products
-27,900
-6.8
382,200
Nonmetallic mineral products
-61,600
-14.5
362,800
Primary metals
-34,300
-9.2
337,400
Fabricated metal products
-108,700
-7.4
1,369,100
Machinery
-79,500
-7.2
1,026,400
Computer and electronic products
-9,600
-0.9
1,088,000
Computer and peripheral equipment
800
0.5
170,500
Communications equipment
-900
-1.1
83,700
Semiconductors and electronic components
-2,500
-0.7
374,500
Electronic instruments
-6,700
-1.5
426,200
Miscellaneous computer and electronic products
-300
-0.9
33,100
Electrical equipment and appliances
-20,800
-5.1
383,100
Transportation equipment
-421,300
-24.2
1,318,500
Motor vehicles and parts
-381,500
-38.3
614,000
Furniture and related products
-59,200
-15.3
326,800
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing
-90,800
-14.6
529,800
Nondurable goods
-416,000
-8.7
4,364,000
Food manufacturing
-86,300
-5.2
1,567,200
Textile mills
-19,500
-18.5
85,800
Textile product mills
-21,100
-19.2
88,600
Apparel
-42,200
-40.3
62,400
Paper and paper products
-8,200
-2.3
355,200
Printing and related support activities
-79,000
-19.1
334,400
Petroleum and coal products
-8,700
-7.7
105,000
Chemicals
-31,100
-3.7
819,200
Plastics and rubber products
-65,500
-8.8
680,500
Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing
-54,900
-17.1
265,600
Wholesale trade
-362,800
-6.1
5,568,500
Durable goods
-185,000
-5.7
3,039,400
Nondurable goods
-148,200
-6.8
2,025,900
Electronic markets and agents and brokers
-29,600
-5.6
503,200
Retail trade
-2,106,900
-13.5
13,520,300
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
-344,700
-16.7
1,713,500
Automobile dealers
-264,600
-20.3
1,037,300
Other motor vehicle dealers
-40,700
-24.6
124,700
Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores
-39,400
-6.7
551,500
Furniture and home furnishings stores
-209,000
-45.2
253,000
Electronics and appliance stores
-27,300
-5.8
445,200
Building material and garden supply stores
-52,700
-4.0
1,269,800
Food and beverage stores
-42,000
-1.4
3,045,200
Health and personal care stores
-99,300
-9.4
957,700
Gasoline stations
-43,400
-4.6
900,600
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
-739,600
-58.3
530,000
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores
-184,900
-34.5
351,000
General merchandise stores
-67,400
-2.2
2,987,900
Department stores
-160,800
-14.9
920,800
General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters
93,400
4.7
2,067,100
Miscellaneous store retailers
-264,200
-32.5
548,700
Nonstore retailers
-32,400
-5.9
517,700
Transportation and warehousing
-584,100
-10.3
5,086,800
Air transportation
-140,700
-27.4
372,000
Rail transportation
-2,400
-1.5
157,200
Water transportation
-5,800
-9.0
58,500
Truck transportation
-88,300
-5.8
1,435,600
Transit and ground passenger transportation
-185,300
-36.8
318,000
Pipeline transportation
-900
-1.8
50,500
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
-21,500
-60.7
13,900
Support activities for transportation
-66,900
-8.8
689,600
Couriers and messengers
1,800
0.2
848,500
Warehousing and storage
-74,100
-6.1
1,143,000
Utilities
-3,300
-0.6
543,100
Information
-254,000
-8.8
2,636,000
Publishing industries, except Internet
-17,100
-2.2
754,600
Motion picture and sound recording industries
-216,500
-47.9
235,800
Broadcasting, except Internet
-12,000
-4.6
250,300
Telecommunications
-3,100
-0.4
694,600
Data processing, hosting and related services
-6,500
-1.9
342,500
Other information services
500
0.1
357,900
Financial activities
-262,000
-3.0
8,580,000
Finance and insurance
-39,900
-0.6
6,451,100
Monetary authorities - central bank
100
0.5
19,700
Credit intermediation and related activities
-31,200
-1.2
2,653,100
Depository credit intermediation
-9,400
-0.5
1,776,400
Commercial banking
-4,500
-0.3
1,386,700
Nondepository credit intermediation
-12,000
-2.0
577,700
Activities related to credit intermediation
-9,800
-3.2
299,000
Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts
-4,400
-0.5
965,200
Insurance carriers and related activities
-4,400
-0.2
2,813,100
Real estate and rental and leasing
-221,900
-9.4
2,128,800
Real estate
-101,300
-5.8
1,646,500
Rental and leasing services
-120,200
-20.7
459,200
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
-400
-1.7
23,100
Professional and business services
-2,165,000
-10.1
19,305,000
Professional and technical services
-546,200
-5.6
9,166,700
Legal services
-64,000
-5.5
1,097,600
Accounting and bookkeeping services
-67,600
-6.5
974,900
Architectural and engineering services
-85,200
-5.5
1,454,200
Specialized design services
-15,300
-10.6
129,100
Computer systems design and related services
-93,200
-4.1
2,161,400
Management and technical consulting services
-78,500
-5.0
1,484,200
Scientific research and development services
-20,100
-2.7
730,800
Advertising and related services
-38,000
-7.8
452,000
Other professional and technical services
-84,300
-11.0
682,500
Management of companies and enterprises
-81,900
-3.3
2,365,400
Administrative and waste services
-1,536,400
-16.5
7,773,200
Administrative and support services
-1,523,300
-17.2
7,319,200
Office administrative services
-40,400
-7.6
489,300
Facilities support services
-10,900
-6.6
153,800
Employment service
-945,800
-26.4
2,641,700
Temporary help services
-841,900
-29.2
2,040,000
Business support services
-93,500
-10.8
773,700
Travel arrangement and reservation services
-40,000
-18.8
172,400
Investigation and security services
-77,300
-8.0
888,300
Services to buildings and dwellings
-259,400
-11.9
1,916,000
Other support services
-56,000
-16.5
284,000
Waste management and remediation services
-13,100
-2.8
454,000
Education and health services
-2,544,000
-10.4
21,941,000
Educational services
-457,100
-12.1
3,334,500
Health care
-1,436,300
-8.7
15,032,400
Ambulatory health care services
-1,188,300
-15.2
6,626,700
Offices of physicians
-243,300
-9.0
2,464,400
Offices of dentists
-503,300
-52.5
456,000
Offices of other health practitioners
-205,100
-20.9
775,100
Outpatient care centers
-87,900
-8.9
894,800
Medical and diagnostic laboratories
-31,200
-10.8
257,900
Home health care services
-93,600
-5.9
1,481,700
Other ambulatory health care services
-23,900
-7.5
296,800
Hospitals
-134,900
-2.6
5,130,000
Nursing and residential care facilities
-113,100
-3.3
3,275,700
Nursing care facilities
-47,200
-3.0
1,543,000
Residential mental health facilities
-26,900
-4.1
626,500
Community care facilities for the elderly
-33,400
-3.4
944,300
Other residential care facilities
-5,600
-3.3
161,900
Social assistance
-650,600
-15.4
3,574,300
Individual and family services
-241,300
-8.9
2,456,700
Emergency and other relief services
-9,200
-5.0
176,400
Vocational rehabilitation services
-63,900
-19.9
257,900
Child day care services
-336,200
-33.0
683,300
Leisure and hospitality
-7,653,000
-46.8
8,715,000
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
-1,322,800
-54.1
1,124,400
Performing arts and spectator sports
-217,000
-43.7
279,400
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions
-43,800
-25.3
129,500
Amusements, gambling, and recreation
-1,062,000
-59.7
715,500
Accommodation and food services
-6,330,300
-45.5
7,590,300
Accommodation
-839,000
-41.0
1,206,000
Food services and drinking places
-5,491,300
-46.2
6,384,300
Other services
-1,267,000
-21.5
4,636,000
Repair and maintenance
-219,900
-16.0
1,151,000
Personal and laundry services
-796,900
-52.7
715,300
Membership associations and organizations
-250,100
-8.3
2,769,400
Government
-980,000
-4.3
21,737,000
Federal government
1,000
0.0
2,887,000
Federal governmont, except U.S. Postal Service
600
0.0
2,286,400
U.S. Postal Service
500
0.1
600,300
State government
-180,000
-3.5
4,973,000
State government education
-176,100
-7.2
2,271,700
State government, excluding education
-4,300
-0.2
2,700,800
Local government
-801,000
-5.5
13,877,000
Local government education
-468,800
-5.8
7,568,200
Local government, excluding education
-332,300
-5.0
6,308,300
Note: Data are preliminary.
Employment declined by 2.5 million in education and health services in April. In health care, employment declined by 1.4 million, led by losses in offices of dentists, offices of physicians, and offices of other health care practitioners. Employment also declined in social assistance (−651,000), reflecting job losses in child day care services and individual and family services.
Professional and business services shed 2.2 million jobs in April. Sharp losses occurred in temporary help services (−842,000) and in services to buildings and dwellings (−259,000).
In April, employment in retail trade declined by 2.1 million. Job losses occurred in clothing and clothing accessories stores (−740,000), motor vehicle and parts dealers (−345,000), and miscellaneous store retailers (−264,000). However, the component of general merchandise stores that includes warehouse clubs and supercenters gained 93,000 jobs. Wholesale trade shed 363,000 jobs in April, largely reflecting losses in the durable and nondurable goods components.
Manufacturing employment dropped by 1.3 million. About two-thirds of the decline was in durable goods manufacturing (−914,000), which saw losses in motor vehicles and parts and in fabricated metal products.
Employment in the other services industry declined by 1.3 million in April, with nearly two-thirds of the decline occurring in personal and laundry services (−797,000).
Government employment dropped by 980,000 in April. Employment in local government was down by 801,000, in part reflecting school closures. Employment also declined in state government education.
Construction employment fell by 975,000 in April, with much of the loss in specialty trade contractors (−691,000). Job losses also occurred in construction of buildings.
Employment fell 584,000 in transportation and warehousing in April. Transit and ground passenger transportation and air transportation both lost jobs.
United States Department of Labor
