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Total nonfarm payroll employment changed little in January 2021 (+49,000) but is below its February 2020 level by 9.9 million, or 6.5 percent. Employment in professional and business services rose by 97,000 in January but is down by 825,000 since February 2020.
Industry | 1-month change | Current 3-month change | Current 6-month change | Change since Feb 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mining and logging |
9,000 | 15,000 | 16,000 | -81,000 |
Construction |
-3,000 | 63,000 | 195,000 | -256,000 |
Manufacturing |
-10,000 | 62,000 | 180,000 | -582,000 |
Wholesale trade |
14,300 | 44,600 | 94,800 | -263,000 |
Retail trade |
-37,800 | 95,000 | 483,900 | -383,000 |
Transportation and warehousing |
-27,800 | 71,700 | 274,200 | -164,000 |
Utilities |
600 | -1,000 | -400 | -8,000 |
Information |
16,000 | 22,000 | 80,000 | -242,000 |
Financial activities |
8,000 | 36,000 | 136,000 | -93,000 |
Professional and business services |
97,000 | 348,000 | 929,000 | -825,000 |
Education and health services |
-7,000 | 5,000 | 355,000 | -1,325,000 |
Leisure and hospitality |
-61,000 | -587,000 | 211,000 | -3,880,000 |
Other services |
7,000 | -14,000 | 158,000 | -463,000 |
Government |
43,000 | -75,000 | -48,000 | -1,327,000 |
In January, employment in leisure and hospitality declined by 61,000, following a steep decline in December (-536,000). Since February 2020, employment in leisure and hospitality is down by 3.9 million.
Wholesale trade continued to add jobs in January (+14,000). However, employment in the industry is 263,000 below its February 2020 level. Retail trade lost 38,000 jobs in January, after adding 135,000 jobs in December. Employment in retail trade is 383,000 lower than in February 2020.
Employment in transportation and warehousing declined by 28,000 in January and is 164,000 lower than in February 2020.
Employment in manufacturing changed little over the month (-10,000), following 8 months of growth. Employment in manufacturing is up by 803,000 since April 2020 but is 582,000 lower than in February. Construction employment changed little over the month (-3,000), after increasing for 8 consecutive months. However, employment in the industry is down by 256,000 since February 2020. In January, employment changed little in other major industries, including information, financial activities, and other services.
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics program and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent 2 months are preliminary. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation — January 2021." Also see more charts of national employment, hours, and earnings data and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the January data.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Employment in professional and business services up by 97,000 in January 2021 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2021/employment-in-professional-and-business-services-up-by-97000-in-january-2021.htm (visited November 06, 2024).