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Payroll employment up 164,000, or 1.1 percent, in leisure and hospitality in October 2021
November 09, 2021
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 531,000 in October 2021, following increases of 312,000 in September and 483,000 in August. Employment in leisure and hospitality increased by 164,000, or 1.1 percent in October 2021, while employment in professional and business services rose by 100,000, or 0.5 percent.
Change in nonfarm payroll employment by industry, October 2021
Industry
Employment change since September 2021
Percent change since September 2021
Employment change since October 2020
Percent change since October 2020
Employment change since February 2020
Percent change since February 2020
Mining and logging
4,000
0.6%
57,000
9.6%
-39,000
-5.7%
Construction
44,000
0.6
169,000
2.3
-150,000
-2.0
Manufacturing
60,000
0.5
374,000
3.1
-270,000
-2.1
Wholesale trade
13,500
0.2
150,100
2.7
-157,500
-2.7
Retail trade
35,300
0.2
338,300
2.2
-139,700
-0.9
Transportation and warehousing
54,400
0.9
384,300
6.9
148,900
2.6
Utilities
200
0.0
-3,400
-0.6
-10,700
-2.0
Information
10,000
0.4
142,000
5.4
-122,000
-4.2
Financial activities
21,000
0.2
136,000
1.6
7,000
0.1
Professional and business services
100,000
0.5
958,000
4.7
-215,000
-1.0
Education and health services
64,000
0.3
535,000
2.3
-795,000
-3.2
Leisure and hospitality
164,000
1.1
1,910,000
14.0
-1,383,000
-8.2
Other services
33,000
0.6
280,000
5.1
-169,000
-2.8
Government
-73,000
-0.3
343,000
1.6
-909,000
-4.0
In October 2021, government employment changed by −73,000 (or −0.3 percent), the only decrease among the major industries. Notable job gains also occurred in manufacturing, at 60,000 (+0.5 percent), and transportation and warehousing, at 54,400 (+0.9 percent).
Nonfarm employment was up by 18.2 million since April 2020 but is down by 4.2 million, or 2.8 percent, from its pre-pandemic level in February 2020. From February 2020 to October 2021, employment in leisure and hospitality decreased by 1.4 million (or −8.2 percent). Employment fell by 909,000 in government, 795,000 in education and health services, 270,000 in manufacturing, and 215,000 in professional and business services over this span. Since February 2020, employment in transportation and warehousing increased by 148,900, or 2.6 percent.
United States Department of Labor
