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Job gains continued in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, retail trade, and manufacturing in March 2022. Employment in leisure and hospitality increased by 112,000. Within leisure and hospitality, job growth occurred in food services and drinking places and accommodation. Employment in leisure and hospitality is down by 1.5 million since February 2020.
Industry | 1-month change |
---|---|
Total nonfarm |
431,000 |
Mining and logging |
3,000 |
Government |
5,000 |
Other services |
13,000 |
Financial activities |
16,000 |
Information |
16,000 |
Construction |
19,000 |
Manufacturing |
38,000 |
Education and health services |
53,000 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
54,000 |
Professional and business services |
102,000 |
Leisure and hospitality |
112,000 |
Note: Data are preliminary. |
Professional and business services added 102,000 jobs in March. Within this industry, job gains occurred in services to buildings and dwellings, accounting and bookkeeping services, and management and technical consulting services. Employment in professional and business services is 723,000 higher than in February 2020.
Employment in retail trade increased by 49,000 in March, with gains in general merchandise stores and food and beverage stores. Health and personal care stores lost jobs. Retail trade employment is 278,000 above its February 2020 level.
Manufacturing added 38,000 jobs in March. Employment in durable goods industries rose, with gains in transportation equipment and electrical equipment and appliances. Since February 2020, manufacturing employment is down by 128,000.
Employment in construction continued to trend up in March and has returned to its February 2020 level.
Health care employment changed little in March 2022, after a large increase in the prior month. Employment in the industry is down by 298,000 since February 2020.
Employment showed little change over the month in mining, wholesale trade, information, other services, and government.
Month | Total nonfarm | Mining and logging | Construction | Manufacturing | Trade, transportation, and utilities |
Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 2020 |
339,000 | -9,000 | 48,000 | -11,000 | 41,000 | 3,000 |
Feb 2020 |
376,000 | 2,000 | 47,000 | 1,000 | -10,000 | 6,000 |
Mar 2020 |
-1,498,000 | -13,000 | -75,000 | -68,000 | -112,000 | -5,000 |
Apr 2020 |
-20,493,000 | -58,000 | -1,033,000 | -1,294,000 | -3,047,000 | -256,000 |
May 2020 |
2,642,000 | -20,000 | 491,000 | 233,000 | 380,000 | -36,000 |
Jun 2020 |
4,505,000 | -14,000 | 159,000 | 334,000 | 977,000 | 18,000 |
Jul 2020 |
1,388,000 | -11,000 | 32,000 | 35,000 | 292,000 | -7,000 |
Aug 2020 |
1,665,000 | -7,000 | 24,000 | 25,000 | 403,000 | 23,000 |
Sep 2020 |
919,000 | -2,000 | 21,000 | 45,000 | 105,000 | 58,000 |
Oct 2020 |
647,000 | -5,000 | 52,000 | 27,000 | 146,000 | 0 |
Nov 2020 |
333,000 | -2,000 | 18,000 | 35,000 | 89,000 | 8,000 |
Dec 2020 |
-115,000 | 0 | 44,000 | 33,000 | 93,000 | 13,000 |
Jan 2021 |
520,000 | -8,000 | 3,000 | -6,000 | 121,000 | 26,000 |
Feb 2021 |
710,000 | -4,000 | -52,000 | 38,000 | 124,000 | 13,000 |
Mar 2021 |
704,000 | 9,000 | 100,000 | 46,000 | 100,000 | 10,000 |
Apr 2021 |
263,000 | 3,000 | -15,000 | -28,000 | 24,000 | 20,000 |
May 2021 |
447,000 | 6,000 | -12,000 | 28,000 | 11,000 | 15,000 |
Jun 2021 |
557,000 | 6,000 | -3,000 | 20,000 | 123,000 | 17,000 |
Jul 2021 |
689,000 | 3,000 | 17,000 | 62,000 | 74,000 | 21,000 |
Aug 2021 |
517,000 | 5,000 | 2,000 | 41,000 | 72,000 | 25,000 |
Sep 2021 |
424,000 | 2,000 | 30,000 | 22,000 | 100,000 | 8,000 |
Oct 2021 |
677,000 | 2,000 | 28,000 | 53,000 | 106,000 | 12,000 |
Nov 2021 |
647,000 | 4,000 | 47,000 | 48,000 | 71,000 | 18,000 |
Dec 2021 |
588,000 | 8,000 | 44,000 | 41,000 | 79,000 | 9,000 |
Jan 2022 |
504,000 | 0 | 6,000 | 26,000 | 188,000 | 5,000 |
Feb 2022 |
750,000 | 7,000 | 57,000 | 38,000 | 199,000 | -5,000 |
Mar 2022 |
431,000 | 3,000 | 19,000 | 38,000 | 54,000 | 16,000 |
Month | Financial activities | Professional and business services |
Education and health services |
Leisure and hospitality |
Other services | Government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 2020 |
16,000 | -25,000 | 94,000 | 110,000 | 19,000 | 53,000 |
Feb 2020 |
33,000 | 22,000 | 67,000 | 102,000 | 11,000 | 95,000 |
Mar 2020 |
-19,000 | -85,000 | -238,000 | -738,000 | -91,000 | -54,000 |
Apr 2020 |
-261,000 | -2,217,000 | -2,601,000 | -7,465,000 | -1,340,000 | -921,000 |
May 2020 |
17,000 | 203,000 | 390,000 | 1,231,000 | 236,000 | -483,000 |
Jun 2020 |
16,000 | 357,000 | 550,000 | 1,780,000 | 333,000 | -5,000 |
Jul 2020 |
0 | 185,000 | 190,000 | 441,000 | 136,000 | 95,000 |
Aug 2020 |
24,000 | 190,000 | 199,000 | 281,000 | 51,000 | 452,000 |
Sep 2020 |
28,000 | 128,000 | 96,000 | 433,000 | 47,000 | -40,000 |
Oct 2020 |
21,000 | 220,000 | 93,000 | 233,000 | 12,000 | -152,000 |
Nov 2020 |
13,000 | 151,000 | 69,000 | 30,000 | -5,000 | -73,000 |
Dec 2020 |
12,000 | 164,000 | 4,000 | -460,000 | -11,000 | -7,000 |
Jan 2021 |
11,000 | 111,000 | 28,000 | 128,000 | 9,000 | 97,000 |
Feb 2021 |
-8,000 | 102,000 | 76,000 | 393,000 | 11,000 | 17,000 |
Mar 2021 |
9,000 | 119,000 | 87,000 | 153,000 | 17,000 | 54,000 |
Apr 2021 |
14,000 | -78,000 | 41,000 | 208,000 | 23,000 | 51,000 |
May 2021 |
0 | 80,000 | 38,000 | 199,000 | 16,000 | 66,000 |
Jun 2021 |
-2,000 | 61,000 | 20,000 | 224,000 | 42,000 | 49,000 |
Jul 2021 |
27,000 | 142,000 | 59,000 | 197,000 | 36,000 | 51,000 |
Aug 2021 |
9,000 | 83,000 | 29,000 | 202,000 | 29,000 | 20,000 |
Sep 2021 |
13,000 | 74,000 | 9,000 | 134,000 | 17,000 | 15,000 |
Oct 2021 |
23,000 | 236,000 | 68,000 | 141,000 | 25,000 | -17,000 |
Nov 2021 |
32,000 | 111,000 | 69,000 | 191,000 | 36,000 | 20,000 |
Dec 2021 |
14,000 | 91,000 | 65,000 | 186,000 | 24,000 | 27,000 |
Jan 2022 |
2,000 | 88,000 | 33,000 | 138,000 | 6,000 | 12,000 |
Feb 2022 |
30,000 | 105,000 | 117,000 | 154,000 | 37,000 | 11,000 |
Mar 2022 |
16,000 | 102,000 | 53,000 | 112,000 | 13,000 | 5,000 |
Note: Data for the most recent two months are preliminary. |
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 431,000 in March 2022. Overall job growth averaged 562,000 per month in the first quarter of 2022, the same as the average monthly gain for 2021. However, total employment is down by 1.6 million from its pre-pandemic level in February 2020.
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 — March 2022." Also see more charts of national employment, hours, and earnings data.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Employment up 431,000 in March 2022 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2022/employment-up-431000-in-march-2022.htm (visited October 31, 2024).