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Payroll employment up by 372,000 in June 2022; down by 524,000 since February 2020
July 12, 2022
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 372,000 in June 2022, down by 524,000 from its pre-pandemic level in February 2020. Private-sector employment has recovered the net job losses due to the pandemic and is 140,000 higher than in February 2020, while government employment is 664,000 lower. In June, notable job growth occurred in professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and health care.
Payroll employment by industry, January 2020–June 2022
Month
Mining and logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing
Utilities
Information
Jan 2020
684,000
7,577,000
12,784,000
5,897,700
15,594,100
5,802,900
547,000
2,897,000
Feb 2020
686,000
7,624,000
12,785,000
5,892,800
15,597,500
5,794,800
547,100
2,903,000
Mar 2020
673,000
7,549,000
12,717,000
5,875,400
15,511,000
5,786,900
547,000
2,898,000
Apr 2020
615,000
6,516,000
11,423,000
5,488,200
13,352,500
5,289,200
543,000
2,642,000
May 2020
595,000
7,007,000
11,656,000
5,502,700
13,689,100
5,318,400
542,400
2,606,000
Jun 2020
581,000
7,166,000
11,990,000
5,545,300
14,496,800
5,448,800
539,400
2,624,000
Jul 2020
570,000
7,198,000
12,025,000
5,528,100
14,744,500
5,510,100
539,700
2,617,000
Aug 2020
563,000
7,222,000
12,050,000
5,540,300
15,044,500
5,598,700
541,500
2,640,000
Sep 2020
561,000
7,243,000
12,095,000
5,565,700
15,054,700
5,666,400
543,300
2,698,000
Oct 2020
556,000
7,295,000
12,122,000
5,574,600
15,113,600
5,745,500
541,900
2,698,000
Nov 2020
554,000
7,313,000
12,157,000
5,584,300
15,111,500
5,827,200
541,800
2,706,000
Dec 2020
554,000
7,357,000
12,190,000
5,598,200
15,170,100
5,848,100
541,200
2,719,000
Jan 2021
546,000
7,360,000
12,184,000
5,611,700
15,243,500
5,881,100
542,200
2,745,000
Feb 2021
542,000
7,308,000
12,222,000
5,622,400
15,292,600
5,945,700
542,100
2,758,000
Mar 2021
551,000
7,408,000
12,268,000
5,635,500
15,328,600
5,995,800
542,700
2,768,000
Apr 2021
554,000
7,393,000
12,240,000
5,647,100
15,338,800
5,997,800
543,200
2,788,000
May 2021
560,000
7,381,000
12,268,000
5,655,600
15,313,600
6,026,600
542,300
2,803,000
Jun 2021
566,000
7,378,000
12,288,000
5,675,600
15,381,900
6,061,500
541,500
2,820,000
Jul 2021
569,000
7,395,000
12,350,000
5,693,800
15,398,100
6,101,400
541,600
2,841,000
Aug 2021
574,000
7,397,000
12,391,000
5,699,200
15,434,700
6,133,300
539,800
2,866,000
Sep 2021
576,000
7,427,000
12,413,000
5,703,900
15,493,600
6,169,700
539,700
2,874,000
Oct 2021
578,000
7,455,000
12,466,000
5,716,300
15,537,000
6,220,200
539,500
2,886,000
Nov 2021
582,000
7,502,000
12,514,000
5,731,200
15,556,900
6,257,400
538,700
2,904,000
Dec 2021
590,000
7,546,000
12,555,000
5,749,700
15,595,100
6,279,700
538,100
2,913,000
Jan 2022
590,000
7,552,000
12,581,000
5,762,300
15,716,500
6,333,100
538,700
2,918,000
Feb 2022
600,000
7,606,000
12,631,000
5,788,800
15,827,800
6,406,900
538,800
2,918,000
Mar 2022
605,000
7,628,000
12,689,000
5,814,700
15,804,900
6,410,600
538,300
2,936,000
Apr 2022
613,000
7,623,000
12,750,000
5,842,900
15,805,300
6,459,600
539,200
2,957,000
May 2022
619,000
7,657,000
12,768,000
5,858,300
15,761,600
6,518,300
539,700
2,983,000
Jun 2022
625,000
7,670,000
12,797,000
5,874,700
15,777,000
6,553,800
540,800
3,008,000
Payroll employment by industry, January 2020–June 2022
Month
Financial activities
Professional and business services
Education and health services
Leisure and hospitality
Other services
Government
Jan 2020
8,837,000
21,371,000
24,531,000
16,881,000
5,940,000
22,784,000
Feb 2020
8,870,000
21,393,000
24,598,000
16,983,000
5,951,000
22,879,000
Mar 2020
8,851,000
21,308,000
24,360,000
16,245,000
5,860,000
22,825,000
Apr 2020
8,590,000
19,091,000
21,759,000
8,780,000
4,520,000
21,904,000
May 2020
8,607,000
19,294,000
22,149,000
10,011,000
4,756,000
21,421,000
Jun 2020
8,623,000
19,651,000
22,699,000
11,791,000
5,089,000
21,416,000
Jul 2020
8,623,000
19,836,000
22,889,000
12,232,000
5,225,000
21,511,000
Aug 2020
8,647,000
20,026,000
23,088,000
12,513,000
5,276,000
21,963,000
Sep 2020
8,675,000
20,154,000
23,184,000
12,946,000
5,323,000
21,923,000
Oct 2020
8,696,000
20,374,000
23,277,000
13,179,000
5,335,000
21,771,000
Nov 2020
8,709,000
20,525,000
23,346,000
13,209,000
5,330,000
21,698,000
Dec 2020
8,721,000
20,689,000
23,350,000
12,749,000
5,319,000
21,691,000
Jan 2021
8,732,000
20,800,000
23,378,000
12,877,000
5,328,000
21,788,000
Feb 2021
8,724,000
20,902,000
23,454,000
13,270,000
5,339,000
21,805,000
Mar 2021
8,733,000
21,021,000
23,541,000
13,423,000
5,356,000
21,859,000
Apr 2021
8,747,000
20,943,000
23,582,000
13,631,000
5,379,000
21,910,000
May 2021
8,747,000
21,023,000
23,620,000
13,830,000
5,395,000
21,976,000
Jun 2021
8,745,000
21,084,000
23,640,000
14,054,000
5,437,000
22,025,000
Jul 2021
8,772,000
21,226,000
23,699,000
14,251,000
5,473,000
22,076,000
Aug 2021
8,781,000
21,309,000
23,728,000
14,453,000
5,502,000
22,096,000
Sep 2021
8,794,000
21,383,000
23,737,000
14,587,000
5,519,000
22,111,000
Oct 2021
8,817,000
21,619,000
23,805,000
14,728,000
5,544,000
22,094,000
Nov 2021
8,849,000
21,730,000
23,874,000
14,919,000
5,580,000
22,114,000
Dec 2021
8,863,000
21,821,000
23,939,000
15,105,000
5,604,000
22,141,000
Jan 2022
8,865,000
21,909,000
23,972,000
15,243,000
5,610,000
22,153,000
Feb 2022
8,894,000
21,996,000
24,073,000
15,367,000
5,648,000
22,163,000
Mar 2022
8,905,000
22,090,000
24,124,000
15,471,000
5,663,000
22,176,000
Apr 2022
8,936,000
22,130,000
24,186,000
15,530,000
5,676,000
22,176,000
May 2022
8,950,000
22,199,000
24,243,000
15,598,000
5,689,000
22,224,000
Jun 2022
8,951,000
22,273,000
24,339,000
15,665,000
5,691,000
22,215,000
In June 2022, employment in professional and business services increased by 74,000 and is 880,000 higher than in February 2020. Leisure and hospitality added 67,000 jobs in June, and employment is down by 1.3 million since February 2020. Employment in health care rose by 57,000 in June, and is 176,000 below its February 2020 level.
Employment in transportation and warehousing added 36,000 jobs in June 2022 and is 759,000 above its February 2020 level. Employment in manufacturing increased by 29,000 in June and has returned to its February 2020 level. Information added 25,000 jobs in June, and employment is 105,000 higher than in February 2020.
Employment showed little change over the month in other major industries, including construction, retail trade, financial activities, other services, and government.
United States Department of Labor
