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Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 142,000 from July 2024 to August 2024. Employment growth in August was in line with average job growth in recent months but was below the average monthly increase of 202,000 over the prior 12 months.
1-month employment change, by industry, August 2020–August 2024, seasonally adjusted
Month
Total nonfarm
Total private
Goods-producing
Mining and logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Private service-providing
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Aug 2020
1,534,000
1,084,000
52,000
-8,000
32,000
28,000
1,032,000
16,000
273,400
Sep 2020
1,046,000
1,098,000
81,000
-1,000
27,000
55,000
1,017,000
26,100
49,700
Oct 2020
673,000
844,000
67,000
-4,000
49,000
22,000
777,000
13,200
96,900
Nov 2020
268,000
349,000
47,000
-1,000
18,000
30,000
302,000
12,200
44,200
Dec 2020
-243,000
-236,000
79,000
3,000
36,000
40,000
-315,000
9,300
-24,000
Jan 2021
398,000
286,000
-6,000
-9,000
9,000
-6,000
292,000
12,400
45,900
Feb 2021
527,000
538,000
-46,000
-10,000
-65,000
29,000
584,000
8,600
33,500
Mar 2021
831,000
747,000
178,000
15,000
108,000
55,000
569,000
14,000
32,900
Apr 2021
319,000
267,000
-38,000
1,000
1,000
-40,000
305,000
17,300
-43,200
May 2021
451,000
447,000
20,000
0
-12,000
32,000
427,000
18,800
17,300
Jun 2021
778,000
677,000
17,000
4,000
-8,000
21,000
660,000
26,400
63,900
Jul 2021
939,000
880,000
97,000
3,000
26,000
68,000
783,000
25,200
-27,300
Aug 2021
465,000
451,000
67,000
3,000
16,000
48,000
384,000
17,100
-7,700
Sep 2021
480,000
496,000
85,000
1,000
46,000
38,000
411,000
13,300
70,000
Oct 2021
860,000
899,000
100,000
4,000
38,000
58,000
799,000
21,000
42,600
Nov 2021
631,000
626,000
88,000
3,000
48,000
37,000
538,000
27,000
34,800
Dec 2021
566,000
539,000
81,000
7,000
33,000
41,000
458,000
27,900
-7,400
Jan 2022
251,000
263,000
15,000
-5,000
-7,000
27,000
248,000
22,500
20,800
Feb 2022
862,000
865,000
139,000
7,000
85,000
47,000
726,000
26,700
159,400
Mar 2022
494,000
495,000
108,000
8,000
32,000
68,000
387,000
37,100
-10,800
Apr 2022
272,000
239,000
58,000
7,000
0
51,000
181,000
31,500
-50,600
May 2022
286,000
258,000
60,000
2,000
39,000
19,000
198,000
23,200
-56,300
Jun 2022
420,000
418,000
53,000
9,000
14,000
30,000
365,000
14,400
55,800
Jul 2022
690,000
540,000
70,000
6,000
29,000
35,000
470,000
16,600
19,400
Aug 2022
243,000
244,000
39,000
-3,000
12,000
30,000
205,000
18,700
24,700
Sep 2022
255,000
248,000
49,000
4,000
28,000
17,000
199,000
5,100
-17,100
Oct 2022
361,000
331,000
47,000
3,000
13,000
31,000
284,000
19,000
-9,400
Nov 2022
258,000
195,000
33,000
7,000
21,000
5,000
162,000
6,400
-22,200
Dec 2022
136,000
133,000
28,000
5,000
24,000
-1,000
105,000
13,000
-2,900
Jan 2023
482,000
359,000
46,000
1,000
37,000
8,000
313,000
11,200
33,600
Feb 2023
287,000
226,000
26,000
2,000
26,000
-2,000
200,000
12,500
88,500
Mar 2023
146,000
91,000
-12,000
2,000
-6,000
-8,000
103,000
9,200
-27,200
Apr 2023
278,000
231,000
33,000
4,000
20,000
9,000
198,000
-1,000
6,400
May 2023
303,000
254,000
14,000
3,000
16,000
-5,000
240,000
7,200
13,300
Jun 2023
240,000
185,000
42,000
0
33,000
9,000
143,000
1,400
-5,500
Jul 2023
184,000
148,000
7,000
2,000
11,000
-6,000
141,000
16,300
5,600
Aug 2023
210,000
150,000
33,000
0
31,000
2,000
117,000
1,500
-5,600
Sep 2023
246,000
196,000
27,000
1,000
13,000
13,000
169,000
11,700
18,200
Oct 2023
165,000
98,000
-10,000
-1,000
22,000
-31,000
108,000
11,900
1,300
Nov 2023
182,000
152,000
36,000
-4,000
15,000
25,000
116,000
6,900
-42,900
Dec 2023
290,000
214,000
33,000
3,000
18,000
12,000
181,000
7,400
32,300
Jan 2024
256,000
196,000
30,000
-2,000
26,000
6,000
166,000
-6,700
16,600
Feb 2024
236,000
181,000
15,000
0
24,000
-9,000
166,000
-3,600
23,400
Mar 2024
310,000
232,000
33,000
2,000
37,000
-6,000
199,000
9,700
19,300
Apr 2024
108,000
108,000
-3,000
-5,000
-5,000
7,000
111,000
6,500
14,200
May 2024
216,000
206,000
12,000
-4,000
13,000
3,000
194,000
-1,600
8,200
Jun 2024
118,000
97,000
2,000
0
18,000
-16,000
95,000
6,000
-19,500
Jul 2024
89,000
74,000
20,000
1,000
13,000
6,000
54,000
7,300
-3,400
Aug 2024
142,000
118,000
10,000
0
34,000
-24,000
108,000
4,900
-11,100
Note: Data for the most recent two months are preliminary.
1-month employment change, by industry, August 2020–August 2024, seasonally adjusted (continued)
Month
Transportation and warehousing
Utilities
Information
Financial activities
Professional and business services
Private education and health services
Leisure and hospitality
Other services
Aug 2020
99,800
1,800
23,000
23,000
179,000
194,000
164,000
58,000
Sep 2020
65,500
1,500
56,000
30,000
148,000
87,000
509,000
44,000
Oct 2020
82,700
-1,400
-2,000
20,000
187,000
97,000
262,000
22,000
Nov 2020
119,600
300
6,000
10,000
135,000
65,000
-77,000
-13,000
Dec 2020
10,600
-200
14,000
16,000
157,000
-2,000
-464,000
-32,000
Jan 2021
23,900
1,000
31,000
11,000
155,000
11,000
-4,000
5,000
Feb 2021
38,400
100
17,000
-7,000
66,000
71,000
347,000
9,000
Mar 2021
80,700
900
9,000
10,000
138,000
111,000
159,000
14,000
Apr 2021
-9,300
400
22,000
16,000
-18,000
37,000
254,000
28,000
May 2021
28,800
300
24,000
10,000
64,000
47,000
210,000
7,000
Jun 2021
55,000
1,400
22,000
6,000
100,000
18,000
302,000
66,000
Jul 2021
52,500
200
28,000
35,000
155,000
48,000
422,000
44,000
Aug 2021
54,500
-800
30,000
18,000
100,000
15,000
120,000
38,000
Sep 2021
47,700
700
22,000
27,000
93,000
-7,000
132,000
12,000
Oct 2021
66,900
300
15,000
32,000
261,000
106,000
219,000
35,000
Nov 2021
86,200
1,200
18,000
30,000
141,000
47,000
129,000
24,000
Dec 2021
46,400
600
15,000
28,000
119,000
39,000
168,000
22,000
Jan 2022
44,600
3,100
19,000
-3,000
86,000
-5,000
74,000
-14,000
Feb 2022
84,300
600
4,000
48,000
127,000
113,000
116,000
47,000
Mar 2022
18,500
600
31,000
19,000
147,000
57,000
79,000
8,000
Apr 2022
24,300
1,100
12,000
36,000
-25,000
54,000
88,000
10,000
May 2022
27,100
2,300
26,000
13,000
29,000
72,000
59,000
3,000
Jun 2022
11,200
1,800
23,000
7,000
68,000
86,000
90,000
7,000
Jul 2022
3,800
2,900
6,000
15,000
92,000
135,000
150,000
30,000
Aug 2022
-16,100
2,700
0
16,000
23,000
69,000
63,000
4,000
Sep 2022
-17,500
1,000
9,000
6,000
41,000
73,000
82,000
16,000
Oct 2022
-2,600
2,200
-3,000
28,000
48,000
95,000
95,000
12,000
Nov 2022
-10,200
900
13,000
11,000
0
89,000
55,000
19,000
Dec 2022
-19,600
1,400
-13,000
11,000
7,000
47,000
50,000
11,000
Jan 2023
20,000
100
-28,000
0
38,000
133,000
90,000
15,000
Feb 2023
-21,400
700
-18,000
1,000
8,000
62,000
67,000
0
Mar 2023
-16,100
2,500
5,000
4,000
18,000
62,000
35,000
11,000
Apr 2023
7,200
1,900
-1,000
29,000
30,000
79,000
42,000
4,000
May 2023
19,900
800
-3,000
13,000
49,000
91,000
39,000
10,000
Jun 2023
-12,100
900
-7,000
9,000
7,000
77,000
60,000
12,000
Jul 2023
-10,700
-1,700
-28,000
18,000
-17,000
109,000
41,000
9,000
Aug 2023
-27,500
2,800
-18,000
4,000
-1,000
93,000
52,000
16,000
Sep 2023
9,200
2,000
11,000
0
-1,000
81,000
27,000
9,000
Oct 2023
-8,500
1,500
-26,000
0
-5,000
77,000
57,000
-1,000
Nov 2023
-10,500
1,600
17,000
4,000
10,000
110,000
10,000
10,000
Dec 2023
-18,300
2,400
13,000
6,000
13,000
84,000
41,000
0
Jan 2024
-3,800
1,500
8,000
-4,000
48,000
100,000
-3,000
10,000
Feb 2024
31,300
3,000
-3,000
-7,000
6,000
80,000
26,000
10,000
Mar 2024
5,300
-900
2,000
4,000
17,000
76,000
54,000
12,000
Apr 2024
20,800
0
-3,000
-3,000
-17,000
98,000
-9,000
4,000
May 2024
25,800
1,400
-1,000
12,000
55,000
69,000
18,000
7,000
Jun 2024
10,900
1,300
0
13,000
-11,000
82,000
4,000
8,000
Jul 2024
5,600
-200
-15,000
-1,000
-13,000
55,000
24,000
-5,000
Aug 2024
7,900
-200
-7,000
11,000
8,000
47,000
46,000
1,000
Note: Data for the most recent two months are preliminary.
1-month employment change, by industry, August 2020–August 2024, seasonally adjusted (continued)
Month
Government
Aug 2020
450,000
Sep 2020
-52,000
Oct 2020
-171,000
Nov 2020
-81,000
Dec 2020
-7,000
Jan 2021
112,000
Feb 2021
-11,000
Mar 2021
84,000
Apr 2021
52,000
May 2021
4,000
Jun 2021
101,000
Jul 2021
59,000
Aug 2021
14,000
Sep 2021
-16,000
Oct 2021
-39,000
Nov 2021
5,000
Dec 2021
27,000
Jan 2022
-12,000
Feb 2022
-3,000
Mar 2022
-1,000
Apr 2022
33,000
May 2022
28,000
Jun 2022
2,000
Jul 2022
150,000
Aug 2022
-1,000
Sep 2022
7,000
Oct 2022
30,000
Nov 2022
63,000
Dec 2022
3,000
Jan 2023
123,000
Feb 2023
61,000
Mar 2023
55,000
Apr 2023
47,000
May 2023
49,000
Jun 2023
55,000
Jul 2023
36,000
Aug 2023
60,000
Sep 2023
50,000
Oct 2023
67,000
Nov 2023
30,000
Dec 2023
76,000
Jan 2024
60,000
Feb 2024
55,000
Mar 2024
78,000
Apr 2024
0
May 2024
10,000
Jun 2024
21,000
Jul 2024
15,000
Aug 2024
24,000
Note: Data for the most recent two months are preliminary.
Construction employment rose by 34,000 in August, higher than the average monthly gain of 19,000 over the prior 12 months. Over the month, heavy and civil engineering construction and nonresidential specialty trade contractors added jobs.
Health care (within health care and social assistance) added 31,000 jobs in August, about half the average monthly gain of 60,000 over the prior 12 months. In August, employment rose in ambulatory health care services and hospitals. Employment in social assistance continued its upward trend (+13,000) but at a slower pace than the average monthly gain over the prior 12 months. Individual and family services added jobs over the month.
Employment in manufacturing edged down in August (–24,000), reflecting a decline in durable goods industries. Manufacturing employment has shown little net change over the year.
Employment changed little over the month in other major industries, including mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (within mining and logging); wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; financial activities; professional and business services; leisure and hospitality; other services; and government.
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