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Payroll employment little changed in August 2025

September 12, 2025

In August 2025, total U.S. nonfarm payroll employment changed little (+22,000) and has shown little change since April. Over-the-month employment increases in 2025 have slowed to about half the pace seen in 2024.

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1-month change in nonfarm payroll employment by industry, January 2015 to August 2025
Month	Total, all industries	Mining and logging	Construction	Manufacturing	Trade, transportation, and utilities	Information	Financial activities	Real estate and rental and leasing
Jan 2015	204,000	-7,000	27,000	-1,000	30,000	3,000	17,000	-200
Feb 2015	259,000	-13,000	41,000	10,000	42,000	1,000	11,000	5,000
Mar 2015	96,000	-15,000	-27,000	11,000	47,000	-4,000	11,000	3,500
Apr 2015	273,000	-16,000	58,000	5,000	16,000	5,000	5,000	900
May 2015	342,000	-21,000	35,000	15,000	65,000	5,000	11,000	800
Jun 2015	171,000	-6,000	14,000	1,000	37,000	1,000	18,000	5,100
Jul 2015	282,000	-10,000	31,000	16,000	38,000	4,000	19,000	8,400
Aug 2015	134,000	-13,000	18,000	-5,000	20,000	-1,000	11,000	4,600
Sep 2015	150,000	-14,000	18,000	8,000	-12,000	13,000	7,000	2,900
Oct 2015	304,000	-10,000	39,000	8,000	41,000	2,000	15,000	2,400
Nov 2015	229,000	-15,000	51,000	-5,000	24,000	-15,000	15,000	3,900
Dec 2015	269,000	-9,000	32,000	4,000	34,000	10,000	7,000	3,900
Jan 2016	133,000	-14,000	1,000	21,000	6,000	1,000	18,000	6,800
Feb 2016	197,000	-22,000	9,000	-17,000	63,000	13,000	3,000	-300
Mar 2016	255,000	-19,000	38,000	-24,000	76,000	10,000	16,000	600
Apr 2016	193,000	-13,000	24,000	12,000	18,000	4,000	23,000	8,100
May 2016	45,000	-11,000	-13,000	-22,000	17,000	-38,000	16,000	7,500
Jun 2016	246,000	-10,000	12,000	18,000	18,000	50,000	16,000	8,400
Jul 2016	374,000	-5,000	34,000	21,000	46,000	-2,000	23,000	10,000
Aug 2016	142,000	-5,000	1,000	-23,000	46,000	4,000	16,000	-500
Sep 2016	305,000	-2,000	32,000	-2,000	12,000	14,000	7,000	3,000
Oct 2016	99,000	-1,000	31,000	-1,000	24,000	-3,000	6,000	-2,800
Nov 2016	117,000	3,000	24,000	-5,000	-26,000	-2,000	11,000	5,500
Dec 2016	225,000	0	-5,000	13,000	61,000	5,000	26,000	4,200
Jan 2017	220,000	0	22,000	10,000	44,000	4,000	27,000	6,300
Feb 2017	220,000	9,000	41,000	16,000	-3,000	-6,000	3,000	2,500
Mar 2017	121,000	4,000	21,000	11,000	-13,000	-2,000	7,000	1,200
Apr 2017	205,000	9,000	14,000	6,000	3,000	-9,000	17,000	4,600
May 2017	206,000	5,000	15,000	10,000	6,000	-3,000	12,000	4,800
Jun 2017	203,000	3,000	31,000	13,000	14,000	10,000	16,000	8,700
Jul 2017	189,000	3,000	6,000	0	4,000	-2,000	13,000	900
Aug 2017	147,000	3,000	34,000	45,000	8,000	4,000	11,000	4,800
Sep 2017	88,000	2,000	11,000	8,000	22,000	3,000	3,000	3,000
Oct 2017	143,000	1,000	18,000	14,000	19,000	-5,000	3,000	7,200
Nov 2017	223,000	5,000	37,000	15,000	42,000	4,000	8,000	13,100
Dec 2017	150,000	3,000	23,000	29,000	-12,000	3,000	6,000	2,100
Jan 2018	137,000	4,000	2,000	26,000	-34,000	-1,000	7,000	2,300
Feb 2018	394,000	9,000	91,000	24,000	77,000	2,000	24,000	8,800
Mar 2018	226,000	7,000	10,000	25,000	72,000	7,000	11,000	9,700
Apr 2018	142,000	8,000	18,000	19,000	-2,000	12,000	8,000	-3,200
May 2018	318,000	4,000	62,000	28,000	48,000	3,000	26,000	7,700
Jun 2018	219,000	4,000	18,000	33,000	-23,000	-3,000	18,000	5,100
Jul 2018	61,000	0	26,000	20,000	3,000	3,000	10,000	7,000
Aug 2018	259,000	7,000	29,000	12,000	57,000	-1,000	12,000	4,600
Sep 2018	79,000	1,000	28,000	22,000	-25,000	-2,000	17,000	9,400
Oct 2018	168,000	3,000	14,000	21,000	-8,000	12,000	14,000	4,300
Nov 2018	91,000	-7,000	-3,000	10,000	69,000	0	8,000	-2,600
Dec 2018	192,000	9,000	10,000	20,000	-58,000	1,000	10,000	8,600
Jan 2019	250,000	2,000	29,000	29,000	53,000	-9,000	10,000	11,000
Feb 2019	6,000	-2,000	-30,000	-8,000	-42,000	1,000	12,000	4,600
Mar 2019	230,000	-1,000	30,000	6,000	1,000	6,000	22,000	10,400
Apr 2019	298,000	-3,000	43,000	-3,000	34,000	-3,000	18,000	5,600
May 2019	28,000	-1,000	10,000	-7,000	6,000	12,000	13,000	4,000
Jun 2019	218,000	-4,000	24,000	9,000	13,000	17,000	13,000	4,700
Jul 2019	97,000	-6,000	24,000	3,000	16,000	-9,000	21,000	2,500
Aug 2019	235,000	-9,000	4,000	-1,000	-9,000	-1,000	17,000	7,700
Sep 2019	194,000	-2,000	17,000	-2,000	24,000	6,000	-2,000	-3,600
Oct 2019	95,000	0	6,000	-54,000	12,000	3,000	16,000	6,900
Nov 2019	208,000	-12,000	-12,000	44,000	-1,000	11,000	13,000	4,700
Dec 2019	127,000	-12,000	-14,000	-17,000	71,000	6,000	9,000	4,100
Jan 2020	236,000	-14,000	48,000	-15,000	17,000	10,000	10,000	2,900
Feb 2020	261,000	5,000	35,000	-2,000	-37,000	9,000	38,000	18,500
Mar 2020	-1,397,000	-6,000	-69,000	-59,000	-79,000	-8,000	-16,000	-20,900
Apr 2020	-20,471,000	-59,000	-1,019,000	-1,302,000	-3,095,000	-259,000	-265,000	-221,200
May 2020	2,616,000	-24,000	482,000	228,000	411,000	-34,000	17,000	12,900
Jun 2020	4,631,000	-16,000	155,000	340,000	988,000	13,000	15,000	17,800
Jul 2020	1,584,000	-10,000	37,000	23,000	268,000	0	1,000	3,000
Aug 2020	1,564,000	-8,000	30,000	26,000	382,000	18,000	24,000	15,600
Sep 2020	951,000	0	27,000	58,000	133,000	55,000	27,000	13,500
Oct 2020	691,000	-5,000	48,000	29,000	201,000	-11,000	18,000	7,200
Nov 2020	270,000	-2,000	20,000	32,000	165,000	12,000	12,000	4,400
Dec 2020	-183,000	3,000	36,000	35,000	46,000	16,000	14,000	9,700
Jan 2021	365,000	-14,000	1,000	-8,000	62,000	38,000	11,000	5,900
Feb 2021	509,000	-4,000	-65,000	34,000	81,000	17,000	-2,000	900
Mar 2021	824,000	15,000	106,000	53,000	135,000	7,000	11,000	3,700
Apr 2021	365,000	1,000	2,000	-41,000	-40,000	22,000	17,000	15,000
May 2021	421,000	1,000	-12,000	28,000	48,000	22,000	7,000	8,900
Jun 2021	796,000	4,000	3,000	30,000	148,000	19,000	7,000	10,200
Jul 2021	931,000	2,000	25,000	54,000	51,000	35,000	34,000	18,000
Aug 2021	487,000	3,000	14,000	46,000	55,000	28,000	18,000	9,200
Sep 2021	466,000	0	47,000	42,000	127,000	16,000	26,000	9,900
Oct 2021	857,000	4,000	42,000	63,000	142,000	17,000	30,000	14,000
Nov 2021	637,000	3,000	45,000	44,000	150,000	16,000	31,000	13,000
Dec 2021	575,000	4,000	36,000	34,000	103,000	12,000	26,000	8,300
Jan 2022	225,000	1,000	-15,000	28,000	90,000	23,000	1,000	-5,100
Feb 2022	869,000	4,000	81,000	48,000	246,000	10,000	50,000	26,000
Mar 2022	471,000	9,000	28,000	68,000	59,000	30,000	19,000	9,700
Apr 2022	305,000	8,000	4,000	49,000	-8,000	12,000	39,000	10,800
May 2022	241,000	2,000	38,000	14,000	-21,000	23,000	8,000	13,400
Jun 2022	461,000	9,000	23,000	29,000	83,000	22,000	8,000	6,000
Jul 2022	696,000	5,000	29,000	32,000	37,000	14,000	13,000	-100
Aug 2022	237,000	-2,000	10,000	26,000	32,000	-3,000	16,000	13,000
Sep 2022	227,000	2,000	28,000	22,000	-38,000	2,000	5,000	10,700
Oct 2022	400,000	3,000	19,000	35,000	31,000	1,000	26,000	0
Nov 2022	297,000	7,000	18,000	13,000	-4,000	10,000	13,000	13,200
Dec 2022	126,000	2,000	28,000	-7,000	20,000	-18,000	9,000	9,500
Jan 2023	444,000	8,000	30,000	8,000	64,000	-25,000	3,000	-2,300
Feb 2023	306,000	0	25,000	3,000	40,000	-10,000	12,000	19,200
Mar 2023	85,000	1,000	-16,000	-10,000	-20,000	4,000	-4,000	-5,100
Apr 2023	216,000	3,000	24,000	-1,000	-22,000	-6,000	30,000	18,000
May 2023	227,000	4,000	10,000	-15,000	25,000	-15,000	-3,000	-10,100
Jun 2023	257,000	-1,000	41,000	3,000	-23,000	-11,000	4,000	4,700
Jul 2023	148,000	1,000	8,000	-14,000	0	-23,000	9,000	5,300
Aug 2023	157,000	-2,000	25,000	-7,000	-28,000	-26,000	-2,000	1,500
Sep 2023	158,000	0	10,000	13,000	18,000	-2,000	-8,000	2,200
Oct 2023	186,000	-2,000	27,000	-33,000	29,000	-26,000	-8,000	-1,600
Nov 2023	141,000	-2,000	9,000	22,000	-55,000	5,000	-3,000	2,600
Dec 2023	269,000	1,000	14,000	7,000	79,000	10,000	5,000	4,600
Jan 2024	119,000	-5,000	14,000	1,000	-35,000	4,000	-11,000	-3,600
Feb 2024	222,000	1,000	23,000	-13,000	37,000	-3,000	-10,000	-1,200
Mar 2024	246,000	4,000	34,000	-15,000	35,000	-4,000	-3,000	-400
Apr 2024	118,000	-7,000	3,000	9,000	25,000	-7,000	0	-3,700
May 2024	193,000	-6,000	15,000	2,000	19,000	1,000	7,000	-500
Jun 2024	87,000	-1,000	15,000	-10,000	-9,000	0	8,000	-700
Jul 2024	88,000	0	11,000	1,000	-7,000	-17,000	-3,000	-700
Aug 2024	71,000	-1,000	23,000	-40,000	-7,000	-7,000	6,000	6,100
Sep 2024	240,000	2,000	30,000	0	31,000	0	5,000	2,400
Oct 2024	44,000	-1,000	1,000	-50,000	-10,000	-7,000	3,000	5,400
Nov 2024	261,000	2,000	6,000	20,000	19,000	5,000	16,000	2,100
Dec 2024	323,000	-1,000	15,000	-10,000	81,000	17,000	12,000	6,200
Jan 2025	111,000	-3,000	-3,000	-5,000	54,000	-4,000	14,000	5,700
Feb 2025	102,000	4,000	12,000	8,000	22,000	0	15,000	9,000
Mar 2025	120,000	-1,000	5,000	1,000	-8,000	-2,000	3,000	-1,500
Apr 2025	158,000	2,000	0	0	-2,000	1,000	5,000	6,900
May 2025	19,000	-4,000	2,000	-11,000	-11,000	2,000	7,000	1,600
Jun 2025	-13,000	-2,000	-2,000	-17,000	-13,000	-3,000	-6,000	-2,400
Jul 2025	79,000	-5,000	-1,000	-2,000	5,000	-7,000	9,000	-3,900
Aug 2025	22,000	-6,000	-7,000	-12,000	2,000	-5,000	-3,000	1,600
Note: Data are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent 2 months are preliminary.

1-month change in nonfarm payroll employment by industry, January 2015 to August 2025 (continued)
Month	Professional and business services	Private educational services	Health care and social assistance	Leisure and hospitality	Other services	Federal government	State government	Local government
Jan 2015	25,000	5,200	62,400	23,000	6,000	2,000	6,000	5,000
Feb 2015	44,000	8,800	32,400	57,000	7,000	2,000	6,000	10,000
Mar 2015	29,000	4,600	37,700	9,000	1,000	1,000	-4,000	-5,000
Apr 2015	43,000	-3,200	76,100	42,000	7,000	15,000	3,000	17,000
May 2015	83,000	2,000	51,300	80,000	8,000	-10,000	4,000	13,000
Jun 2015	50,000	12,100	43,300	5,000	-7,000	1,000	-1,000	3,000
Jul 2015	35,000	5,800	34,900	60,000	13,000	2,000	0	33,000
Aug 2015	32,000	-2,200	38,900	33,000	-7,000	4,000	4,000	2,000
Sep 2015	20,000	4,400	47,100	78,000	0	-1,000	6,000	-25,000
Oct 2015	75,000	17,100	55,100	37,000	9,000	0	1,000	15,000
Nov 2015	35,000	10,300	37,600	58,000	8,000	7,000	6,000	12,000
Dec 2015	70,000	21,700	36,200	32,000	15,000	10,000	-2,000	8,000
Jan 2016	11,000	-12,400	42,500	48,000	-6,000	-5,000	2,000	20,000
Feb 2016	12,000	10,800	42,100	40,000	19,000	7,000	-5,000	22,000
Mar 2016	24,000	14,700	31,700	41,000	7,000	5,000	7,000	28,000
Apr 2016	31,000	16,300	39,100	27,000	5,000	2,000	5,000	-1,000
May 2016	7,000	14,400	46,700	21,000	-8,000	7,000	-5,000	13,000
Jun 2016	42,000	3,200	48,400	56,000	12,000	5,000	15,000	-39,000
Jul 2016	46,000	-500	54,200	40,000	8,000	3,000	8,000	98,000
Aug 2016	4,000	700	44,900	46,000	12,000	3,000	0	-8,000
Sep 2016	69,000	19,700	44,700	60,000	12,000	3,000	35,000	1,000
Oct 2016	22,000	17,900	29,700	-5,000	6,000	-2,000	-18,000	-8,000
Nov 2016	37,000	3,700	34,700	46,000	9,000	-6,000	3,000	-15,000
Dec 2016	34,000	6,900	55,600	19,000	-18,000	17,000	4,000	6,000
Jan 2017	41,000	-7,100	20,300	29,000	18,000	-2,000	17,000	-3,000
Feb 2017	18,000	36,000	41,000	43,000	12,000	-1,000	4,000	7,000
Mar 2017	30,000	10,200	19,400	24,000	7,000	-2,000	3,000	2,000
Apr 2017	31,000	4,400	52,700	65,000	5,000	-12,000	6,000	12,000
May 2017	62,000	8,100	27,200	40,000	12,000	10,000	12,000	-10,000
Jun 2017	33,000	-25,400	50,600	41,000	4,000	-3,000	-7,000	23,000
Jul 2017	43,000	18,700	48,000	35,000	6,000	1,000	4,000	9,000
Aug 2017	39,000	17,000	19,900	28,000	2,000	-4,000	-9,000	-51,000
Sep 2017	-3,000	12,000	14,400	-10,000	3,000	-3,000	-25,000	51,000
Oct 2017	41,000	-2,000	19,900	-7,000	13,000	3,000	8,000	17,000
Nov 2017	16,000	8,600	32,500	27,000	10,000	-11,000	9,000	20,000
Dec 2017	39,000	1,800	26,800	23,000	2,000	3,000	-2,000	4,000
Jan 2018	58,000	5,900	49,300	26,000	4,000	0	-7,000	-3,000
Feb 2018	39,000	2,800	53,300	22,000	5,000	-4,000	4,000	45,000
Mar 2018	47,000	-1,100	30,500	8,000	2,000	2,000	8,000	-2,000
Apr 2018	44,000	-1,300	23,500	-13,000	8,000	8,000	13,000	-4,000
May 2018	59,000	1,500	35,900	35,000	11,000	-7,000	-3,000	15,000
Jun 2018	49,000	15,300	16,600	49,000	9,000	5,000	5,000	23,000
Jul 2018	13,000	3,900	24,500	19,000	-15,000	1,000	-4,000	-43,000
Aug 2018	39,000	12,000	46,100	14,000	0	2,000	-1,000	31,000
Sep 2018	33,000	-20,200	28,200	-18,000	9,000	4,000	9,000	-7,000
Oct 2018	26,000	-2,000	48,700	31,000	3,000	0	0	5,000
Nov 2018	5,000	-13,700	25,900	5,000	-2,000	4,000	-18,000	8,000
Dec 2018	20,000	16,200	67,500	51,000	7,000	-1,000	11,000	28,000
Jan 2019	5,000	17,700	32,100	76,000	8,000	0	-3,000	0
Feb 2019	29,000	-14,800	36,000	6,000	2,000	2,000	9,000	6,000
Mar 2019	28,000	2,400	62,500	10,000	19,000	1,000	9,000	34,000
Apr 2019	57,000	8,800	57,000	23,000	16,000	16,000	1,000	33,000
May 2019	41,000	4,100	32,300	-20,000	-5,000	2,000	-42,000	-17,000
Jun 2019	46,000	4,600	40,200	5,000	8,000	4,000	20,000	18,000
Jul 2019	19,000	10,400	35,400	10,000	5,000	-4,000	21,000	-49,000
Aug 2019	34,000	3,300	61,800	80,000	2,000	25,000	22,000	6,000
Sep 2019	10,000	-500	42,500	71,000	2,000	-2,000	6,000	24,000
Oct 2019	11,000	-5,900	45,900	49,000	-5,000	-15,000	20,000	12,000
Nov 2019	11,000	2,200	61,300	39,000	13,000	5,000	9,000	25,000
Dec 2019	-20,000	800	35,900	44,000	6,000	-5,000	3,000	19,000
Jan 2020	9,000	32,600	49,200	18,000	16,000	18,000	11,000	26,000
Feb 2020	7,000	16,800	46,300	66,000	1,000	2,000	46,000	28,000
Mar 2020	-95,000	-101,500	-115,300	-731,000	-87,000	19,000	-45,000	-4,000
Apr 2020	-2,165,000	-442,900	-2,170,700	-7,439,000	-1,336,000	-1,000	-150,000	-767,000
May 2020	187,000	28,400	379,300	1,228,000	229,000	1,000	-54,000	-463,000
Jun 2020	358,000	96,800	480,200	1,830,000	352,000	7,000	10,000	2,000
Jul 2020	185,000	15,000	180,900	638,000	144,000	25,000	11,000	66,000
Aug 2020	194,000	72,800	127,800	158,000	53,000	248,000	40,000	198,000
Sep 2020	120,000	-47,700	113,100	492,000	45,000	-33,000	-29,000	-9,000
Oct 2020	188,000	1,900	87,000	238,000	20,000	-142,000	-17,000	35,000
Nov 2020	147,000	3,300	55,900	-43,000	-10,000	-89,000	0	-33,000
Dec 2020	168,000	-60,400	57,600	-462,000	-31,000	5,000	9,000	-19,000
Jan 2021	142,000	88,300	-68,900	6,000	6,000	-11,000	67,000	45,000
Feb 2021	76,000	16,200	40,700	330,000	0	-4,000	4,000	-15,000
Mar 2021	112,000	38,500	81,300	155,000	19,000	3,000	38,000	51,000
Apr 2021	10,000	7,700	36,300	267,000	30,000	10,000	-5,000	48,000
May 2021	58,000	24,500	18,500	218,000	7,000	-8,000	-13,000	22,000
Jun 2021	90,000	30,500	-4,800	307,000	68,000	1,000	25,000	68,000
Jul 2021	161,000	33,600	16,700	423,000	45,000	0	-22,000	73,000
Aug 2021	111,000	29,500	-300	106,000	32,000	-1,000	-22,000	67,000
Sep 2021	100,000	-20,200	-2,800	133,000	17,000	-1,000	-16,000	-2,000
Oct 2021	249,000	61,700	39,100	212,000	35,000	-10,000	-7,000	-20,000
Nov 2021	147,000	17,800	30,300	128,000	23,000	12,000	-11,000	0
Dec 2021	113,000	11,300	28,600	156,000	22,000	-7,000	1,000	36,000
Jan 2022	59,000	-3,200	-15,500	89,000	-15,000	-3,000	-35,000	20,000
Feb 2022	165,000	25,700	87,800	126,000	41,000	-4,000	-17,000	6,000
Mar 2022	117,000	7,600	59,100	61,000	12,000	-5,000	-13,000	19,000
Apr 2022	-1,000	200	58,000	96,000	11,000	-2,000	18,000	21,000
May 2022	17,000	7,100	62,800	63,000	3,000	-4,000	20,000	8,000
Jun 2022	63,000	11,700	79,300	104,000	8,000	-11,000	9,000	23,000
Jul 2022	93,000	29,900	107,700	147,000	30,000	10,000	36,000	112,000
Aug 2022	37,000	3,700	77,600	52,000	1,000	-3,000	6,000	-16,000
Sep 2022	44,000	-7,800	67,300	70,000	22,000	4,000	2,000	5,000
Oct 2022	51,000	3,500	90,900	97,000	13,000	6,000	-9,000	32,000
Nov 2022	13,000	13,800	75,900	56,000	16,000	6,000	23,000	36,000
Dec 2022	-6,000	-38,300	84,100	41,000	13,000	-2,000	-26,000	27,000
Jan 2023	7,000	12,500	92,100	113,000	12,000	9,000	63,000	47,000
Feb 2023	40,000	9,700	61,700	70,000	-1,000	8,000	20,000	28,000
Mar 2023	-4,000	3,500	66,900	17,000	9,000	7,000	16,000	14,000
Apr 2023	11,000	18,100	63,100	37,000	10,000	8,000	16,000	25,000
May 2023	1,000	37,700	80,700	27,000	14,000	9,000	21,000	31,000
Jun 2023	-26,000	7,500	82,100	76,000	17,000	9,000	22,000	56,000
Jul 2023	-48,000	15,100	119,700	29,000	13,000	5,000	9,000	24,000
Aug 2023	-16,000	9,000	111,000	25,000	19,000	14,000	21,000	14,000
Sep 2023	-32,000	2,400	67,900	1,000	19,000	6,000	13,000	50,000
Oct 2023	-18,000	17,200	76,700	49,000	5,000	7,000	22,000	40,000
Nov 2023	-47,000	10,700	103,900	39,000	14,000	2,000	7,000	35,000
Dec 2023	5,000	7,500	78,400	4,000	3,000	9,000	12,000	35,000
Jan 2024	3,000	18,900	79,900	-8,000	11,000	11,000	12,000	23,000
Feb 2024	-6,000	6,600	88,900	15,000	11,000	8,000	14,000	49,000
Mar 2024	-24,000	5,300	82,400	37,000	18,000	12,000	10,000	55,000
Apr 2024	8,000	10,500	83,500	-4,000	8,000	-2,000	4,000	-13,000
May 2024	11,000	-600	79,300	23,000	9,000	3,000	2,000	28,000
Jun 2024	-17,000	4,900	72,300	-8,000	11,000	2,000	9,000	10,000
Jul 2024	-16,000	-400	61,500	9,000	1,000	2,000	15,000	31,000
Aug 2024	-32,000	10,600	53,600	26,000	0	2,000	9,000	27,000
Sep 2024	-16,000	19,700	78,700	51,000	7,000	4,000	15,000	13,000
Oct 2024	-34,000	3,500	83,900	9,000	1,000	3,000	16,000	26,000
Nov 2024	37,000	-5,900	78,900	54,000	12,000	-2,000	9,000	10,000
Dec 2024	36,000	7,300	75,500	47,000	7,000	3,000	19,000	14,000
Jan 2025	-35,000	-800	62,100	-14,000	13,000	3,000	12,000	17,000
Feb 2025	15,000	7,600	57,400	-34,000	0	-13,000	-10,000	18,000
Mar 2025	-11,000	-2,200	67,200	45,000	17,000	-11,000	1,000	16,000
Apr 2025	27,000	6,800	78,700	18,000	-3,000	-13,000	11,000	27,000
May 2025	-23,000	-1,600	72,000	27,000	10,000	-26,000	-11,000	-13,000
Jun 2025	-24,000	-8,400	58,800	-5,000	-6,000	-9,000	-4,000	27,000
Jul 2025	-10,000	5,400	71,600	6,000	5,000	-10,000	-5,000	17,000
Aug 2025	-17,000	-500	46,800	28,000	12,000	-15,000	-13,000	12,000
Note: Data are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent 2 months are preliminary.

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In August, job gains in health care were partially offset by losses in federal government and in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction. Health care added 31,000 jobs, below the average monthly gain of 42,000 over the prior 12 months. Employment continued to trend up over the month in ambulatory health care services, nursing and residential care facilities, and hospitals. Employment in social assistance (part of health care and social assistance) continued to trend up in August, reflecting continued job growth in individual and family services.

Federal government employment continued to decline in August (−15,000) and is down by 97,000 since reaching a peak in January. (Employees on paid leave or receiving ongoing severance pay are counted as employed.) Employment in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction declined by 6,000, after changing little over the prior 12 months. Wholesale trade employment continued to trend down in August (−12,000) and has fallen by 32,000 since May 2025.

Manufacturing employment changed little in August (−12,000) but is down by 78,000 over the year. Employment in transportation equipment manufacturing declined over the month, in part due to strike activity.

These data are from the Current Employment Statistics program and are seasonally adjusted. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation — August 2025." Also see charts of national employment, hours, and earnings data.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Payroll employment little changed in August 2025 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2025/payroll-employment-little-changed-in-august-2025.htm (visited September 13, 2025).

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