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Total nonfarm payroll employment rose 228,000 in March 2025
April 15, 2025
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose in March 2025 (+228,000), higher than the average monthly gain of 158,000 over the prior 12 months. Private-sector employment increased in March (+209,000), while government employment changed little (+19,000), despite a decline in federal government employment.
Note: Data are seasonally adjusted and the most recent two months are preliminary. Government employment includes federal, state, and local government.
Within the private sector, health care added 54,000 jobs in March. Employment in social assistance rose by 24,000. Retail trade added 24,000 jobs, as workers returning from a strike contributed to a job gain in food and beverage retailers (+21,000). Employment in transportation and warehousing rose by 23,000.
Employment showed little change over the month in other major private-sector industries, including mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; construction; manufacturing; wholesale trade; information; financial activities; professional and business services; leisure and hospitality; and other services.
Within government, federal government employment declined by 4,000 in March, following a loss of 11,000 jobs in February. Employees on paid leave or receiving ongoing severance pay are counted as employed in the establishment survey.
United States Department of Labor
