u.s. employment by indusstry comparison

this section is a comparison of employment by industry re February 2016 and February 2017

data extracted from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics


Employment by industry, February 2016 and February 2017, seasonally adjusted
INDUSTRY Employment, Feb 2016 Employment, Feb 2017 Over-the-year change Percentage change
Total non-farm 143,448,000 145,798,000 2,350,000 1.64%
PRIVATE
Goods-producing category—
Mining and logging 710,000 680,000 -30,000 -4.23%
Construction 6,662,000 6,881,000 219,000 3.29%
Manufacturing 12,375,000 12,382,000 7,000 0.06%
Total goods-producing: 19,747,000 19,943,000 196,000 0.99%
Service-providing category— 101,571,000 103,531,000 1,960,000 1.93%
Wholesale trade 5,854,000 5,904,200 50,200 0.86%
Retail trade 15,766,500 15,894,900 128,400 0.81%
Transportation and warehousing 4,945,600 5,046,600 101,000 2.04%
Utilities 556,900 555,300 -1,600 -0.29%
Information 2,773,000 2,759,000 -14,000 -0.50%
Financial activities 8,213,000 8,403,000 190,000 2.31%
Professional and business services 19,902,000 20,499,000 597,000 3.00%
Education and health services 22,408,000 22,954,000 546,000 2.44%
Leisure and hospitality 15,488,000 15,794,000 306,000 1.98%
Other services 5,664,000 5,721,000 57,000 1.01%
Total Private service-providing: 101,571,000 103,531,000 1,960,000 1.93%
Total private (goods+service): 121,318,000 123,474,000 2,156,000 1.78%
GOVERNMENT
Federal 2,777,000 2,825,000 48,000 1.73%
State 5,084,000 5,086,000 2,000 0.04%
Local 14,269,000 14,413,000 144,000 1.01%
Total Government: 22,130,000 22,324,000 194,000 0.88%


Last Modified Date: 04/06/2017