Payrolls Survey: Jobs Growth of 148,000 in December

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Total NonFarm Payrolls

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ December Payroll Survey reported a seasonally adjusted gain of 148,000 jobs, 146,000 in the private sector. Prior month revisions: November total jobs growth was revised up by 24,000 from a gain of 228,000 to a gain of 252,000 . October growth was revised down by 33,000 from a gain of 244,000 to a gain of 211,000 .
Gains across the major employment sectors are shown in the bar-chart and table below.

Payroll Growth Components

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U.S. Payroll Jobs: Total Nonfarm. Seasonally Adjusted.
Sector Level (000s) Monthly Change (000s) Mthly Chg (%) Yr/Yr Change (000s)* Yr/Yr Chg (%)*
Dec. 2017 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 Dec. 2017 Dec. 2017 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 Dec. 2017 Dec. 2017
Total Nonfarm 147,380 211.0 252.0 148.0 0.10 1,974.0 2,062.0 2,055.0 1.41
– Total Private 125,039 222.0 239.0 146.0 0.12 1,956.0 2,017.0 2,013.0 1.64
– – Mining and Logging 727 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.00 63.0 61.0 59.0 8.83
– – Construction 6,993 15.0 27.0 30.0 0.43 193.0 192.0 210.0 3.10
– – Manufacturing 12,539 23.0 31.0 25.0 0.20 158.0 189.0 196.0 1.59
– – Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 27,448 -9.0 43.0 -10.0 -0.04 84.0 112.0 74.0 0.27
– – Information 2,722 -1.0 1.0 7.0 0.26 -66.0 -53.0 -40.0 -1.45
– – Financial Activities 8,498 8.0 7.0 6.0 0.07 155.0 150.0 134.0 1.60
– – Professional and Business Services 20,943 47.0 49.0 19.0 0.09 541.0 544.0 527.0 2.58
– – Education and Health Services 23,309 17.0 50.0 28.0 0.12 441.0 460.0 438.0 1.92
– – Leisure and Hospitality 16,050 104.0 17.0 29.0 0.18 309.0 282.0 306.0 1.94
– – Other Services 5,810 18.0 9.0 12.0 0.21 78.0 80.0 109.0 1.91
– Government 22,341 -11.0 13.0 2.0 0.01 18.0 45.0 42.0 0.19
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