Payrolls Survey: Jobs Growth of 164,000 in April

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Total NonFarm Payrolls

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ April Payroll Survey reported a seasonally adjusted gain of 164,000 jobs, 168,000 in the private sector. Prior month revisions: March total jobs growth was revised up by 32,000 from a gain of 103,000 to a gain of 135,000 . February growth was revised down , but not significantly, from a gain of 326,000 to a gain of 324,000 .
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 (%)*
Apr. 2018 Feb. 2018 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018 Apr. 2018 Feb. 2018 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018 Apr. 2018
Total Nonfarm 148,424 324.0 135.0 164.0 0.11 2,229.0 2,291.0 2,280.0 1.56
– Total Private 126,106 321.0 135.0 168.0 0.13 2,216.0 2,283.0 2,277.0 1.84
– – Mining and Logging 730 9.0 8.0 8.0 1.11 59.0 62.0 59.0 8.79
– – Construction 7,174 67.0 -10.0 17.0 0.24 248.0 235.0 257.0 3.72
– – Manufacturing 12,655 31.0 22.0 24.0 0.19 219.0 231.0 245.0 1.97
– – Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 27,720 68.0 32.0 -7.0 -0.03 247.0 300.0 289.0 1.05
– – Information 2,772 -1.0 6.0 7.0 0.25 -51.0 -44.0 -26.0 -0.93
– – Financial Activities 8,549 29.0 4.0 2.0 0.02 139.0 137.0 126.0 1.50
– – Professional and Business Services 20,869 61.0 39.0 54.0 0.26 511.0 514.0 518.0 2.55
– – Education and Health Services 23,517 32.0 24.0 31.0 0.13 445.0 446.0 431.0 1.87
– – Leisure and Hospitality 16,272 18.0 8.0 18.0 0.11 309.0 310.0 279.0 1.74
– – Other Services 5,848 7.0 2.0 14.0 0.24 90.0 92.0 99.0 1.72
– Government 22,318 3.0 0.0 -4.0 -0.02 13.0 8.0 3.0 0.01
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