Payrolls Survey: Jobs Growth of 103,000 in March

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Total NonFarm Payrolls

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ March Payroll Survey reported a seasonally adjusted gain of 103,000 jobs, 102,000 in the private sector. Prior month revisions: February total jobs growth was revised up by 13,000 from a gain of 313,000 to a gain of 326,000 . January growth was revised down by 63,000 from a gain of 239,000 to a gain of 176,000 .
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 (%)*
Mar. 2018 Jan. 2018 Feb. 2018 Mar. 2018 Mar. 2018 Jan. 2018 Feb. 2018 Mar. 2018 Mar. 2018
Total Nonfarm 148,230 176.0 326.0 103.0 0.07 2,105.0 2,231.0 2,261.0 1.55
– Total Private 125,904 188.0 320.0 102.0 0.08 2,099.0 2,215.0 2,249.0 1.82
– – Mining and Logging 722 7.0 9.0 8.0 1.12 59.0 59.0 62.0 9.39
– – Construction 7,150 28.0 65.0 -15.0 -0.21 227.0 246.0 228.0 3.29
– – Manufacturing 12,632 20.0 32.0 22.0 0.17 209.0 220.0 232.0 1.87
– – Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 27,722 34.0 74.0 21.0 0.08 177.0 253.0 295.0 1.08
– – Information 2,760 -16.0 -2.0 2.0 0.07 -50.0 -52.0 -49.0 -1.74
– – Financial Activities 8,546 3.0 30.0 2.0 0.02 117.0 140.0 136.0 1.62
– – Professional and Business Services 20,803 38.0 55.0 33.0 0.16 469.0 505.0 502.0 2.47
– – Education and Health Services 23,483 50.0 28.0 25.0 0.11 473.0 441.0 443.0 1.92
– – Leisure and Hospitality 16,256 21.0 23.0 5.0 0.03 322.0 314.0 312.0 1.96
– – Other Services 5,830 3.0 6.0 -1.0 -0.02 96.0 89.0 88.0 1.53
– Government 22,326 -12.0 6.0 1.0 0.00 6.0 16.0 12.0 0.05
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