Payrolls Survey: Jobs Growth of 138,000 in May

Posted June 2, 2017 - Filed under Data News, Payroll Survey.

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May Payroll Survey reported a seasonally adjusted gain of 138,000 jobs, 147,000 in the private sector. Prior month revisions: April total jobs growth was revised down by 37,000 from a gain of 211,000 to a gain of 174,000 . March growth was revised down by 29,000 from a gain of 79,000 to a gain of 50,000 .
Gains across the major employment sectors are shown in the bar-chart and table below.

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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 (%)*
Sector	May 2017	Mar. 2017	Apr. 2017	May 2017	May 2017	Mar. 2017	Apr. 2017	May 2017	May 2017
Total Nonfarm	146,135	50.0	174.0	138.0	0.09	2,150.0	2,171.0	2,266.0	1.58
– Total Private	123,831	59.0	173.0	147.0	0.12	2,004.0	2,019.0	2,149.0	1.77
– – Mining and Logging	706	6.0	9.0	6.0	0.86	-1.0	17.0	32.0	4.75
– – Construction	6,881	0.0	-1.0	11.0	0.16	166.0	166.0	191.0	2.86
– – Manufacturing	12,398	11.0	11.0	-1.0	-0.01	33.0	43.0	63.0	0.51
– – Trade, Transportation, and Utilities	27,346	-39.0	0.0	-6.0	-0.02	185.0	175.0	159.0	0.58
– – Information	2,723	-8.0	-15.0	-2.0	-0.07	-39.0	-56.0	-16.0	-0.58
– – Financial Activities	8,428	4.0	14.0	11.0	0.13	172.0	168.0	165.0	2.00
– – Professional and Business Services	20,644	58.0	38.0	38.0	0.18	640.0	612.0	622.0	3.11
– – Education and Health Services	23,069	16.0	50.0	47.0	0.20	529.0	527.0	525.0	2.33
– – Leisure and Hospitality	15,892	11.0	58.0	31.0	0.20	266.0	309.0	331.0	2.13
– – Other Services	5,744	0.0	9.0	12.0	0.21	53.0	58.0	77.0	1.36
– Government	22,304	-9.0	1.0	-9.0	-0.04	146.0	152.0	117.0	0.53

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