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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 (%)* | ||||
| Aug. 2017 | June 2017 | July 2017 | Aug. 2017 | Aug. 2017 | June 2017 | July 2017 | Aug. 2017 | Aug. 2017 | |
| Total Nonfarm | 146,730 | 210.0 | 189.0 | 156.0 | 0.11 | 2,219.0 | 2,117.0 | 2,097.0 | 1.45 |
| – Total Private | 124,432 | 207.0 | 202.0 | 165.0 | 0.13 | 2,114.0 | 2,067.0 | 2,089.0 | 1.71 |
| – – Mining and Logging | 719 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.84 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 58.0 | 8.77 |
| – – Construction | 6,918 | 15.0 | -3.0 | 28.0 | 0.41 | 203.0 | 182.0 | 214.0 | 3.19 |
| – – Manufacturing | 12,480 | 21.0 | 26.0 | 36.0 | 0.29 | 71.0 | 85.0 | 138.0 | 1.12 |
| – – Trade, Transportation, and Utilities | 27,390 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 0.03 | 168.0 | 137.0 | 108.0 | 0.40 |
| – – Information | 2,711 | -1.0 | -4.0 | -8.0 | -0.29 | -57.0 | -59.0 | -67.0 | -2.41 |
| – – Financial Activities | 8,464 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.12 | 164.0 | 154.0 | 149.0 | 1.79 |
| – – Professional and Business Services | 20,798 | 44.0 | 50.0 | 40.0 | 0.19 | 627.0 | 593.0 | 602.0 | 2.98 |
| – – Education and Health Services | 23,173 | 40.0 | 54.0 | 25.0 | 0.11 | 491.0 | 504.0 | 476.0 | 2.10 |
| – – Leisure and Hospitality | 15,996 | 38.0 | 58.0 | 4.0 | 0.03 | 324.0 | 340.0 | 323.0 | 2.06 |
| – – Other Services | 5,783 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 16.0 | 0.28 | 78.0 | 82.0 | 88.0 | 1.55 |
| – Government | 22,298 | 3.0 | -13.0 | -9.0 | -0.04 | 105.0 | 50.0 | 8.0 | 0.04 |
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