Payrolls Survey: Jobs Growth of 20,000 in February

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Total NonFarm Payrolls

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ February Payroll Survey reported a seasonally adjusted gain of 20,000 jobs, 25,000 in the private sector. Prior month revisions: January total jobs growth was revised up , but not significantly, from a gain of 304,000 to a gain of 311,000 . December growth was revised up , but not significantly, from a gain of 222,000 to a gain of 227,000 .
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 (%)*
Feb. 2019 Dec. 2018 Jan. 2019 Feb. 2019 Feb. 2019 Dec. 2018 Jan. 2019 Feb. 2019 Feb. 2019
Total nonfarm 150,606 227.0 311.0 20.0 0.01 2,679.0 2,819.0 2,509.0 1.69
– Total private 128,123 224.0 308.0 25.0 0.02 2,583.0 2,705.0 2,426.0 1.93
– – Mining and logging 754 4.0 7.0 -5.0 -0.66 60.0 60.0 48.0 6.80
– – Construction 7,422 16.0 53.0 -31.0 -0.42 307.0 327.0 223.0 3.10
– – Manufacturing 12,834 20.0 21.0 4.0 0.03 264.0 269.0 242.0 1.92
– – Trade, transportation, and utilities 27,844 5.0 54.0 2.0 0.01 304.0 340.0 284.0 1.03
– – Information 2,815 -2.0 -12.0 0.0 0.00 6.0 3.0 3.0 0.11
– – Financial activities 8,630 1.0 9.0 6.0 0.07 115.0 122.0 102.0 1.20
– – Professional and business services 21,311 37.0 15.0 42.0 0.20 561.0 539.0 537.0 2.58
– – Education and health services 23,980 67.0 64.0 4.0 0.02 532.0 531.0 499.0 2.13
– – Leisure and hospitality 16,643 65.0 89.0 0.0 0.00 359.0 435.0 410.0 2.53
– – Other services 5,890 11.0 8.0 3.0 0.05 75.0 79.0 78.0 1.34
– – Government 22,483 3.0 3.0 -5.0 -0.02 96.0 114.0 83.0 0.37
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