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Prior month revisions: March total jobs growth was revised down by 19,000 from a gain of 98,000 to a gain of 79,000 .
February growth was revised up by 13,000 from a gain of 219,000 to a gain of 232,000 .
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 (%)* | ||||
| Apr. 2017 | Feb. 2017 | Mar. 2017 | Apr. 2017 | Apr. 2017 | Feb. 2017 | Mar. 2017 | Apr. 2017 | Apr. 2017 | |
| Total Nonfarm | 146,063 | 232.0 | 79.0 | 211.0 | 0.14 | 2,325.0 | 2,179.0 | 2,237.0 | 1.56 |
| – Total Private | 123,723 | 222.0 | 77.0 | 194.0 | 0.16 | 2,134.0 | 2,022.0 | 2,058.0 | 1.69 |
| – – Mining and Logging | 704 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.44 | -25.0 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 3.07 |
| – – Construction | 6,877 | 54.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.07 | 209.0 | 167.0 | 173.0 | 2.58 |
| – – Manufacturing | 12,396 | 22.0 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 0.05 | 2.0 | 35.0 | 40.0 | 0.32 |
| – – Trade, Transportation, and Utilities | 27,390 | -11.0 | -20.0 | 19.0 | 0.07 | 268.0 | 204.0 | 213.0 | 0.78 |
| – – Information | 2,735 | -6.0 | -6.0 | -7.0 | -0.26 | -25.0 | -37.0 | -46.0 | -1.65 |
| – – Financial Activities | 8,422 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 0.23 | 186.0 | 172.0 | 173.0 | 2.10 |
| – – Professional and Business Services | 20,606 | 35.0 | 57.0 | 39.0 | 0.19 | 608.0 | 639.0 | 612.0 | 3.06 |
| – – Education and Health Services | 23,007 | 68.0 | 10.0 | 41.0 | 0.18 | 548.0 | 523.0 | 512.0 | 2.28 |
| – – Leisure and Hospitality | 15,856 | 33.0 | 9.0 | 55.0 | 0.35 | 304.0 | 264.0 | 304.0 | 1.95 |
| – – Other Services | 5,730 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.12 | 59.0 | 53.0 | 56.0 | 0.99 |
| – Government | 22,340 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 0.08 | 191.0 | 157.0 | 179.0 | 0.81 |
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