Payrolls Survey: Jobs Growth of 250,000 in October

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Total NonFarm Payrolls

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ October Payroll Survey reported a seasonally adjusted gain of 250,000 jobs, 246,000 in the private sector. Prior month revisions: September total jobs growth was revised down by 16,000 from a gain of 134,000 to a gain of 118,000 . August growth was revised up by 16,000 from a gain of 270,000 to a gain of 286,000 .
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 (%)*
Oct. 2018 Aug. 2018 Sep. 2018 Oct. 2018 Oct. 2018 Aug. 2018 Sep. 2018 Oct. 2018 Oct. 2018
Total Nonfarm 149,750 286.0 118.0 250.0 0.17 2,433.0 2,537.0 2,516.0 1.71
– Total Private 127,353 267.0 121.0 246.0 0.19 2,376.0 2,481.0 2,450.0 1.96
– – Mining and Logging 756 7.0 4.0 5.0 0.67 57.0 61.0 65.0 9.41
– – Construction 7,318 31.0 20.0 30.0 0.41 306.0 317.0 330.0 4.72
– – Manufacturing 12,785 11.0 18.0 32.0 0.25 272.0 284.0 296.0 2.37
– – Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 27,865 54.0 -8.0 37.0 0.13 346.0 303.0 312.0 1.13
– – Information 2,769 -4.0 -4.0 7.0 0.25 -26.0 -22.0 -15.0 -0.54
– – Financial Activities 8,609 9.0 15.0 7.0 0.08 110.0 117.0 115.0 1.35
– – Professional and Business Services 21,146 54.0 46.0 35.0 0.17 522.0 541.0 516.0 2.50
– – Education and Health Services 23,811 67.0 26.0 44.0 0.19 458.0 470.0 499.0 2.14
– – Leisure and Hospitality 16,410 30.0 0.0 42.0 0.26 247.0 322.0 254.0 1.57
– – Other Services 5,884 8.0 4.0 7.0 0.12 84.0 88.0 78.0 1.34
– Government 22,397 19.0 -3.0 4.0 0.02 57.0 56.0 66.0 0.30
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