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The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ February Payroll Survey reported a seasonally adjusted gain of 295,000 jobs, 288,000 in the private sector.
Prior month revisions: January total jobs growth was revised down by 18,000 from a gain of 257,000 to a gain of 239,000 .
December growth was revised down , but not significantly, from a gain of 329,000 to a gain of 329,000 .
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 (%)* | ||||
| Feb. 2015 | Dec. 2014 | Jan. 2015 | Feb. 2015 | Feb. 2015 | Dec. 2014 | Jan. 2015 | Feb. 2015 | Feb. 2015 | |
| Total Nonfarm | 141,126 | 329.0 | 239.0 | 295.0 | 0.21 | 3,116.0 | 3,189.0 | 3,296.0 | 2.39 |
| – Total Private | 119,215 | 319.0 | 237.0 | 288.0 | 0.24 | 3,042.0 | 3,096.0 | 3,209.0 | 2.77 |
| – – Mining and Logging | 899 | 1.0 | -6.0 | -8.0 | -0.88 | 42.0 | 31.0 | 22.0 | 2.51 |
| – – Construction | 6,353 | 44.0 | 49.0 | 29.0 | 0.46 | 338.0 | 318.0 | 321.0 | 5.32 |
| – – Manufacturing | 12,330 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 8.0 | 0.06 | 215.0 | 220.0 | 208.0 | 1.72 |
| – – Trade, Transportation, and Utilities | 26,775 | 54.0 | 44.0 | 62.0 | 0.23 | 510.0 | 558.0 | 634.0 | 2.43 |
| – – Information | 2,779 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 0.25 | 43.0 | 48.0 | 59.0 | 2.17 |
| – – Financial Activities | 8,081 | 7.0 | 22.0 | 10.0 | 0.12 | 135.0 | 153.0 | 150.0 | 1.89 |
| – – Professional and Business Services | 19,500 | 72.0 | 10.0 | 51.0 | 0.26 | 704.0 | 678.0 | 660.0 | 3.50 |
| – – Education and Health Services | 21,818 | 54.0 | 46.0 | 54.0 | 0.25 | 488.0 | 515.0 | 539.0 | 2.53 |
| – – Leisure and Hospitality | 15,053 | 56.0 | 39.0 | 66.0 | 0.44 | 482.0 | 493.0 | 527.0 | 3.63 |
| – – Other Services | 5,627 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 0.16 | 85.0 | 82.0 | 89.0 | 1.61 |
| – Government | 21,911 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0.03 | 74.0 | 93.0 | 87.0 | 0.40 |
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