Payrolls Survey: Jobs Growth of 304,000 in January

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Total NonFarm Payrolls

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ January Payroll Survey reported a seasonally adjusted gain of 304,000 jobs, 296,000 in the private sector. Prior month revisions: December total jobs growth was revised down by 90,000 from a gain of 312,000 to a gain of 222,000 . November growth was revised up by 20,000 from a gain of 176,000 to a gain of 196,000 .
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 (%)*
Jan. 2019 Nov. 2018 Dec. 2018 Jan. 2019 Jan. 2019 Nov. 2018 Dec. 2018 Jan. 2019 Jan. 2019
Total nonfarm 150,574 196.0 222.0 304.0 0.20 2,626.0 2,674.0 2,807.0 1.90
– Total private 128,068 200.0 206.0 296.0 0.23 2,526.0 2,565.0 2,675.0 2.13
– – Mining and logging 760 -3.0 5.0 7.0 0.93 56.0 61.0 61.0 8.73
– – Construction 7,464 5.0 28.0 52.0 0.70 324.0 319.0 338.0 4.74
– – Manufacturing 12,822 27.0 20.0 13.0 0.10 272.0 264.0 261.0 2.08
– – Trade, transportation, and utilities 27,828 68.0 -7.0 52.0 0.19 301.0 292.0 326.0 1.19
– – Information 2,821 -3.0 -4.0 -4.0 -0.14 14.0 4.0 9.0 0.32
– – Financial activities 8,631 3.0 4.0 13.0 0.15 121.0 118.0 129.0 1.52
– – Professional and business services 21,276 34.0 29.0 30.0 0.14 555.0 553.0 546.0 2.63
– – Education and health services 23,967 29.0 67.0 55.0 0.23 490.0 532.0 522.0 2.23
– – Leisure and hospitality 16,618 39.0 55.0 74.0 0.45 326.0 349.0 410.0 2.53
– – Other services 5,881 1.0 9.0 4.0 0.07 67.0 73.0 73.0 1.26
– – Government 22,506 -4.0 16.0 8.0 0.04 100.0 109.0 132.0 0.59
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