Payrolls Survey: Jobs Growth of 313,000 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 313,000 jobs, 287,000 in the private sector. Prior month revisions: January total jobs growth was revised up by 39,000 from a gain of 200,000 to a gain of 239,000 . December growth was revised up by 15,000 from a gain of 160,000 to a gain of 175,000 .
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. 2018 Dec. 2017 Jan. 2018 Feb. 2018 Feb. 2018 Dec. 2017 Jan. 2018 Feb. 2018 Feb. 2018
Total Nonfarm 148,177 175.0 239.0 313.0 0.21 2,188.0 2,168.0 2,281.0 1.56
– Total Private 125,819 174.0 238.0 287.0 0.23 2,163.0 2,149.0 2,232.0 1.81
– – Mining and Logging 713 1.0 7.0 8.0 1.13 52.0 59.0 58.0 8.85
– – Construction 7,173 42.0 40.0 61.0 0.86 250.0 239.0 254.0 3.67
– – Manufacturing 12,614 39.0 25.0 31.0 0.25 207.0 214.0 224.0 1.81
– – Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 27,699 -9.0 34.0 72.0 0.26 169.0 177.0 251.0 0.91
– – Information 2,748 -4.0 -16.0 -12.0 -0.43 -36.0 -50.0 -62.0 -2.21
– – Financial Activities 8,547 8.0 8.0 28.0 0.33 142.0 122.0 143.0 1.70
– – Professional and Business Services 20,760 31.0 33.0 50.0 0.24 458.0 464.0 495.0 2.44
– – Education and Health Services 23,466 30.0 63.0 23.0 0.10 458.0 486.0 449.0 1.95
– – Leisure and Hospitality 16,262 31.0 39.0 16.0 0.10 354.0 340.0 325.0 2.04
– – Other Services 5,837 5.0 5.0 10.0 0.17 109.0 98.0 95.0 1.65
– Government 22,358 1.0 1.0 26.0 0.12 25.0 19.0 49.0 0.22
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