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The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May Payroll Survey reported a seasonally adjusted gain of 75,000 jobs, 90,000 in the private sector.
Prior month revisions: April total jobs growth was revised down by 39,000 from a gain of 263,000 to a gain of 224,000 .
March growth was revised down by 36,000 from a gain of 189,000 to a gain of 153,000 .
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 (%)* | ||||
| May 2019 | Mar. 2019 | Apr. 2019 | May 2019 | May 2019 | Mar. 2019 | Apr. 2019 | May 2019 | May 2019 | |
| Total nonfarm | 151,095 | 153.0 | 224.0 | 75.0 | 0.05 | 2,517.0 | 2,545.0 | 2,350.0 | 1.58 |
| – Total private | 128,581 | 153.0 | 205.0 | 90.0 | 0.07 | 2,416.0 | 2,437.0 | 2,263.0 | 1.79 |
| – – Mining and logging | 757 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.13 | 42.0 | 33.0 | 29.0 | 3.98 |
| – – Construction | 7,482 | 15.0 | 30.0 | 4.0 | 0.05 | 247.0 | 248.0 | 215.0 | 2.96 |
| – – Manufacturing | 12,839 | -3.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.02 | 219.0 | 202.0 | 184.0 | 1.45 |
| – – Trade, transportation, and utilities | 27,811 | -17.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 219.0 | 222.0 | 181.0 | 0.66 |
| – – Information | 2,797 | 4.0 | -10.0 | -5.0 | -0.18 | -12.0 | -27.0 | -34.0 | -1.20 |
| – – Financial activities | 8,652 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 0.02 | 100.0 | 109.0 | 96.0 | 1.12 |
| – – Professional and business services | 21,427 | 19.0 | 62.0 | 33.0 | 0.15 | 516.0 | 516.0 | 498.0 | 2.38 |
| – – Education and health services | 24,171 | 72.0 | 73.0 | 27.0 | 0.11 | 553.0 | 602.0 | 590.0 | 2.50 |
| – – Leisure and hospitality | 16,721 | 32.0 | 17.0 | 26.0 | 0.16 | 434.0 | 433.0 | 421.0 | 2.58 |
| – – Other services | 5,924 | 19.0 | 14.0 | -1.0 | -0.02 | 98.0 | 99.0 | 83.0 | 1.42 |
| – – Government | 22,514 | 0.0 | 19.0 | -15.0 | -0.07 | 101.0 | 108.0 | 87.0 | 0.39 |
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