Figure 2. Over-the-year change in total nonfarm employment, by industry, seasonally adjusted, 2016, 2017, and 2018 (in thousands)
Industry 2016 2017 2018

Professional and business services

324 407 561

Education and health services

605 453 532

Leisure and hospitality

438 351 359

Construction

193 268 307

Manufacturing

-7 190 264

Transportation and warehousing

144 186 216

Financial activities

182 130 115

Government

202 85 96

Other services

61 91 75

Wholesale trade

22 28 75

Mining and logging

-99 45 60

Retail trade

199 -88 14

Information

54 8 6

Utilities

1 -2 -1

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.