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Payroll employment up 151,000 in January 2016

February 08, 2016

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 151,000 in January. Job gains occurred in several industries, led by retail trade, food services and drinking places, health care, and manufacturing. Employment declined in private educational services, transportation and warehousing, and mining.

Over-the-month change in payroll employment, total and by industry, January 2006–January 2016, seasonally adjusted
Month Total nonfarm Mining and logging Construction Manufacturing Wholesale trade Retail trade Transportation
and
warehousing
Utilities

Jan 2006

278,000 6,000 68,000 17,000 24,200 10,100 15,700 -800

Feb 2006

316,000 6,000 63,000 -1,000 14,400 9,300 9,400 300

Mar 2006

281,000 7,000 25,000 5,000 18,500 13,300 300 -2,600

Apr 2006

183,000 10,000 37,000 12,000 13,600 -23,900 15,700 1,400

May 2006

23,000 2,000 -13,000 -23,000 10,300 -36,800 14,000 -600

Jun 2006

82,000 5,000 -14,000 10,000 5,800 8,600 5,700 -700

Jul 2006

207,000 4,000 13,000 -25,000 8,200 -400 14,200 300

Aug 2006

181,000 3,000 8,000 -29,000 7,000 12,900 200 100

Sep 2006

158,000 1,000 -2,000 -34,000 9,400 13,900 7,100 500

Oct 2006

4,000 5,000 -36,000 -50,000 -1,800 18,800 9,500 -1,600

Nov 2006

208,000 2,000 -16,000 -34,000 16,900 27,100 13,200 1,100

Dec 2006

171,000 4,000 19,000 -26,000 21,900 0 19,900 500

Jan 2007

240,000 1,000 40,000 -7,000 4,700 53,300 1,000 100

Feb 2007

90,000 5,000 -99,000 -11,000 17,400 27,900 -100 -100

Mar 2007

189,000 4,000 80,000 -27,000 700 45,900 5,200 600

Apr 2007

79,000 4,000 -20,000 -25,000 16,200 -9,700 2,300 2,300

May 2007

143,000 2,000 -13,000 -16,000 6,800 13,800 3,500 2,300

Jun 2007

78,000 4,000 14,000 -18,000 14,000 -18,800 -2,800 1,200

Jul 2007

-33,000 3,000 -27,000 -22,000 5,400 -3,300 800 100

Aug 2007

-24,000 -1,000 -50,000 -61,000 1,200 500 -4,400 800

Sep 2007

88,000 -1,000 -33,000 -38,000 -2,700 6,000 25,200 -400

Oct 2007

85,000 1,000 -12,000 -26,000 7,500 3,300 -4,800 400

Nov 2007

115,000 8,000 -42,000 -7,000 6,000 60,100 -4,000 -300

Dec 2007

97,000 5,000 -33,000 -11,000 -4,000 -5,500 -3,100 1,600

Jan 2008

19,000 6,000 -14,000 -21,000 -2,100 -500 3,400 -100

Feb 2008

-86,000 2,000 -23,000 -29,000 -9,500 -42,400 900 -700

Mar 2008

-78,000 7,000 -47,000 -37,000 -10,800 -21,700 2,500 100

Apr 2008

-210,000 0 -79,000 -60,000 -22,400 -77,300 5,800 500

May 2008

-185,000 6,000 -53,000 -35,000 -12,800 -49,600 -16,800 -100

Jun 2008

-165,000 5,000 -61,000 -60,000 -14,400 -44,800 -7,200 1,000

Jul 2008

-209,000 4,000 -53,000 -74,000 -19,500 -35,700 -9,300 1,800

Aug 2008

-266,000 8,000 -46,000 -72,000 -20,000 -53,800 -16,100 -700

Sep 2008

-452,000 4,000 -70,000 -83,000 -12,300 -73,000 -33,600 500

Oct 2008

-473,000 -1,000 -77,000 -128,000 -37,700 -69,100 -14,200 1,500

Nov 2008

-769,000 -5,000 -154,000 -113,000 -38,100 -122,200 -42,500 1,600

Dec 2008

-695,000 -5,000 -112,000 -184,000 -41,200 -110,800 -25,700 400

Jan 2009

-791,000 -10,000 -134,000 -289,000 -34,300 -86,900 -24,100 100

Feb 2009

-703,000 -12,000 -121,000 -181,000 -44,800 -68,500 -24,300 600

Mar 2009

-823,000 -21,000 -155,000 -172,000 -44,900 -96,800 -32,500 -600

Apr 2009

-686,000 -18,000 -137,000 -178,000 -45,500 -68,700 -45,600 -1,700

May 2009

-351,000 -17,000 -54,000 -168,000 -24,600 4,900 -19,500 -1,500

Jun 2009

-470,000 -7,000 -90,000 -136,000 -25,500 -17,100 -15,400 300

Jul 2009

-329,000 -8,000 -78,000 -58,000 -24,900 -41,600 -23,800 -1,300

Aug 2009

-212,000 -8,000 -77,000 -42,000 -17,500 -16,100 -11,100 -900

Sep 2009

-219,000 -5,000 -68,000 -35,000 -16,200 -31,900 -6,900 900

Oct 2009

-200,000 -4,000 -71,000 -53,000 -18,700 -60,500 -18,100 -200

Nov 2009

-7,000 3,000 -20,000 -29,000 -10,700 -14,000 -5,200 -1,100

Dec 2009

-279,000 -1,000 -42,000 -34,000 -14,300 -48,200 -51,500 -1,500

Jan 2010

28,000 4,000 -74,000 -15,000 -19,800 63,700 21,500 0

Feb 2010

-69,000 7,000 -80,000 -7,000 -11,700 10,800 1,300 -1,200

Mar 2010

163,000 8,000 37,000 0 700 23,100 12,100 -300

Apr 2010

243,000 5,000 16,000 36,000 -900 700 6,800 -300

May 2010

522,000 10,000 -33,000 36,000 -4,400 12,600 10,200 -600

Jun 2010

-133,000 5,000 -4,000 20,000 3,900 3,100 20,900 -1,600

Jul 2010

-70,000 6,000 -8,000 16,000 3,000 17,900 16,700 -600

Aug 2010

-34,000 8,000 16,000 -8,000 500 -4,300 -6,700 100

Sep 2010

-52,000 7,000 -23,000 10,000 8,000 22,300 19,300 -2,100

Oct 2010

257,000 8,000 7,000 -1,000 9,100 26,100 10,000 2,200

Nov 2010

123,000 5,000 -2,000 23,000 6,200 -25,200 4,800 -500

Dec 2010

88,000 -2,000 -39,000 10,000 6,700 -1,600 27,400 2,200

Jan 2011

42,000 2,000 -40,000 26,000 5,000 62,000 -31,000 -1,800

Feb 2011

188,000 3,000 24,000 33,000 12,500 26,200 33,100 1,800

Mar 2011

225,000 15,000 26,000 21,000 18,500 3,600 8,900 -600

Apr 2011

346,000 14,000 8,000 29,000 15,300 80,100 18,500 1,000

May 2011

73,000 10,000 31,000 9,000 3,700 -4,700 8,300 -600

Jun 2011

235,000 12,000 12,000 14,000 9,500 35,200 14,900 -100

Jul 2011

70,000 11,000 19,000 19,000 4,600 37,900 600 -1,400

Aug 2011

107,000 3,000 5,000 18,000 8,600 300 5,200 500

Sep 2011

246,000 10,000 32,000 5,000 5,300 24,900 9,000 500

Oct 2011

202,000 6,000 4,000 11,000 17,100 2,500 7,300 -500

Nov 2011

146,000 4,000 5,000 -10,000 12,000 10,600 3,100 500

Dec 2011

207,000 7,000 18,000 32,000 16,600 5,700 4,900 -400

Jan 2012

338,000 8,000 15,000 34,000 15,800 58,100 8,500 1,000

Feb 2012

257,000 7,000 0 23,000 9,300 -16,300 32,400 -200

Mar 2012

239,000 3,000 3,000 40,000 10,100 7,300 7,800 900

Apr 2012

75,000 1,000 -3,000 16,000 12,400 21,300 -16,000 -600

May 2012

115,000 5,000 -20,000 14,000 10,700 -1,800 37,800 -100

Jun 2012

87,000 -1,000 16,000 13,000 8,100 -16,000 -4,000 1,000

Jul 2012

143,000 -3,000 11,000 25,000 7,100 -10,400 9,200 -7,400

Aug 2012

190,000 0 14,000 -6,000 6,300 10,900 10,100 7,700

Sep 2012

181,000 -5,000 9,000 -9,000 -7,600 26,900 6,900 -100

Oct 2012

132,000 -8,000 17,000 7,000 13,800 22,800 13,100 -500

Nov 2012

149,000 7,000 9,000 -11,000 8,400 75,500 -5,000 -2,800

Dec 2012

243,000 4,000 46,000 12,000 2,100 -36,800 21,500 500

Jan 2013

190,000 3,000 13,000 20,000 12,500 41,700 3,900 200

Feb 2013

311,000 6,000 52,000 21,000 -2,200 10,800 4,500 300

Mar 2013

135,000 2,000 21,000 2,000 3,700 -5,200 -3,600 -1,300

Apr 2013

192,000 -3,000 -3,000 1,000 -100 20,400 9,900 1,400

May 2013

218,000 3,000 20,000 -2,000 4,200 33,100 -2,800 1,000

Jun 2013

146,000 3,000 23,000 0 2,900 39,600 5,500 1,100

Jul 2013

140,000 -1,000 3,000 -19,000 10,400 44,900 -13,700 -2,800

Aug 2013

269,000 4,000 17,000 31,000 10,100 44,500 15,200 -500

Sep 2013

185,000 2,000 26,000 15,000 11,200 27,200 32,500 200

Oct 2013

189,000 2,000 23,000 21,000 -6,400 31,300 8,100 -200

Nov 2013

291,000 0 31,000 26,000 15,200 31,100 17,000 1,300

Dec 2013

45,000 -3,000 -15,000 10,000 1,400 48,400 9,100 -1,500

Jan 2014

187,000 6,000 60,000 8,000 15,700 -8,700 6,800 -1,700

Feb 2014

168,000 2,000 21,000 21,000 3,300 -17,700 9,400 500

Mar 2014

272,000 4,000 42,000 10,000 5,600 20,800 11,500 1,900

Apr 2014

310,000 6,000 41,000 14,000 14,100 39,300 19,000 -1,300

May 2014

213,000 0 12,000 7,000 2,600 9,100 28,000 -100

Jun 2014

306,000 5,000 13,000 25,000 10,700 36,400 20,100 400

Jul 2014

232,000 6,000 41,000 18,000 5,400 22,700 20,200 700

Aug 2014

218,000 2,000 25,000 16,000 1,200 7,700 13,700 1,700

Sep 2014

286,000 6,000 25,000 12,000 2,600 29,500 19,900 -1,800

Oct 2014

200,000 -2,000 14,000 26,000 5,200 13,400 26,200 400

Nov 2014

331,000 -2,000 23,000 29,000 4,600 58,500 21,400 1,300

Dec 2014

292,000 -3,000 45,000 22,000 9,700 -1,500 30,900 1,800

Jan 2015

221,000 -7,000 50,000 17,000 7,900 33,200 1,300 0

Feb 2015

265,000 -15,000 27,000 4,000 6,900 29,200 15,400 200

Mar 2015

84,000 -16,000 -7,000 3,000 2,700 25,200 10,100 400

Apr 2015

251,000 -15,000 38,000 -2,000 -1,500 13,400 13,800 800

May 2015

273,000 -20,000 17,000 8,000 6,700 26,900 11,200 1,100

Jun 2015

228,000 -4,000 0 1,000 2,300 34,900 10,600 100

Jul 2015

277,000 -8,000 11,000 11,000 5,700 31,100 15,300 2,500

Aug 2015

150,000 -9,000 4,000 -18,000 3,400 3,900 5,700 1,200

Sep 2015

149,000 -13,000 10,000 -9,000 -1,000 6,400 4,400 -100

Oct 2015

295,000 -4,000 33,000 2,000 9,300 21,400 -6,600 -200

Nov 2015

280,000 -15,000 65,000 3,000 9,700 51,800 11,800 2,200

Dec 2015(p)

262,000 -7,000 48,000 13,000 5,100 -800 17,000 600

Jan 2016(p)

151,000 -7,000 18,000 29,000 8,800 57,700 -20,300 -300
Footnotes:

(p) preliminary.

 

Over-the-month change in payroll employment, total and by industry, January 2006–January 2016, seasonally adjusted (continued)
Month Information Financial activities Professional
and
business services
Education
and
health services
Leisure and
hospitality
Other services Government

Jan 2006

-1,000 18,000 41,000 52,000 40,000 20,000 -32,000

Feb 2006

-1,000 25,000 71,000 53,000 35,000 1,000 31,000

Mar 2006

3,000 16,000 72,000 45,000 54,000 -1,000 25,000

Apr 2006

-10,000 21,000 25,000 25,000 40,000 1,000 16,000

May 2006

-6,000 7,000 47,000 30,000 -22,000 7,000 7,000

Jun 2006

-2,000 -14,000 69,000 4,000 9,000 -1,000 -4,000

Jul 2006

-5,000 4,000 50,000 27,000 69,000 -3,000 51,000

Aug 2006

3,000 8,000 52,000 53,000 22,000 3,000 38,000

Sep 2006

-7,000 16,000 -2,000 70,000 -2,000 16,000 71,000

Oct 2006

-4,000 -5,000 4,000 36,000 37,000 6,000 -14,000

Nov 2006

0 9,000 62,000 47,000 64,000 1,000 15,000

Dec 2006

8,000 0 24,000 42,000 41,000 11,000 5,000

Jan 2007

-2,000 -5,000 63,000 37,000 46,000 1,000 7,000

Feb 2007

3,000 1,000 43,000 37,000 23,000 7,000 36,000

Mar 2007

-3,000 -11,000 9,000 55,000 2,000 10,000 18,000

Apr 2007

4,000 -19,000 24,000 55,000 12,000 7,000 26,000

May 2007

6,000 11,000 28,000 46,000 29,000 5,000 18,000

Jun 2007

-2,000 -2,000 9,000 54,000 9,000 3,000 14,000

Jul 2007

-1,000 1,000 9,000 32,000 4,000 1,000 -36,000

Aug 2007

-7,000 -29,000 14,000 59,000 2,000 -4,000 55,000

Sep 2007

0 -22,000 4,000 58,000 42,000 -4,000 53,000

Oct 2007

-2,000 -13,000 35,000 38,000 38,000 2,000 18,000

Nov 2007

-4,000 -14,000 3,000 25,000 36,000 11,000 37,000

Dec 2007

0 -10,000 39,000 50,000 15,000 11,000 42,000

Jan 2008

2,000 -5,000 -14,000 55,000 -8,000 6,000 12,000

Feb 2008

-8,000 -9,000 -48,000 39,000 1,000 11,000 29,000

Mar 2008

3,000 -2,000 -42,000 50,000 -12,000 6,000 26,000

Apr 2008

-9,000 -8,000 -5,000 57,000 -20,000 1,000 7,000

May 2008

-5,000 -12,000 -65,000 42,000 -13,000 -4,000 33,000

Jun 2008

-6,000 -10,000 -30,000 55,000 -16,000 -11,000 34,000

Jul 2008

-14,000 -17,000 -75,000 55,000 -19,000 -4,000 51,000

Aug 2008

-13,000 -15,000 -57,000 61,000 -32,000 -8,000 -1,000

Sep 2008

-13,000 -34,000 -61,000 6,000 -52,000 -1,000 -30,000

Oct 2008

-12,000 -32,000 -114,000 21,000 -27,000 4,000 12,000

Nov 2008

-18,000 -37,000 -194,000 35,000 -52,000 -40,000 11,000

Dec 2008

-22,000 -31,000 -126,000 40,000 -44,000 -30,000 -4,000

Jan 2009

-18,000 -52,000 -155,000 41,000 -34,000 -18,000 23,000

Feb 2009

-13,000 -48,000 -167,000 25,000 -29,000 -17,000 -3,000

Mar 2009

-14,000 -43,000 -140,000 7,000 -66,000 -28,000 -16,000

Apr 2009

-31,000 -57,000 -148,000 9,000 -71,000 -11,000 117,000

May 2009

-25,000 -26,000 -67,000 60,000 50,000 -3,000 -60,000

Jun 2009

-12,000 -23,000 -107,000 31,000 -30,000 3,000 -41,000

Jul 2009

-16,000 -14,000 -23,000 16,000 2,000 -4,000 -55,000

Aug 2009

-13,000 -25,000 -27,000 51,000 -32,000 -9,000 16,000

Sep 2009

2,000 -13,000 25,000 13,000 8,000 -6,000 -86,000

Oct 2009

-7,000 -15,000 6,000 48,000 -59,000 -20,000 73,000

Nov 2009

-10,000 2,000 59,000 28,000 -9,000 -9,000 9,000

Dec 2009

-8,000 -13,000 -1,000 32,000 -42,000 -4,000 -51,000

Jan 2010

-6,000 -10,000 45,000 19,000 -12,000 3,000 9,000

Feb 2010

0 -9,000 28,000 20,000 -5,000 -7,000 -15,000

Mar 2010

-19,000 -16,000 -9,000 55,000 16,000 13,000 42,000

Apr 2010

-4,000 5,000 79,000 7,000 36,000 6,000 51,000

May 2010

-6,000 -14,000 24,000 32,000 33,000 -5,000 427,000

Jun 2010

-6,000 -10,000 63,000 22,000 22,000 -15,000 -256,000

Jul 2010

1,000 -13,000 14,000 23,000 14,000 11,000 -171,000

Aug 2010

-2,000 0 44,000 37,000 33,000 -3,000 -149,000

Sep 2010

-5,000 7,000 27,000 -15,000 56,000 9,000 -173,000

Oct 2010

-2,000 -1,000 64,000 70,000 -10,000 25,000 50,000

Nov 2010

-7,000 -3,000 98,000 46,000 -1,000 -11,000 -10,000

Dec 2010

-7,000 4,000 68,000 18,000 31,000 -9,000 -21,000

Jan 2011

-5,000 -3,000 36,000 18,000 -8,000 -10,000 -8,000

Feb 2011

-3,000 -4,000 44,000 11,000 39,000 10,000 -43,000

Mar 2011

-1,000 5,000 84,000 13,000 59,000 -4,000 -23,000

Apr 2011

3,000 4,000 60,000 61,000 51,000 9,000 -8,000

May 2011

4,000 16,000 39,000 13,000 -5,000 4,000 -55,000

Jun 2011

5,000 -10,000 11,000 41,000 50,000 6,000 35,000

Jul 2011

-8,000 3,000 26,000 39,000 27,000 7,000 -115,000

Aug 2011

-43,000 4,000 60,000 35,000 25,000 17,000 -32,000

Sep 2011

44,000 -5,000 70,000 49,000 31,000 5,000 -34,000

Oct 2011

0 13,000 50,000 37,000 38,000 1,000 15,000

Nov 2011

-2,000 13,000 41,000 41,000 47,000 8,000 -27,000

Dec 2011

2,000 8,000 55,000 35,000 27,000 13,000 -17,000

Jan 2012

-14,000 8,000 98,000 43,000 60,000 12,000 -9,000

Feb 2012

14,000 8,000 60,000 81,000 43,000 0 -4,000

Mar 2012

1,000 25,000 32,000 39,000 61,000 7,000 2,000

Apr 2012

2,000 2,000 46,000 17,000 -2,000 -6,000 -15,000

May 2012

5,000 11,000 27,000 37,000 4,000 0 -15,000

Jun 2012

-10,000 1,000 50,000 0 7,000 7,000 15,000

Jul 2012

5,000 -2,000 56,000 27,000 32,000 10,000 -17,000

Aug 2012

-4,000 8,000 40,000 23,000 66,000 -2,000 16,000

Sep 2012

-6,000 13,000 20,000 57,000 64,000 11,000 1,000

Oct 2012

-2,000 6,000 60,000 20,000 12,000 3,000 -32,000

Nov 2012

8,000 8,000 36,000 6,000 27,000 5,000 -22,000

Dec 2012

-3,000 12,000 45,000 58,000 69,000 3,000 10,000

Jan 2013

-12,000 10,000 46,000 7,000 51,000 6,000 -13,000

Feb 2013

36,000 14,000 84,000 22,000 49,000 0 14,000

Mar 2013

2,000 6,000 63,000 39,000 30,000 -9,000 -15,000

Apr 2013

-2,000 13,000 63,000 49,000 39,000 5,000 -1,000

May 2013

14,000 13,000 63,000 16,000 48,000 14,000 -7,000

Jun 2013

-5,000 6,000 36,000 -6,000 57,000 10,000 -27,000

Jul 2013

16,000 16,000 52,000 11,000 41,000 4,000 -22,000

Aug 2013

-29,000 -3,000 37,000 67,000 38,000 11,000 27,000

Sep 2013

16,000 2,000 30,000 2,000 6,000 9,000 6,000

Oct 2013

11,000 5,000 36,000 13,000 52,000 7,000 -14,000

Nov 2013

9,000 2,000 51,000 43,000 51,000 3,000 11,000

Dec 2013

-5,000 3,000 -6,000 -2,000 17,000 14,000 -26,000

Jan 2014

-3,000 1,000 49,000 23,000 34,000 7,000 -10,000

Feb 2014

-5,000 16,000 61,000 28,000 18,000 1,000 10,000

Mar 2014

8,000 2,000 47,000 42,000 49,000 17,000 11,000

Apr 2014

-1,000 9,000 64,000 22,000 44,000 12,000 28,000

May 2014

-6,000 9,000 39,000 55,000 57,000 2,000 -2,000

Jun 2014

6,000 16,000 66,000 41,000 31,000 -4,000 39,000

Jul 2014

5,000 14,000 46,000 41,000 21,000 3,000 -12,000

Aug 2014

9,000 13,000 55,000 52,000 21,000 14,000 -13,000

Sep 2014

-2,000 14,000 51,000 50,000 36,000 -5,000 49,000

Oct 2014

-6,000 6,000 28,000 27,000 47,000 5,000 10,000

Nov 2014

3,000 19,000 65,000 50,000 38,000 13,000 7,000

Dec 2014

1,000 8,000 68,000 49,000 45,000 3,000 13,000

Jan 2015

1,000 20,000 10,000 54,000 23,000 4,000 7,000

Feb 2015

4,000 9,000 39,000 59,000 65,000 8,000 13,000

Mar 2015

-3,000 12,000 27,000 38,000 0 -2,000 -6,000

Apr 2015

10,000 7,000 69,000 77,000 21,000 9,000 10,000

May 2015

2,000 9,000 80,000 57,000 49,000 8,000 17,000

Jun 2015

4,000 19,000 76,000 55,000 30,000 -3,000 2,000

Jul 2015

5,000 20,000 46,000 58,000 36,000 12,000 32,000

Aug 2015

-3,000 13,000 35,000 62,000 33,000 -9,000 27,000

Sep 2015

13,000 3,000 40,000 55,000 50,000 4,000 -13,000

Oct 2015

5,000 11,000 91,000 78,000 53,000 11,000 -9,000

Nov 2015

-18,000 18,000 48,000 45,000 46,000 11,000 1,000

Dec 2015(p)

8,000 10,000 60,000 54,000 31,000 12,000 11,000

Jan 2016(p)

1,000 18,000 9,000 6,000 44,000 -5,000 -7,000
Footnotes:

(p) preliminary.

Retail trade added 58,000 jobs in January, following essentially no change in December. Employment rose in general merchandise stores, electronics and appliance stores, motor vehicle and parts dealers, and furniture and home furnishing stores. Employment in retail trade has increased by 301,000 over the past 12 months, with motor vehicle and parts dealers and general merchandise stores accounting for nearly half of the gain.

Leisure and hospitality employment increased 44,000 in January. Within this industry, employment in food services and drinking places rose 47,000. Over the year, employment in food services and drinking places has increased by 384,000 jobs.

Employment in education and health services changed little in January, increasing by 6,000. Private educational services lost 39,000 jobs in January due to larger than normal seasonal layoffs. Health care continued to add jobs, increasing 37,000 in January. Health care has added 470,000 jobs over the past 12 months, with about 40 percent of the growth occurring in hospitals. Employment in hospitals increased 24,000 in January, the largest over-the-month employment gain ever recorded in the industry.

Manufacturing added 29,000 jobs in January, following little employment change in 2015. Over the month, job gains occurred in food manufacturing, fabricated metal products, and furniture and related products.

Employment in transportation and warehousing decreased by 20,000 in January. Most of the loss occurred among couriers and messengers, reflecting larger than usual layoffs following strong seasonal hiring in the prior 2 months.

Employment in mining (which includes oil and gas extraction) continued to decline in January, decreasing by 7,000. Since reaching a peak in September 2014, employment in the industry has fallen by 146,000, or 17 percent.

These data are from the Current Employment Statistics program. Data for the most recent 2 months are preliminary. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation — January 2016" (HTML) (PDF). Charts and analysis of nonfarm employment data can be found in Current Employment Statistics Highlights: January 2016; for additional charts, see Graphics for Economic News Releases: The Employment Situation.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Payroll employment up 151,000 in January 2016 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2016/payroll-employment-up-151000-in-january-2016.htm (visited March 28, 2024).

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