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Gross job gains exceed gross job losses by 476,000 in second quarter of 2017
January 30, 2018
The service-providing industries experienced a net job increase of 359,000 jobs in the second quarter of 2017. Within service-providing industries, professional and business services had the largest over-the-quarter net job increase, with a gain of 106,000 jobs.
Private sector gross job gains and losses by industry, seasonally adjusted, second quarter 2017
Industry
Gross job gains
Gross job losses
Net employment change
Total private
7,604,000
7,128,000
476,000
Professional and business services
1,437,000
1,331,000
106,000
Education and health services
983,000
901,000
82,000
Manufacturing
444,000
385,000
59,000
Financial activities
390,000
343,000
47,000
Construction
680,000
634,000
46,000
Wholesale trade
282,000
246,000
36,000
Other services
306,000
281,000
25,000
Transportation and warehousing
266,000
253,000
13,000
Natural resources and mining
270,000
258,000
12,000
Leisure and hospitality
1,333,000
1,324,000
9,000
Utilities
12,000
13,000
-1,000
Retail trade
920,000
924,000
-4,000
Information
157,000
191,000
-34,000
The net job increase in professional and business services in the second quarter of 2017 was the result of 1.4 million gross job gains and 1.3 million gross job losses. The information industry had the largest net job decrease over the quarter, with a loss of 34,000 jobs.
The goods-producing industries experienced a net job increase of 117,000 jobs in the second quarter of 2017. Of the goods-producing industries, manufacturing added 59,000 jobs, construction added 46,000 jobs, and natural resources and mining added 12,000 jobs.
These data are from the Business Employment Dynamics program. To learn more, see "Business Employment Dynamics — Second Quarter 2017" (HTML) (PDF). Net employment change is the difference between the number of gross job gains and gross job losses.
United States Department of Labor
