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Job gains continued in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, retail trade, and manufacturing in March 2022. Employment in leisure and hospitality increased by 112,000. Within leisure and hospitality, job growth occurred in food services and drinking places and accommodation. Employment in leisure and hospitality is down by 1.5 million since February 2020.
1-month change in employment, by industry, March 2022
Industry
1-month change
Total nonfarm
431,000
Mining and logging
3,000
Government
5,000
Other services
13,000
Financial activities
16,000
Information
16,000
Construction
19,000
Manufacturing
38,000
Education and health services
53,000
Trade, transportation, and utilities
54,000
Professional and business services
102,000
Leisure and hospitality
112,000
Note: Data are preliminary.
Professional and business services added 102,000 jobs in March. Within this industry, job gains occurred in services to buildings and dwellings, accounting and bookkeeping services, and management and technical consulting services. Employment in professional and business services is 723,000 higher than in February 2020.
Employment in retail trade increased by 49,000 in March, with gains in general merchandise stores and food and beverage stores. Health and personal care stores lost jobs. Retail trade employment is 278,000 above its February 2020 level.
Manufacturing added 38,000 jobs in March. Employment in durable goods industries rose, with gains in transportation equipment and electrical equipment and appliances. Since February 2020, manufacturing employment is down by 128,000.
Employment in construction continued to trend up in March and has returned to its February 2020 level.
Health care employment changed little in March 2022, after a large increase in the prior month. Employment in the industry is down by 298,000 since February 2020.
Employment showed little change over the month in mining, wholesale trade, information, other services, and government.
1-month change in employment, by industry, January 2020–March 2022
Month
Total nonfarm
Mining and logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Information
Jan 2020
339,000
-9,000
48,000
-11,000
41,000
3,000
Feb 2020
376,000
2,000
47,000
1,000
-10,000
6,000
Mar 2020
-1,498,000
-13,000
-75,000
-68,000
-112,000
-5,000
Apr 2020
-20,493,000
-58,000
-1,033,000
-1,294,000
-3,047,000
-256,000
May 2020
2,642,000
-20,000
491,000
233,000
380,000
-36,000
Jun 2020
4,505,000
-14,000
159,000
334,000
977,000
18,000
Jul 2020
1,388,000
-11,000
32,000
35,000
292,000
-7,000
Aug 2020
1,665,000
-7,000
24,000
25,000
403,000
23,000
Sep 2020
919,000
-2,000
21,000
45,000
105,000
58,000
Oct 2020
647,000
-5,000
52,000
27,000
146,000
0
Nov 2020
333,000
-2,000
18,000
35,000
89,000
8,000
Dec 2020
-115,000
0
44,000
33,000
93,000
13,000
Jan 2021
520,000
-8,000
3,000
-6,000
121,000
26,000
Feb 2021
710,000
-4,000
-52,000
38,000
124,000
13,000
Mar 2021
704,000
9,000
100,000
46,000
100,000
10,000
Apr 2021
263,000
3,000
-15,000
-28,000
24,000
20,000
May 2021
447,000
6,000
-12,000
28,000
11,000
15,000
Jun 2021
557,000
6,000
-3,000
20,000
123,000
17,000
Jul 2021
689,000
3,000
17,000
62,000
74,000
21,000
Aug 2021
517,000
5,000
2,000
41,000
72,000
25,000
Sep 2021
424,000
2,000
30,000
22,000
100,000
8,000
Oct 2021
677,000
2,000
28,000
53,000
106,000
12,000
Nov 2021
647,000
4,000
47,000
48,000
71,000
18,000
Dec 2021
588,000
8,000
44,000
41,000
79,000
9,000
Jan 2022
504,000
0
6,000
26,000
188,000
5,000
Feb 2022
750,000
7,000
57,000
38,000
199,000
-5,000
Mar 2022
431,000
3,000
19,000
38,000
54,000
16,000
1-month change in employment, by industry, January 2020–March 2022 (continued)
Month
Financial activities
Professional and business services
Education and health services
Leisure and hospitality
Other services
Government
Jan 2020
16,000
-25,000
94,000
110,000
19,000
53,000
Feb 2020
33,000
22,000
67,000
102,000
11,000
95,000
Mar 2020
-19,000
-85,000
-238,000
-738,000
-91,000
-54,000
Apr 2020
-261,000
-2,217,000
-2,601,000
-7,465,000
-1,340,000
-921,000
May 2020
17,000
203,000
390,000
1,231,000
236,000
-483,000
Jun 2020
16,000
357,000
550,000
1,780,000
333,000
-5,000
Jul 2020
0
185,000
190,000
441,000
136,000
95,000
Aug 2020
24,000
190,000
199,000
281,000
51,000
452,000
Sep 2020
28,000
128,000
96,000
433,000
47,000
-40,000
Oct 2020
21,000
220,000
93,000
233,000
12,000
-152,000
Nov 2020
13,000
151,000
69,000
30,000
-5,000
-73,000
Dec 2020
12,000
164,000
4,000
-460,000
-11,000
-7,000
Jan 2021
11,000
111,000
28,000
128,000
9,000
97,000
Feb 2021
-8,000
102,000
76,000
393,000
11,000
17,000
Mar 2021
9,000
119,000
87,000
153,000
17,000
54,000
Apr 2021
14,000
-78,000
41,000
208,000
23,000
51,000
May 2021
0
80,000
38,000
199,000
16,000
66,000
Jun 2021
-2,000
61,000
20,000
224,000
42,000
49,000
Jul 2021
27,000
142,000
59,000
197,000
36,000
51,000
Aug 2021
9,000
83,000
29,000
202,000
29,000
20,000
Sep 2021
13,000
74,000
9,000
134,000
17,000
15,000
Oct 2021
23,000
236,000
68,000
141,000
25,000
-17,000
Nov 2021
32,000
111,000
69,000
191,000
36,000
20,000
Dec 2021
14,000
91,000
65,000
186,000
24,000
27,000
Jan 2022
2,000
88,000
33,000
138,000
6,000
12,000
Feb 2022
30,000
105,000
117,000
154,000
37,000
11,000
Mar 2022
16,000
102,000
53,000
112,000
13,000
5,000
Note: Data for the most recent two months are preliminary.
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 431,000 in March 2022. Overall job growth averaged 562,000 per month in the first quarter of 2022, the same as the average monthly gain for 2021. However, total employment is down by 1.6 million from its pre-pandemic level in February 2020.
United States Department of Labor
