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Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 315,000 in August 2022 and by 5.8 million over the past 12 months, as the labor market continued to recover from the job losses of the pandemic-induced recession. In August 2022, total nonfarm employment was 240,000 higher than its pre-pandemic level in February 2020. Professional and business services added 68,000 jobs in August. Over the past 12 months, professional and business services added 1.1 million jobs. Employment in financial activities rose by 17,000 in August and by 200,000 over the year.
Change in total nonfarm employment by industry, February 2020 to August 2022
Industry
1-month change
12-month change
Change since Feb. 2020
Mining and logging
7,000
67,000
-45,000
Construction
16,000
311,000
84,000
Manufacturing
22,000
461,000
67,000
Wholesale trade
15,100
197,000
3,400
Retail trade
44,000
422,300
259,500
Transportation and warehousing
4,800
409,700
748,200
Utilities
600
1,800
-5,500
Information
7,000
166,000
129,000
Financial Activities
17,000
200,000
111,000
Professional and business services
68,000
1,132,000
1,048,000
Education and health services
68,000
816,000
-54,000
Leisure and hospitality
31,000
1,315,000
-1,215,000
Other services
7,000
203,000
-246,000
Government
7,000
138,000
-645,000
Retail trade added 44,000 jobs in August and 422,000 jobs over the past 12 months. Employment in wholesale trade increased by 15,000 in August, returning to its February 2020 level. This industry added 197,000 jobs over the year.
Employment in leisure and hospitality changed little in August (+31,000), following average monthly gains of 90,000 in the first 7 months of the year. Employment in leisure and hospitality is below its February 2020 level by 1.2 million.
In August, employment showed little change in other major industries, including construction, transportation and warehousing, information, other services, and government.
United States Department of Labor
