US payrolls change by industry Nov 2013

This post first appeared on FloatingPath

The job gains this month were fairly well spread across industries.

  • Mining and Logging: +0k payrolls compared to +3k last month.
  • Construction: +17k payrolls compared to +12k last month.
  • Manufacturing: +27k payrolls compared to +16k last month.
  • Wholesale Trade: +6.8k payrolls compared to -8.1k last month.
  • Retail Trade: +22.3k payrolls compared to +45.8k last month.
  • Transportation: +30.5k payrolls compared to +3.1k last month.
  • Information Services: -1k payrolls compared to +4k last month.
  • Financial Activities: -3k payrolls compared to +7k last month.
  • Professional Services: +35k payrolls compared to +38k last month.
  • Education: +40k payrolls compared to +40k last month.
  • Leisure and Hospitality: +17k payrolls compared to +49k last month.
  • Other Services: +4k payrolls compared to +4k last month.
  • Government: +7k payrolls compared to -14k last month.

Here’s the cumulative changes in payrolls by industry since July 2007. You can see Professional Services has added more jobs than any other sector during this period, followed closely by the Leisure and Hospitality sector.



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