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Nonfarm employment rose by 2.4 million from July 2015 to July 2016, a gain of 1.7 percent. Employment in the private sector rose by 2.3 million over the year. The largest job gains over the year were in education and health services (639,000), professional and business services (550,000), and leisure and hospitality (421,000). Mining and logging lost 130,000 jobs over the year, and manufacturing employment was down 31,000 jobs. Employment in federal, state, and local government rose by 154,000 from July 2015 to July 2016.
Industry | Over-the-year change in employment | Average hourly earnings | Employment level |
---|---|---|---|
Total private |
2,293,000 | $25.69 | 122,272,000 |
Mining and logging |
-130,000 | 31.94 | 682,000 |
Construction |
215,000 | 28.20 | 6,652,000 |
Manufacturing |
-31,000 | 26.00 | 12,305,000 |
Wholesale trade |
46,100 | 29.65 | 5,922,000 |
Retail trade |
289,300 | 17.87 | 15,960,000 |
Transportation and warehousing |
38,400 | 23.33 | 4,895,400 |
Utilities |
5,900 | 38.50 | 565,600 |
Information |
27,000 | 36.54 | 2,783,000 |
Financial activities |
162,000 | 32.47 | 8,299,000 |
Professional and business services |
550,000 | 30.88 | 20,257,000 |
Education and health services |
639,000 | 25.70 | 22,714,000 |
Leisure and hospitality |
421,000 | 14.92 | 15,546,000 |
Other services |
60,000 | 22.88 | 5,691,000 |
Average hourly earnings for all employees in the private sector were $25.69 in July 2016. That was about the same as the average for education and health services ($25.70). Average hourly earnings in professional and business services were $30.88, while average earnings in leisure and hospitality were $14.92. Average hourly earnings in mining and logging were $31.94 in July, while those in manufacturing were $26.00.
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics program. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation — July 2016" (HTML) (PDF). All data in this article are preliminary. More charts and analysis of nonfarm employment data are in Current Employment Statistics Highlights: July 2016; for additional charts, see Graphics for Economic News Releases: The Employment Situation.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Nonfarm employment rises 2.4 million from July 2015 to July 2016 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2016/nonfarm-employment-rises-2-point-4-million-from-july-2015-to-july-2016.htm (visited December 03, 2024).