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Total nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 103,000 in March 2018, following a large gain in February (+326,000). In March, employment grew in manufacturing, health care, and mining.
Employment in manufacturing rose by 22,000 in March. Employment in fabricated metal products increased over the month (+9,000). Over the year, manufacturing has added 232,000 jobs.
Employment change by industry, March 2018, seasonally adjusted
Industry
1-month net change
12-month net change
Mining and logging
8,000
62,000
Construction
-15,000
228,000
Manufacturing
22,000
232,000
Wholesale trade
11,400
85,600
Retail trade
-4,400
56,500
Transportation and warehousing
9,800
149,700
Utilities
4,000
3,000
Information
2,000
-49,000
Financial activities
2,000
136,000
Professional and business services
33,000
502,000
Education and health services
25,000
443,000
Leisure and hospitality
5,000
312,000
Other services
-1,000
88,000
Government
1,000
12,000
In March, health care added 22,000 jobs, about in line with its average monthly gain over the prior 12 months. Employment continued to trend up over the month in ambulatory health care services (+16,000) and hospitals (+10,000).
Employment in mining and logging increased by 8,000 in March, with gains occurring in support activities for mining (+6,000) and in oil and gas extraction (+2,000).
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics program. Data for the most recent 2 months are preliminary. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation — March 2018" (HTML) (PDF). We also have more charts on nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings.
United States Department of Labor
