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Payroll employment increased by 916,000 in March 2021
April 06, 2021
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 916,000 in March 2021. Job growth in March was widespread, with the largest gains occurring in leisure and hospitality and construction. Average weekly earnings for the private sector were $1,045.60 in March 2021.
Employment and average weekly earnings by industry for all private nonfarm employees, March 2021
Industry
Over-the-month-change in employment
Average weekly earnings
Employment level
Total private
780,000
$1,045.60
122,507,000
Mining and logging
20,000
1,563.62
610,000
Construction
110,000
1,273.54
7,466,000
Manufacturing
53,000
1,180.58
12,284,000
Wholesale trade
23,700
1,291.68
5,661,300
Retail trade
22,500
658.21
15,228,800
Transportation and warehousing
47,500
1,005.26
5,757,000
Utilities
300
1,887.05
539,600
Information
-2,000
1,631.22
2,673,000
Financial activities
16,000
1,495.56
8,788,000
Professional and business services
66,000
1,318.18
20,784,000
Education and health services
101,000
974.61
23,393,000
Leisure and hospitality
280,000
459.42
13,781,000
Other services
42,000
876.85
5,541,000
Employment in leisure and hospitality increased by 280,000 in March 2021, as pandemic-related restrictions eased in many parts of the country; the average weekly earnings in this industry were $459.42. Construction added 110,000 jobs in March, following job losses in the previous month (−56,000) that were likely weather related; the average weekly earnings in this industry were $1,273.54.
United States Department of Labor
