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Month-over-month payroll employment changes by sector in August

Public administration¹ Accommodation and food services¹ Information and cultural industries¹ Construction¹ Retail trade¹ Wholesale trade¹ Administrative and support services¹ Other services (except public administration)¹ Real estate and rental and leasing¹ Professional, scientific and technical services Management of companies and enterprises¹ Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction Transportation and warehousing Forestry, logging and support Utilities Arts, entertainment and recreation Manufacturing Educational services Health care and social assistance Finance and insurance -25,000 -20,000 -15,000 -10,000 -5,000 0 5,000 monthly change in payroll employment
1.
Payroll employment changes are statistically significant.
Source(s):
Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (2612), table 14-10-0220-01.

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Month-over-month payroll employment changes by sector in August
  monthly change in payroll employment
Public administration¹ -22,293
Accommodation and food services¹ -6,795
Information and cultural industries¹ -5,044
Construction¹ -4,509
Retail trade¹ -4,419
Wholesale trade¹ -2,938
Administrative and support services¹ -1,831
Other services (except public administration)¹ -1,661
Real estate and rental and leasing¹ -1,393
Professional, scientific and technical services -1,025
Management of companies and enterprises¹ -809
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction -635
Transportation and warehousing -368
Forestry, logging and support -247
Utilities 491
Arts, entertainment and recreation 858
Manufacturing 1,417
Educational services 1,513
Health care and social assistance 2,017
Finance and insurance 2,414
1.
Payroll employment changes are statistically significant.
Source(s):
Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (2612), table 14-10-0220-01.
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