US Data: Employment - Nonfarm Payrolls, Changes -1->

Release for:        December 2018

Source:  U.S. Department of Labor

Level change in thousands, seasonally adjusted

Calculations by Market News International

Industry                             Aug-18  Sep-18  Oct-18  Nov-18  Dec-18

Total nonfarm                           286     119     274     176     312

Total private                           267     117     281     173     301

Goods producing                          49      37      64      27      74

Mining and logging                        7       3       4       0       4

 Logging                                 -1      -1       0      -1       1

 Mining                                   8       4       4       0       4

  Oil and gas extraction                  0       0       1       1       0

 Mining, except oil, gas                  1      -1       1       0       1

  Coal mining                             0       0       0       0       1

  Metal Ore Mining                        0       0       0       0       0

  Nonmetal Mineral Mining                 1       0       1       0       0

 Support activities for mining            6       5       2      -1       3

Construction                             31      15      31       0      38

 Construction of buildings                8       2       3       5       8

  Residential Building                    5       0       4       6       5

  Nonresidential Building                 3       2      -1      -1       3

 Heavy and civil engineering

  construction                            4       3       9       3      16

 Specialty trade contractors             19      11      19      -8      13

  Residential Contractors                10       3       7      -2      -3

  Nonresidential Contractors              8       8      12      -6      16

Manufacturing                            11      19      29      27      32

Durable goods                            11      15      19      14      19

 Wood products                            0       2      -1       0      -1

 Nonmetallic mineral products             0       2       1       1       1

 Primary metals                           1       1      -1       3       1

 Fabricated metal products                3       1       3      -1       7

 Machinery                                0       2       3       3       3

 Computer, electronic products           -1       2       2       2       4

  Computer, peripheral equipment         -1       1       0       0       0

  Communications equipment                0       0       0       0       0

  Semiconductors, electronic

   components                            -1       0       0       1       1

 Electronic instruments                   1       0       2       1       3

 Miscellaneous Computers, Electroni       0       0       0       0       0

 Electrical equipment, appliances         1       2       0       2       0

 Transportation equipment                 7       4      10       5       4

  Motor Vehicles, Parts                   3       1       6      -1       2

 Furniture, related products             -2       1       0       0      -1

 Miscellaneous durables manufacturi       2       0       2      -1       0

Nondurable goods                          0       4      10      13      13

 Food manufacturing                      -3       3       6       4       4

 Textile mills                            1      -1      -1       1       0

 Textile product mills                    0       0       0       0       1

 Apparel                                 -1      -2       1      -1       0

 Paper, paper products                    2       2      -1       0       2

 Printing, related activities            -1       0      -1      -1      -1

 Petroleum, coal products                 0       0       0      -1       1

 Chemicals                                3       2       1       6      -1

 Plastics, rubber products               -1       1       3       3       2

 Miscellaneous nondurables mfg            0      -2       3       2       6

Private service providing               218      80     217     146     227

Trade, transportation, utilities         54       1      24      68      34

Wholesale trade                          21       3       6       9       8

 Durable goods                           13       3       5       7       5

 Nondurable goods                         5      -2       0       2       2

 Electronic markets agents,

  brokers                                 2       2       0       0       2

Retail trade                              9     -27       0      29      24

 Motor vehicle, parts dealers             3       1       7      -4       7

  Automobile dealers                      2       0       2      -1       6

  Other mtr vehicle dealers               1       1       1      -1       0

  Auto parts, accessories                 0       0       4      -1       1

 Furniture, home furnishings             -1       2       3       0       3

 Electronics, appliance stores           -2      -6      -1     -11       0

 Building material, garden supply

  stores                                 -3      -3       0       0       1

 Food and beverage stores                 3      -1       6       6       4

 Health, personal care stores             5       1       0       3       0

 Gasoline stations                        0       2       0       2       1

 Clothing, clothing accessories

  stores                                -21      -5       2      -4       0

 Sporting goods, hobby, book,

  and music stores                        7      -9      -8     -13      -9

 General merchandise stores              16      -4      -2      37      15

 Department stores                        5      -3       4      10       8

 Gen merch, incl warehouse, dept         12      -1      -6      27       7

 Miscellaneous store retailers            1      -4      -5      11       3

 Nonstore retailers                       2       0      -1       1      -1

  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **

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