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

Release for:        February 2019

Source:  U.S. Department of Labor

Level change in thousands, seasonally adjusted

Calculations by Market News International

Industry                             Oct-18  Nov-18  Dec-18  Jan-19  Feb-19

Total nonfarm                           277     196     227     311      20

Total private                           285     200     224     308      25

Goods producing                          60      29      40      81     -32

Mining and logging                        6      -3       4       7      -5

 Logging                                  0      -1       1       1      -2

 Mining                                   6      -3       4       6      -3

  Oil and gas extraction                  1       1       0       2       1

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

  Coal mining                             0       0       0       0       0

  Metal Ore Mining                        0      -1       0       0       0

  Nonmetal Mineral Mining                 1       0       0       1       0

 Support activities for mining            4      -4       3       4      -4

Construction                             25       5      16      53     -31

 Construction of buildings                1       7       2       7      -5

  Residential Building                    3       8       3       8      -2

  Nonresidential Building                -2      -2      -1      -1      -3

 Heavy and civil engineering

  construction                            5       0       4      11     -13

 Specialty trade contractors             20      -2      11      36     -14

  Residential Contractors                12      -4      -4      15      -9

  Nonresidential Contractors              8       2      14      22      -4

Manufacturing                            29      27      20      21       4

Durable goods                            19      16      14      23       5

 Wood products                            1       0      -3       3       2

 Nonmetallic mineral products             1       1       0       3      -3

 Primary metals                          -1       3       1       1       1

 Fabricated metal products               -1       0       5       4      -3

 Machinery                                3       4       2       3       3

 Computer, electronic products            2       4       4       4       3

  Computer, peripheral equipment          1       1       0       2       1

  Communications equipment                0       1       1      -1       0

  Semiconductors, electronic

   components                             0       2       1       3       1

 Electronic instruments                   1       1       2       1       0

 Miscellaneous Computers, Electroni       0       0       1      -1       0

 Electrical equipment, appliances         1       2       0       0       0

 Transportation equipment                10       4       3       3       4

  Motor Vehicles, Parts                   7      -2       1       0       1

 Furniture, related products              0       1       0       0       0

 Miscellaneous durables manufacturi       4      -1       2       1       0

Nondurable goods                         10      11       6      -2      -1

 Food manufacturing                       7       2       2       1       0

 Textile mills                           -1       1       0      -1       0

 Textile product mills                    0       0       0      -1       0

 Apparel                                  0      -1      -1       1      -3

 Paper, paper products                    0       0       2      -1       0

 Printing, related activities            -1      -1      -2      -1      -1

 Petroleum, coal products                 0       0       2       0       1

 Chemicals                                1       7       0       0       6

 Plastics, rubber products                3       3       2      -1       0

 Miscellaneous nondurables mfg            1       2       2       0      -3

Private service providing               225     171     184     227      57

Trade, transportation, utilities         23      68       5      54       2

Wholesale trade                           7      11      13      10      11

 Durable goods                            7       7       9       7       8

 Nondurable goods                         1       4       3       0       2

 Electronic markets agents,

  brokers                                -1       0       0       3       2

Retail trade                            -10      33      -6      14      -6

 Motor vehicle, parts dealers             6      -4       6       1       3

  Automobile dealers                      0      -2       4      -1       2

  Other mtr vehicle dealers               1      -1       1       1      -1

  Auto parts, accessories                 4      -1       1       1       2

 Furniture, home furnishings              2       0       1       3      -2

 Electronics, appliance stores           -4     -14       5      -2       2

 Building material, garden supply

  stores                                 -1      -1       1       1       3

 Food and beverage stores                 5      10       9       2       4

 Health, personal care stores             0       4      -3      -3     -12

 Gasoline stations                        0       5       3       5      -2

 Clothing, clothing accessories

  stores                                 -8      -1      -4       4       0

 Sporting goods, hobby, book,

  and music stores                       -4     -14      -4      16       0

 General merchandise stores              -3      34     -23     -10      -3

 Department stores                        1      11     -15       0      -9

 Gen merch, incl warehouse, dept         -4      23      -8     -10       6

 Miscellaneous store retailers           -2      13       3      -4      -1

 Nonstore retailers                      -1       1      -1       1       1

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

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