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

Release for:        August 2018
Source:  U.S. Department of Labor
Level in thousands, seasonally adjusted
Industry                            Apr-18  May-18  Jun-18  Jul-18  Aug-18
Total nonfarm                        148455  148723  148931  149078  149279
Total private                        126130  126390  126582  126735  126939
Goods producing                       20568   20624   20660   20696   20722
Mining and logging                      730     733     740     740     746
 Logging                                 50      50      48      49      48
 Mining                                 680     683     692     691     697
  Oil and gas extraction                151     152     153     153     152
 Mining, except oil, gas                187     188     189     190     190
  Coal mining                            53      53      53      53      53
  Metal Ore Mining                       39      39      39      39      39
  Nonmetal Mineral Mining                95      96      97      97      98
 Support activities for mining          343     343     350     349     356
Construction                           7180    7210    7218    7236    7259
 Construction of buildings             1598    1599    1604    1609    1616
  Residential Building                  787     792     795     798     802
  Nonresidential Building               811     807     808     811     815
 Heavy and civil engineering           1005    1011    1015    1017    1016
 Specialty trade contractors           4577    4600    4599    4611    4626
  Residential Contractors              2013    2021    2019    2024    2032
  Nonresidential Contractors           2564    2579    2580    2587    2594
Manufacturing                         12658   12681   12702   12720   12717
Durable goods                          7905    7919    7938    7954    7950
 Wood products                          405     405     405     405     405
 Nonmetallic mineral products           421     418     419     419     419
 Primary metals                         381     380     383     381     382
 Fabricated metal products             1478    1482    1489    1492    1496
 Machinery                             1115    1122    1124    1128    1127
 Computer, electronic products         1062    1064    1066    1068    1067
  Computer, peripheral equipment        170     170     170     169     168
  Communications equipment               86      86      86      85      84
  Semiconductors, electronic            369     369     370     371     370
 Electronic instruments                 407     408     409     411     412
 Miscellaneous Computers, Electroni      32      32      32      32      32
 Electrical equipment, appliances       402     404     404     406     407
 Transportation equipment              1654    1654    1662    1665    1661
  Motor Vehicles, Parts                 962     955     960     957     952
 Furniture, related products            391     392     391     391     390
 Miscellaneous durables manufacturi     597     599     596     599     598
Nondurable goods                       4753    4762    4764    4766    4767
 Food manufacturing                    1632    1636    1639    1641    1640
 Textile mills                          112     112     112     112     113
 Textile product mills                  111     111     111     111     111
 Apparel                                118     117     115     115     115
 Paper, paper products                  374     374     375     376     377
 Printing, related activities           434     434     434     434     433
 Petroleum, coal products               116     116     117     117     117
 Chemicals                              828     829     832     831     836
 Plastics, rubber products              726     727     727     727     723
 Miscellaneous nondurables mfg          303     306     304     303     303
Private service providing            105562  105766  105922  106039  106217
Trade, transportation, utilities      27727   27779   27765   27783   27820
Wholesale trade                        5952    5961    5974    5985    6007
 Durable goods                         3008    3011    3018    3021    3035
 Nondurable goods                      2047    2051    2049    2053    2059
 Electronic markets agents,             897     899     907     911     914
Retail trade                          15928   15957   15915   15919   15914
 Motor vehicle, parts dealers          2026    2027    2031    2034    2039
  Automobile dealers                   1306    1306    1308    1309    1312
  Other mtr vehicle dealers             156     156     156     155     156
  Auto parts, accessories               564     566     567     570     571
 Furniture, home furnishings            483     483     482     482     480
 Electronics, appliance stores          499     501     498     498     497
 Building material, garden supply      1312    1313    1312    1311    1309
 Food and beverage stores              3097    3099    3089    3099    3102
 Health, personal care stores          1057    1057    1057    1054    1056
 Gasoline stations                      937     938     938     939     939
 Clothing, clothing accessories        1368    1376    1372    1379    1358
 Sporting goods, hobby, book,           597     600     594     564     573
 General merchandise stores            3128    3141    3117    3130    3127
 Department stores                     1169    1176    1170    1169    1160
 Gen merch, incl warehouse, dept       1959    1965    1947    1961    1967
 Miscellaneous store retailers          829     828     828     830     833
 Nonstore retailers                     595     595     596     599     602
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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