Sector or Industry Total Jobs (thousands) Change from 12 months ago Change 12 Months%
By Daniel at 17 December, 2008, 9:35 am
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Total private 113,623.0 -2,136.0 -1.845%
Total nonfarm 136,167.0 -1,870.0 -1.355%
Goods-producing 20,920.0 -1,129.0 -5.120%
Private service-providing 92,703.0 -1,007.0 -1.075%
Service-providing 115,247.0 -741.0 -0.639%
Trade, transportation, and utilities 25,977.0 -716.0 -2.682%
Manufacturing 13,168.0 -626.0 -4.538%
Construction 6,952.0 -568.0 -7.553%
Manufacturing PRODUCTION WORKERS 9,383.0 -561.0 -5.642%
Professional and business services - Administrative and support services 7,549.1 -532.3 -6.587%
Professional and business services - Administrative and waste services 7,919.9 -524.2 -6.208%
Professional and business services - Employment services 3,072.3 -491.6 -13.794%
Professional and business services 17,590.0 -489.0 -2.705%
Manufacturing - Durable goods - ALL EMPLOYEES 8,287.0 -476.0 -5.432%
Retail trade 15,045.6 -467.5 -3.014%
Manufacturing - Durable goods - PRODUCTION WORKERS 5,783.0 -459.0 -7.353%
Professional and business services - Temporary help services 2,185.2 -398.5 -15.424%
Construction - Specialty trade contractors 4,471.8 -333.0 -6.931%
Construction - Residential specialty trade contractors 1,992.3 -234.4 -10.527%
Construction - Construction of buildings 1,557.9 -158.5 -9.234%
Manufacturing - Transportation equipment 1,540.1 -153.4 -9.058%
Manufacturing - Nondurable goods - ALL EMPLOYEES 4,881.0 -150.0 -2.982%
Financial activities 8,110.0 -150.0 -1.816%
Manufacturing - Motor vehicles and parts 827.7 -145.0 -14.907%
Leisure and hospitality 13,486.0 -142.0 -1.042%
Transportation and warehousing 4,417.3 -131.7 -2.895%
Retail trade - Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1,784.8 -126.2 -6.604%
Wholesale trade 5,949.9 -125.1 -2.059%
Retail trade - Automobile dealers 1,129.4 -115.5 -9.278%
Leisure and hospitality - Accommodation 1,761.2 -109.1 -5.833%
Leisure and hospitality - Accommodation and food services 11,518.7 -108.1 -0.930%
Wholesale trade - Durable goods 3,044.9 -107.5 -3.410%
Construction - Residential building 809.2 -104.1 -11.398%
Manufacturing - Nondurable goods - PRODUCTION WORKERS 3,600.0 -102.0 -2.755%
Construction - Nonresidential specialty trade contractors 2,479.5 -98.6 -3.825%
Financial activities - Finance and insurance 6,023.8 -91.7 -1.499%
Retail trade - Department stores 1,472.5 -88.1 -5.645%
Financial activities - Monetary authorities - Credit intermediation and related activities 2,755.2 -79.1 -2.791%
Construction - Heavy and civil engineering construction 922.3 -76.7 -7.678%
Manufacturing - Fabricated metal products 1,495.7 -69.9 -4.465%
Information 2,953.0 -69.0 -2.283%
Retail trade - Clothing and clothing accessories stores 1,459.8 -64.7 -4.244%
Manufacturing - Wood products 446.1 -62.9 -12.358%
Manufacturing - Furniture and related products 465.4 -61.6 -11.689%
Transportation and warehousing -Truck transportation 1,369.3 -59.4 -4.158%
Financial activities - Real estate and rental and leasing 2,086.4 -58.3 -2.718%
Retail trade - Building material and garden supply stores 1,224.5 -55.4 -4.328%
Construction - Nonresidential building 748.7 -54.4 -6.774%
Retail trade - General merchandise stores 2,915.2 -53.0 -1.786%
Government - U.S. Postal Service 709.7 -52.0 -6.827%
Manufacturing - Plastics and rubber products 700.0 -43.0 -5.787%
Other services - Repair and maintenance 1,217.7 -40.3 -3.203%
Retail trade - Furniture and home furnishings stores 547.0 -37.9 -6.480%
Manufacturing - Printing and related support activities 584.9 -37.1 -5.965%
Information - Publishing industries, except Internet 856.0 -36.2 -4.057%
Manufacturing - Nonmetallic mineral products 463.6 -35.9 -7.187%
Professional and business services - Management of companies and enterprises 1,814.8 -35.2 -1.903%
Financial activities - Rental and leasing services 603.0 -34.4 -5.397%
Leisure and hospitality - Arts, entertainment, and recreation 1,967.6 -33.8 -1.689%
Manufacturing - Computer and electronic products 1,232.6 -27.9 -2.213%
Leisure and hospitality - Amusements, gambling, and recreation 1,417.0 -26.4 -1.829%
Wholesale trade - Nondurable goods 2,060.8 -25.8 -1.236%
Financial activities - Real estate 1,451.6 -25.5 -1.726%
Information - Telecommunications 1,001.2 -25.2 -2.455%
Retail trade - sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores 639.0 -25.0 -3.765%
Retail trade - Gasoline stations 834.5 -24.6 -2.863%
Financial activities - Monetary authorities - Depository credit intermediation 1,799.9 -23.5 -1.289%
Manufacturing - Textile mills 142.0 -22.9 -13.887%
Retail trade - Health and personal care stores 976.9 -21.7 -2.173%
Manufacturing - Semiconductors and electronic components 415.4 -21.6 -4.943%
Retail trade - Electronics and appliance stores 521.0 -21.6 -3.981%
Professional and business services - Services to buildings and dwellings 1,841.9 -19.2 -1.032%
Manufacturing - Primary metals 434.1 -18.5 -4.087%
Manufacturing - Apparel 188.1 -18.3 -8.866%
Manufacturing - Machinery 1,171.9 -18.0 -1.513%
Transportation and warehousing - Air transportation 485.3 -17.7 -3.519%
Retail trade - Miscellaneous store retailers 850.8 -17.5 -2.015%
Transportation and warehousing - Couriers and messengers 568.2 -16.2 -2.772%
Manufacturing - Miscellaneous manufacturing 624.9 -13.9 -2.176%
Manufacturing - Electrical equipment and appliances 412.8 -13.8 -3.235%
Transportation and warehousing - Warehousing and storage 648.3 -13.6 -2.055%
Financial activities - Monetary authorities - Securities, commodity contracts, investments 843.3 -13.6 -1.587%
Financial activities - Monetary authorities - Commercial banking 1,331.5 -13.2 -0.982%
Manufacturing - Paper and paper products 446.0 -12.6 -2.747%
Retail trade - Food and beverage stores 2,859.9 -12.0 -0.418%
Professional and business services - Legal services 1,163.5 -11.7 -0.996%
Professional and business services - Business support services 787.2 -11.7 -1.465%
Professional and business services - Architectural and engineering services 1,442.3 -11.6 -0.798%
Manufacturing - Textile product mills 145.8 -11.4 -7.252%
Manufacturing - Chemicals 851.0 -9.5 -1.104%
Transportation and warehousing - Support activities for transportation 581.1 -8.1 -1.375%
Retail trade - Nonstore retailers 432.2 -7.9 -1.795%
Information - Data processing, hosting and related services 265.2 -7.4 -2.715%
Information - Broadcasting, except Internet 318.1 -6.9 -2.123%
Transportation and warehousing - Transit and ground passenger transportation 405.0 -6.5 -1.580%
Transportation and warehousing - Water transportation 58.7 -6.3 -9.692%
Leisure and hospitality - Performing arts and spectator sports 420.9 -5.5 -1.290%
Professional and business services - Accounting and bookkeeping services 974.5 -4.9 -0.500%
Transportation and warehousing - Rail transportation 229.9 -3.9 -1.668%
Manufacturing - Beverages and tobacco products 190.5 -3.8 -1.956%
Transportation and warehousing - Scenic and sightseeing transportation 27.3 -3.6 -11.650%
Leisure and hospitality - Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks 129.7 -1.9 -1.444%
Manufacturing - Computer and peripheral equipment 183.7 -1.8 -0.970%
Manufacturing - Electronic instruments 441.2 -1.8 -0.406%
Other services - Personal and laundry services 1,308.8 -0.9 -0.069%
Manufacturing - Leather and allied products 34.0 -0.1 -0.293%
Financial activities - Monetary authorities - central bank 20.7 0.0 0.000%
Financial activities - Monetary authorities - Insurance carriers and related activities 2,315.9 0.3 0.013%
Financial activities - Monetary authorities - Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles 88.7 0.7 0.795%
Natural resources and mining - Logging 60.8 0.9 1.503%
Leisure and hospitality - Food services and drinking places 9,757.5 1.0 0.010%
Financial activities - Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets 31.8 1.6 5.298%
Manufacturing - Communications equipment 131.3 1.8 1.390%
Manufacturing - Petroleum and coal products 114.8 2.7 2.409%
Information - Motion picture and sound recording industries 379.2 2.9 0.771%
Education and health services - Nursing care facilities 1,609.2 3.3 0.205%
Information - Other information services 132.9 3.4 2.625%
Transportation and warehousing - Pipeline transportation 44.2 3.6 8.867%
Manufacturing - Food manufacturing 1,484.2 6.3 0.426%
Natural resources and mining - Coal mining 86.1 7.4 9.403%
Other services 5,514.0 8.0 0.145%
Professional and business services - Waste management and remediation services 370.8 8.1 2.233%
Wholesale trade - Electronic markets and agents and brokers 844.2 8.2 0.981%
Utilities 563.8 8.3 1.494%
Education and health services - Child day care services 865.0 8.3 0.969%
Natural resources and mining - Mining, except oil and gas 234.9 8.9 3.938%
Education and health services - Outpatient care centers 524.5 13.5 2.642%
Natural resources and mining - Oil and gas extraction 167.0 14.7 9.652%
Government - State government, excluding education 2,832.2 15.7 …
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