Employment and Earnings
September 7, 2016
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July 2016
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 255,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.9 percent.
Employment increased in professional and business services, health care, and financial activities. Employment in mining continued to trend down.
| Industry | This Month (July) |
Last Month (June) |
% Change |
| Total Private Sector | 122,272 | 122,055 | 0.2% |
| Manufacturing | 12,305 | 12,296 | 0.1% |
| Transportation/Warehousing | 4,895.4 | 4,883.7 | 0.2% |
| Industry | This Month |
Last Year | % Change |
| Total Private Sector | $21.59 | $21.05 | 2.5% |
| Manufacturing | $20.47 | $19.96 | 2.5% |
| Transportation/Warehousing | $21.00 | $20.79 | 1.0% |
| Industry | This Month |
Last Year | % Change |
| Total Private Sector | $21.59 | $21.05 | 2.5% |
| Manufacturing | $20.47 | $19.96 | 2.5% |
| Transportation/Warehousing | $21.00 | $20.79 | 1.0% |
| Industry (in Thousands) | June 2016 | June 2017 | % Point Change |
| Manufacturing: | |||
|
Wood Products |
5.3 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Fabricated Metal Products | 1,429,700 | 1,466,900 | -2.6% |
| Machinery | 1,088,700 | 1,125,100 | -3.3% |
| Transportation Equipment | 1,612,000 | 1,591,300 | 1.3% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 2,010,700 | 1,956,000 | 2.7% |
| Automobile Dealers | 1,292,100 | 1,248,200 | 3.4% |
| Air Transportation | 474,900 | 461,200 | 2.9% |
| Repair/Service | 1,292,700 | 1,285,200 | 0.6% |
| Industry (in Thousands) | June 2016 | June 2017 | Change | % Change |
| Manufacturing: | ||||
|
Wood Products |
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| 308.1 | 307.9 | -0.2 |
-0.1%
|
|
| 391.2 | 392.7 | -1.5 |
-0.4% |
|
| Fabricated Metal Products | 1,429,700 | 1,466,900 | -37,200 | -2.6% |
| Machinery | 1,088,700 | 1,125,100 | -36,400 | -3.3% |
| Transportation Equipment | 1,612,000 | 1,591,300 | 20,700 | 1.3% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 2,010,700 | 1,956,000 | 54,700 | 2.7% |
| Automobile Dealers | 1,292,100 | 1,248,200 | 43,900 | 3.4% |
| Air Transportation | 474,900 | 461,200 | 13,700 | 2.9% |
| Repair/Service | 1,292,700 | 1,285,200 | 7,500 | 0.6% |
| Industry (in Thousands) | June 2016 | June 2017 | Change | % Change |
| Manufacturing: | ||||
|
Wood Products |
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| $19.38 | $19.64 | $0.26 |
1.3% |
|
| $16.82 | $17.33 | $0.51 |
3.0% |
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| Fabricated Metal Products | 1,429,700 | 1,466,900 | -37,200 | -2.6% |
| Machinery | 1,088,700 | 1,125,100 | -36,400 | -3.3% |
| Transportation Equipment | 1,612,000 | 1,591,300 | 20,700 | 1.3% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 2,010,700 | 1,956,000 | 54,700 | 2.7% |
| Automobile Dealers | 1,292,100 | 1,248,200 | 43,900 | 3.4% |
| Air Transportation | 474,900 | 461,200 | 13,700 | 2.9% |
| Repair/Service | 1,292,700 | 1,285,200 | 7,500 | 0.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, The Employment Situation (Data are not Seasonally Adjusted)
Updated 9/7/16 by IAM&AW Strategic Resources Department
