Employment and Earnings
June 4, 2016
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June 2016
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 287,000 in June, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.9 percent.
Employment increased in leisure and hospitality, health care and social assistance, and financial activities. Employment also increased in information, mostly reflecting the return of workers from a strike.
| Industry | This Month (June) |
Last Month (May) |
% Change |
| Total Private Sector | 122,056 | 121,791 | 0.2% |
| Manufacturing | 12,296 | 12,282 | 0.1% |
| Transportation/Warehousing | 4,880.1 | 4,889.5 | -0.2% |
| Industry | This Month |
Last Year |
% Change |
| Total Private Sector | $21.51 | $21.00 | 2.4% |
| Manufacturing | $20.39 | $19.89 | 2.5% |
| Transportation/Warehousing | $21.07 | $20.69 | 1.8% |
| Industry | Employment This Month |
Employment Last Year |
Change | % Change |
| Manufacturing: | ||||
| Wood Products | 388,800 | 379,900 | 8,900 | 2.3% |
| Fabricated Metal Products | 1,435,400 | 1,472,900 | -37,500 | -2.6% |
| Machinery | 1,085,900 | 1,131,000 | -45,100 | -4.2% |
| Transportation Equipment | 1,615,700 | 1,608,000 | 7,700 | 0.5% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 2,008,800 | 1,944,100 | 64,700 | 3.2% |
| Automobile Dealers | 1,292,600 | 1,242,000 | 50,600 | 3.9% |
| Air Transportation | 474,500 | 458,200 | 16,300 | 3.4% |
| Repair/Service | 1,303,000 | 1,286,200 | 16,800 | 1.3% |
