This statistic shows the monthly change in nonfarm payroll employment in the United States by industry sector. The data are seasonally adjusted. According to the BLS, the data is derived from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program which surveys about 140,000 businesses and government agencies each month, representing approximately 440,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment. Employment in education and health services rose by roughly 54,000 in February 2020.
Monthly change in nonfarm payroll employment in the United States in February 2020, by industry sector
(in 1,000s)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 6, 2020). Monthly change in nonfarm payroll employment in the United States in February 2020, by industry sector (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217746/monthly-change-in-nonfarm-payroll-employment-in-the-us-by-industry-sector/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Monthly change in nonfarm payroll employment in the United States in February 2020, by industry sector (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217746/monthly-change-in-nonfarm-payroll-employment-in-the-us-by-industry-sector/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2020). Monthly change in nonfarm payroll employment in the United States in February 2020, by industry sector (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217746/monthly-change-in-nonfarm-payroll-employment-in-the-us-by-industry-sector/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Monthly Change in Nonfarm Payroll Employment in The United States in February 2020, by Industry Sector (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217746/monthly-change-in-nonfarm-payroll-employment-in-the-us-by-industry-sector/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Monthly change in nonfarm payroll employment in the United States in February 2020, by industry sector (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217746/monthly-change-in-nonfarm-payroll-employment-in-the-us-by-industry-sector/ (last visited April 01, 2020)
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