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 Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, April 2024, seasonally adjusted, in thousands


Industry
	1-month net change
	1-month 90-percent confidence interval
	3-month net change
	3-month 90-percent confidence interval
	6-month net change
	6-month 90-percent confidence interval
	12-month net change
	12-month 90-percent confidence intervalTotal nonfarm
	175
	134.4
	726
	205.6
	1,454
	276.2
	2,802
	374.1Total private
	167
	124.3
	591
	191.2
	1,153
	251.5
	2,184
	341.0Goods-producing
	14
	41.8
	68
	63.8
	167
	85.4
	280
	121.9Service providing
	161
	125.3
	658
	195.7
	1,287
	260.9
	2,522
	350.7Mining and logging
	-3
	5.3
	0
	11.9
	-3
	19.3
	2
	26.2Construction
	9
	26.9
	73
	44.2
	132
	58.8
	258
	80.7Manufacturing
	8
	28.2
	-5
	42.1
	38
	59.1
	20
	87.3Wholesale trade
	10.1
	18.2
	16.9
	29.0
	24.5
	38.5
	74.5
	48.3Retail trade
	20.1
	24.4
	58.6
	35.9
	64.6
	60.9
	91.9
	80.7Transportation and warehousing
	21.8
	20.6
	59.0
	31.7
	26.4
	49.1
	-3.3
	67.5Utilities
	0.0
	2.7
	2.1
	5.9
	7.6
	8.8
	13.9
	14.6Information
	-8
	19.4
	-7
	39.8
	31
	54.3
	-40
	75.6Financial activities
	6
	19.4
	4
	31.5
	10
	46.5
	54
	62.3Professional and business services
	-4
	56.5
	12
	87.4
	83
	114.7
	115
	146.8Private education and health services
	95
	49.6
	263
	71.1
	557
	101.1
	1,085
	133.8Leisure and hospitality
	5
	61.3
	84
	89.9
	132
	122.2
	408
	173.0Other services
	7
	22.5
	30
	32.1
	50
	48.1
	105
	57.3Government
	8
	51.1
	135
	75.7
	301
	114.1
	618
	154.0Note: Significant changes are calculated at a 90-percent confidence level. The variance for total nonfarm is an approximation because government and rail transportation are not based on a probability sample
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