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Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, December 2020, 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 interval
Total nonfarm
-140
108.9
850
173.2
4,815
244.7
-9,374
304.4
Total private
-95
102.2
1,247
163.0
4,731
229.7
-8,096
285.5
Goods-producing
93
31.1
277
50.4
493
69.3
-784
99.2
Service providing
-233
104.5
573
166.0
4,322
234.7
-8,590
286.8
Mining and logging
4
6.0
9
12.2
4
20.3
-85
26.3
Construction
51
22.5
152
36.5
242
52.2
-142
74.7
Manufacturing
38
19.0
116
30.6
247
40.0
-557
59.5
Wholesale trade
25.1
12.5
45.6
27.2
71.2
45.1
-249.7
62.0
Retail trade
120.5
20.6
199.6
32.2
729.8
55.8
-410.9
68.7
Transportation and warehousing
46.6
14.9
240.4
23.2
418.3
35.5
-67.1
47.1
Utilities
-0.4
2.0
-2.2
3.5
-0.1
5.8
-10.2
7.5
Information
-1
16.8
-15
38.1
50
55.2
-257
63.0
Financial activities
12
13.9
58
22.4
138
33.2
-71
45.6
Professional and business services
161
47.3
494
72.8
967
108.1
-811
136.7
Education and health services
-31
42.3
78
61.5
532
72.4
-1,173
94.1
Leisure and hospitality
-498
54.8
-158
88.6
1,026
126.3
-3,825
144.7
Other services
-22
20.8
30
32.2
306
39.5
-437
51.8
Government
-45
37.7
-397
58.6
84
84.5
-1,278
105.6
Note: 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
United States Department of Labor
