304,000 jobs added in
January 2019.
Total non-farm payroll
employment increased by 304,000 in January, compared with an average monthly
gain of 223,000 in 2018.
In January, employment
grew in several industries, including leisure and hospitality, construction,
health care, and transportation and warehousing.
In January, employment
in leisure and hospitality rose by 74,000. Within the industry, job gains
occurred in food services and drinking places (+37,000) and in
amusements, gambling,
and recreation (+32,000). Over the year, leisure and hospitality has added
410,000 jobs.
Construction employment
rose by 52,000 in January. Job gains occurred among specialty trade
contractors, with increases in both the nonresidential (+19,000)
and residential
(+15,000) components. Employment also rose in heavy and civil engineering
construction (+10,000) and residential building (+9,000). Construction has
added 338,000 jobs over the past 12 months.
Employment in health
care increased by 42,000 in January. Within the industry, job gains occurred in
ambulatory health care services (+22,000) and hospitals (+19,000).
Health care has added
368,000 jobs over the past year.
Over the month,
employment in transportation and warehousing rose by 27,000, following little
change in December. In January, job gains occurred in warehousing
and storage (+15,000)
and among couriers and messengers (+7,000). Over the year, employment in
transportation and warehousing has increased by 219,000.
In January, retail trade
employment edged up by 21,000. Job gains occurred in sporting goods, hobby,
book, and music stores (+17,000), while general merchandise stores lost jobs
(-12,000). Employment in retail trade has shown little net change over the past
12 months (+26,000).
Mining employment
increased by 7,000 in January. The industry has added 64,000 jobs over the
year, almost entirely in support activities for mining.
Employment in
professional and business services continued to trend up over the month
(+30,000) and has increased by 546,000 in the past 12 months.
Employment in
manufacturing continued to trend up in January (+13,000). Over-the-month job
gains occurred in durable goods (+20,000), while employment in nondurable
goods changed little
(-7,000). Manufacturing employment has increased by 261,000 over the year, with
more than four-fifths of the gain in durable goods industries.
Employment in federal
government was essentially unchanged in January (+1,000). Federal employees on
furlough during the partial government shutdown were counted as employed in the
establishment survey because they worked or received pay (or will receive pay)
for the pay period that included the 12th of the month.
Employment showed little
change over the month in other major industries, including wholesale trade,
information, and financial activities.
The average workweek for
all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 34.5 hours in
January. In manufacturing, both the workweek and overtime decreased by 0.1 hour
to 40.8 hours and 3.5 hours, respectively. The average workweek for production
and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls held at 33.7
hours.
In January, average
hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 3 cents
to $27.56, following a 10-cent gain in December. Over the year, average hourly
earnings have increased by 85 cents, or 3.2 percent. Average hourly earnings of
private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees increased by 3 cents to
$23.12 in January.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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