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IndiaAugust 2023 Jobs Report
Total non-farm payroll employment increased by 187,000 in August, and the unemployment rate rose to 3.8 percent. Employment continued to trend up in health care, leisure and hospitality, social assistance, and construction. Employment in transportation and warehousing declined. The number of unemployed persons increased by 514,000 to 6.4 million. Both measures are little different from a year earlier, when the unemployment rate was 3.7 percent and the number of unemployed persons was 6.0 million.
Total Jobs Added*
(* Non-Farm Jobs Only)
Unemployment Rate
(Increased by .3% since July)
USA Industry-Specific Updates
– August 2023
(+) Means Jobs Added MoM (-) Means Jobs Decreased MoM
+19,000
Professional & Business Services
Temporary help services -19,000
Professional, scientific, and technical services +21,000
+40,000
Leisure and Hospitality
Industry employment remains below the pre-pandemic level by 1.7%
Average monthly gains in the last 12 months +61,000
+71,000
Healthcare
Ambulatory health care +40,000
Hospitals +17,000
Nursing and residential care +17,000
+22,000
Construction
Specialty trade contractors +11,000
Civil engineering construction +7,000
-34,000
Transportation and Warehousing
Air Transportation +3,000
Truck Transportation -37,000
Other Sectors
Social assistance +26,000
Information Services -15,000
In August, the labor force participation rate rose by 0.2 percentage point to 62.8 percent, after being flat since March. The employment-population ratio was unchanged over the month at 60.4 percent.
Source: The US Bureau of Labor Statistics