June 2023 Jobs Report
Employment in government increased by 60,000 in June. Employment continued to trend up in state government (+27,000) and local government (+32,000). Overall, government has added an average of 63,000 jobs per month thus far in 2023, more than twice the average of 23,000 per month in 2022. However, government employment is below its pre-pandemic February 2020 level by 161,000, or 0.7 percent.
Total Jobs Added*
Unemployment Rate
Industry-Specific Updates
– June 2023
+21,000
Professional & Business Services
Scientific, and technical services +23,000
Job growth positive
+21,000
Leisure and Hospitality
Third consecutive month of little change in job growth
Employment remains below its February 2020 level by 369,000
+41,000
Healthcare
Home health care +9,000
Hospitals +15,000
Nursing and residential care +12,000
-7,000
Transportation & Warehousing
Couriers and messengers -7,000
Warehousing -7,000
Air Transportation +3,000
+23,000
Construction
Residential specialty trade contractors +10,000
Additional Growth Sectors
Social assistance + 24,000
Government employment +60,000
Motor vehicles and parts +6,000
Source: The US Bureau of Labor Statistics