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Construction feels unemployment pain

Seasonally adjusted

thousands

change in thousands

% change

Class of worker

Employees

14,188.3

14,187.2

-1.1

-312.6

0.0

-2.2

Self-employed

2,649.8

2,686.8

37.0

61.8

1.4

2.4

Public/private
sector employees

Public

3,381.8

3,391.1

9.3

-27.5

0.3

-0.8

Private

10,806.5

10,796.1

-10.4

-285.1

-0.1

-2.6

All industries

16,838.1

16,874.0

35.9

-250.9

0.2

-1.5

Goods-producing
sector

3,782.7

3,783.5

0.8

-221.5

0.0

-5.5

Agriculture

319.3

328.3

9.0

-3.2

2.8

-1.0

Natural resources

322.9

318.8

-4.1

-21.9

-1.3

-6.4

Utilities

148.7

145.4

-3.3

-3.6

-2.2

-2.4

Construction

1,151.7

1,144.2

-7.5

-86.5

-0.7

-7.0

Manufacturing

1,840.1

1,846.8

6.7

-106.3

0.4

-5.4

Service-producing
sector

13,055.4

13,090.5

35.1

-29.3

0.3

-0.2

Trade

2,629.9

2,621.5

-8.4

-69.6

-0.3

-2.6

Transportation and
warehousing

843.1

838.8

-4.3

-18.6

-0.5

-2.2

Finance, insurance,
real estate and leasing

1,074.9

1,073.4

-1.5

-3.7

-0.1

-0.3

Professional,
scientific and technical services

1,186.0

1,191.3

5.3

-6.6

0.4

-0.6

Business, building
and other support services

670.4

685.0

14.6

-20.9

2.2

-3.0

Educational services

1,173.8

1,173.5

-0.3

-30.2

0.0

-2.5

Health care and
social assistance

1,952.4

1,956.2

3.8

69.6

0.2

3.7

Information, culture
and recreation

747.3

764.4

17.1

2.1

2.3

0.3

Accommodation and
food services

1,068.6

1,074.4

5.8

-2.7

0.5

-0.3

Other services

783.6

797.6

14.0

62.0

1.8

8.4

Public
administration

925.4

914.5

-10.9

-10.7

-1.2

-1.2