Economy
September 11, 2019
Employment by Industry Through August 2019
Written by Peter Wright
Job creation in August was disappointing even after being boosted by the addition of thousands of temporary Census workers.
In August, 3,000 jobs were created in manufacturing industries and 14,000 in construction activities. A reported 96,000 jobs were created in the private sector and government gained 34,000 positions. The federal government employment result was swelled by the addition of 25,000 temporary Census workers.
