∙ U.S. Employment by Industry – June 2012

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Slower job growth in the second quarter occurred in most major industries. Professional and business services added 47,000 jobs in June, with temporary help services accounting for 25,000 of the increase. Employment in professional and business services has grown by 1.5 million since its most recent low point in September 2009. Employment in manufacturing continued to edge up in June (+11,000). Growth in the second quarter averaged 10,000 per month, compared with an average of 41,000 per month during the first quarter. In June, employment increased in motor vehicles and parts (+7,000) and in fabricated metal products (+5,000). Employment continued to trend up in health care (+13,000) and wholesale trade (+9,000) in June. Employment in other major industries, including mining and logging, construction, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, financial activities, leisure and hospitality, and government, showed little or no change. Source: USDOL

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