Chart: Employment change by industry since February 2020: All employees (thousands), seasonally adjusted, August 2022 | Economic Policy Institute

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Employment change by industry since February 2020: All employees (thousands), seasonally adjusted, August 2022

Industry	Employment change since February 2020
Professional and business services	1,048
Transportation and warehousing	748
Retail services	260
Information	129
Financial activities	111
Construction	84
Manufacturing	67
Wholesale trade	3
Utilities	-6
Mining and logging	-45
Education and health services	-54
Other services	-246
Government	-645
Leisure and hospitality	-1,215

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) Current Employment Statistics, Establishment Survey (CES) public data series.

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