BLS Revises March Jobs Numbers Up
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported a preliminary revision of jobs numbers for March, pushing them up by 386,000, or 0.3 percent.
That percentage change is on par with the average national benchmark revisions for the past 10 years, the BLS said.
The industry that added the most jobs was trade, transportation and utilities, which increased by 145,000 jobs, or 0.6 percent. That was followed by leisure and hospitality, which saw an increase of 99,000 jobs, or 0.7 percent, and construction, which added 85,000 jobs, or 1.6 percent. Financial activities increased by 47,000 jobs, or 0.6 percent.
Industries with downward revisions were manufacturing, with 25,000 jobs, or 0.2 percent, lost, and professional and business services, which lost 14,000 jobs, or 0.1 percent. Government saw the biggest drop, with a decrease of 67,000 jobs, or 0.3 percent.
The BLS will release its final benchmark revision on Feb. 1.
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