April 6, 2018

Over the recovery the big gainers in employment shares have been restaurants and health care, with both seeing a rise in their share of total employment of just under 16.0 percent. Retail’s share of employment has fallen by roughly 4.5 percent, while the government share has fallen by more than 6.0 percent. The big loser, however, has been manufacturing, which has seen its share fall by more than 16.0 percent since 2007. Its share has been rising modestly since the low hit last July. For more, check out the latest Jobs Byte.