Submitted by Fox First at Ten on January 4th
By The Associated Press
Nearly all major industries added jobs in 2012 for the second year in a row. The biggest gain occurred in professional and business services, a catch-all category that is made up of mostly high-paying jobs such as accountants, information technology workers, and management.
On the downside, about one-third of the job gains in that category came from temporary workers, which rarely have benefits and are typically lower paid.
All but two broad industries tracked by the Labor Department showed gains. The two that shed jobs were government and information. State and local governments have been cutting jobs for the past three years.
The information category, which includes broadcasting and data processing services, has been dragged down by losses in telecommunications and publishing.
Manufacturers added jobs for the third straight year, after shedding positions for 12 years in a row. Still, there are still almost 1.8 million fewer manufacturing jobs in the United States than five years ago.
Hiring by industry, 2012 (in thousands) Total jobs in December 2011 Total jobs in December 2012 Pct. Change Change Prof. & business services 17,593 18,065 2.7 % 472 Health care 14,185 14,523 2.4 338 Restaurants, hotels, entertainment 13,464 13,784 2.4 320 Transportation, warehousing 4,322 4,407 2.0 85 Education 3,279 3,339 1.8 60 Mining and logging 822 837 1.8 15 Wholesale trade 5,569 5,660 1.6 91 Manufacturing 11,808 11,988 1.5 180 Retail 14,732 14,900 1.1 168 Financial services 7,696 7,776 1 80 Construction 5,546 5,564 0.3 18 Government 21,993 21,925 -0.3 -68 Information (Publishing, telecom) 2,645 2,625 -0.8 -20
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