Education and healthcare services added 61,000 new jobs in June, the most of any category, CNBC reports.
The government said the U.S. economy added a hefty 224,000 jobs last month, far more than the 165,000 increase expected by economists polled by Dow Jones.
The health-care and social assistance sector — a consistent employment juggernaut — helped carry June’s employment total higher with a gain of 50,500 jobs. The majority of that employment surge came from the hiring of health-care professionals, including jobs in outpatient care clinics, hospitals, and nursing and resident facilities.
The manufacturing industry, a priority for President Donald Trump, posted a somewhat stronger month in June with an additional 17,000 jobs. The sector added just 3,000 jobs in each of both May and April following a contraction in March.
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