Food Services and Drinking Places had the largest increase in first quarter employment with an increase of 4.2% to 11,636,640 in 2016 from 11,164,851 in 2015, according to Census Bureau data released today.
Construction led all sectors in the largest rate of employment growth with an increase of 5%. Overall, construction employment grew from 6.0 million in 2015 to 6.3 million in 2016.