CNBC studied the net changes by industry for March jobs based on the data from the Labor Department.
Job gains in the education and health services sector easily surpassed those in all other industries in March, while the manufacturing sector posted its first month-over-month decline since July 2017.
Education and health care alone added 70,000 jobs, with strong hiring in ambulatory care, hospitals and nursing and residential care facilities. The professional and business services sector, which includes lawyers, accountants and consultants, added to a consistent hot streak with a gain of 37,000 in March.
The manufacturing industry, a priority for President Donald Trump, saw its first decline since July 2017. The sector lost 6,000 jobs last month versus a January addition of 13,000 and February's measly 1,000. Within the industry, employment in motor vehicles and parts declined in March by 6,000.
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