ESI coverage rates and net payroll employment changes by industry, February–July 2020

Cumulative employment changes, thousands
ESI coverage Feb.–April 2020 April–July 2020 Feb.–July 2020
Mining 74.7% -57 -11 -68
Construction 44.5% -811 954 143
Manufacturing 69.3% -1,363 753 -610
Wholesale 61.5% -382 124 -258
Retail 40.8% -2,250 1,604 -646
Transportation, warehousing, utilities 58.5% -596 114 -482
Information 61.9% -274 -29 -303
Finance and insurance 70.5% -55 62 8
Real estate and leasing 46.5% -219 111 -108
Professional and business services 61.0% -2,031 809 -1,222
Education 61.6% -507 -322 -829
Health 56.8% -2,232 991 -1,241
Arts and entertainment 37.4% -1,146 693 -454
Food service and accommodation 23.9% -6,633 3,934 -2,699
Other services 33.3% -1,325 818 -507
Government 70.0% -878 -1,821 -2,699
Total -20,759 8,784 -11,976

Sources: Employment changes from the BLS’s Current Employment Statistics program; employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) coverage rates by industry from Annual Social and Economic supplement to the Current Population Survey.

View the underlying data on epi.org.