More jobs were added last month even as the Miami unemployment continued to grow.

During August, the Miami area’s unemployment rate increased from 13.3 percent to 14.4 percent, which is much higher than the national average of 9.6 percent.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall area had a total non-farm employment of 969,900 workers during August, which is up from 959,900 workers during July and only a .1 percent decrease from last year.

The majority of the area’s monthly employment gain came from the government industry, which added 11,900 jobs between July and August, resulting in a current total of 149,700 workers.

Only two other industries saw a monthly increase in employment. The trade, transportation and utilities industry added 1,200 jobs for a total of 246,200 workers, while the financial activities industry added 200 jobs for a total of 61,200 workers.

Employment in the construction and information industries remained even over the month with 33,800 jobs and 16,400 jobs, respectively. Employment in the mining and logging industry remained even over the month and year with 300 jobs.

Four industries managed to see a yearly increase in employment. The education and health services industry experienced the most growth, increasing by 1.9 percent between August 2009 and August 2010, for a current total of 158,500 jobs.

Employment in the trade, transportation and utilities industry increased by 1.3 percent, while employment in the professional and business services industry grew by 1.2 percent to 129,300 jobs, and employment in the leisure and hospitality industry increased by 1.1 percent to 101,700 workers.

Even though it added the most jobs on a yearly basis, the education and health services industry lost the biggest number of workers over the month, declining by 1,400 employees. That was closely followed by the professional and business services industry, which declined by 1,100 jobs.

The leisure and hospitality lost 500 jobs over the month, while the manufacturing industry decreased by 200 jobs to 34,900 workers, and the other services industry dropped by 100 jobs to 37,900 workers.

The information industry saw the biggest drop in employment on a yearly basis, losing 8.4 percent of its workforce during the 12-month period.

Other industries that experienced an over-the-year decrease in employment include:

  • Manufacturing by 4.9 percent
  • Construction by 4.8 percent
  • Financial activities by 4.8 percent
  • Other services by 1.8 percent
  • Government by .9 percent

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