The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that seasonally adjusted data for insurance carriers and related activities showed the number of employees for the sector increased by 800 last month.

Some 2,333,400 were employed in March by insurers compared with 2,332,600 in February.

February's number represented a surge of 3,000 workers who were put on the payroll, up from 2,329,600 the previous month.

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