Bureau of Labor Statistics
Current Employment Statistics
Highlights
June 2010
Bureau of Labor Statistics
July 2, 2010
Employment in total nonfarm
2000-10
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
140,000
140,000
137,500
137,500
135,000
135,000
132,500
132,500
130,000
130,000
127,500
127,500
June 2010
125,000
125,000
Level: 130,470
Change: -125
122,500
122,500
120,000
120,000
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has
not yet determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Employment in total nonfarm
Over-the-month change, 2008-10
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
600
433
450
313
300
208
150
0
-150
-300
-450
-600
-750
-900
64
-10
-50 -33
14 39
-109
-149
-231
-193-210
-125
-212-225-224
-334
-346
-387
-458
-528
-554
-728
-673
-779
-726
-515
-753
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
•
Nonfarm payroll employment fell by 125,000 in June, reflecting a large drop in the
number of Census 2010 temporary workers.
•
Since falling by 8.4 million between December 2007 and December 2009, employment
has increased by 882,000.
1 Employment in total nonfarm
Over-the-year percent change, 2008-10
3
2
1
0.6 0.5
0.3 0.2
0
-0.1
-1
-2
-0.3 -0.4
-0.4
-0.6
-1.0
-1.0
-1.5
-1.7
-2.1
-3
-2.4
-2.6
-3.0
-3.2
-4
-0.1
-3.5
-3.7
-4.2
-5
-3.9
-4.5 -4.6
-4.8 -4.9 -4.9 -4.7
-4.5
-6
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
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On a year-over-year percent basis, payroll employment was essentially unchanged in
June, an improvement compared to the rate of job losses in mid-2009.
2 Employment in total nonfarm
Over-the-month change, June 2010
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Mining and logging
5
Construction
-22
Manufacturing
9
Wholesale trade
1
Total nonfarm:
-125
Retail trade
-7
Transportation and warehousing
15
Utilities
-1
Information
-8
Financial activities
-15
Professional and business services
46
Education and health services
22
Leisure and hospitality
37
Other services
Government
-250
2
-208
-200
-150
-100
-50
0
50
100
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Data are preliminary.
Employment in total nonfarm, including and excluding
Census temporary and intermittent workers, 2007-10
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
139,000
139,000
138,000
138,000
137,000
137,000
136,000
136,000
135,000
134,000
135,000
134,000
Total nonfarm
133,000
132,000
131,000
133,000
Total nonfarm excluding Census
temporary and intermittent workers
132,000
131,000
130,000
130,000
129,000
129,000
128,000
128,000
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
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Leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, and transportation and
warehousing added jobs in June, while construction employment declined.
•
The loss in government employment largely reflected a decrease (-225,000) in the
number of temporary workers hired for Census 2010.
3 Employment in total private
2000-10
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
120,000
120,000
117,500
117,500
115,000
115,000
112,500
112,500
110,000
110,000
107,500
107,500
June 2010
105,000
105,000
Level: 107,700
Change: +83
102,500
102,500
100,000
100,000
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has
not yet determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Employment in total private
Over-the-month change, 2008-10
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
450
300
241
158
150
75
16
62
33
83
0
-12
-150
-85
-58
-83
-161
-300
-450
-600
-750
-900
-253-230-257
-297
-334
-347
-186
-215
-262
-452
-456
-547
-649
-707
-744
-667
-734
-806
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
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Total private employment continued to trend up (+83,000) in June, due to modest
increases in several industries.
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Since December 2009, private-sector employment has risen by 593,000, or by an average
99,000 jobs gained per month. Private-sector employment losses averaged 388,000 per
month during 2009.
4 Average weekly hours, total private
2000-10
Seasonally adjusted
35.0
35.0
All employees
Level: 34.1
Change: -0.1
34.5
34.5
34.0
34.0
33.5
33.5
Production employees
Level: 33.4
33.0
33.0
Change: 0.0
32.5
32.5
32.0
32.0
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has
not yet determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Index of total private aggregate weekly hours
of all employees
2006-10
105
Seasonally adjusted, 2007=100
100
95
June 2010
90
Level: 92.0
Percent change: -0.2
85
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
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In June, the average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls decreased
by 0.1 hour to 34.1 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory
employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged.
•
In June, the index of aggregate weekly hours of all employees fell by 0.2 percent. Since a
low in October 2009, the index has increased by 1.7 percent.
5 B-9. Over-the-year percent change in average hourly earnings
of all employees and CPI-U (1982-84), 2007-10
Seasonally adjusted
8.0
Over-the-year percent changes
6.0
June 2010 AHE: 1.7
May 2010 CPI-U: 2.0
4.0
2.0
AHE
0.0
-2.0
CPI-U
-4.0
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Indexes program and Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Index of total private aggregate weekly
payrolls of all employees
2006-10
105
Seasonally adjusted, 2007=100
100
95
June 2010
90
Level: 98.9
Percent change: -0.3
85
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
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Average hourly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 2
cents in June to $22.53. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased
by 1.7 percent.
•
Between May 2009 and May 2010, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
rose by 2.0 percent.
•
In June, the index of aggregate weekly payrolls fell by 0.3 percent. Since reaching a low
in October 2009, the index has increased by 2.6 percent.
6 Employment in mining
Over-the-month change, 2008-10
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
15
11
10
5
8.1
5
8.1
9.3
7.8
7.6
7.2
6.9
4.7
3.8
6.9
6.4
5.7
2.8
1
0
-0.3
-5
-4
-2.7
-3.1
-5.9
-10
-4.7
-5.3
-7.3
-8
-8.8
-13.3
-13.3
-13.9
-15.5
-15
-20
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
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Mining employment continued to trend up in June. Within the industry, support activities
for mining added 7,000 jobs.
•
Since reaching a low in October 2009, mining employment has expanded by 56,000.
7 Employment in construction
Over-the-month change, 2008-10
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
50
27
22
0
-24 -28
-50
-15
-33
-30
-36
-59 -61
-100
-52 -52
-70
-59
-80
-92
-149
-71 -67
-60
-51
-91
-95
-114
-116
-150
-64
-72
-22
-142
-153
-200
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
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Construction employment declined for a second straight month in June. The losses offset
gains in March and April, leaving employment unchanged since February.
•
Average monthly job losses in construction have slowed to 19,000 so far this year,
compared to monthly losses that averaged 84,000 in 2009.
8 Employment in manufacturing
Over-the-month change, 2008-10
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
100
50
22 16 19
38 32
9
0
-5
-50
-30 -37
-27
-50
-43
-49
-72
-100
-25 -18
-57
-48
-57
-93 -93
-150
-141
-129
-130
-166-165
-177
-200
-149-152
-250
-279
-300
-350
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
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Manufacturing employment continued to trend upward for the sixth consecutive month.
Fabricated metal products added 7,000 jobs in June.
•
Manufacturing has added 136,000 jobs since December 2009. Although the recent job
gains reflect only a small fraction of the recent recessionary losses, they mark the
strongest 6-month period of growth in manufacturing since the 1990s.
9 Average weekly hours, manufacturing
2000-10
Seasonally adjusted
42.5
42.5
Production employees
42.0
42.0
Level: 41.0
41.5
41.5
Change: -0.5
41.0
41.0
40.5
40.5
40.0
40.0
39.5
All employees
Level: 40.0
39.0
Change: -0.5
38.5
39.5
39.0
38.5
38.0
38.0
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has
not yet determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Average weekly overtime hours,
manufacturing, 2000-10
Seasonally adjusted
6.0
6.0
5.5
Production employees
5.0
Change: -0.2
Level: 3.8
5.5
5.0
4.5
4.5
4.0
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
3.5
All employees
Level: 2.9
Change: -0.1
2.0
3.0
2.5
2.0
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has
not yet determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
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The manufacturing workweek of all employees declined by 0.5 hour in June, more than
offsetting an increase of 0.4 hour in May. Despite the decline, the average workweek
stands 1.3 hours above the average workweek in June 2009.
•
Factory overtime fell by 0.1 hour for all employees and 0.2 hour for production
employees.
10 Employment in wholesale trade
2000-10
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
6,300
6,300
6,200
6,200
6,100
6,100
6,000
6,000
5,900
5,900
5,800
5,800
5,700
5,700
June 2010
5,600
Level: 5,574.9
5,500
Change: +1.0
5,600
5,500
5,400
5,400
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has
not yet determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Employment in retail trade
2000-10
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
16,000
16,000
15,500
15,500
15,000
15,000
June 2010
14,500
Level: 14,435.8
14,500
Change: -6.6
14,000
14,000
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has
not yet determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
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During June, employment in wholesale trade changed little. The industry has experienced
essentially no change in employment so far in 2010. In the second half of 2009,
wholesale trade had lost 49,000 jobs.
•
Retail trade employment was little changed in June (-7,000) following a similar
movement in May.
•
Retail establishments added 93,000 jobs during the first 4 months of the year.
11 Employment in transportation and warehousing
2000-10
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
5,000
5,000
4,900
4,900
4,800
4,800
June 2010
Level: 4,177.4
4,700
4,700
Change: +14.6
4,600
4,600
4,500
4,500
4,400
4,400
4,300
4,300
4,200
4,200
4,100
4,100
4,000
4,000
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has
not yet determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
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In June, transportation and warehousing added 15,000 jobs. Since a recent employment
low in February, this industry has added 44,000 jobs.
12 Employment in financial activities
Over-the-month change, 2008-10
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
15
-15
2
0
0
-9 -10
-6
-9
-17
-15
-19
-23 -24
-30
-29
-7
-9
-12
-18
2
-12
-22
-15
-19
-32 -31
-33
-37
-45
-42
-44
-47
-51
-55
-60
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
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Financial activities employment edged down by 15,000 in June.
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Since reaching an employment peak in December 2006, the industry has cut 768,000
jobs.
13 Employment in professional and business services
2000-10
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
19,000
19,000
18,500
18,500
18,000
18,000
17,500
17,500
17,000
17,000
16,500
16,500
June 2010
16,000
Level: 16,709
Change: +46
15,500
15,000
16,000
15,500
15,000
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has
not yet determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Employment in temporary help services
2000-10
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
3,000
3,000
2,800
2,800
2,600
2,600
2,400
2,400
2,200
2,200
2,000
June 2010
1,800
Change: +20.5
2,000
Level: 2,103.3
1,800
1,600
1,600
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has
not yet determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
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Professional and business services employment grew by 46,000 in June. Within the
industry, management and technical consulting services added 11,000 jobs and business
support services added 7,000 jobs.
•
Employment in temporary help services continued to rise, adding 21,000 jobs in June.
Since reaching an employment trough in September 2009, the industry has added 379,000
jobs.
14 Employment in health care
2000-10
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
15,000
15,000
14,000
14,000
13,000
13,000
12,000
12,000
June 2010
Level: 13,737.2
11,000
Change: +9.3
11,000
10,000
10,000
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has
not yet determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
•
Employment in health care changed little in June (+9,000).
•
So far in 2010, the industry has averaged monthly job gains of 16,000, in line with an
average gain of 18,000 jobs per month during 2009.
15 Employment in leisure and hospitality
2000-10
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
14,000
14,000
13,500
13,500
13,000
13,000
12,500
12,500
12,000
12,000
11,500
11,500
June 2010
11,000
Level: 13,114
Change: +37
10,500
10,000
11,000
10,500
10,000
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has
not yet determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
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Employment in leisure and hospitality increased by 37,000 in June 2010, higher than the
prior 5-month average gain of 17,000 jobs.
•
Job gains were concentrated in amusements, gambling, and recreation, which added
28,000 jobs over the month.
16 Employment in government
2000-10
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
23,500
23,500
23,000
23,000
22,500
22,500
22,000
22,000
21,500
21,500
June 2010
21,000
21,000
Level: 22,770
Change: -208
20,500
20,500
20,000
20,000
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER has
not yet determined an endpoint for the recession that began in Dec. 2007. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Employment in Federal excluding U.S. Postal Service, including
and excluding Census temporary and intermittent workers, 2008-10
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
2,800
2,700
2,800
Federal excluding U.S. Postal Service
2,600
2,500
2,400
2,700
2,600
Federal excluding U.S. Postal Service
and Census temporary and
intermittent workers
2,500
2,400
2,300
2,300
2,200
2,200
2,100
2,100
2,000
2,000
1,900
1,900
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 2, 2010.
Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
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Government employment fell by 208,000 in June, largely due to a large drop in the
number of temporary workers for Census 2010 (-225,000).
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