Bureau of Labor Statistics
Current Employment Statistics
Highlights
July 2012
Bureau of Labor Statistics
August 3, 2012
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Employment in total nonfarm
January 2000–July 2012
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
140,000
July 2012
Level: 133,245
Change: 163
138,000
136,000
134,000
132,000
130,000
128,000
126,000
Jan-00
Jan-02
Jan-04
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2
months of data are preliminary.
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Employment in total nonfarm
Over-the-month change, January 2008–July 2012
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
800
202
112
157
223
275
259
143
68
87
64
163
54
84
96
85
121
120
110
41
200
220
189
239
400
220
246
251
516
600
-58
-51
-27
-167
-40
-35
-171
-339
-231
-199
-202
-803
-661
-818
-724
-799
-692
-600
-482
-432
-489
-400
-361
-208
-190
-198
-210
-274
-84
-95
-42
0
-200
-800
-1,000
-1,200
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Total nonfarm employment rose by 163,000 in July.

Thus far in 2012, job growth has averaged 151,000 per month, about the same as the monthly
average for 2011 (+153,000).
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Employment in total nonfarm
Total nonfarm:
163
Over-the-month change, July 2012
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Mining and logging
0
Construction
-1
Manufacturing
25
Wholesale trade
9
Retail trade
7
Transportation and warehousing
7
Utilities
-8
Information
11
Financial activities
1
Professional and business services
49
Education and health services
38
Leisure and hospitality
27
Other services
8
Government
-9
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Note: Data are preliminary.
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Employment in total nonfarm
February 2010–July 2012 net change,
Total nonfarm:
Total nonfarm:
4,001
163
Total private: 4,544
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Mining and logging
166
Construction
-16
Manufacturing
528
Wholesale trade
198
Retail trade
365
Transportation and warehousing
233
Utilities
1
Information
-88
Financial activities
78
1393
Leisure and hospitality
696
Other services
60
Government
-543
-1,000
-500
Professional and business services
Education and health services
930
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Note: Data are preliminary.

In July, employment rose in professional and business services, education and health
services, leisure and hospitality, and manufacturing, but changed little in most other major
industries over the month.

Since an employment trough in February 2010, most nonfarm job gains have come in
professional and business services, health care, and leisure and hospitality.
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Average weekly hours, total private
January 2000–July 2012
Seasonally adjusted
35.0
All employees
Level: 34.5
Change: 0.0
34.5
34.0
33.5
Production employees
Level: 33.7
Change: 0.0
33.0
32.5
32.0
Jan-00
Jan-02
Jan-04
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most
recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Average weekly hours for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls remained unchanged at
34.5 hours in July. The workweek has changed little thus far in 2012.

Average weekly hours for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm
payrolls also remained unchanged at 33.7 hours.
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Average hourly earnings, all employees, and CPI–U*
March 2007–July 2012
Seasonally adjusted
6.0
July 2012 Earnings: 1.7
June 2012 CPI-U: 1.7
Over-the-year percent change
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
-1.0
-2.0
Total private earnings
CPI–U
-3.0
Mar-07 Sep-07 Mar-08 Sep-08 Mar-09 Sep-09 Mar-10 Sep-10 Mar-11 Sep-11 Mar-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
* 1982–84=100

Average hourly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 2 cents in
July to $23.52.

Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 1.7 percent. In June, the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) had an over-the-year increase of
1.7 percent.

From the latter part of 2010 until the end of 2011, price increases outpaced increases in
hourly earnings; however, since the third quarter of 2011 the growth rate of prices and
earnings have converged.
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Employment in construction
Over-the-month change, January 2008–July 2012
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
100
30
4
-1
-32
-1
-14
-7
1
-9
-3
-10
-11
-11
-21
-19
-11
-16
-41
-30
-33
-153
-144
-105
-147
-155
-150
-110
-100
-61
-64
-57
-87
-82
-79
-71
-58
-49
-66
-55
-46
-73
-77
-70
-46
-34
-9
-1
0
-50
26
18
13
3
7
7
7
20
23
33
50
-200
-250
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Construction employment was essentially unchanged in July, in line with the industry’s prior
12-month average change of +2,000.
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Employment in manufacturing
Over-the-month change, January 2008–July 2012
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
200
-179
-200
52
30
42
10
13
10
25
9
3
-3
3
28
8
12
30
52
37
26
28
2
0
9
15
-297
-300
-166
-172
-179
-167
-143
-130
-114
-61
-41
-44
-49
-34
-30
-20
-28
-39
-56
-31
-59
-75
-79
-84
-100
-8
0
-17
4
8
32
34
10
20
100
-400
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Manufacturing employment rose in July (+25,000), an increase above the prior 3-month
average.

Over the past 12 months, the industry has added 222,000 jobs, most of them in durable goods
manufacturing.
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Average weekly hours, manufacturing
January 2000–July 2012
Seasonally adjusted
42.5
Production employees
Level: 41.7
Change: 0.0
42.0
41.5
41.0
40.5
40.0
39.5
All employees
Level: 40.7
Change: 0.0
39.0
38.5
38.0
Jan-00
Jan-02
Jan-04
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most
recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
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Average weekly overtime hours, manufacturing
January 2000–July 2012
Seasonally adjusted
6.0
Production employees
Level: 4.1
Change: -0.1
5.5
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
All employees
Level: 3.2
Change: 0.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
Jan-00
Jan-02
Jan-04
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent
2 months of data are preliminary.

Both the manufacturing workweek and overtime hours for all employees remained
unchanged at 40.7 and 3.2 hours, respectively.

Average weekly hours for production employees in manufacturing also remained unchanged
at 41.7 hours.

In July, overtime hours for production employees in manufacturing fell 0.1 hour to 4.1 hours.
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Employment in motor vehicles and parts
Over-the-month change, January 2008–July 2012
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
13
6
7
5
1
1
8
9
3
2
-2
-20
-10
-4
3
5
3
-1
1
1
1
0
7
9
11
14
10
4
6
1
-5
-5
-8
-26
-32
-20
-14
-16
-25
-30
-14
-11
-24
-19
-40
3
-1
0
-2
-1
0
-20
2
13
20
16
21
27
40
-60
-92
-80
-100
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Within durable goods, motor vehicles and parts industry employment rose by 13,000 due to
fewer seasonal layoffs than is typical for July.

July is the eleventh consecutive month that the industry has added jobs—on a seasonally
adjusted basis.
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Employment in professional and business services
Over-the-month change, January 2008–July 2012
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
45
5
18
44
49
72
79
89
18
41
39
39
40
59
88
50
56
-64
-100
-184
-184
-200
-133
-148
-116
-120
-144
-150
-3
-1
-31
-22
-41
-61
-71
-70
-100
-68
-40
-63
-50
46
49
23
8
8
1
0
0
55
45
79
14
29
32
56
44
50
67
100
79
82
150
-250
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Employment in professional and business services increased by 49,000 in July.

The industry has added 1.5 million jobs since a recent low point in September 2009.
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Employment in selected professional and business services
Over-the-month change, July 2012
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Professional and technical˚
17.9
- Accounting and bookkeeping
0.5
- Architectural and engineering
0.2
- Computer systems design
7.0
- Management and technical consulting
6.3
Management of companies
4.4
Administrative and waste services˚
27.1
- Employment services
21.8
- Services to buildings
0.3
-10
-5
0
Professional and
business services:
49
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Note: Data are preliminary.
˚Includes additional component industries not shown separately.
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Employment in temporary help services
January 2000–July 2012
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
3,000
2,800
2,600
2,400
2,200
2,000
1,800
July 2012
Level: 2,540
Change: 14
1,600
1,400
Jan-00
Jan-02
Jan-04
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2
months of data are preliminary.

Within professional and business services, administrative and waste services displayed the
largest employment gain in July (+27,000); temporary help services accounted for about half
of the employment gain (+14,000).

Temporary help services has recovered 98 percent of the jobs lost during the most recent
downturn.
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Employment in computer systems design and related services
Over-the-month change, January 2008–July 2012
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
15
20
7
5
5
5
5
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
0
0
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
-10
-7
-8
-8
-5
-4
-4
-1
-2
-3
-1
-1
0
-5
6
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
10
10
10
11
13
15
-15
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Employment in computer systems design and related services rose by 7,000 in July.

This employment increase is in line with the prior 2-year average (+7,000).
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Employment in health care
Over-the-month change, January 2008–July 2012
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
60
38
34
32
19
24
23
30
36
32
26
26
20
18
19
19
11
12
16
12
15
16
15
11
4
10
10
23
22
22
22
23
19
18
20
24
28
30
31
23
22
15
10
11
19
14
18
21
20
32
36
37
33
35
29
30
30
28
40
46
50
0
-10
-20
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
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Employment in selected health care industries
Over-the-month change, July 2012
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Ambulatory health care services˚
8.9
- Offices of physicians
2.7
- Outpatient care centers
4.1
- Home health care services
1.8
Hospitals
5.3
Nursing and residential care
-2.2
-6
-4
Health care
industries:
12
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Note: Data are preliminary.
˚Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

Health care employment continued to trend up in July (+12,000), with over-the-month gains
in outpatient care centers (+4,000) and in hospitals (+5,000).

Most other health care component industries saw little change over the month.
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Employment in leisure and hospitality
Over-the-month change, January 2008–July 2012
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
100
42
39
45
43
27
28
35
10
17
12
20
21
30
35
38
12
26
-4
-4
-18
-15
-8
1
-10
-13
-58
-72
-80
-54
-25
-27
-61
-27
-35
-44
-34
-60
-53
-27
-45
-32
-31
-40
-17
-13
-12
-5
-3
0
-20
2
6
10
20
25
24
40
36
57
55
60
57
64
80
-100
-120
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
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Employment in food services and drinking places
Over-the-month change, January 2008–July 2012
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
80
29
27
8
8
9
25
26
28
24
20
7
5
2
0
1
1
-9
-1
-11
-24
-28
-24
-38
-36
-22
-25
-24
-24
-30
-8
-3
-18
-28
-26
-12
-25
-4
-5
-9
0
-40
35
42
38
30
16
13
15
25
19
6
7
11
20
33
38
40
-20
53
54
60
-60
-80
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Leisure and hospitality employment increased by 27,000 in July, following a 3-month lull in
employment gains.

Within leisure and hospitality, employment in food services and drinking places rose by
29,000 over the month. Over the past 12 months, food services has added 292,000 jobs.
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Employment in government
January 2000–July 2012
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
23,500
23,000
22,500
22,000
21,500
21,000
20,500
July 2012
Level: 21,928
Change: -9
20,000
19,500
Jan-00
Jan-02
Jan-04
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2
months of data are preliminary.
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Employment in selected government
Over-the-month change, July 2012
Government:
-9
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service
1.1
U.S. Postal Service
-3.2
State government education
0.3
State government, excluding education
-5.7
Local government education
-7.0
Local government, excluding education
6.4
-12
-10
-8
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Note: Data are preliminary.

Government employment continued to trend down in July (-9,000).

Since the end of the most recent recession in June 2009, government has shed 642,000 jobs,
or 2.8 percent.
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Employment in local government, excluding education
Over-the-month change, January 2008–July 2012
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
40
22
23
30
13
6
6
8
8
9
0
-3
-1
-2
-9
-9
-4
-4
-3
-6
-5
-3
-14
-9
-8
-11
-16
-6
-6
-4
-2
-4
-7
-22
-22
-18
-20
-17
-10
-11
-14
-17
-6
-1
0
0
1
-7
-6
-8
-1
0
-3
0
3
4
5
6
10
11
10
20
-30
-40
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 03, 2012.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Employment in local government, excluding education increased by 6,000 in July, the fourth
consecutive month of employment increase.

Local government, excluding education had lost 256,000 jobs between July 2009 and
December 2011.
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