Current Employment Statistics Highlights
Detailed Industry Employment Analysis
Contents
Summary
Mining & Logging
Current Employment Statistics
Highlights
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities
Information
Financial Activities
Professional & Business Services
Private Education & Health Services
Leisure & Hospitality
Other Services
Government
March 2013
Release Date: April 5, 2013
Prepared by Staff of the National Estimates Branch
Current Employment Statistics Survey
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary,
March 2013
Total nonfarm: + 88,000
Total private: + 95,000
Employment in total nonfarm
Over-the-month change, March 2013
Nonfarm employment continued to trend up
in March (+88,000). Job growth had averaged
169,000 over the previous 12 months. Both
professional and business services and health
care added jobs over the month, while retail
trade lost jobs.
Summary
Construction
Manufacturing
Construction
18
Manufacturing
-3
Wholesale trade
-1.0
Retail trade
-24.1
Transportation and warehousing
-2.8
Utilities
0.6
Information
5
Financial activities
-2
Professional and business services
51
Education and health services
44
Leisure and hospitality
17
+ 51,000 Professional and business services
Mining &
Logging
Mining and logging
1
Average weekly hours of all private-sector
employees rose by 0.1 hour to 34.6 hours.
Average hourly earnings changed little (+1
cent) over the month, following a 3-cent gain
in February. Hourly earnings are up 1.8
percent over the year.
Professional and business services added
51,000 payroll jobs in March. Employment
growth in the sector had averaged 44,000 over
the prior 12-month period. Over the month,
accounting and bookkeeping services added
11,000 jobs following a similar increase in
February. In March, employment continued to
trend up in temporary help services, and other
component industries in professional and
technical services.
Total nonfarm:
88
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
-60
-40
-20
-9
Other services
-7
Government
0
20
40
60
80
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Note: Data are preliminary.
+ 44,000 Education and health care
Health care added 23,000 jobs in March.
Both ambulatory care and hospitals contributed
to the increase. Over the past 12 months,
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
health care providers boosted payroll
employment by 295,000.
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
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Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary,
March 2013
+ 18,000 Construction
- 7,000 Government
Employment in construction continued to
trend up in March. Over the past 6 months, job
growth has averaged 28,000 per month,
compared to an average of 10,000 per month
from February 2011 to September 2012.
Following a small increase in February,
employment in the U.S. Postal Service
decreased by 12,000. Monthly job losses have
averaged 2,000 over the past 12 months.
+ 17,000 Leisure and hospitality
Employment in leisure and hospitality
continued to trend up over the month. The
industry has added 291,000 jobs over the past
12 months, mostly in food services
- 24,000 Retail trade
Employment in retail trade declined by
24,000 over the month. Job gains in the
industry had averaged 32,000 during the prior 6
month period. In March, clothing and
accessory stores contributed to the weakness
with 15,000 jobs lost, followed by building
material and garden supply stores (-10,000)
and electronics and appliance stores (-6,000).
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Other Employment Changes*
Mining and logging
1,000
Manufacturing
- 3,000
Wholesale trade
- 1,000
Transportation & warehousing
- 3,000
Utilities
1,000
Information
5,000
Financial activities
- 2,000
Other services
- 9,000
*Over-the-month changes in this table are not
statistically significant (based on a 90%
confidence interval)
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& Utilities
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Financial
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& Business
Services
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Education
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Other
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Mining and Logging
In March, employment within mining
and logging was essentially unchanged.
Over the last 5 months the industry has
gained 28,000 jobs.
Employment in mining and logging
January 2007–March 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
950
900
850
800
750
700
650
600
March 2013
Level: 869
Change: 1
550
500
450
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2
months of data are preliminary.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
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Construction
Employment in specialty trade contractors
Employment in construction
January 2000–March 2013
Over-the-month change, January 2008–March 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
8,500
80
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Construction
Manufacturing
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
25
21
31
23
12
16
26
2
1
1
4
8
16
19
2
-9
-15
-12
-5
-2
-5
-10
-9
-16
-6
-20
-11
-5
-23
-19
-38
-38
-36
-31
Jan-10
-71
Jul-09
-90
-98
-140
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Construction employment continued to trend up (+18,000) in March.
Over the last 6 months, the industry has added 169,000 jobs, a gain of 3
percent.
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
-53
Jan-04
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2
months of data are preliminary.
Summary
-87
-120
Jan-02
-55
-55
-58
4,500
Jan-00
-100
-105
5,000
-80
-101
March 2013
Level: 5,802
Change: 18
-48
-60
5,500
-32
-38
-35
-24
-34
-15
-33
-44
-40
6,000
-19
6,500
0
2
0
-20
-4
7,000
Mining &
Logging
5
8
13
20
19
40
7,500
19
37
60
8,000
NAICS 238 – Specialty trade contractors
Employment in specialty trade contractors rose by 23,000 in March.
Within the industry, residential specialty trade contractors added 13,000
jobs, which is consistent with the Census Bureau’s report that building
permits rose 4.6 percent in February. Over the last 6 months, specialty
trade contractors have added 128,000 jobs.
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
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Manufacturing
In March, manufacturing employment
changed little, following a 3-month period
when job growth averaged 15,000 per month.
Employment in manufacturing
Over-the-month change, January 2008–March 2013
NAICS 3361, 3362, and 3363 combined –
Motor vehicles and parts
In March, employment in motor vehicles
and parts manufacturing was essentially
unchanged. Since reaching an employment
trough in June 2009, the industry has recovered
165,000 jobs; however, in the last 4 months,
industry employment has changed little.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
-200
6
7
13
14
19
10
6
9
22
28
44
29
40
22
13
34
38
20
25
8
9
23
13
2
8
-3
-62
-14
-18
-36
-37
-47
-32
-36
-11
-10
-1
-150
-170
-173
-183
-164
-145
-100
-126
-113
-50
6
1
0
8
0
6
31
34
50
19
100
-185
-250
-300
-295
In March, the factory workweek for
production employees fell 0.1 hour. The
factory workweek is considered a leading
economic indicator. The shorter workweek
combined with the employment change in
manufacturing led to a 0.5 percent decrease in
the March index of aggregate weekly hours for
production employees.
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
150
-21
-28
-38
-61
-34
-60
-74
-72
-83
The 1-month diffusion index of
manufacturing employment fell from 54.3 in
February to 46.3 in March. The diffusion
index measures the dispersion of employment
change in manufacturing, with a value below
50 indicating that more manufacturing
industries are losing jobs than adding.
-350
-400
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
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Wholesale Trade
In March, employment in wholesale
trade remained essentially unchanged.
Over the most recent 12 months,
however, wholesale has added 92,000
jobs.
Employment in wholesale trade
Over-the-month change, January 2008–March 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
14
5
8
7
7
10
13
13
9
10
6
12
15
11
10
6
4
10
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
1
4
3
14
16
20
19
18
40
-26
-26
-25
-1
-1
-38
-38
-41
-37
-43
-44
-45
-40
-25
-17
-14
-19
-12
-15
-13
-14
-20
-20
-12
-22
-10
-11
-20
-4
-2
-1
-2
-5
0
-60
-80
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
Release Date: April 5, 2013
CES Highlights
Retail Trade
Retail trade employment declined by
24,000 in March driven largely by job
losses in clothing and clothing
accessories stores (-15,000), building
material and garden supply stores
(-10,000), and electronics and appliance
stores (-6,000).
Employment in retail trade
January 2000–March 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
16,000
March 2013
Level: 15,017
Change: -24
15,800
15,600
Recent retail-related indicators have
been mixed. As shown by Census Bureau
data, retail sales for February registered a
small increase of 1.1 percent. This gain,
however, was driven primarily by a 5
percent increase in sales at gasoline
stations. Automotive sales, as measured
by MotorIntelligence, were mostly flat in
March, but were up 1.1 million from a
year ago. Additionally, according to the
U.S. Energy Information Administration,
the per-gallon price of gasoline was down
5 cents from February and down 16 cents
over the year.
15,400
15,200
15,000
14,800
14,600
14,400
14,200
14,000
Jan-00
Jan-02
Jan-04
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2
months of data are preliminary.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
The Conference Board noted that the
Consumer Confidence Index fell sharply
in March. Consumers’ wariness over
future business and labor market
conditions was a factor cited in declining
confidence over the month.
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
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Retail Trade
Employment in electronics and appliance stores
January 2000–March 2013
NAICS 443 – Electronics and appliance stores
Employment in electronics and appliance stores declined by 6,000
in March. The industry has experienced an overall downward
employment trend since 2000.
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
700
680
660
640
NAICS 448 – Clothing and clothing accessories stores
In March, clothing and clothing accessories stores employment
declined by 15,000. Since November, this industry has lost 29,000
jobs, partially offsetting gains that occurred after February 2012.
Decreased demand for spring goods as a result of colder-than-usual
weather may have contributed to the recent declines (Source: CNBC).
620
600
580
560
540
520
March 2013
Level: 505
Change: -6
500
480
460
Jan-00
Jan-02
Jan-04
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2
months of data are preliminary.
Employment in clothing and clothing accessories stores
Over-the-month change, January 2008–March 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
60
34
40
5
2
5
5
9
10
9
9
7
3
7
7
8
13
8
6
0
0
-6
-15
-14
-18
-7
-2
-2
-3
-3
-7
-6
-9
-5
-2
-3
-8
-8
-8
-7
-4
-4
-3
-6
-7
-1
0
-17
-14
-17
-22
-11
-9
-9
-7
-8
-17
4
0
1
2
4
0
-20
11
14
17
20
-40
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
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Retail Trade
NAICS 444 – Building material and
garden supply stores
In March, building material and
garden supply stores lost 10,000 jobs.
March is the second month of seasonal
employment buildup in the industry. Not
seasonally adjusted, stronger-thanaverage employment gains in February
were followed by lower-than-average
gains in March, resulting in the
seasonally adjusted employment loss.
Over the 2-month period, the unadjusted
buildup is about average.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
Release Date: April 5, 2013
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Transportation and Warehousing
Employment in transportation and warehousing
January 2000–March 2013
Employment within transportation and warehousing changed little
in March.
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
4,700
NAICS 485 – Transit and ground passenger transportation
Employment in transit and ground passenger transportation changed
little in March (+6,000), reflecting the end of a labor dispute involving
school bus drivers in New York City.
4,600
4,500
4,400
4,300
4,200
March 2013
Level: 4,467
Change: -3
4,100
4,000
Jan-00
Jan-02
Jan-04
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
NAICS 492 – Couriers and messengers
Employment in couriers and messengers was unchanged in March,
after losing 23,000 jobs during the holiday layoff period (January and
February). However, the industry had added a net 11,000 jobs between
October 2012 and February 2013.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2
months of data are preliminary.
Employment in selected transportation industries
Transportation
industries:
-3
Over-the-month change, March 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Air transportation
-0.1
Truck transportation
-6.9
Transit and ground passenger transportation
6.1
Support activities for transportation
-2.4
Couriers and messengers
-0.1
-12
-10
-8
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Note: Data are preliminary.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
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Utilities
In March, employment in utilities
changed little.
Employment in utilities
January 2000–March 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
620
600
580
560
March 2013
Level: 558
Change: 1
540
520
Jan-00
Jan-02
Jan-04
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2
months of data are preliminary.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
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Information
Information employment was about
unchanged in March. This follows a job
gain of 19,000 in February, which was
attributable to an employment increase in
motion picture and sound recording
industries.
Employment in information
January 2000–March 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
4,000
3,800
The past year has seen little
movement in information employment,
but the trend over the longer term has
been one of sustained job loss. Since
reaching an historical high point in
March 2001, information employment
has fallen by over one million—a decline
of about 27 percent. These job losses
have been concentrated in wired
telecommunications.
3,600
3,400
3,200
3,000
2,800
March 2013
Level: 2,704
Change: 5
2,600
2,400
2,200
Jan-00
Jan-02
Jan-04
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2
months of data are preliminary.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
Release Date: April 5, 2013
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Financial Activities
Employment in financial activities was
flat in March (-2,000). However,
employment has increased by an average of
7,000 per month since reaching a trough in
February 2011.
Employment in financial activities
Over-the-month change, January 2008–March 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
5
9
7
8
11
11
7
2
6
10
8
11
7
5
-9
-2
-2
0
2
1
-3
-3
-1
-6
-9
-10
-8
-19
-12
-11
-8
-13
-24
-27
-25
-15
-14
-4
-60
-44
-53
-50
-44
-30
-35
-42
-36
-40
4
7
5
1
0
-20
-9
-11
-12
-14
-15
-6
-8
0
7
14
20
5
21
23
40
-80
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
Release Date: April 5, 2013
CES Highlights
Professional and business services
Employment in professional and business services
Professional and business services employment grew by 51,000 in
March. Since reaching an employment trough in August 2009, the
industry has grown by 1.9 million, or an average 45,000 per month.
Professional and technical services added 25,000 jobs in March, while
employment in administrative and waste services (+26,000) continued
to trend up.
January 2000–March 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
19,000
March 2013
Level: 18,329
Change: 51
18,500
18,000
17,500
17,000
Temporary help services employment continued to trend up in
March (+ 20,000).
16,500
16,000
NAICS 5412 – Accounting and bookkeeping services
15,500
15,000
Jan-00
Jan-02
Jan-04
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2
months of data are preliminary.
Employment in accounting and bookkeeping services
Following a similar gain in February, employment in accounting
and bookkeeping services increased by 11,000 in March. The growth
can likely be attributed to stronger hiring for the coming tax deadline.
Over-the-month change, January 2008–March 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
60
22
4
-9
-5
-1
3
8
5
2
-3
-1
0
0
2
1
-2
-23
-13
-14
-12
-14
-9
-6
-2
-3
-2
-3
-6
-4
-6
-1
1
2
1
0
0
-1
-6
-5
-6
-14
-6
-2
-6
-7
-9
-14
-20
3
3
4
2
1
0
4
2
6
4
6
10
13
11
15
20
19
31
40
-40
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
Release Date: April 5, 2013
CES Highlights
Private education and health services
Employment in selected health care industries
Over-the-month change, March 2013
Employment in ambulatory health care services
Health care
industries:
23
Over-the-month change, January 2008–March 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
35
15
Ambulatory health care services˚
Nursing and residential care
5
20
24
24
23
25
21
11
15
11
15
18
18
10
12
13
14
15
13
6
6
7
7
8
9
4
0
2
0
5
Hospitals
0
-5
5
8
6
18
18
18
19
18
15
13
10
11
14
15
14
14
14
11
11
13
12
13
6
10
8
8
7
- Home health care services
8
10
15
7
14
16
- Outpatient care centers
3
21
22
20
21
20
20
19
20
3
23
25
20
- Offices of physicians
4
29
30
1
9
20
10
15
March 2013
20
-5
25
-10
Prior 6-month average
Jan-08
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Note: Data are preliminary.
˚Includes additional component industries not shown separately.
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Education and health services added 44,000 jobs in March. The
majority of the employment gain occurred in health care, which added
23,000 jobs over the month.
NAICS 622 – Hospitals
Hospitals continued to add jobs in March (+8,000). Over the past 12
months, hospitals have added 61,000 jobs.
NAICS 621 – Ambulatory health care services
Within health care, ambulatory health care services employment
expanded by 15,000 in March, with continued job growth spread
throughout its component industries. Since February 2010, the end of the
most recent downturn in total nonfarm employment, ambulatory health
care services employment has increased by 9 percent and has accounted
for over two-thirds of health care employment gains.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
Release Date: April 5, 2013
CES Highlights
Leisure and Hospitality
Employment in leisure and hospitality
continued to trend up in March,
maintaining its recent trend of modest
growth and marking the industry’s 26th
consecutive month of job gains.
Employment in leisure and hospitality
January 2000–March 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
14,500
Since reaching an employment trough
in December 2009, leisure and
hospitality has added an average of
27,000 jobs per month. These steady
gains amount to one million jobs added
by the industry. As a result, employment
in leisure and hospitality currently stands
425,000 jobs above its most recent peak,
December 2007.
14,000
13,500
13,000
12,500
12,000
March 2013
Level: 13,975
Change: 17
11,500
11,000
Jan-00
Jan-02
Jan-04
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2
months of data are preliminary.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
Release Date: April 5, 2013
CES Highlights
Leisure and Hospitality
Employment in food services and
drinking places continued to edge up in
March. Since reaching a trough in
December 2009, this industry has added
858,000 jobs, accounting for 82 percent
of the job gains in leisure and hospitality
over the same period.
Employment in food services and drinking places
Over-the-month change, January 2008–March 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
80
35
33
33
13
19
19
17
17
28
12
15
42
38
31
21
22
27
19
27
2
6
13
22
19
9
6
10
17
10
20
15
40
28
28
31
26
24
19
16
19
44
47
56
60
-15
-8
-19
-47
-32
-30
-23
-32
-26
-33
-30
-17
-24
-27
-36
-40
-5
-5
-6
-11
-16
-20
-11
-3
0
-60
-80
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
Release Date: April 5, 2013
CES Highlights
Other Services
Employment in other services
changed little in March. Since reaching
an employment trough in June 2010,
other services has recovered 150,000
jobs, or about two-thirds of the jobs it
lost in its most recent downturn.
Employment in other services
January 2000–March 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
5,700
5,600
5,500
5,400
5,300
5,200
March 2013
Level: 5,465
Change: -9
5,100
5,000
Jan-00
Jan-02
Jan-04
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2
months of data are preliminary.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
Release Date: April 5, 2012
CES Highlights
Government
Employment in selected government
Over-the-month change, March 2013
Government:
-7
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service
-2.2
U.S. Postal Service
-11.7
State government education
8.4
State government, excluding education
-0.2
Local government education
-2.0
Local government, excluding education
0.7
-20
-15
Government employment continued to trend down in March. Over
the month, federal employment decreased by 14,000, with most of the
job loss occurring in the U.S. Postal Service. Employment changed
little at the state and local government levels in March.
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
NAICS 91912 – U.S. Postal Service
U.S. Postal Service lost 12,000 jobs in March. This job loss
reflects, in part, workers’ recent acceptances of retirement deals
(Source: Government Executive). Since July 2008, approximately the
time when government at the state and local levels reached
employment peaks, U.S. Postal Service employment has decreased by
156,000 accounting for about 22 percent of job losses in total
government over the same time.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Note: Data are preliminary.
Employment in U.S. Postal Service
January 2007–March 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
850
800
750
700
650
600
March 2013
Level: 594
Change: -12
550
500
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2
months of data are preliminary.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
Current Employment Statistics Highlights
Detailed Industry Employment Analysis
CES Analysts
Richa Ajmera
Megan Barker
John Coughlan
Steve Crestol
Brian Davidson
John Eddlemon
Mike McCall
John Mullins
Edward Park
Sutton Puglia
Kara Sullivan
Parth Tikiwala
Prepared by Staff of the National Estimates Branch
Current Employment Statistics Survey
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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