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
April 2013
Release Date: May 3, 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 Summary, April 2013
Total nonfarm: + 165,000
Employment in total nonfarm
+ 176,000
Over-the-month change, January 2008–April 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Nonfarm employment increased by 165,000
in April. Over the prior 12 months, job growth
had averaged 169,000 per month. In April,
professional and business services, leisure and
hospitality, and retail trade added jobs.
800
154
229
400
14
200
Average hourly earnings rose 4 cents over
the month and are up 1.9 percent over the year.
Average weekly hours declined 0.2 hour in
April.
-800
Temporary help services added 31,000 jobs
in April. Employment in the industry has
expanded by 184,000 or 7.4 percent over the
past 12 months. In April, small employment
changes totaled 23,000 in professional and
technical services, similar to the prior 12month average change (+20,000).
Within leisure and hospitality, food services
and drinking places added 38,000 jobs in April.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
-130
-86
-37
-43
-13
-40
-220
-351
-352
-775
-705
-794
-695
-830
-704
-600
-472
-459
-472
-400
-210
-233
-170
-215
-186
-169
-216
-270
-200
-21
0
+ 73,000 Professional and business services
+ 43,000 Leisure and hospitality
228
144
95
69
196
205
304
115
209
78
132
225
166
174
230
311
271
205
112
125
87
153
165
138
160
247
219
148
332
138
165
521
600
-85
-79
Total private:
-1,000
-1,200
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, May 03, 2013.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
+ 29,000 Retail trade
Monthly job growth in food services had
averaged 25,000 over the prior 12 months.
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Retail trade added 29,000 jobs in April, with
general merchandise stores and health and
personal care stores adding 15,000 and 5,000
jobs, respectively. Over the previous 12
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
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Current Employment Statistics Summary, April 2013
months, employment in the retail sector had
expanded by an average 21,000 per month.
Employment in total nonfarm
+ 28,000 Education and health services
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Over-the-month change, April 2013
Total nonfarm:
165
Mining and logging
-3
Health care and social assistance added
26,000 jobs in April, with employment
continuing to expand among the component
industries. Over the prior 12 months, job
growth in these industries had averaged 29,000
per month.
Construction
-6
Manufacturing
0
Wholesale trade
4.1
Retail trade
29.3
Transportation and warehousing
4.2
Utilities
-0.2
Information
-9
Financial activities
9
Other Employment Changes*
Mining and logging
-3,000
Construction
-6,000
Manufacturing
0
Wholesale trade
+4,000
Transportation & warehousing
+4,000
Utilities
0
Information
-9,000
Financial activities
+9,000
Other services
+4,000
Government
-11,000
Professional and business services
73
Education and health services
28
Leisure and hospitality
43
Other services
4
Government
-11
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
100
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.
Note: Data are preliminary.
*Over-the-month changes in this table are not
statistically significant (based on a 90%
confidence interval)
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: May 3, 2013
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Mining and Logging
In April, employment in mining and
logging changed little. Over the past 3
months employment in mining and
logging experienced little net change
after increasing by 22,000 from
November through January. The
slowdown in employment growth for this
industry coincides with the slackening of
the pace of petroleum exploration
(Source: Hughes Rig Count).
Employment in mining and logging
January 2000–April 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
950
900
850
800
750
700
650
600
April 2013
Level: 864
Change: -3
550
500
450
Jan-00
Jan-02
Jan-04
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 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: May 3, 2013
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Construction
Employment in residential building
Employment in construction
January 2000–April 2013
Over-the-month change, January 2008–April 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
6
2
4
3
5
5
2
-3
-1
-2
-4
0
0
-2
-2
-1
0
1
1
-2
-1
-3
-3
-3
-4
-9
-6
-6
-11
-9
-9
-12
-12
Jan-12
-23
-25
-17
-12
-12
Jul-11
-30
Jan-02
Jan-04
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
-35
Jan-08
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2
months of data are preliminary.
Construction employment changed little (-6,000) in April after
advancing by 163,000 over the prior 6 months.
Summary
-7
-25
-6
-5
-1
-1
4,500
Jan-00
-10
-20
April 2013
Level: 5,790
Change: -6
5,000
-16
5,500
-18
-16
-19
-15
-15
-12
6,000
-13
-14
-10
-7
-7
-5
Mining &
Logging
1
1
0
0
7,000
6,500
7
5
3
5
7,500
-1
10
-4
8,000
3
15
7
8,500
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-12
Jan-13
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
NAICS 2361–Residential building construction
Employment in residential building rose by 6,000 in April, bringing the
total job gain since January to 12,000. Recent job growth corresponds with
the Census Bureau’s report that privately-owned housing starts rose 7
percent over the month in March.
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
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Manufacturing
NAICS 3361, 3362, and 3363 combined –
Motor vehicles and parts
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
150
6
7
13
14
23
2
0
10
6
9
22
28
44
29
40
22
13
34
38
20
25
8
9
23
13
2
8
-1
-150
-200
-14
-18
-10
-36
-37
-47
-32
-36
-11
-62
-100
-170
-173
-183
-164
-145
-50
6
1
0
8
0
6
31
34
50
19
100
-126
-113
-250
-300
-295
In April, the factory workweek for
production employees was 0.1 hour shorter.
The factory workweek is considered a leading
economic indicator. The shorter workweek
combined with unchanged employment led to a
0.2 percent decrease in the April index of
aggregate weekly hours for production
employees in manufacturing.
Over-the-month change, January 2008–April 2013
-185
The 1-month diffusion index of
manufacturing employment fell from 51.9 in
March to 44.4 in April. 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 them.
Employment in manufacturing
-21
-28
-38
-61
-34
-60
-74
-72
-83
In April, manufacturing employment was
unchanged, following a 6-month period when
employment increased by an average of 11,000
per month.
-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, May 03, 2013.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
In April, employment in motor vehicles and
parts manufacturing was essentially
unchanged. However, since reaching an
employment trough in June 2009, the industry
has added 176,000 jobs.
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: May 3, 2013
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Wholesale Trade
Wholesale trade employment
continued to trend up (+4,000) in April.
Since reaching an employment trough in
May 2010, the industry has added
302,000 jobs.
Employment in wholesale trade
Over-the-month change, January 2008–April 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
14
5
3
4
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
-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, May 03, 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: May 3, 2013
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Retail Trade
Retail trade employment increased by
29,000 in April. This employment
increase was primarily due to gains in
health and personal care stores (+5,000)
and general merchandise stores
(+15,000).
Employment in retail trade
January 2000–April 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
16,000
15,800
Recent retail-related indicators have
been mixed. As Census Bureau data
shows, retail sales for March registered a
small decline of 0.4 percent. This
decrease, however, was driven primarily
by a 2.2 percent decrease in gasoline
station sales. Automotive sales, as
measured by MotorIntelligence, declined
in April, but were up 800,000 over the
year. According to the U.S. Energy
Information Administration, the pergallon price of gasoline fell 15 cents in
April and was down 37 cents over the
year.
15,600
15,400
15,200
15,000
14,800
14,600
April 2013
Level: 15,078
Change: 29
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, May 03, 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 rose in
April, continuing a recent up-and-down
pattern.
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
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Retail Trade
Employment in health and personal care stores
January 2000–April 2013
NAICS 446 – Health and personal care stores
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
1,060
Employment in health and personal care stores increased by 5,000
in April. The industry has experienced an overall upward trend since
reaching an employment trough in March 2011. Gains have been
concentrated in pharmacies and drug stores as well as in cosmetic and
beauty supply stores.
1,040
1,020
1,000
980
960
NAICS 452 – General merchandise stores
940
April 2013
Level: 1,031
Change: 5
920
900
880
Jan-00
Jan-02
Jan-04
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
In April, general merchandise stores employment increased by
15,000, with gains split between department stores and other general
merchandise stores. Since August of 2012, employment in general
merchandise stores has increased by 54,000.
Jan-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 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 general merchandise stores
Over-the-month change, January 2008–April 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
40
60
15
18
10
8
4
-2
-10
-13
-5
-1
1
2
4
4
5
1
1
7
10
10
13
1
-10
-10
-12
-26
-24
-19
-12
-12
-5
-14
-9
-7
-2
-10
-13
-15
-13
-14
-18
-7
-1
0
-20
20
23
21
20
14
9
3
4
4
4
7
9
6
5
8
15
20
19
24
28
40
-40
-55
-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, May 03, 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: May 3, 2013
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Retail Trade
Building material and garden supply stores spring build up
Over-the-month employment change in thousands,
not seasonally adjusted
Feb
Mar
Apr
Buildup
through
April
2008
3
24
39
66
38
2009
-5
10
36
40
30
2010
12
39
46
96
28
2011
7
49
60
116
21
2012
13
53
55
121
20
Average
6
35
47
88
27
2013
17
36
58
111
Year
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
May
Professional
& Business
Services
NAICS 444 – Building material and
garden supply stores
Employment changed little in
building material and garden supply
stores in April. Traditionally, April is the
month with the largest seasonal
employment gains. Thus far, the
unadjusted buildup through April is in
line with the prior 2 years.
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
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Transportation and Warehousing
Employment within transportation and warehousing changed little
in April.
Employment in transportation and warehousing
January 2000–April 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
4,700
NAICS 484 – Truck transportation
4,600
Truck transportation gained 12,000 jobs in April, well over its prior
6-month average employment change. April’s employment gain
follows positive freight indicators from the Truck Tonnage Index
(Source: American Trucking Associations) and the Cass Freight Index
(Source: Cass information Systems).
4,500
4,400
4,300
4,200
April 2013
Level: 4,464
Change: 4
4,100
4,000
Jan-00
Jan-02
Jan-04
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 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
Over-the-month change, April 2013
Transportation
industries:
4
NAICS 492 – Couriers and messengers
Employment in couriers and messengers edged down in April.
Employment has trended downward each month in 2013, bringing its
level to near pre-holiday levels.
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
2
Air transportation
-2
12
Truck transportation
3
-1
Transit and ground passenger transportation
2
-3
Support activities for transportation
1
-2
Couriers and messengers
1
-8
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
April 2013
10
12
14
16
Prior 6-month average
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 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
Release Date: May 3, 2013
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Utilities
In April, employment in utilities was
unchanged.
Employment in utilities
January 2000–April 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
620
600
580
560
April 2013
Level: 555
Change: 0
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, May 03, 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: May 3, 2013
CES Highlights
Information
Information employment edged down
(-9,000) in April. This change was
attributable to a loss of 11,000 jobs in
motion picture and sound recording
industries. April’s employment decline
partially offsets gains which occurred
over the prior 2 months.
Employment in information
January 2000–April 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
4,000
April 2013
Level: 2,691
Change: -9
3,800
3,600
The past year has seen little
movement, on net, 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 1
million—a decline of about 28 percent.
Although job losses over this time have
been widespread among information
industries, they have been especially
severe in wired telecommunications and
publishing industries, except internet.
3,400
3,200
3,000
2,800
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, May 03, 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: May 3, 2013
CES Highlights
Financial Activities
Employment in financial activities
continued to trend up in April (+9,000),
largely due to an increase in credit
intermediation and related services, which
added 9,000 jobs over the month.
Employment in other components within
financial activities changed little.
Employment in financial activities
Over-the-month change, January 2008–April 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
15
9
5
7
7
2
6
5
9
11
11
10
8
11
7
5
-2
0
2
1
-9
-3
-3
-6
-1
-4
-9
-10
-8
-19
-12
-11
-8
-13
-15
-14
-24
-27
-25
-44
-53
-50
-44
-30
-60
Employment in financial activities has
increased by an average of 7,000 per month
since reaching a trough in February 2011.
-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, May 03, 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: May 3, 2013
CES Highlights
Professional and business services
Employment in professional and business services
Employment in temporary help services
January 2000–April 2013
Over-the-month change, January 2008–April 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
3,000
200
150
93
64
73
89
76
60
43
45
37
35
52
29
15
53
55
35
46
65
67
34
43
30
48
59
70
58
49
30
47
24
72
63
12
33
50
44
28
10
16
10
50
89
99
2,800
100
2,600
2,400
-9
-4
-64
-105
2,000
-137
-152
1,800
-177
-114
-194
-200
-126
-143
-150
2,200
-23
-28
-5
-30
-65
-100
-75
-57
-61
-48
-42
-50
-14
0
April 2013
Level: 2,665
Change: 31
1,600
-250
1,400
Jan-00
-300
Jan-08
Jul-08
Jan-09
Jul-09
Jan-10
Jul-10
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-02
Jan-04
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Jan-13
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.
Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2
months of data are preliminary.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Professional and business services added 73,000 jobs in April.
Employment gains were seen in professional and technical services and
administrative and waste services, which added 23,000 and 43,000 jobs,
respectively. Employment in management of companies and enterprises
grew by 7,000, greater than its prior 6-month average monthly change
(+3,000).
NAICS 56132 – Temporary help services
Employment in temporary help services grew by 31,000 in April.
The industry has recovered all of the jobs lost in its most recent
downturn.
So far in 2013, professional and business services employment has
averaged monthly gains of 69,000, totaling 276,000.
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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Private education and health services
Employment in selected health care industries
Employment in health care
Health care
industries:
19
Over-the-month change, April 2013
Over-the-month change, January 2008–April 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
50
14
Ambulatory health care services˚
3
0
5
10
15
April 2013
20
Summary
Construction
Manufacturing
32
28
19
19
19
19
20
24
29
34
33
31
33
17
10
9
12
17
11
6
-10
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, May 03, 2013.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Education and health services employment continued to trend up in
April (+28,000). Within the industry, health care employment grew by
19,000, and social assistance employment continued to trend up over the
month.
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
26
25
25
28
26
29
23
18
5
25
Prior 6-month average
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.
Note: Data are preliminary.
˚Includes additional component industries not shown separately.
Mining &
Logging
10
0
Nursing and residential care
2
-5
10
Hospitals
5
7
3
12
14
15
11
13
14
16
25
16
19
18
24
23
22
21
28
23
22
22
20
- Home health care services
8
19
6
30
31
31
31
33
36
- Outpatient care centers
3
26
25
30
1
28
31
35
- Offices of physicians
37
40
5
3
34
18
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
NAICS 62 – Health care
The employment increase in health care was mostly attributable to
small job gains in ambulatory healthcare services. Health care has added
997,000 jobs since June 2009, the end of the most recent recession.
Health care makes up 13 percent of private nonfarm employment.
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Leisure and Hospitality
Leisure and hospitality added 43,000
jobs in April. This increase is directly in
line with the prior 3-month average. Over
80 percent of April’s job gains occurred
in food services and drinking places.
Employment in leisure and hospitality
January 2000–April 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
15,000
Since reaching an employment trough
in December 2009, leisure and
hospitality has added an average of
29,000 jobs per month, totaling over 1.1
million since the trough. As a result,
employment in leisure and hospitality
currently stands 526,000 above its most
recent December 2007 peak.
14,500
14,000
13,500
13,000
12,500
12,000
April 2013
Level: 14,076
Change: 43
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, May 03, 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: May 3, 2013
CES Highlights
Leisure and Hospitality
NAICS 722 – Food services and
drinking places
Employment in food services and drinking places
Over-the-month change, January 2008–April 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
80
49
38
35
33
33
19
17
17
25
28
12
15
42
38
31
21
22
27
2
6
13
19
27
22
19
9
6
10
17
10
20
15
40
28
28
31
26
24
19
16
19
44
47
56
60
Food services and drinking places
added 38,000 jobs in April, which is
stronger than the industry’s prior 3-, 6-,
and 12-month averages and marks the
38th consecutive month of job gains in
the industry. The majority of April’s
increase was approximately split between
full- and limited-service restaurants.
Since reaching a trough in December
2009, food services and drinking places
has added 938,000 jobs, accounting for
more than 80 percent of the job gains in
leisure and hospitality over the same
period. Employment in food services and
drinking places is now 559,000 jobs
above its most recent peak reached in
December 2007.
-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, May 03, 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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Other Services
Employment in other services
changed little in April. Since reaching an
employment trough in June 2010, the
industry has recovered 156,000 jobs, or
69 percent, of the 225,000 jobs it lost in
its most recent downturn.
Employment in other services
January 2000–April 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
5,700
5,600
5,500
5,400
5,300
5,200
April 2013
Level: 5,471
Change: 4
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, May 03, 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: May 3, 2013
CES Highlights
Government
Employment in selected government
Over-the-month change, April 2013
Government:
-11
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service
-4.9
U.S. Postal Service
-3.5
State government education
1.7
State government, excluding education
-2.3
Local government education
-1.5
Local government, excluding education
0.0
-8
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.
Note: Data are preliminary.
Government employment continued to trend down in April
(-11,000), with small declines occurring in most of its component
industries. Federal government experienced job losses totaling -25,000
over the past 3 months. Alternately, state government education
employment has increased by 34,000 over the same time period.
NAICS 91 – Federal government
Federal government employment continued to trend down in April
after declining by 16,000 in March. Federal government, except U.S.
Postal Service has lost 13,000 jobs over the past 3 months, and the
U.S. Postal Service has lost 12,000 jobs over the same time frame.
These job decreases within the federal government coincide with an
8.4 percent decrease in federal government expenditures for the first
quarter of 2013, as reported by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Employment in government, federal
January 2000–April 2013
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
3,600
April 2013
Level: 2,769
Change: -8
3,400
3,200
3,000
2,800
2,600
2,400
Jan-00
Jan-02
Jan-04
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 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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