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 2014 Release Date: May 2, 2014 Prepared by Staff of the National Estimates Branch Current Employment Statistics Survey U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 202-691-6555 Email CES Release Date: May 2, 2014 CES Highlights Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, April 2014 +288,000 +273,000 Professional and business services +75,000 Professional and technical services added 25,000 jobs in April, with computer systems design and related services contributing 9,000 jobs. Employment in management of companies and enterprises rose (+12,000) and continued to trend up in temporary help services (+24,000). Summary Mining & Logging Construction Manufacturing Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 360 400 222 203 202 144 164 201 149 203 141 110 84 100 88 96 106 102 122 150 199 214 197 225 203 161 160 164 150 183 200 196 221 217 212 226 250 237 243 274 280 300 288 322 350 168 Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 288,000 in April—marking its largest 1-month gain since January 2012. Nonfarm employment remains just 113,000 below its January 2008 peak. Essentially all of the job growth in April occurred in private-sector industries. Professional and business services, retail trade, food services and drinking places, and construction saw the largest employment gains over the month. The employment change for February revised up from +197,000 to +222,000, and the change for March revised up from +192,000 to +203,000. Combining these revisions with the gain in April, employment has grown by an average 238,000 per month. Average hourly earnings of all privatesector employees were unchanged over the month, but are up 1.9 percent over the year. Average weekly hours, at 34.5, were unchanged in April. Employment in total nonfarm Over-the-month change, January 2011 - April 2014 70 Total Nonfarm Total Private 50 0 Jan-11 Jul-11 Jan-12 Jul-12 Jan-13 Jul-13 Jan-14 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, May 2, 2014 Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary. Retail trade +35,000 Retail employment increased by 35,000 in April. Over the month, job gains were mostly widespread—including food and beverage stores (+9,000), general merchandise stores (+8,000), motor vehicle and parts dealers Trade: Wholesal e Retail Transp., Warehousing & Utilities Information Financial Activities (+6,000), and nonstore retailers (+4,000). Partly offsetting the job gains, electronics and appliance stores lost 11,000 jobs over the month. Professional & Business Services Private Education & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government Release Date: May 2, 2014 CES Highlights Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, April 2014 Construction +32,000 Construction added jobs in April, following an average monthly gain of 20,000 over the prior 6 months. Heavy and civil engineering construction and residential building contributed to the job growth, adding 11,000 and 7,000 jobs respectively. Employment in total nonfarm Over-the-month change, April 2014 Manufacturing Manufacturing Wholesale trade* 15.7 Retail trade* 34.5 Transportation and warehousing 11.3 Utilities -2.1 Information -3 Financial activities 6 75 -40 -20 0 Professional and business services* Education and health services* 40 Leisure and hospitality 28 15 Other services* 15 Government 20 40 60 80 100 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014. Data are preliminary. * denotes significance. Wholesale trade +16,000 Employment in wholesale trade rose by 16,000 in April. Nondurables goods added 8,000 jobs over the month, while electronic markets and agents and brokers added 4,000 jobs. So far this year, wholesale trade employment has grown by an average 13,000 Construction Construction* 32 12 Mining and logging +9,000 Mining employment rose by 10,000 in April, with support activities contributing 7,000 to the gain. Monthly job growth in mining has averaged 6,000 so far this year, compared to 2,000 per month in 2013. Summary Mining and logging* 9 Education and health services +40,000 Employment in health care rose by 19,000 in April. Employment continued to trend up in ambulatory health care services, which includes offices of physicians and outpatient care centers. Hospital employment changed little over the month. Mining & Logging Total nonfarm: 288* Seasonally adjusted, in thousands per month, compared to 8,000 per month in 2013. continued to trend up; this industry has added 32,000 jobs over the past 12 months. Other services +15,000 Other services employment increased by 15,000 in April. Within the sector, employment in personal and laundry services Trade: Wholesale Retail Transp., Warehousing & Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional & Business Services Private Education & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government Release Date: May 2, 2014 CES Highlights Mining and Logging NAICS 213 – Support Activities for Mining In April, mining and logging added 9,000 jobs, with all of the gains occurring in mining (10,000). Recent industry employment growth has coincided with higher crude oil prices. According to the Energy Information Administration, the West Texas Intermediary Crude Oil price was $103.68 per barrel in April. Summary Mining & Logging Most of Construction Manufacturing Trade: Wholesale Retail Transp., Warehousing & Utilities Most of the April employment growth in mining was concentrated in support activities for mining, which added 7,000 jobs. Information Financial Activities Professional & Business Services Private Education & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government Release Date: May 2, 2014 CES Highlights Construction Employment in construction increased by 32,000 in April, bringing the current 6-month net change to 136,000. Since reaching an employment trough in January 2011, the industry has recovered 568,000 jobs, or 24.8 percent of the jobs lost during the recent employment downturn. Employment in construction January 2003–April 2014 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 8,500 8,000 7,500 7,000 6,500 6,000 5,500 April 2014 Level: 6,000 OTM Change: 32* 5,000 4,500 Jan-03 Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11 Jan-13 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014. Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary. * denotes significance. In April, job gains were spread out among the components of construction with residential building and heavy and civil engineering showing significant gains. Employment in construction Over-the-month change, April 2014 Construction: 32* Seasonally adjusted, in thousands Residential building* 6.9 Nonresidential building 4.1 Heavy and civil engineering* 10.5 Residential specialty trade contractors 6.2 Nonresidential specialty trade contractors 4.0 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014. Data are preliminary. * denotes significance. 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 2, 2014 CES Highlights Construction NAICS 2361—Residential building Employment in residential building Over-the-month change, January 2011–April 2014 Employment in residential building construction grew by 7,000 in April, bringing the current 6-month net job change to +33,000. Since reaching an employment trough in January 2011, the industry has recovered 103,000 jobs. Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 16 14 11 12 8 9 10 7 7 7 8 4 2 0 0 -2 -3 -2 -3 -3 -2 -2 0 0 0 -2 -4 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 -6 -8 Jan-11 Jul-11 Jan-12 Jul-12 Jan-13 Jul-13 Jan-14 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014. Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Employment in heavy and civil engineering construction Over-the-month change, January 2011–April 2014 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 20 0 0 2 2 3 5 0 -3 -2 -1 -1 -1 -4 -10 -8 -7 -10 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 -5 11 10 5 3 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 10 8 10 10 12 12 15 NAICS 237—Heavy and civil engineering Employment in heavy and civil engineering construction grew by 11,000 in April, bringing the current 6-month net job change to +25,000. Since reaching an employment trough in February 2010, the industry has added 106,000 jobs. -15 -15 -20 -25 Jan-11 Jul-11 Jan-12 Jul-12 Jan-13 Jul-13 Jan-14 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014. Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. 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 2, 2014 CES Highlights Manufacturing Employment in manufacturing edged up (+12,000) in April, in line with the prior 3-month average. Over the past 12 months, manufacturing has added 99,000 jobs, with the majority of the gains occurring in durable goods. Summary Mining & Logging Mo Construction Manufacturing Trade: Wholesale Retail Transp., Warehousing & Utilities NAICS 3361, 3362, and 3363 combined – Motor vehicles and parts Motor vehicles and parts employment increased by 5,000 in April. Over the past 9 months, the industry has added an average 3,000 jobs per month. During this period, U.S Auto Production has ramped up, with production increasing in April (source: Automotive News Data Center). Information Financial Activities Professional & Business Services Private Education & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government Release Date: May 2, 2014 CES Highlights Wholesale Trade Wholesale trade added 16,000 jobs in April. Half of this gain came from the nondurable goods industry. Employment in wholesale trade Over-the-month change, January 2011–April 2014 NAICS 424-Nondurable goods Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 30 11 12 10 11 15 16 18 17 17 15 10 2 2 3 3 4 6 5 4 6 7 7 8 8 5 4 5 In April, employment in the nondurable goods industry edged up by 8,000. Since the most recent employment trough in September 2010, the industry has added 89,000 jobs. 9 10 10 10 10 9 12 15 14 16 18 16 20 18 21 25 -2 0 -5 -10 -10 -15 -20 Jan-11 Jul-11 Jan-12 Jul-12 Jan-13 Jul-13 Jan-14 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014. Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. 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 2, 2014 CES Highlights Retail Trade Employment in electronics and appliance stores January 2003–April 2014 Employment in retail trade January 2003–April 2014 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 620 16,000 15,800 April 2014 Level: 492 OTM Change: -11* 600 15,600 580 15,400 560 15,200 540 15,000 14,800 520 14,600 500 April 2014 Level: 15,294 OTM Change: 35* 14,400 480 14,200 14,000 Jan-03 Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11 460 Jan-03 Jan-13 Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11 Jan-13 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014. Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary. * denotes significance. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014. Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary. * denotes significance. Retail trade employment increased in April (+35,000). Employment in the retail industries mostly trended up, although there was a significant decline in electronics and appliance stores (-11,000). Over the past year, retail trade employment has grown by nearly 330,000. NAICS 443 – Electronics and appliance stores In April, electronics and appliance stores employment declined by 11,000. The industry has lost 25,000 over the past 3 months, offsetting modest growth since April 2013. Recent retail-related indicators have been mostly positive. The Census Bureau reported that retail sales for March increased by 1.1 percent and were up 3.8 percent over the year. However, the Conference Board notes that the Consumer Confidence Index posted a small decline of 1.6 points in April. 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 2, 2014 CES Highlights Transportation and Warehousing Transportation and warehousing employment edged up (+11,000) in April. Over the past 6 months, the industry has added 71,000 jobs. Summary Mining & Logging Construction Manufacturing Trade: Wholesale Retail Transp., Warehousing & Utilities NAICS 481 – Air Transportation Employment in air transportation fell by 3,000 in April, offsetting an increase of 3,000 in March. Thus far in 2014, employment in the industry has shown little net change. Information Financial Activities Professional & Business Services Private Education & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government Release Date: May 2, 2014 CES Highlights Utilities Employment in utilities edged down by 2,000 in April. Over the year, employment in the industry has shown little net change. Employment in utilities January 2003–April 2014 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 600 April 2014 Level: 550 OTM Change: -2 590 580 570 560 550 540 530 Jan-03 Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11 Jan-13 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014. Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary. * denotes significance. 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 2, 2014 CES Highlights Information Employment in information changed little in April (-3,000), with none of the component industries showing significant changes. Employment in information January 2003-April 2014 3,300 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands NAICS 512 – Motion picture and sound recording industries 3,200 Monthly employment changes in motion picture and sound recording industries typically show offsetting movements. Recently these changes have not been fully offset, however. Over the last 6 months, the industry has lost 38,000 jobs. 3,100 3,000 2,900 2,800 2,700 2,600 Jan-03 Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11 Jan-13 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, most recent 2 months of data are preliminary Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research 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 2, 2014 CES Highlights Financial Activities Financial activities employment changed little in April (+6,000). Employment in commercial banking continued to decline in April, with a significant loss of 4,000. Since reaching an employment high point in March 2012, the industry has lost 49,000 jobs. Rental and leasing added 6,000 jobs in April. Over the past 6 month, employment in the industry has increased by 17,000. 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 Release Date: May, 2, 2014 CES Highlights Professional and Business Services Employment in professional and business services increased by 75,000 in April, and the industry has added 258,000 jobs so far in 2014. Employment in professional and business services January 2003–April 2014 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 20,000 April 2014 Level: 19,100 OTM Change: 75* 19,500 19,000 NAICS 54 – Professional and technical services Professional and technical services added 25,000 jobs in April. Employment in computer systems design and related services expanded by 9,000. 18,500 18,000 17,500 17,000 NAICS 55 – Management of companies and enterprises 16,500 Management of companies and enterprises added 12,000 jobs over the month, outpacing the prior 12-month average over-the-month change of 4,000. 16,000 15,500 15,000 Jan-03 Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11 Jan-13 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014. Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary. * denotes significance. NAICS 56 – Administrative and waste services Professional and business services component industries Jan 2014 - April 2014 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 45 39 40 Administrative and waste services gained 39,000 jobs in April. Employment services contributed 28,000 to the job gain, stemming from a continuing positive trend in temporary help services employment (+24,000). Over the year, temporary help firms have added 243,000 jobs to payrolls. 35 30 25 25 20 15 12 10 5 0 Jan. 2014 Professional and technical services Summary Mining & Logging Construction Feb. 2014 Mar. 2014 Management of companies and enterprises Manufacturing Apr. 2014 Administrative and waste services Trade: Wholesale Retail Transp., Warehousing & Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional & Business Services Private Education & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government Release Date: May 2, 2014 CES Highlights Private Education and Health Services Employment in education and health services In April, education and health services added 40,000 jobs, the largest over-the-month gain since August of last year . The majority of the employment growth occurred in health care. Employment in educational services (+12,000) and social assistance (+9,000) changed little over the month. Over-the-month change, January 2011–April 2014 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 120 84 93 100 64 NAICS 621- Ambulatory health care services 25 31 4 5 9 15 16 24 29 27 Jul-12 17 17 10 Jan-12 32 37 40 41 42 23 9 20 11 17 16 12 20 40 30 36 32 37 43 43 43 49 60 51 59 64 69 80 0 -20 -40 Jan-11 Jul-11 Jan-13 Jul-13 Jan-14 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014. Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Ambulatory health care services employment continued to trend up in April, with the gain split amongst its major component industries. The industry has added an average of 14,000 jobs per month so far in 2014, similar to its average monthly job gain in 2013. Offices of physicians has been the largest contributor to employment growth in ambulatory health care services so far in 2014, adding an average of 6,000 jobs per month, compared to an average of 4,000 jobs per month in 2013. Employment in selected health care industries Over-the-month change, April 2014 Health care industries: 19* Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 13 Ambulatory health care services° 15 6 - Offices of physicians 5 4 - Outpatient care centers 3 3 - Home health care services 3 2 Hospitals 0 4 Nursing and residential care* 2 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 April 2014 14 16 18 Prior 6-month average Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014. Data are preliminary. ˚Includes additional component industries not shown separately. * denotes significance. 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 2, 2014 CES Highlights Leisure and Hospitality Employment in leisure and hospitality edged up in April (+28,000). Over the past 12 months, this industry has added 412,000 jobs, which coincided with an increase in the consumer confidence index during the same period (source: The Conference Board). Leisure and hospitality employment vs. Consumer Confidence Index January 2000-April 2014 Seasonally adjusted, Composite Index (1985=100) 15,000 160 14,000 120 100 13,000 80 60 12,000 Consumer Confidence Index Employment in thousands 140 40 Leisure and hospitality employment NAICS 722 – Food services and drinking places Employment in food services and drinking places continued to trend up in April (+33,000). This industry has added 337,000 jobs over the last 12 months, accounting for over 80 percent of the job gains in leisure and hospitality during the same period. 20 Consumer Confidence Index 11,000 Jan-00 0 Jan-02 Jan-04 Jan-06 Jan-08 Jan-10 Jan-12 Jan-14 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Conference Board Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. 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 2, 2014 CES Highlights Other Services Employment in other services grew by 15,000 in April—the largest gain since August 2011. The industry has gained 54,000 jobs over the past 12 months. Employment in other services January 2004–April 2014 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 5,600 April 2014 Level: 5,507 OTM Change: 15 5,550 Employment in personal and laundry services edged up (6,000) in April. As of December 2012, personal and laundry services recovered all jobs lost in the most recent downturn. Employment in this industry has now surpassed its previous peak level by 37,000. 5,500 5,450 5,400 5,350 5,300 5,250 Jan-04 Jan-06 Jan-08 Jan-10 Jan-12 Jan-14 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014. Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary. * denotes significance. 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 2, 2014 CES Highlights Government Employment in selected government Over-the-month change, April 2014 Government: 15 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands -4 Federal, except U.S. Postal Service -5 1 U.S. Postal Service -1 2 1 State government, excluding education 1 12 Local government education -2 5 Local government, excluding education 4 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 NAICS 93 – Local government State government education -1 2 4 6 8 10 12 April 2014 14 Government employment changed little in April (+15,000). Over the month, employment in federal, except U.S. Postal Service continued to trend down, while local government employment continued a modest upward trend. Both the education and non-education portions of local government employment continued to edge up over the month. Local government lost 595,000 jobs between July 2008 and March 2013, when it reached an employment low. Since then, the industry has gained 84,000 jobs, with more than half of the gain occurring in the latest 3 months. 16 Prior 6-month average Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014. Data are preliminary. * denotes significance. Employment in local government January 2003–April 2014 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 14,800 14,600 14,400 14,200 14,000 13,800 April 2014 Level: 14,099 OTM Change: 17 13,600 13,400 Jan-03 Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11 Jan-13 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014. Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary. * denotes significance. 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 Lyda Ghanbari 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 202-691-6555 Email CES
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