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
September 2014
Release Date: October 3, 2014
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, September 2014
Total Nonfarm
Total Private
+ 248,000
+ 236,000
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by
248,000 in September. Professional and
business services, retail trade, and health care
added jobs.
The employment change for July was
revised up from +212,000 to +243,000, and the
change for August was revised up from
+142,000 to +180,000. Incorporating revisions,
employment has increased by an average
224,000 per month over the past 3 months.
Average hourly earnings of all employees in
the private sector changed little in September
(-1 cent), following an 8-cent increase in
August. Over the year, hourly earnings are up
2.0 percent. Average weekly hours increased
0.1 hour to 34.6 hours in September.
+ 81,000 Professional and business services
Employment in professional and business
services rose by 81,000 in September. Over the
prior 12 months, job growth had averaged
56,000 per month. In September, employment
services (+34,000) continued to add jobs, and
gains total 285,000 over the year, largely in
temporary help services (+233,000).
Management and technical consulting
(+12,000) and architectural and engineering
services (+6,000) added jobs in September.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
+ 35,000 Retail trade
Retail trade added 35,000 jobs over the
month. Within the sector, food and beverage
stores added 20,000 jobs following a loss of
16,000 jobs in August. Over the 2-month span,
employment in food and beverage stores has
shown little net change.
Trade:
Wholesal
e Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
+ 32,000 Education and health services
In September, health care added 23,000
jobs, similar to an average monthly gain of
20,000 over the prior 12 months. In September,
home health care services and hospitals
contributed 7,000 and 6,000 jobs, respectively.
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
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Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, September 2014
+ 12,000 Information
Information added 12,000 jobs over the
month. Telecommunications accounted for
5,000 of the jobs gained.
+ 9,000 Mining and logging
Mining employment rose by 9,000 in
September, with support activities for mining
contributing 7,000 to the gain. Over the year,
mining employment has expanded by 50,000.
Support activities accounted for 33,000 jobs
added during this period, followed by oil and
gas extraction with 14,000 jobs added.
+ 33,000 Leisure and hospitality
Employment in food services and drinking
places continued to trend up in September
(+20,000). Over the year, foods services and
drinking places added 290,000 payroll jobs.
+ 16,000 Construction
Construction employment continued to
trend up in September. Over the past 12
months, the industry has added 230,000 jobs.
+ 12,000 Financial activities
Within financial activities, insurance
carriers and related activities added 6,000 jobs
in September, while the securities industry
added 5,000 jobs.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
+ 12,000 Government
In September, a 22,000-job gain in state
government education was partly offset by a
loss of 14,000 jobs in local government,
excluding education.
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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Mining and Logging
In September, mining and logging added 9,000 jobs. Since the
employment trough in October 2009, mining and logging has added
267,000 jobs. Mining accounts for essentially all of this employment
increase.
Mining added 9,000 jobs in September, well above its prior 12month average (+4,000). The September employment increase stems
from a gain of 7,000 jobs in support activities for mining.
Since October 2009, support activities for mining (+193,000) and
oil and gas extraction (+56,000) have accounted for nearly all jobs
added in mining.
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: October 3, 2014
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Construction
Employment in construction continued to trend up (+16,000) in
September, bringing the current 12-month net job gain to 230,000.
Since reaching an employment trough in January 2011, the industry
has recovered 647,000 jobs, or 28 percent of jobs lost during the
prior downturn.
Employment in construction
January 2003–September 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
8,500
8,000
7,500
7,000
6,500
6,000
September 2014 Level: 6,079
OTM Change: 16
5,500
5,000
4,500
Jan-03
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 2014.
Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
* denotes significance.
Employment in residential building
NAICS 2361 – Residential building
Over-the-month change, January 2011–September 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
16
14
11
12
2
1
0
0
-2
0
-3
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
0
0
0
-2
-4
3
3
4
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
8
7
8
9
10
Employment in residential building construction grew by 6,000 in
September, bringing the current 12-month net job change to
+60,000. Since reaching an employment trough in January 2011, the
industry has recovered 121,000 jobs. The employment gain in
September coincided with a 4-point increase in the homebuilder
confidence index.
-6
-8
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 2014.
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: October 3, 2014
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Manufacturing
In September, manufacturing employment was essentially unchanged
(+4,000). Since an employment trough in February 2010, manufacturing has
added 701,000 jobs.
The 1-month diffusion index fell to 51.9 in September from 54.9 in
August. The diffusion index measures the dispersion of employment change
in manufacturing, with a value above 50 indicating that more manufacturing
industries are adding jobs than losing them. September marks the fifteenth
consecutive month that the index registered above 50.
In September, average weekly hours for production employees increased
by 0.1 to 42.1 hours, while average weekly hours for all employees were
unchanged.
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: October 3, 2014
CES Highlights
Manufacturing
NAICS 3361, 3362, and 3363 combined – Motor vehicles and parts
Motor vehicles and parts manufacturing employment changed little
in September (+3,000). Since an employment trough in June 2009, the
industry has added 251,000 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: October 3, 2014
CES Highlights
Wholesale Trade
Employment in wholesale trade was flat in
September (+2,000). Wholesale trade has
recovered 440,000 jobs or 73 percent of jobs
lost during its recent downturn.
Employment in wholesale trade
September 2004–September 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
6,200
September 2014 Level: 5,880
OTM Change: 2
6,000
5,800
5,600
5,400
5,200
Sep-04
Sep-06
Sep-08
Sep-10
Sep-12
Sep-14
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 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: October 3, 2014
CES Highlights
Retail Trade
Employment in retail trade
Over-the-month change, September 2014
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
-0.8
2.3
Furniture and home furnishings stores
2.7
Electronics and appliance stores
Building material and garden supply stores
2.1
Food and beverage stores*
19.5
Health and personal care stores
-0.9
Gasoline stations
0.6
5.3
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores
5.4
General merchandise stores
Miscellaneous store retailers
0.5
Nonstore retailers
1.5
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 2014.
Data are preliminary.
* denotes significance.
Recent retail-related indicators have been mixed. The Census
Bureau reported that retail sales for August were up by 0.6 percent
over the month. The Conference Board notes that the Consumer
Confidence Index posted a decline of 7.4 points in September.
NAICS 445 – Food and beverage stores
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
-2.9
-10
In September, employment in retail trade increased by 35,000. Food
and beverage stores added 20,000 jobs.
Retail trade:
35*
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Employment in food and beverage stores increased by 20,000 in
September, following a loss of 16,000 in August. The employment
changes were concentrated in supermarkets and other grocery stores,
and reflect at least in part an employment disruption in a New England
grocery store chain.
Employment in food and beverage stores
Over-the-month change, January 2011–September 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
20
30
12
12
11
6
7
6
8
9
10
7
7
7
7
2
0
1
-3
-4
-7
-4
-4
0
0
5
4
3
5
5
5
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
5
5
7
10
9
9
12
13
17
20
-16
-10
-20
-30
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 2014.
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: October 3, 2014
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Transportation and Warehousing
Employment in transportation and warehousing was essentially
unchanged in September (+2,000), due to offsetting movements in the
component industries.
NAICS 485 – Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
NAICS 492 – Couriers and Messengers
Couriers and messengers employment increased by 5,000 in September.
Over the past 12 months, the industry has added 38,000 jobs, compared to
little net change from September 2012 through September 2013.
Transit and ground passenger transportation lost 9,000 jobs in
September. This decline was driven primarily by a smaller than usual
build-up in school busing for the beginning of the school year, not
seasonally adjusted.
Summary
In
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: October 3, 2014
CES Highlights
Utilities
Employment in utilities edged down in September
(-2,000). The industry has shown little net
employment change over the last 12 months.
Employment in utilities
January 2003–September 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
600
September 2014 Level: 554
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, October 03, 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: October 3, 2014
CES Highlights
Information
Employment in information grew in
September (+12,000), but is little changed
over the year.
Employment in information
January 2003–September 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
NAICS 517 – Telecommunications
3,400
Telecommunications employment grew
by 5,000 in September. Gains occurred in
both the industry’s wireless and wired
components. Employment in
telecommunications has changed little over
the year.
3,200
3,000
2,800
2,600
2,400
Jan-03
September 2014 Level: 2,692
OTM Change: 12*
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 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: October 3, 2014
CES Highlights
Financial Activities
Employment in selected financial activities
Financial
activities:
12
Over-the-month change, September 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
0
Credit intermediation°
-3
- Commercial banking
Financial activities employment continued
to trend up (+12,000) in September. Gains were
about evenly split between insurance carriers
and related activities and securities, commodity
contracts, and other financial investments. For
most component industries, September's
employment changes were similar to their prior
6-month averages.
5
Securities and commodities*
6
Insurance carriers and related activities*
1
Real estate and rental and leasing
-8
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
September 2014
6
8
10
Prior 6-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 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: October 3, 2014
CES Highlights
Professional and Business Services
Employment in selected professional and business services
Over-the-month change, September 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
21
Professional and technical°*
2
- Architectural and engineering*
5
- Computer systems design
12
- Management and technical consulting*
0
Management of companies
60
Administrative and waste services°*
34
0
- Services to buildings
20
40
September 2014
60
Administrative and waste services
employment increased by 60,000 in
September – the largest over-the-month
change since November 2009. In
September, the increase was driven
mainly by employment services, which
added 34,000 jobs.
80
Prior 12-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 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 and technical services
employment grew by 21,000 in
September—in line with the industry’s
prior 12-month average of 20,000.
Architectural and engineering services
and management and technical
consulting services added 6,000 and
12,000 jobs, respectively.
NAICS 56 – Administrative and waste
services
- Employment services*
3
In September, professional and
business services added 81,000 jobs.
Employment in the industry has
expanded by 1.4 million since its most
recent employment peak in December
2007.
NAICS 54 – Professional and technical
services
- Accounting and bookkeeping
6
-20
Professional and
business services:
81*
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
Release Date: October 3, 2014
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Private Education and Health Services
Employment in selected health care industries
Health care
industries:
23*
Over-the-month change, September 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
14
Ambulatory health care services°*
In September, private education and health services employment
continued to trend up (+32,000). Within the industry, health care added
23,000 jobs.
NAICS 622 – Hospitals
0
- Offices of physicians
2
- Outpatient care centers
7
- Home health care services
Within health care, hospitals added 6,000 jobs in September,
following an increase of 11,000 jobs in August. Employment in the
industry increased by 25,000 over the past 6 months.
6
Hospitals*
2
Nursing and residential care*
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
September 2014
14
16
18
20
Prior 12-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 2014.
Data are preliminary.
˚Includes additional component industries not shown separately.
* denotes significance.
Employment in hospitals
Over-the-month change, January 2011–September 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
20
10
11
12
15
5
4
4
5
5
1
1
2
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
10
-5
-7
-7
-5
-4
-2
-3
-5
-2
0
0
-10
-15
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 2014.
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: October 3, 2014
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Leisure and Hospitality
Employment in leisure and hospitality continued
to trend up in September (+33,000). Within the
industry, food services and drinking places
continued to add jobs over the month (+20,000).
Employment in leisure and hospitality
January 2003–September 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
15,500
Leisure and hospitality has added 1.8 million
jobs since reaching its most recent employment low
in January 2010.
15,000
14,500
14,000
13,500
13,000
12,500
September 2014 Level: 14,687
OTM Change: 33
12,000
11,500
11,000
Jan-03
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 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: October 3, 2014
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Other Services
Employment in other services
September 2004–September 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
5,600
September 2014 Level: 5,518
OTM Change: 0
5,550
Employment in other services was
unchanged in September, with small
offsetting movements occurring in the
component industries. As of September,
other services has regained about 90
percent of jobs lost during the industry’s
recent downturn.
5,500
5,450
5,400
5,350
5,300
5,250
Sep-04
Sep-06
Sep-08
Sep-10
Sep-12
Sep-14
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 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: October 3, 2014
CES Highlights
Government
Employment in government
Government employment changed little in September (+12,000).
Since its trough in July 2013, government employment has increased
by 80,000, with local government adding the most jobs (+78,000),
followed by state government (+47,000). Over the same time, the
federal government lost 45,000 jobs.
January 2003–September 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
23,400
September 2014 Level: 21,911
OTM Change: 12
23,200
23,000
22,800
22,600
NAICS 92 – State government
22,400
22,200
State government added 22,000 jobs in September after a 4-month
downward trend. The education component of the industry accounted
for essentially all of the employment gain in September. State
government has added 47,000 jobs since its employment trough in July
2013, or about 25 percent of the jobs lost during its most recent
employment downturn.
22,000
21,800
21,600
21,400
21,200
21,000
Jan-03
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 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 93 – Local government
Employment in selected government
Local government employment changed little over the month
(-8,000), after trending up for 7 consecutive months. Local
government, excluding education, lost 14,000 jobs in September.
Government:
12
Over-the-month change, September 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
-3
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service
0
U.S. Postal Service
22
State government education*
1
State government, excluding education
Local government has added 113,000 jobs since an employment
low in March 2013. This gain is about 19 percent of the jobs the
industry lost during its most recent employment downturn. Local
government education has added the majority of jobs (+68,000) to the
industry since March 2013.
7
Local government education
-14
Local government, excluding education*
-30
-20
-10
0
10
September 2014
20
30
Prior 12-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 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
Current Employment Statistics Highlights
Detailed Industry Employment Analysis
CES Analysts
Megan Barker
Michael Calvillo
Steve Crestol
Brittney Forbes
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
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