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
October 2014
Release Date: November 7, 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, October 2014
Total Nonfarm
Total Private
+ 214,000
+ 209,000
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by
214,000 in October. Food services and drinking
places, retail trade, and health care added jobs.
Employment in total nonfarm
January 2003–October 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
142,000
October 2014 Level: 139,680
OTM Change: 214*
Jan 2008 peak: 138,365
Feb 2010 trough: 129,655
140,000
The employment change for August revised
up from 180,000 to 203,000, and the change
for September revised up from 248,000 to
256,000. 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 edged higher in October
(+3 cents), following no change in September.
Over the year, hourly earnings are up 2.0
percent. Average weekly hours increased 0.1
hour to 34.6 hours in October.
+ 52,000 Leisure and hospitality
Employment rose in leisure and hospitality,
with food services and drinking places
accounting for 42,000 of the job gain. Over the
year, food services and drinking places has
added 319,000 payroll jobs.
+ 27,000 Retail trade
Retail trade added 27,000 jobs in October.
Within the sector, general merchandise stores
added 12,000 jobs, and automobile dealers
added 4,000 jobs.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
138,000
136,000
134,000
132,000
130,000
128,000
126,000
Jan-03
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 07, 2014.
Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
* denotes significance.
+ 41,000 Education and health services
In October, health care providers added
25,000 jobs, similar to an average monthly gain
of 21,000 over the prior 12 months. In October,
employment in ambulatory health care services
rose by 19,000, with home health care services
contributing 7,000 jobs.
Trade:
Wholesal
e Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
+ 12,000 Construction
Construction employment continued to
trend up in October, with employment gains
coming from residential specialty trade
contractors. Over the year, construction has
added 231,000 jobs.
Professional
& Business
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Private
Education
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Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, October 2014
+ 15,000 Manufacturing
Manufacturing employment also continued
to trend up in October. Over the month, gains
occurred in machinery, furniture and related
products, and semiconductors and electronic
components. Over the year, manufacturing has
added 170,000 jobs.
Employment in total nonfarm
Total nonfarm:
214*
Over-the-month change, October 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
1
Mining and logging
12
Construction
15
Manufacturing
9
+ 37,000 Professional and business services
Employment in professional and business
services continued to trend up in October.
Within professional and technical services
(+20,000), employment continued to trend up
in architectural and engineering services, in
computer systems design and related services,
and in management and technical consulting
services. Temporary help employment also
continued to trend up (+15,000) in October.
Over the year, employment in professional
and business services has grown by an average
of 55,000 per month.
Summary
Construction
Manufacturing
Retail trade*
13
Transportation and warehousing
0
Utilities
-4
Information
3
Financial activities
37
Professional and business services
41
Education and health services*
52
Leisure and hospitality*
3
Other services
5
-20
+ 5,000 Government
In October, a job gain of 11,000 in local
government, excluding education, was partly
offset by a loss of 3,000 jobs in the U.S. Postal
Service. Postal employment was essentially
unchanged over the year.
Mining &
Logging
Wholesale trade
27
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
0
Government
20
40
October 2014
60
80
Prior 12-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 07, 2014.
Data are preliminary.
* denotes significance.
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
Employment in mining and logging
Employment in mining and logging
was essentially flat in October.
Over-the-month change, January 2011–October 2014
Within mining, oil and gas extraction
added 3,000 jobs, while employment
changed little among other component
industries. The overall weakness in
mining employment coincides with a
drop of approximately 10 percent in
West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices
as reported by the U.S Energy
Information Administration.
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
25
10
13
15
4
4
5
5
6
5
4
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
6
7
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
8
8
9
9
10
12
11
16
20
-7
-5
-3
-1
-1
-2
-3
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, November 07, 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: November 7, 2014
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Construction
Employment in construction continued to
trend upward in October (+12,000), bringing the
current 12-month net job gain to 231,000.
Employment in construction
January 2003–October 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Within the sector, employment in residential
specialty trade contractors continued to trend up
in October (+10,000), and job gains totaled
81,000 over the year.
8,500
8,000
7,500
7,000
6,500
6,000
5,500
October 2014 Level: 6,095
OTM Change: 12
5,000
4,500
Jan-03
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 07, 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: November 7, 2014
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Manufacturing
Employment in manufacturing
Manufacturing employment continued to trend up in October (+15,000).
Over the month, durable goods employment increased by 14,000. Since the
manufacturing employment trough in February 2010, manufacturing has
added 728,000 jobs, mostly in durable goods.
January 2003–October 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
16,000
15,500
15,000
14,500
The 1-month diffusion index rose to 58.6 in October from 53.1 in
September. 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. October marks
the sixteenth consecutive month that the index registered above 50.
14,000
13,500
13,000
October 2014 Level: 12,181
OTM Change: 15
Aug 2004 peak: 14,344
Feb 2010 trough: 11,453
12,500
12,000
11,500
11,000
10,500
Jan-03
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
In October, average weekly hours for both all employees and production
employees were unchanged at 40.8 and 42.1 hours, respectively.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 07, 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 durable goods
Durable goods:
14*
Over-the-month change, October 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
1
Wood products
0
Nonmetallic mineral products
0
Primary metals
4
Fabricated metal products
5
Machinery*
2
Computer and electronic products
-1
Electrical equipment and appliances
0
Transportation equipment
4
Furniture and related products*
-1
-4
-2
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing
0
2
4
October 2014
6
8
Prior 12-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 07, 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
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Manufacturing
NAICS 333 – Machinery
Employment in machinery
Over-the-month change, January 2011–October 2014
Machinery manufacturing employment grew by 5,000 in October,
bringing its 12-month net job change to 33,000. Since reaching an
employment trough in January 2010, the industry has added 164,000
jobs.
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
12
5
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
10
-2
-4
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
0
-2
-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, November 07, 2014.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Employment in furniture and related products
NAICS 337 – Furniture and related products
Over-the-month change, January 2011–October 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Furniture and related products manufacturing added 4,000 jobs in
October, bringing its 6-month net job change to +12,000.
6
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
-3
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
0
0
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
-4
-6
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 07, 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: November 7, 2014
CES Highlights
Wholesale Trade
Employment in wholesale trade continued
to trend up in October (+9,000). Components
within the industry changed little. Wholesale
trade has added 126,000 jobs over the past
year.
Employment in wholesale trade
January 2003–October 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
6,200
October 2014 Level: 5,895
OTM Change: 9
Nov 2007 peak: 6,042
May 2010 trough: 5,440
6,000
5,800
5,600
5,400
5,200
Jan-03
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 07, 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: November 7, 2014
CES Highlights
Retail Trade
In October, employment in retail trade increased by 27,000, about in
line with the prior 12-month average of 22,000.
Recent retail-related indicators were also positive in October. The
Conference Board noted that the Consumer Confidence Index
increased by 5.5. In a pre-holiday retailer and consumer study, the
National Retail Federation reported that 2 out of 5 consumers planned
to start their holiday shopping in October.
NAICS 441 – Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
Within motor vehicles and parts, employment in automobile dealers
increased by 4,000 in October, coinciding with strong auto sales. Auto
sales (seasonally adjusted annualized rate) were at 16.5 million in
October, up 1.1 million from October 2013, as reported by
MotorIntelligence.
NAICS 452 – General Merchandise Stores
General merchandise stores employment increased by 12,000 in
October, which was more than twice its prior 12-month average
(+5,000).
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: November 7, 2014
CES Highlights
Transportation and Warehousing
Employment in transportation and warehousing
January 2003–October 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
4,800
October 2014 Level: 4,664
OTM Change: 13
4,600
4,400
4,200
4,000
3,800
Jan-03
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 07, 2014.
Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
* denotes significance.
Transportation and warehousing employment edged up (+13,000) in
October. Over the past 12 months, the industry has added 154,000 jobs.
NAICS 481 – Air Transportation
NAICS 492 – Couriers and Messengers
Couriers and messengers added 4,000 jobs in October. Since March, the
industry has added 25,000 jobs.
Employment in air transportation increased by 3,000 in October. Over
the past 12 months, the industry has added 12,000 jobs.
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: November 7, 2014
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Utilities
Employment in utilities was unchanged in
October. The industry has shown little net
employment change over the last 12 months
(+3,000).
Employment in utilities
January 2003–October 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
600
October 2014 Level: 554
OTM Change: 0
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, November 07, 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: November 7, 2014
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Information
Information employment changed
little (-4,000) in the month of October,
with small changes spread throughout
the component industries.
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: November 7, 2014
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Financial Activities
Employment in selected financial activities
Financial
activities:
3
Over-the-month change, October 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
-2
Credit intermediation°
Financial activities employment changed
little (+3,000) in October. Most component
industries were near their prior 6-month
average employment changes, with the
exception of insurance carriers and related
activities.
Employment changed little in insurance
carriers and related activities in October
(+1,000). Job gains had averaged 7,000 per
month over the prior 6 months.
-3
- Commercial banking
1
Securities and commodities
1
Insurance carriers and related activities
2
Real estate and rental and leasing
-6
-4
-2
0
2
October 2014
4
6
8
Prior 6-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 07, 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: November 7, 2014
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Professional and Business Services
Employment in professional and business services
Professional and business services
employment continued to trend up in
October (+ 37,000). Employment growth
was split between two of the component
industries – professional and technical
services added 20,000 jobs, while
administrative and waste services
employment continued to trend up
(+17,000). Year to date, professional and
business services has added 568,000 jobs –
25 percent of the total jobs added to total
nonfarm employment during this period.
January 2003–October 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
21,000
October 2014 Level: 19,410
OTM Change: 37
20,000
19,000
18,000
17,000
16,000
15,000
Jan-03
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 07, 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: November 7, 2014
CES Highlights
Private Education and Health Services
Employment in home health care services
In October, private education and health services employment
increased by 41,000. Within the industry, health care added 25,000
jobs, while private educational services employment (+14,000) and
social assistance employment (+3,000) continued to trend up over the
month.
Over-the-month change, January 2011–October 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
14
11
12
7
7
6
NAICS 6216 – Home health care services
5
4
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
6
6
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
0
0
-2
-1
-2
-3
-4
-6
Within ambualtory health care services, home health care services
added 7,000 jobs in October, marking the industry’s eighth consecutive
month of job gains. Over the past 12 months, the industry has added
49,000 jobs, accounting for nearly 20 percent of employment growth in
health care over the same period.
-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, November 07, 2014.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Employment in selected health care industries
Over-the-month change, October 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Health care
industries:
25*
19
Ambulatory health care services°*
4
- Offices of physicians
0
- Outpatient care centers
7
- Home health care services *
4
Hospitals
3
Nursing and residential care*
-5
0
5
10
October 2014
15
20
25
Prior 12-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 07, 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: November 7, 2014
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Leisure and Hospitality
Leisure and hospitality continued to show
strength in October, adding 52,000 jobs.
Employment in food services and drinking places
grew by 42,000, accounting for most of leisure and
hospitality’s job 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: November 7, 2014
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Other Services
Employment in other services
Employment in other services was
about unchanged in October, with little
movement occurring in any component
industry. As of October, other services had
regained about 90 percent of the jobs lost
in the most recent downturn.
October 2004–October 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
5,600
October 2014 Level: 5,517
OTM Change: 3
5,550
5,500
5,450
5,400
5,350
5,300
5,250
Oct-04
Oct-06
Oct-08
Oct-10
Oct-12
Oct-14
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 07, 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: November 7, 2014
CES Highlights
Government
Employment in government
Government employment changed little in October (+5,000). Over
the past 12 months, government has added 60,000 jobs, on net. Nearly
all of the 12-month job gain was concentrated in local government.
January 2003–October 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
23,400
October 2014 Level: 21,914
OTM Change: 5
Apr 2009 peak: 22,677
Jul 2013 trough: 21,831
23,200
23,000
22,800
NAICS 932—Local government, excluding education
Local government, excluding education added 11,000 jobs over the
month, after a loss of 8,000 jobs in September. Over the past 12
months, the industry has added 47,000 jobs.
22,600
22,400
22,200
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, November 07, 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 selected government
Government:
5
Over-the-month change, October 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
0
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service
-3
U.S. Postal Service *
0
State government education
1
*
State government, excluding education
-3
Local government education
11
Local government, excluding education*
-8
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
October 2014
8
10
12
14
Prior 12-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 07, 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
Michael Calvillo
Steve Crestol
Brittney Forbes
Lyda Ghanbari
Mike McCall
John Mullins
Michael Osifalujo
Edward Park
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