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
December 2014
Release Date: January 9, 2015
Prepared by Staff of the National Estimates Branch
Current Employment Statistics Survey
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Release Date: January 9, 2015
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Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, December 2014
+ 252,000
+ 240,000
353
360
203
252
267
243
229
222
203
202
144
164
84
100
88
96
106
110
149
141
160
150
161
164
122
150
102
203
199
201
225
203
214
197
183
200
196
217
221
226
250
237
243
274
280
300
271
261
304
322
350
70
The employment change for October
revised up from +243,000 to +261,000, and the
change for November revised up from
+321,000 to +353,000. Incorporating revisions,
employment has increased by an average
289,000 per month over the past 3 months.
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
400
212
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by
252,000 in December. Job growth averaged
246,000 per month in 2014, compared with
194,000 per month in 2013. In December,
professional and business services,
construction, food services, health care, and
manufacturing added jobs.
Employment in total nonfarm
Over-the-month change, January 2011 - December 2014
168
Total Nonfarm
Total Private
Average hourly earnings of all employees in
the private sector fell 5 cents in December,
following an increase of 6 cents in November.
Over the year, hourly earnings are up 1.7
percent. Average weekly hours were
unchanged at 34.6 hours in December.
+ 52,000 Professional and business services
Employment in professional and business
services rose by 52,000 in December. Within
professional and technical services, computer
systems design and related services (+9,000)
and architectural and engineering services
(+5,000) added jobs. A job loss in accounting
and bookkeeping services
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
50
0
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jan-13
Jul-12
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, January 09, 2015.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
(-14,000) offset a gain in November.
Administrative and waste services added
35,000 payroll jobs in December. Temporary
help employment continued to trend up
(+15,000).
Trade:
Wholesal
e Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Employment in professional and business
services grew by an average of 61,000 per
month in 2014, compared to an average gain of
56,000 per month in 2013.
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
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Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, December 2014
+ 48,000 Construction
In December, construction added 48,000
jobs. Growth occurred in nonresidential
building, heavy and civil engineering
construction, and in both residential and
nonresidential specialty trade contractors.
Employment in total nonfarm
Total nonfarm:
252*
Over-the-month change, December 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
2
Mining and logging
48
Construction*
17
+ 36,000 Leisure and hospitality
Within leisure and hospitality, food services
and drinking places gained 44,000 jobs in
December. In 2014, food services and drinking
places added an average 30,000 payroll jobs
per month, compared with 28,000 per month in
2013.
+ 48,000 Education and health services
In December, health care providers added
34,000 jobs. Employment rose in ambulatory
health care services (+16,000), in hospitals
(+7,000), and in nursing and residential care
facilities (+11,000).
Over the year, health care employment
expanded by an average of 26,000 per month,
compared with an average of 17,000 per month
in 2013.
+ 17,000 Manufacturing
Manufacturing added 17,000 jobs in
December. In durable goods, employment
continued to trend up in fabricated metal
products (+5,000), in nonmetallic mineral
products (+3,000), and in primary metals
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Manufacturing *
10
Wholesale trade
8
Retail trade
3
Transportation and warehousing
2
Utilities
2
Information
10
Financial activities
52
Professional and business services*
48
Education and health services*
36
Leisure and hospitality
2
Other services
12
-20
0
Government
20
40
60
December 2014
80
Prior 12-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 09, 2015.
Data are preliminary.
* denotes significance.
(+3,000). Within nondurable goods,
employment in petroleum and coal products
grew by 2,000 over the month.
Employment in manufacturing grew by an
average of 16,000 per month in 2014,
compared with 7,000 per month in 2013.
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
Release Date: January 9, 2015
CES Highlights
Mining and Logging
Employment in mining and logging
Continuing its recent trend, mining and
logging employment edged up (+2,000)
in December.
Over-the-month change, January 2011–December 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
25
10
13
15
12
11
16
20
6
5
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
6
5
6
7
3
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
8
9
9
10
-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, January 09, 2015.
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: January 9, 2015
CES Highlights
Construction
Employment in construction
Construction:
48*
Over-the-month change, December 2014
Construction employment grew
significantly in December by 48,000.
In December, specialty trade contractors
led job growth with an increase of 26,000,
split evenly between residential specialty
trade and nonresidential specialty trade
contractors. Employment also rose in
heavy construction and nonresidential
building.
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
1
Residential building
10
Nonresidential building*
12
Heavy and civil engineering*
13
Residential specialty trade contractors*
13
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors*
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
December 2014
12
14
16
Prior 6-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 09, 2015.
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: January 9, 2015
CES Highlights
Manufacturing
Manufacturing added 17,000 jobs in December, bringing the 12-month
net job gain to 186,000. Over the month, durable goods employment
increased by 13,000, bringing the industry’s over-the-year job gain to
176,000.
Employment in manufacturing
January 2003–December 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
16,000
15,500
15,000
The 1-month diffusion index declined to 58.0 in December from 66.0 in
November. 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. The decrease in
the 1-month diffusion index in December coincides with a reported decline
in the rate of expansion in economic activity in manufacturing (Institute of
Supply Management).
14,500
14,000
13,500
13,000
12,500
December 2014 Level: 12,239
OTM Change: 17
12,000
11,500
11,000
10,500
Jan-03
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
In December, average weekly hours for all employees in manufacturing
fell 0.1 hour to 41.0 hours, and average weekly hours for production
employees in manufacturing remained unchanged at 42.2 hours.
Jan-13
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 09, 2015.
Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Employment in durable goods
Durable goods:
13 *
Over-the-month change, December 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
-1
Wood products
3
Nonmetallic mineral products
3
Primary metals
5
Fabricated metal products
1
Machinery
0
Computer and electronic products
-1
Electrical equipment and appliances
2
Transportation equipment
2
Furniture and related products
0
-4
-2
0
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing
2
4
December 2014
6
8
Prior 6-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 09, 2015.
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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CES Highlights
Manufacturing
Employment in petroleum and coal products
NAICS 324– Petroleum and coal products
Over-the-month change, January 2011–December 2014
Employment in petroleum and coal products manufacturing
employment grew by 2,000 in December.
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
4
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-5
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 09, 2015.
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: January 9, 2015
CES Highlights
Wholesale Trade
Employment in wholesale trade
continued to trend up in December
(+10,000). The industry has recovered 78
percent of the jobs lost during its most
recent downturn.
Employment in wholesale trade
January 2003–December 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
6,200
December 2014 Level: 5,908
OTM Change: 10
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, January 09, 2015.
Shaded area represents recession as denoted 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: January 9, 2015
CES Highlights
Retail Trade
Employment in retail trade
In December, employment in retail trade changed little (+8,000),
following a gain of 56,000 in November. Over the year, the industry
added 250,000 jobs, bringing the December employment level to 15.5
million, or 65,000 jobs shy of the November 2007 employment peak.
January 2003–December 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
16,000
15,800
15,600
For the retail industries that typically display holiday seasonal
movements¹, seasonally adjusted employment edged down by 9,000 in
December. However, not seasonally adjusted, the October-December
2014 holiday employment build up was 9.0 percent of the September
2014 employment level, similar to the holiday build up in 2013 but
stronger than the preceding 4 years.
15,400
15,200
15,000
14,800
14,600
14,400
December 2014 Level: 15,511
OTM Change: 8
14,200
14,000
Jan-03
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 09, 2015.
Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
NAICS 441 – Motor vehicle and parts dealers
Employment in motor vehicle and parts dealers increased by 6,000
in December, following an increase of 11,000 in November. Over the
year, the industry added 66,000 jobs.
*Indicates 5 weeks between weeks of the 12th for the current and prior month; there
are 4 weeks when not annotated. The CES reference period is the pay period that
includes the 12th of the month. Seasonal movements can differ depending on the
number of weeks between surveys.
¹Furniture and home furnishings stores, electronics and appliance stores, other
specialty food stores, health and personal care stores, clothing and clothing
accessories stores, sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores, general merchandise
stores, miscellaneous store retailers, and electronic shopping and mail-order houses.
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: January 9, 2015
CES Highlights
Transportation and Warehousing
Employment in transportation and warehousing
January 2003–December 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
4,800
4,600
4,400
4,200
December 2014 Level: 4,686
OTM Change: 3
4,000
3,800
Jan-03
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 09, 2015.
Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Transportation and warehousing employment changed little (+3,000) in
December. Throughout 2014, the industry added 140,000 jobs.
NAICS 481 – Air transportation
In December, air transportation employment fell by 3,000, which was
the largest 1-month decrease since September 2012. However,
employment in the industry showed little net change in 2014.
Summary
In
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
NAICS 484 – Truck Transportation
Employment in truck transportation increased by 7,000 in December. Over
the past 12 months, the industry added 42,000 jobs. The increase in
employment coincides with recent record-high levels in the ATA Truck
Tonnage Index (Source: American Trucking Associations).
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
Release Date: January 9, 2015
CES Highlights
Utilities
Utilities employment edged up by
2,000 in December.
Employment in utilities
Over-the-month change, January 2011–December 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
12
10
8
8
6
-4
1
0
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
-3
-2
-1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
-7
-6
-8
-10
-12
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 09, 2015.
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: January 9, 2015
CES Highlights
Information
In December, employment in
information showed little change
(+2,000), with a decrease in data
processing, hosting, and other related
services (-3,000) and small offsetting
movements in the motion picture and
sound recording industries (+3,000).
After adding 35,000 jobs from June
through August of 2014, employment in
information has shown zero net change
since August.
Over the year, motion picture and
sound recording industries employment
declined by 26,000, while employment
in other information services, such as
internet service providers and news
syndicates, increased by 23,000.
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: January 9, 2015
CES Highlights
Financial Activities
Employment in financial activities edged
up by 10,000 in December. The industry
added 121,000 jobs over the past 12 months.
This increase is greater than those in both
2012 and 2013, when 94,000 and 74,000 jobs
were added, respectively.
Employment in financial activities
Over-the-month change, January 2011–December 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
35
30
24
Since February 2011, financial activities
has recovered 48 percent of the jobs lost in
the last peak-to-trough period.
15
9
10
10
12
13
Jul-12
0
Jan-12
-1
-4
-10
-10
-4
-5
-4
-5
-3
-1
-1
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
5
4
6
7
8
9
8
8
8
9
10
12
11
12
9
10
10
11
13
15
14
16
20
14
19
21
21
25
-15
-20
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 09, 2015.
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: January 9, 2015
CES Highlights
Professional and Business Services
Professional and business services employment
Dec-14 Level: 19,574
OTM change: 52*
January 2012 - December 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
100
19500
80
19000
60
18500
40
18000
20
17500
In December, employment in
administrative and waste services rose by
35,000 and continued to trend up in
professional and technical services
(+13,000).
Monthly change
Employment
20000
Representing 25 percent of the gains in
total nonfarm employment in 2014,
professional and business services added
732,000 jobs. The industry had added
677,000 jobs in 2013.
0
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
OTM change
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Jul-13
Jan-14
Axis Title
555
Summary
Professional and business services added
52,000 jobs in December, in line with its
prior-12-month average over-the-month
change of 58,000.
677
732
Professional and business services
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Jul-14
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Annual avg. OTM change
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
Release Date: January 9, 2015
CES Highlights
Professional and Business Services
Administrative and waste services employment
January 2012 - December 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
NAICS 5412 – Accounting and bookkeeping services
Dec-14 Level: 8,934
OTM change: 35*
9000
Employment in accounting and bookkeeping services
fell by 14,000 in December, exactly offsetting the gain in
November. Over-the-year the industry has added 54,000
jobs—19 percent of the gains seen in professional and
technical services.
60
50
8800
40
30
20
8400
10
8200
0
-10
8000
-20
7800
Jan-12
Monthly change
Employment
8600
NAICS 5415 – Computer systems design and related
services
Adding 9,000 jobs in December, computer systems
design and related services continues to be a top
contributor to employment gains in professional and
technical services. In 2014, computer services added
72,000 jobs—25 percent of the gains seen in professional
and technical services.
-30
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Waste management and remediation
Temporary help services (THS)
Admin and support - THS
Administrative and waste service
NAICS 56 – Administrative and waste services
Administrative and waste services added 35,000 jobs
in December. Among the component industries,
temporary help services employment continued to trend
up (+15,000). Temporary help services accounts for
roughly one-third of total employment in administrative
and waste services but contributed 54 percent of the
overall growth in administrative and waste services in
2014.
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: January 9, 2015
CES Highlights
Private Education and Health Services
Employment in selected health care industries
Health care
industries:
34*
Over-the-month change, December 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
16
Ambulatory health care services°*
1
- Offices of physicians
4
- Outpatient care centers
4
- Home health care services
7
Hospitals*
11
Nursing and residential care*
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
December 2014
25
In December, private education and health services employment
increased by 48,000. Within the industry, health care added 34,000
jobs, while social assistance employment continued to trend up
(+10,000). Private educational services employment changed little over
the month (+5,000).
NAICS 622 –- Hospitals
Within health care, hospitals added jobs for the fifth consecutive
month. In 2014, hospitals added 47,000 jobs, compared with a net job
gain of zero in 2013.
NAICS 623 —Nursing and residential care facilities
Nursing and residential care facilities employment increased by
11,000 over the month, the strongest 1-month gain since August 2013.
Over the year, the industry added 33,000 jobs, compared with a job
gain of 26,000 in 2013.
30
Prior 6-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 09, 2015.
Data are preliminary.
˚Includes additional component industries not shown separately.
* denotes significance.
Employment in hospitals
Over-the-month change, January 2011–December 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
20
7
6
7
7
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
7
7
8
9
9
10
10
10
12
15
-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, January 09, 2015.
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: January 9, 2015
CES Highlights
Leisure and Hospitality
Directly in line with the prior 6-month average, leisure and
hospitality employment continued to trend up in December
(+36,000). Employment increased by 44,000 in food services and
drinking places employment.
Despite recent fluctuations in the Consumer Confidence Index
(CCI), employment growth within the leisure and hospitality
industry has remained steady. The CCI was up 1.6 points in
December after a decline of 3.1 points in November.
Leisure and hospitality employment vs. Consumer Confidence Index
January 2000-December 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
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, Release date: January 09, 2015
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: January 9, 2015
CES Highlights
Other Services
Other services employment changed
little in December, with little
employment change occurring in any
component industry.
Employment in other services
January 2005–December 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
5,600
5,550
5,500
5,450
5,400
5,350
December 2014 Level: 5,538
OTM Change: 2
5,300
5,250
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 09, 2015.
Shaded area represents recession as denoted 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: January 9, 2015
CES Highlights
Government
Employment in government
Government employment was little changed in December
(+12,000). Within government, employment changed little over the
month at the federal, state, and local levels.
January 2003–December 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
23,400
23,200
23,000
22,800
In 2014, government added 91,000 jobs. The 12-month employment
gain was split between local government (+87,000) and state
government (+21,000) and was partially offset by a small decline in
federal employment (-17,000).
December 2014 Level: 21,945
OTM Change: 12
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, January 09, 2015.
Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Employment in selected government
Government:
12
Over-the-month change, December 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
-1
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service
2
U.S. Postal Service
3
State government education
4
State government, excluding education
2
Local government education
2
Local government, excluding education
-4
-2
0
2
December 2014
4
6
Prior 6-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 09, 2015.
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
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