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
May 2015
Release Date: June 5, 2015
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, May 2015
Employment in total nonfarm
+ 280,000
+ 262,000
Over-the-month change, January 2012 - May 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Administrative and support services added
39,000 jobs in May. Temporary help services
accounted for about half of the employment
change.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
266
250
201
221
221
213
280
286
188
225
225
166
150
164
119
109
87
100
127
113
115
150
249
256
219
164
187
188
144
177
200
205
213
216
250
329
317
314
300
50
35
Average hourly earnings of all employees
on private, nonfarm payrolls rose 8 cents in
May. Hourly earnings were up 2.3 percent over
the year. In May, average weekly hours were
unchanged at 34.5 hours.
+ 63,000 Professional and business services
Professional and technical services
employment continued to trend up in May
(+19,000). Within this industry, computer
systems design and related services added
10,000 jobs over the month and 82,000 jobs
over the year.
293
The employment change for April revised
down from +223,000 to +221,000, and the
change for March revised up from +85,000 to
+119,000. Incorporating revisions,
employment has increased by an average
207,000 per month over the past 3 months.
330
350
236
400
380
Nonfarm employment rose by 280,000 in
May. Professional and business services,
leisure and hospitality, and health care added
jobs. Employment fell in mining.
423
450
247
Total Nonfarm
Total Private
0
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, June 05, 2015.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
+ 57,000 Leisure and hospitality
Employment in leisure and hospitality rose
by 57,000 in May. Arts, entertainment, and
recreation accounted for 29,000 of the increase.
Employment in food services and drinking
places has shown little net change over the past
3 months (+26,000).
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Jul-14
Jan-15
12-month average
+ 74,000 Education and health services
Employment in health care rose by 47,000
in May. Ambulatory care accounted for 28,000
of the increase, with home health care
contributing 8,000 jobs. Hospital employment
increased by 16,000. Thus far in 2015,
hospitals have added an average 13,000 jobs
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
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Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, May 2015
Employment in total nonfarm
per month, compared to average gains of 8,000
in the preceding 5 months.
Over-the-month change, May 2015
+ 31,000 Retail Trade
Employment in retail trade edged up in
May. Automobile dealers added 8,000 payroll
jobs. Over the year, retail trade has added
314,000 jobs.
Wholesale trade
4.1
Retail trade*
31.4
Transportation and warehousing
13.1
Utilities
Information
-3
Financial activities
13
Professional and business services*
63
- 18,000 Mining and Logging
Mining employment declined by 17,000 in
May, with the loss concentrated in support
activities. Year to date, mining has lost an
average 14,000 jobs per month, compared to an
Summary
Manufacturing
7
1.1
+ 13,000 Transportation and Warehousing
Within transportation and warehousing,
employment rose in truck transportation
(+9,000) in May.
Manufacturing
Construction
17
74 Education and health services*
+ 13,000 Financial Activities
Employment continued to trend up in
financial activities. Over the past 12 months,
the industry has added 160,000 jobs; insurance
accounted for 85,000 of the gains.
Construction
Mining and logging*
-18
+ 17,000 Construction
Construction employment continued to
trend up in May. Over the year, the industry
has added 273,000 jobs.
Mining &
Logging
Total nonfarm:
280*
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Leisure and hospitality*
57
Other services
2
Government
18
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 05, 2015.
Data are preliminary.
* denotes significance.
average monthly increase of 3,000 in 2014.
Support activities has been the primary driver
of these employment trends.
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 & Logging
Mining and logging lost 18,000
jobs over the month. Support
activities for mining experienced a
significant decline, losing 17,000
jobs.
Employment in mining and logging
January 2005–May 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
1,000
Led by declining rig counts (-976
over the past year), mining
employment has fallen by 68,000
thus far in 2015. Job losses have been
concentrated in support activities for
mining, which includes support for
oil and gas operations.
950
900
850
800
750
700
650
May 2015 Level: 845
OTM Change: -18*
600
550
500
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Jan-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 05, 2015.
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: June 5, 2015
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Construction
Construction employment continued to
trend up (+17,000) over the month.
Employment in construction has grown by
273,000 (+4.5 percent) over the past 12
months.
Employment in construction
Over-the-month change, January 2011–May 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
100
-16
35
31
17
-12
-2
-35
-19
-20
-2
-3
0
-1
-1
0
3
7
10
11
17
22
30
31
41
26
30
35
27
25
12
20
23
17
9
9
8
22
40
15
17
19
16
24
36
20
24
5
20
11
18
16
26
40
44
41
52
60
-40
Employment in specialty trade
contractors continued to trend up over the
month (+12,000).
69
80
-60
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 05, 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: June 5, 2015
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Manufacturing
Manufacturing employment changed little (+7,000) in May.
Employment in durable goods was essentially unchanged with
offsetting movements among the industry components. Gains
occurred in nonmetallic mineral products (+4,000), miscellaneous
durable goods (+3,000), and motor vehicles and parts (+7,000).
Fabricated metal products lost 6,000 jobs, with most of the losses
concentrated in machine shops.
Employment in manufacturing
January 2003–May 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
16,000
15,500
May 2015 Level: 12,335
OTM Change: 7
15,000
14,500
14,000
13,500
The 1-month diffusion index decreased to 48.8 in May from 51.9
in April. The diffusion index measures the dispersion of employment
change in manufacturing, with a value below 50 indicating that more
manufacturing industries are losing jobs than adding.
13,000
12,500
12,000
11,500
11,000
10,500
Jan-03
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
In manufacturing, average weekly hours for both all employees
(40.7) and production employees (41.8) remained unchanged over the
month.
Jan-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 05, 2015.
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
Over-the-month change, May 2015
Durable goods:
1
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Wood products
-0.2
Nonmetallic mineral products*
3.7
Primary metals
-1.4
Fabricated metal products*
-5.5
Machinery
-2.7
Computer and electronic products
-0.3
Electrical equipment and appliances
1.0
Transportation equipment
4.8
Furniture and related products
-0.9
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing*
3.0
-10
-8
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 05, 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: June 5, 2015
CES Highlights
Wholesale Trade
Employment in wholesale trade
changed little in May (+4,000).
Employment in the industry has
increased by 91,000 over the past 12
months.
Employment in wholesale trade
January 2005–May 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
6,200
May 2015 Level: 5,905
OTM Change: 4
6,000
5,800
5,600
5,400
5,200
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Jan-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 05, 2015.
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: June 5, 2015
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Retail Trade
Employment in retail trade edged up in May (+31,000). Over the past 12
months, the industry has added 314,000 jobs.
NAICS 441 – Motor vehicles and parts dealers
In May, employment in motor vehicles and parts dealers increased by
10,000. With this increase, the industry has now recovered all of the
306,000 jobs that were lost during its most recent employment downturn
(April 2007–February 2010). Recent strength in the industry coincides with
high levels of light-vehicle sales (Source: Auto News).
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: June 5, 2015
CES Highlights
Transportation and Warehousing
Transportation and warehousing employment continued to trend up in
May (+13,000). Truck transportation (+9,000) and pipeline transportation
(+1,000) experienced significant job gains in May. Employment in the
remaining component industries changed little.
Employment in transportation and warehousing
January 2005–May 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
5,000
May 2015 Level: 4,761
OTM Change: 13
4,800
NAICS 484 – Truck transportation
4,600
Truck transportation employment increased by 9,000 in May. Over the
year, truck transportation has added 38,000 jobs, an increase of 2.7 percent.
4,400
4,200
4,000
3,800
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Jan-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 05, 2015.
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 truck transportation
Over-the-month change, January 2012–May 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
9
9
9
1
0
3
3
1
1
Jul-14
-3
-3
-1
0
0
Jan-14
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
5
6
6
7
10
10
11
12
14
15
-5
-5
-10
-10
-15
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 05, 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: : June 5, 2015
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Utilities
Utilities employment edged up by 1,000
over the month. Since reaching a trough in
February 2014, the industry has recovered
13,000 jobs.
Employment in utilities
January 2005–May 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
570
May 2015 Level: 562
OTM Change: 1
565
560
555
550
545
540
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Jan-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 05, 2015.
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: June 5, 2015
CES Highlights
Information
Information employment
changed little in May (-3,000).
Over the past 12 months, however,
information has added 60,000 jobs
on net (2.2 percent).
Employment in information
January 2005–May 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
3,200
3,100
May 2015 Level: 2,783
OTM Change: -3
3,000
2,900
2,800
2,700
2,600
2,500
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Jan-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 05, 2015.
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: June 5, 2015
CES Highlights
Financial Activities
Financial activities continued its upward
employment trend in May (+13,000), in line
with its prior 12-month average change of
13,000. Financial activities has recovered 61
percent of the jobs lost in its last peak-totrough period (December 2006–February
2011).
Employment in financial activities
January 2005–May 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
8,600
May 2015 Level: 8,111
OTM Change: 13
8,400
8,200
8,000
7,800
7,600
7,400
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Jan-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 05, 2015.
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: June 5, 2015
CES Highlights
Professional and Business Services
Professional and business services
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
110
Professional and business services added 63,000 jobs in May. In
2015, the industry has added an average of 47,000 jobs per month,
weaker than the 59,000 jobs added per month during 2014.
Administrative and support services led the gains, adding 39,000 jobs
in May. Professional and technical services (+19,000) and management
of companies and enterprises (+4,000) continued their upward
employment trends.
May 2015:
Level: 1,856
OTM change: 63*
Over-the-month change, January 2012 - May 2015
Professional and technical services
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services
90
70
50
40*
NAICS 5415 – Computer systems design and related services
4
In May, computer systems design and related services added 10,000
jobs, continuing a strong upward trend. The industry has contributed
36 percent of the gains in professional and technical services in 2015.
30
19
10
-10
-30
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Professional and technical services
May 2015
Level: 8,604
OTM change: 19
Over-the-month change, May 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
0
Legal
-6
Accounting and bookkeeping
5
Architectural and engineering
10*
7
May-15
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Jan-15
Construction
Computer systems design and related
Management and technical consulting
Prior-12 month avg. OTMC
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
Release Date: June 5, 2015
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Private Education and Health Services
Employment in selected health care industries
Health care
industries:
47*
Over-the-month change, May 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
28
Ambulatory health care services°*
6
- Offices of physicians
5
- Outpatient care centers*
8
- Home health care services*
16
Hospitals*
4
Nursing and residential care*
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
May 2015
30
In May, private education and health services employment grew by
74,000. Within the industry, health care added 47,000 jobs, while
employment in social assistance and in educational services continued
to trend up over the month.
NAICS 621 —Ambulatory health care services
Ambulatory health care services added 28,000 jobs in May. Within
the industry, employment grew by 8,000 in home health care services,
while employment continued to trend up in offices of physicians
(+6,000), and outpatient care centers (+5,000).
NAICS 622 –- Hospitals
Hospital employment increased by 16,000 in May. The industry has
added 113,000 jobs since an employment trough in February 2014.
35
Prior 6-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 05, 2015.
Data are preliminary.
˚Includes additional component industries not shown separately.
* denotes significance.
Employment in hospitals
Over-the-month change, January 2011–May 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
25
15
16
16
20
11
10
11
9
7
8
5
7
3
2
3
3
1
-2
-1
-6
-5
-5
-3
-2
-3
-1
0
1
1
3
3
1
3
0
1
1
1
2
4
5
6
3
3
4
2
0
0
2
5
0
10
9
9
8
6
10
13
15
-10
-16
-15
-20
-25
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 05, 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: June 5, 2015
CES Highlights
Leisure and Hospitality
Employment in leisure and hospitality
Leisure and hospitality employment grew by 57,000 in
May after changing little (+16,000) over the prior 2 months.
Leisure and
hospitality:
57*
Over-the-month change, May 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
NAICS 71—Arts, entertainment, and recreation
29
Arts, entertainment, and recreation*
12
Accommodation
NAICS 722—Food Services and Drinking Places
17
Employment in food services and drinking places has
changed little over the past 3 months (+26,000). The industry
had added 139,000 over the preceding 3 months.
Food services and drinking places
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
Component industries within arts, entertainment, and
recreation were the major contributors to leisure and
hospitality’s employment increase in May. Performing arts
and spectator sports employment rose by 13,000.
20
25
May 2015
30
35
40
Prior 6-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 05, 2015.
Data are preliminary.
* denotes significance.
Employment in component industries in arts, entertainment, and recreation
Over-the-month change, May 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
29
-Performing arts and spectator sports*
12.9
-Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions
1.7
-Amusements, gambling, and recreation
14.4
-5
Summary
0
5
Mining &
Logging
10
15
20
Construction
25
30
35
40
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
Release Date: June 5, 2015
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Other Services
Other services employment changed
little (+2,000) in May, and there was
little change in any component industry.
Other services has added 319,000 jobs
since its most recent trough, reached in
June 2010.
Employment in other services
January 2005–May 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
5,700
5,650
May 2015 Level: 5,634
OTM Change: 2
5,600
5,550
5,500
5,450
5,400
5,350
5,300
5,250
5,200
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Jan-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 05, 2015.
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: June 5, 2015
CES Highlights
Government
Employment in selected government
Government employment changed little in May (+18,000). Over the
past 12 months, government has gained a total of 100,000 jobs.
Government:
18
Over-the-month change, May 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
4
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service
0
U.S. Postal Service
1
State government education
-1
State government, excluding education
10
Local government education
5
Local government, excluding education
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
May 2015
10
12
14
Prior 6-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 05, 2015.
Data are preliminary.
* denotes significance.
Employment in government
January 2005–May 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
23,400
23,200
May 2015 Level: 21,941
OTM Change: 18
23,000
22,800
22,600
22,400
22,200
22,000
21,800
21,600
21,400
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Jan-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 05, 2015.
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
Michael Calvillo
Steve Crestol
Tyler Downing
Brittney Forbes
Lyda Ghanbari
Mike McCall
John Mullins
Michael Osifalujo
Edward Park
Kara Sullivan
Jay Stuart
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