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
August 2015
Release Date: September 4, 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: September 4, 2015
Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, August 2015
+62,000 Education and Health Services
Employment in health care rose by 41,000
in August. Ambulatory health care accounted
for about half of the increase. Hospital
employment grew by 16,000 over the month.
Since reaching an employment trough in
February 2014, hospitals have added 155,000
jobs; more than two thirds of the jobs have
been added thus far this year.
Social assistance added 16,000 jobs in
August as well.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Employment in total nonfarm
Over-the-month change, January 2012 - August 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
380
329
317
314
245
260
245
266
250
173
187
201
221
213
225
188
166
150
164
119
109
87
100
127
113
115
150
225
219
164
187
188
144
177
205
213
216
200
249
256
286
293
300
250
330
350
236
400
423
450
247
50
35
Nonfarm employment increased by
173,000 in August, after rising by 245,000 in
each of the prior 2 months. In August, health
care and financial activities added jobs.
Employment in mining and manufacturing fell
over the month.
The employment change for June revised
up from +231,000 to +245,000, and the
change for July revised up from +215,000 to
+245,000. Incorporating revisions,
employment has increased by an average
221,000 per month over the past 3 months
Average hourly earnings for all employees
on private, nonfarm payrolls rose by 8 cents in
August, following a 6-cent gain in July. Hourly
earnings are up 2.2 percent over the year. In
August, average weekly hours of all employees
edged up 0.1 hour to 34.6 hours
0
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Jul-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 04, 2015.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
+19,000 Financial Activities
Employment in financial activities rose by
19,000 in August, with employment growth in
real estate (+8,000) and in securities,
commodity contracts, investments and funds
(+5,000). Employment in insurance carriers
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
and related activities continued to trend up.
Over the past 12 months, employment in
financial activities has grown by 170,000, with
insurance accounting for 47 percent of the
growth.
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
CES Highlights
Release Date: September 4, 2015
Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, August 2015
-10,000 Mining and Logging
Mining lost 9,000 jobs in August. Since
reaching a peak in December 2014, mining
employment has declined by 90,000. Support
activities for mining accounted for 73,000 of
the jobs lost over the same period.
Employment in total nonfarm
Total nonfarm:
173*
Over-the-month change, August 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
-10
Mining and logging*
3
Construction
-17
Manufacturing
8
-17,000 Manufacturing
Manufacturing lost 17,000 jobs in August.
Within durable goods manufacturing,
employment edged down, as job losses in
fabricated metal products (-7,000), machinery
(-4,000), and semiconductors and electronic
components (-2,000) more than offset job
gains in motor vehicles and parts (+6,000) and
miscellaneous durable goods (+4,000). Within
nondurable goods manufacturing,
employment fell by 12,000 in August. Food
manufacturing (-7,000) and plastics and
rubber products (-3,000) contributed to the
job loss.
+33,000 Professional and Business Services
Employment in professional and business
services continued to trend up in August. Over
the prior 12 months, job growth had averaged
55,000 per month.
In August, employment continued to trend
up in computer systems design and related
services (+7,000), and in management and
technical consulting services (+6,000).
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
11
Retail trade
7
Transportation and warehousing
2
Utilities
-7
Information
19
Financial activities*
33
Professional and business services
62
Education and health services*
33
Leisure and hospitality
-4
Other services
33
-40
-20
0
20
Government
40
August 2015
60
80
Prior 12-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 04, 2015.
Data are preliminary.
* denotes significance.
+33,000 Leisure and Hospitality
Within leisure and hospitality, employment
in food services and drinking places continued
to trend up in August (+26,000). Over the
year, food services has added 372,000 jobs.
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
Release Date: September 4, 2015
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Mining and Logging
Employment in mining
Employment in mining and
logging declined by 10,000 in
August, equal to its prior 3month average.
Over-the-month change, January 2012–August 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
20
8
1
0
1
3
4
1
2
2
1
3
-9
-10
-6
-6
-8
-7
-5
-5
-4
-2
-2
-1
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
6
5
7
7
8
7
10
10
15
-14
-15
-14
-15
Mining was responsible for
the majority of the industry’s
employment losses in August
(-9,000). Since reaching a peak
in December, mining has lost
90,000 jobs, with support
activities for mining
accounting for most of the loss
(-73,000).
-19
-20
-25
-30
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Jul-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 04, 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: September 4, 2015
CES Highlights
Construction
Employment in construction changed
little (+3,000) in August and has
changed little over the past 3 months
(+11,000).
Employment in construction
Over-the-month change, January 2012–August 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
100
69
80
30
31
1
7
7
10
12
3
30
17
22
11
12
-16
-12
-2
-19
-20
-2
-1
-1
0
0
31
41
27
25
20
23
17
26
30
35
40
22
19
16
15
9
9
8
20
17
40
44
41
52
60
-40
-60
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Jul-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 04, 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: September 4, 2015
CES Highlights
Manufacturing
Employment in manufacturing
Over-the-month change, January 2012–August 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
32
19
17
23
23
6
1
3
-2
-4
-22
-20
-17
-13
-4
0
0
0
1
3
4
6
9
12
14
14
20
9
11
12
14
16
18
11
14
17
14
11
20
19
22
23
24
28
40
35
42
45
60
Employment in manufacturing declined in August (-17,000). Within durable
goods, losses in fabricated metal products (-7,000) and machinery (-4,000) offset
gains in motor vehicles and parts (+6,000) and miscellaneous manufacturing
(+4,000). Nondurable goods shed 12,000 jobs, partly offsetting a 19,000 gain the
previous month.
The one-month diffusion index for manufacturing decreased to 41.3 in August
from 50.6 in July, the lowest index reading since January 2010. 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.
Average weekly hours in manufacturing remained unchanged for production
employees at 41.8 hours and for all employees at 40.8 hours.
-40
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Jul-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 04, 2015.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Employment in fabricated metal products
Over-the-month change, January 2012–August 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
NAICS 332—Fabricated metal products manufacturing
12
10
14
10
8
Fabricated metal products lost 7,000 jobs in August. Over the past 6 months,
19,000 jobs were lost in this industry. In August, job losses in fabricated metal
products were concentrated in machine shops and in architectural and structural
metals.
6
7
7
8
4
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
-4
-5
-4
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
-2
-7
-6
-8
-10
-12
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Jul-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 04, 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: September 4, 2015
CES Highlights
Wholesale Trade
Employment in wholesale trade
changed little in August (+8,000).
Employment in wholesale trade
January 2005–August 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
6,200
August 2015 Level: 5,927
OTM Change: 8
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, September 04, 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: September 4, 2015
CES Highlights
Retail Trade
Employment in retail trade
Employment in retail trade
changed little in August (+11,000),
following average gains of 34,000
over the prior 3 months.
January 2005–August 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
16,000
NAICS 4521 – Department Stores
Employment in department
stores fell by 7,000 in August. Over
the year, the industry has lost
33,000 jobs.
15,800
August 2015 Level: 15,711
OTM Change: 11
15,600
15,400
15,200
15,000
14,800
14,600
14,400
14,200
14,000
13,800
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Jan-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 04, 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: September 4, 2015
CES Highlights
Transportation and Warehousing
Employment in transportation and
warehousing continued to trend upward
in August (+7,000). The industry has
added 141,000 jobs over the past 12
months.
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: : September 4, 2015
CES Highlights
Utilities
Utilities employment edged up (+2,000) in
August.
Employment in utilities
Over-the-month change, January 2012–August 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
12
8
10
8
6
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
-1
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
0
0
0
0
0
-1
-2
-1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
-4
-6
-8
-8
-10
-12
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Jul-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 04, 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: September 4, 2015
CES Highlights
Information
Employment in information
Employment in information
changed little in August (-7,000).
Telecommunications lost 4,000
jobs, offsetting a gain in July.
Over-the-month change, August 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Motion picture and sound recording industries
-3.1
Telecommunications
-3.5
Data processing, hosting and related services
1.6
Other information services
0.9
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 04, 2015.
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: September 4, 2015
CES Highlights
Financial Activities
Employment in financial activities
increased by 19,000 in August and has
grown by 170,000 over the past 12
months. Job growth in securities,
commodity contracts, investments, and
funds and trusts (+5,000) and in real
estate (+8,000) accounted for most of
the August gain in financial activities.
Employment in financial activities
Over-the-month change, January 2012–August 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
35
24
28
30
19
7
7
7
2
1
2
3
4
6
6
6
3
3
5
9
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
13
13
13
12
13
10
10
10
10
12
15
12
13
17
20
17
16
19
21
21
25
-1
-1
0
-4
-5
-10
-15
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Jul-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 04, 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: September 04, 2015
CES Highlights
Professional and Business Services
Employment in professional and
business services continued to trend up
in August (+33,000), short of its prior-12
month average change of 55,000.
Professional and business services
Over-the-month change, August 2014 - August 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
110
100
Professional and technical services
employment edged up by 15,000 over
the month. Computer systems design
and related services (+7,000) and
management and technical consulting
services (+6,000) continued to be major
contributors to employment growth.
96
90
80
72
70
60
68
66
68
56
51
49
50
40
40
55
39
39
33
Administrative and waste services
employment changed little in August
(+16,000), following little change in July.
Over the prior 3 months (April-June), job
gains had averaged 35,000 per month.
30
20
20
Employment in management of
companies and enterprises was flat
over-the-month (+3,000), following a
gain of 13,000 in July.
10
0
Aug-14
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Sep-14
Oct-14
Construction
Nov-14
Dec-14
Manufacturing
Jan-15
Feb-15
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Mar-15
Apr-15
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
May-15
Information
Jun-15
Jul-15
Financial
Activities
Aug-15
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
Release Date: September 4, 2015
CES Highlights
Private Education and Health Services
Employment in selected health care industries
Over-the-month change, August 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Employment in hospitals
Health care
industries:
41*
Over-the-month change, January 2012–August 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
30
21
Nursing and residential care*
-20
-5
0
5
10
15
August 2015
20
25
gain
Construction
Manufacturing
16
14
15
11
10
3
5
-2
-30
Jan-12
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Jul-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 04, 2015.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Employment in education and health services increased by 62,000 in
August, with the majority of the gain occurring in health care. Over the
past 12 months, private education and health services has expanded by
611,000 jobs.
In August, employment in ambulatory health care services and in
hospitals expanded by 21,000 and 16,000, respectively. Social
assistance added 16,000 jobs over the month as well.
Summary
-1
30
Prior 12-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 04, 2015.
Data are preliminary.
˚Includes additional component industries not shown separately.
* denotes significance.
Mining &
Logging
-16
4
-10
11
13
-10
-6
-5
-3
Hospitals*
-3
-2
-1
16
2
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
0
0
- Home health care services
1
6
0
1
1
1
3
4
5
7
7
8
10
- Outpatient care centers
9
10
2
8
20
- Offices of physicians
16
7
20
Ambulatory health care services°*
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
NAICS 622—Hospitals
Hospitals added 16,000 jobs in August, after adding 20,000 jobs in July.
Employment in the industry has increased by 134,000 over the past 12
months, accounting for 22 percent of the job gains within
all of private education and health services in the same period.
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
Release Date: September 4, 2015
CES Highlights
Leisure and Hospitality
Employment in leisure and hospitality
January 2005–August 2015
In August, employment in leisure and hospitality edged up (+33,000).
Food services and drinking places employment continued to trend up
(+26,000), and the industry has added 372,000 jobs in the last 12 months.
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
16,000
15,500
August 2015 Level: 15,185
OTM Change: 33
15,000
14,500
14,000
13,500
13,000
12,500
12,000
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Jan-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 04, 2015.
Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Employment in food services and drinking places
Over-the-month change, January 2012–August 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
55
14
20
22
25
29
26
34
39
27
27
33
20
32
17
20
28
28
32
38
39
45
47
38
6
5
6
10
12
20
15
25
33
34
40
37
44
46
43
40
33
40
56
60
60
64
80
-9
0
-20
-40
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Jul-15
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 04, 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: September 4, 2015
CES Highlights
Other Services
Employment in other services
changed little (-4,000) in August. Over
the most recent 12-month period,
however, other services gained 61,000
jobs.
Employment in other services
January 2005–August 2015
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
5,750
5,700
August 2015 Level: 5,646
OTM Change: -4
5,650
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, September 04, 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: September 4, 2015
CES Highlights
Government
Employment in selected government
Over-the-month change, August 2015
Government:
33
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
1
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service
1
U.S. Postal Service
Government employment changed
little in August (+33,000). Employment
at the federal, state, and local levels
changed little over the month.
Government has added 81,000 jobs
since May, with the majority of the
employment gain occurring in local
government education.
9
State government education
0
State government, excluding education
23
Local government education
-2
Local government, excluding education
-10
-5
0
5
10
August 2015
15
20
25
30
Prior 12-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 04, 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
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
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