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
April 2016
Release Date: May 6, 2016
Prepared by Staff of the National Estimates Branch
Current Employment Statistics Survey
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Release Date: May 6, 2016
Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, April 2016
Employment in total nonfarm
Over-the-month change, January 2013 - April 2016
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
400
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
271
295
233
228
168
149
150
45
84
100
160
208
221
168
140
146
135
150
280
251
265
273
277
292
200
187
189
185
192
200
213
218
232
250
218
269
272
286
291
300
50
+65,000 Professional and Business Services
Professional and business services added
65,000 jobs in April. Over the prior 12 months,
employment growth had averaged 51,000 per
month.
Management and technical consulting
services added 21,000 jobs over the month.
Employment growth in this industry had
averaged 5,000 per month over the prior 12
months. Computer systems design and
related services also added jobs in April
(+7,000).
306
310
311
331
350
190
Nonfarm employment increased by 160,000
in April. Professional and business services,
health care, and financial activities added jobs,
while mining lost jobs over the month.
Average hourly earnings of all employees
on private-sector payrolls increased by 8 cents
in April, following a 6-cent increase in March.
Over the past 12 months, hourly earnings have
increased by 2.5 percent. In April, average
weekly hours increased by 0.1 hour to 34.5
hours.
The employment change for February was
revised down from +245,000 to +233,000. The
change for March was revised down from
+215,000 to +208,000. Over the past 3
months, job growth has averaged 200,000 per
month.
0
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jan-15
Jul-14
Jul-15
Jan-16
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 06, 2016.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
+54,000 Education and Health Services
Employment in health care rose by 44,000 in
April, with hospitals (+23,000) accounting for
about half of the increase. Ambulatory health
care employment grew by 19,000 over the
month, including 6,000 in outpatient care
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
centers. Over the year, health care has added
502,000 jobs.
+20,000 Financial Activities
Financial activities continued to add jobs in
April. Credit intermediation and related
activities added 8,000 jobs, with
nondepository credit intermediation
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
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Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, April 2016
accounting for 5,000 of the increase. Over the
year, financial activities has added 160,000
jobs.
Employment in total nonfarm
Over-the-month change, April 2016
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
-8
+9,000 Transportation and Warehousing
Within transportation and warehousing, job
growth in warehousing and storage (+7,000)
and in couriers and messengers (+3,000) was
partly offset by a job loss in rail transportation
(-4,000). Since reaching a peak in March 2015,
employment in rail transportation has
declined by 32,000, or 12.9 percent.
Mining and logging*
1
Construction
4
Manufacturing
3
Wholesale trade
-3
Retail trade
9
Transportation and warehousing
0
Utilities
0
Information
20
Financial activities*
65
-8,000 Mining and Logging
Mining continued to cut jobs in April
(-7,000). Since last reaching a peak in
September 2014, employment in the industry
has fallen by 191,000, or 22.4 percent. Support
activities for mining has accounted for 149,000
of the jobs lost during this period, including
5,000 in April.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Total nonfarm:
160*
Professional and business services*
54
Education and health services*
22
Leisure and hospitality
5
Other services
-11
-40
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
-20
Government
0
20
40
April 2016
60
80
100
Prior 12-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 06, 2016.
Data are preliminary.
* denotes significance
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
Release Date: May 6, 2016
CES Highlights
Mining and Logging
Mining and logging employment
declined by 8,000 in April. Most losses
were contained within mining (-7,000).
Since reaching a peak in September
2014, mining employment has declined
by 191,000.
Employment in mining and logging
Over-the-month change, January 2012–April 2016
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
6
6
6
4
0
-12
-12
-20
-20
-17
-15
-16
-15
-15
-15
-13
-10
-8
-8
-9
-7
-8
-10
-4
-4
-2
-2
-3
-3
-5
-5
-3
-3
-1
-1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
3
5
6
6
7
7
10
8
15
-25
-30
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Jul-15
Jan-16
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 06, 2016.
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: May 6, 2016
CES Highlights
Construction
Construction employment was
essentially unchanged in April following
a gain of 41,000 in March. The average
change over these 2 months is similar to
the average monthly change over the
preceding 12-month period.
Employment in construction
Over-the-month change, January 2012–April 2016
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
100
60
33
38
18
13
11
0
1
4
10
17
27
23
14
-15
-7
-3
-3
-20
-20
41
48
45
50
41
12
13
21
26
23
31
3
0
0
17
20
23
21
13
3
15
16
11
14
9
17
9
40
25
25
42
41
46
52
60
20
65
80
-40
-60
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Jul-15
Jan-16
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 06, 2016.
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: May 6, 2016
CES Highlights
Manufacturing
After shedding 45,000 jobs during February
and March, manufacturing employment
changed little in April (+4,000). The 1-month
manufacturing diffusion index gained 11 points
to reach 47.5. A value below 50 indicates that
more manufacturing industries are losing jobs
than adding.
Employment in manufacturing
Over-the-month change, January 2012–April 2016
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
26
29
Durable goods added 6,000 jobs, essentially
all in transportation equipment. Nondurable
goods employment changed little over the
month (-2,000).
18
22
11
17
1
2
3
4
4
3
6
7
8
12
14
10
10
8
-2
Average weekly hours for all employees in
manufacturing were unchanged at 40.7 hours.
The workweek increased 0.2 hour for
production employees.
-29
-16
-9
-18
-19
-20
-11
-6
-9
-2
0
2
1
7
0
18
16
21
25
26
21
12
15
20
21
25
16
14
13
20
31
34
23
40
40
60
-40
-60
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Jul-15
Jan-16
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 06, 2016.
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: May 6, 2016
CES Highlights
Wholesale Trade
Employment in wholesale trade continued to
trend up in April (+3,000). The industry has added
67,000 jobs over the last 12 months.
Employment in wholesale trade
January 2006–April 2016
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
6,200
April 2016 Level: 5,929
OTM Change: 3
6,000
5,800
5,600
5,400
5,200
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Jan-14
Jan-16
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 06, 2016.
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: May 6, 2016
CES Highlights
Retail Trade
Employment in retail trade
Employment in retail trade
Over-the-month change, January 2012–April 2016
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
1
100
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
-1
Furniture and home furnishings stores
76
1
52
52
39
35
31
Food and beverage stores
21
2
Health and personal care stores
Gasoline stations
7
4
6
1
-4
-3
-2
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
-4
-9
-5
-2
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores
-1
-18
-16
-10
-16
General merchandise stores
2
-37
-40
Building material and garden supply stores
2
0
-20
Electronics and appliance stores
-2
13
8
9
7
27
33
29
25
13
30
39
23
36
48
21
11
11
20
20
21
27
23
33
40
27
31
31
42
40
45
45
58
60
59
67
80
Miscellaneous store retailers
1
-60
-8
-80
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Retail trade:
-3
Over-the-month change, April 2016
Jan-15
Jul-15
-6
-4
-2
0
Nonstore retailers
2
4
April 2016
Jan-16
6
8
10
Prior 6-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 06, 2016.
Data are preliminary.
* denotes significance
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 06, 2016.
Retail trade
After growing by 158,000 during the first 3 months of 2016,
employment in retail trade was essentially unchanged in April. The flat
employment for this industry resulted from little change among the
component industries.
Recently, most indicators for retail trade have been weak, including
retail sales.
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: May 6, 2016
CES Highlights
Transportation and Warehousing
Employment in transportation and
warehousing changed little in April
(+9,000).
Employment in transportation and warehousing
January 2006–April 2016
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Warehousing and storage (+7,000)
and couriers and messengers (+3,000)
both added jobs. Rail transportation was
the only component industry to shed
jobs (-4,000).
5,200
5,000
April 2016 Level: 4,882
OTM Change: 9
4,800
4,600
4,400
4,200
4,000
3,800
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Jan-14
Jan-16
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 06, 2016.
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: May 6, 2016
CES Highlights
Utilities
Employment in utilities was
unchanged in April.
Employment in utilities
January 2006–April 2016
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
570
565
560
555
550
545
540
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Jan-14
Jan-16
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 06, 2016.
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: May 6, 2016
CES Highlights
Information
Employment in information was
unchanged in April.
Employment in information
Over-the-month change, January 2012–April 2016
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
50
36
40
-10
6
10
5
4
5
0
0
-6
-3
-3
-2
-1
-6
-5
-5
-3
-5
-2
-3
-18
-14
-20
-12
-4
-6
-2
0
-10
11
13
10
2
3
1
1
2
4
9
6
5
8
5
1
2
5
8
10
9
11
16
16
14
20
14
30
-29
-30
-40
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Jul-15
Jan-16
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 06, 2016.
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: May 6, 2016
CES Highlights
Financial Activities
Employment in selected financial activities
Over-the-month change, April 2016
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
7.9
Credit intermediation and related activities *
0.5
- Commercial banking ͦ
4.7
-- Nondepository credit intermediation *
2.8
-- Activities related to credit intermediation
1
Securities, commodity contracts, investments
5.5
Insurance carriers and related activities
5.2
Real estate and rental and leasing
0.6
-5
0
Financial activities added 20,000 jobs
in April. Employment in the industry is
up 59,000 so far this year. In April, credit
intermediation and related activities led
the other major component industries,
accounting for 8,000 jobs added, most of
which were within nondepository credit
intermediation. Employment in most
other component industries tracked
near their prior 6-month averages.
-- Real estate
5
Apr-16
10
15
Prior 6-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 06, 2016.
Data are preliminary.
* denotes significance
ͦ denotes component of depository credit intermediation (not shown)
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: May 6, 2016
CES Highlights
Professional and Business Services
Employment in professional and business services
Employment in professional and business
services increased by 65,000 in April, above its
prior 12-month average change. The employment
gain in April was split between professional and
technical services and administrative and waste
services.
Within professional and technical services,
management and technical consulting services
added 21,000 jobs. Employment in computer
systems design and related services continued to
trend up in April (+7,000).
Administrative and support services
employment continued to trend up in April
(+29,000). Employment in temporary help
services changed little.
Apr-16: 65*
Prior-12: 51
Over-the-month change and prior averages, April 2016
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
31
Professional and
technical services*
3
Management of companies
and enterprises
31
Administrative and
waste services
Apr-16
Prior-3
Prior-6
Prior-12
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 06, 2016.
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: May 6, 2016
CES Highlights
Private Education and Health Services
Employment in education and health services
Employment in selected health care industries
Over-the-month change, January 2012–April 2016
Over-the-month change, April 2016
Health care
industries:
44*
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
100
77
78
54
43
45
57
55
58
62
55
50
49
54
52
50
38
41
41
55
11
26
27
- Outpatient care centers*
6.4
- Home health care services
3.5
13
16
22
23
28
42
43
49
39
22
- Offices of physicians
2.0
2
7
6
0
Hospitals*
22.9
-6
-2
0
59
67
58
57
20
17
27
23
37
43
39
20
63
77
81
60
40
Ambulatory health care services°*
19.3
80
-20
-10
-40
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Jul-15
Jan-16
Education and health services added 54,000 jobs in April, in line with
its prior 12-month employment trend. Within the industry, health care
added 44,000 jobs over the month, while educational services
employment continued to trend up (+16,000) and social assistance
employment changed little (-6,000).
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 06, 2016.
Data are preliminary.
˚Includes additional component industries not shown separately.
* denotes significance
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 06, 2016.
Summary
Nursing and residential care
2.0
Within health care, ambulatory care added 19,000 jobs. Outpatient care
centers accounted for 6,000 of the April gain. Employment in outpatient
care has increased by 35,000 over the past 12 months.
Hospital employment increased by 23,000 in April, the largest
over-the-month gain in the series’ history (since 1990). Over the past 12
months, hospital employment increased by 194,000, accounting for nearly
40 percent of the job gain in health care within the same period.
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
Release Date: May 6, 2016
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Leisure and Hospitality
Employment in leisure and hospitality
continued to trend up in April (+22,000).
So far this year, this industry has added
117,000 jobs.
Employment in food services and drinking places
Over-the-month change, January 2012–April 2016
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
58
49
36
25
30
28
33
24
23
15
18
19
23
24
34
27
25
28
28
15
14
35
40
43
40
40
26
13
24
27
16
Food services and drinking places
employment continued to trend up in
April (+18,000), in line with the average
employment change during the first
quarter of 2016 (23,000).
5
8
9
6
6
17
24
20
47
50
43
39
36
37
36
34
40
39
47
48
60
57
61
80
-9
0
-20
-40
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Jul-15
Jan-16
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 06, 2016.
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: May 6, 2016
CES Highlights
Other Services
Employment in other services
changed little in April (+5,000). The
industry has added 73,000 jobs over the
year.
Employment in other services
January 2006–April 2016
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
5,800
April 2016 Level: 5,687
OTM Change: 5
5,700
5,600
5,500
5,400
5,300
5,200
Jan-06
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Jan-14
Jan-16
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 06, 2016.
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: May 6, 2016
CES Highlights
Government
Employment in U.S. Postal Service
Employment in government
January 2006–April 2016
Over-the-month change, January 2012–April 2016
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
23,400
15
5
3
4
1
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-6
-11
-8
-7
-8
-10
21,600
-15
-15
21,800
21,400
Jan-06
1
0
-2
-4
22,200
22,000
2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-5
-5
-4
22,400
-1
-1
-2
0
-3
0
22,600
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
5
22,800
3
5
5
6
9
10
April 2016 Level: 22,077
OTM Change: -11
23,000
-2
23,200
-20
Jan-08
Jan-10
Jan-12
Jan-14
Jan-16
-25
Jan-12
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 06, 2016.
Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Jan-15
Jul-15
Jan-16
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 06, 2016.
Government employment changed little in April (-11,000). Within
government, the U.S. Postal Service lost 8,000 jobs over the month.
Government has added 270,000 jobs since an employment trough in
January 2014, with local government, excluding education accounting
for half of the employment gain.
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
Mike McCall
John Mullins
Michael Osifalujo
Edward Park
Karen Ransom
Jay Stuart
Kara Sullivan
Prepared by Staff of the National Estimates Branch
Current Employment Statistics Survey
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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