Current Employment Statistics Highlights

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
November 2014
Release Date: December 5, 2014
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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Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, November 2014

+321,000
+314,000
Employment in total nonfarm

Over-the-month change, January 2011 - November 2014
Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
400
The employment change for September

revised up from +256,000 to +271,000, and the
change for October revised up from +214,000
to +243,000. Incorporating these revisions,
employment has increased by an average
278,000 per month over the latest 3 months.
200
Over the month, average hourly earnings for

all private-sector employees rose by 9 cents or
0.4 percent, following a 3-cent increase in
October. Hourly earnings are up 2.1 percent
over the year. Average weekly hours edged up
by 0.1 hour to 34.6 hours in November.
50
+86,000 Professional and business services

Professional and business services added
86,000 payroll jobs in November.
Employment in the industry has expanded by
696,000 over the past 12 months.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
360
Nonfarm employment increased by 321,000

in November. Job gains were widespread. The
diffusion index over a 1-month span increased
to 69.7 from 63.8, indicating that more privatesector industries added jobs in November than
lost jobs. The largest employment gains
occurred in professional and business services,
retail trade, health care, and manufacturing.
267
203
243
243
229
222
203
201
202
164
144
141
149
203
197
84
96
102
70
100
88
110
122
150
199
214
225
203
161
160
150
164
168
183
196
221
217
212
226
250
237
243
274
280
300
271
304
321
322
350
106
Total Nonfarm
Total Private
0
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, December 05, 2014

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.
Within the professional and technical

industries, accounting and bookkeeping
services added 16,000 jobs over the month.
Employment continued to trend up in
management and technical consulting,
computer systems design and related services,
and architectural and engineering also.
Trade:
Wholesal
e Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Administrative and support services added

41,000 jobs in November. Employment
services accounted for 28,000 of the jobs
gained.
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
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+50,000 Retail Trade
Retail trade employment rose by 50,000 in
November, with gains occurring in clothing
stores, automobile dealers, sporting and hobby
stores, and nonstore retailers. Over the year,
retail trade has added 290,000 jobs.
+38,000 Education and health services
Health care providers added 29,000 jobs in
November. Employment continued to trend up
in offices of physicians (+7,000), home health
care services (+5,000), outpatient care centers
(+4,000), and hospitals (+4,000). Over the
year, health care employment has risen by
261,000.
+28,000 Manufacturing
Manufacturing employment rose by 28,000
in November. Durable goods accounted for
17,000 of the increase, with most industries
seeing modest employment upticks.
Nondurables goods added 11,000 jobs; plastics
and rubber products (+7,000) accounted for
most of the gain.
+20,000 Financial Activities
Insurance carriers and related activities
added 10,000 jobs over the month to account
for half of all jobs gained in financial activities.
Over the past 12 months, insurance has added
70,000 jobs, compared to 26,000 over the prior
12-month period.
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
+17,000 Transportation and Warehousing

Employment in transportation and
warehousing continued to trend up in
November. Over the past 12 months,
employment in the sector has increased by
143,000. Couriers and messenger services
added 5,000 jobs over the month, while smaller
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
changes occurred elsewhere in transportation

and warehousing.
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
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+15,000 Other Services
In November, employment rose in other
services (repair and maintenance, personal and
laundry, and membership associations and
organizations). Repair and maintenance
accounted for 6,000 of the job gain.
+32,000 Leisure and hospitality
Employment in food services and drinking
places continued to trend up in November
(+27,000). Over the year, this industry has
added 321,000 jobs.
+20,000 Construction
In construction, specialty trade contractors
added 21,000 jobs over the month. The
residential specialty trades accounted for
13,000 of the employment gain. Over the year,
specialty trade contractors have added 123,000
jobs, with the residential trades accounting for
76,000 of the 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
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Mining and Logging

Employment in mining and logging
experienced no growth over the month of
November. The lack of job growth in the
sector is further supported by a decline in
crude oil prices. The West Texas
Intermediary Crude Oil price was $78.71
per barrel in November (Source: Energy
Information Administration).
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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Construction
Construction employment continued to
trend upward with the addition of 20,000
jobs in the month of November.
Specialty trade contractors significantly
increased employment by 21,000.
Residential specialty trade contractors
accounted for 13,000 of the job 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
CES Highlights
Manufacturing
Manufacturing added 28,000 jobs in November, bringing its 12-month
net job gain to 171,000. Over the month, durable goods employment
increased by 17,000 and nondurable goods added 11,000 jobs. Novembers
employment gain coincides with a report of continued expansion of
economic activity in manufacturing (Institute of Supply Management).
Employment in manufacturing
January 2003November 2014

16,000
15,500
15,000
14,500
The 1-month diffusion index edged down to 63.0 in November from 64.2
in October. The diffusion index measures the dispersion of employment
change in manufacturing, with a value above 50 indicating that more
manufacturing industries are adding jobs than losing them. October marks
the seventeenth consecutive month that the index registered above 50.
14,000
13,500
13,000
12,500
12,000
November 2014 Level: 12,217

OTM Change: 28*
11,500
11,000
10,500
Jan-03
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
In November, average weekly hours for all employees in manufacturing

increased by 0.2 hour to 41.1 hours, and average weekly hours for
production employees in manufacturing rose 0.1 hour to reach 42.2 hours.
Jan-13
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 05, 2014.
Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
* denotes significance.
Employment in nondurable goods

Over-the-month change, November 2014
4
Food manufacturing
Textile mills
-1
Textile product mills
-1
Apparel
0
Paper products
2
Printing
Petroleum and coal products
-2
Chemicals
Plastics and rubber*
1
-6
-4
-2
Nondurable
goods:
11
Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing

4
November 2014
10
Prior 6-month average
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
NAICS 326 Plastics and rubber products
Employment in plastics and rubber products

Over-the-month change, January 2011November 2014
10
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing employment grew by

7,000 in November, bringing its 12-month net job change to +17,000.
Since reaching an employment trough in October 2009, the industry
has added 68,000 jobs.
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
Manufacturing
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-1
-1
-1
-1
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
-6
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
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
CES Highlights
Wholesale Trade
Employment in wholesale trade changed
little in November (+3,000). The industry
has recovered 75 percent of the jobs lost
during its most recent downturn.
Employment in wholesale trade


6,200
6,000
5,800
5,600

OTM Change: 3
5,400
5,200
Jan-03
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
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
CES Highlights
Retail Trade
In November, employment in retail trade increased by 50,000, with
widespread gains. Currently, the industry is 77,000 jobs shy of
recovering all of the jobs lost during the most recent employment
downturn.
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers

Employment in motor vehicle and parts dealers increased by 11,000
in November. Within the industry, automobile dealers added 8,000
jobs, coinciding with strength in auto sales. Auto sales (seasonally
adjusted annualized rate) were at 17.2 million in November, up 0.7
million from October (Source: MotorIntelligence).
NAICS 451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores added 9,000 jobs in
November, compared to a prior 6-month average change of 1,000.
NAICS 454 Nonstore retailers
In November, employment in nonstore retailers increased by 6,000.
Over the past 12 months, the industry has added 42,000 jobs.
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
CES Highlights
Transportation and Warehousing
Transportation and warehousing employment increased by 17,000 in

November. Over the past 12 months, the industry has added 143,000 jobs.
NAICS 483 Water transportation
NAICS 492 Couriers and messengers

Couriers and messengers added 5,000 jobs in November. Over the past 6
months, the industry has added 25,000 jobs.
Employment in water transportation increased by 1,000 in November,

compared to an average over-the-month change of zero over the prior 12
months.
Summary
In
Mining &
Logging
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
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Utilities
Employment in utilities edged up in November.
The industry has shown little net employment change
over the last 12 months (+3,000).
Employment in utilities

600
November 2014 Level: 556

OTM Change: 1
590
580
570
560
550
540
530
Jan-03
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
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
CES Highlights
Information
Information added 4,000 jobs in
November. Small upward movements in
telecommunications employment and in
other information services employment
were offset by a slight downward
movement in motion picture and sound
recording industries.
Employment in information

3,400

OTM Change: 4
3,200
3,000
2,800
2,600
2,400
Jan-03
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
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
CES Highlights
Financial Activities
Financial activities added 20,000 jobs in
November. This is the largest 1-month job
gain since March 2012. Financial activities
has added 114,000 jobs over the past 12
months.
Employment in financial activities

35
24
30
15
12
13
10
Jul-12
Jan-12
-1
-4
-10
-10
-4
-5
-4
-5
-3
-1
-1
10
12
11
12
10
10
11
13
15
14
16
20
14
19
20
21
25
The largest job gain within financial

activities came in insurance carriers and
related activities (+10,000). Over the year,
insurance has added 70,000 jobs.
-15
-20
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
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
CES Highlights
Professional and Business Services

Professional and business services
added 86,000 jobs in November.
Employment gains were split between
professional and technical services
(38,000) and administrative and waste
services (42,000); while employment in
management of companies and
enterprises continued to trend up over the
month (7,000).
Professional and business services employment
November 2004 - November 2014

19700
Nov. 2014 level:

OTM change:
Dec. 2007 peak:
Aug. 2009 trough:
19200
18700
19,522
86*
18,051
16,386
Novembers employment gain marks

the largest over-the-month change in
professional and business services since
November of 2010.
18200
17700
17200
16700
16200
Nov-04
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Nov-06
Construction
Manufacturing
Nov-08
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Nov-10
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Nov-12
Information
Nov-14
Financial
Activities
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
CES Highlights
Professional and Business Services

NAICS 54 Professional and technical services
Professional and business services employment
November 2011 - November 2014

100
19600
80
Employment level
60
18600
40
18100
20
17600
17100
Nov-11
Summary
Mining &
Logging
Over-the-month change
19100
May-12
Nov-12
Nov-13
May-13
May-14
Professional and technical
Manage of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste
Professional and business services
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade:
Wholesale
Retail
Transp.,
Warehousing
& Utilities
Information
-20
Nov-14
Financial
Activities
Professional and technical services added 38,000

jobs in November, almost twice the average-overthe-month change of 20,000 for the prior 12 months.
An employment gain in accounting and
bookkeeping services accounted for 16,000 of the
November increase. Employment in computer
systems design and related services and in
management and technical consulting services
continued to trend up by 7,000 each.
NAICS 56 Administrative and waste services
In November, employment in administrative and
waste services continued to add jobs, expanding by
42,000. Thus far in 2014, the industry has added
366,000 jobs, 54 percent of the gains in professional
and business services during this period. Among
the component industries in November, employment
services showed the largest employment increase
(28,000), with 23,000 attributed to temporary help
services.
Professional
& Business
Services
Private
Education
& Health
Services
Leisure &
Hospitality
Other
Services
Government
CES Highlights
Private Education and Health Services

Employment in education and health services
In November, private education and health services employment

increased by 38,000 after a similar change in October. Within the
industry, health care added 29,000 jobs, while social assistance
employment continued to trend up over the month (+8,000). Private
educational services employment remained about unchanged.

120
84
93
100
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services
48
35
37
38
37
40
32
25
32
50
59
64
31
5
16
24
15
17
17
10
Jul-12
29
27
23
20
Jan-12
41
42
43
30
11
20
17
16
12
40
32
37
36
43
43
49
60
51
59
64
69
80
0
-20
Within health care, ambualtory health care services contributed

24,000 jobs in November, after an identical gain in October.
Ambulatory health care services has added 207,000 jobs in 2014,
accounting for approximately 80 percent of employment growth in
health care over the same period. Year to date, hospitals added 33,000
jobs and nursing and residential care facilities added 19,000 jobs.
-40
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
Employment in selected health care industries

Health care
industries:
29*
24
Ambulatory health care services*
7
- Offices of physicians
4
- Outpatient care centers
5
- Home health care services
4
Hospitals
0
Nursing and residential care
-10
-5
10
15
November 2014
20
25
30
Includes additional component industries not shown separately.
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
CES Highlights
Leisure and Hospitality

Employment in leisure and hospitality continued to trend up
(32,000) in November. Within the industry, food services and
drinking places accounted for most of the change (27,000).
Leisure and hospitality has added 359,000 jobs so far this year,
with 86 percent of that gain in food services and drinking
places.
Employment in leisure and hospitality

15,500
15,000

OTM Change: 32
14,500
14,000
13,500
13,000
12,500
12,000
11,500
11,000
Jan-03
Jan-05
Jan-07
Jan-09
Jan-11
Jan-13
Employment in food services and drinking places

80
49
40
27
31
33
10
12
17
22
24
32
30
29
34
29
34
37
36
19
9
7
13
14
16
22
23
23
17
19
20
32
32
34
36
38
27
28
28
26
35
40
38
43
46
51
51
57
60
-20
Jan-11
Jul-11
Jan-12
Jul-12
Jan-13
Jul-13
Jan-14
Jul-14
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
CES Highlights
Other Services
Employment in other services
Other services employment grew by

15,000 in November. This industry group
has now regained all jobs lost in the most
recent downturn. Among component
industries, Novembers largest
employment gain came in repair and
maintenance, which added 6,000 jobs.
November 2004November 2014

5,600
5,550
5,500
5,450
5,400
5,350

OTM Change: 15 *
5,300
5,250
Nov-04
Nov-06
Nov-08
Nov-10
Nov-12
Nov-14
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
CES Highlights
Government
Employment in government
Government employment continued to edge up in November

(+7,000). Over the past 12 months, government has added 77,000 jobs.
Virtually all of the 12-month job gain is concentrated in local
government.

23,400
23,200

OTM Change: 7
23,000
NAICS 91912U.S. Postal Service
22,800
22,600
U.S. Postal Service added 4,000 jobs in November, following a

decrease of similar magnitude in October. Over the past 12 months,
employment in the industry has shown little net change.
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
Employment in selected government
Government:
7

1
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

4
U.S. Postal Service*
5
State government education
-2
State government, excluding education
-3
Local government education
2
Local government, excluding education
-4
-2
November 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
Current Employment Statistics Highlights

Detailed Industry Employment Analysis
CES Analysts
Michael Calvillo
Steve Crestol
Brittney Forbes
Lyda Ghanbari
Mike McCall
John Mullins
Michael Osifalujo
Edward Park
Kara Sullivan
Parth Tikiwala
Prepared by Staff of the National Estimates Branch

Current Employment Statistics Survey
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
202-691-6555
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Detailed Industry Employment Analysis

Current Employment Statistics

Release Date: December 5, 2014

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, November 2014

Employment in total nonfarm

The employment change for September

Over the month, average hourly earnings for

+86,000 Professional and business services

Nonfarm employment increased by 321,000

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, December 05, 2014

Within the professional and technical

Administrative and support services added

Release Date: December 5, 2014

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, November 2014

+17,000 Transportation and Warehousing

changes occurred elsewhere in transportation

Release Date: December 5, 2014

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, November 2014

Release Date: December 5, 2014

Mining and Logging

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Release Date: December 5, 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

November 2014 Level: 12,217

In November, average weekly hours for all employees in manufacturing

Employment in nondurable goods

Textile product mills

Petroleum and coal products

Plastics and rubber*

Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing

Prior 6-month average

NAICS 326 Plastics and rubber products

Employment in plastics and rubber products

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing employment grew by

Release Date: December 5, 2014

Release Date: December 5, 2014

Employment in wholesale trade

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

November 2014 Level: 5,893

Release Date: December 5, 2014

NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers

Release Date: December 5, 2014

Transportation and Warehousing

Transportation and warehousing employment increased by 17,000 in

NAICS 492 Couriers and messengers

Employment in water transportation increased by 1,000 in November,

Release Date: December 5, 2014

January 2003November 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

November 2014 Level: 556

Release Date: December 5, 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

November 2014 Level: 2,691

Release Date: December 5, 2014

Employment in financial activities

The largest job gain within financial

Release Date: December 5, 2014

Professional and Business Services

Professional and business services employment

November 2004 - November 2014

Nov. 2014 level:

Novembers employment gain marks