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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 February 2015 Release Date: March 6, 2015 Prepared by Staff of the National Estimates Branch Current Employment Statistics Survey U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 202-691-6555 Email CES Release Date: March 6, 2015 CES Highlights Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, February 2015 + 295,000 + 288,000 + 66,000 Leisure and hospitality Employment rose in leisure and hospitality in February, with food services and drinking places accounting for 59,000 of the job gain. Over the past 12 months, food services and drinking places has added 450,000 payroll jobs. Summary Mining & Logging Construction Manufacturing Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 423 450 295 329 221 213 239 250 286 249 166 150 164 109 127 115 87 113 236 188 225 225 219 187 164 144 146 117 128 103 150 205 213 216 177 188 200 183 185 206 223 250 226 247 256 300 100 317 293 314 321 350 330 380 400 167 50 35 Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 295,000 in February. Over the prior 12 months, nonfarm employment grew by an average 266,000 per month. In February, food services and drinking places, professional and business services, construction, health care, and transportation and warehousing added jobs. Employment in mining fell over the month. The employment change for January revised down from +257,000 to +239,000, and the employment change for December held at +329,000. Incorporating revisions, employment has increased by an average 288,000 per month over the past 3 months. Average hourly earnings of all privatesector employees rose by 3 cents in February. Over the year, hourly earnings are up 2.0 percent. In February, average weekly hours held at 34.6 hours for the 5th month in a row. Employment in total nonfarm Over-the-month change, January 2011 - February 2015 75 Total Nonfarm Total Private 0 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, March 06, 2015. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary. + 51,000 Professional and business services Employment in professional and technical services rose by 32,000 in February. Within this industry, employment continued to trend up in management and technical consulting services (+7,000), computer systems design Trade: Wholesal e Retail Transp., Warehousing & Utilities Information Financial Activities and related services (+5,000), and architectural and engineering services (+5,000). Professional & Business Services Private Education & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government Release Date: March 6, 2015 CES Highlights Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, February 2015 Employment in total nonfarm + 29,000 Construction In February, construction added 29,000 jobs. Job growth was concentrated within specialty trade contractors, with employment continuing to trend up in residential specialty trades (+17,000) and nonresidential specialty trades (+10,000). Over the past 12 months, construction has added 321,000 jobs. Seasonally adjusted, in thousands -8 Mining and logging* 29 Construction* 8 Manufacturing 12 Wholesale trade 32 Retail trade* 19 + 54,000 Education and health services In February, health care providers added 24,000 jobs. Employment rose in ambulatory health care services (+20,000) and in hospitals (+9,000). Employment in nursing and residential care facilities edged down over the month (-5,000). Health care employment had expanded by an average of 29,000 per month over the prior 12 months. + 19,000 Transportation and warehousing Transportation and warehousing added 19,000 jobs in February. Most of the gains were in couriers and messengers, which added 12,000 jobs over the month. Transportation and warehousing* 0 Utilities 7 Information 10 Financial activities 51 Summary Construction Manufacturing Professional and business services* 54 Education and health services* 66 Leisure and hospitality* 9 Other services 7 -40 -20 0 Government 20 40 60 February 2015 80 100 Prior 12-month average Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 06, 2015. Data are preliminary. * denotes significance. - 8,000 Mining and logging Employment in mining fell by 9,000 in February. Job losses were concentrated in support activities for mining (-7,000). So far this year, the mining industry has lost 15,000 jobs, and 11,000 of the losses have come in support activities for mining. Mining & Logging Total nonfarm: 295* Over-the-month change, February 2015 Trade: Wholesale Retail Transp., Warehousing & Utilities Information Financial Activities +8,000 Manufacturing Manufacturing employment changed little in February. Within nondurable goods, employment in petroleum and coal products fell by 6,000, largely due to a strike. Professional & Business Services Private Education & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government Release Date: March 6, 2015 CES Highlights Mining & Logging Mining and logging experienced an employment decline of 8,000 in February. Support activities for mining experienced a significant employment loss of 7,000. 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: March 6, 2015 CES Highlights Construction Construction added 29,000 jobs over the month. Over the year, employment has risen by 321,000. Employment in construction Over-the-month change, January 2011–February 2015 In February, residential specialty trade contractors led growth in construction employment by adding a significant 17,000 jobs; this gain was greater than its prior 12-month average change (+9,000). Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 100 69 80 29 7 10 11 17 22 30 31 41 26 30 27 25 12 20 23 17 9 9 8 22 35 40 15 17 -16 -2 -35 -19 -20 -2 -1 -1 0 3 -3 0 -40 19 16 24 36 20 24 5 20 11 18 16 26 40 44 49 52 60 -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, March 06, 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: March 6, 2015 CES Highlights Manufacturing Manufacturing employment changed little in February (+8,000). Durable goods employment edged up by 11,000, with electronic instruments manufacturing adding 2,000 jobs. Within nondurable goods, petroleum and coal products manufacturing shed 6,000 jobs in February, due primarily to a strike within the industry. Employment in manufacturing January 2003–February 2015 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 16,000 15,500 15,000 February 2015 Level: 12,330 OTM Change: 8 14,500 The 1-month diffusion index rose to 64.4 in February from 61.3 in January. 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. 14,000 13,500 13,000 12,500 12,000 11,500 11,000 10,500 Jan-03 Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11 Jan-13 Jan-15 In February, average weekly hours for all employees in manufacturing was unchanged at 41.0 hours, and average weekly hours for production employees edged down 0.1 hour to 42.0 hours. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 06, 2015. Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary. Employment in petroleum and coal products Over-the-month change, January 2011–February 2015 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -2 -3 -2 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 -1 -2 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 -6 -6 -8 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, March 06, 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: March 6, 2015 CES Highlights Wholesale Trade Employment in wholesale trade continued to trend up in February (+12,000). Over the past 12 months, the industry has added 113,000 jobs. Employment in wholesale trade January 2003–February 2015 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 6,200 February 2015 Level: 5,901 OTM Change: 12 6,000 5,800 5,600 5,400 5,200 Jan-03 Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11 Jan-13 Jan-15 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 06, 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: March 6, 2015 CES Highlights Retail Trade Employment in retail trade Employment in retail trade continued to trend up in February (+32,000). Over the past 12 months, the industry has added 319,000 jobs, bringing the February 2015 employment level to 19,000 jobs shy of its November 2007 peak. January 2003–February 2015 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 16,000 15,800 15,600 The seasonally adjusted employment gain in February stems from a smaller-than-usual not seasonally adjusted holiday layoff. For the retail industries that typically display holiday seasonal movements, the not seasonally adjusted holiday layoff in February 2015 was slightly smaller than the average February layoff for the prior 5 years. This follows a holiday buildup (October through December, 2014) that was weaker than the same period in 2013 but larger than the prior 5-year average buildup. 15,400 15,200 15,000 14,800 14,600 February 2015 Level: 15,557 OTM Change: 32* 14,400 14,200 14,000 Jan-03 Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11 Jan-13 Jan-15 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 06, 2015. Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary. RETAIL TRADE¹ Holiday Season Employment Buildup and Layoff (Not seasonally adjusted, in thousands) YEAR HOLIDAY FEB. OVER BUILDUP JAN. OVER THE (OCT. THE MONTH MONTH THROUGH CHANGE CHANGE DEC.) TOTAL LAYOFF LAYOFF AS % OF BUILDUP 2009-2010 555.3 -487.6* -154.9 -642.5 -116% 2010-2011 634.2 -477.1 -166.3 -643.4 -101% 2011-2012 667.9 -486.3 -219.7* -706.0 -106% 2012-2013 697.7 -535.4 -204.1* -739.5 -106% 2013-2014 760.0 -583.5* -223.2 -806.7 -106% Average 663.0 -514.0 -193.6 -707.6 -107% 2014-2015 719.7 -561.4* -183.9 -745.3 -104% Summary Mining & Logging Construction Manufacturing Trade: Wholesale Retail Transp., Warehousing & Utilities ¹Includes employment only from furniture 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. *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. Information Financial Activities Professional & Business Services Private Education & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government Release Date: March 6, 2015 CES Highlights Transportation and Warehousing Employment in transportation and warehousing January 2003–February 2015 Transportation and warehousing employment increased by 19,000 in February, bringing the 12-month net job gain to 192,000. Most of the gain in February was attributed to couriers and messengers, which added 12,000 jobs. Over the last 12 months, couriers and messengers accounted for slightly more than one-third of the jobs added within transportation and warehousing, despite accounting for only 13.1 percent of the industry’s February 2015 employment level. Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 5,000 February 2015 Level: 4,758 OTM Change: 19* 4,800 4,600 4,400 4,200 4,000 3,800 Jan-03 Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11 Jan-13 Jan-15 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 06, 2015. Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary. Employment in couriers and messengers Over-the-month change, January 2011–February 2015 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 60 24 27 31 40 12 1 2 4 4 4 3 4 5 3 3 -12 -24 -19 -20 -13 -11 -7 -4 -3 -3 -2 -1 -2 0 -2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 5 4 8 9 12 20 -40 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, March 06, 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: March 6, 2015 CES Highlights Utilities Utilities employment was essentially unchanged in February. Employment in utilities January 2003–February 2015 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 600 590 February 2015 Level: 559 OTM Change: 0 580 570 560 550 540 530 Jan-03 Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11 Jan-13 Jan-15 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 06, 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: March 6 , 2015 CES Highlights Information Information employment changed little in February (+7,000). Within the sector, employment edged up in motion picture and sound recording industries (+8,000). Employment in information January 2003–February 2015 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 3,400 3,200 February 2015 Level: 2,779 OTM Change: 7 3,000 2,800 2,600 2,400 Jan-03 Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11 Jan-13 Jan-15 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 06, 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: March 6, 2015 CES Highlights Financial Activities Employment in financial activities edged up (+10,000) in February, in line with its prior 12-month average (+13,000). Employment in financial activities January 2003–February 2015 Since February 2011, financial activities has recovered 56 percent of the 718,000 jobs lost in its last peak-to-trough period (December 2006 to February 2011). Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 8,600 8,400 February 2015 Level: 8,081 OTM Change: 10 8,200 8,000 7,800 7,600 7,400 Jan-03 Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11 Jan-13 Jan-15 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 06, 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: March 6, 2015 CES Highlights Professional and Business Services Employment in professional and business services February 2012 - February 2015 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 19600 110 February 2015 Level: 19,500 OTM change: 51 19200 90 Employment 19000 70 18800 18600 50 18400 30 18200 18000 Over-the-month chnage 19400 Employment in professional and business services increased by 51,000 in February. The majority of the gain occurred in professional and technical services, which added 32,000 jobs, as all of its component industries trended upward. Employment in administrative and waste services changed little in February (+16,000), largely due to weakness in temporary help services (-8,000). 10 17800 17600 Feb-12 Jun-12 Oct-12 Feb-13 OTM change Summary Mining & Logging Construction Manufacturing Jun-13 Oct-13 Feb-14 Jun-14 Oct-14 -10 Feb-15 Professional and business services Trade: Wholesale Retail Transp., Warehousing & Utilities Information Financial Activities Professional & Business Services Private Education & Health Services Leisure & Hospitality Other Services Government Release Date: March 6, 2015 CES Highlights Private Education and Health Services Employment in selected health care industries Health care industries: 24* Over-the-month change, February 2015 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands Ambulatory health care services°* 19.9 - Home health care services 3.2 NAICS 622 – Hospitals Hospitals* 8.7 Hospitals continued to add jobs in February (+9,000). Employment in the industry has grown by 70,000 since reaching a trough in February 2014. Nursing and residential care* -4.8 -10 Ambulatory health care services added 20,000 jobs in February. Within the industry, employment in offices of physicians (+7,000) and home health care services (+3,000) continued to trend up. - Outpatient care centers -0.2 -15 NAICS 621 – Ambulatory health care services - Offices of physicians* 7.3 -5 0 5 10 15 20 In February, private education and health services employment increased by 54,000. Within the industry, health care added 24,000 jobs, while social assistance employment continued to trend up (+9,000). 25 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 06, 2015. Data are preliminary. ˚Includes additional component industries not shown separately. * denotes significance. Employment in hospitals Over-the-month change, January 2011–February 2015 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 25 16 20 9 11 9 7 8 5 7 3 2 1 -2 -1 -6 -5 -5 -3 -2 -3 -1 0 1 1 3 3 3 4 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 3 3 4 5 6 2 0 0 2 5 0 10 9 9 8 6 10 12 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, March 06, 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: March 6, 2015 CES Highlights Leisure and Hospitality Leisure and hospitality gained 66,000 jobs in February. Food services and drinking places added 59,000 jobs. Over the past 12 months, food services has added 450,000 jobs. Employment in food services and drinking places Over-the-month change, January 2011–February 2015 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 55 45 47 37 39 39 27 20 27 33 32 28 17 20 28 14 15 6 5 6 10 20 10 12 19 18 19 23 25 32 34 38 38 40 44 46 33 33 32 31 33 27 27 33 37 40 43 40 45 56 60 59 64 80 0 -20 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, March 06, 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: March 6, 2015 CES Highlights Other Services Employment in other services Within other services, employment rose by 8,000 in repair and maintenance services in February. February 2005–February 2015 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 5,700 5,650 February 2015 Level: 5,627 OTM Change: 9 5,600 5,550 5,500 5,450 5,400 5,350 5,300 5,250 5,200 Feb-05 Feb-07 Feb-09 Feb-11 Feb-13 Feb-15 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 06, 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: March 6, 2015 CES Highlights Government Employment in selected government Over-the-month change, February 2015 Government: 7 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands Federal, except U.S. Postal Service -3.1 State government education 4.4 State government, excluding education -1.9 Local government education 1.2 Local government, excluding education 2.6 -6 -4 In February, the U.S. Postal Service added 4,000 jobs, following a job loss of 6,000 in January. Employment in the industry has changed little, on net, over the past 12 months. U.S. Postal Service 3.6 Government employment changed little in February (+7,000). Since reaching an employment trough in January 2014, government has added 100,000 jobs, with the majority of the gain occurring in local government (+71,000). -2 0 2 4 6 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 06, 2015. Data are preliminary. * denotes significance. Employment in U.S. Postal Service Over-the-month change, January 2011–February 2015 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands 10 15 4 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 -10 -9 -8 -6 -6 -7 -6 -10 -4 Jul-12 -3 -3 -1 0 0 -1 -1 -1 -2 -1 -3 -3 Jan-12 -5 -4 -4 -3 -4 -2 -1 0 -5 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 4 5 7 7 10 -16 -15 -20 -25 Jan-11 Jul-11 Jan-13 Jul-13 Jan-14 Jul-14 Jan-15 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 06, 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 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 Email CES