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April 2015

Release Date: May 8, 2015

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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Contents

Summary

Mining & Logging

Construction

Manufacturing

Wholesale Trade

Retail Trade

Transportation, 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


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Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, April 2015

CES Highlights


(+7,000) added jobs. Employment in temporary

help services changed little over the month.

+ 61,000 Education and health services In April, health care providers added 45,000

jobs. Employment rose in ambulatory health

care services (+25,000), in hospitals (+12,000),

and in nursing and residential care facilities

(+8,000). Health care employment has

expanded by 390,000 over the past 12 months.

Total Nonfarm + 223,000 Total Private + 213,000

Nonfarm payroll employment rose by

223,000 in April, after edging up (+85,000) in

March. In April, professional and business

services, health care, and construction added

jobs. Employment in mining fell over the

month.

The employment change for March revised

down from +126,000 to +85,000, and the

employment change for February revised up

from +264,000 to +266,000. Incorporating

revisions, employment has increased by an

average 191,000 per month over the past 3

months.

Average hourly earnings of all private-

sector employees rose by 3 cents in April.

Over the year, hourly earnings are up 2.2

percent. In April, average weekly hours held at

34.5 hours.

+ 62,000 Professional and business services Employment in professional and technical

services rose by 21,000 in April. Within this

industry, employment continued to trend up in

management and technical consulting services

(+6,000) and in computer systems design and

related services (+9,000).

Employment in administrative and support

services rose by 39,000 in April. Within this

industry, services to buildings and dwellings

(+16,000) and business support services

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Jan-12 Jul-12 Jan-13 Jul-13 Jan-14 Jul-14 Jan-15

Employment in total nonfarmOver-the-month change, January 2012 - April 2015Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, May 08, 2015.Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Summary Mining &

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade:

Wholesal

e Retail

Transp.,

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure &

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

+ 45,000 Construction In April, construction added 45,000 jobs.

Job growth was concentrated within specialty

trade contractors, with employment gains split

about evenly between residential specialty

trades (+21,000) and nonresidential specialty

trades (+20,000). Employment in

nonresidential building construction fell by

8,000 over the month. Over the past 12

months, construction has added 280,000 jobs.

- 15,000 Mining and logging Employment in mining fell by 15,000 in

April. Job losses were concentrated in support

activities for mining (-10,000) and in oil and

gas extraction (-3,000). So far this year, the

mining industry has lost 49,000 jobs, and

37,000 of the losses occured in support

activities for mining.

+1,000 Manufacturing Manufacturing employment changed little

in April. Within durable goods manufacturing,

an employment gain in motor vehicles and

parts (+6,000) was mostly offset by a job loss

in machinery (-5,000). Within nondurable

goods, petroleum and coal products added

3,000 jobs, largely due to workers returning

from strike.

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Government

Other services

Leisure and hospitality

Education and health services*

Professional and business services*

Financial activities

Information

Utilities

Transportation and warehousing*

Retail trade

Wholesale trade

Manufacturing

Construction*

Mining and logging*

Employment in total nonfarm

April 2015 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, April 2015Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:223*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 08, 2015.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

Summary Mining &


Trade:

Wholesale

Retail

Transp.,

Warehousing

& Utilities


Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure &

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, April 2015

CES Highlights


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Employment in mining and loggingOver-the-month change, January 2011–April 2015


Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Mining & Logging

Summary Mining & Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade:

Wholesale

Retail

Transp.,

Warehousing

& Utilities


Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure &

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

CES Highlights


Mining and logging lost 15,000 jobs over

the month. Employment in support

activities for mining and oil and gas

extraction decreased by 10,000 and 3,000

respectively. Rig counts have declined by

949 over the past year (Source: Baker

Hughes). Oil prices increased in April, but

are still down over the year. (Source: U.S.

Energy Information Administration).

Thus far in 2015, mining employment has

decreased by 49,000, more than offsetting a

gain of 41,000 jobs in 2014.

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http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=79687&p=irol-rigcountsoverview

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Construction added 45,000 jobs over the month. Employment in

construction has grown by 280,000, or 4.6 percent, over the year.

Specialty trade contractors added 41,000 over the month. This growth

was split between residential and non-residential specialty trades.

Employment declined by 8,000 in nonresidential building.

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5,000

5,500

6,000

6,500

7,000

7,500

8,000

8,500

Jan-03 Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11 Jan-13 Jan-15

Employment in constructionApril 2015 Level: 6,383

OTM Change: 45*


Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research.


January 2003–April 2015Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Construction

CES Highlights


Summary Mining &


Trade:

Wholesale

Retail

Transp.,

Warehousing

& Utilities


Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure &

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

10,500

11,000

11,500

12,000

12,500

13,000

13,500

14,000

14,500

15,000

15,500

16,000


Employment in manufacturing

April 2015 Level: 12,322OTM Change: 1





Manufacturing employment was essentially unchanged

(+1,000) in April. The 1-month diffusion index increased to

50.6 in April from 45.6 in March. 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.

Within durable goods, motor vehicles and parts gained 6,000

jobs, while machinery employment decreased by 5,000. The

majority of the decline in machinery employment occurred in

oil and gas field machinery. Within nondurable goods,

petroleum and coal products added 3,000 jobs, largely due to

workers returning from strike. (Source: CES Strike Report).

Average weekly hours for all employees in manufacturing

declined by 0.1 hour to 40.8 hours. The work week for

production employees was unchanged at 41.8.

Summary Mining &


Trade:

Wholesale

Retail

Transp.,

Warehousing

& Utilities


Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure &

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

CES Highlights

Release date May 8, 2015

Manufacturing

http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesstrk.htm

Employment in wholesale trade

changed little in April (-5,000).

Employment in the industry had

increased by an average of 10,000 per

month over the prior 12-month period.

5,200

5,400

5,600

5,800

6,000

6,200


Employment in wholesale trade

April 2015 Level: 5,904OTM Change: -5





Wholesale Trade

Summary Mining &


Trade: Wholesale

Retail

Transp.,

Warehousing

& Utilities


Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure &

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

CES Highlights


Employment in retail trade changed little in April (+12,000). The

industry had added an average 26,000 jobs per month over the prior 12

months.

NAICS 4521 – Department Stores In April, employment in department stores decreased by 6,000. Since the

recent employment peak in August 2014, the industry has lost 22,000 jobs.

This employment drop coincides with a continued trend of decreasing

department store sales over the past few years (Source: Market Realist).

Retail Trade

CES Highlights


Summary Mining &


Trade: Wholesale

Retail

Transp.,

Warehousing

& Utilities


Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure &

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

http://marketrealist.com/2015/04/us-department-store-sales-rose-in-march/

3,800

4,000

4,200

4,400

4,600

4,800

5,000


Employment in transportation and warehousing

April 2015 Level: 4,758OTM Change: 15*





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Couriers and messengers*

Support activities for transportation

Transit and ground passenger transportation

Truck transportation

Air transportation

Employment in selected transportation industries



Transportation industries:

15*




Transportation and Warehousing

CES Highlights


Summary Mining &


Trade:

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., Warehousing

& Utilities


Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure &

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

Transportation and warehousing employment continued to trend up (+15,000)

in April. Over the past 12 months the industry has added 164,000 jobs. In April,

employment edged up in support activities for transportation (+5,000) and in air

transportation (+2,000).

NAICS 492 – Couriers and messengers

Couriers and messengers added 4,000 jobs in April. Over the past 12 months

the industry has added 46,000 jobs, compared to 19,000 jobs added during the

preceding 12-month period.

Utilities employment edged up

by 1,000 over the month.

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Employment in utilitiesApril 2015 Level: 561

OTM Change: 1





Utilities

CES Highlights

Release Date: : May 8, 2015

Summary Mining &


Trade:

Wholesale

Retail

Transp.,

Warehousing

& Utilities


Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure &

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

Information

Information employment was virtually

unchanged in April (+3,000). However,

over the past 12 months, the industry

gained 55,000 jobs.

Summary Mining &


Trade:

Wholesale

Retail

Transp.,

Warehousing

& Utilities Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure &

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

CES Highlights


Employment in financial activities

continued to tick up (+9,000) in April. Over

the past 6 months, financial activities has

added 79,000 jobs.

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Employment in financial activitiesOver-the-month change, January 2012–April 2015




Financial Activities

Summary Mining &


Trade:

Wholesale

Retail

Transp.,

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure &

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

CES Highlights


In April, professional and business services added 62,000 jobs. So

far in 2015, the industry has added 166,000 jobs. Among the major

component industries in April, employment in professional and

technical services and administrative and waste services expanded by

21,000 and 41,000, respectively.

NAICS 54 – Professional and technical services

Computer systems design and related services added 9,000 jobs,

contributing the largest gain among the professional and technical

services component industries. Employment continued to trend up in

architectural and engineering services and management and technical

consulting services.

NAICS 56 – Administrative and waste services

Administrative and support services (representing 96 percent of

administrative and waste services employment) added 39,000 jobs in

April. Services to buildings and dwellings added 16,000 jobs,

following a downtick (-8,000) in March. Temporary help services

employment continued to trend up in April (+16,000).

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Management and technical consulting

Computer systems design and related

Architectural and engineering

Accounting and bookkeeping

Legal

Employment in professional and technical servicesOver-the-month change, April 2015Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Apr-15 Prior-12 month average over-the-month change

April 2015 level: 8,583

OTM change: 21*

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January 2012 - April 2015Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

All other administrative and support Temporary help services Services to buildings and dwelling places

Professional and Business Services

CES Highlights


Summary Mining &


Trade:

Wholesale

Retail

Transp.,

Warehousing

& Utilities


Activities

Professional & Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure &

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

In April, private education and health services employment

increased by 61,000. Within the industry, health care added 45,000

jobs, while social assistance employment continued to trend up over

the month.

NAICS 621 – Ambulatory health care services

Ambulatory health care services added 25,000 jobs in April. Within

the industry, offices of physicians employment grew by 9,000, while

employment continued to trend up in outpatient care centers (+3,000)

and home health care services (+3,000).

NAICS 622 – Hospitals

Hospital employment increased by 12,000 in April. Over the past 6

months, the industry has added a total of 62,000 jobs.

NAICS 623 – Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

Nursing and residential care facilities employment increased by

8,000 in April.

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Nursing and residential care*

Hospitals*

- Home health care services

- Outpatient care centers

- Offices of physicians*

Ambulatory health care services°*

Employment in selected health care industries



Health care industries:

45*



˚Includes additional component industries not shown separately.* denotes significance.

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Employment in hospitalsOver-the-month change, January 2011–April 2015




Private Education and Health Services

CES Highlights


Summary Mining &


Trade:

Wholesale

Retail

Transp.,

Warehousing

& Utilities


Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private Education & Health Services

Leisure &

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

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Leisure and hospitalityemployment

Consumer Confidence Index

Leisure and hospitality employment vs. Consumer Confidence IndexJanuary 2000-April 2015

Seasonally adjusted, Composite Index (1985=100)

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Conference Board, Release date: May 08, 2015

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Food services and drinking places

Accommodation

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Employment in leisure and hospitality



Leisure and hospitality:

17




Leisure and Hospitality

Summary Mining &


Trade:

Wholesale

Retail

Transp.,

Warehousing

& Utilities


Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure & Hospitality

Other

Services Government

CES Highlights


Leisure and hospitality employment changed little (+17,000) in

April, following weakness in March (-6,000). Over the 12 months prior

to March, job growth had averaged 42,000 per month. The Consumer

Confidence Index fell 6.2 points in April, coinciding with the recent

employment weakness within the leisure and hospitality industry.

Food services and drinking places employment edged up (+26,000)

in April, offsetting small downward movements in other component

industries.

http://www.conference-board.org/data/consumerconfidence.cfm

http://www.conference-board.org/data/consumerconfidence.cfm

Other services employment edged up

(+6,000) in April, and there was little

change in any component industry. Other

services has added 318,000 jobs since its

most recent trough reached in June 2010.

5,200

5,250

5,300

5,350

5,400

5,450

5,500

5,550

5,600

5,650

5,700

Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11 Jan-13 Jan-15

Employment in other services






Other Services

Summary Mining &


Trade:

Wholesale

Retail

Transp.,

Warehousing

& Utilities


Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure &

Hospitality Other

Services Government

CES Highlights


CES Highlights


Government employment changed little in April (+10,000). Over

the past 12 months, government has gained a total of 64,000 jobs.

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Local government, excluding education

Local government education

State government, excluding education

State government education

U.S. Postal Service

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

Employment in selected government



Government:10




21,000

21,200

21,400

21,600

21,800

22,000

22,200

22,400

22,600

22,800

23,000

23,200

23,400


Employment in government






Government

CES Highlights


Summary Mining &


Trade:

Wholesale

Retail

Transp.,

Warehousing

& Utilities


Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure &

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

Prepared by Staff of the National Estimates Branch

Current Employment Statistics Survey U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

202-691-6555

Email CES

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


Detailed Industry Employment Analysis

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