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January 2020 Release Date: February 7, 2020 Prepared by Analysts of the National Estimates Branch Current Employment Statistics Survey U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 202-691-6555 Email CES 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 Current Employment Statistics Highlights

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Page 1: Current Employment Statistics Highlights January 2020 · Jan-17 Jul-17 Jan-18 Jul-18 Jan-19 Jul-19 Jan-20 Over-the-month change Annual average Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current

January 2020

Release Date: February 7, 2020

Prepared by Analysts of the National Estimates Branch Current Employment Statistics Survey

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

202-691-6555 Email CES

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

Current Employment Statistics

Highlights

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Current Employment Statistics Summary, January 2020

CES Highlights

Release Date: February 7, 2020

+72,000 Education and Health Services

Health care added 36,000 jobs in January,

continuing a long-run trend. Employment rose

in ambulatory care (+23,000) and in hospitals

(+10,000). Over the year, health care providers

have added 361,000 jobs.

+44,000 Construction

Employment in construction rose by 44,000

in January, largely in specialty trade

contractors (+35,000). Construction had added

an average 12,000 jobs per month in 2019.

Nonfarm payroll employment rose by

225,000 in January 2020. Construction, health

care, and transportation and warehousing

added jobs over the month.

Average hourly earnings of all employees

on private-sector payrolls rose by 7 cents or

0.2 percent in January. Over the year, hourly

earnings have risen by 3.1 percent. Average

weekly hours were unchanged at 34.3 hours in

January.

In accordance with annual practice, CES

data have been revised to reflect

comprehensive counts of payroll jobs, or

benchmarks, derived primarily from the

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages,

which enumerates jobs covered by

unemployment insurance tax records. CES

employment for March 2019 was revised

down by 514,000 (by -505,000 or 0.3 percent

on a not seasonally adjusted basis). See

www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesbmart.pdf for an

analysis of benchmark revisions.

The seasonally adjusted employment

change for December revised from +145,000

to +147,000, and the change for November

revised from +256,000 to +261,000. On net,

the employment change over these months is

7,000 higher than previously reported.

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Over-the-month change Annual average

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, February 07, 2020.Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, January 2017–January 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Employment in total nonfarm

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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CES Highlights

Release Date: February 7, 2020

+28,000 Transportation and Warehousing

Transportation and warehousing boosted

payroll employment by 28,000 in January.

Couriers and messengers (+14,000) accounted

for half of the gain, followed by warehousing

and storage with 6,000 jobs gained. Over the

past 12 months, couriers (+68,000) and

warehousing (+20,000) accounted for 83

percent of jobs added in transportation and

warehousing.

+36,000 Leisure and Hospitality

Employment continued to trend up in

leisure and hospitality in January (+36,000).

Over the past 6 months, the industry has

added 288,000 jobs.

+19,000 Government

Federal government employment increased

by 12,000 in January; hiring for Census 2020

accounted for 5,000 of the increase.

-12,000 Manufacturing

Employment in motor vehicles and parts

manufacturing declined by 11,000 in January

and is down by 24,000 over the year.

-8,000 Retail Trade

Employment in retail trade changed little in

January. Within the sector, general

merchandise stores lost 14,000 jobs;

employment in this industry has shown little

net change over the past 12 months (-22,000).

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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

January 2020 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, January 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:225*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2020.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, January 2020

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 employment was flat in January

(-1,000), while related economic indicator

data was mixed. West Texas Intermediate

oil prices declined over the month, and the

rotary oil rig count was little changed.

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Employment in mining

January 2020 Level: 660OTM Change: -1

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2020.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2010–January 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Mining and Logging

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

Release Date: February 7, 2020

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Construction employment increased by

44,000 in January, the largest 1-month

employment gain over the past year.

Specialty trade contractors accounted for

35,000 of the January 2020 increase, with

gains about evenly split between the

residential and nonresidential components.

The increase in construction employment

in January follows gains in residential

building permits, construction spending, and

in new home sales in December 2019.

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Employment in constructionOver-the-month change, January 2017–January 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2020.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Construction

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

Release Date: February 7, 2020

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Manufacturing employment changed little in January (-12,000).

Employment also changed little in 2019 (+58,000), after rising by 264,000

in 2018.

In January, the manufacturing 1-month diffusion index rose 0.6 point

to 46.7. A value below 50 indicates more manufacturing industries are

losing jobs than are adding jobs. The index has been below 50 in four of

the last 5 months.

During the most recent 12 months, employment in motor vehicles and

parts has fallen by 24,000, with 11,000 of that occurring in January.

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Jan-17 Jul-17 Jan-18 Jul-18 Jan-19 Jul-19 Jan-20

Over-the-month change Annual average

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, February 07, 2020.Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, January 2017–January 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Employment in manufacturing

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Over-the-month change Annual average

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, February 07, 2020.Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, January 2017–January 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Employment in motor vehicles and parts

Manufacturing

CES Highlights

Release Date: February 7, 2020

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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Employment in wholesale trade continued to

trend up in January (+8,000), bringing its 12-

month net job gain to 65,000. Durable goods

constituted just under 70 percent of the over-the-

year employment gains.

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Employment in wholesale tradeOver-the-month change, January 2017–January 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2020.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Wholesale Trade

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

Release Date: February 7, 2020

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Employment in retail trade changed

little in January (-8,000), following a gain

of 45,000 in December. Over the past 12

months, industry employment showed

little net change (-29,000).

Over the month, employment in

general merchandise stores declined by

14,000.

Retail-related economic indicators

are mixed. Retail Sales rose in

December. The Consumer Confidence

Index increased in January. Conversely,

Real Personal Disposable Income

declined in December.

Retail Trade

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

Release Date: February 7, 2020

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Employment in transportation and warehousing increased by 28,000 in

January. The growth was driven primarily by gains in couriers and

messengers (+14,000) and warehousing and storage (+6,000). Over the

year, transportation and warehousing has added 106,000 jobs, with

couriers and messengers (+68,000) and warehousing and storage (+20,000)

accounting for 83 percent of the growth.

Employment in truck transportation ticked up 3,000 in January. The

American Trucking Associations’ Truck Tonnage Index increased overall in

2019. According to ATA’s press release, the index’s overall annual gain

masks the choppy freight environment observed throughout 2019.

Transportation and Warehousing

CES Highlights

Release Date: February 7, 2020

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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Employment in utilities was flat in

January (-1,000).

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Jun-09 Jun-11 Jun-13 Jun-15 Jun-17 Jun-19

Employment in utilities

January 2020 Level: 547OTM Change: -1

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2020.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

June 2009–January 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Utilities

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

Release Date: February 7, 2020

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Employment in information changed

little in January (+5,000). Data

processing, hosting, and related services

added 5,000 jobs.

Over the past 12 months,

employment has expanded in publishing

industries, except internet (+19,000) and

in other information services (+27,000).

This growth was partially offset by job

losses in telecommunications (-26,000).

Other information services include

news syndicates, libraries and archives,

and internet publishing and

broadcasting and web search portals.

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Other information services

Data processing, hosting and related services*

Telecommunications

Broadcasting, except Internet

Motion picture and sound recording industries

Publishing industries, except Internet

Employment in information

January 2020 Prior 12-month average

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Information: 5Over-the-month change, January 2020

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics Survey, February 07, 2020.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Information

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

Release Date: February 7, 2020

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Employment in financial activities

changed little in January (-1,000). Over

the most recent 12 months, the industry

has added 132,000 jobs. Real estate

(+51,000) and insurance carriers and

related activities (+48,000) accounted

for most of the jobs added during this

period.

Financial Activities

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

Release Date: February 7,2020

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Real estate and rental and leasing

Insurance carriers and related activities

Securities and commodities

- Commercial banking

Credit intermediation¹

Employment in selected financial activities

January 2020 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, January 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Financial activities:

-1

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2020.

Data are preliminary.

¹ Includes additional component industries not shown separately.* denotes significance

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Employment in professional and business services continued to trend

up in January (+21,000), below the prior 12-month average (+31,000).

Since reaching a trough in August 2009, employment in the industry has

risen by 5.1 million.

In January, employment changed little in professional and technical

services (+13,000), administrative and waste services (+9,000), and

management of companies and enterprises employment (-1,000).

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Employment in professional and business services

Over-the-month change, January 2017–January 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2020.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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- Services to buildings

- Employment services

Administrative and waste services¹

Management of companies

- Management and technical consulting

- Computer systems design

- Architectural and engineering

- Accounting and bookkeeping

Professional and technical¹

Employment in selected professional and business services

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2020.

Data are preliminary.

¹ Includes additional component industries not shown separately.* denotes significance

Over-the-month change, January 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Professional and business services:

21

Professional and Business Services

CES Highlights

Release Date: February 7, 2020

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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Health care added 36,000 jobs in January. Employment gains were

concentrated in ambulatory health care services (+23,000) and hospitals

(+10,000).

Employment in hospitals continued to trend up in January (+10,000).

Since reaching an employment trough in January 2014, hospitals have

added 489,000 jobs.

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Nursing and residential care*

Hospitals*

- Home health care services

- Outpatient care centers

- Offices of dentists

- Offices of physicians

Ambulatory health care services¹*

Employment in selected health care industries

January 2020 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, January 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Health care industries:

36*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2020.

Data are preliminary.

¹ Includes additional component industries not shown separately.* denotes significance

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Employment in hospitals

January 2020 Level: 5,253OTM Change: 10*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2020.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2010–January 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Private Education and Health Services

CES Highlights

Release Date: February 7, 2020

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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In January, employment in leisure and hospitality continued to trend

up (+36,000), corresponding with growing consumer confidence. The

industry added 365,000 jobs in 2019, after adding 225,000 in 2018.

Employment in food services and drinking places also continued to

trend up in January (+24,000). The industry has added 189,000 jobs over

the most recent 6 months.

Real value added in accommodation and food services increased in the

third quarter of 2019, after decreasing through the first two quarters of

the year.

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Food services and drinking places

Accommodation

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Employment in leisure and hospitality

January 2020 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, January 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Leisure and hospitality:

36

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2020.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

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Over-the-month change Annual average

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, February 07, 2020.Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, January 2017–January 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Employment in food services and drinking places

Leisure and Hospitality

CES Highlights

Release Date: February 7, 2020

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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Employment in other services

changed little in January (+14,000). Over

the most recent 12 months, the industry

has added 87,000 jobs. Over this time,

the largest job gains came in the repair

and maintenance industry (+36,000).

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Employment in other servicesOver-the-month change, January 2017–January 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2020.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Other Services

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

Release Date: February 7, 2020

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Government employment edged up by 19,000 in January. Hiring

for the decennial census ticked up 5,000 as counting began in

Toksook Bay, Alaska in January.

Employment in local government continued to trend up in

January (+20,000). Since reaching an employment trough in

November 2012, local government has added 636,000 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

January 2020 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, January 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government:19

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2020.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

13,800

14,000

14,200

14,400

14,600

14,800

Jan-10 Jan-12 Jan-14 Jan-16 Jan-18 Jan-20

Employment in local government

January 2020 Level: 14,658OTM Change: 20

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2020.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2010–January 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government

CES Highlights

Release Date: February 7, 2020

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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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

Osman Alhassan

Ryan Ansell

Hyun Choi

Steve Crestol

Tyler Downing

Katelynn Harris

Mike McCall

John Mullins

Michael Osifalujo

Rhiannon Sneeringer

Carson Wilson

Current Employment Statistics Highlights

Detailed Industry Employment Analysis