November 2016

Release Date: December 2, 2016

Prepared by Analysts of the National Estimates Branch

Current Employment Statistics Survey

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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

Current Employment Statistics

Highlights
Current Employment Statistics Summary, November 2016

CES Highlights Release Date: December 2, 2016

 Health care added 28,000 jobs in 

November. Ambulatory health care services 

accounted for most of the increase (+22,000). 

Over the year, health care employment has 

expanded by 407,000.

+19,000 Construction 

 Construction employment continued a 

recent upward trend, rising by 59,000 over the 

past 3 months. In November, residential 

specialty trades added 15,000 jobs, bringing its 

3-month gain to 28,000. Employment among 

residential builders also continued a positive 

trend, rising by 15,000 over 3 months.

 Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 

178,000 in November. Professional and 

business services and health care added jobs.

 Average hourly earnings of all employees 

on private, nonfarm payrolls declined by 3 

cents over the month, following an 11-cent 

increase in October. Hourly earnings are up 

2.5 percent over the year. Average weekly 

hours were unchanged at 34.4 hours. 

 The employment change for October was 

revised down from +161,000 to +142,000, and 

the change for September was revised up from 

+191,000 to +208,000. Including revisions, job

growth has averaged 176,000 over the past 3

months.

+63,000 Professional and Business Services 

 Employment rose by 63,000 in professional 

and business services in November. 

Accounting and bookkeeping services added 

18,000 jobs. Employment continued to trend 

up in administrative and waste services 

(+38,000), computer systems design and 

related services (+5,000), and management 

and technical consulting (+4,000). 

+44,000 Education and Health Services 190 311 135 192 218 146 140 269 185 189 291 45 187 168 272 310 213 306 232 218 286 200 331 292 221 265 84 251 273 228 277 150 149 295 280 271 168 233 186 144 24 271 252 176 208 142 178

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Employment in total nonfarm

Over-the-month change, January 2013–November 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 02, 2016.

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
CES Highlights Release Date: December 2, 2016

+29,000 Leisure and Hospitality 

 Employment continued to trend up in food 

services and drinking places (+19,000). So far 

this year, employment has increased by an 

average 19,000 per month, down from an 

average 30,000 per month in 2015.

+9,000 Transportation and Warehousing 

 Over the month, employment continued to 

trend up in couriers and messengers (+6,000) 

and in warehousing and storage (+3,000). Over 

the past 12 months, couriers added 26,000 

jobs, while warehousing added 47,000 jobs.

-8,000 Retail Trade 

 Offsetting movements in retail trade 

component industries left employment little 

changed in November. Clothing and 

accessories stores lost 18,000 jobs over the 

month, while health and personal care stores 

(+6,000), other general merchandise stores 

(+6,000), and nonstore retailers (+8,000) 

added jobs. 

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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

November 2016 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, November 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:

178*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 02, 2016.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, November 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
Employment in mining changed little in 

November (+2,000). Domestic oil-rig

counts increased 5.4 percent in 

November. Consistent with recent 

improvement in rig counts, mining 

employment has leveled off over the 

past 3 months, following losses that had 

persisted since a peak in September 

2014. However, the price of West Texas 

Intermediate oil declined 13.5 percent 

over the month, reaching $43.39 per 

barrel in November. 

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Employment in mining

Over-the-month change, July 2012–November 2016

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 02, 2016. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally 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: December 2, 2016
 Construction employment edged up 

by 19,000 in November. Residential 

specialty trade contractors (+15,000) 

contributed a majority of the industry’s 

gain. Over the past 3 months, 

construction has added 59,000 jobs, 

mostly in the residential industries. 1114

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Employment in construction

Over-the-month change, July 2012–November 2016

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 02, 2016. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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: December 2, 2016
 In November, manufacturing 

employment was essentially unchanged 

(-4,000), similar to the prior six-month 

average change (-6,000). 

 The 1-month diffusion index declined 

1.3 points to 46.8 in November. A value 

below 50 indicates that more 

manufacturing industries lost jobs than 

added them.

 Average weekly hours in 

manufacturing decreased by 0.2 hour to 

40.6 hours for all employees, and by 0.2 hour 

to 41.8 hours for production employees.

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Employment in manufacturing

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 02, 2016.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

January 2006–November 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Manufacturing

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: December 2, 2016
 Employment in wholesale trade changed little in November 

(+3,000). Over the most recent 12 months, the industry has 

added 52,000 jobs.

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Employment in wholesale trade

November 2016 Level: 5,950

OTM Change: 3

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 02, 2016.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

January 2006–November 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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: December 2, 2016
 In November, employment in retail trade was essentially unchanged 

(-8,000), similar to October (-9,000). Over the 12 months ending in 

September, this industry had added an average of 26,000 jobs per month.

 Clothing and clothing accessories stores lost 18,000 jobs in November, 

following a similar loss in October. 

 

 Employment in nonstore retailers, which includes electronic shopping 

and electronic auctions, increased by 8,000 in November. E-commerce 

sales accounted for 8.4 percent of retail sales during the 3rd quarter, up 

from 7.4 percent during the same period in 2015 (Census Bureau). Over 

the year, nonstore retailers have added 28,000 jobs to payrolls.

 Employment in health and personal care stores increased by 6,000 in 

November, after posting an average change of +2,000 over the prior 12 

months.

 

Retail Trade

CES Highlights Release Date: December 2, 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
 Employment in transportation and warehousing changed little in 

November (+9,000), in line with its prior 3-month average change. Over 

the last 12 months, employment in transportation and warehousing has 

increased by 61,000, about half the number added in the preceding 12-

month period (+124,000).

 Couriers and messengers added 6,000 jobs in November, bringing its 

6-month average change to 4,000.

 

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Employment in transportation and warehousing

Over-the-month change, January 2013–November 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 02, 2016. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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Employment in couriers and messengers

Over-the-month change, January 2012–November 2016

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 02, 2016. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Transportation and Warehousing

CES Highlights Release Date: December 2, 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
 Utilities employment did not change in 

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Employment in utilities

November 2016 Level: 565

OTM Change: 0

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 02, 2016.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

January 2006–November 2016

Seasonally 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: December 2 , 2016
 Information employment edged down 

in November (-10,000). So far this year, 

this industry has seen little net 

employment change.

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Employment in information

Over-the-month change, January 2012–November 2016

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 02, 2016. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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: December 2, 2016
 Employment in financial activities 

changed little in November (+6,000), and 

job growth has experienced a recent 

slowdown, averaging +6,000 over the 

most recent 3 months, compared with 

an average gain of 14,000 over the 12 

months ending in August.

 Financial activities has nearly 

recovered to its prerecession 

employment peak in December 2006– 

just 59,000 jobs short of recovery. 10 14

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Employment in financial activities

Over-the-month change, January 2013–November 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 02, 2016.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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: December 2, 2016
 Professional and business services added 63,000 jobs in November. So 

far in 2016, the industry has added 511,000 jobs, 29 percent of all jobs 

added to total private payrolls. 

 In November, professional and technical services added 24,000 jobs. 

The largest contributor to employment was accounting and bookkeeping 

services, which added 18,000 jobs, while scientific research and 

development added 3,000 jobs. Employment in computer systems design 

and related services (+5,000) and management and technical consulting 

services (+4,000) continued their upward trends.

 Employment in administrative and waste services also continued to 

trend up in November (+38,000). Employment services accounted for 

21,000 of the change, including 14,000 in temporary help services.

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Administrative and waste

services

Management of companies

and enterprises

Professional and technical

services

Employment in professional and business services

Over-the-month change vs. prior-month averages, November 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Nov-16 Prior-3 Prior-6 Prior-12

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Cuirrent Employment Statistics survey, December 02, 2016. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary. 

* denotes siginifiance. 

Nov-16: 63*

Prior-12: 46

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Advertising and related

Other professional and

technical

Architectural and engineering

Specialized design

Legal

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development

Management and technical

consulting

Computer systems design

and related

Accounting and bookeeping

Employment in professional and technical services

Over-the-month change, November 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Nov-16 Prior-12

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Cuirrent Employment Statistics survey, December 02, 2016. Most recent data are preliminary. 

* denotes siginifiance. 

Nov-16: 24*

Prior-12: 25

Professional and Business Services

CES Highlights Release Date: December 2, 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
 Employment in private education and health services increased by 

44,000 in November. Job growth has averaged 47,000 per month thus 

far in 2016, notably weaker than in 2015, which saw job gains averaging 

58,000 per month.

 Health care added 28,000 jobs in November, near its prior 12-month 

average of 34,000. Over the month, job gains were spread throughout 

ambulatory health care services. Employment changes in most health 

care industries were close to their prior 12-month average changes. 

However, November’s employment change in hospitals (+6,000) was 

only half of its prior 12-month average gain. 

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Employment in education and health services

Over-the-month change, January 2013–November 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 02, 2016. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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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

November 2016 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, November 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Health care 

industries:

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 02, 2016.

Data are preliminary.

 ̊Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance

Private Education and Health Services

CES Highlights Release Date: December 2, 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
 Employment in leisure and hospitality 

continued its upward trend in November 

(+29,000). Year to date, this industry has 

added an average of 24,000 jobs per 

month, compared to an average 

monthly gain of 37,000 in 2015. 

 Food services and drinking places 

employment continued to trend up in 

November (+19,000), coinciding with 

strength seen in the Consumer 

Confidence Index. Despite recent 

fluctuations in the index, employment 

growth within food services has 

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Employment in food services and drinking places

Over-the-month change, January 2012–November 2016

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 02, 2016. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Leisure and Hospitality

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: December 2, 2016
 Employment in other services 

changed little in November (+4,000). So 

far this year, this industry has added an 

average 6,000 jobs per month, about the 

same rate observed in 2015. 12

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Employment in other services

Over-the-month change, January 2012–November 2016

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 02, 2016. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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: December 2, 2016
 Government employment continued 

to trend up in November (+22,000).

Local government, excluding education, 

continued its upward trend, while most 

other components saw little change in 

employment. 

 So far in 2016, government has added 

an average 19,000 jobs per month, 

compared to an average 8,000, per 

month in 2015. Local government, 

excluding education, has accounted for 

47 percent of the growth thus far in 

2016.

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Local government education

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U.S. Postal Service*

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service*

Employment in selected government

November 2016 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, November 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government:

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 02, 2016.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Government

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: December 2, 2016
Prepared by Staff of the National Estimates Branch

Current Employment Statistics Survey

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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CES Analysts

Michael Calvillo

Tyler Downing

Brittney Forbes

Mike McCall

John Mullins

Michael Osifalujo

Edward Park

Jay Stuart

Julia Wolfe

Current Employment Statistics Highlights

Detailed Industry Employment Analysis