November 2013

Release Date: December 6, 2013

Prepared by Staff 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 Survey, November 2013

CES Highlights Release Date: December 6, 2013

+ 40,000 Education and health care 

 Employment rose by 28,000 in health care 

in November. Job gains were concentrated in 

ambulatory care, including 12,000 in home 

health care. In contrast to the strength in 

ambulatory care, nursing care facilities cut 

4,000 jobs, and hospital employment remained 

essentially unchanged over the month.

Total nonfarm: + 203,000

Total private: + 196,000

 Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 

203,000 in November. Over the prior 12 

months, job growth had averaged 195,000 per 

month. In November, job gains occurred in 

transportation and warehousing, health care, 

and manufacturing. 

 The change in total nonfarm employment 

for September was revised up by 12,000 (from 

+163,000 to +175,000), and the employment 

change for October was revised down by 4,000 

(from +204,000 to +200,000). 

 Average hourly earnings of all privatesector employees increased 4 cents over the 

month, following a 2-cent gain in October. 

Hourly earnings are up 2.0 percent over the 

year. Average weekly hours increased by 0.1 

hour in November to 34.5 hours. 

+ 31,000 Transportation and warehousing 

 Following little change in October (+3,000), 

employment in transportation and warehousing 

rose in November. Couriers and messenger

services, trucking, warehousing and storage 

and air transportation added jobs over the 

month.

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Employment in total nonfarm

Over-the-month change, January 2009–November 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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 6, 2013

+ 27,000 Manufacturing 

 Manufacturing added 27,000 jobs in 

November, following modest job gains 

averaging 13,000 over the prior 3 months. 

Durable goods industries have accounted for 

most of the job gains over the past 4 months. 

In November, motor vehicles and parts 

contributed 7,000 to payroll employment. 

 The factory workweek for all employees 

edged up 0.1 hour to 41.0 hours in November, 

and average overtime hours notched up by 0.1 

hour. 

+ 35,000 Professional and business services 

 Employment continued to trend up in 

professional and business services in 

November. Job growth in the industry had 

averaged 55,000 per month for the year ending 

in October. 

+ 22,000 Retail trade 

 Retail trade employment continued to trend 

up in November. General merchandise stores; 

sporting good, hobby, book, and music stores; 

and auto dealers added jobs. Over the prior 12 

months, retail employment had risen by an 

average of 31,000 per month.

+ 17,000 Construction 

 Employment in construction continued to 

trend up in November. Over the prior 12 

months, job growth had averaged 15,000 per 

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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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

Over-the-month change, November 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:

203*

Current Employment Statistics Survey, November 2013

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 6, 2013

+ 17,000 Leisure and hospitality 

 Within leisure and hospitality, food services 

employment continued to trend up in 

November (+18,000). Job growth in food 

services had averaged 28,000 over the prior 12 

months. 

+ 7,000 Government 

 Government employment changed little in 

November. However, the Federal government 

continued to cut payroll employment (-7,000). 

Since a peak in March 2011, Federal 

government employment has declined by 

172,000. The U.S. Postal Service accounted 

for 57,000 of the loss.

Current Employment Statistics Survey, November 2013

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
 In November, mining and logging 

employment was unchanged. Mining 

employment changed little (-2,000) after 

trending up over the prior 6 months.

 Three related indicators provide 

supporting evidence for November 

employment. The U.S. Energy 

Information Administration reported the 

WTI Crude Oil price fell from $102.17 to 

$93.80 per barrel, crude oil stocks rose 

from 374.5 to 388.5 million barrels, and 

refinery capacity utilization fell from 

87.9 to 87.8 percent.

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Employment in mining

Over-the-month change, January 2009–November 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013.

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

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

CES Highlights Release Date: December 6, 2013
 Employment in construction edged up in November (+17,000), 

bringing the current 6-month net change to 60,000. Since reaching 

an employment trough in January 2011, the industry has added 

416,000 jobs. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Employment in construction

Over-the-month change, January 2009–November 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Construction

CES Highlights Release Date: December 6, 2013

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
 In November, manufacturing added 

27,000 jobs, following 3 months of 

modest employment growth. The 

November payroll increase occurred in 

both durable goods (+17,000) and 

nondurable goods (+10,000).

 The 1-month diffusion index of 

manufacturing employment rose from 

56.8 in October to 63.0 in November, the 

highest reading since March 2012. 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. November 

marks the fourth consecutive month the 

index registered above 50.

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Employment in manufacturing

Over-the-month change, January 2009–November 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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 6, 2013
 In November, the manufacturing 

workweek for all employees increased 

0.1 hour to 41.0 hours, the longest 

recorded workweek since the series 

inception in March 2006. Similarly, the 

factory workweek for production 

employees increased 0.1 hour to 42.0 

hours, the longest factory workweek 

since July 1945.

 Recent manufacturing-related 

indicators have been mixed. In 

November, the Institute for Supply 

Management PMI (a measure of the 

manufacturing sector’s economic 

activity) registered at 57.3, the sixth 

consecutive month that economic activity 

expanded. In October, the U.S. Census 

Bureau reported that new orders of 

durable goods fell 2.0 percent and 

durables inventories increased 0.3 

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Average weekly hours, manufacturing

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013.

Shaded areas represent recessions as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–November 2013

Seasonally adjusted

Production employees

Level: 42

Change: 0.1

All employees

Level: 41

Change: 0.1

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 6, 2013
NAICS 3361, 3362, and 3363 

combined – Motor vehicles and parts

 Motor vehicles and parts employment 

increased by 7,000 in November. Over 

the past 12 months, the industry has 

added 42,000 jobs.

 

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Employment in motor vehicles and parts

November 2013 Level: 827

OTM Change: 7

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013.

Shaded areas represent recessions as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–November 2013

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 6, 2013
 Employment in wholesale trade 

changed little in November (7,000). All 

three component industries were little 

changed.

 Since reaching an employment trough 

in May 2010, wholesale trade has gained 

351,000 jobs. However, employment in 

the industry is still 252,000 shy of its 

most recent peak in November 2007.

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Employment in wholesale trade

November 2013 Level: 5,790

OTM Change: 7

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013.

Shaded areas represent recessions as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–November 2013

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 6, 2013
 Retail trade employment continued to trend 

up in November. So far in 2013, the industry 

has added 316,000 jobs. November’s gains 

were concentrated in motor vehicle and parts 

dealers (+9,000), sporting goods, hobby, book, 

and music stores (+12,000), and general 

merchandise stores (+14,000).

 Recent retail-related indicators have been 

mixed. As shown by Census Bureau data, retail 

sales for October increased by 0.4 percent and 

were up 3.9 percent over the year. Automotive 

sales, as measured by MotorIntelligence, rose

to an annualized 16.4 million vehicles, after 2 

months of declines. According to the U.S. 

Energy Information Administration, the pergallon price of gasoline in November was down 

13 cents from October levels. Finally, the 

Conference Board notes that the Consumer 

Confidence Index decreased by 2 points in 

November.

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Employment in retail trade

November 2013 Level: 15,321

OTM Change: 22

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013.

Shaded areas represent recessions as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–November 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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: December 6, 2013
NAICS 441 – Motor vehicle and parts dealers

 In November, motor vehicle and parts dealers employment increased 

by 9,000, continuing its upward trend. This industry has added 51,000 

jobs so far in 2013, generally aligning with strong growth in 

automotive sales.

NAICS 451 – Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores

 Employment in sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores 

increased in November by 12,000, following an increase of 10,000 in 

October. November’s gain was concentrated in hobby, toy, and game 

stores and is likely attributable to the holiday build-up.

Holiday-related employment build-up

 November is traditionally the month with the largest holiday 

employment build-up. On a not seasonally adjusted basis, November 

2013 is very similar to the build-up seen in November 2012. 

 

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Employment in motor vehicles and parts dealers

November 2013 Level: 1,799

OTM Change: 9

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013.

Shaded areas represent recessions as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–November 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Employment in sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores

Over-the-month change, January 2009–November 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Retail Trade

CES Highlights Release Date: December 6, 2013

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
 In November, employment in transportation and warehousing 

expanded by 31,000, following essentially no change in October (+3,000). 

Over the past 12 months, the industry added 76,000 jobs. 

NAICS 481 – Air Transportation

The air transportation industry added 3,000 jobs in November, the 

largest positive over-the-month change since February 2008. 

 

NAICS 484 – Truck Transportation

Truck transportation added 8,000 jobs in November. Since the most 

recent employment trough in March 2010, the industry has added 161,000 

jobs.

NAICS 492 – Couriers and Messengers

In November, employment in couriers and messengers increased by 

9,000, following an increase of 4,000 in October. Since May, the industry 

has added 24,000 jobs.

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Employment in transportation 

Over-the-month change, January 2009–November 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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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

November 2013 Prior 6-month average

Over-the-month change, November 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Transportation 

industries:

31*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

Transportation and Warehousing

CES Highlights Release Date: December 6, 2013

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
 In November, employment in utilities was little changed 

(+1,000). The industry has added 8,000 jobs since reaching an 

employment trough in September 2010.

 

 

 

 

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Employment in utilities

November 2013 Level: 558

OTM Change: 1

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013.

Shaded areas represent recessions as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–November 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Utilities

CES Highlights Release Date: December 6, 2013

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 information was 

essentially unchanged in November. 

Although it has shown some volatility in 

recent over-the-month changes, 

information employment has shown no 

change, on net, since January 2011. 

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Employment in information

Over-the-month change, January 2009–November 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013.

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 6, 2013
 Financial activities employment 

changed little in November (-3,000).

 Credit intermediation and related 

activities lost 9,000 jobs. This loss was 

partially offset by a gain in insurance 

carriers and related activities (+6,000). 

Employment in other financial activities 

components changed little.

 Financial activities employment has 

shown zero net change since July.

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Real estate and rental and leasing

Insurance carriers and related activities

Securities and commodities

- Commercial banking*

Credit intermediation *

Employment in selected financial activities

November 2013 Prior 6-month average

Over-the-month change, November 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Financial 

activities:

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013.

Data are preliminary.

 ̊Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance.

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 6, 2013
 Professional and business services 

employment continued to trend up in 

November (+35,000). So far in 2013, the 

industry has gained 608,000 jobs. 

Employment in most of the component 

industries experienced growth during this 

period.

 In November, the employment change 

in professional and technical services 

(+18,000) comprised small movements 

spread throughout the component 

industries. Employment in management 

of companies and enterprises remained 

relatively flat (+2,000). Administrative 

and waste services employment 

continued to trend up (+15,000); the 

change can be attributed to temporary 

help services.

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Employment in professional and business services

November 2013 Level: 18,760

OTM Change: 35

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013.

Shaded areas represent recessions as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–November 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Professional and Business 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 6, 2013
 Education and health services added 40,000 jobs in November. 

Health care employment continued to be the largest contributor to 

growth, adding 28,000 jobs over the month. Employment in educational 

services (+11,000) and in social assistance (+1,000) changed little. 

 Health care has added an average of 19,000 jobs per month so far in 

2013, compared to an average of 27,000 jobs added per month in 2012. 

Within health care, hospitals have averaged 1,000 jobs added per month 

in 2013, compared to 6,000 jobs added per month in 2012. 

 

NAICS 621 - Ambulatory Health Care Services

 In November, ambulatory health care services added 26,000 jobs. 

Home health care employment rose by 12,000 over the month, 

accounting for nearly half of the gain. Home health care employment 

growth has increased by an average of 7,000 per month in 2013, 

compared to 6,000 and 4,000 jobs per month in 2012 and 2011, 

respectively. 

 Offices of physicians added 7,000 jobs in November. The rest of the 

component industries within ambulatory health care showed modest 

over-the-month employment increases.

 45 17

-1

1 56 30 19 43

8 40 3335 2022 58 12 2626 19 36

-3 59 40 1720 1818 57 18 4143 36 52 40 2428 26 69 46 22 47

6 35 32 49 34 14 36 15 31 48 36 2023 16 57 14 30 40

-40

-20

0

20

40

60

80

100

Jan-09 Jul-09 Jan-10 Jul-10 Jan-11 Jul-11 Jan-12 Jul-12 Jan-13 Jul-13

Employment in education and health services

Over-the-month change, January 2009–November 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

2

0

6

4

4

15

1

1

12

4

7

26

-10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

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 2013 Prior 6-month average

Over-the-month change, November 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Health care 

industries:

28*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013.

Data are preliminary.

 ̊Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance.

Private Education and Health 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 6, 2013
 Employment in leisure and hospitality 

edged up in November (+17,000), 

following a gain of 49,000 jobs in 

October. In the past 12 months, this 

industry has added 422,000 jobs, which 

accounts for over 18 percent of the job 

growth seen in total nonfarm over the 

same period. 

 

11,000

11,500

12,000

12,500

13,000

13,500

14,000

14,500

15,000

Jan-00 Jan-02 Jan-04 Jan-06 Jan-08 Jan-10 Jan-12

Employment in leisure and hospitality

November 2013 Level: 14,283

OTM Change: 17

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013.

Shaded areas represent recessions as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–November 2013

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 6, 2013
 Employment in other services 

changed little in November, with no 

component industry experiencing a 

significant employment change. This

industry had lost 225,000 jobs between 

April 2008 and June 2010 and, since 

then, has recovered 184,000 jobs. 

Personal and laundry services accounted 

for the majority of jobs regained.

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 6, 2013
 Government employment changed little in November (+7,000).

NAICS 91 – Federal government

 Federal government employment continued to trend down in 

November. Within the industry, U.S. Postal Service employment edged 

down over the month (-2,000). Federal, except U.S. Postal Service 

employment also continued to trend downward (-4,000). Since its most 

recent employment peak in March 2011, the federal government has 

shed 172,000 jobs, a 6-percent decline. 

 

1

5

1

0

-2

-8

1

4

2

6

-2

-4

-12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10

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

November 2013 Prior 6-month average

Over-the-month change, November 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government:

7

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

2,400

2,600

2,800

3,000

3,200

3,400

3,600

Jan-00 Jan-02 Jan-04 Jan-06 Jan-08 Jan-10 Jan-12

Employment in government, federal

November 2013 Level: 2,706

OTM Change: -7

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 06, 2013.

Shaded areas represent recessions as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–November 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government

CES Highlights Release Date: December 6, 2013

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
Prepared by Staff of the National Estimates Branch

Current Employment Statistics Survey

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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