November 2017

Release Date: December 8, 2017

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 2017

CES Highlights Release Date: December 8, 2017

+31,000 Manufacturing

 Employment in manufacturing rose by 

31,000 in November. Durable goods industries 

accounted for most of the increase (+27,000), 

including gains in machinery, fabricated metal 

products, and computer and electronic 

products. 

+7,000 Mining and Logging

 Mining and logging added 7,000 jobs in 

November. Within the sector, employment 

continued to trend upward in support 

activities for mining (+4,000). Since reaching 

an employment trough in October 2016, 

support activities has added 61,000 jobs. 

 Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 

228,000 in November. Employment continued 

to trend up in professional and business 

services, manufacturing, and health care. 

 The employment change for September 

revised up from +18,000 to +38,000, and the 

change for October revised down from 

+261,000 to +244,000. Over the past 3 

months, employment has increased by an 

average +170,000.

 Average hourly earnings of all employees 

on private, nonfarm payrolls increased by 5 

cents in November. Hourly earnings have 

increased by 2.5 percent over the year. 

Average weekly hours increased by 0.1 hour to 

34.5 hours. 

+54,000 Education and Health Services 

 Private education and health services added 

54,000 jobs over the month. Within the sector, 

ambulatory health care, which includes offices 

of physicians and outpatient care centers, 

accounted for 25,000 of the employment 

increase. 

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Over-the-month change Annual average

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, December 08, 2017.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, January 2014–November 2017

Seasonally 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
CES Highlights Release Date: December 8, 2017

+46,000 Professional and Business Services 

 Employment continued to trend up in 

professional and business services. Over the 

year, employment in the industry has 

increased by 548,000, with increases 

distributed across most of the component 

industries.

+24,000 Construction 

 Construction employment continued to 

trend up in November (+24,000). A 23,000-job 

gain in specialty trade contractors was split

about equally between residential and 

nonresidential contractors.

+14,000 Leisure and Hospitality 

 Within leisure and hospitality, employment 

in food services and drinking places changed 

little in November (+19,000). Over the past 4 

months, employment in this industry has 

changed by an average +8,000 per month, 

compared to an average +25,000 per month 

over the prior 12 months. 

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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 2017 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, November 2017

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:

228*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 08, 2017.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, November 2017

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 and logging 

increased by 7,000 in November.

Nonmetallic mineral mining and 

quarrying added 2,000 jobs over the 

month. Employment in support 

activities for mining edged up by 4,000. 

Since an employment trough in October 

2016, support activities for mining has 

added 61,000 jobs. 

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Employment in mining and logging

November 2017 Level: 730

OTM Change: 7

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 08, 2017.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

January 2007–November 2017

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 8, 2017
 Construction employment edged up by 

24,000 in November, with specialty 

trade contractors adding 23,000 jobs. 

Over the year, specialty trade 

contractors added 132,000 jobs—split 

about equally between residential and 

nonresidential trades. 56 21 3739 26 20 42 30 27 20 18 23 44 26

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Employment in construction

Over-the-month change, January 2014–November 2017

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 08, 2017. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Over-the-month change, January 2014–November 2017

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 08, 2017. 

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 8, 2017
 Manufacturing added 31,000 jobs in November, following a job gain of 

23,000 in October. So far this year manufacturing has added an average of 

16,000 jobs per month, compared with -1,000 jobs per month in 2016.

 Durable goods manufacturing added 27,000 jobs in November. This 

group of industries has driven job growth in manufacturing over the last 

year, accounting for 65 percent of the 189,000 jobs gained.

 Fabricated metal products (+7,000), machinery (+8,000) and computer 

and electronic products (+4,000) added jobs in November. Most other 

component industries experienced small positive movements, largely inline with their prior 12-month averages.

 

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Over-the-month change Annual average

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, December 08, 2017. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, January 2014–November 2017

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Employment in manufacturing

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Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing

Furniture and related products

Transportation equipment

Electrical equipment and appliances

Computer and electronic products

Machinery*

Fabricated metal products*

Primary metals

Nonmetallic mineral products

Wood products

Employment in durable goods

November 2017 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, November 2017

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Durable goods:

27*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 08, 2017.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Manufacturing

CES Highlights Release Date: December 8, 2017

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 wholesale trade changed little in November 

(+3,000). The 2017 average monthly job gain of 5,000 

represents a slight improvement over the 2016 average of 

+3,000 per month. 

 

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Employment in wholesale trade

Over-the-month change, January 2015–November 2017

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 08, 2017. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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 8, 2017
 In November, employment in retail trade changed little (+19,000). The 

industry has lost 71,000 jobs since reaching an employment peak in 

January 2017. 

 Employment in electronics and appliance stores decreased by 5,000 

over the month, continuing a trend by which employment has declined by 

7.1 percent or 38,000 since reaching a peak in September 2016. All other 

component industries experienced little employment change in November.

 

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Over-the-month change, January 2014–November 2017

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 08, 2017. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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General merchandise stores

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores

Clothing and clothing accessories stores

Gasoline stations

Health and personal care stores

Food and beverage stores

Building material and garden supply stores

Electronics and appliance stores*

Furniture and home furnishings stores

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

Employment in retail trade

November 2017 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, November 2017

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Retail trade:

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 08, 2017.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Retail Trade

CES Highlights Release Date: December 8, 2017

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 continued to trend up in 

November (+11,000). Over the year, the industry has added 89,000 jobs 

representing a 1.8-percent increase.

 Warehousing and storage (+35,000), couriers and messengers (+16,000) 

and truck transportation (+15,000) are responsible for roughly 75 percent 

of the job gain over the year.

Warehousing and Storage

 Warehousing and storage added 8,000 jobs in November. In 2015, job 

gains averaged 9,000 per month, then decelerated to an average 5,000 per 

month in 2016, and 3,000 per month in 2017.

 

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Employment in transportation and warehousing

November 2017 Level: 5,124

OTM Change: 11

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 08, 2017.

Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

January 2007–November 2017

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey December 8, 2017. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Employment in warehousing and storage

Over-the-month change, January 2015 - November 2017

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Transportation and Warehousing

CES Highlights Release Date: December 8, 2017

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 unchanged. Over the year, utilities 

has shown little net change in 

employment (-3,000).

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Employment in utilities

November 2017 Level: 553

OTM Change: 0

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 08, 2017.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

January 2007–November 2017

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 8, 2017
 Information employment changed little 

in November (-4,000). A decline of 3,000 

jobs in telecommunications contributed 

to the weakness. 

 Since an employment peak in 

September 2016, information has lost 

83,000 jobs. Motion picture and sound 

recording accounted for 35 percent of the 

jobs lost during this period. 

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Employment in information

November 2017 Level: 2,703

OTM Change: -4 

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 08, 2017.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

January 2007–November 2017

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 8, 2017
 Employment in financial activities 

continued to trend up in November 

(+8,000). This industry has added 

150,000 jobs over the past 12 months. 

Job gains over this time were 

widespread, with significant increases 

occurring in most component industries.

 Employment in real estate and rental 

and leasing edged up in November 

(+8,000).

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 8, 2017

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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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 08, 2017.

Data are preliminary.

1 Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance

Over-the-month change, November 2017

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Financial 

activities:

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 Employment in professional and business services continued to trend up 

in December (+46,000), in line with the prior 12-month average monthly 

change. The December employment change was split between 

professional and technical services (+24,000) and administrative and waste 

services (+23,000). Temporary help services employment (+18,000) 

accounted for the majority of the employment movement in 

administrative and waste services.

 

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Employment in Professional and business services

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Over-the-month change, January 2014–November 2017

Seasaonally adjusted, in thousands

Nov-17: 46

Prior-12: 46

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 08, 2017 Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

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Employment in Professional and business services component industries

Over-the-month change Prior-3 mo. Avg. Prior-6 mo. Avg Prior-12 mo. Avg

Over-the-month change and prior averages, November 2017

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 08, 2017

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Professional and Business Services

CES Highlights Release Date: December 8, 2017

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
 Private education and health services 

added 54,000 jobs in November, driven 

by increases in ambulatory health care 

services, which added 25,000 jobs. Over 

the year, this industry added 218,000 

jobs, accounting for 72 percent of the 

job gains in health care during the same 

period. 

 Within ambulatory care, employment 

continued to trend up in offices of 

physicians (+7,000), outpatient care 

centers (+4,000), and home health care 

services (+7,000) in November. 

 Employment in hospitals changed little 

over the month, in line with gradual 

deceleration of job growth in this 

industry since 2016.

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Hospitals

 - Home health care services

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 - Offices of physicians

Ambulatory health care services1*

Employment in selected health care industries

November 2017 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, November 2017

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Health care 

industries:

30*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 08, 2017.

Data are preliminary.

1 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 8, 2017
 Employment in leisure and hospitality 

changed little in November (+14,000). The 

industry has added 274,000 jobs so far this 

year, with food services and drinking places 

accounting for about 85 percent of the jobs 

added.

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Accommodation

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Employment in leisure and hospitality

November 2017 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, November 2017

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Leisure and 

hospitality:

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 08, 2017.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

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 8, 2017
 Employment in other services

changed little in November (+9,000). 

Over the most recent 12 months, the 

industry has added 80,000 jobs, a

change of 1.4 percent. Personal and 

laundry services accounted for 59 

percent of these job gains over the

period.

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Employment in other services

Over-the-month change, January 2014–November 2017

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 08, 2017. 

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 8, 2017
 Employment in government changed 

little in November (+7,000). Employment 

in federal, state, and local government has 

been essentially flat since September 

2016.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, December 08, 2017.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, January 2014–November 2017

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Employment in government

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 8, 2017
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

Wander Cedeño

Steve Crestol

Tyler Downing

Brittney Forbes

Mike McCall

John Mullins

Michael Osifalujo

Edward Park

Current Employment Statistics Highlights

Detailed Industry Employment Analysis