February 2014

Release Date: March 7, 2014

Prepared by Staff of the National Estimates Branch

Current Employment Statistics Survey

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

202-691-6555

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Contents

Summary

Mining & Logging

Construction

Manufacturing

Wholesale Trade

Retail Trade

Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities

Information

Financial Activities

Professional & Business Services

Private Education & Health Services

Leisure & Hospitality

Other Services

Government

Current Employment Statistics Highlights

Detailed Industry Employment Analysis

Current Employment Statistics

Highlights
Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, February 2014

CES Highlights Release Date: March 7, 2014

Wholesale Trade + 15,000

 Wholesale trade added 15,000 jobs, mostly 

in durable goods. Monthly jobs gains in 

wholesale trade had averaged 11,000 per 

month over the prior 6-month period.

Construction + 15,000 

 Construction employment edged up in 

February. Heavy and civil engineering 

construction added 12,000 jobs over the month. 

Total Nonfarm + 175,000 

Total Private + 162,000 

 Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 

175,000 in February. Over the prior 6 months, 

nonfarm employment grew by an average 

182,000 per month. In February, professional 

and business services and wholesale trade 

added jobs, while information lost jobs. 

 The employment change for December 

2013 was revised up by 9,000 (from +75,000 to 

+84,000), and the employment change for 

January 2014 was revised up by 16,000 (from 

+113,000 to +129,000).

 Average hourly earnings of all privatesector employees increased by 9 cents (0.4 

percent) over the month. Hourly earnings are 

up 2.2 percent over the year. Average weekly 

hours, at 34.2, decreased by 0.1 hour in 

February. 

Professional and business services + 79,000 

 Within professional and technical services, 

accounting and bookkeeping services added 

16,000 jobs in February. Within administrative 

and support services, services to buildings and 

dwellings added jobs (+11,000). Employment 

continued to trend up in temporary help 

services (+24,000); over the prior 12 months, 

the industry had added an average 19,000 jobs 

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Employment in total nonfarm

Over-the-month change, January 2011–February 2014

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 07, 2014.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade: 

Wholesal

e Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

Other

Services Government
Education and health services + 33,000

 Offices of physicians added 8,000 jobs in 

February, while employment changed little 

elsewhere in health care. Hospital employment 

(-1,000), little changed over the month, has 

declined by 10,000 over the past 3 months. 

Information - 16,000 

 Employment can be volatile in the motion 

picture and sound recording industry, which 

lost 14,000 jobs in February. 

 Retail Trade - 4,000 

 Employment in retail trade changed little in 

February (-4,000). Over the month, a job gain 

in food and beverage stores (+12,000) was 

more than offset by job losses in electronics 

and appliance stores (-12,000), sporting goods, 

hobby, book, and music stores (-9,000), and 

department stores (-7,000).

Transportation and warehousing - 4,000 

 Within transportation and warehousing, a 

job gain in warehousing and storage (+6,000)

was more than offset by a job loss in couriers 

and messengers (-12,000).

Government +13,000 

 Federal government employment continued 

to trend down (-6,000) in February. Since 

reaching an employment peak in January 2011, 

the federal government has lost 157,000 jobs—

59 percent of those losses have come in the 

past 12 months. 

 Employment in State government continued 

to trend up (+11,000) in February and has 

grown by 51,000 since reaching a trough in 

July 2013. Employment in local government 

changed little in February.

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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, March 07, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

Over-the-month change, February 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:

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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

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, February 2014

CES Highlights Release Date: March 7, 2014
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Employment in mining

Over-the-month change, January 2011–February 2014

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 07, 2014.

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: March 7, 2014

 In February, mining and logging 

employment changed little (+1,000). Mining 

employment has trended up over the year

(+28,000), with most of this growth occurring 

in support activities for mining. 
 Employment in construction edged up in February. Since reaching an 

employment trough in January 2011, the industry has recovered 509,000 

jobs, or 22 percent of the jobs lost during the recent employment 

downturn. 

 

NAICS 237—Heavy and civil engineering construction

 Heavy and civil engineering construction added 12,000 jobs in 

February. Since reaching an employment trough in February 2010, the 

industry has regained 93,000 jobs, or 46 percent of the employment lost 

during the recent downturn. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Employment in construction

February 2014 Level: 5,941 OTM Change: 15

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 07, 2014.

Shaded areas represent recessions as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2003–February 2014

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Employment in heavy and civil engineering construction

Over-the-month change, January 2011–February 2014

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 07, 2014. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Construction

CES Highlights Release Date: March 7, 2014

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 manufacturing changed little (+6,000) in February. Over the 

past 7 months, the industry has added 83,000 jobs. 

 The recent modest job growth corresponds to similar movements within 

manufacturing indicators. The Institute for Supply Management reported that 

the Purchasing Managers’ Index rose 1.9 percentage points to 53.2 percent in 

February.

 

 In February, the manufacturing workweek for all employees remained at the 

same level as January (40.7 hours). The manufacturing workweek for 

production employees has fallen by 0.6 hour over the past 3 months.

 

In 

Manufacturing

CES Highlights Release Date: March 7, 2014

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
 Wholesale trade added 15,000 jobs in 

February. Most of the gain was 

concentrated in durable goods. The 

industry has recovered almost two-thirds 

of the jobs lost during the most recent 

economic downturn.

 

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: March 7, 2014
 Retail trade employment was essentially flat 

in February. Among the retail industries, 

employment changes were mixed, with 

significant movements in food and beverage 

stores (+12,000), electronics and appliance 

stores (-12,000), and sporting goods, hobby, 

book, and music stores (-9,000).

 Recent retail-related indicators have 

weakened. As shown by Census Bureau data, 

retail sales for January decreased by 0.4 

percent; however, sales were up 2.6 percent 

over the year. Additionally, the Conference 

Board noted that the Consumer Confidence 

Index decreased by 1.3 points in February.

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Employment in retail trade

February 2014 Level: 15,235

OTM Change: -4

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 07, 2014.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2003–February 2014

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: March 7, 2014
NAICS 445 – Food and beverage stores

 In February, food and beverage stores employment increased by 

12,000, with a job gain of 84,000 over the past year. This industry has 

been one of the strongest within all of retail trade.

Holiday-related employment lay-off

 February is traditionally the final month in the holiday lay-off period 

for retail trade. On a not seasonally adjusted basis, the total lay-off as 

a percentage of the total build-up was in line with the prior 3 years.

NAICS 443 – Electronics and appliance stores

 In February, electronics and appliance stores employment decreased 

by 12,000, offsetting job gains in the prior 4 months. Employment in 

the industry is little changed over the past 6 months. 

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

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

declined by 9,000 in February, following a 21,000 job decline in 

January. Employment is little changed over the year. The majority of 

the February’s job decline occurred in hobby, toy, and game stores. 

 

 

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Employment in food and beverage stores

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 07, 2014. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Employment in electronics and appliance stores

Over-the-month change, January 2011–February 2014

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 07, 2014. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Retail Trade

CES Highlights Release Date: March 7, 2014

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
NAICS 492 – Couriers and Messengers

 Couriers and messengers employment fell by 12,000 in February.

 On a not seasonally adjusted basis, over January and February, the 

industry laid off 89 percent of recent holiday-related employment buildup. After seasonal adjustement, employment in couriers and messengers 

has risen by 18,000 since October 2013.

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Employment in transportation and warehousing

February 2014 Level: 4,560

OTM Change: -4

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 07, 2014.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2003–February 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Transportation and Warehousing

CES Highlights Release Date: March 7, 2014

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 was essentially 

unchanged (-4,000) in February, following an increase of 17,000 in 

January. Over the past 12 months, the industry has added 90,000 jobs. 

 In February, water transportation and warehousing and storage 

added 1,000 and 6,000 jobs, respectively; however, couriers and 

messengers lost 12,000 jobs. 
 Employment in utilities was unchanged in 

February. Over the past few years, 

employment in the industry has shown little 

net change.

 

 

 

 

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Employment in utilities

February 2014 Level: 550

OTM Change: 0

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 07, 2014.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2003–February 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Utilities

CES Highlights Release Date: March 7, 2014

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
 The information industry lost 16,000 

jobs in February. Employment in this 

industry has changed little on net since 

early 2011, when the heavy job losses 

seen during the recession abated. 

NAICS 512 – Motion picture and 

sound recording industries

 Motion picture and sound recording 

industries lost 14,000 jobs in February, 

accounting for almost all of the change in 

information. Since 2012, this industry 

also has accounted for the majority of the 

volatility in information’s monthly 

employment changes.

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: March 7, 2014
 Financial activities employment edged 

up (+9,000) in February, following 3 

months of essentially no change. However, 

since reaching an employment low in 

February 2011, financial activities has 

added an average of 6,000 jobs per month. 

 Employment in insurance carriers and 

related activities experienced a significant 

gain of 10,000 in February. 

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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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 07, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

 ̊Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance.

Over-the-month change, February 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Financial 

activities:

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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: March 7, 2014
 Employment in professional and 

business services increased by 79,000 in 

February. Job gains were split between 

professional and technical services and 

administrative and waste services. 

 Professional and business services has 

steadily added jobs since reaching an 

employment trough in August 2009, and 

employment has now surpassed its 

December 2007 peak by 912,000 jobs.

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Employment in professional and business services

February 2014 Level: 18,963

OTM Change: 79

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 07, 2014.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2003–February 2014

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: March 7, 2014
 In February, professional and 

technical services added 35,000 jobs. 

The largest portions of the employment 

gain occurred in accounting and 

bookkeeping services, which added 

16,000 jobs—partially offsetting a 

decline of 31,000 in December 2013. 

Job gains were small and widespread

among most of the professional and 

technical services component industries 

in February. 

 Management of companies and 

enterprises continued in its upward 

employment trend in February. Over the 

year, the industry has added 39,000 jobs. 

 Employment in administrative and 

waste services increased by 42,000 in 

February. Nearly all of the gains were in 

administrative and support services, 

which added 40,000 jobs. Employment 

continued to trend up in temporary help 

service (+24,000) and services to 

buildings and dwelling places (+11,000). 

Waste management and remediation 

services employment remained flat.

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Employment in professional and business services components

Over-the-month change, February 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

February 2014 Prior 6-month average

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 07, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

 ̊Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance.

Professional and 

business services: 

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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: March 7, 2014
 In February, education and health services employment edged up 

(+33,000). The majority of the gain occurred in colleges and 

universities. Health care employment changed little over the month 

(+10,000), and growth has slowed in the past 3 months.

NAICS 621 – Ambulatory health care services 

 Employment in ambulatory health care services continued its 

upward trend in February, with the largest over-the-month gain 

occurring in offices of physicians (+8,000). Over the year, 167,000 of 

the 191,000 jobs added in health care have been in ambulatory health 

care services. Within ambulatory health care services, offices of 

physicians, outpatient care centers, and home health care services have 

each expanded employment over the same 12-month period; however,

growth has decelerated over the last 3 months in oupatient centers and 

in home health care. 

NAICS 622 – Hospitals

 Hospital employment changed little in February, but is down by 

10,000 over the last 3 months.

 

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 07, 2014. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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Employment in selected health care industries

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Over-the-month change, February 2014

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Health care 

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 07, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

 ̊Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance.

Private Education and Health Services

CES Highlights Release Date: March 7, 2014

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 

edged up in February (+25,000), 

following a similar movement in 

January. Over the prior 12 months, this 

industry had added an average of 36,000 

jobs per month. The employment gains 

seen since the end of the last recession 

followed improvement in the Consumer 

Confidence Index, which started to 

recover in 2009 (source: The Conference 

Board). 

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: March 7, 2014
 Employment in other services 

changed little in February. No 

component industry experienced a 

significant employment change over the 

month. 

 Personal and laundry services, 

however, has seen significant job growth 

over the past 12 months (+25,000). This 

industry has recovered all of the jobs it 

lost during its most recent downturn, and 

employment has surpassed its previous 

peak. Personal and laundry services has 

been the primary driver of the 

employment recovery in other services 

since June 2010. During this period, 

other services has recovered 76 percent 

of jobs it lost in the most recent 

downturn.

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Employment in other services

February 2014 Level: 5,489

OTM Change: 3

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 07, 2014.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

February 2004–February 2014

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: March 7, 2014
 Government employment changed little in February (+13,000). 

Employment at the federal, state, and local levels remained relatively 

flat over the month.

NAICS 911- Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

 In February, employment in federal, except U.S. Postal Service 

continued to trend down (-7,000). Over the past 12 months, the 

industry has shed 73,000 jobs.

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Employment in selected government

February 2014 Prior 6-month average

Over-the-month change, February 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government:

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 07, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

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Employment in government, federal, except U.S. Postal Service

February 2014 Level: 2,131

OTM Change: -7

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, March 07, 2014.

Shaded areas represent recessions as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2003–February 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government

CES Highlights Release Date: March 7, 2014

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

202-691-6555

Email CES

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Megan Barker

John Coughlan

Steve Crestol

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Mike McCall

John Mullins

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Parth Tikiwala

Current Employment Statistics Highlights

Detailed Industry Employment Analysis