September 2014

Release Date: October 3, 2014

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 Summary, September 2014 

CES Highlights Release Date: October 3, 2014

+ 35,000 Retail trade 

 Retail trade added 35,000 jobs over the 

month. Within the sector, food and beverage 

stores added 20,000 jobs following a loss of 

16,000 jobs in August. Over the 2-month span, 

employment in food and beverage stores has 

shown little net change.

+ 32,000 Education and health services 

 In September, health care added 23,000 

jobs, similar to an average monthly gain of 

20,000 over the prior 12 months. In September, 

home health care services and hospitals 

contributed 7,000 and 6,000 jobs, respectively.

Total Nonfarm + 248,000

Total Private + 236,000

 Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 

248,000 in September. Professional and 

business services, retail trade, and health care 

added jobs. 

 The employment change for July was 

revised up from +212,000 to +243,000, and the 

change for August was revised up from 

+142,000 to +180,000. Incorporating revisions, 

employment has increased by an average 

224,000 per month over the past 3 months.

 Average hourly earnings of all employees in 

the private sector changed little in September 

(-1 cent), following an 8-cent increase in 

August. Over the year, hourly earnings are up 

2.0 percent. Average weekly hours increased 

0.1 hour to 34.6 hours in September. 

+ 81,000 Professional and business services 

 Employment in professional and business 

services rose by 81,000 in September. Over the

prior 12 months, job growth had averaged 

56,000 per month. In September, employment 

services (+34,000) continued to add jobs, and 

gains total 285,000 over the year, largely in 

temporary help services (+233,000). 

Management and technical consulting 

(+12,000) and architectural and engineering 

services (+6,000) added jobs in September.

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
+ 12,000 Information

 Information added 12,000 jobs over the 

month. Telecommunications accounted for 

5,000 of the jobs gained.

+ 9,000 Mining and logging 

 Mining employment rose by 9,000 in 

September, with support activities for mining 

contributing 7,000 to the gain. Over the year, 

mining employment has expanded by 50,000. 

Support activities accounted for 33,000 jobs 

added during this period, followed by oil and 

gas extraction with 14,000 jobs added. 

+ 33,000 Leisure and hospitality

 Employment in food services and drinking 

places continued to trend up in September 

(+20,000). Over the year, foods services and 

drinking places added 290,000 payroll jobs. 

+ 16,000 Construction 

 Construction employment continued to 

trend up in September. Over the past 12 

months, the industry has added 230,000 jobs. 

+ 12,000 Financial activities 

 Within financial activities, insurance 

carriers and related activities added 6,000 jobs 

in September, while the securities industry 

added 5,000 jobs.

+ 12,000 Government 

 In September, a 22,000-job gain in state 

government education was partly offset by a 

loss of 14,000 jobs in local government,

excluding education.

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, September 2014

CES Highlights Release Date: October 3, 2014
 In September, mining and logging added 9,000 jobs. Since the 

employment trough in October 2009, mining and logging has added 

267,000 jobs. Mining accounts for essentially all of this employment 

increase.

 Mining added 9,000 jobs in September, well above its prior 12-

month average (+4,000). The September employment increase stems 

from a gain of 7,000 jobs in support activities for mining.

 Since October 2009, support activities for mining (+193,000) and 

oil and gas extraction (+56,000) have accounted for nearly all jobs 

added in mining.

Mining and Logging

CES Highlights Release Date: October 3, 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 construction continued to trend up (+16,000) in 

September, bringing the current 12-month net job gain to 230,000. 

Since reaching an employment trough in January 2011, the industry 

has recovered 647,000 jobs, or 28 percent of jobs lost during the 

prior downturn. 

NAICS 2361 – Residential building 

 Employment in residential building construction grew by 6,000 in 

September, bringing the current 12-month net job change to 

+60,000. Since reaching an employment trough in January 2011, the 

industry has recovered 121,000 jobs. The employment gain in 

September coincided with a 4-point increase in the homebuilder 

confidence index.

 

 

 

 

 

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6,000

6,500

7,000

7,500

8,000

8,500

Jan-03 Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11 Jan-13

Employment in construction

September 2014 Level: 6,079

OTM Change: 16

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 2014.

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

* denotes significance.

January 2003–September 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Employment in residential building

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 2014. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Construction

CES Highlights Release Date: October 3, 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
 In September, manufacturing employment was essentially unchanged 

(+4,000). Since an employment trough in February 2010, manufacturing has 

added 701,000 jobs.

 The 1-month diffusion index fell to 51.9 in September from 54.9 in 

August. 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. September marks the fifteenth 

consecutive month that the index registered above 50.

 In September, average weekly hours for production employees increased 

by 0.1 to 42.1 hours, while average weekly hours for all employees were 

unchanged.

Manufacturing

CES Highlights Release Date: October 3, 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 3361, 3362, and 3363 combined – Motor vehicles and parts

 Motor vehicles and parts manufacturing employment changed little 

in September (+3,000). Since an employment trough in June 2009, the 

industry has added 251,000 jobs.

Manufacturing

CES Highlights Release Date: October 3, 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 wholesale trade was flat in 

September (+2,000). Wholesale trade has 

recovered 440,000 jobs or 73 percent of jobs 

lost during its recent downturn. 

 

5,200

5,400

5,600

5,800

6,000

6,200

Sep-04 Sep-06 Sep-08 Sep-10 Sep-12 Sep-14

Employment in wholesale trade

September 2014 Level: 5,880

OTM Change: 2

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 2014.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

September 2004–September 2014

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: October 3, 2014
 In September, employment in retail trade increased by 35,000. Food

and beverage stores added 20,000 jobs. 

 Recent retail-related indicators have been mixed. The Census 

Bureau reported that retail sales for August were up by 0.6 percent 

over the month. The Conference Board notes that the Consumer 

Confidence Index posted a decline of 7.4 points in September.

NAICS 445 – Food and beverage stores

 Employment in food and beverage stores increased by 20,000 in 

September, following a loss of 16,000 in August. The employment 

changes were concentrated in supermarkets and other grocery stores,

and reflect at least in part an employment disruption in a New England 

grocery store chain.

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Nonstore retailers

Miscellaneous store retailers

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

Over-the-month change, September 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Retail trade:

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Employment in food and beverage stores

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 2014. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Retail Trade

CES Highlights Release Date: October 3, 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 increased by 5,000 in September. 

Over the past 12 months, the industry has added 38,000 jobs, compared to 

little net change from September 2012 through September 2013.

In 

Transportation and Warehousing

CES Highlights Release Date: October 3, 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 in September (+2,000), due to offsetting movements in the 

component industries.

NAICS 485 – Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation

 Transit and ground passenger transportation lost 9,000 jobs in 

September. This decline was driven primarily by a smaller than usual 

build-up in school busing for the beginning of the school year, not 

seasonally adjusted. 
 Employment in utilities edged down in September 

(-2,000). The industry has shown little net 

employment change over the last 12 months.

 

 

 

 

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Jan-03 Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11 Jan-13

Employment in utilities

September 2014 Level: 554

OTM Change: -2

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 2014.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

January 2003–September 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Utilities

CES Highlights Release Date: October 3, 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 information grew in 

September (+12,000), but is little changed 

over the year.

NAICS 517 – Telecommunications 

 Telecommunications employment grew 

by 5,000 in September. Gains occurred in 

both the industry’s wireless and wired 

components. Employment in 

telecommunications has changed little over 

the year.

2,400

2,600

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3,200

3,400

Jan-03 Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11 Jan-13

Employment in information

September 2014 Level: 2,692

OTM Change: 12*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 2014.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

January 2003–September 2014

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: October 3, 2014
 Financial activities employment continued 

to trend up (+12,000) in September. Gains were 

about evenly split between insurance carriers 

and related activities and securities, commodity 

contracts, and other financial investments. For 

most component industries, September's 

employment changes were similar to their prior 

6-month averages.

 

 

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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

September 2014 Prior 6-month average

Over-the-month change, September 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Financial 

activities:

12

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 2014.

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: October 3, 2014
 In September, professional and 

business services added 81,000 jobs. 

Employment in the industry has 

expanded by 1.4 million since its most 

recent employment peak in December 

2007. 

NAICS 54 – Professional and technical 

services

 Professional and technical services 

employment grew by 21,000 in 

September—in line with the industry’s 

prior 12-month average of 20,000. 

Architectural and engineering services 

and management and technical 

consulting services added 6,000 and 

12,000 jobs, respectively. 

NAICS 56 – Administrative and waste 

services

 Administrative and waste services 

employment increased by 60,000 in 

September – the largest over-the-month 

change since November 2009. In 

September, the increase was driven

mainly by employment services, which

added 34,000 jobs. 

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Administrative and waste services°*

Management of companies

 - Management and technical consulting*

 - Computer systems design

 - Architectural and engineering*

 - Accounting and bookkeeping

Professional and technical°*

Employment in selected professional and business services

September 2014 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, September 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Professional and 

business services:

81*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

 ̊Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance.

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: October 3, 2014
 In September, private education and health services employment 

continued to trend up (+32,000). Within the industry, health care added 

23,000 jobs. 

NAICS 622 – Hospitals

 Within health care, hospitals added 6,000 jobs in September, 

following an increase of 11,000 jobs in August. Employment in the 

industry increased by 25,000 over the past 6 months. 

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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

September 2014 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, September 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Health care 

industries:

23*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

 ̊Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance.

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Employment in hospitals

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 2014. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Private Education and Health Services

CES Highlights Release Date: October 3, 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 continued 

to trend up in September (+33,000). Within the 

industry, food services and drinking places 

continued to add jobs over the month (+20,000). 

 Leisure and hospitality has added 1.8 million

jobs since reaching its most recent employment low

in January 2010.

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Employment in leisure and hospitality

September 2014 Level: 14,687

OTM Change: 33

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 2014.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

January 2003–September 2014

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: October 3, 2014
 Employment in other services was 

unchanged in September, with small 

offsetting movements occurring in the 

component industries. As of September, 

other services has regained about 90 

percent of jobs lost during the industry’s 

recent downturn.

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Employment in other services

September 2014 Level: 5,518

OTM Change: 0

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 2014.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

September 2004–September 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: October 3, 2014
 Government employment changed little in September (+12,000). 

Since its trough in July 2013, government employment has increased 

by 80,000, with local government adding the most jobs (+78,000), 

followed by state government (+47,000). Over the same time, the 

federal government lost 45,000 jobs.

NAICS 92 – State government 

 State government added 22,000 jobs in September after a 4-month 

downward trend. The education component of the industry accounted 

for essentially all of the employment gain in September. State 

government has added 47,000 jobs since its employment trough in July 

2013, or about 25 percent of the jobs lost during its most recent 

employment downturn.

NAICS 93 – Local government 

 Local government employment changed little over the month 

(-8,000), after trending up for 7 consecutive months. Local 

government, excluding education, lost 14,000 jobs in September.

 Local government has added 113,000 jobs since an employment 

low in March 2013. This gain is about 19 percent of the jobs the 

industry lost during its most recent employment downturn. Local 

government education has added the majority of jobs (+68,000) to the 

industry since March 2013. 

 

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Employment in government

September 2014 Level: 21,911

OTM Change: 12

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 2014.

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

* denotes significance.

January 2003–September 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Local government education

State government, excluding education

State government education*

U.S. Postal Service

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

Employment in selected government

September 2014 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, September 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government:

12

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 03, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

Government

CES Highlights Release Date: October 3, 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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