December 2016

Release Date: January 6, 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, December 2016

CES Highlights Release Date: January 6, 2017

140,000, down from 177,000 jobs added in 

2015.

 Employment in social assistance rose by 

20,000 in December, with the gain 

concentrated in individual and family services 

(+21,000). Social assistance added 92,000 jobs 

over the year; employment had increased by 

162,000 in 2015. Individual and family 

services accounted for most of these gains.

 Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 

156,000 in December. Over the year, job 

growth totaled 2.2 million, down from a gain 

of 2.7 million in 2015. In December, health 

care and social assistance added jobs.

 The employment change for November 

revised up from +178,000 to +204,000, and 

the change for October revised down from 

+142,000 to +135,000. Incorporating

revisions, job growth has averaged 165,000

per month over the past 3 months.

 Average hourly earnings for all employees 

on private, nonfarm payrolls rose by 10 cents 

in December, after edging down by 2 cents in 

November. Hourly earnings are up 2.9 percent

over the year. In December, average weekly

hours, at 34.3 hours, were unchanged. 

 

+70,000 Education and Health Services

 Employment in health care rose by 43,000 

in December. In 2016, employment in health 

care expanded by 422,000, compared with 

472,000 jobs gained in 2015. 

 In December, employment in ambulatory

health care services increased by 30,000, and 

employment in hospitals rose by 11,000. Over 

the year, employment in hospitals rose by 190 311 135 192 218 146 140 269 185 189 291 45 187 168 272 310 213 306 232 218 286 200 331 292 221 265 84 251 273 228 277 150 149 295 280 271 168 233 186 144 24 271 252 176 208 135 204 156

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Employment in total nonfarm

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

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 06, 2017.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade: 

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

Other

Services Government
CES Highlights Release Date: January 6, 2017

+15,000 Transportation and warehousing

 In December, employment continued to 

trend up in transportation and warehousing 

(+15,000). Within the industry, couriers and 

messengers added 12,000 jobs. Over the year, 

transportation and warehousing added 62,000 

jobs.

+13,000 Financial activities

 Employment continued to trend up 

financial activities (+13,000). In 2016, 

employment in this industry rose by 159,000, 

similar to growth in the prior year. As of 

December, employment in financial activities 

was still 45,000 below its last peak reached in 

December 2006. 

+17,000 Manufacturing

 In December, employment edged up in 

manufacturing (+17,000). Durable goods 

manufacturing added 15,000 jobs. Since 

reaching a recent employment peak in 

January, manufacturers have lost 63,000 jobs. 

+6,000 Retail Trade 

 Employment in retail trade changed little in 

December. General merchandise stores lost 

24,000 jobs following an increase of 35,000 in 

November. The December loss was more than 

offset by small employment changes 

elsewhere in retail trade.

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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

December 2016 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, December 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 06, 2017.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, December 2016

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade: 

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

Other

Services Government
 Employment in mining changed little in 

December (-2,000). Since reaching a 

peak in September 2014, mining 

employment has declined by 221,000 or 

26 percent. 

 Despite this long-run decline, the 

employment trend in mining has 

flattened out in recent months, as 

indicators have signaled improvement. 

Domestic oil-rig counts increased 12 

percent in December, and the price of 

West Texas Intermediate oil rose 21.5 

percent over the month. 

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Employment in mining

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 06, 2017. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Mining and Logging 

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade: 

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

CES Highlights Release Date: January 6, 2017
 Construction employment was 

essentially flat in December (-3,000). 

Over the year, the industry added 

102,000 jobs, down from 296,000 jobs 

gained in 2015.

 Employment in residential specialty 

trade contractors edged up in December 

(+12,000). The increase, however, was 

offset by weakness elsewhere in 

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Employment in construction

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 06, 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: January 6, 2017
 In December, manufacturing 

employment edged up by 17,000. 

Durable goods added 15,000 jobs. Since 

reaching an employment peak in 

January, manufacturing has lost 63,000 

jobs. 

 The 1-month diffusion index 

increased 4.4 points to 48.7 in 

December. A value below 50 indicates 

that more manufacturing industries are 

losing jobs than adding them.

 Average weekly hours in 

manufacturing increased by 0.1 hour to 

40.7 hours for all employees and were 

unchanged at 41.8 hours for production 

employees. 2021

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Employment in manufacturing

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

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 06, 2017.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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: January 6, 2017
 Employment in wholesale trade changed little in December 

(+2,000). In 2016, the industry added 52,000 jobs, with just over 

half of those gains occurring in nondurable goods. 16

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Employment in wholesale trade

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 06, 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: January 6, 2017
 Employment in retail trade was essentially unchanged in December 

(+6,000). The industry gained an average of 21,000 jobs per month, 

totaling 257,000 in 2016. Job growth had averaged 24,000 per month in 

2015.

 In December, general merchandise stores lost 24,000 jobs, partially 

offsetting November’s gain. Over 2 months, the employment change is in 

line with recent trends. In December, employment declined in both 

department stores (-6,000) and other general merchandise stores (-

18,000). In 2016, employment in general merchandise stores edged up by 

76,000.

 The industries within retail trade that usually increase hiring for the 

holidays added 697,000 jobs over the past 3 months, not seasonally 

adjusted. This employment buildup is below the average seasonal buildup 

of the prior 5 years, and reflects little net employment change, seasonally 

adjusted, in retail trade during the fourth quarter of 2016.

 

 

Oct. Nov. Dec. Level Percent3

2011 138 394 172 703 6.4%

2012 144 488 112 744 6.8%

2013 160 450 203 813 7.3%

2014 190 413 172 775 6.9%

2015 188 406 136 730 6.4%

Average 164 430 159 753 6.7%

2016 153 424 121 697 6.0%

Retail Trade1

Holiday Season Employment Buildup

(Not seasonally adjusted, in thousands2)

Year Over-the-month change Total Holiday Buildup

1Includes employment only from furniture and home furnishings stores, electronics and appliance stores, food 

and beverage stores, health and personal care stores, clothing and clothing accessories stores, sporting 

goods, hobby, book, and music stores, general merchandise stores, miscellaneous store retailers, and 

nonstore retailers.

2Rounded to the nearest thousand

3Total holiday buildup as a percent of the September level

Retail Trade

CES Highlights Release Date: January 6, 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 

December (+15,000), driven primarily by 

gains in courier and messengers 

(+12,000). 

 In 2016, transportation and 

warehousing added 62,000 jobs, down 

from 110,000 jobs added in 2015. These 

employment gains were driven primarily 

by gains in couriers and messengers and 

warehousing and storage. -7

Transportation and Warehousing

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: January 6, 2017
 Employment in utilities was essentially 

unchanged in December and over the 

year. 

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Employment in utilities

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 06, 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 2006–December 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Utilities

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade: 

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

CES Highlights Release Date: January 6, 2017
 Information employment changed 

little in December (-6,000). In 2016, this 

industry saw little net employment 

change.

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Employment in information

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 06, 2017. 

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: January 6, 2017
 Employment in financial activities continued to trend up in December 

(+13,000). Of the 159,000 jobs added in 2016; credit intermediation and 

related activities accounted for 53,000 of the gain, followed by real estate 

and rental and leasing (+49,000) and insurance carriers and related 

activities (+47,000). 

 In December, employment in financial activities was 45,000 shy of its 

most recent employment peak in December 2006. 

 

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Employment in financial activities

December 2016 Level: 8,349

OTM Change: 13

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 06, 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 2006–December 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Credit 

intermediation 

and related 

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commodities, 

investments, funds, 

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and related 

activities

Real estate and 

rental and leasing

Employment in selected financial activities

Over-the-month change, July 2016 – December 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 6, 2017. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary. 

Over-the-month change

Current 6-month average change

Financial activities: +13

Current 6-month average 

change: +11

Financial Activities

CES Highlights Release Date: January 6, 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 professional and business services changed little in 

December (+15,000), below its prior 12-month average change of 47,000 

per month. 

 Employment in professional and technical services continued to trend 

up in December (+7,000), but at a slower pace than its prior 3-, 6-, and 12-

month averages. Management and technical consulting services (+6,000) 

and computer systems design and related services (+4,000) continued to 

add jobs. Accounting and bookkeeping services lost 13,000 jobs in 

December, offsetting a gain of similar magnitude in November.

 Within administrative and waste services, employment increased in 

services to buildings and dwelling places in December (+11,000). This gain 

was offset by weakness in temporary help services (-16,000). 

 In 2016, professional and business services added 522,000 jobs, 

approximately 100,000 less than the number added in 2015. 

Administrative and waste services accounted for the majority of the 

deceleration in 2016, although job growth in professional and technical 

services and management of companies and enterprises also did not meet 

2015 gains. Over the year, administrative and waste services added 

200,000 jobs, compared to an increase of 271,000 in 2015. While 

employment in most of the component industries remained relatively ontrack with 2015 trends, weakness was evident in employment services 

little employment change in 2016 (+40,000), versus an increase of 117,000 

in 2015.

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serivces

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and enterprises

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services

Employment in professional and business services

December 2016 vs. prior-month averages

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Dec-16 Prior-12 Prior-6 Prior-3

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Prior-12: 47

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Cuirrent Employment Statistics survey, January 7, 2017. Most recent data are preliminary. 

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Employment services

Facilities support

Travel arrangement and

reservation

Investigation and security

Services to buildings

and dwellings

Other support

Office administrative

Business support

Employment in administrative and support services

Annual change, 2015 vs. 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

2016 2015

2016: 187

2015: 258

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Cuirrent Employment Statistics survey, January 7, 2017. Most recent data are preliminary. 

Professional and Business Services

CES Highlights Release Date: January 6, 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 posted a strong gain of 70,000 

jobs in December—the second-best month of job growth in 2016. This 

industry sector added 593,000 jobs in 2016, or an average 49,000 jobs a 

month. This compares to 701,000 jobs, or 58,000 jobs per month, in 

2015. Job growth in hospitals slowed in 2016; gains totaled 140,000 

compared to 177,000 jobs added in 2015.

 Health care added 43,000 jobs in December. Most of its major 

component industries showed growth near or above their prior 12-

month average changes. Over the month, ambulatory health care 

services gained 30,000 jobs, while hospitals added 11,000 jobs.

 Social assistance added 20,000 jobs in December, essentially all in 

individual and family services (+21,000). 

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Employment in education and health services

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Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 06, 2017. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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Nursing and residential care*

Hospitals*

 - Home health care services

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 - Offices of physicians

Ambulatory health care services°*

Employment in selected health care industries

December 2016 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, December 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Health care 

industries:

43*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 06, 2017.

Data are preliminary.

 ̊Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance

Private Education and Health Services

CES Highlights Release Date: January 6, 2016

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade:

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

Other

Services Government
 Employment in leisure and hospitality 

continued to trend up in December 

(+24,000). In 2016, this industry added 

295,000 jobs, after adding 441,000 in 

2015. In December, employment in 

amusements, gambling, and recreation 

edged down (-12,000), partially 

offsetting a gain in November (+16,000). 

 Employment trended up in food 

services and drinking places in 

December (+30,000). This change 

coincides with strength seen in the 

Consumer Confidence Index (CCI). 

 Food services and drinking places 

added 247,000 jobs in 2016, down from 

an increase of 359,000 jobs in 2015. 

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Employment in food services and drinking places

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 06, 2017. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Leisure and Hospitality

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade: 

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

CES Highlights Release Date: January 6, 2017
 Employment in other services 

changed little in December (-8,000). This 

industry added 57,000 jobs over the 

year, a change of 1.0 percent. Personal 

and laundry services accounted for 60 

percent of the job gains over this 12-

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Employment in other services

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 06, 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: January 6, 2017
 Government employment continued 

its upward trend in December (+12,000). 

Government added 183,000 jobs in 

2016, almost double the number of jobs 

added in 2015. Local government 

accounted for 145,000 of the jobs gained 

in 2016.

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

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 06, 2017.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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: January 6, 2016
Prepared by Staff of the National Estimates Branch

Current Employment Statistics Survey

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Michael Calvillo

Wander Cedeño

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Mike McCall

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Edward Park

Jay Stuart

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