November 2014

Release Date: December 5, 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, November 2014 

CES Highlights Release Date: December 5, 2014

Within the professional and technical 

industries, accounting and bookkeeping 

services added 16,000 jobs over the month. 

Employment continued to trend up in 

management and technical consulting, 

computer systems design and related services, 

and architectural and engineering also. 

 Administrative and support services added 

41,000 jobs in November. Employment 

services accounted for 28,000 of the jobs 

gained.

Total Nonfarm +321,000

Total Private +314,000

 Nonfarm employment increased by 321,000 

in November. Job gains were widespread. The 

diffusion index over a 1-month span increased 

to 69.7 from 63.8, indicating that more privatesector industries added jobs in November than 

lost jobs. The largest employment gains 

occurred in professional and business services, 

retail trade, health care, and manufacturing. 

 The employment change for September 

revised up from +256,000 to +271,000, and the 

change for October revised up from +214,000 

to +243,000. Incorporating these revisions, 

employment has increased by an average 

278,000 per month over the latest 3 months.

 Over the month, average hourly earnings for 

all private-sector employees rose by 9 cents or 

0.4 percent, following a 3-cent increase in 

October. Hourly earnings are up 2.1 percent 

over the year. Average weekly hours edged up 

by 0.1 hour to 34.6 hours in November. 

+86,000 Professional and business services

 Professional and business services added 

86,000 payroll jobs in November. 

Employment in the industry has expanded by 

696,000 over the past 12 months.

 

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Employment in total nonfarm

Over-the-month change, January 2011 - November 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, December 05, 2014

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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
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+50,000 Retail Trade 

 Retail trade employment rose by 50,000 in 

November, with gains occurring in clothing 

stores, automobile dealers, sporting and hobby 

stores, and nonstore retailers. Over the year, 

retail trade has added 290,000 jobs.

+38,000 Education and health services 

 Health care providers added 29,000 jobs in 

November. Employment continued to trend up 

in offices of physicians (+7,000), home health 

care services (+5,000), outpatient care centers 

(+4,000), and hospitals (+4,000). Over the 

year, health care employment has risen by 

261,000. 

+28,000 Manufacturing 

 Manufacturing employment rose by 28,000 

in November. Durable goods accounted for 

17,000 of the increase, with most industries 

seeing modest employment upticks. 

Nondurables goods added 11,000 jobs; plastics 

and rubber products (+7,000) accounted for 

most of the gain. 

+20,000 Financial Activities 

 Insurance carriers and related activities 

added 10,000 jobs over the month to account 

for half of all jobs gained in financial activities. 

Over the past 12 months, insurance has added 

70,000 jobs, compared to 26,000 over the prior 

12-month period.

+17,000 Transportation and Warehousing

 Employment in transportation and 

warehousing continued to trend up in 

November. Over the past 12 months, 

employment in the sector has increased by 

143,000. Couriers and messenger services 

added 5,000 jobs over the month, while smaller 

changes occurred elsewhere in 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

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, November 2014

CES Highlights Release Date: December 5, 2014
+15,000 Other Services 

 In November, employment rose in other 

services (repair and maintenance, personal and 

laundry, and membership associations and 

organizations). Repair and maintenance 

accounted for 6,000 of the job gain.

+32,000 Leisure and hospitality

 Employment in food services and drinking 

places continued to trend up in November 

(+27,000). Over the year, this industry has 

added 321,000 jobs.

+20,000 Construction 

 In construction, specialty trade contractors 

added 21,000 jobs over the month. The 

residential specialty trades accounted for 

13,000 of the employment gain. Over the year, 

specialty trade contractors have added 123,000 

jobs, with the residential trades accounting for 

76,000 of the gain.

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, November 2014

CES Highlights Release Date: December 5, 2014
 Employment in mining and logging 

experienced no growth over the month of 

November. The lack of job growth in the 

sector is further supported by a decline in 

crude oil prices. The West Texas 

Intermediary Crude Oil price was $78.71 

per barrel in November (Source: Energy 

Information Administration).

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 5, 2014
 Construction employment continued to 

trend upward with the addition of 20,000 

jobs in the month of November. 

 Specialty trade contractors significantly 

increased employment by 21,000. 

Residential specialty trade contractors 

accounted for 13,000 of the job gain.

 

 

 

Construction

CES Highlights Release Date: December 5, 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
 Manufacturing added 28,000 jobs in November, bringing its 12-month 

net job gain to 171,000. Over the month, durable goods employment 

increased by 17,000 and nondurable goods added 11,000 jobs. November’s 

employment gain coincides with a report of continued expansion of 

economic activity in manufacturing (Institute of Supply Management). 

 The 1-month diffusion index edged down to 63.0 in November from 64.2 

in October. 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. October marks 

the seventeenth consecutive month that the index registered above 50.

 In November, average weekly hours for all employees in manufacturing 

increased by 0.2 hour to 41.1 hours, and average weekly hours for 

production employees in manufacturing rose 0.1 hour to reach 42.2 hours. 

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16,000

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Employment in manufacturing

November 2014 Level: 12,217 OTM Change: 28*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 05, 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–November 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing

Plastics and rubber*

Chemicals

Petroleum and coal products

Printing

Paper products

Apparel

Textile product mills

Textile mills

Food manufacturing

Employment in nondurable goods

November 2014 Prior 6-month average

Over-the-month change, November 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Nondurable 

goods:

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 05, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

Manufacturing

CES Highlights Release Date: December 5, 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 326 – Plastics and rubber products

 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing employment grew by 

7,000 in November, bringing its 12-month net job change to +17,000. 

Since reaching an employment trough in October 2009, the industry 

has added 68,000 jobs. 

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Employment in plastics and rubber products

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 05, 2014. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

CES Highlights Manufacturing Release Date: December 5, 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 changed 

little in November (+3,000). The industry 

has recovered 75 percent of the jobs lost 

during its most recent downturn. 

 

 

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Employment in wholesale trade

November 2014 Level: 5,893

OTM Change: 3

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 05, 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–November 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: December 5, 2014
 In November, employment in retail trade increased by 50,000, with 

widespread gains. Currently, the industry is 77,000 jobs shy of 

recovering all of the jobs lost during the most recent employment 

downturn.

NAICS 441 – Motor vehicle and parts dealers

 Employment in motor vehicle and parts dealers increased by 11,000 

in November. Within the industry, automobile dealers added 8,000 

jobs, coinciding with strength in auto sales. Auto sales (seasonally 

adjusted annualized rate) were at 17.2 million in November, up 0.7 

million from October (Source: MotorIntelligence).

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

 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores added 9,000 jobs in 

November, compared to a prior 6-month average change of 1,000. 

NAICS 454 – Nonstore retailers

 In November, employment in nonstore retailers increased by 6,000. 

Over the past 12 months, the industry has added 42,000 jobs. 

 

Retail Trade

CES Highlights Release Date: December 5, 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 added 5,000 jobs in November. Over the past 6 

months, the industry has added 25,000 jobs.

In 

Transportation and Warehousing

CES Highlights Release Date: December 5, 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

 

 Transportation and warehousing employment increased by 17,000 in 

November. Over the past 12 months, the industry has added 143,000 jobs.

NAICS 483 – Water transportation

 Employment in water transportation increased by 1,000 in November, 

compared to an average over-the-month change of zero over the prior 12 

months. 
 Employment in utilities edged up in November. 

The industry has shown little net employment change 

over the last 12 months (+3,000).

 

 

 

 

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Employment in utilities

November 2014 Level: 556

OTM Change: 1

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 05, 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–November 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Utilities

CES Highlights Release Date: December 5, 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
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Employment in information

November 2014 Level: 2,691

OTM Change: 4

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 05, 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–November 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Information

 Information added 4,000 jobs in 

November. Small upward movements in 

telecommunications employment and in 

other information services employment 

were offset by a slight downward 

movement in motion picture and sound 

recording industries.

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 5, 2014
 Financial activities added 20,000 jobs in 

November. This is the largest 1-month job 

gain since March 2012. Financial activities 

has added 114,000 jobs over the past 12 

months. 

 The largest job gain within financial 

activities came in insurance carriers and 

related activities (+10,000). Over the year, 

insurance has added 70,000 jobs. 

 

 

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Employment in financial activities

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 05, 2014. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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 5, 2014
 Professional and business services 

added 86,000 jobs in November. 

Employment gains were split between 

professional and technical services 

(38,000) and administrative and waste 

services (42,000); while employment in 

management of companies and 

enterprises continued to trend up over the 

month (7,000).

 November’s employment gain marks 

the largest over-the-month change in 

professional and business services since 

November of 2010. 

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Professional and business services employment

November 2004 - November 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Nov. 2014 level: 19,522

OTM change: 86*

Dec. 2007 peak: 18,051

Aug. 2009 trough: 16,386

Professional and Business Services

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade: 

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

CES Highlights Release Date: December 5, 2014
NAICS 54 – Professional and technical services

 

 Professional and technical services added 38,000 

jobs in November, almost twice the average-overthe-month change of 20,000 for the prior 12 months. 

An employment gain in accounting and 

bookkeeping services accounted for 16,000 of the 

November increase. Employment in computer 

systems design and related services and in 

management and technical consulting services 

continued to trend up by 7,000 each.

NAICS 56 – Administrative and waste services

 In November, employment in administrative and 

waste services continued to add jobs, expanding by 

42,000. Thus far in 2014, the industry has added 

366,000 jobs, 54 percent of the gains in professional 

and business services during this period. Among 

the component industries in November, employment 

services showed the largest employment increase 

(28,000), with 23,000 attributed to temporary help 

services.

 

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Employment level

Professional and business services employment

November 2011 - November 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Professional and technical Manage of companies and enterprises

Administrative and waste Professional and business services

Professional and Business Services

CES Highlights Release Date: December 5, 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 November, private education and health services employment 

increased by 38,000 after a similar change in October. Within the 

industry, health care added 29,000 jobs, while social assistance 

employment continued to trend up over the month (+8,000). Private 

educational services employment remained about unchanged.

NAICS 621 – Ambulatory health care services

 Within health care, ambualtory health care services contributed 

24,000 jobs in November, after an identical gain in October. 

Ambulatory health care services has added 207,000 jobs in 2014, 

accounting for approximately 80 percent of employment growth in

health care over the same period. Year to date, hospitals added 33,000 

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Employment in education and health services

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 05, 2014. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Ambulatory health care services°*

Employment in selected health care industries

November 2014 Prior 6-month average

Over-the-month change, November 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Health care 

industries:

29*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 05, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

 ̊Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance.

Private Education and Health Services

CES Highlights Release Date: December 5, 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
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Employment in leisure and hospitality

November 2014 Level: 14,794

OTM Change: 32

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 05, 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–November 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Employment in food services and drinking places

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 05, 2014. 

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: December 5, 2014

 Employment in leisure and hospitality continued to trend up 

(32,000) in November. Within the industry, food services and 

drinking places accounted for most of the change (27,000). 

Leisure and hospitality has added 359,000 jobs so far this year, 

with 86 percent of that gain in food services and drinking 

places.
 Other services employment grew by 

15,000 in November. This industry group 

has now regained all jobs lost in the most 

recent downturn. Among component 

industries, November’s largest 

employment gain came in repair and 

maintenance, which added 6,000 jobs. 

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Employment in other services

November 2014 Level: 5,541

OTM Change: 15

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 05, 2014.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

November 2004–November 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: December 5, 2014

*
 Government employment continued to edge up in November 

(+7,000). Over the past 12 months, government has added 77,000 jobs. 

Virtually all of the 12-month job gain is concentrated in local 

government.

NAICS 91912—U.S. Postal Service

 U.S. Postal Service added 4,000 jobs in November, following a 

decrease of similar magnitude in October. Over the past 12 months, 

employment in the industry has shown little net change. 

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Employment in government

November 2014 Level: 21,933

OTM Change: 7

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 05, 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–November 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

November 2014 Prior 6-month average

Over-the-month change, November 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government:

7

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, December 05, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

Government

CES Highlights Release Date: December 5, 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

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