Bureau of Labor Statistics

Current Employment Statistics 

Highlights

June 2007

Bureau of Labor Statistics

July 6, 2007
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All employees on nonfarm payrolls

1996-2007

110,000

120,000

130,000

140,000

Jan-96

Jan-97

Jan-98

Jan-99

Jan-00

Jan-01

Jan-02

Jan-03

Jan-04

Jan-05

Jan-06

Jan-07

110,000

120,000

130,000

140,000

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 6, 2007.

Notes: Shaded areas denote recessions. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

June 2007

Level: 138,038

Change: +132

• Nonfarm employment grew by 132,000 in June. 

• Job growth has slowed in 2007; gains have averaged 145,000 per month, 

compared to 189,000 per month in 2006. 

• Employment has risen by 8.2 million since reaching a low point in August 2003. 
Employment in total nonfarm and supersectors

Over-the-month change, June 2007

3

12

-18

20

-24

7

0

0

1

-9

59

39

3

40

-35 -25 -15 -5 5 15 25 35 45 55 65

Natural resources and mining

Construction

Manufacturing

Wholesale trade

Retail trade

Transportation and warehousing

Utilities

Information

Financial activities

Professional and business services

Education and health services

Leisure and hospitality

Other services

Government

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 6, 2007.

Note: Data are preliminary. 

Total nonfarm: 

+132

• Private sector employment growth in June was concentrated in education and 

health services and leisure and hospitality. These sectors accounted for threequarters of the gain in nonfarm employment. 

• Government employment continued to expand in June, with gains split evenly 

between state and local government. 
Average weekly hours, total private

1992-2007

33.0

33.5

34.0

34.5

35.0

Jan-92

Jan-93

Jan-94

Jan-95

Jan-96

Jan-97

Jan-98

Jan-99

Jan-00

Jan-01

Jan-02

Jan-03

Jan-04

Jan-05

Jan-06

Jan-07

33.0

33.5

34.0

34.5

35.0 Seasonally adjusted

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 6, 2007.

Notes: Shaded areas denote recessions. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

June 2007

Level: 33.9

Change: 0.1

Index of total private aggregate weekly hours

1996-2007

85

90

95

100

105

110

Jan-96

Jan-97

Jan-98

Jan-99

Jan-00

Jan-01

Jan-02

Jan-03

Jan-04

Jan-05

Jan-06

Jan-07

85

90

95

100

105

110

Seasonally adjusted, 2002 = 100

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 6, 2007.

Notes: Shaded areas denote recessions. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

June 2007

Level: 107.8

Percent Change: 0.5

Aggregate weekly hours are the product of average weekly hours and production and nonsupervisory workers.

• Average weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers on nonfarm 

payrolls increased 0.1 hour in June to 33.9 hours. The workweek has remained 

within a 0.2-hour range since July 2004. 

• The index of total private aggregate weekly hours increased by 0.5 percent in 

June. Since reaching a trough in August 2003, the index has increased by 9.8 

percent. 
Over-the-year percent change in average hourly earnings, 

1990-2007

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

Jan-90

Jan-91

Jan-92

Jan-93

Jan-94

Jan-95

Jan-96

Jan-97

Jan-98

Jan-99

Jan-00

Jan-01

Jan-02

Jan-03

Jan-04

Jan-05

Jan-06

Jan-07

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0 Seasonally adjusted, percent

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics Survey, July 6, 2007.

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary. 

June 2007

Percent Change: +3.9

Index of total private aggregate weekly payrolls

1996-2007

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

Jan-96

Jan-97

Jan-98

Jan-99

Jan-00

Jan-01

Jan-02

Jan-03

Jan-04

Jan-05

Jan-06

Jan-07

70

80

90

100

110

120

130 Seasonally adjusted, 2002 = 100

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 6, 2007.

Notes: Shaded areas denote recessions. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

June 2007

Level: 125.2

Percent Change: 0.8

Aggregate weekly payrolls are the product of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and production and nonsupervisory

workers.

• Average hourly earnings for production and nonsupervisory workers on nonfarm 

payrolls rose by 6 cents in June. Over the year, nominal earnings are up 3.9 

percent; however, the over the year rate of change has trended downward in 

recent months. 

 

• The index of total private aggregate weekly payrolls rose 0.8 percent in June. 

Over the year, the index has grown by 5.8 percent. 
Employment in construction

Over-the-month change

1.9

5.1

2.3

-1.9

5.0

-1.5

-0.6

1.8

-9.2

7.0

-12

-10

-8

-6

-4

-2

0

2

4

6

8

10

Residential building Nonresidential

building

Heavy and civil

engineering

Residential

specialty trades

Nonresidential

specialty trades

June Prior 12-mo. avg.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 6, 2007.

Note: Data are preliminary.

• Construction employment was little-changed in June. On net, construction has 

remained flat over the year. 

• Small employment increases were concentrated in the nonresidential components. 
10

-7

0

15

-12

23

-9 -11 -12

-40

-23

-12

-1

-17

-23

-18

-7

-18

-50

-40

-30

-20

-10

0

10

20

30

Jan-06

Feb-06

Mar-06

Apr-06

May-06

Jun-06

Jul-06

Aug-06

Sep-06

Oct-06

Nov-06

Dec-06

Jan-07

Feb-07

Mar-07

Apr-07

May-07

Jun-07

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 6, 2007.

Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Employment in manufacturing

Over-the-month change, 2006-07

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

• Manufacturing employment edged down in June, continuing the long-term trend 

of small monthly job losses. Both durable and nondurable goods contributed to 

the decline in June.

• For production and nonsupervisory workers, the factory workweek rose by 0.2 

hour, while average weekly overtime hours notched up 0.1 hour in June.
Employment in wholesale trade

1996-2007

5,200

5,400

5,600

5,800

6,000

6,200

Jan-96

Jan-97

Jan-98

Jan-99

Jan-00

Jan-01

Jan-02

Jan-03

Jan-04

Jan-05

Jan-06

Jan-07

5,200

5,400

5,600

5,800

6,000

6,200

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 6, 2007.

Notes: Shaded areas denote recessions. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

June 2007

Level: 6,008.2

Change: +19.8

• Employment in wholesale trade increased by 20,000 in June. This gain was split 

between durable and nondurable goods. 

• Employment growth has accelerated in the second quarter of 2007, averaging 

16,000 per month compared with 2,000 per month in the first quarter of 2007. 
Employment in selected professional and business services

Over-the-month change, June 2007

7.8

5.0

2.7

0.6

1.5

0.9

-17.8

-26.5

3.5

-40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20

Accounting and bookkeeping

services

Architectural and engineering

services

Computer systems design and

related services

Management and technical

consulting services

Employment services

Services to buildings and dwellings

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 6, 2007.

Note: Data are preliminary.

Professional and Business 

services: -9

Professional and 

technical services

Management of 

companies

Administrative and 

waste services

• Employment professional and business services was little changed in June, well 

below the prior 12-month average gain of 32,000 jobs. 

• The number of jobs in employment services continued to drop in June. Since 

reaching a peak in December 2005, employment has declined by 121,000, with 

temporary help services accounting for about half of the losses. 
Employment in health care 

Over-the-month change, June 2007

7.8

1.8

0.5

5.3

13.6

8.3

0 5 10 15 20

Offices of physicians

Outpatient care centers

Home health care

services

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 6, 2007.

Note: Data are preliminary.

* Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

Health care:

+29.7

Ambulatory health 

care services*

Hospitals

Nursing and residential 

care facilities

• Health care payrolls continued to expand in June with the addition of 30,000 jobs. 

• Hospitals added an above-average 14,000 jobs, followed by nursing and 

residential care facilities.
32.1

27.0

36.8

23.2 21.4 21.4

40.3

27.0

18.2

33.8

50.8

30.3

25.0 23.3 25.0

41.4

37.7 34.6

-30

-20

-10

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Jan-06

Feb-06

Mar-06

Apr-06

May-06

Jun-06

Jul-06

Aug-06

Sep-06

Oct-06

Nov-06

Dec-06

Jan-07

Feb-07

Mar-07

Apr-07

May-07

Jun-07

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 6, 2007.

Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Employment in food services and drinking places

Over-the-month change, 2006-07

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

• Food services and drinking places added 35,000 jobs in June, and 187,000 jobs so 

far in 2007.

• This industry has been driving the overall gains in leisure and hospitality, 

accounting for over three-quarters of the jobs added over the past year.