October 2013

Release Date: November 8, 2013

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, October 2013

+ 44,000 Retail trade

 In October, retail trade added 44,000 jobs. 

Job growth was widespread with electronics 

and appliance stores, building material and 

garden supply stores, food and beverage stores, 

sporting goods and hobby stores, and general 

merchandise stores contributing to the gain. 

Clothing and clothing accessories stores 

employment fell over the month. Over the 

year, employment in the retail sector has

expanded by an average 31,000 per month.

Total nonfarm: + 204,000

Total private: + 212,000 

 Nonfarm employment increased by 204,000 

in October, and job growth has averaged 

202,000 per month over the past 3 months. In 

October, leisure and hospitality, retail trade, 

professional and technical services, 

manufacturing, and health care added jobs. 

Federal government continued to shed jobs 

over the month.

 The change in total nonfarm employment 

for August revised up by 45,000 (from 

+193,000 to +238,000), and the employment 

change for September revised up by 15,000 

(from +148,000 to +163,000). 

 Average hourly earnings for all privatesector employees continued to edge up in 

October (+2 cents) and are up 2.2 percent over 

the year. Average weekly hours were 

unchanged from September to October.

+ 53,000 Leisure and hospitality 

 Leisure and hospitality added 53,000 jobs in 

October, mostly in food services and drinking 

places, which added 29,000 jobs. Job growth in 

food services has averaged 30,000 jobs per 

month over the past year. 

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Employment in total nonfarm

Over-the-month change, January 2009–October 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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: November 8, 2013
CES Highlights

 

Release Date: November 8, 2013

+ 44,000 Professional and business services 

 Professional and business services continued 

to add jobs in October and has added 644,000 

jobs over the past year. In October, 

professional and technical services added 

21,000 jobs, including 8,000 in management 

and technical consulting services. Temporary 

help services employment remained essentially 

unchanged over the month.

+ 19,000 Manufacturing 

 Manufacturing employment rose by 19,000 

in October but has shown little net change

since reaching a peak in February 2013. In 

October, wood products, motor vehicles and 

parts, and furniture and related products added 

jobs. 

+ 23,000 Education and health care 

 Health care continued to add jobs (+15,000) 

in October. Job growth in health care has 

averaged 17,000 per month so far this year, 

compared to an average gain of 27,000 per 

month in 2012. 

-8,000 Government

 Federal government employment fell by 

12,000 in October. Federal government, 

except postal service, lost 8,000 jobs over the 

month and has lost 74,000 over the past year. 

Pay was restored to Federal government 

employees who were furloughed from October 

1, 2013 to October 16, 2013 due to the lapse in 

funding; thus, those workers were counted as 

employed during the reference period. (For 

more information, see 

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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, November 08, 2013.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

Over-the-month change, October 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:

204*

Current Employment Statistics Survey, October 2013

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

http://www.bls.gov/bls/shutdown_2013_cps_ce

s.htm .) The U.S. Postal Service lost 4,000 

jobs in October and has lost 20,000 jobs over 

the past year.

 Employment in state and local government 

was essentially unchanged in October.

 

 Health care continued to add jobs (+15,000) 

in October. Job growth in health care has 

averaged 17,000 per month so far this year, 

d if 27000 
 In October, mining and logging 

employment continued to edge up 

(+5,000), with nearly all the change 

occurring in mining.

 Over the most recent 12 months, 

mining has added 45,000 jobs. Support 

activities for mining accounted for 

30,000 of the employment increase. 

 In October, mining-related indicators 

included a muted hurricane season and 

reduced Middle East tensions. Between 

September and October for the week that 

includes the 12th of the month, the U.S. 

Energy Information Administration

reported the WTI Crude Oil price fell 

from $108.31 to $102.17 per barrel, 

crude oil stocks rose from 355.6 to 374.5 

million barrels, and refinery capacity 

utilization fell from 92.0 to 87.9 percent.

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Employment in mining and logging

October 2013 Level: 887

OTM Change: 5

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–October 2013

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: November 8, 2013
 Employment in construction edged up 

in October (+11,000). Over the last 12 

months, the industry has added 185,000 

jobs, with two-thirds of the gains 

occurring in specialty trade contractors. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Employment in construction

October 2013 Level: 5,834

OTM Change: 11

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–October 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Construction

CES Highlights Release Date: November 8, 2013

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade:

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

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Services Government
 In October, manufacturing added 

19,000 jobs, following an 8-month 

period when employment changed little. 

Within durable goods, wood products, 

motor vehicles and parts, and furniture 

and related products added jobs.

 The 1-month diffusion index of 

manufacturing employment rose from 

51.9 in September to 56.2 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 third 

consecutive month the index registered 

above 50. 

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Employment in manufacturing

Over-the-month change, January 2009–October 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Manufacturing

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade: 

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

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Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

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Services Government

CES Highlights Release Date: November 8, 2013
 In October, the manufacturing 

workweek was unchanged for all 

employees and for production 

employees, but remains at historically 

high levels. 

 Recent manufacturing-related 

indicators have been positive. In October, 

the Purchasing Managers Index (Institute 

for Supply Management) registered the 

fifth consecutive month that economic 

activity expanded. In September, the 

U.S. Census Bureau reported that new 

orders of durable goods increased 3.7 

percent.

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Average weekly hours, manufacturing

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–October 2013

Seasonally adjusted

Production employees

Level: 41.9

Change: 0.0

All employees

Level: 40.9

Change: 0.0

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: November 8, 2013
NAICS 321 – Wood Products

 In October, wood products added 

3,000 jobs, and employment has 

expanded by 13,000 over the past 12 

months. This growth reflects recent 

increases in residential construction 

spending (Source: U.S. Census Bureau).

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Employment in wood products

October 2013 Level: 352

OTM Change: 3

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–October 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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: November 8, 2013
NAICS 3361, 3362, and 3363 

combined – Motor vehicles and parts

 Motor vehicles and parts 

employment increased by 6,000 in 

October. Job growth had averaged 

3,000 per month over the prior 12 

months.

 Since the most recent trough in June 

2009, the industry has added 198,000 

jobs, recovering about 60 percent of the 

employment lost during the recession 

between December 2007 and June 

2009.

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Employment in motor vehicles and parts

October 2013 Level: 822

OTM Change: 6

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–October 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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: November 8, 2013
 Employment in wholesale trade 

changed little in October (-5,000) after 

increasing by 14,000 in September. 

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Employment in wholesale trade

October 2013 Level: 5,784

OTM Change: -5

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–October 2013

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: November 8, 2013
 Retail trade employment increased in 

October (+44,000), continuing an upward trend 

in which the industry added a net 224,000 jobs 

over the past 6 months. Gains were widespread, 

although clothing and clothing accessories 

stores lost jobs.

 Recent retail-related indicators have been 

mixed. As shown by Census Bureau data, retail 

sales for September declined by 0.1 percent, 

although sales were up 3.2 percent over the 

year. Automotive sales, as measured by 

MotorIntelligence, declined to an annualized 

15.2 million vehicles, however, automobile 

sales are up over October 2012. According to 

the U.S. Energy Information Administration,

the per-gallon price of regular gasoline in 

October was down 19 cents from September 

levels. Finally, the Conference Board notes that 

the Consumer Confidence Index decreased by 9 

points in October, largely related to the 

government shutdown and debt ceiling 

concerns.

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Employment in retail trade

Over-the-month change, January 2009–October 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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

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Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

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Services Government

CES Highlights Release Date: November 8, 2013
NAICS 444 – Building material and garden supply stores

 In October, building material and garden supply stores employment 

increased by 7,000, continuing its upward trend. Over the past 6 

months, this industry added 30,000 jobs.

NAICS 448 – Clothing and clothing accessories stores

 Employment in clothing and clothing accessories stores declined in 

October by 13,000. However, this industry has recently seen some 

oscillating movements and the current 12-month change is essentially 

flat.

Holiday-related employment build-up

 In October, the start of the holiday build-up season, employment 

gains in several retail sectors were stronger than their prior 12-month 

average, including job gains in electronics and appliance stores 

(+10,000), building material and garden supply stores (+7,000), food 

and beverage stores (+12,000), and sporting goods, hobby, book, and 

music stores (+8,000). The job gain in general merchandise stores 

(+8,000) was about average.

 

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Employment in building material and garden supply stores

Over-the-month change, January 2009–October 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Employment in clothing and clothing accessories stores

October 2013 Level: 1,428

OTM Change: -13

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–October 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Retail Trade

CES Highlights Release Date: November 8, 2013

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 unchanged in October, 

following an increase of 30,000 in 

September. Over the past 12 months, the 

industry has added 55,000 jobs.

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Employment in transportation 

Over-the-month change, January 2009–October 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Transportation and Warehousing

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade: 

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

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Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

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Services Government

CES Highlights Release Date: November 8, 2013
 In October, employment in utilities 

was unchanged. The industry has added 

7,000 jobs since reaching an employment

trough in September 2010.

 

 

 

 

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Employment in utilities

October 2013 Level: 557

OTM Change: 0

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–October 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Utilities

CES Highlights Release Date: November 8, 2013

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade:

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

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Services

Private

Education

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Leisure & 

Hospitality

Other

Services Government
 Employment in information changed 

little in October (+5,000). 

NAICS 519 – Other information 

services

 Other information services gained 

3,000 jobs in October. This industry has 

added 11,000 jobs in the last 12 months, 

with almost all of the gain seen in 

internet publishing and broadcasting and 

web search portals. 

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Employment in information

October 2013 Level: 2,688

OTM Change: 5

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–October 2013

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: November 8, 2013
 Financial activities employment 

changed little in October (+7,000). Since 

reaching an employment trough in 

February 2011, financial activities has 

added an average of 7,000 jobs per month.

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Employment in financial activities

Over-the-month change, January 2009–October 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013.

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

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Private

Education

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Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

CES Highlights Release Date: November 8, 2013
 Employment in professional and business services continued to 

trend up in October (+44,000). Since reaching an employment trough 

in August 2009, the industry has added 2.3 million jobs. All major 

component industries have experienced job gains during this period.

 

NAICS 5416 – Management and technical consulting services

 In October, management and technical consulting services added 

8,000 jobs. The job growth was concentrated in management 

consulting services.

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Employment in professional and business services

Over-the-month change, January 2009–October 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Employment in management and technical consulting services

October 2013 Level: 1,205

OTM Change: 8

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–October 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Professional and Business Services

CES Highlights Release Date: November 8, 2013

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
 Education and health services employment changed little over the 

month (+23,000). After little change in September, health care 

employment continued on its long-term upward trend in October 

(+15,000). Health care has added an average of 17,000 jobs per month so 

far in 2013, compared to an average of 27,000 jobs per month in 2012. 

Within health care, hospitals have added an average of 1,000 jobs per 

month in 2013, compared to 6,000 jobs per month in 2012. 

 

NAICS 624 – Social Assistance

 Social assistance has added 6,000 jobs on average per month so far this 

year, compared to an average of 5,000 jobs added per month in 2012. 45 17

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Employment in education and health services

Over-the-month change, January 2009–October 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013.

Data are preliminary.

 ̊Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance.

Over-the-month change, October 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Health care 

industries:

15

Private Education and Health 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: November 8, 2013
 Leisure and hospitality added 53,000 

jobs in October, following a modest 

change (+13,000) in September. Over the 

last 12 months, leisure and hospitality 

has added 444,000 jobs. 

NAICS 71 – Arts, entertainment, and 

recreation

 Over the last 12 months, arts, 

entertainment, and recreation has added 

65,000 jobs, or 15 percent of the total 

growth seen in leisure and hospitality. 

Growth has been split between 

performing arts and spectator sports and 

amusements, gambling, and recreation. 

NAICS 72 – Accommodation and food 

services 

 In October, accommodation and food 

services added 37,000 jobs, following an 

uptick of 18,000 in September. This 

industry has added a total of 379,000 

jobs in the last 12 months, accounting for 

85 percent of the total jobs gained in 

leisure and hospitality during that period. 

The primary source of job growth has 

been food services and drinking places, 

which has added 357,000 jobs in the last 

12 months. 

 

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20

40

60

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Jan-0 9 Jul-0 9 Jan-1 0 Jul-1 0 Jan-1 1 Jul-1 1 Jan-1 2 Jul-1 2 Jan-1 3 Jul-1 3

Employment in leisure and hospitality

Over-the-month change, January 2009–October 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013.

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: November 8, 2013
 Employment in other services 

changed little (+6,000) in October. No 

component industry experienced a 

significant employment change over the 

month. The personal and laundry 

services industry, however, has seen 

significant job gains over the past 12-

month period. This industry accounted

for about half of jobs regained by other 

services since the industry’s most recent 

employment trough, reached in June 

2010. 

5,000

5,100

5,200

5,300

5,400

5,500

5,600

5,700

Jan-00 Jan-02 Jan-04 Jan-06 Jan-08 Jan-10 Jan-12

Employment in other services

October 2013 Level: 5,496

OTM Change: 6

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–October 2013

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: November 8, 2013
 Government employment changed little in October (-8,000), with 

Federal government employment declining by 12,000 and state and 

local government employment changing little over the month. 

NAICS 91 – Federal government

 The federal government continued to shed jobs in October. Within 

the industry, U.S. Postal Service employment decreased by 4,000 over 

the month. Federal, except U.S. Postal Service employment also 

continued to trend downward (-8,000). Since its most recent peak in 

May 2011, federal, except U.S. Postal Service has lost 110,000 jobs, 

while the U.S. Postal Service has lost 49,000 within the same period.

 The partial federal government shutdown occurred from October 1, 

2013 to October 16, 2013. The legislation that ended the shutdown 

established that federal employees would be paid for the time their 

agencies were closed, thus, federal employees who were off work due 

to the lapse in funding were counted as employed in the payroll survey.

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Local government, excluding education

Local government education

State government, excluding education

State government education

U.S. Postal Service*

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

Employment in selected government

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

Over-the-month change, October 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government:

-8

2,400

2,600

2,800

3,000

3,200

3,400

3,600

Jan-00 Jan-02 Jan-04 Jan-06 Jan-08 Jan-10 Jan-12

Employment in government, federal

October 2013 Level: 2,713

OTM Change: -12

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, November 08, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–October 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government

CES Highlights Release Date: November 8, 2013

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

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