Current Employment Statistics 

Highlights

June 2005

Bureau of Labor Statistics

July 8, 2005

Bureau of Labor Statistics
2

86

-122

-218

-54

-26

27

3 2

94

123

96 83

117

94

320337

250

106

83

188

130

282

132

155

124

300

122

292

104

146

-300

-200

-100

0

100

200

300

400

Jan-03Feb-03

Mar-03Apr-03

May-03

Jun-03

Jul-03

Aug-03

Sep-03

Oct-03

Nov-03Dec-03

Jan-04Feb-04

Mar-04Apr-04

May-04

Jun-04

Jul-04

Aug-04

Sep-04

Oct-04

Nov-04Dec-04

Jan-05Feb-05

Mar-05Apr-05

May-05

Jun-05

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics Survey, July 8, 2005.

Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Employment in total nonfarm

Over-the-month change, 2003-05

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Average weekly hours, total private

1990-2005

33.0

33.5

34.0

34.5

35.0

Jan-90Jan-91Jan-92Jan-93Jan-94Jan-95Jan-96Jan-97Jan-98Jan-99Jan-00Jan-01Jan-02Jan-03Jan-04Jan-05

33.0

33.5

34.0

34.5

35.0

Seasonally adjusted

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics Survey, July 8, 2005.

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

June 2005

Level: 33.7

Change: 0.0

• Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 146,000 in June to 133.5 million. 

This increase follows 2 consecutive years of consistent employment growth, with 

jobs being added every month since the most recent trough in May 2003.

• Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on private 

nonfarm payrolls remained unchanged in June at 33.7 hours, seasonally adjusted. 

Since late 2002, the average workweek has fluctuated between 33.6 and 33.8 

hours.
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Employment in total nonfarm and supersectors

Over-the-month change, June 2005

2

18

-24

1

2

0

1

2

16

56

38

19

14

2

-30 -15 0 15 30 45 60

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 8, 2005.

Note: Data are preliminary.

Total nonfarm: 

+146

• In June, professional and business services and education and health services both 

saw significant employment increases, which were partially offset by a largerthan-average decrease in manufacturing—the only supersector to experience job 

losses over the month.

• The upward movements of employment in construction, financial activities, and 

leisure and hospitality were comparable to their prior 12 month trends.
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Index of total private aggregate weekly hours

1990-2005

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

Jan-90Jan-91Jan-92Jan-93Jan-94Jan-95Jan-96Jan-97Jan-98Jan-99Jan-00Jan-01Jan-02Jan-03Jan-04Jan-05

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

Seasonally adjusted, 2002 = 100

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics Survey, July 8, 2005.

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

June 2005

Level: 102.5

Change: +0.2

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

• The index of aggregate weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on 

private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.2 percent in June. 

• Since reaching a trough in May 2003 the index has increased by 4.4 percent. 

While private employment fully recovered in June to its December 2000 peak, 

total hours paid are still below pre-recessionary levels. The hours index needs to 

increase by 1.4 percent in order to return to its October 2000 peak. 
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Employment in construction

1990-2005

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

Jan-90Jan-91Jan-92Jan-93Jan-94Jan-95Jan-96Jan-97Jan-98Jan-99Jan-00Jan-01Jan-02Jan-03Jan-04Jan-05

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics Survey, July 8, 2005.

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

June 2005

Level: 7,237

Change: +18

• Construction employment edged up by 18,000 in June following a similar, but 

slightly smaller, increase in May. While job gains during these 2 months were 

modest, they followed 3 months of strong growth. Since reaching a trough in 

March 2003, this industry has shown consistent growth, adding 579,000 jobs to 

payrolls. 

• Most of the job gain in construction came within heavy construction, which added 

13,000 jobs in June and has grown by about 52,000 jobs since reaching a trough 

in February 2004. June’s increase—the largest since March 2000—marks 11 

consecutive months of job growth. This industry has recovered more than 80 

percent of the jobs lost during its most recent downturn Much of this growth is 

likely attributable to the improved fiscal condition of State and local governments, 

and a resulting increase in spending on public works projects. 
6

-57

-74

-54

-111

-60 -61

-84

-37

-25 -20 -13 -18 -14

-2

10

32

24

-3 -3

25

-14 -8 -7 -3

-27

14

-6

-15

-6

-24

-180

-140

-100

-60

-20

20

60

100

Jan-03Feb-03

Mar-03

Apr-03

May-03

Jun-03

Jul-03

Aug-03

Sep-03

Oct-03

Nov-03

Dec-03Jan-04Feb-04

Mar-04

Apr-04

May-04

Jun-04

Jul-04

Aug-04

Sep-04

Oct-04

Nov-04

Dec-04Jan-05Feb-05

Mar-05

Apr-05

May-05

Jun-05

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics Survey, July 8, 2005.

Note: Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Employment in manufacturing

Over-the-month change, 2003-05

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

• Manufacturing employment fell by 24,000 in June, whereas in the prior 12-month 

period, the average change was a loss of about 4,000 per month. In contrast to 

recent months, where job losses have been concentrated in nondurable goods, the 

decline in June was split between durable and nondurable goods. Losses in 

nondurable goods were small but widespread, while motor vehicles and parts 

accounted for much of the loss within durables.

• In June, the manufacturing workweek remained unchanged at 40.4 hours. Since 

its most recent peak in May 2004, the manufacturing workweek has declined by 

0.6 hour. 

• Average weekly factory overtime, at 4.4 hours, was unchanged from May to June 

and is down 0.2 hour from its most recent peak in September 2004.
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Employment in selected professional and business services 

Over-the-month change, June 2005

8.4

9.4

5.2

3.5

2.9

15.1

6.7

0 6 12 18

Accounting and

bookkeeping services

Architectural and

engineering services

Computer systems design

and related services

Management and technical

consulting services

Management of companies

and enterprises

Employment services

Services to buildings and

dwellings

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statisti cs Survey, July 8, 2005.

Note: Data are preliminary.

Professional and business services:

+56

Employment in temporary help services

1990-2005

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

Jan-90Jan-91Jan-92Jan-93Jan-94Jan-95Jan-96Jan-97Jan-98Jan-99Jan-00Jan-01Jan-02Jan-03Jan-04Jan-05

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics Survey, July 8, 2005.

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

June 2005

Level: 2,529.0

Change: +8.8

• Professional and business services added 56,000 jobs in June with job gains 

continuing in several component industries. Employment in this industry has 

increased by nearly half a million over the year.

• Temporary help services employment—which accounted for around 30 percent 

of the growth within professional and business services over the past year—was 

little changed over the month. Growth within this industry has slowed since last 

fall.
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Employment in health care 

Over-the-month change, June 2005

10.7

4.3

0.6

4.2

11.6

2.8

0 3 6 9 12 15 18

Offices of physicians

Outpatient care centers

Home health care

services

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics Survey, July 8, 2005.

Note: Data are preliminary.

Health care:

+25.1

Ambulatory health 

care services

Hospitals

Nursing and residential 

care facilities

• Health care employment continued to grow in June, rising by 25,000. Most of 

this growth was split between ambulatory health care services and hospitals.

• Over the year, health care has added 249,000 jobs, accounting for 13 percent of 

private payroll growth. Health care has shown consistent employment growth for 

decades.