August 2016

Release Date: September 2, 2016

Prepared by Analysts of the National Estimates Branch

Current Employment Statistics Survey

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

202-691-6555

Email CES

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, August 2016

CES Highlights Release Date: September 2, 2016

 Employment in social assistance rose by 

22,000 in August. Job gains occurred in 

individual and family services (+17,000) and in 

emergency and other relief services (+3,000). 

Over the year, social assistance has added 

113,000 jobs.

+29,000 Leisure and Hospitality

 Employment in food services and drinking 

places continued to trend up over the month 

(+34,000). Over the year, employment in food 

services has risen by 312,000.

 

 Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 

151,000 in August. Employment continued to 

trend up in health care and social assistance, 

food services and drinking places, professional 

and technical services, and financial activities.

 Average hourly earnings of all employees 

on private nonfarm payrolls increased 3 cents 

in August, following an increase of 8 cents in 

July. Over the past 12 months, hourly earnings 

have increased by 2.4 percent. Average 

weekly hours fell 0.1 hour to 34.3 hours over 

the month and are down 0.3 hour since 

reaching a peak in August 2015. 

 The employment change for June 2016 

revised down from +292,000 to +271,000. The

change for July 2016 revised up from +255,000 

to +275,000. Over the past 3 months, job 

growth has averaged 232,000 per month.

+39,000 Education and Health Services

 Employment in health care continued to 

trend up in August (+14,000); job growth had 

averaged 39,000 per month over the prior 12 

months. 

 Within health care, hospital employment 

rose by 11,000 in August and has grown by 

167,000 over the year. Nursing and residential 

care facilities lost 9,000 jobs over the month, 

following a gain of 9,000 in July. 190 311 135 192 218 146 140 269 185189 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 271275 151

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

Jan-13 Jul-13 Jan-14 Jul-14 Jan-15 Jul-15 Jan-16 Jul-16

Employment in total nonfarm

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

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 02, 2016.

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: September 2, 2016

+22,000 Professional and Business Services 

Employment in professional and technical 

services continued to trend up in August 

(+20,000). Within the industry, employment 

edged up over the month in computer systems 

design and related services (+6,000) and in 

management and technical consulting services 

(+7,000). Professional and technical services 

employment has grown by 287,000 jobs over 

the year. 

+15,000 Financial Activities

 Employment in financial activities continued 

to trend up in August. Over the year, financial 

activities has added 167,000 jobs.

-4,000 Mining and Logging

 Mining employment continued to trend 

down in August (-4,000). Since reaching a 

peak in September 2014, mining employment 

has declined by 223,000 and is currently at its 

lowest level since February 2010.

25

7

29

39

22

15

4

-1

15

15

4

-14

-6

-4

-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80

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

August 2016 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, August 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:

151*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 02, 2016.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, August 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
 Mining and logging employment 

declined by 4,000 in August. The loss 

was concentrated in mining (-4,000). 

 Job losses in mining have moderated 

in recent months as economic indicators 

for the industry have shown mixed 

results. Domestic oil rigs (Baker Hughes) 

have increased by roughly 7.6 percent 

from the July reference period to 

August, and the price of West Texas 

Intermediate oil (U.S produced) has 

decreased 5 percent over the same 

period. 

-2

-1

-5

-8

8

3

4

5

2

-4

4

3

1

2

2

2

-2

-2

6

2

4

7

0

4

7

1

6

-2

-3

-2

-7

-15

-16

-14

-20

-3

-8

-9

-11

-4

-15

-10

-12

-18

-15

-10

-10

-7

-5

-4

-30

-25

-20

-15

-10

-5

0

5

10

15

Jul-12 Jan-13 Jul-13 Jan-14 Jul-14 Jan-15 Jul-15 Jan-16 Jul-16

Employment in mining

Over-the-month change, July 2012–August 2016

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 02, 2016. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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: September 2, 2016
 Employment in construction changed 

little in August (-6,000). Nonresidential 

building lost 8,000 jobs over the month.

 Thus far in 2016, construction 

employment has shown little net change 

(+5,000 per month). The industry had 

added an average 25,000 jobs per month 

in 2015. 1114

9 179 46 13 52 21

-3 2023

3 17 26 23 31

-15 60 21 42 41 1213 41 2525 14 23 4550 27

-7 38 17

0 11

4 10 33 65 48 18 13 37

-6

-18

-6 11-6

-40

-20

0

20

40

60

80

100

Jul-12 Jan-13 Jul-13 Jan-14 Jul-14 Jan-15 Jul-15 Jan-16 Jul-16

Employment in construction

Over-the-month change, July 2012–August 2016

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 02, 2016. 

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: September 2, 2016
 Manufacturing employment changed 

little in August (-14,000). The 1-month 

diffusion index decreased by 4.4 points 

to 45.6. A value under 50 indicates that 

more industries are losing jobs than 

adding them. 

 Average weekly hours in 

manufacturing decreased by 0.2 hour for 

both all employees and production 

employees. 

 Within durable goods, motor vehicles 

and parts lost 6,000 jobs, offsetting a 

5,000 gain in July. Nondurable goods 

employment was flat in August (+2,000). 

6

6

5

2

4

7

-14 21

5

6

5

4

-7 15

1

0

3 11

5

0

0

3

6

3

3

2

2

4

5

0

2

6

4

1

-4

0

3

3

-1

5

1

-3

5

-6

-30

-20

-10

0

10

20

30

Jan-13 Jul-13 Jan-14 Jul-14 Jan-15 Jul-15 Jan-16 Jul-16

Employment in motor vehicles and parts

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 02, 2016. 

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

& Health

Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

CES Highlights Release Date: September 2, 2016
 Employment in wholesale trade changed little in August 

(+4,000). The industry has shown little net change in 

employment over the most recent 6 months (+10,000); this 

compares with 37,000 jobs added in the preceding 6-month 

period. 

5,200

5,400

5,600

5,800

6,000

6,200

Jan-06 Jan-08 Jan-10 Jan-12 Jan-14 Jan-16

Employment in wholesale trade

August 2016 Level: 5,926

OTM Change: 4

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 02, 2016.

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–August 2016

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: September 2, 2016
Employment in retail trade changed little in August (+15,000). Over the 

past year, employment in this industry increased by 293,000, adding an 

average of 24,000 jobs per month.

 Within retail trade, employment in building material and garden supply 

stores added 8,000 jobs in August, after experiencing no change in July. 

Over the past year, employment in this industry grew by 56,000 jobs, 

adding 5,000 jobs per month on average.

 

Retail Trade

CES Highlights Release Date: September 2, 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 transportation and warehousing ticked up (+15,000) in 

August, following a similar movement in July. Over the year, 

transportation and warehousing has added 51,000 jobs.

 Employment in couriers and messengers increased by 4,000 in August. 

Over the year, this component has added 23,000 jobs.

 

4

5

-4 10

-3

6

-14 15 33

8 17

9

7

9 12 19 28 2020 14 20 26 21 31

1 15 10 14 11 11 15

6

4

-7 12 17

-21

0

6 12

5

-6 1515

-25

-15

-5

5

15

25

35

Jan-13 Jul-13 Jan-14 Jul-14 Jan-15 Jul-15 Jan-16 Jul-16

Employment in transportation and warehousing

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

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 02, 2016. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

4

-1

2

3

2

-3 -1 1 3 5

Couriers and messengers*

Support activities for transportation

Transit and ground passenger transportation

Truck transportation

Air transportation

Employment in selected transportation industries

August 2016 Prior 6-month average

Over-the-month change, August 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Transportation 

industries:

15

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 02, 2016.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Transportation and Warehousing

CES Highlights Release Date: September 2, 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 utilities experienced 

little change in August (-1,000). The 

industry has gained 15,000 jobs since its 

most recent trough in January 2014.

540

545

550

555

560

565

570

Jan-10 Jan-12 Jan-14 Jan-16

Employment in utilities

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 02, 2016.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

January 2010–August 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: September 2, 2016
 Employment in information changed little 

in August (+4,000) and has shown little net 

change so far this year (+19,000). 

2,500

2,600

2,700

2,800

2,900

3,000

3,100

3,200

Jan-06 Jan-08 Jan-10 Jan-12 Jan-14 Jan-16

Employment in information

August 2016 Level: 2,782

OTM Change: 4

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 02, 2016.

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–August 2016

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: September 2, 2016
 Employment in financial activities 

continued to trend up in August 

(+15,000). In 2016, financial activities 

has added 127,000 jobs. 10 14

6 13136 16

-3

2

5

2

3

1 16

2

99 16 14 1314

6 19

8 20

9 12

7

9 1920 13

3 11 18

8 178 14 21 1617 19 15

-5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Jan-13 Jul-13 Jan-14 Jul-14 Jan-15 Jul-15 Jan-16 Jul-16

Employment in financial activities

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

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 02, 2016.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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: September 2, 2016
 Professional and business services 

employment changed little in August 

(+22,000)—half of the industry’s prior 

12-month average change. 

Employment continued to trend up in 

professional and technical service 

industries (+20,000), led by management 

and technical consulting (+7,000) and 

computer systems design and related 

services (+6,000). Administrative and 

waste services employment was 

unchanged in August, with small 

movements among component 

industries. Temporary help services 

employment was flat (-3,000).

46

84

63 63 63

36

52

37

30

36

51

-6

49

61

47

64

39

66

46

55

51

28

65

68

10

39

27

69

80

76

46

35

40

91

48

60

-2

35

31

57

32

48

80

22

-20

0

20

40

60

80

100

Jan-13 Jul-13 Jan-14 Jul-14 Jan-15 Jul-15 Jan-16 Jul-16

Employment in professional and business services

Over-the-month change, January 2013 - August 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Professional and business services Annual average

Aug-16: 22

Prior-12: 46

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 02, 2016.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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: September 2, 2016
 Employment in education and health services continued to rise in 

August (+39,000). Within health care, employment in hospitals 

increased by 11,000, in line with the industry’s 6-month trend. 

Employment in nursing and residential care decreased by 9,000 in 

August, offsetting a gain of 9,000 in July. 

 Social assistance added 22,000 jobs in August, outpacing its prior 

6-month average of +8,000. The main contributor, individual and family 

services, added 17,000 jobs over the month. Emergency and other relief 

services also added 3,000 jobs in August. 

-9

11

2

3

0

13

-20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30

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

August 2016 Prior 6-month average

Over-the-month change, August 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Health care 

industries:

14

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 02, 2016.

Data are preliminary.

 ̊Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance

1

2

3

17

0 5 10 15 20

Child day care services

Vocational rehabilitation services

Emergency and other relief services *

Individual and family services *

August 2016 Prior 6-month average

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 02, 2016.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Employment in social assistance

Over-the-month change, August 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Social assistance:

22*

Private Education and Health Services

CES Highlights Release Date: September 2, 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
 Food services and drinking places 

employment continued to trend up in 

August (+34,000). Over the year, the 

industry has added 312,000 jobs.

34

-5

1

-10 0 10 20 30 40

Food services and drinking places

Accommodation

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Employment in leisure and hospitality

August 2016 Prior 6-month average

Over-the-month change, August 2016

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Leisure and 

hospitality:

29

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 02, 2016.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

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: September 2, 2016
 Employment in other services 

changed little in August (+7,000). The 

industry has added 76,000 jobs over 

the year, including 35,000 each in 

personal and laundry services and in 

membership associations and 

organizations.

5,200

5,300

5,400

5,500

5,600

5,700

5,800

Jan-06 Jan-08 Jan-10 Jan-12 Jan-14 Jan-16

Employment in other services

August 2016 Level: 5,698

OTM Change: 7

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 02, 2016.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2006–August 2016

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: September 2, 2016
 Employment in government 

continued to trend up in August 

(+25,000). Over the past 12 months, 

government has added 164,000 jobs, 

with local government, excluding 

education, accounting for 93,000 of the 

gains. 

-13 14

-15

-1

-7

-27

-22 27

6

-14 11

-26

-10 1011 28

-2 39

-12

-13 49 10

7 137 13

-6 10 17

2 32 27

-13

-9

1 1213 11 19

-3 25 33 50 25

-60

-40

-20

0

20

40

60

80

Jan-13 Jul-13 Jan-14 Jul-14 Jan-15 Jul-15 Jan-16 Jul-16

Employment in government

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, September 02, 2016. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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: September 2, 2016
Prepared by Analysts of the National Estimates Branch

Current Employment Statistics Survey

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

202-691-6555

Email CES

CES Analysts

Michael Calvillo

Steve Crestol

Tyler Downing

Brittney Forbes

Mike McCall

John Mullins

Michael Osifalujo

Edward Park

Karen Ransom

Jay Stuart

Julia Wolfe

Current Employment Statistics Highlights

Detailed Industry Employment Analysis