April 2014

Release Date: May 2, 2014

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 Summary, April 2014

Retail trade +35,000 

 Retail employment increased by 35,000 in 

April. Over the month, job gains were mostly 

widespread—including food and beverage 

stores (+9,000), general merchandise stores 

(+8,000), motor vehicle and parts dealers

(+6,000), and nonstore retailers (+4,000). 

Partly offsetting the job gains, electronics and 

appliance stores lost 11,000 jobs over the 

month.

Total Nonfarm +288,000 

Total Private +273,000 

 Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 

288,000 in April—marking its largest 1-month 

gain since January 2012. Nonfarm employment 

remains just 113,000 below its January 2008 

peak. Essentially all of the job growth in April 

occurred in private-sector industries. 

Professional and business services, retail trade, 

food services and drinking places, and 

construction saw the largest employment gains 

over the month. 

 The employment change for February

revised up from +197,000 to +222,000, and the 

change for March revised up from +192,000 to 

+203,000. Combining these revisions with the 

gain in April, employment has grown by an 

average 238,000 per month. 

 Average hourly earnings of all privatesector employees were unchanged over the 

month, but are up 1.9 percent over the year. 

Average weekly hours, at 34.5, were 

unchanged in April. 

Professional and business services +75,000 

 Professional and technical services added 

25,000 jobs in April, with computer systems 

design and related services contributing 9,000 

jobs. Employment in management of 

companies and enterprises rose (+12,000) and 

continued to trend up in temporary help 

services (+24,000). 70 168 212 322 102 217 106122 221 183 164 196 360 226243 96 110 88 160 150161 225 203214 197 280 141 203 199 201 149 202 164 237 274 84 144 222 203 288

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Employment in total nonfarm

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

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, May 2, 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

CES Highlights Release Date: May 2, 2014
Construction +32,000

 Construction added jobs in April, following 

an average monthly gain of 20,000 over the 

prior 6 months. Heavy and civil engineering 

construction and residential building 

contributed to the job growth, adding 11,000 

and 7,000 jobs respectively. 

Education and health services +40,000

 Employment in health care rose by 19,000 

in April. Employment continued to trend up in 

ambulatory health care services, which 

includes offices of physicians and outpatient 

care centers. Hospital employment changed 

little over the month. 

Mining and logging +9,000 

 Mining employment rose by 10,000 in 

April, with support activities contributing 

7,000 to the gain. Monthly job growth in 

mining has averaged 6,000 so far this year,

compared to 2,000 per month in 2013.

Wholesale trade +16,000

 Employment in wholesale trade rose by 

16,000 in April. Nondurables goods added 

8,000 jobs over the month, while electronic 

markets and agents and brokers added 4,000 

jobs. So far this year, wholesale trade 

employment has grown by an average 13,000 

per month, compared to 8,000 per month in 

2013.

Other services +15,000 

 Other services employment increased by 

15,000 in April. Within the sector, 

employment in personal and laundry services 

continued to trend up; this industry has added 

32,000 jobs over the past 12 months.

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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, May 02, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

Over-the-month change, April 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:

288*

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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, April 2014

CES Highlights Release Date: May 2, 2014
 In April, mining and logging added 9,000 jobs, with all of the gains 

occurring in mining (10,000). 

 Recent industry employment growth has coincided with higher crude 

oil prices. According to the Energy Information Administration, the 

West Texas Intermediary Crude Oil price was $103.68 per barrel in 

April.

 

NAICS 213 – Support Activities for Mining

 Most of the April employment growth in mining was concentrated in 

support activities for mining, which added 7,000 jobs.

 

Most of

Mining and Logging

CES Highlights Release Date: May 2, 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 construction increased by 32,000 in April, bringing 

the current 6-month net change to 136,000. Since reaching an 

employment trough in January 2011, the industry has recovered 

568,000 jobs, or 24.8 percent of the jobs lost during the recent 

employment downturn. 

 

 In April, job gains were spread out among the components of 

construction with residential building and heavy and civil engineering 

showing significant gains. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Employment in construction

April 2014 Level: 6,000 OTM Change: 32*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 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–April 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

Residential specialty trade contractors

Heavy and civil engineering*

Nonresidential building

Residential building*

Employment in construction

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

Over-the-month change, April 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Construction:

32*

Construction

CES Highlights Release Date: May 2, 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 2361—Residential building 

 Employment in residential building construction grew by 7,000 in 

April, bringing the current 6-month net job change to +33,000. Since 

reaching an employment trough in January 2011, the industry has 

recovered 103,000 jobs. 

 

NAICS 237—Heavy and civil engineering

 Employment in heavy and civil engineering construction grew by 

11,000 in April, bringing the current 6-month net job change to 

+25,000. Since reaching an employment trough in February 2010, the 

industry has added 106,000 jobs.

 

 

 

 

 

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Employment in residential building

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014. 

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

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Employment in heavy and civil engineering construction

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014. 

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

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Construction

CES Highlights Release Date: May 2, 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 manufacturing edged up (+12,000) in April, in line with 

the prior 3-month average. Over the past 12 months, manufacturing has 

added 99,000 jobs, with the majority of the gains occurring in durable 

goods.

NAICS 3361, 3362, and 3363 combined – Motor vehicles and parts

 Motor vehicles and parts employment increased by 5,000 in April. Over 

the past 9 months, the industry has added an average 3,000 jobs per month. 

During this period, U.S Auto Production has ramped up, with production 

increasing in April (source: Automotive News Data Center).

 

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Manufacturing

CES Highlights Release Date: May 2, 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
 Wholesale trade added 16,000 jobs in 

April. Half of this gain came from the 

nondurable goods industry.

NAICS 424-Nondurable goods

 In April, employment in the 

nondurable goods industry edged up by 

8,000. Since the most recent employment 

trough in September 2010, the industry 

has added 89,000 jobs.

 

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Employment in wholesale trade

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014. 

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

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: May 2, 2014
 Retail trade employment increased in April (+35,000). 

Employment in the retail industries mostly trended up, although there 

was a significant decline in electronics and appliance stores (-11,000). 

Over the past year, retail trade employment has grown by nearly 

330,000.

 Recent retail-related indicators have been mostly positive. The

Census Bureau reported that retail sales for March increased by 1.1 

percent and were up 3.8 percent over the year. However, the 

Conference Board notes that the Consumer Confidence Index posted 

a small decline of 1.6 points in April.

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Employment in retail trade

April 2014 Level: 15,294

OTM Change: 35*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 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–April 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Employment in electronics and appliance stores

April 2014 Level: 492

OTM Change: -11*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 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–April 2014

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

& Health

Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

CES Highlights Release Date: May 2, 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 443 – Electronics and appliance stores

 

 In April, electronics and appliance stores employment declined by 

11,000. The industry has lost 25,000 over the past 3 months, offsetting 

modest growth since April 2013. 
 Transportation and warehousing employment edged up (+11,000) in 

April. Over the past 6 months, the industry has added 71,000 jobs. 

NAICS 481 – Air Transportation 

 Employment in air transportation fell by 3,000 in April, offsetting an 

increase of 3,000 in March. Thus far in 2014, employment in the industry 

has shown little net change.

Transportation and Warehousing

CES Highlights Release Date: May 2, 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 utilities edged down by 2,000 in April. 

Over the year, employment in the industry has shown little 

net change.

 

 

 

 

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Employment in utilities

April 2014 Level: 550

OTM Change: -2

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 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–April 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Utilities

CES Highlights Release Date: May 2, 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

January 2003-April 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, most recent 2 months of data are preliminary

Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research

 Employment in information changed little in 

April (-3,000), with none of the component 

industries showing significant changes. 

NAICS 512 – Motion picture and sound 

recording industries

 Monthly employment changes in motion 

picture and sound recording industries typically 

show offsetting movements. Recently these 

changes have not been fully offset, however. 

Over the last 6 months, the industry has lost 

38,000 jobs.

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: May 2, 2014
 Financial activities employment 

changed little in April (+6,000). 

 Employment in commercial banking 

continued to decline in April, with a 

significant loss of 4,000. Since reaching an 

employment high point in March 2012, the 

industry has lost 49,000 jobs.

 Rental and leasing added 6,000 jobs in 

April. Over the past 6 month, employment 

in the industry has increased by 17,000.

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: May 2, 2014
 Employment in professional and business services increased by 

75,000 in April, and the industry has added 258,000 jobs so far in 

2014. 

NAICS 54 – Professional and technical services

 Professional and technical services added 25,000 jobs in April. 

Employment in computer systems design and related services 

expanded by 9,000. 

NAICS 55 – Management of companies and enterprises

 Management of companies and enterprises added 12,000 jobs over 

the month, outpacing the prior 12-month average over-the-month 

change of 4,000.

NAICS 56 – Administrative and waste services

 Administrative and waste services gained 39,000 jobs in April. 

Employment services contributed 28,000 to the job gain, stemming 

from a continuing positive trend in temporary help services 

employment (+24,000). Over the year, temporary help firms have 

added 243,000 jobs to payrolls. 

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Employment in professional and business services

April 2014 Level: 19,100

OTM Change: 75*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 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–April 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Professional and business services component industries

Jan 2014 - April 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Professional and technical services Management of companies and enterprises Administrative and waste services

Professional and Business Services

CES Highlights Release Date: May, 2, 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 April, education and health services added 40,000 jobs, the 

largest over-the-month gain since August of last year . The majority of 

the employment growth occurred in health care. Employment in 

educational services (+12,000) and social assistance (+9,000) changed 

little over the month.

NAICS 621- Ambulatory health care services 

 Ambulatory health care services employment continued to trend up 

in April, with the gain split amongst its major component industries. 

The industry has added an average of 14,000 jobs per month so far in 

2014, similar to its average monthly job gain in 2013. Offices of 

physicians has been the largest contributor to employment growth in 

ambulatory health care services so far in 2014, adding an average of 

6,000 jobs per month, compared to an average of 4,000 jobs per month 

in 2013. 

 

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Employment in education and health services

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014. 

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

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Ambulatory health care services°

Employment in selected health care industries

April 2014 Prior 6-month average

Over-the-month change, April 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Health care 

industries:

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

 ̊Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance.

Private Education and Health Services

CES Highlights Release Date: May 2, 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 leisure and 

hospitality edged up in April 

(+28,000). Over the past 12 months, 

this industry has added 412,000 jobs, 

which coincided with an increase in 

the consumer confidence index 

during the same period (source: The 

Conference Board). 

NAICS 722 – Food services and 

drinking places

 Employment in food services and 

drinking places continued to trend up 

in April (+33,000). This industry has 

added 337,000 jobs over the last 12 

months, accounting for over 80 

percent of the job gains in leisure and 

hospitality during the same period. 

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Leisure and hospitality

employment

Consumer Confidence Index

Leisure and hospitality employment vs. Consumer Confidence Index

January 2000-April 2014 

Seasonally adjusted, Composite Index (1985=100)

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Conference Board

Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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: May 2, 2014
 Employment in other services grew 

by 15,000 in April—the largest gain 

since August 2011. The industry has 

gained 54,000 jobs over the past 12 

months. 

 Employment in personal and laundry 

services edged up (6,000) in April. As of 

December 2012, personal and laundry 

services recovered all jobs lost in the 

most recent downturn. Employment in 

this industry has now surpassed its 

previous peak level by 37,000. 

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: May 2, 2014

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Employment in other services

April 2014 Level: 5,507

OTM Change: 15

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 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 2004–April 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
 Government employment changed little in April (+15,000). Over 

the month, employment in federal, except U.S. Postal Service 

continued to trend down, while local government employment 

continued a modest upward trend.

NAICS 93 – Local government

 Both the education and non-education portions of local government 

employment continued to edge up over the month. Local government 

lost 595,000 jobs between July 2008 and March 2013, when it reached 

an employment low. Since then, the industry has gained 84,000 jobs, 

with more than half of the gain occurring in the latest 3 months. 

 

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U.S. Postal Service

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

Employment in selected government

April 2014 Prior 6-month average

Over-the-month change, April 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government:

15

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

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Employment in local government

April 2014 Level: 14,099

OTM Change: 17

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 02, 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–April 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government

CES Highlights Release Date: May 2, 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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