April 2013

Release Date: May 3, 2013

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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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 Summary, April 2013

Monthly job growth in food services had 

averaged 25,000 over the prior 12 months. 

+ 29,000 Retail trade

 Retail trade added 29,000 jobs in April, with 

general merchandise stores and health and 

personal care stores adding 15,000 and 5,000 

jobs, respectively. Over the previous 12 

Total nonfarm: + 165,000

Total private: + 176,000 

 Nonfarm employment increased by 165,000 

in April. Over the prior 12 months, job growth 

had averaged 169,000 per month. In April, 

professional and business services, leisure and 

hospitality, and retail trade added jobs. 

 Average hourly earnings rose 4 cents over 

the month and are up 1.9 percent over the year. 

Average weekly hours declined 0.2 hour in 

April.

+ 73,000 Professional and business services 

 Temporary help services added 31,000 jobs 

in April. Employment in the industry has 

expanded by 184,000 or 7.4 percent over the 

past 12 months. In April, small employment 

changes totaled 23,000 in professional and 

technical services, similar to the prior 12-

month average change (+20,000). 

+ 43,000 Leisure and hospitality 

 Within leisure and hospitality, food services 

and drinking places added 38,000 jobs in April. 14

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Employment in total nonfarm

Over-the-month change, January 2008–April 2013

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 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

 

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months, employment in the retail sector had 

expanded by an average 21,000 per month.

+ 28,000 Education and health services

 Health care and social assistance added 

26,000 jobs in April, with employment 

continuing to expand among the component 

industries. Over the prior 12 months, job 

growth in these industries had averaged 29,000 

per month.

Other Employment Changes*

Mining and logging -3,000

Construction -6,000

Manufacturing 0

Wholesale trade +4,000

Transportation & warehousing +4,000

Utilities 0

Information -9,000

Financial activities +9,000

Other services +4,000

Government -11,000

*Over-the-month changes in this table are not 

statistically significant (based on a 90% 

confidence interval)

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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

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.

Note: Data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, April 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:

165

Current Employment Statistics Summary, April 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
 In April, employment in mining and 

logging changed little. Over the past 3 

months employment in mining and 

logging experienced little net change 

after increasing by 22,000 from 

November through January. The 

slowdown in employment growth for this 

industry coincides with the slackening of 

the pace of petroleum exploration 

(Source: Hughes Rig Count).

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

Employment in mining and logging

April 2013

Level: 864

Change: -3

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.

Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 

months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–April 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Mining and 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: May 3, 2013
 Construction employment changed little (-6,000) in April after 

advancing by 163,000 over the prior 6 months.

NAICS 2361–Residential building construction

 Employment in residential building rose by 6,000 in April, bringing the 

total job gain since January to 12,000. Recent job growth corresponds with 

the Census Bureau’s report that privately-owned housing starts rose 7 

percent over the month in March.

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6,500

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7,500

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8,500

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

Employment in construction

April 2013

Level: 5,790

Change: -6

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.

Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–April 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Employment in residential building

Over-the-month change, January 2008–April 2013

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Construction

CES Highlights Release Date: May 3, 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
Manufacturing

 In April, manufacturing employment was 

unchanged, following a 6-month period when 

employment increased by an average of 11,000 

per month. 

 The 1-month diffusion index of 

manufacturing employment fell from 51.9 in 

March to 44.4 in April. The diffusion index 

measures the dispersion of employment change 

in manufacturing, with a value below 50 

indicating that more manufacturing industries 

are losing jobs than adding them.

 In April, the factory workweek for 

production employees was 0.1 hour shorter. 

The factory workweek is considered a leading 

economic indicator. The shorter workweek 

combined with unchanged employment led to a 

0.2 percent decrease in the April index of 

aggregate weekly hours for production 

employees in manufacturing.

NAICS 3361, 3362, and 3363 combined –

Motor vehicles and parts

 In April, employment in motor vehicles and 

parts manufacturing was essentially 

unchanged. However, since reaching an 

employment trough in June 2009, the industry 

has added 176,000 jobs.

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Employment in manufacturing

Over-the-month change, January 2008–April 2013

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 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: May 3, 2013
 Wholesale trade employment 

continued to trend up (+4,000) in April. 

Since reaching an employment trough in 

May 2010, the industry has added 

302,000 jobs.

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Employment in wholesale trade

Over-the-month change, January 2008–April 2013

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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 3, 2013
 Retail trade employment increased by 

29,000 in April. This employment 

increase was primarily due to gains in 

health and personal care stores (+5,000) 

and general merchandise stores 

(+15,000).

 Recent retail-related indicators have 

been mixed. As Census Bureau data

shows, retail sales for March registered a 

small decline of 0.4 percent. This 

decrease, however, was driven primarily 

by a 2.2 percent decrease in gasoline 

station sales. Automotive sales, as 

measured by MotorIntelligence, declined 

in April, but were up 800,000 over the 

year. According to the U.S. Energy 

Information Administration, the pergallon price of gasoline fell 15 cents in

April and was down 37 cents over the 

year.

 The Conference Board noted that the 

Consumer Confidence Index rose in 

April, continuing a recent up-and-down 

pattern.

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14,200

14,400

14,600

14,800

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15,200

15,400

15,600

15,800

16,000

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

Employment in retail trade

April 2013

Level: 15,078

Change: 29

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.

Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 

months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–April 2013

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 3, 2013
NAICS 446 – Health and personal care stores

 Employment in health and personal care stores increased by 5,000 

in April. The industry has experienced an overall upward trend since 

reaching an employment trough in March 2011. Gains have been 

concentrated in pharmacies and drug stores as well as in cosmetic and 

beauty supply stores.

NAICS 452 – General merchandise stores

 In April, general merchandise stores employment increased by 

15,000, with gains split between department stores and other general 

merchandise stores. Since August of 2012, employment in general 

merchandise stores has increased by 54,000. 

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

Employment in health and personal care stores

April 2013

Level: 1,031

Change: 5

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.

Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–April 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Employment in general merchandise stores

Over-the-month change, January 2008–April 2013

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Retail Trade

CES Highlights Release Date: May 3, 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
NAICS 444 – Building material and 

garden supply stores

 Employment changed little in 

building material and garden supply 

stores in April. Traditionally, April is the 

month with the largest seasonal

employment gains. Thus far, the 

unadjusted buildup through April is in 

line with the prior 2 years.

Year Feb Mar Apr

Buildup 

through 

April May

2008 3 24 39 66 38

2009 -5 10 36 40 30

2010 12 39 46 96 28

2011 7 49 60 116 21

2012 13 53 55 121 20

Average 6 35 47 88 27

2013 17 36 58 111

Building material and garden supply stores spring build up 

Over-the-month employment change in thousands, 

not seasonally adjusted

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 3, 2013
 Employment within transportation and warehousing changed little 

in April.

NAICS 484 – Truck transportation

 Truck transportation gained 12,000 jobs in April, well over its prior 

6-month average employment change. April’s employment gain 

follows positive freight indicators from the Truck Tonnage Index 

(Source: American Trucking Associations) and the Cass Freight Index 

(Source: Cass information Systems).

NAICS 492 – Couriers and messengers

 Employment in couriers and messengers edged down in April. 

Employment has trended downward each month in 2013, bringing its 

level to near pre-holiday levels.

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Employment in transportation and warehousing

April 2013

Level: 4,464

Change: 4

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.

Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–April 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Couriers and messengers

Support activities for transportation

Transit and ground passenger transportation

Truck transportation

Air transportation

Employment in selected transportation industries

April 2013 Prior 6-month average

Over-the-month change, April 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Transportation 

industries:

4

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.

Note: Data are preliminary.

Transportation and Warehousing

CES Highlights Release Date: May 3, 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
 In April, employment in utilities was 

unchanged.

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Employment in utilities

April 2013

Level: 555

Change: 0

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.

Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 

months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–April 2013

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: May 3, 2013
 Information employment edged down 

(-9,000) in April. This change was 

attributable to a loss of 11,000 jobs in 

motion picture and sound recording 

industries. April’s employment decline 

partially offsets gains which occurred 

over the prior 2 months.

 The past year has seen little 

movement, on net, in information 

employment, but the trend over the 

longer term has been one of sustained job 

loss. Since reaching an historical high 

point in March 2001, information 

employment has fallen by over 1 

million—a decline of about 28 percent. 

Although job losses over this time have 

been widespread among information 

industries, they have been especially 

severe in wired telecommunications and 

publishing industries, except internet.

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 3, 2013

2,200

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

Employment in information

April 2013

Level: 2,691

Change: -9

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.

Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 

months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–April 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands
 Employment in financial activities 

continued to trend up in April (+9,000), 

largely due to an increase in credit 

intermediation and related services, which 

added 9,000 jobs over the month. 

Employment in other components within 

financial activities changed little.

 Employment in financial activities has 

increased by an average of 7,000 per month 

since reaching a trough in February 2011.

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Employment in financial activities

Over-the-month change, January 2008–April 2013

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 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

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

CES Highlights Release Date: May 3, 2013
 Professional and business services added 73,000 jobs in April. 

Employment gains were seen in professional and technical services and 

administrative and waste services, which added 23,000 and 43,000 jobs, 

respectively. Employment in management of companies and enterprises 

grew by 7,000, greater than its prior 6-month average monthly change 

(+3,000).

 So far in 2013, professional and business services employment has 

averaged monthly gains of 69,000, totaling 276,000.

NAICS 56132 – Temporary help services

 Employment in temporary help services grew by 31,000 in April. 

The industry has recovered all of the jobs lost in its most recent 

downturn.

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Employment in professional and business services

Over-the-month change, January 2008–April 2013

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Employment in temporary help services

April 2013

Level: 2,665

Change: 31

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.

Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–April 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Professional and business services

CES Highlights Release Date: May 3, 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 continued to trend up in 

April (+28,000). Within the industry, health care employment grew by 

19,000, and social assistance employment continued to trend up over the 

month.

NAICS 62 – Health care

 The employment increase in health care was mostly attributable to 

small job gains in ambulatory healthcare services. Health care has added 

997,000 jobs since June 2009, the end of the most recent recession. 

Health care makes up 13 percent of private nonfarm employment.

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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

April 2013 Prior 6-month average

Over-the-month change, April 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Health care 

industries:

19

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.

Note: Data are preliminary.

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Employment in health care 

Over-the-month change, January 2008–April 2013

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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: May 3, 2013
 Leisure and hospitality added 43,000 

jobs in April. This increase is directly in 

line with the prior 3-month average. Over 

80 percent of April’s job gains occurred 

in food services and drinking places.

 Since reaching an employment trough 

in December 2009, leisure and 

hospitality has added an average of 

29,000 jobs per month, totaling over 1.1

million since the trough. As a result, 

employment in leisure and hospitality 

currently stands 526,000 above its most 

recent December 2007 peak.

11,000

11,500

12,000

12,500

13,000

13,500

14,000

14,500

15,000

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

Employment in leisure and hospitality

April 2013

Level: 14,076

Change: 43

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.

Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 

months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–April 2013

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: May 3, 2013
NAICS 722 – Food services and 

drinking places

 Food services and drinking places 

added 38,000 jobs in April, which is 

stronger than the industry’s prior 3-, 6-, 

and 12-month averages and marks the 

38th consecutive month of job gains in 

the industry. The majority of April’s 

increase was approximately split between 

full- and limited-service restaurants.

 Since reaching a trough in December 

2009, food services and drinking places 

has added 938,000 jobs, accounting for 

more than 80 percent of the job gains in 

leisure and hospitality over the same 

period. Employment in food services and 

drinking places is now 559,000 jobs 

above its most recent peak reached in 

December 2007.

-11

-3

-11

-16

-5

-6

6

-23

-32

-26

-33

-30

-17

-24

-27

-36 44 10

-5

-32

-30

-19

-8

-47 17

-15 15

9 19 10

6 22 47 27 13 19

2 282831 26 24 19 1619 42 56 2227 38 31 21 1215 283333 1717 35 19 49 25 38

-80

-60

-40

-20

0

20

40

60

80

Jan-0 8 Jul-0 8 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

Employment in food services and drinking places

Over-the-month change, January 2008–April 2013

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 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: May 3, 2013
 Employment in other services 

changed little in April. Since reaching an 

employment trough in June 2010, the 

industry has recovered 156,000 jobs, or 

69 percent, of the 225,000 jobs it lost in 

its most recent downturn.

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

April 2013

Level: 5,471

Change: 4

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.

Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 

months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–April 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: May 3, 2013
 Government employment continued to trend down in April 

(-11,000), with small declines occurring in most of its component 

industries. Federal government experienced job losses totaling -25,000 

over the past 3 months. Alternately, state government education 

employment has increased by 34,000 over the same time period.

NAICS 91 – Federal government

 Federal government employment continued to trend down in April 

after declining by 16,000 in March. Federal government, except U.S. 

Postal Service has lost 13,000 jobs over the past 3 months, and the 

U.S. Postal Service has lost 12,000 jobs over the same time frame. 

These job decreases within the federal government coincide with an 

8.4 percent decrease in federal government expenditures for the first 

quarter of 2013, as reported by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

0.0

-1.5

-2.3

1.7

-3.5

-4.9

-8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4

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

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.

Note: Data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, April 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government:

-11

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

April 2013

Level: 2,769

Change: -8

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 03, 2013.

Note: Shaded areas represent recessions as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–April 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government

CES Highlights Release Date: May 3, 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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