December 2018

Release Date: January 4, 2019

Prepared by Analysts 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 Summary, December 2018

CES Highlights Release Date: January 4, 2019

jobs gained in 2017. Employment in hospitals 

rose by 108,000 over the year, up from 70,000 

jobs added in 2017. 

+55,000 Leisure and Hospitality 

 Within leisure and hospitality, employment 

in food services and drinking places rose by 

41,000 in December. Over the past year, this 

industry added 235,000 jobs, similar to an 

increase of 261,000 in 2017. 

+38,000 Construction

 Employment in construction rose by 38,000 

in December. Within the industry, heavy and 

civil engineering construction (+16,000) and 

nonresidential specialty trade contractors 

 Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 

312,000 in December. Over the year, 

employment rose by 2.6 million, compared 

with a gain of 2.2 million in 2017. In 

December, health care, food services and 

drinking places, construction, manufacturing, 

and retail trade added jobs. 

 The employment change for November 

revised up from +155,000 to +176,000, and 

the change for October also revised up from 

+237,000 to +274,000. Incorporating

revisions, job growth has averaged 254,000 

per month over the past 3 months.

 Average hourly earnings for all employees

on private, nonfarm payrolls rose by 11 cents 

in December. Hourly earnings are up 3.2

percent over the year. Average weekly hours, 

at 34.5 hours, increased by 0.1 hour over the 

month, offsetting a 0.1-hour decrease in 

November. 

 

+82,000 Education and Health Services

 Employment in health care rose by 50,000 

in December, with home health care services 

(+13,000), hospitals (+7,000), and offices of 

dentists (+7,000) contributing to the growth. 

 In 2018, employment in health care 

expanded by 346,000, compared with 284,000 

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Over-the-month change Annual average

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, January 04, 2019.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, January 2015–December 2018

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Employment in total nonfarm

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
(+16,000) added jobs. Over the year, 

construction added 280,000 jobs, compared 

with an increase of 250,000 in 2017.

+32,000 Manufacturing

 In December, employment in 

manufacturing rose by 32,000. Durable goods 

industries accounted for 19,000 of the 

increase, including job gains in fabricated 

metal products (+7,000) and computer and 

electronic products (+4,000). In 2018, 

employment in manufacturing expanded by 

284,000, compared with a gain of 207,000 jobs 

in 2017. 

+24,000 Retail Trade 

 Employment in retail trade rose by 24,000 in 

December. Within the industry, general 

merchandise stores (+15,000) and automobile 

dealers (+6,000) added jobs. Sporting goods, 

hobby, book, and music stores lost 9,000 jobs. 

Over the past year, retail trade added 92,000

jobs, after little net change in 2017 (-29,000). 

+43,000 Professional and Business Services 

 Employment in professional and business 

services continued to trend up in December. 

Over the year, employment in the industry

increased by 583,000, after rising by 458,000 

in 2017. 

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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

December 2018 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, December 2018

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:

312*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 04, 2019.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, December 2018

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: January 4, 2019
 Employment in mining edged up by 

4,000 in December. Coal mining gained 

1,000 jobs. Over the year, mining added 

62,000 jobs. However, job growth 

slowed from 7,000 per month during the 

first half of the year to 3,000 per month 

in the last half. 

 Recent weakness in mining 

employment is consistent with a 15-

percent decline in oil prices from 

November to December. 

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Employment in mining

Over-the-month change, January 2015–December 2018

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 04, 2019. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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: January 4, 2019
 Construction employment rose by 

38,000 in December. Heavy and civil 

engineering construction and nonresidential specialty trade contractors 

both led with gains of 16,000 jobs each. 

Employment in construction of 

buildings (+8,000) continued to trend 

up.

Construction added 280,000 jobs in 

2018, yet employment in the industry 

was still 374,000 below its last peak in 

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Employment in construction

Over-the-month change, January 2015–December 2018

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 04, 2019. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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: January 4, 2019
 In December, employment in manufacturing continued to rise (+32,000). 

Over the year, manufacturing added 284,000 jobs, compared to 207,000 in 

2017. Durable goods accounted for 76 percent of the 2018 job gains, 

adding 216,000.

 The 1-month diffusion index for manufacturing increased by 4.6 points 

to 67.1. A value over 50 indicates that more industries are adding jobs than 

losing them. 

 

 

 Within durable goods, fabricated metal products (+7,000) and computer 

and electronic products (+4,000) continued to add jobs in December,

reflecting stronger annualized growth of Industrial Production in both 

industries, as of November. Over the year, fabricated metal products

added 48,000 jobs, while computer and electronic products added 22,000. 

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, January 04, 2019. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, January 2015–December 2018

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Employment in manufacturing

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Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing

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Wood products

Employment in durable goods

December 2018 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, December 2018

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Durable goods:

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 04, 2019.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

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Manufacturing

CES Highlights Release Date: January 4, 2019

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 wholesale trade continued to trend up in 

December (+8,000), bringing the industry’s employment gain 

for 2018 to 89,000 and representing an improvement over the 

68,000 jobs added in 2017. Approximately two-thirds of the 

2018 job growth occurred in durable goods (+59,000). 

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Employment in wholesale trade

Over-the-month change, January 2015–December 2018

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 04, 2019. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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: January 4, 2019
 Retail trade employment increased by 

24,000 in December. Over the year, 

employment in the industry grew by 

92,000 after little net change in 2017 

(-29,000).

 In December, motor vehicle and parts 

dealers (7,000) and general merchandise 

stores (15,000) added jobs. These gains 

were partially offset by a decline in 

sporting goods, hobby, book, and music 

stores (-9,000).

 Recent retail-related economic 

indicators have been mixed. Retail Sales 

increased by 0.3 percent in November

and were up by 4.0 percent year over 

year. U.S. Light Weight Vehicle Sales

edged down by 0.6 percent in November. 

The Consumer Confidence Index

decreased by 6.1 percent in December.

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: January 4, 2019
 Employment in transportation and warehousing was flat in December 

(+2,000) after rising by 29,000 in November. Couriers and messenger 

services lost 5,000 jobs; however, the decline followed a particularly large 

gain in November (+13,000).

 In 2018, transportation and warehousing added 190,000 jobs. This is 

more jobs than the industry had added in a calendar year since 2014 

(+220,000). Over the past year, job gains were driven by expansion in 

couriers and messengers (+65,000), warehousing and storage (+53,000), 

and truck transportation (+37,000).

 

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, January 04, 2019. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, January 2015–December 2018

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Employment in transportation and warehousing

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Truck transportation

Air transportation

Employment in select transportation and warehousing industries

Over-the-month change, December 2018

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

December 2018 Prior 12-month average

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey January 4, 2019.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Transportation 

industries:

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Transportation and Warehousing

CES Highlights Release Date: January 4, 2019

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 was 

essentially unchanged in December and 

has shown little net change over the 

year.

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Employment in utilities

Over-the-month change, January 2015–December 2018

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 04, 2019. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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: January 4, 2019
 Information employment changed little 

in December (-1,000) and over the year 

(-16,000). 

Within the sector, telecommunications

lost 26,000 jobs in 2018, while other 

information services added 17,000.

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Employment in information

December 2018 Level: 2,760

OTM Change: -1

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 04, 2019.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

January 2008–December 2018

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: January 4, 2019
 Employment in financial activities 

changed little in December (+6,000). 

Within the sector, nondepository credit 

intermediation lost 5,000 jobs.

 Over the year, financial activities 

employment grew by 110,000, a gain of 

1.3 percent—below the 2017 growth 

rate of 1.7 percent. A notable change in 

trend occurred in credit intermediation, 

which lost 17,000 jobs since June,

leaving employment flat over the year 

(-0.2 percent) and following a gain of 1.0 

percent in 2017. Insurance carriers and 

related activities also saw weaker 

growth in 2018.

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: January 4, 2019

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Securities and commodities

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Real estate

Rental and leasing services

Employment in select financial activities industries

2018 2017

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 04, 2019

Data are preliminary

*denotes 12-month significance

Over-the-year changes, 2017 and 2018

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Financial activities overthe-year changes

2017: 142*

2018: 110*

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 Employment in professional and business services continued to trend up in 

December (+43,000). In 2018, the industry added 583,000 jobs, 125,000 more 

than in 2017. Industry employment has been trending up since the most recent 

employment trough in August 2009.

 In December, employment in most professional and technical services 

industries continued to trend up. In 2018, professional and technical services 

added 286,000 jobs, compared to the 182,000 jobs gained in 2017. Year-to-year 

trends accelerated in accounting and bookkeeping services, computer systems 

design and related services, and scientific research and development services. 

 Employment in administrative and waste services also continued to trend up 

in December (+25,000). This industry added 269,000 jobs in 2018, slightly more 

than the 238,000 in 2017. Most of the component industries experienced very 

similar annual changes compared to the prior year. Job growth accelerated 

slightly in services to building and dwelling places and in waste management 

and remediation services. Temporary help services experienced an annual 

change in 2018 (+99,000) similar to 2017.

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and enterprises

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Over-the-month change Prior-3 mo. Avg. Prior-6 mo. Avg Prior-12 mo. Avg

Over-the-month change and prior averages, December 2018

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 04, 2019

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

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Annual change, 2013 - 2018

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Prior-5-year average

Professional and technical

services

Management of companies 

and enterprises

Administrative and waste

services

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 04, 2019.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

CES Highlights Release Date: January 4, 2019

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

Professional and Business Services
 Health care ended 2018 strongly as it added 50,000 jobs in December. 

Employment gains were concentrated in ambulatory health care services, 

which added 38,000 jobs. Home health care services added 13,000 jobs, 

while offices of dentists added 7,000. Other industries within ambulatory 

health care posted gains near their prior 12-month average change. 

Elsewhere in health care, hospital employment also expanded, adding 

7,000 in December. 

 

 Health care added 346,000 jobs in 2018, more than the 284,000 added 

in 2017. Within ambulatory health care services, home health care services 

added 58,000 jobs in 2018, the most of any industry within health care. 

Hospitals also had a strong year, adding more jobs than in either of the 

previous 2 years. 

 

 

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Health care component industries

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Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Health care: 

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, January 4, 2019.

Data are prelimiary.

*denotes significance

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 04, 2019. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Private Education and Health Services

CES Highlights Release Date: January 4, 2019

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 

increased by 55,000 in December, which was 

concentrated in food services and drinking 

places.

 Leisure and hospitality added 306,000 jobs 

over the year, after adding 354,000 in 2017. 

Food services and drinking places, buoyed by 

strong sales, gained 235,000 jobs in 2018.

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Over-the-month change Annual average

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, January 04, 2019.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, January 2015–December 2018

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Employment in leisure and hospitality

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: January 4, 2019
 Employment in other services

changed little in December (+8,000). 

The industry added 70,000 jobs in 2018, 

less than the 109,000 jobs added in 

2017. Over the year, personal and 

laundry services added 34,000 jobs.

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Employment in other services

December 2018 Level: 5,892

OTM Change: 8 

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 04, 2019.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

January 2008–December 2018

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: January 4, 2019
 In December, employment in 

government changed little (+11,000). 

U.S. Postal Service lost 4,000 jobs after a 

gain of 6,000 in November. Employment 

in both state and local government was

essentially unchanged. 

 Government employment changed 

little in 2018. 

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Employment in government

December 2018 Level: 22,405

OTM Change: 11

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 04, 2019.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

January 2008–December 2018

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

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Services Government

CES Highlights Release Date: January 4, 2019
Prepared by Staff of the National Estimates Branch

Current Employment Statistics Survey

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Osman Alhassan

Michael Calvillo

Wander Cedeño

Steve Crestol

Tyler Downing

Katelynn Harris

Mike McCall

John Mullins

Michael Osifalujo

Edward Park

Carson Wilson

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