Bureau of Labor Statistics

Current Employment Statistics 

Highlights

June 2011

Bureau of Labor Statistics

July 8, 2011

   
2

120,000

122,000

124,000

126,000

128,000

130,000

132,000

134,000

136,000

138,000

140,000

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

Employment in total nonfarm

June 2011

Level: 131,017

Change: 18

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

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

months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–June 2011 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

13

-83

-72

-185

-233

-178

-231

-267

-434

-509

-802

-619

-820

-726

-796

-660

-386

-502

-300

-231

-236

-221

-55

-130

-39

-35

192

277

458

-192

-49

-59

-29

171

93

152

68

235

194

217

25

18

-1,000

-800

-600

-400

-200

0

200

400

600

Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09 Jul-09 Jan-10 Jul-10 Jan-11

Employment in total nonfarm

Over-the-month change, January 2008–June 2011

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

• Nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged in June for the second 

consecutive month. 

• Job gains had averaged 215,000 during the prior 3 months from February through 

April. 
3

-39

5

34

0

12

-15

0

0

4

5

7

6

-9

7

-60 -40 -20 0 20 40

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, July 08, 2011.

Note: Data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, June 2011

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:

18

• Job losses in government offset an employment gain in leisure and hospitality, 

while job growth continued in mining and logging. 

• Employment changed little among other nonfarm industries. 

   
4

4

-128

-87

-186

-240

-217

-265

-317

-434

-491

-787

-636

-841

-721

-787

-773

-326

-438

-287

-215

-213

-250

-34

-102

-42

-21

144

229

48

65

93

110

109

143

128

167

94

261

219

241

73

57

-1,000

-800

-600

-400

-200

0

200

400

Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09 Jul-09 Jan-10 Jul-10 Jan-11

Employment in total private

Over-the-month change, January 2008–June 2011

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

• In June, private employment edged up by 57,000. 

• The average monthly job gain of 65,000 in May and June was substantially below 

the average monthly gain of 240,000 in the preceding 3 months. 

   
5

32.0

32.5

33.0

33.5

34.0

34.5

35.0

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

Average weekly hours, total private

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

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

recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–June 2011 Seasonally adjusted

All employees

Level: 34.3

Change: -0.1

Production employees

Level: 33.6

Change: 0.0

90

92

94

96

98

100

102

Mar-06 Sep-06 Mar-07 Sep-07 Mar-08 Sep-08 Mar-09 Sep-09 Mar-10 Sep-10 Mar-11

Seasonally adjusted, 2007=100

Index of aggregate weekly hours 

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

March 2006–June 2011

June 2011

Level: 93.6

Change: -0.3%

Total private, all employees

• Average weekly hours for all employees fell by 0.1 hour in June, while average 

weekly hours for production employees remained unchanged. 

• The index of aggregate weekly hours for all employees in the private sector 

declined by 0.3 percent, the largest 1-month decline since October 2009, when the 

index declined by 0.5 percent. 
6

-3.0

-2.0

-1.0

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

Mar-07 Sep-07 Mar-08 Sep-08 Mar-09 Sep-09 Mar-10 Sep-10 Mar-11

Over-the-year percent change

Average hourly earnings, all employees, and CPI–U*

Total private earnings CPI–U

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted

June 2011 Earnings: 1.9

May 2011 CPI-U: 3.4

*1982–84=100

March 2007–June 2011

92

94

96

98

100

102

104

Mar-06 Sep-06 Mar-07 Sep-07 Mar-08 Sep-08 Mar-09 Sep-09 Mar-10 Sep-10 Mar-11

Seasonally adjusted, 2007=100

Index of aggregate weekly payrolls 

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

March 2006–June 2011

June 2011

Level: 102.7

Change: -0.3%

Total private, all employees

• Average hourly earnings of all private-sector employees declined by 1 cent in 

June to $22.99; over the year, the series has increased 1.9 percent. 

• The consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) was up 3.4 percent 

over the year ending in May. 

• The index of aggregate weekly payrolls of all private-sector employees fell by 0.3 

percent in June. Despite the decrease in June, the index has increased by 6.5 

percent since reaching a trough in June 2009. 
7

550

600

650

700

750

800

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

Employment in mining and logging

June 2011

Level: 786

Change: 7

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

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

months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–June 2011 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

6

2

7

0

5

66

7

5

-3

-5

-7

-6

-16

-20

-17

-16

-8-8-8

-1

-8

2

-1

55

8

7

11

6

7

8

6

9

1

-1

55

15

11

9

7

-25

-20

-15

-10

-5

0

5

10

15

20

Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09 Jul-09 Jan-10 Jul-10 Jan-11

Employment in mining and logging

Over-the-month change, January 2008–June 2011

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

• Employment in mining and logging increased by 7,000 in June and has grown by 

an average 9,000 jobs per month so far this year. 

• Since reaching an employment low point in October 2009, mining and logging 

has added 125,000 jobs, reflecting a full recovery of the 123,000 jobs lost in the 

industry between September 2008 and October 2009. 
8

5,000

5,500

6,000

6,500

7,000

7,500

8,000

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

Jan-01 Jan-03 Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11

Construction employment

Specialty trade employment

Residential specialty trade contractors

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

Construction

Employment in selected construction industries

January 2001-June 2011

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

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

recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

• Construction employment in both residential and nonresidential specialty trade 

contractors was essentially unchanged in June. 

• After heavy losses from April 2006 to mid-2010, construction employment has 

been essentially unchanged on net over the past year. 

   
9

11,000

12,000

13,000

14,000

15,000

16,000

17,000

18,000

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

Employment in manufacturing

June 2011

Level: 11,707

Change: 6

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

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

months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–June 2011 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

2.5

-0.2

2.3

0.7

2.0

4.1

7.8

1.3

-0.8

-5.1

-10 -5 0 5 10

Miscellaneous manufacturing

Furniture and related products

Transportation equipment

Electrical equipment and appliances

Computer and electronic products

Machinery

Fabricated metal products

Primary metals

Nonmetallic mineral products

Wood products

Employment in durable goods

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

Note: Data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, June 2011

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Durable goods:

15

• Manufacturing employment was little changed in June for the second consecutive 

month, following gains totaling 164,000 between November 2010 and April 2011. 

• In June, job gains in fabricated metal products were partially offset by a loss in 

wood products. 

• The 1-month diffusion index in manufacturing remained above 50 in June (52.5), 

but is below a recent high in January 2011. The index measures the dispersion of 

employment change across industries; a value of 50 indicates more industries are 

adding jobs than losing jobs. 
10

38.0

38.5

39.0

39.5

40.0

40.5

41.0

41.5

42.0

42.5

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

Average weekly hours, manufacturing

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

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

recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–June 2011 Seasonally adjusted

Production employees

Level: 41.4

Change: -0.1

All employees

Level: 40.3

Change: -0.3

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

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

Average weekly overtime hours, manufacturing

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

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

2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–June 2011 Seasonally adjusted

All employees

Level: 3.1

Change: -0.1

Production employees

Level: 4.1

Change: 0.0

• Average weekly hours for production workers in manufacturing fell by 0.1 hour, 

while average weekly hours for all employees in the industry fell by 0.3 hour. 

• Average weekly overtime hours for all employees in manufacturing fell by 0.1 

hour to 3.1 hours in June. 
11

7,600

7,700

7,800

7,900

8,000

8,100

8,200

8,300

8,400

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

Employment in financial activities

June 2011

Level: 7,611

Change: -15

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

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

months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–June 2011 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

-7

-11

0

-11

-6

-13

-17

-20

-30

-33

-45

-34

-52

-53

-42

-51

-23

-25

-12

-25

-12

-14

0

-7

-16

-9

-14

5

-8

-12

-10

-2

0

1

-1

1

-10

-1

5

1

14

-15

-60

-50

-40

-30

-20

-10

0

10

20

Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09 Jul-09 Jan-10 Jul-10 Jan-11

Employment in financial activities

Over-the-month change, January 2008–June 2011

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

• Financial activities employment edged down by 15,000 in June. 

• The decline offset a small gain in May. 

• Financial activities employment has remained flat since August 2010. 
12

-0.5

-9.5

-11.1

-0.4

1.2

5.7

0.2

2.2

24.2

-20 -10 0 10 20 30

- Services to buildings

- Employment services

Administrative and waste services ̊

Management of companies

- Management and technical consulting

- Computer systems design

- Architectural and engineering

- Accounting and bookkeeping

Professional and technical ̊

Employment in selected professional and business services

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

Note: Data are preliminary.

 ̊Includes additional component industries not shown seperately.

Over-the-month change, June 2011

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Professional and 

business services:

12

1,700

1,800

1,900

2,000

2,100

2,200

2,300

2,400

2,500

2,600

2,700

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

Employment in temporary help services

June 2011

Level: 2,229

Change: -12

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

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

months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–June 2011 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

• Employment in professional and business services edged up by 12,000 in June. 

• A gain of 24,000 jobs in professional and technical services was partially offset 

by a loss of 12,000 jobs in temporary help services. 

• Temporary help services employment has been relatively flat thus far in 2011, 

averaging monthly gains of 4,000, down from an average job gain of 26,000 per 

month in 2010. 
13

33

30

30

37

24

26

31

19

14

19

32

24

14

23

8

12

28

24

21

19

20

22

24

22

12

16

35

17

15

16

25

27

23

30

20

28

13

27

30

33

18

14

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09 Jul-09 Jan-10 Jul-10 Jan-11

Employment in health care 

Over-the-month change, January 2008–June 2011

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

1.0

-4.0

5.3

0.2

5.0

16.5

-10 -5 0 5 10 15 20

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

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

Note: Data are preliminary.

 ̊Includes additional component industries not shown seperately.

Over-the-month change, June 2011

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Health care 

industries:

14

• Health care employment continued to increase in June. 

• The industry has added 369,000 jobs since total nonfarm reached a trough in 

February 2010 and has accounted for slightly more than 1 of every 5 nonfarm jobs 

added since then. 

• Ambulatory health care services added 17,000 jobs in June, mostly in offices of 

physicians and in home health care. 
14

11,000

11,500

12,000

12,500

13,000

13,500

14,000

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

Employment in leisure and hospitality

June 2011

Level: 13,210

Change: 34

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

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

months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–June 2011 Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

2

-3

2

-22

-29

-9

-28

-30

-51

-24

-55

-34

-35

-34

-56

-63

39

-24

-12

-17

-8

-51

-14

-50

-1

1

31

35

-3

23

-5

38

52

-31

-15

17

-3

54

46

29

-24

34

-80

-60

-40

-20

0

20

40

60

Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09 Jul-09 Jan-10 Jul-10 Jan-11

Employment in leisure and hospitality

Over-the-month change, January 2008–June 2011

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

• Employment in leisure and hospitality edged up by 34,000, following a decline of 

24,000 in May. 

• In June, employment grew in both arts, entertainment, and recreation (+19,000) 

and in accommodation and food services (+15,000). 
15

-5.9

-12.6

-6.1

-0.6

-3.7

-10.2

-15 -10 -5 0

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, July 08, 2011.

Note: Data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, June 2011

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government:

-39

14,000

14,100

14,200

14,300

14,400

14,500

14,600

14,700

14,800

14,900

15,000

5,000

5,050

5,100

5,150

5,200

5,250

5,300

5,350

5,400

5,450

5,500

Jan-07 Aug-07 Mar-08 Oct-08 May-09 Dec-09 Jul-10 Feb-11

Local government

State government

Employment in state and local government

January 2007 - June 2011

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Local

State

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 08, 2011.

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

recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

• Employment in government declined by 39,000 in June. Local government 

education (-13,000) and federal, except U.S. Postal Service (-10,000) led the 

declines.

• Employment in both state government and local government continued to trend 

down over the month and have been falling since the second half of 2008.

• Since peaking in September 2008, local government employment has declined by 

468,000, a 3.2 percent decrease.