December 2019

Release Date: January 10, 2020

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 2019

CES Highlights Release Date: January 10, 2020

 Over the past year, employment in retail 

trade showed little net change (+9,000), 

similar to employment in 2018 (+14,000). 

+36,000 Education and Health Services

Employment in health care rose by 28,000 in 

December, with ambulatory health care 

services (+23,000) and hospitals (+9,000) 

contributing to the growth. 

 In 2019, employment in health care 

expanded by 399,000, compared with 350,000 

jobs gained in 2018. 

 Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 

145,000 in December. Over the year, job 

growth totaled 2.1 million, compared with a 

gain of 2.7 million in 2018. In December, retail 

trade and health care added jobs over the 

month, while mining lost jobs. 

 The employment change for November 

revised down from +266,000 to +256,000, and 

the change for October also revised down 

from +156,000 to +152,000. Incorporating 

revisions, job growth has averaged 184,000 

per month over the past 3 months.

 Average hourly earnings for all employees 

on private, nonfarm payrolls rose by 3 cents, 

or 0.1 percent, in December. Hourly earnings 

are up 2.9 percent over the year. Average 

weekly hours, at 34.3 hours, were unchanged 

over the month. 

 

+41,000 Retail Trade 

 Employment in retail trade rose by 41,000 in 

December. Within the industry, clothing and 

clothing accessory stores added 33,000 jobs, 

more than offsetting a loss of 22,000 in 

November. Employment in building material 

and garden supply stores also added jobs over 

the month (+7,000), following a decline of 

6,000 in November. 

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Over-the-month change Annual average

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, January 10, 2020.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, January 2016–December 2019

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Employment in total nonfarm

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade: 

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

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Education

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Other

Services Government
+20,000 Construction

 Employment in construction changed little 

(+20,000) in December. Over the year, the 

industry added 151,000 jobs, less than half the 

307,000 gain in 2018.

+10,000 Professional and Business Services 

 Employment in professional and business 

services changed little in December. 

 Over the year, employment in the industry 

increased by 397,000, compared with 561,000 

jobs added in 2018. 

-9,000 Mining and Logging 

 Mining employment fell by 8,000 in 

December. Support activities for mining 

(-8,000) and coal mining (-1,000) accounted 

for the loss. Oil and gas extraction added 3,000 

jobs.

 In 2019, employment in mining declined by 

24,000, after rising by 63,000 in 2018. 

-10,000 Transportation and Warehousing

Employment in transportation and 

warehousing changed little (-10,000) in 

December, with couriers and messenger 

services accounting for a loss of 9,000 jobs. 

 Over the year, employment in 

transportation and warehousing rose by 

57,000, compared with an increase of 216,000 

in 2018.

 

-12,000 Manufacturing

 Employment in manufacturing changed 

little over the month (-12,000) and over the

year (+46,000). In 2018, employment in the 

industry rose by 264,000. 

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Other services

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Information

Utilities

Transportation and warehousing

Retail trade*

Wholesale trade

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining and logging*

Employment in total nonfarm

December 2019 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, December 2019

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 10, 2020.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, December 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

CES Highlights Release Date: January 10, 2020
 Mining employment declined by 8,000 in 

December. Job losses in support activities 

for mining (-8,000) and mining, except oil 

and gas (-2,000) were partially offset by a

gain in oil and gas extraction employment 

(+3,000). Since reaching an employment 

peak in May 2019, mining has lost 30,000 

jobs.

 In December, the contraction in mining 

employment was reflected by a decline in 

the number of domestic rotary oil rigs.

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Employment in mining

December 2019 Level: 681

OTM Change: -8*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 10, 2020.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2009–December 2019

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: January 10, 2020
 Construction employment changed little in 

December (+20,000). In 2019, construction 

added 151,000 jobs, down from the 307,000 

added in 2018.

 

 The flatness in construction employment 

in December followed increases in 

construction spending and new home sales

in November.

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Employment in construction

December 2019 Level: 7,551

OTM Change: 20

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 10, 2020.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2009–December 2019

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Construction

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade: 

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

CES Highlights Release Date: January 10, 2020
 Manufacturing employment changed little in December (-12,000). 

Over the year, manufacturing employment also changed little (+46,000), 

well below the 264,000 jobs added in 2018. 

 Employment in fabricated metal products decreased by 7,000 in 

December, the industry’s largest 1-month employment decline since 

February 2016.

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Over-the-month change, January 2016–December 2019

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 10, 2020. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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Over-the-month change, January 2016–December 2019

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 10, 2020. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Manufacturing

CES Highlights Release Date: January 10, 2020

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 December, the 1-month diffusion index for manufacturing fell 21.1 

points to 44.7. The index has been below 50 in 4 of the past 5 months. A 

value below 50 indicates more manufacturing industries are losing jobs 

than adding them.

 Average weekly hours of all employees in manufacturing were

unchanged at 40.5 hours in December, but have declined 0.5 hour since 

reaching a peak in August 2018. The average workweek of production 

employees was unchanged at 41.4 hours, but has declined 1.0 hour since 

reaching a peak in April 2018. 

 

 

 

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Average weekly hours, manufacturing

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 10, 2020.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2007–December 2019

Seasonally adjusted

Production employees

Level: 41.4

Change: 0.0

All employees

Level: 40.5

Change: 0.0

Manufacturing

CES Highlights Release Date: January 10, 2020

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 changed little

in December (+8,000). In 2019, wholesale trade 

added 62,000 jobs, slightly less than the 75,000 

added in 2018. Durable goods added 42,000 jobs 

in 2019 compared to 64,000 added the prior year.

 

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Employment in wholesale trade

Over-the-month change, January 2016–December 2019

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 10, 2020. 

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 10, 2020
 Employment in retail trade increased 

by 41,000 in December. Over the year, 

industry employment changed little 

(+9,000), but has declined by 111,000 

since reaching a peak in January 2017. 

 Over the month, employment gains 

occurred in clothing and clothing 

accessories stores (+33,000) and building 

materials and garden supply stores 

(+7,000). These job gains mostly offset 

losses in November.

 Recent retail-related economic 

indicators are mixed. The per gallon 

price of regular gasoline declined in 

December (U.S. Energy Information 

Administration). Retail Sales and Real 

Personal Disposable Income were up in 

November. Conversely, the Consumer 

Confidence Index declined slightly in 

December.

 

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, January 10, 2020.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, January 2016–December 2019

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Employment in retail trade

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 10, 2020
 Employment in transportation and warehousing changed little (-10,000) 

in December. In 2019, job growth slowed considerably in the industry, with 

only 57,000 jobs added, compared to 216,000 jobs added in 2018. Rail 

transportation lost 21,000 jobs, accounting for most of the job losses in 

2019, while job growth slowed in couriers and messengers and in 

warehousing and storage. Employment in truck transportation changed 

little (-2,000) in 2019 after rising by 44,000 jobs in 2018. 

 

 Within transportation and warehousing, couriers and messengers lost 

9,000 jobs in December, more than offsetting a gain of 5,000 in November. 

 

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, January 10, 2020. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, January 2016–December 2019

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Employment in transportation and warehousing

Transportation and Warehousing

CES Highlights Release Date: January 10, 2020

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 flat in 

December (+1,000) and showed little net 

change in 2019 (-2,000).

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Employment in utilities

December 2019 Level: 552

OTM Change: 1

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 10, 2020.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2009–December 2019

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: January 10, 2020
 

 Employment in information was flat in December (+3,000) and showed 

little net change over the year.

 Telecommunications lost 28,000 jobs in 2019, compared to a loss of

34,000 jobs in 2018. 

 Other information services employment—which includes telephonebased information services, internet entertainment sites, and web search 

portals—added 26,000 jobs in 2019. This industy had added 24,000 jobs 

in 2018.

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Employment in telecommunications

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Employment in other information services

Information

CES Highlights Release Date: January 10, 2020

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 financial activities 

changed little in December (+6,000). In 

2019, the industry added 122,000 jobs, 

after adding 115,000 jobs in 2018. 

 Real estate (+51,000) and insurance 

carriers and related activities (+29,000) 

accounted for most of the jobs added in 

financial activities during 2019.

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 10, 2020

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Real estate and rental and leasing

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Securities and commodities

 - Commercial banking

Credit intermediation1

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December 2019 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, December 2019

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Financial 

activities:

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 10, 2020.

Data are preliminary.

1 Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance
 Employment in professional and business services changed little in 

December (+10,000), well below the industry’s prior 6-month average 

(+39,000). Below-trend employment changes occurred throughout most 

component industries.

 In 2019, employment in professional and business services increased 

by 397,000, compared to a gain of 561,000 in 2018. Employment 

growth slowed significantly in administrative and waste services 

(+77,000) in 2019, compared to (+207,000) in 2018. A majority of this 

slowing occurred in temporary help services.

 

 Employment in professional and technical services increased by 

275,000 in 2019, while management of companies added 46,000 jobs. 

Both industries experienced slightly slower growth in 2019 compared to 

2018. 

 

 

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 10, 2020.

Data are preliminary.

1 Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance

Professional and Business Services

CES Highlights Release Date: January 10, 2020

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 health care grew by 28,000 in December. Employment 

gains were concentrated in ambulatory health care services (+23,000) and 

hospitals (+9,000), while nursing care facilities lost 7,000 jobs.

 Health care added 399,000 jobs in 2019, compared to 350,000 in 2018. 

Within ambulatory health care services, job gains in 2019 were led by 

home health care services (+78,000) and offices of physicians (+76,000).

Hospitals added 102,000 jobs in 2019, in line with the gains in 2018. 

 Employment in social assistance grew by 158,000 in 2019, with individual 

and family services accounting for 76 percent of the growth. 

 

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Health care 

industries:

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 10, 2020.

Data are preliminary.

1 Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance

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2017 2018 2019

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 10, 2020. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Private Education and Health Services

CES Highlights Release Date: January 10, 2020

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 December, employment in leisure and hospitality continued to 

trend up (+40,000). The industry added 388,000 jobs in 2019, after 

adding 359,000 jobs in 2018.

 

 Employment in food services and drinking places continued to trend 

up in December (+16,000). The industry has gained an average of 32,000 

jobs over the prior 5 months.

 

 The U.S. Census Bureau reported positive year-over-year sales growth 

for food services and drinking places throughout 2019, including 5.1 

percent in November—the most recent month for which data is 

available. The industry also benefitted from lower gas prices and modest 

inflation in 2019, setting the stage for employment to grow by 271,000 

jobs, similar to growth in 2018.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 10, 2020.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, January 10, 2020.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, January 2016–December 2019

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Employment in food services and drinking places

Leisure and Hospitality

CES Highlights Release Date: January 10, 2020

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 other services 

changed little in December (+5,000), 

with no significant changes in any 

component industry. In 2019, other 

services employment rose by 80,000, 

similar to gains in 2018. 

-3 16

8

6

-7 13

4 13 16

-3 12

-14 16 11

55 11 1055

-3 14

9

3

44

1 1315 18

-12

6

7

7

1 11

9

4 19 16

-3 15

7

5

-5

-2 10

5

-25

-20

-15

-10

-5

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Jan-16 Jul-16 Jan-17 Jul-17 Jan-18 Jul-18 Jan-19 Jul-19

Employment in other services

Over-the-month change, January 2016–December 2019

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 10, 2020. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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 10, 2020
 In December, employment in government changed little (+6,000). Over 

the year, government added 161,000 jobs, compared to 96,000 in 2018.

 Employment in local government continued to trend up in December 

(+14,000) and now exceeds its most recent peak in July 2008 by 25,000. 

Local government added 131,000 jobs in 2019, compared to 74,000 in 

2018.

11

3

-4

-3

-3

2

-8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

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

December 2019 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, December 2019

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government:

6

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 10, 2020.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

13,800

14,000

14,200

14,400

14,600

14,800

Jan-09 Jan-11 Jan-13 Jan-15 Jan-17 Jan-19

Employment in local government

December 2019 Level: 14,635

OTM Change: 14

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 10, 2020.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2009–December 2019

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government

CES Highlights Release Date: January 10, 2020

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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