June 2019

Release Date: July 5, 2019

Prepared by Analysts 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, June 2019

 

CES Highlights Release Date: July 5, 2019

+51,000 Professional and Business Services

 Employment in professional and business 

services rose by 51,000 in June, with 

professional and technical services accounting 

for 30,000 of the increase. Over the past 12 

months, professional and business services has 

added 482,000 jobs.

+24,000 Transportation and warehousing

 Transportation and warehousing added 

24,000 in June. Within the industry, 

employment increased in couriers and 

messengers (+7,000) and in air transportation 

(+3,000). Over the past 12 months, 

 Nonfarm employment increased by 

224,000 in June, after edging up in May

(+72,000). Professional and business services, 

health care, and transportation and 

warehousing added jobs over the month.

 The employment change for May revised 

down slightly from +75,000 to +72,000, and 

the change for April also revised down from 

+224,000 to +216,000. On net, employment 

over April and May is 11,000 lower than 

previously reported.

 Average hourly earnings of all privatesector employees increased by 6 cents in June. 

Over the year, hourly earnings have risen by

3.1 percent. Average weekly hours, at 34.4

hours, were unchanged in June. 

+61,000 Education and Health Services

 Health care added 35,000 jobs in June. 

Among health care providers, employment 

increased in ambulatory care services

(+19,000) and hospitals (+11,000). Over the 

past 12 months, health care has added 

403,000 jobs.

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Over-the-month change Annual average

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, July 05, 2019.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, January 2016–June 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

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

Other

Services Government
CES Highlights Release Date: July 5, 2019

employment in transportation and 

warehousing has grown by 158,000.

+21,000 Construction

 In June, employment continued to trend 

upward in construction (+21,000). So far in 

2019, the industry has added an average 

18,000 jobs per month, compared to 26,000 

per month in 2018. 

+17,000 Manufacturing

 Manufacturing employment edged up in 

June (+17,000), following little change in 

recent months. So far this year, the average 

monthly employment change in the industry 

has slowed to +8,000 per month, compared to 

+22,000 per month in 2018.

+33,000 Government

 Local government, excluding education, 

added 26,000 jobs over the month. Over the 

year, government employment has risen by 

100,000, with 74,000 coming from local 

government, excluding education.

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Leisure and hospitality

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Information

Utilities

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Retail trade

Wholesale trade

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining and logging

Employment in total nonfarm

June 2019 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, June 2019

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 05, 2019.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Current Employment Statistics Summary, June 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 mining changed little

in June, while the price of West Texas 

Intermediate fell 16.1 percent over the 

month.

 Thus far in 2019, mining employment 

has shown little change, averaging 

+1,000 per month. The industry had 

added 5,000 jobs per month in 2018.

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Employment in mining

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

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 05, 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: July 5, 2019
 Construction employment edged up by 

21,000 in June. In the first half of 2019, 

construction has added 108,000 jobs, with 

nonresidential specialty trade contractors 

accounting for 63 percent of the gain. 

 Employment in nonresidential specialty 

trade contractors ticked up by 12,000 in June. 

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Employment in construction

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

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 05, 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: July 5, 2019
 Manufacturing employment edged up in June (+17,000), following little 

change in recent months. Manufacturing has added an average 8,000 jobs 

per month so far this year, after adding an average 22,000 per month in 

2018. 

 The 1-month diffusion index increased by 7.9 points to 59.9, 

demonstrating that job growth in the industry was more widespread in 

June.

 Average weekly hours of all employees in manufacturing ticked up by 0.1 

hour to 40.7 hours. The average workweek of production employees also 

ticked up by 0.1 to 41.7 hours.

 June marks 40 years since the all-time peak employment in 

manufacturing at 19.6 million in 1979. Employment in June 2019, at 12.9 

million, was down 6.7 million or 24 percent from the all-time peak. 

 Durable goods drove the employment change in June, edging up by 

12,000. Within durable goods, computer and electronic products added 

7,000 jobs and has added 50,000 since reaching a trough in July 2017. 

 Within nondurable goods, plastics and rubber products added 4,000 jobs 

in July, and employment has trended up by 11,000 over the year. 

 

 

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, July 05, 2019. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Employment in manufacturing

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 05, 2019.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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Manufacturing

CES Highlights Release Date: July 5, 2019

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade: 

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

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Services Government
 Employment in wholesale trade was unchanged in June, 

though the industry has added 102,000 jobs over the last year,

with durable goods accounting for 68 percent of those gains.

 

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Employment in wholesale trade

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

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 05, 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: July 5, 2019
 Retail trade employment continued on 

a downward trend in June (-6,000). Since 

reaching a peak in January 2017, industry 

employment has declined by 167,000 or 

1.0 percent.

 Recent retail-related economic 

indicators have been mixed. Personal 

Income grew by 0.5 percent in May. 

Retail Salesincreased by 0.5 percent in 

May. E-Commerce Salesfor the first 

quarter of 2019 rose by 3.6 percent from 

the fourth quarter of 2018. Conversely, 

the Consumer Confidence Index declined 

by 7.5 percentage pointsin June.

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: July 5, 2019
 Transportation and warehousing 

added 24,000 jobs in June. So far this 

year, the industry has added an average

9,000 jobs per month, compared to 

18,000 per month in 2018.

 Among the component industries, air 

transportation (+3,000) and couriers and 

messengers (+7,000) added jobs in June. 

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Employment in select transportation and warehousing industries

Over-the-month change, June 2019

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

June 2019 Prior 12-month average

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey July 5, 2019.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Transportation

and warehousing:

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Transportation and Warehousing

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: July 5, 2019
 Employment in utilities changed little

from May to June (+1,000).

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Employment in utilities

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

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 05, 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

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Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

CES Highlights Release Date: July 5, 2019
 Information employment changed little in 

June (+2,000).

 Over the year, information employment 

also was little changed (-23,000); however, 

telecommunications employment has 

decreased by 33,000, while other information 

services—such as news syndicates, libraries 

and archives, and web search portals—have 

added 17,000 jobs.

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

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Employment in information

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: July 5, 2019

June 2019
 Employment in financial activities 

changed little in June (+2,000), although 

the industry has added 88,000 jobs over 

the year. Real estate and rental and 

leasing accounted for 71,000 of the job 

gains over this period. 

 

 

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: July 5, 2019
 Professional and business services added 51,000 jobs in June. During the 

first half of 2019, employment grew at a 2.0 percent annualized rate (or 

208,000), compared to 2.7 percent in 2018. Among the major component 

industries, employment in professional and technical services continued to 

grow at 3.2 percent, while job growth in management of companies and 

enterprises and in administrative and waste services slowed from their 2018 

rates.

 In June, employment in professional and technical services increased by 

30,000. Computer systems design and related services (+7,000) and 

management and technical consulting services (+7,000) led the job growth. So 

far in 2019, professional and technical services has added 149,000 jobs, and 

nearly half can be attributed to computer systems design and related services 

(+47,000) and management and technical consulting services (+25,000).

 

 Employment changed little in management of companies and enterprises 

(+4,000) and administrative and waste services (+16,000) in June. Temporary 

help services employment was flat over the month (+4,000).

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Employment in professional and business services

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, July 05, 2019 Most recent 2 months are preliminary.

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Over-the-month change and prior averages, June 2019

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, July 05, 2019 Most recent 2 months are preliminary.

* denotes significance

CES Highlights Release Date: July 5, 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 added 35,000 jobs in June, in line with its prior 12-month 

average monthly change (+33,000). Employment increased in ambulatory 

health care services (+19,000) and in hospitals (+11,000). Over the past 12 

months, health care has added 403,000 jobs.

 Within ambulatory health care services, employment in offices of 

physicians continued to grow (+7,000). This industry has added 69,000 jobs 

over the last 12 months, second only to home health care services. Home 

health care services added 8,000 jobs in June, bringing its 12-month

change to 71,000 jobs. Taken together, these 2 industries account for 54 

percent of the 258,000 jobs added in ambulatory health care services over 

the last 12 months.

 Hospital employment continued to grow in June (+11,000). Hospitals 

have added 106,000 jobs over the last 12 months.

 

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Employment in selected health care industries

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 05, 2019.

Data are preliminary.

1 Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance

Private Education and Health Services

CES Highlights Release Date: July 5, 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 

changed little in June (+8,000). So far this 

year, the industry has added 159,000 jobs, 

compared to 211,000 jobs added in the last 6 

months of 2018.

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Employment in leisure and hospitality

Leisure and Hospitality

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade: 

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

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Information Financial

Activities

Professional

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Services

Private

Education

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Services

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Other

Services Government

CES Highlights Release Date: July 5, 2019
 Employment in other services

changed little in June (+10,000). Over 

the most recent 12 months, the industry 

has added 74,000 jobs. Over this time, 

the largest job gain came in repair and 

maintenance (+28,000). 

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Employment in other services

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 05, 2019. 

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

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Private

Education

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Services Government

CES Highlights Release Date: July 5, 2019
 Government employment changed 

little in June (+33,000). Local 

government, excluding education, added 

26,000 jobs over the month. Federal 

government employment increased by 

2,000 and state government 

employment was essentially unchanged

(+2,000). Overall, government has added

100,000 jobs over the last 12 months, 

74,000 of which have been in local 

government, excluding education. 

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2013, local government, excluding 

education has added 336,000 jobs.

 

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Employment in local government, excluding education

June 2019 Level: 6,586

OTM Change: 26* 

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, July 05, 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 2009–June 2019

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

Other

Services Government

CES Highlights Release Date: July 5, 2019
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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CES Analysts

Osman Alhassan

Michael Calvillo

Hyun Choi

Steve Crestol

Tyler Downing

Katelynn Harris

Mike McCall

John Mullins

Michael Osifalujo

Edward Park

Carson Wilson

Current Employment Statistics Highlights

Detailed Industry Employment Analysis