March 2013

Release Date: April 5, 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 Survey Summary, 

March 2013

+ 44,000 Education and health care 

 Health care added 23,000 jobs in March. 

Both ambulatory care and hospitals contributed 

to the increase. Over the past 12 months, 

health care providers boosted payroll 

employment by 295,000.

Total nonfarm: + 88,000

Total private: + 95,000

 Nonfarm employment continued to trend up 

in March (+88,000). Job growth had averaged 

169,000 over the previous 12 months. Both 

professional and business services and health 

care added jobs over the month, while retail 

trade lost jobs.

 Average weekly hours of all private-sector 

employees rose by 0.1 hour to 34.6 hours. 

Average hourly earnings changed little (+1 

cent) over the month, following a 3-cent gain 

in February. Hourly earnings are up 1.8 

percent over the year. 

+ 51,000 Professional and business services 

 Professional and business services added 

51,000 payroll jobs in March. Employment 

growth in the sector had averaged 44,000 over 

the prior 12-month period. Over the month, 

accounting and bookkeeping services added 

11,000 jobs following a similar increase in 

February. In March, employment continued to 

trend up in temporary help services, and other 

component industries in professional and 

technical services.

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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, April 05, 2013.

Note: Data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, March 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:

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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: April 5, 2013
CES Highlights Release Date: April 5, 2013

+ 18,000 Construction

 Employment in construction continued to 

trend up in March. Over the past 6 months, job 

growth has averaged 28,000 per month, 

compared to an average of 10,000 per month 

from February 2011 to September 2012. 

+ 17,000 Leisure and hospitality 

 Employment in leisure and hospitality 

continued to trend up over the month. The 

industry has added 291,000 jobs over the past 

12 months, mostly in food services

- 24,000 Retail trade 

 Employment in retail trade declined by 

24,000 over the month. Job gains in the 

industry had averaged 32,000 during the prior 6 

month period. In March, clothing and 

accessory stores contributed to the weakness 

with 15,000 jobs lost, followed by building 

material and garden supply stores (-10,000) 

and electronics and appliance stores (-6,000).

- 7,000 Government 

 Following a small increase in February, 

employment in the U.S. Postal Service 

decreased by 12,000. Monthly job losses have 

averaged 2,000 over the past 12 months.

Other Employment Changes*

Mining and logging 1,000

Manufacturing - 3,000

Wholesale trade - 1,000

Transportation & warehousing - 3,000

Utilities 1,000

Information 5,000

Financial activities - 2,000

Other services - 9,000

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

statistically significant (based on a 90% 

confidence interval)

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, 

March 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 March, employment within mining 

and logging was essentially unchanged. 

Over the last 5 months the industry has 

gained 28,000 jobs.

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Employment in mining and logging

March 2013

Level: 869

Change: 1

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.

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

months of data are preliminary.

January 2007–March 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: April 5, 2013
 Construction employment continued to trend up (+18,000) in March. 

Over the last 6 months, the industry has added 169,000 jobs, a gain of 3 

percent.

NAICS 238 – Specialty trade contractors

 Employment in specialty trade contractors rose by 23,000 in March. 

Within the industry, residential specialty trade contractors added 13,000 

jobs, which is consistent with the Census Bureau’s report that building 

permits rose 4.6 percent in February. Over the last 6 months, specialty 

trade contractors have added 128,000 jobs.

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

Employment in construction

March 2013

Level: 5,802

Change: 18

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 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–March 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Employment in specialty trade contractors

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

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Construction

CES Highlights Release Date: April 5, 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

CES Highlights Release Date: April 5, 2013

 In March, manufacturing employment 

changed little, following a 3-month period 

when job growth averaged 15,000 per month.

 The 1-month diffusion index of 

manufacturing employment fell from 54.3 in 

February to 46.3 in March. 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.

 In March, the factory workweek for 

production employees fell 0.1 hour. The 

factory workweek is considered a leading 

economic indicator. The shorter workweek 

combined with the employment change in 

manufacturing led to a 0.5 percent decrease in 

the March index of aggregate weekly hours for 

production employees.

NAICS 3361, 3362, and 3363 combined –

Motor vehicles and parts

 In March, employment in motor vehicles 

and parts manufacturing was essentially 

unchanged. Since reaching an employment 

trough in June 2009, the industry has recovered 

165,000 jobs; however, in the last 4 months, 

industry employment has changed little.

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Employment in manufacturing

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

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 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
 In March, employment in wholesale 

trade remained essentially unchanged. 

Over the most recent 12 months, 

however, wholesale has added 92,000 

jobs.

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Employment in wholesale trade

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

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 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: April 5, 2013
 Retail trade employment declined by 

24,000 in March driven largely by job 

losses in clothing and clothing 

accessories stores (-15,000), building 

material and garden supply stores 

(-10,000), and electronics and appliance 

stores (-6,000).

 Recent retail-related indicators have 

been mixed. As shown by Census Bureau

data, retail sales for February registered a 

small increase of 1.1 percent. This gain, 

however, was driven primarily by a 5 

percent increase in sales at gasoline 

stations. Automotive sales, as measured

by MotorIntelligence, were mostly flat in 

March, but were up 1.1 million from a 

year ago. Additionally, according to the 

U.S. Energy Information Administration, 

the per-gallon price of gasoline was down 

5 cents from February and down 16 cents 

over the year.

 The Conference Board noted that the 

Consumer Confidence Index fell sharply

in March. Consumers’ wariness over 

future business and labor market 

conditions was a factor cited in declining

confidence over the month.

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14,200

14,400

14,600

14,800

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15,200

15,400

15,600

15,800

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

Employment in retail trade

March 2013

Level: 15,017

Change: -2 4

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 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–March 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: April 5, 2013
NAICS 443 – Electronics and appliance stores

 Employment in electronics and appliance stores declined by 6,000 

in March. The industry has experienced an overall downward 

employment trend since 2000.

NAICS 448 – Clothing and clothing accessories stores

 In March, clothing and clothing accessories stores employment 

declined by 15,000. Since November, this industry has lost 29,000 

jobs, partially offsetting gains that occurred after February 2012. 

Decreased demand for spring goods as a result of colder-than-usual 

weather may have contributed to the recent declines (Source: CNBC).

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Employment in electronics and appliance stores

March 2013

Level: 505

Change: -6

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 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–March 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Employment in clothing and clothing accessories stores

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

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Retail Trade

CES Highlights Release Date: April 5, 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

 In March, building material and 

garden supply stores lost 10,000 jobs. 

March is the second month of seasonal 

employment buildup in the industry. Not 

seasonally adjusted, stronger-thanaverage employment gains in February 

were followed by lower-than-average 

gains in March, resulting in the 

seasonally adjusted employment loss. 

Over the 2-month period, the unadjusted 

buildup is about average.

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: April 5, 2013
 Employment within transportation and warehousing changed little 

in March. 

NAICS 485 – Transit and ground passenger transportation

 Employment in transit and ground passenger transportation changed 

little in March (+6,000), reflecting the end of a labor dispute involving 

school bus drivers in New York City. 

NAICS 492 – Couriers and messengers

 Employment in couriers and messengers was unchanged in March, 

after losing 23,000 jobs during the holiday layoff period (January and 

February). However, the industry had added a net 11,000 jobs between 

October 2012 and February 2013.

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

Employment in transportation and warehousing

March 2013

Level: 4,467

Change: -3

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 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–March 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

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.

Note: Data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, March 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Transportation 

industries:

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Transportation and Warehousing

CES Highlights Release Date: April 5, 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 March, employment in utilities 

changed little.

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

Employment in utilities

March 2013

Level: 558

Change: 1

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 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–March 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: April 5, 2013
 Information employment was about 

unchanged in March. This follows a job 

gain of 19,000 in February, which was 

attributable to an employment increase in 

motion picture and sound recording 

industries.

 The past year has seen little 

movement 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 one million—a decline 

of about 27 percent. These job losses 

have been concentrated in wired 

telecommunications.

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

Employment in information

March 2013

Level: 2,704

Change: 5

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 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–March 2013

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: April 5, 2013
 Employment in financial activities was 

flat in March (-2,000). However, 

employment 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–March 2013

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 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: April 5, 2013
 Professional and business services employment grew by 51,000 in 

March. Since reaching an employment trough in August 2009, the 

industry has grown by 1.9 million, or an average 45,000 per month. 

Professional and technical services added 25,000 jobs in March, while 

employment in administrative and waste services (+26,000) continued 

to trend up. 

 Temporary help services employment continued to trend up in 

March (+ 20,000).

NAICS 5412 – Accounting and bookkeeping services 

 Following a similar gain in February, employment in accounting 

and bookkeeping services increased by 11,000 in March. The growth 

can likely be attributed to stronger hiring for the coming tax deadline.

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

Employment in professional and business services

March 2013

Level: 18,329

Change: 51

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 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–March 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Employment in accounting and bookkeeping services

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

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Professional and business services

CES Highlights Release Date: April 5, 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 added 44,000 jobs in March. The 

majority of the employment gain occurred in health care, which added 

23,000 jobs over the month.

NAICS 621 – Ambulatory health care services

 Within health care, ambulatory health care services employment 

expanded by 15,000 in March, with continued job growth spread 

throughout its component industries. Since February 2010, the end of the 

most recent downturn in total nonfarm employment, ambulatory health 

care services employment has increased by 9 percent and has accounted 

for over two-thirds of health care employment gains.

NAICS 622 – Hospitals 

 Hospitals continued to add jobs in March (+8,000). Over the past 12 

months, hospitals have added 61,000 jobs. 

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- Home health care services

- Outpatient care centers

- Offices of physicians

Ambulatory health care services ̊

Employment in selected health care industries

March 2013 Prior 6-month average

Over-the-month change, March 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Health care 

industries:

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.

Note: Data are preliminary.

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Employment in ambulatory health care services

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

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 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: April 5, 2013
 Employment in leisure and hospitality 

continued to trend up in March, 

maintaining its recent trend of modest 

growth and marking the industry’s 26th

consecutive month of job gains.

 Since reaching an employment trough 

in December 2009, leisure and 

hospitality has added an average of 

27,000 jobs per month. These steady 

gains amount to one million jobs added 

by the industry. As a result, employment 

in leisure and hospitality currently stands 

425,000 jobs above its most recent peak,

December 2007.

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

Employment in leisure and hospitality

March 2013

Level: 13,975

Change: 17

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 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–March 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: April 5, 2013
 Employment in food services and 

drinking places continued to edge up in 

March. Since reaching a trough in 

December 2009, this industry has added 

858,000 jobs, accounting for 82 percent 

of the job gains in leisure and hospitality 

over the same period.

-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 1919 13

-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–March 2013

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 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: April 5, 2013
 Employment in other services 

changed little in March. Since reaching 

an employment trough in June 2010, 

other services has recovered 150,000 

jobs, or about two-thirds of the 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

March 2013

Level: 5,465

Change: -9

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 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–March 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: April 5, 2013
 Government employment continued to trend down in March. Over 

the month, federal employment decreased by 14,000, with most of the 

job loss occurring in the U.S. Postal Service. Employment changed 

little at the state and local government levels in March.

NAICS 91912 – U.S. Postal Service

 U.S. Postal Service lost 12,000 jobs in March. This job loss 

reflects, in part, workers’ recent acceptances of retirement deals 

(Source: Government Executive). Since July 2008, approximately the 

time when government at the state and local levels reached 

employment peaks, U.S. Postal Service employment has decreased by 

156,000 accounting for about 22 percent of job losses in total 

government over the same time.

0.7

-2.0

-0.2

8.4

-11.7

-2.2

-20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15

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, April 05, 2013.

Note: Data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, March 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government:

-7

500

550

600

650

700

750

800

850

Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11 Jan-13

Employment in U.S. Postal Service

March 2013

Level: 594

Change: -12

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 05, 2013.

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

January 2007–March 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government

CES Highlights Release Date: April 5, 2012

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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