July 2014

Release Date: August 1, 2014

Prepared by Staff 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 Survey Summary, July 2014 

CES Highlights Release Date: August 1, 2014

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

Over the prior 12 months, job growth in this 

industry had averaged 32,000 per month.

+ 28,000 Manufacturing 

 Employment in durable goods 

manufacturing rose by 30,000 in July. Motor 

vehicles and parts accounted for half the job 

gain. Furniture and related products also added 

jobs (+3,000). Although nondurable goods 

employment changed little over the month, 

textile product mills added 2,000 jobs.

Total Nonfarm+ 209,000

Total Private + 198,000

 Nonfarm employment rose by 209,000 in 

July, matching the average monthly gain 

observed over the prior 12-month period. 

Professional and business services, 

manufacturing, retail trade, and construction 

added jobs over the month.

 The employment change for June revised up 

from +288,000 to +298,000, and the change for 

May revised up from +224,000 to +229,000. 

Over the past 3 months, employment has 

increased by an average 245,000 per month. 

 Average hourly earnings for all employees 

on private-sector payrolls edged up (+1 cent) in 

July. Hourly earnings are up 2.0 percent over 

the year. The average workweek for all privatesector employees held at 34.5 hours for the 

fifth consecutive month. 

+ 47,000 Professional and business services

 Employment within professional and 

technical services rose by 25,000 in July. 

Within this industry, architectural and 

engineering services added 9,000 jobs over the 

month; employment gains had averaged 4,000 

per month over the prior 12-month period.

 In July, employment continued to trend up 

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
+ 27,000 Retail Trade 

 Retail trade added 27,000 jobs in July. 

Employment continued to trend up in 

automobile dealers, food and beverage stores, 

and general merchandise stores. Over the year, 

retail trade employment increased by 298,000

or 2.0 percent.

+ 22,000 Construction 

 Construction employment increased by 

22,000 in July. Combined, residential builders 

and residential specialty trade contractors 

contributed 13,000 to the gain.

+ 8,000 Mining and Logging 

 Mining added 8,000 payroll jobs in July; 

support activities for mining accounted for 

6,000 jobs added. Over the year, mining 

employment rose by 46,000, and support 

activities accounted for 61 percent of the gains. 

+ 21,000 Leisure and hospitality 

 Employment continued to trend up in 

leisure and hospitality. Over the year, job gains 

total 375,000; food services accounted for 

292,000 of this increase. 

+ 17,000 Education and health services 

 Health care employment changed little in 

July (+7,000). A 21,000-job gain in ambulatory 

care was largely offset by employment losses 

in hospitals (-7,000) and nursing care facilities 

(-6,000). Social assistance added 18,000 jobs 

over the month.

+ 11,000 Government 

 Government employment changed little in 

July.

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

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, July 2014

Detailed Industry Employment AnalysisCES 

Highlights Release Date: August 1, 2014
 In July, mining and logging added 8,000 jobs. Since an 

employment trough in October 2009, mining and logging has added 

255,000 jobs. Mining accounts for most of this increase.

 Mining added 8,000 jobs in July, well above its prior 12-month 

average change (+3,000). The July employment increase stems from a 

6,000-job gain in support activities for mining.

 Since October 2009, support activities for mining (+182,000) and 

oil and gas extraction (+55,000) have fueled the mining employment 

expansion and have accounted for 95 percent of the job growth in 

mining.

Mining and Logging

CES Highlights Release Date: August 1, 2014

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 construction increased by 22,000 in July. Since 

reaching an employment trough in January 2011, the industry has 

recovered 609,000 jobs, or 26.5 percent of the jobs lost during the recent 

employment downturn.

NAICS 2361—Residential building

 Residential building construction added 6,000 jobs in July. Over the 

last 12 months, the industry has added 54,000 jobs, a gain of 8.9 percent. 

Coinciding with the employment increase in July, the National 

Association of Homebuilders reported that the index of homebuilder 

confidence rose 4 points to 53, exceeding the 50-point threshold above 

which more builders reported optimism than pessisim about market 

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Employment in construction

July 2014 Level: 6,041

OTM Change: 22*

Apr 2006 peak: 7,726 

Jan 2011 trough: 5,432

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 01, 2014.

Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

January 2003–July 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Employment in residential building

Over-the-month change, January 2011–July 2014

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 01, 2014. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Construction

CES Highlights Release Date: August 1, 2014

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 July, manufacturing added 28,000 jobs. Over the 

month, durable goods added 30,000 jobs, while nondurable 

goods employment changed little. Since the manufacturing 

employment trough in February 2010, manufacturing has 

added 707,000 jobs, largely in durable goods industries.

 The 1-month diffusion index fell to 53.7 in July from 63.0 

in June. The diffusion index measures the dispersion of 

employment change in manufacturing, with a value above 50 

indicating that more manufacturing industries are adding jobs 

than losing them. July marks the thirteenth consecutive month 

that the index registered above 50.

 The majority of the July employment growth in durable 

goods occurred in transportation equipment (+19,000). 

Furniture and related products also added 3,000 jobs.

 In July, average weekly hours for all employees and for 

production employees ticked down 0.2 hour to 40.9 hours and 

42.0 hours, respectively.

Manufacturing

CES Highlights Release Date: August 1, 2014

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 3361, 3362, and 3363 combined – Motor vehicles and 

parts

 Within transportation equipment, motor vehicles and parts 

manufacturing added 15,000 jobs in July.

 Automakers historically idle plants during July for maintenance 

and model-year retooling. Since 2009, industry restructuring, stronger 

sales, lean inventories, and advances in production technology have 

helped keep auto manufacturers operating, while reducing the time 

needed for retooling. In 2014, shutdowns were minimized, 

particularly “because of strong demand for new cars.” (Source: Wall 

Street Journal.) A smaller-than-normal seasonal layoff in July 

occurred with this business practice change, resulting in an aboveaverage, seasonally adjusted job gain in July.

Manufacturing

CES Highlights Release Date: August 1, 2014

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 July (+3,000). Over the 

prior 12 months, the industry added 

11,000 jobs per month on average.

 Since May 2010, wholesale trade has 

recovered 73 percent of the jobs lost 

during its previous employment 

downturn.

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Employment in wholesale trade

Over-the-month change, January 2011–July 2014

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 01, 2014. 

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: August 1, 2014
 In July, employment in retail trade increased by 27,000 and, over 

the past 12 months, has grown by 298,000. Employment in most of the 

retail component industries continued to trend upward in July.

 Consistent with the employment trend, recent retail-related 

indicators have been generally positive. The Census Bureau reported

that retail sales for June increased by 0.2 percent, and were up 4.3

percent over the year. Additionally, the Conference Board notes that 

the Consumer Confidence Index posted an increase of 4.5 points in 

July.

NAICS 441 – Motor vehicle and parts dealers

 Within motor vehicle and parts dealers, employment in automobile 

dealers continued to trend up in July. Over the past 12 months, 

employment in motor vehicle and parts dealers rose by 65,000 with 

automobile dealers accounting for 40,000 of the gain. These gains 

correspond to strong sales figures seen in the automobile industry.

NAICS 445 – Food and beverage stores

 Employment also continued to trend up in food and beverage stores 

in July (+8,000). Food and beverage stores has added 82,000 jobs in 

the past 12 months, the largest gain in retail trade over this time.

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Employment in retail trade

July 2014 Level: 15,386

OTM Change: 27*

Nov 2007 peak: 15,576 

Dec 2009 trough: 14,325

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 01, 2014.

Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

January 2003–July 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Nonstore retailers

Miscellaneous store retailers

General merchandise stores

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores

Clothing and clothing accessories stores

Gasoline stations

Health and personal care stores

Food and beverage stores

Building material and garden supply stores

Electronics and appliance stores

Furniture and home furnishings stores

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

Employment in retail trade

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 01, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

Over-the-month change, July 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Retail trade:

27*

Retail Trade

CES Highlights Release Date: August 1, 2014

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 492 – Couriers and Messengers

 Couriers and messengers employment increased by 2,000 in July, 

following an increase of 5,000 in June.

In 

Transportation and Warehousing

CES Highlights Release Date: August 1, 2014

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 transportation and warehousing continued to trend 

up in July (+8,000), in line with its prior 12-month average gain of 

11,000.
 Employment in utilities was essentially unchanged in July 

(+1,000). The industry has shown zero net employment change 

over the last 12 months.

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Employment in utilities

Over-the-month change, January 2011–July 2014

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 01, 2014. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Utilities

CES Highlights Release Date: August 1, 2014

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 information changed 

little in July (+2,000). Employment 

increased in broadcasting, except internet 

and in data processing, hosting and 

related services. Employment continued 

to trend down in motion picture and 

sound recording industries (-4,000). 

Since an employment peak in May 2012, 

motion pictures has lost 69,000 jobs.

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Employment in information

July 2014 Level: 2,666

OTM Change: 2

Jul 2013 peak: 2,697 

Oct 2012 trough: 2,672

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 01, 2014.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

January 2003–July 2014

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: August 1, 2014
 Financial activities employment 

continued to trend up in July (+7,000). 

Securities, commodity contracts, 

investments, and funds and trusts added 

6,000 jobs. Financial activities has added 

51,000 jobs over the past 6 months.

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Employment in financial activities

Over-the-month change, January 2011–July 2014

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 01, 2014. 

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: August 1, 2014
 Professional and business services 

continued to add jobs in July, with an 

employment increase of 47,000. Job 

growth in the industry was led by 

professional and technical services, 

adding 25,000 jobs, in line with its recent 

employment trend. Employment in 

administrative and waste services 

(+16,000) continued to edge up, but by 

half of the industry’s prior 12-month 

average change.

 Within professional and technical 

services, the component industries 

continued their upward employment 

trends in July, though most were shy of 

their prior-12-month averages. The 

largest gain in July occurred in 

architectural and engineering services 

(+9,000).

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 - Architectural and engineering*

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Professional and technical°*

Employment in selected professional and business services

July 2014 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, July 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Professional and 

business services:

47*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 01, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

 ̊Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance.

Professional and Business 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: August 1, 2014
 In July, private education and health services employment continued to 

trend up (+17,000). Within the industry, social assistance added 18,000 jobs, 

while employment in health care (+7,000) and private education (-8,000)

changed little. Within health care, job gains in ambulatory care were mostly 

offset by losses in hospitals and in nursing and residential care facilities.

NAICS 621 – Ambulatory health care services 

 Ambulatory health care services, the main source of job gains in health 

care recently, added 21,000 jobs in July. Within the industry, offices of 

physicians added 8,000 jobs, and employment in outpatient care centers and 

home health care services continued to trend up. Over the past 6 months, 

ambulatory health care services employment has increased by 111,000, 

accounting for nearly all of the net gain in health care employment. 

NAICS 622 – Hospitals

 Hospitals lost 7,000 jobs in July, practically offsetting gains in 

ambulatory health care services. Employment in the industry has changed 

little over the past 12 months (+6,000).

NAICS 623 – Nursing and residential care facilities

 Like hospitals, nursing and residential care facilities employment

declined by 7,000 over the month. Over the past 6 months, the industry’s 

employment has also changed little, on net (+3,000). In July, nursing care 

facilities accounted for 6,000 jobs lost.

NAICS 624 – Social assistance

 Social assistance added 18,000 jobs over the month. Over the past 6 

months, social assistance has added 80,000 jobs, accounting for 36 percent 

of the employment gain in private education and health services over the 

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Employment in education and health services

Over-the-month change, January 2011–July 2014

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 01, 2014. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Ambulatory health care services°*

Employment in selected health care industries

July 2014 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, July 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Health care 

industries:

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 01, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

 ̊Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance.

Private Education and Health Services

CES Highlights Release Date: August 1, 2014

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 continued 

to trend up in July (+21,000). Over the past 12 

months, the industry has added 375,000 jobs. Over 

that time, the Consumer Confidence Index 

increased by 9.9 points, indicating that consumers 

have been more optimistic about both current and 

future conditions (source: The Conference Board).

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Leisure and hospitality

employment

Consumer Confidence Index

Leisure and hospitality employment vs. Consumer Confidence Index

January 2000-July 2014 

Seasonally adjusted, Composite Index (1985=100)

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Conference Board. Current Employment Statistics Survey, August 01, 2014

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

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: August 1, 2014
 Employment in other services 

changed little (+7,000) in July, with all 

major component industries seeing little 

change. Over 12 months, however, the 

industry has added 48,000 jobs, driven in 

large part by gains in personal and 

laundry services (+25,000).

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Employment in other services

July 2014 Level: 5,511

OTM Change: 7

Apr 2008 peak: 5,540 

Jun 2010 trough: 5,314

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 01, 2014.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

July 2004–July 2014

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: August 1, 2014
 Government employment changed little in July (+11,000). Federal 

and state government employment remained relatively flat over the 

month, while local government, excluding education, added jobs. Total 

government has added 90,000 jobs over the past 6 months, with 

essentially all of the gain split between the education and noneducation components of local government. 

NAICS 932 – Local government, excluding education

 The non-education component of local government added 10,000 

jobs in July. The industry has added 76,000 jobs since it reached an 

employment trough in March 2013. 10

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Local government education

State government, excluding education

State government education

U.S. Postal Service

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

Employment in selected government

July 2014 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, July 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government:

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 01, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

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Employment in local government, excluding education

July 2014 Level: 6,326

OTM Change: 10*

Dec 2008 peak: 6,507 Mar 2013 trough: 6,251

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 01, 2014.

Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

January 2003–July 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government

CES Highlights Release Date: August 1, 2014

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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