January 2014

Release Date: February 7, 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, January 2014 

CES Highlights Release Date: February 7, 2014

revision of -119,000 not seasonally adjusted, 

which is due to survey error. 

 An article analyzing the benchmark 

revisions is available via the CES homepage at 

//www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesbmart.htm. 

Construction + 48,000

 Construction employment rose by 48,000 in 

January, more than offsetting a loss in 

December (-22,000). Over the 2 months, the 

industry added an average of 13,000 jobs per 

Total Nonfarm + 113,000 

Total Private + 142,000 

 Nonfarm employment increased by 113,000 

in January. Construction, manufacturing, 

wholesale trade, and mining added jobs. 

 Average hourly earnings of all privatesector employees increased by 5 cents (0.2 

percent) over the month. Hourly earnings were 

up 1.9 percent over the year. Average weekly 

hours, at 34.4, were unchanged in January. 

 In accordance with annual practice, the 

establishment survey data have been revised to 

reflect comprehensive counts of payroll jobs, 

or benchmarks, derived principally from 

unemployment insurance tax records. Nonfarm 

employment for March 2013 was revised up by

369,000 (347,000 on a not seasonally adjusted 

basis). 

 The benchmark revision incorporates a large 

non-economic change that resulted from a 

reclassification of 466,000 jobs from private 

households (out of scope by CES definition) to 

services for the elderly and disabled (in scope 

for CES). Additional historical data were 

revised to reflect this non-economic change. 

The benchmark revision also includes a 

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade: 

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

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month, about in line with the average gain of 

17,000 for the preceding 12 months. 

Manufacturing + 21,000 

 Manufacturers added 21,000 jobs in January, 

largely in durable goods industries. Notable 

employment gains occurred in machinery, 

motor vehicles and parts, and wood products. 

In 2013, manufacturing employment rose by an 

average 7,000 per month.

Wholesale Trade + 14,000

 Wholesale trade added 14,000 jobs, mostly 

in nondurable goods. Monthly jobs gains in 

wholesale trade had averaged 8,000 per month 

in 2013.

Mining and Logging + 7,000

 Mining added 7,000 jobs in January. The 

industry had added an average 2,000 jobs per 

month in 2013. Logging employment was flat 

in January and had changed little in 2013. Professional and business services + 36,000

 Professional and technical services added 

20,000 jobs in January; job growth had 

averaged 17,000 per month in 2013. 

Employment in administrative and waste 

services changed little over the month 

(+13,000); the industry had added an average 

35,000 jobs per month in 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

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, January 2014

CES Highlights Release Date: February 7, 2014
Government - 29,000

 The Federal government reduced 

employment by 12,000 in January; the U.S. 

Postal Services accounted for most of the 

decline (-9,000). Over the past 12 months, 

Federal government employment has decreased 

by 85,000 or 3.0 percent. 

 Employment in State government and in 

local government changed little in January.

Leisure and hospitality + 24,000

 Employment in leisure and hospitality 

continued to trend higher in January. Job 

growth in the industry had averaged 38,000 per 

month in 2013.

Retail Trade - 13,000

 Employment in retail trade changed little in 

January (-13,000) following a gain of 63,000 in 

December. Over this 2-month period, 

employment rose by an average 25,000 per 

month, the same as the prior 12-month average 

change. In January, sporting goods, hobby, 

book, and music stores lost 22,000 jobs, while 

motor vehicle and parts dealers added 7,000 

jobs.

Education and health services - 6,000

 Health care employment was essentially 

unchanged for a second month in January, and 

the weakness was evident throughout the 

industry. Job growth in health care slowed 

from an average of 22,000 jobs per month in 

2012 to 17,000 per month in 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

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Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, January 2014

CES Highlights Release Date: February 7, 2014
Mining & Logging

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade: 

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

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CES Highlights Release Date: February 7, 2014

 In January, mining and logging added 

7,000 jobs; all of the gains were in mining.

 Economic indicators related to mining also 

reflected strength in January. Crude oil stocks 

fell from 372.3 in December 2013 to 351.2 

million barrels in January. West Texas 

Intermediate Crude Oil price and refinery 

capacity utilization declined slightly from 

December to January, but were still at high 

levels. (Source: U.S. Energy Information 

Administration)

 Over the past year, mining exhibited 

consistent employment growth (+32,000), 

mostly in support activities for mining. The 

employment trend is also reflected in 

increased domestic fuel production and 

reduced petroleum imports to the United 

States. (Source: U.S. Energy Information 

Administration)

NAICS 212 – Mining, except oil and gas

 Mining, except oil and gas added 3,000 

jobs in January. In 2013, employment in this 

industry changed little.
 Employment in construction grew by 48,000 in January, the largest 

1-month increase since March 2007 when the industry added 80,000 

jobs. The January gain follows a loss of 22,000 jobs the prior month. 

Since reaching an employment trough in January 2011, the industry 

has recovered 490,000 jobs, or 21.4 percent of the jobs lost during the 

most recent employment downturn. 

 Job gains in January were spread across most industries within 

construction. In addition, these over-the-month gains may have been 

supported by warmer than average temperatures throughout much of 

the country during the January reference week and colder than 

average temperatures throughout much of the country during the 

December 2013 reference week.

NAICS 2361—Residential building

 Residential building construction added 13,000 jobs in January. 

The National Association of Homebuilders reported that homebuilder 

confidence fell 1 point in January to 56, but remained above the 50-

point threshold indicating that more builders reported optimism than 

pessisim about market conditions. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Employment in construction

January 2014 Level: 5,922

OTM Change: 48

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2014.

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

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Employment in residential building

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2014. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Construction

CES Highlights Release Date: February 7, 2014

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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NAICS 2362—Nonresidential building 

 Employment in nonresidential building construction grew by 8,000 

in January. Since reaching an employment trough in February 2011, 

the industry has recovered 48,000 jobs. 

 

NAICS 237—Heavy and civil engineering

 Employment in heavy and civil engineering construction grew by 

10,000 in January, largely offsetting a loss of 13,000 jobs in the prior 

month. Since reaching an employment trough in February 2010, the 

industry has added 78,000 jobs.

 

 

 

 

 

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Employment in nonresidential building

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Employment in heavy and civil engineering construction

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2014. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Construction

CES Highlights Release Date: February 7, 2014

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade:

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

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Services

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Education

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NAICS 238002—Nonresidential specialty trade contractors 

 Employment in nonresidential specialty trade contractors grew by 

13,000 in January, offsetting a decline of similar magnitude the prior 

month. The industry has added 132,000 jobs since reaching an 

employment trough in June 2010. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Employment in nonresidential specialty trade contractors

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2014. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Construction

CES Highlights Release Date: February 7, 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 January, manufacturing added 21,000 jobs, in line with its prior 3-

month average. The January payroll increase resulted primarily from 

durable goods adding 15,000 jobs.

 The 1-month diffusion index of manufacturing employment fell from 

59.9 in December to 54.3 in January. 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. January marks the 7

th consecutive month the index 

registered above 50.

 Since reaching a trough in February 2010, manufacturing has been 

adding jobs, but at an inconsistent pace. In 2011 and 2012, 

manufacturing employment grew between 1.4 and 1.9 percent on an 

over-the-year basis. Job growth decelerated through mid-2013, and then 

accelerated after July. In January 2014, manufacturing employment 

increased by 0.8 percent over the year.

Manufacturing

CES Highlights Release Date: February 7, 2014

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade:

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

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Hospitality

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Manufacturing

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade: 

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

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CES Highlights Release Date: February 7, 2014

 In January, the manufacturing workweek 

for all employees fell 0.2 hour to 40.7 

hours. Similarly, the manufacturing 

workweek for production employees fell 0.2 

hour to 41.7 hours. Average weekly hours 

have remained at historically high levels for 

the past 2 years.

 Recent manufacturing-related indicators 

have been weak. The U.S. Census Bureau

reported that durable goods orders fell 4.2 

percent and inventories rose 0.8 percent in 

December. The Institute for Supply 

Management reported that the Purchasing 

Managers’ Index® decreased 5.2 percent to 

51.3, indicating that economic activity in 

the manufacturing sector expanded at a 

slower pace, in January.
Manufacturing

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade: 

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

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CES Highlights Release Date: February 7, 2014

 In January, durable goods industries 

accounted for 15,000 of the jobs added in 

manufacturing. Growth occurred in wood 

products, machinery, and transportation 

equipment.

NAICS 321 – Wood products

 Wood products manufacturing added 

5,000 jobs in January. Most of the 

employment gain occurred in other wood 

products.

 The employment increase in wood 

products coincides with an increase in 

construction employment. Wood products 

manufacturing produces inputs for home 

building.
NAICS 333 – Machinery

 Employment in machinery increased by 7,000 in January, the largest overthe-month gain since December 2011. This industry manufactures equipment 

for both construction and mining, two industries that also had jobs gains in 

January.

 

NAICS 3361, 2, 3 – Motor Vehicles and Parts

 Motor vehicles and parts added 5,000 jobs in January, similar to an average 

gain of 4,000 jobs per month in 2013. Corroborating the employment trend, 

U.S. auto production, as measured by Automotive News Data Center, was at 

243,000 vehicles in January, the highest level of production over the past 5 

years. 

 

In 

Manufacturing

CES Highlights Release Date: February 7, 2014

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
 Wholesale trade added 14,000 jobs in 

January. The industry has added 96,000 

jobs over the year. Most of January’s 

gain was concentrated in non-durable 

goods (+10,000).

 

Wholesale Trade

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade: 

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

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Activities

Professional

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CES Highlights Release Date: February 7, 2014
 Retail trade employment changed little in 

January (-13,000). Employment in the 

component industries was mostly flat, with the 

exceptions being significant movements in 

motor vehicle and parts dealers (+7,000) and 

sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores 

(-22,000).

 Recent retail-related indicators have been 

neutral. As shown by Census Bureau data, 

retail sales for December 2013 increased by 0.2 

percent. Retail sales were up 4.1 percent over 

the year. According to the U.S. Energy 

Information Administration, the per-gallon 

price of gasoline in January increased by 9 

cents from December levels. Finally, the 

Conference Board noted that the Consumer 

Confidence Index increased by 3 points in 

January.

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Employment in retail trade

January 2014 Level: 15,260

OTM Change: -13

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2014.

Shaded areas represent recessions as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2003–January 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Retail Trade

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade: 

Wholesale

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Warehousing

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CES Highlights Release Date: February 7, 2014
NAICS 441 – Motor vehicle and parts dealers

 In January, motor vehicle and parts dealers employment increased 

by 7,000, continuing its upward trend. Automotive sales, as measured 

by MotorIntelligence, declined to an annualized 15.2 million vehicles

in January, but were still at high levels.

NAICS 451 – Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores

 Employment in sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores 

declined by 22,000 in January. The majority of the decline was in 

hobby, toy, and game stores. The January decline is a seasonal offset 

from the strong hiring during the holiday build-up months, October 

through December.

Holiday-related employment lay-off

 January is traditionally the first month in the holiday lay-off period 

for retail trade. On a not seasonally adjusted basis, the January layoff 

as a percentage of the total build-up was in line with the January layoff 

in the prior 3 years.

 

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Employment in motor vehicles and parts dealers

January 2014 Level: 1,830

OTM Change: 7

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2014.

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

January 2003–January 2014

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Employment in sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2014. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Retail Trade

CES Highlights Release Date: February 7, 2014

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade:

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

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Hospitality

Other

Services Government
 Employment in transportation and warehousing changed little in January 

(+10,000). The industry reached its highest employment level in the history 

of the series, recovering all of the 443,000 jobs lost from April 2008 to 

December 2009.

 

NAICS 492 – Couriers and Messengers

 Employment in couriers and messengers increased by 10,000 in January.

 On a not seasonally adjusted basis, the industry laid off 65 percent of the 

employment that it built up in November and December of 2013. In 

February 2013, couriers and messengers continued to lay off employees.

NAICS 493 – Warehousing and Storage

 Warehousing and storage lost 5,000 jobs in January.

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Employment in couriers and messengers

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2014.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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Transportation and Warehousing

CES Highlights Release Date: February 7, 2014

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade:

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& Utilities

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 In January, employment in utilities edged down. Over the past 4 

years, the industry has shown little net employment change.

 

 

 

 

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Employment in utilities

January 2014 Level: 550

OTM Change: -2

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2014.

Shaded areas represent recessions as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2003–January 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Utilities

CES Highlights Release Date: February 7, 2014

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade:

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Services Government
 Information employment was 

unchanged in January. A job loss in 

telecommunications was offset by small 

gains in other information industries. 

Over the past two years, information 

employment has changed little, on net.

NAICS 517 – Telecommunications

 Telecommunications lost 10,000 jobs 

in January. Most of the loss occurred in 

wired telecommunications carriers. 

Telecommunications employment has 

changed little over the year (-4,000). 

Information

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

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CES Highlights Release Date: February 7, 2014
 Financial activities employment was 

essentially unchanged in January (-2,000). 

Credit intermediation and related activities 

employment declined by 9,000 over the 

month, while employment elsewhere in the 

sector changed little. 

 Since reaching an employment trough in 

February 2011, financial activities has 

added an average of 6,000 jobs per month.

Financial Activities

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

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Wholesale

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CES Highlights Release Date: February 7, 2014
 Professional and business services employment continued to trend 

up in January (+36,000), in line with the prior 6-month average overthe-month change (+43,000). The industry has surpassed its most 

recent employment peak by 815,000.

 Employment in professional and technical services increased by 

20,000 in January. Employment edged up in accounting and 

bookkeeping services, architectural and engineering services, and 

computer systems design services.

 Temporary help services employment continued to trend up 

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Employment in professional and technical services

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2014. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Professional and Business Services

CES Highlights Release Date: February 7, 2014

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade: 

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

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Professional

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Services Government
 In January, education and health services employment remained flat 

for the second consecutive month. Employment in all of the major 

component industries within education and health services changed little in 

January, also similar to the prior month. 

 Within health care, ambulatory health care services was the major driver 

of employment growth in 2013, adding an average of 15,000 jobs per month, 

in line with the prior year’s trend. Employment growth in hospitals and 

nursing and residential care facilities has slowed. Hospitals showed little net 

change in 2013, compared to 4,000 jobs added per month in 2012. Nursing 

and residential care facilities added an average of 2,000 jobs per month in 

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Employment in selected health care industries

January 2014 Prior 6-month average

Over-the-month change, January 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

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140

Index of employment in major health care services

January 2004–January 2014

Seasonally adjusted

Ambulatory health care services

Hospitals

Nursing and residential care

Private Education and Health Services

CES Highlights Release Date: February 7, 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 

edged up in January (+24,000) following 

a similar movement in December. Over 

the prior 12 months, this industry had 

added an average of 38,000 jobs per 

month. The gains seen in the last year 

coincide with an increase in the 

consumer confidence index, which 

trended up over the same period (source: 

The Conference Board). 

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: February 7, 2014
 Employment in other services was 

about unchanged in January, with no 

component industry experiencing a 

significant employment change. 

 The other services industry has 

regained 75 percent of the 226,000 jobs it 

lost between April 2008 and June 2010. 

The largest contributor to this rebound 

was the personal and laundry services 

industry, which has recovered all of the 

jobs lost in the most recent downturn. 

The repair and maintenance industry has 

also been a large contributor to postrecession job gains in other services, 

although employment in this industry 

group has been essentially flat for the 

past year.

5,250

5,300

5,350

5,400

5,450

5,500

5,550

5,600

Jan-04 Jan-06 Jan-08 Jan-10 Jan-12 Jan-14

Employment in other services

January 2014 Level: 5,484

OTM Change: 4

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2014.

Shaded areas represent recessions as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2004–January 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: February 7, 2014
 Government employment edged down in January. Within 

government, federal government shed jobs. State and local 

employment changed little over the month.

NAICS 91 – Federal government 

 In January, federal government employment declined by 12,000, 

with the majority of the loss occurring in U.S. Postal Service. Over the 

year, the U.S. Postal Service employment lost 17,000 jobs on net, 

while federal, except U.S. Postal Service employment shed 68,000 

jobs.

 

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-1

0

4

0

-5

-2

-9

0

-5

-9

-4

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

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

January 2014 Prior 6-month average

Over-the-month change, January 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government:

-29

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2014.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

2,400

2,600

2,800

3,000

3,200

3,400

3,600

Jan-03 Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11 Jan-13

Employment in government, federal

January 2014 Level: 2,724

OTM Change: -12

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, February 07, 2014.

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

January 2003–January 2014

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government

CES Highlights Release Date: February 7, 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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