May 2013

Release Date: June 7, 2013

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 Summary, May 2013

food services has averaged 28,000 per month 

over the past year. 

+ 28,000 Retail trade

 In May, retail trade added 28,000 jobs, with 

general merchandise stores adding 10,000 jobs. 

Over the prior 12 months, employment in the

retail sector has expanded by an average 

20,000 per month.

+ 26,000 Private education and health 

services

 Within health care, ambulatory health care 

Total nonfarm: + 175,000

Total private: + 178,000 

 Nonfarm employment increased by 175,000 

in May, and, including revisions, job growth 

has averaged 155,000 per month over the past 

3 months. In May, professional and business 

services, food services and drinking places, and 

retail trade added jobs. 

 Average hourly earnings continued to edge 

up in May (+1 cent) and are up 2.0 percent 

over the year. Average weekly hours were 

unchanged from April to May.

+ 57,000 Professional and business services 

 Professional and business services 

employment rose by 57,000 in May and has 

expanded by 589,000 over the past 12 months. 

Employment in temporary help services

continued to trend up over the month, and over 

the past 12 months the industry has added 

186,000 jobs. 

+ 43,000 Leisure and hospitality 

 Leisure and hospitality added 43,000 jobs in 

May, mostly in food services and drinking 

places, which added 38,000 jobs. Job growth in 14

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Employment in total nonfarm

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

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 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

CES Highlights Release Date: June 7, 2013
CES Highlights Release Date: June 7, 2013

services added 15,000 jobs in May, with 

employment continuing to expand among the 

component industries, including outpatient care 

centers and home health care services. In 

contrast, hospital employment fell over the 

month by 6,000. 

-3,000 Government

 Federal government employment declined

by 14,000 in May. Federal government, except 

postal service, lost 9,000 jobs, with losses 

totaling 43,000 over the past year. The U.S. 

Postal Service lost 4,000 jobs in May, and the 

industry has lost 30,000 jobs over the past year.

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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, June 07, 2013.

Note: Data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, May 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:

175

Current Employment Statistics Summary, May 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 May, employment in mining and 

logging was unchanged. Over the past 3-

months employment in mining, except 

oil and gas has declined by 6,000; this 

job loss was chiefly from nonmetallic 

mineral mining and quarrying. The 

slowdown in employment growth in

mining and logging coincides with the 

slackening of the pace of petroleum 

exploration (source: Hughes Rig Count). 

A historically high volume of crude oil 

production (source: EIA) has not 

translated into large employment growth 

in the mining and logging industry 

during 2013.

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Employment in mining and logging

May 2013 Level: 865

OTM Change: 0

Sep 2008 peak: 782 

Oct 2009 trough: 660

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

January 2000–May 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: June 7, 2013
 Construction employment was essentially 

unchanged in May (+7,000) for the second 

consecutive month. This flatness contrasts to the 

average monthly employment gain of 28,000 from 

October 2012 through March of this year. 

 Over the last 12 months, construction has 

added 189,000 jobs. This growth is consistent with 

overall gains in construction spending over that 

span (Source: U.S. Census Bureau).

 

 

 

 

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Employment in construction

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 2013.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Construction

CES Highlights Release Date: June 7, 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: June 7, 2013

 In May, manufacturing employment 

changed little (-8,000). Since an employment 

trough in February 2010, the industry has 

added 507,000 jobs; however, in the past year, 

manufacturing employment has changed little. 

 The 1-month diffusion index of 

manufacturing employment edged up from 

45.1 in April to 45.7 in May, the second 

consecutive month the index was below 50. 

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 them.

 In May, the factory workweek for 

production employees was unchanged. The 

factory workweek is considered a leading 

economic indicator. The unchanged workweek 

combined with employment resulted in a 0.2 

percent decrease in the index of aggregate 

weekly hours for production employees.

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Employment in manufacturing

May 2013 Level: 11,967

OTM Change: -8

Aug 2004 peak: 14,344 

Feb 2010 trough: 11,460

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

January 2000–May 2013

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
NAICS 3361, 3362, and 3363 combined – Motor vehicles and parts

 In May, employment in motor vehicles and parts manufacturing was 

little changed. Over the past 12 months, employment in this industry has 

expanded by 26,000, approximately half the rate of growth for the 

previous 12 months.

NAICS 323 – Printing and related support activities

 Printing and related support activities continued to shed jobs in May 

(-3,000). This industry has been shedding jobs for over a decade and has 

fallen by 71,000 since the most recent recession ended in June 2009.

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Employment in motor vehicles and parts

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 2013. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Employment in printing and related support activities

May 2013 Level: 450

OTM Change: -3*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

January 2000–May 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Manufacturing

CES Highlights Release Date: June 7, 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 May, employment in wholesale 

trade continued to inch up (+8,000). 

Employment in May continued its 

moderate growth trend. Since the last 

employment trough in May 2010, the 

industry has added 310,000 jobs.

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Employment in wholesale trade

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 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: June 7, 2013
 Retail trade employment increased by 

28,000 in May, continuing its upward 

trend. This employment increase was 

primarily due to gains in general 

merchandise stores (+10,000) along with 

small positive changes in most other 

retail component industries. Overall, 

retail trade employment has increased by 

258,000 over the past 12 months.

 Recent retail-related indicators have 

been generally positive. As shown by 

Census Bureau data, retail sales for April 

edged up by 0.1 percent, however, sales 

are up about 4 percent over the year. 

Automotive sales, as measured by 

MotorIntelligence, increased by about 

400,000 in May. And according to the 

U.S. Energy Information Administration, 

while the per-gallon price of gasoline is 

up 5 cents from April, the price remains 

down 15 cents over the year. Also, the 

Conference Board notes that the 

Consumer Confidence Index rose in May, 

reaching its highest level in 5 years.

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Employment in retail trade

May 2013 Level: 15,097

OTM Change: 28*

Nov 2007 peak: 15,576 

Dec 2009 trough: 14,334

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

January 2000–May 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: June 7, 2013
NAICS 452 – General merchandise stores

 In May, general merchandise stores 

employment increased by 10,000, with most 

of the gain coming from other general 

merchandise stores. Since the most recent

trough in August 2012, employment in 

general merchandise stores has increased by 

64,000.

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Employment in general merchandise stores

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 2013.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Retail Trade

CES Highlights Release Date: June 7, 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
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warehousing changed little in May. 

Over the year, employment in this 

industry has grown by 62,000. 

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Employment in transportation and warehousing

May 2013 Level: 4,464

OTM Change: -4

Apr 2008 peak: 4,561 

Feb 2010 trough: 4,143

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

January 2000–May 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Transportation and Warehousing

CES Highlights Release Date: June 7, 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 May, employment in utilities 

changed little. 

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Employment in utilities

May 2013 Level: 557

OTM Change: 1

Feb 2009 peak: 564 

Sep 2010 trough: 549

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

January 2000–May 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: June 7, 2013
 Information employment changed 

little (+3,000) in May, with all major 

component industries seeing essentially 

no change. 

 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. Although job losses 

over this time have been widespread 

among information industries, they have 

been especially severe in the wired 

telecommunications and the non-Internet 

publishing industries.

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Employment in information

May 2013 Level: 2,697

OTM Change: 3

May 2007 peak: 3,040 

Jan 2012 trough: 2,670

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

January 2000–May 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: June 7, 2013
 Employment in financial activities 

continued to trend up at a modest pace in 

May (+4,000). Employment has increased 

by an average of 7,000 per month in 

financial activities since reaching a trough 

in February 2011.

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Employment in financial activities

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 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: June 7, 2013
 In May, professional and business 

services added 57,000 jobs, in-line with 

the current 6-month average over-themonth change of 58,000. This industry 

has experienced consistent growth since 

late 2009.

 Employment in temporary help 

services edged up over the month 

(+26,000). The industry has shown 

steady growth in 2013, averaging gains 

of 22,000 jobs per month.

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Employment in professional and business services

May 2013 Level: 18,467

OTM Change: 57*

Dec 2007 peak: 18,051 

Aug 2009 trough: 16,391

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

January 2000–May 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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: June 7, 2013
 Education and health services employment continued to trend up in 

May (+26,000). Within the industry, health care continued to add jobs, 

with gains occurring in ambulatory health care services (+15,000). Over 

the month, hospitals lost 6,000 jobs, more than offsetting a gain of 5,000 

in April. 

 Hospital employment has increased by 165,000 since June 2009, the 

end of the most recent recession, compared with 712,000 jobs added in 

ambulatory health care services and 134,000 in nursing and residential

care facilities within the same time period.

NAICS 622 – Hospitals

 So far this year, hospital employment has changed by an average of 

1,000 per month, compared to an average of 6,000 jobs added per month 

in 2012. 

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Ambulatory health care services ̊*

Employment in selected health care industries

May 2013 Prior 6-month average

Over-the-month change, May 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Health care 

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 2013.

Data are preliminary.

 ̊Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance.

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Employment in hospitals

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 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: June 7, 2013
 Employment in leisure and hospitality 

grew by 43,000 in May, similar to its 

prior 3-month average job gain of 

44,000. In May, food services and 

drinking places accounted for most of the 

job growth, but modest gains also 

occurred in amusements, gambling, and 

recreation. 

 The job growth in leisure and 

hospitality coincides with a positive 

movement in the Consumer Confidence 

Index, which went from 69.0 in April to 

a 5-year high of 76.2 in May (source: 

The Conference Board).

 The pace of hiring in leisure and 

hospitality has increased in 2013. Job 

growth has averaged 41,000 per month 

since the beginning of the year,

compared to an average of 30,000 per 

month in 2012. This industry fully

recovered from its most recent 

employment downturn and now stands 

558,000 jobs above the last peak reached 

in December 2007. 

 

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Employment in leisure and hospitality

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 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: June 7, 2013
NAICS 713 – Amusements, gambling, and recreation

 Employment in amusements, gambling, and recreation edged up in 

May, offsetting a modest decline in April. Since reaching an employment 

trough in June 2009, this industry has added 84,000 jobs and has about 

recovered all the jobs it lost in its most recent downturn.

NAICS 722 – Food services and drinking places

 Food services and drinking places added an above average 38,000 

jobs in May. So far in 2013, this industry has added 160,000 jobs, more 

than half of the 305,000 jobs gained in all of 2012. 

 The majority of the employment gains occurred in restaurants and 

other eating places. The employment gains in May followed an increase 

in retail sales at food services and drinking places, which grew for the 

second consecutive month in April (source: U.S. Census Bureau).

1,200

1,250

1,300

1,350

1,400

1,450

1,500

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

Employment in amusements, gambling, and recreation

May 2013 Level: 1,450

OTM Change: 13

Feb 2008 peak: 1,452 

Jun 2009 trough: 1,367

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

January 2000–May 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09 Jul-09 Jan-10 Jul-10 Jan-11 Jul-11 Jan-12 Jul-12 Jan-13

Employment in food services and drinking places

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 2013.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Leisure and Hospitality

CES Highlights Release Date: June 7, 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
 Employment in other services edged 

up in May after changing little in April. 

Over the past 12 months, job gains have 

occurred in repair and maintenance 

(+18,000) and in personal and laundry 

services (+29,000). 

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

May 2013 Level: 5,488

OTM Change: 13

Apr 2008 peak: 5,540 

Jun 2010 trough: 5,315

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

January 2000–May 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: June 7, 2013
 Government employment changed little in May (-3,000). Federal, 

except U.S. Postal Service lost 9,000 jobs over the month, the eighth 

straight month of declines for the industry. State government, 

excluding education lost 6,000 jobs. Employment changed little in the 

other major public sector component industries.

NAICS 91 – Federal government 

 Federal government employment continued to trend down in May. 

The industry has lost a net total of 130,000 jobs since its peak in March 

2011. During this period, federal, except U.S. Postal Service lost 

74,000 jobs and the U.S. Postal Service lost about 56,000 jobs. 

NAICS 922 - State government, excluding education

 Employment in state government, excluding education declined by 

6,000 in May. The industry has been losing jobs since its employment 

in peak in August 2008. Since then, it has lost 186,000 jobs, 

accounting for over a quarter of the net employment loss in total 

government during the same time period.

 

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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

May 2013 Prior 6-month average

Over-the-month change, May 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government:

-3

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 2013.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

2,550

2,600

2,650

2,700

2,750

2,800

2,850

2,900

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

Employment in state government, excluding education

May 2013 Level: 2,645

OTM Change: -6*

Aug 2008 peak: 2,830 

Feb 2004 trough: 2,730

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, June 07, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

January 2000–May 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government

CES Highlights Release Date: June 7, 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
Prepared by Staff of the National Estimates Branch

Current Employment Statistics Survey

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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