September 2013

Release Date: October 22, 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 Survey Summary, September 2013

CES Highlights Release Date: October 22, 2013

16,000 in September, with nondurable goods 

accounting for about half of the increase 

(+9,000). Monthly job growth in wholesale 

trade averaged 13,000 in the third quarter, 

compared to 7,000 in the first half of the year.

+ 23,000 Transportation and warehousing 

 Employment in transportation and 

warehousing rose in September. Transit and 

Total nonfarm: + 148,000 

Total private: + 126,000 

 Nonfarm employment increased by 148,000

in September. Job growth had averaged 

185,000 per month over the prior 12 months.

 The employment change for July was 

revised down by 15,000 (from +104,000 to 

+89,000), and the employment change for 

August was revised up by 24,000 (from 

+169,000 to +193,000). 

 Average hourly earnings of all employees 

on private sector payrolls increased 3 cents 

over the month, following a 7-cent gain in 

August. Hourly earnings are up 2.1 percent 

over the year. Average weekly hours were 

unchanged at 34.5 hours. 

+ 20,000 Construction

 Construction added 20,000 jobs in 

September. Employment in the industry had 

shown little change over the prior 6-month 

period. 

+ 16,000 Wholesale trade 

 Employment in wholesale trade rose by 

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: October 22, 2013

ground passenger transportation accounted for 

18,000 jobs added over the month, largely due 

to strong hiring in school and employee bus 

transportation. 

+ 21,000 Retail trade

 Employment in retail trade continued to 

trend up in September. Job growth had 

averaged 31,000 per month over the prior 12 

months.

+ 32,000 Professional and business services 

 In September, job growth continued in 

professional and business services. 

Employment gains averaged 32,000 per month 

in the third quarter, compared to 68,000 per 

month in the second quarter. 

+ 22,000 Government 

 Within Government, employment in State 

education notched up by 20,000 in September 

but has shown little net change over the year 

(-16,000). The Federal government continued 

to lose jobs in September (-6,000). Since a 

peak in March 2011, Federal employment has 

decreased by 155,000.

+ 14,000 Education and health care

 Employment in health care changed little 

(+7,000) in September. Health care has added 

an average 19,000 jobs per month in 2013, 

compared to an average 27,000 jobs per month 

in 2012. In September, a job gain of 5,000 in 

outpatient care centers was mostly offset by a 

job loss of 4,000 in nursing care facilities. 

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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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 22, 2013.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

Over-the-month change, September 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:

148*

Current Employment Statistics Survey, September 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
CES Highlights Release Date: October 22, 2013

- 13,000 Leisure and hospitality 

 Employment in leisure and hospitality 

changed little in September and has remained 

essentially flat in the third quarter (+5,000). 

Job growth had averaged 45,000 per month 

during the first 6 months of the year. Within 

the sector, food services employment was also 

little changed (-7,000) in September.

Current Employment Statistics Survey, September 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 September, mining and logging 

employment continued to edge up 

(+4,000) with nearly all the change 

occurring in mining.

 Over the past 12 months, mining has 

added 32,000 jobs. Support activities for 

mining accounts for 23,000 of the 

employment increase over this period. 

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Employment in mining and logging

Over-the-month change, January 2009–September 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 22, 2013.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Mining & 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: October 22, 2013
 Employment in construction increased in September 

(+20,000), bringing the current 6-month average monthly 

change to +5,000. This trend represents a deceleration from the 

average monthly gain (28,000) in the prior 6-month period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Employment in construction

Over-the-month change, January 2009–September 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 22, 2013.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Construction

CES Highlights Release Date: October 22, 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 employment was 

essentially unchanged in September. The 

change in durable goods employment 

(+9,000) was about offset by nondurable 

goods (-7,000). Within durable goods, 

fabricated metal products and machinery 

added jobs. 

 Over the last 12 months, 

manufacturing employment has changed 

little. During this period, durable goods 

added 64,000 jobs, while nondurable 

goods employment changed little 

(-26,000).

 The 1-month diffusion index of 

manufacturing employment rose from 

48.8 in August to 51.2 in September. 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. September 

marks the first month since March that 

the index registered above 50.

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Employment in manufacturing

Over-the-month change, January 2009–September 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 22, 2013.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Manufacturing

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: October 22, 2013
 In September, the manufacturing 

workweek was unchanged for all 

employees and fell 0.1 hour for 

production employees. In 2013, 

employees are working longer hours 

compared to the period before the most 

recent recession – between November 

2001 and December 2007. 

 Recent manufacturing-related 

indicators have been positive. In 

September, the Institute for Supply 

Management PMI (a measure of the 

manufacturing sector’s economic 

activity) registered at 56.2 percent, the 

highest reading of the year and the fourth 

consecutive month that economic activity

in this industry expanded. In August, the 

U.S. Census Bureau reported that new 

orders of durable goods increased 0.1 

percent and durables inventories 

increased 0.1 percent.

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Average weekly hours, manufacturing

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 22, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–September 2013

Seasonally adjusted

Production employees

Level: 41.8

Change: -0.1

All employees

Level: 40.8

Change: 0.0

Manufacturing

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: October 22, 2013
NAICS 332 – Fabricated metal 

products

 In September, employment rose by 

6,000 in fabricated metal products. Over 

the past 12 months, the industry has 

added 26,000 jobs.

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Employment in fabricated metal products

Over-the-month change, January 2009–September 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 22, 2013.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Manufacturing

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: October 22, 2013
NAICS 333 – Machinery Manufacturing

 Machinery manufacturing employment grew by 5,000 in September. 

Over the past 3 months, machinery has added 10,000 jobs, following 

6,000 jobs lost in the prior 3 months.

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

 Employment in motor vehicles and parts was unchanged in September. 

Since reaching an employment low in June 2009, motor vehicles and 

parts manufacturing has added 188,000 jobs.

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Employment in machinery

Over-the-month change, January 2009–September 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 22, 2013. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Employment in motor vehicles and parts

Over-the-month change, January 2009–September 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 22, 2013. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Manufacturing

CES Highlights Release Date: October 22, 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 wholesale trade grew 

by 16,000 in September. Most of the job 

gains over the month came from 

nondurable goods (+9,000). The 

wholesale trade industry has added 

356,000 jobs since its most recent trough 

in May 2010.

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Employment in wholesale trade

Over-the-month change, January 2009–September 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 22, 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: October 22, 2013
 Retail trade employment continued to edge 

up in September (+21,000), and has increased 

by 194,000 over the past 6 months. In 

September, automobile dealers added 4,000 

jobs and building material and garden supply 

stores added 5,000 jobs. 

 Recent retail-related indicators have been 

mostly positive. As shown by Census Bureau

data, retail sales for August increased by 0.2 

percent and were up 4.7 percent over the year. 

Automotive sales, as measured by 

MotorIntelligence, declined to an annualized 

15.3 million vehicles. This decline, however, is 

in part due to the timing of the Labor Day 

holiday (Source: Reuters). Additionally, 

automobile sales are up over September 2012. 

According to the U.S. Energy Information 

Administration, the per-gallon price of gasoline 

in September was unchanged from August 

levels. Finally, the Conference Board notes that 

the Consumer Confidence Index decreased in 

September.

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

Employment in retail trade

September 2013 Level: 15,244

OTM Change: 21

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 22, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–September 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: October 22, 2013
 Employment in transportation and 

warehousing grew by 23,000 in 

September.

NAICS 485 – Transit and ground 

passenger transportation

 Transit and ground passenger 

transportation employment increased by 

18,000 in September, following a decline 

of 22,000 in July and essentially no 

change in August. These changes were 

concentrated in school and employee bus 

transportation. 

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Employment in transportation and warehousing

September 2013 Level: 4,482

OTM Change: 23

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 22, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–September 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Transportation and Warehousing

Summary Mining & 

Logging Construction Manufacturing

Trade: 

Wholesale

Retail

Transp., 

Warehousing

& Utilities

Information Financial

Activities

Professional

& Business

Services

Private

Education

& Health

Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

Other

Services Government

CES Highlights Release Date: October 22, 2013
 In September, employment in utilities was 

unchanged. Over the last 12 months, the industry’s 

employment has shown no net change.

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Employment in utilities

Over-the-month change, January 2009–September 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 22, 2013.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Utilities

CES Highlights Release Date: October 22, 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
 Information employment changed 

little (+4,000) in September. No 

component industry experienced a 

significant change in September. In 

recent years, information employment 

has changed little.

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Employment in information

September 2013 Level: 2,687

OTM Change: 4

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 22, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–September 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: October 22, 2013
 Financial activities employment 

changed little in September (-2,000), as it 

did in August. These 2 months mark a 

departure from the growth the industry had 

experienced since March 2011.

 Between an employment trough in 

February 2011 and July 2013, financial 

activities had added an average of 8,000 

jobs per month.

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Employment in financial activities

Over-the-month change, January 2009–September 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 22, 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: October 22, 2013
 Professional and business services 

employment continued to trend up in 

September (+32,000). Employment in 

temporary help services edged up by 

20,000 over the month and, over the past 

12 months, has risen by 228,000.

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Employment in professional and business services

Over-the-month change, January 2009–September 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 22, 2013.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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: October 22, 2013
 Education and health services employment changed little in 

September (+14,000), after the industry had added 61,000 jobs in 

August. 

NAICS 6214 – Outpatient care centers

 Outpatient care centers gained 5,000 jobs over the month, with most of 

the gain coming from outpatient care centers, except mental health. Over 

the past year, employment in HMO medical centers, kidney dialysis 

centers, and miscellaneous outpatient care centers has expanded by 9 

percent each. 

NAICS 6231 – Nursing care facilities 

 Nursing care facilities employment declined by 4,000 in September, 

partly offsetting an increase of 9,000 in August. Over the past year, 

employment in the industry has changed little (-2,000), on net.

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Hospitals

- Home health care services

- Outpatient care centers*

- Offices of physicians

Ambulatory health care services 

Employment in selected health care industries

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 22, 2013.

Data are preliminary.

 ̊Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance.

Over-the-month change, September 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Health care 

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10

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

Employment in outpatient care centers

Over-the-month change, January 2009–September 2013

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 22, 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: October 22, 2013
 Employment in leisure and hospitality 

changed little (-13,000) in September. 

There has been virtually no net change in 

employment over the past 3 months—a 

departure from the robust job growth the 

industry had experienced after reaching 

an employment trough in December 

2009. Employment in most component 

industries within leisure and hospitality 

changed little in September. Museums, 

historical sites, and similar institutions, 

however, did add 3,000 jobs, following 

several months of small declines.

NAICS 722 – Food services and

drinking places

 Food services and drinking places

employment changed little (-7,000) in 

September. This industry—the largest 

component within leisure and 

hospitality—has driven job growth over 

the past several years.

11,000

11,500

12,000

12,500

13,000

13,500

14,000

14,500

15,000

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

Employment in leisure and hospitality

September 2013 Level: 14,177

OTM Change: -1 3

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 22, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–September 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: October 22, 2013
 Employment in other services 

changed little (+5,000) in September. No 

component industry experienced any 

significant employment change over the 

month.

 Other services has regained about 79

percent of the jobs lost between April 

2008 and June 2010, but the pace of job 

growth has recently slowed. The 

annualized rate of employment growth in 

2013—0.5 percent—is about half of the 

rate that the industry enjoyed in each of 

the prior 2 years. 

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

September 2013 Level: 5,492

OTM Change: 5

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 22, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–September 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: October 22, 2013
 Within government, employment in state education notched up 

by 20,000 in September but has shown little net change over the 

year (-16,000). Federal government employment continued to 

trend downward (-6,000), while local government employment 

continued its upward trend (+6,000). 

NAICS 91 – Federal government

 Federal employment continues to trend lower in September. The 

industry has shed 87,000 jobs over the past 12 months, with the 

majority of jobs lost in federal, except U.S. Postal Service. 

NAICS 92 – State government

 State government added 22,000 jobs in September, with state 

government education accounting for nearly all of the gain. 

 

-3.4

9.5

1.9

19.8

1.4

-7.3

-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 22, 2013.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

Over-the-month change, September 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government:

22

1,900

2,000

2,100

2,200

2,300

2,400

2,500

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

Employment in state government education

September 2013 Level: 2,396

OTM Change: 20

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 22, 2013.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

January 2000–September 2013

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government

CES Highlights Release Date: October 22, 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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