July 2017

Release Date: August 4, 2017

Prepared by Analysts 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, July 2017

CES Highlights Release Date: August 4, 2017

+49,000 Professional and Business Services

 In July, employment continued to trend up 

in professional and technical services 

(+18,000) and in administrative and support 

services (+30,000). Over the year, professional 

and technical services added 265,000 jobs, 

while administrative and support services 

added 271,000 jobs.

 Nonfarm employment increased by 

209,000 in July. Food services and drinking 

places, professional and business services, and 

health care added jobs.

 The employment change for June revised 

up from +222,000 to +231,000, and the 

change for May was revised down from 

+152,000 to +145,000. Incorporating revisions, 

job growth has averaged 195,000 per month 

over the past 3 months.

 Average hourly earnings rose by 9 cents or 

0.3 percent in July. Over the year, hourly 

earnings are up 2.5 percent. In July, average 

weekly hours were unchanged at 34.5 hours. 

+62,000 Leisure and Hospitality

 Food services and drinking places added 

53,000 jobs in July. Employment has increased 

by 313,000 over the year.

+54,000 Education and Health Services

 Private education and health services added 

jobs in July. Health care accounted for 39,000 

of the gain, including 11,000 in home health 

care and 7,000 in both outpatient care centers 

and hospitals. Over the year, health care 

employment has risen by 327,000.

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Over-the-month change Annual average

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, August 04, 2017.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, January 2014 - July 2017

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Employment in total nonfarm

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 4, 2017

+16,000 Manufacturing

 Employment in manufacturing changed 

little in July (+16,000). Since reaching a recent 

low in November 2016, however, employment 

in the industry has increased by 100,000. 

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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

July 2017 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, July 2017

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 04, 2017.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, July 2017

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 mining was flat in July 

(+1,000). Since an employment trough in 

October 2016, the industry has added 

54,000 jobs. Employment in support 

activities for mining changed little in July 

(+1,000) but has increased by 47,000 

since October 2016. 

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Employment in mining

July 2017 Level: 663

OTM Change: 1

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 04, 2017.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

January 2007–July 2017

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: August 4, 2017
 Construction employment changed 

little in July (+6,000). Residential building 

construction accounted for most of the 

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Employment in construction

Over-the-month change, January 2014–July 2017

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 04, 2017. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Construction

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 4, 2017
 Employment in manufacturing industries changed little in July (+16,000). 

However, since reaching a trough in November 2016, employment in the 

industry has increased by 100,000. 

 

 Employment in durable goods manufacturing has been stronger than in 

nondurable goods. Durables goods have added 71,000 jobs since 

November, compared with 29,000 in nondurables.

 

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Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing

Furniture and related products

Transportation equipment

Electrical equipment and appliances

Computer and electronic products

Machinery

Fabricated metal products

Primary metals

Nonmetallic mineral products

Wood products

Employment in durable goods

July 2017 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, July 2017

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Durable goods:

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 04, 2017.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

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Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing

Plastics and rubber

Chemicals

Petroleum and coal products

Printing

Paper products

Apparel

Textile product mills

Textile mills

Food manufacturing

Employment in nondurable goods

July 2017 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, July 2017

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Nondurable 

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 04, 2017.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Manufacturing

CES Highlights Release Date: August 4, 2017

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 

(+6,000). However, the industry has added 63,000 jobs over 

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Employment in wholesale trade

Over-the-month change, January 2014–July 2017

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 04, 2017. 

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 4, 2017
 Employment in retail trade was 

essentially flat in July (+1,000) and has 

trended down by an average of 13,000 

per month since its most recent peak in 

January 2017. During this period general 

merchandise stores lost an average 

5,000 jobs per month.

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Employment in retail trade

Over-the-month change, January 2014–July 2017

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 04, 2017. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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: August 4, 2017
 Employment in transportation and 

warehousing was essentially flat in July 

(+1,000). 

Thus far in 2017, employment has 

changed by an average +4,000 per 

month. In comparison, the average overthe-month change was +8,000 in 2016 

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Employment in transportation and warehousing

Over-the-month change, January 2015–July 2017

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 4, 2017.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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: August 4, 2017
In July, employment in utilities ticked 

down by 1,000.

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Employment in utilities

Over-the-month change, January 2014–July 2017

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 04, 2017. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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: August 4, 2017
 Employment in information changed 

little in July (+4,000). Thus far this year, 

this industry has lost 32,000 jobs, 

including a loss of 21,000 in 

telecommunications. 

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Employment in information

July 2017 Level: 2,730

OTM Change: 4 

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 04, 2017.

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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

January 2007–July 2017

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 4, 2017
 Employment in financial activities 

changed little in July (+6,000). This 

industry has added 148,000 jobs over 

the year, led by gains in credit 

intermediation and related activities 

(+46,000), insurance (+41,000), and real 

estate (+41,000). 

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Employment in financial activities

Over-the-month change, January 2014–July 2017

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 04, 2017. 

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 4, 2017
 Professional and business services employment increased by 49,000 in 

July—in line with the recent trend.

 In July, employment in professional and technical services continued to 

trend up (+18,000). Among its component industries, management and 

technical consulting services (+7,000), computer systems design and 

related services (+5,000), and architectural and engineering services 

(+4,000) contributed the majority of the employment gain.

 Employment in administrative and waste services also trended up in July 

(+30,000), above the industry’s prior 3-, 6-, and 12-month average 

changes. The entire employment movement can be attributed to 

administrative and support services (+30,000). Temporary help services 

(+15,000) accounted for half of the industry’s over-the-month employment 

change.

 

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Employment in Professional and business services

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Over-the-month change, January 2014 - July 2017

Seasaonally adjusted, in thousands

Jul-17: 49

Prior-12: 51

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 04, 2017 Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

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Over-the-month change Prior-3 mo. Avg. Prior-6 mo. Avg Prior-12 mo. Avg

Over-the-month change and prior averages, July 2017

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 04, 2017

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Professional and Business Services

CES Highlights Release Date: August 4, 2017

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
 Private education and health services added 54,000 jobs in July.

However, the overall trend in 2017 still remains below that of the 

previous 2 years.

 Private education and health services has added 280,000 jobs so far 

this year. Health care industries have accounted for more than 183,000

of this gain. 

 Health care accounted for 39,000 of the July gain. Ambulatory health 

care services was responsible for the bulk of these job gains, which

were spread broadly among its component industries. Home health 

care services added 11,000 jobs, and outpatient care centers added 

7,000. Offices of physicians continued its upward employment trend

(+7,000). Hospital employment also continued along its long-run trend, 

increasing by 7,000 over the month. 

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, August 04, 2017. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, January 2014 - July 2017

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Employment in education and health services

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Nursing and residential care*

Hospitals

 - Home health care services*

 - Outpatient care centers*

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Ambulatory health care services1*

Employment in selected health care industries

July 2017 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, July 2017

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Health care 

industries:

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 04, 2017.

Data are preliminary.

1 Includes additional component industries not shown separately.

* denotes significance

Private Education and Health Services

CES Highlights Release Date: August 4, 2017

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
 Leisure and hospitality employment rose 

by 62,000 in July. Food services and drinking 

places accounted for 53,000 of the increase.

So far this year, food services and drinking 

places have added an average 30,000 jobs per 

month, above the average monthly gain of 

23,000 in 2016. Limited-service restaurants

led the job gains in July. The employment 

gain in leisure and hospitality coincides with 

the strength seen in the Consumer 

Confidence Index in July, which is at a 16-year 

high.

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Employment in food services and drinking places

Over-the-month change, January 2014–July 2017

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 04, 2017. 

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: August 4, 2017
 Employment in other services was 

essentially flat in July (+1,000). This 

industry has added 76,000 jobs over the 

year, a change of 1.3 percent. Personal 

and laundry services accounted for 

42,000 of the job gains over this period.

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Employment in other services

Over-the-month change, January 2014–July 2017

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, August 04, 2017. 

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

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

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Services

Leisure & 

Hospitality

Other

Services

Government

CES Highlights Release Date: August 4, 2017
 Employment in government agencies 

was unchanged in July (+4,000) after 

edging up in June. Over the year 

government employment has changed 

little (+ 0.5 percent), after growing by 1 

percent from July 2015 to July 2016.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, August 04, 2017.

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Over-the-month change, January 2014 - July 2017

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Employment in government

Government

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 4, 2017
Prepared by Staff of the National Estimates Branch

Current Employment Statistics Survey

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

202-691-6555

Email CES

CES Analysts

Michael Calvillo

Wander Cedeño

Tyler Downing

Brittney Forbes

Mike McCall

John Mullins

Michael Osifalujo

Edward Park

Trinity Wade

Current Employment Statistics Highlights

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