Current Employment Statistics Highlights April 2017 · warehousing was flat in April (+4,000). This continues a trend of industry -wide deceleration. In 2014, job gains averaged 18,000

April 2017

Release Date: May 5, 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

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Detailed Industry Employment Analysis

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Current Employment Statistics Summary, April 2017

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jobs per month in 2016. Within social

assistance, employment in individual and

family services expanded by 17,000 in April.

+39,000 Professional and Business Services

In April, employment continued to trend

upward in professional and business services.

Over the past 12 months, the industry has

added 612,000 jobs.

Nonfarm payroll employment rose by

211,000 in April. Leisure and hospitality, health

care and social assistance, financial activities,

and mining added jobs.

The employment change for March revised

down from +98,000 to +79,000, and the

change for February revised up from +219,000

to +232,000. Incorporating revisions, job

growth has averaged 174,000 per month over

the past 3 months.

Average hourly earnings for all employees

on private, nonfarm payrolls rose by 7 cents in

April and are up 2.5 percent over the year.

Average weekly hours increased 0.1 hour to

34.4 hours over the month.

+55,000 Leisure and Hospitality

Leisure and hospitality added 55,000 jobs in

April. Employment in food services and

drinking places continued to trend up over the

month (+26,000) and has increased by 260,000

over the year.

+41,000 Education and Health Services

In April, employment in health care

continued to trend up (+20,000), in line with

the average change during the first quarter.

This industry had added an average 32,000

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Summary Mining & Logging

Construction Manufacturing Trade:

Wholesale Retail

Transp., Warehousing

& Utilities Information


Professional & Business

Services



Other Services

Government

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+19,000 Financial Activities

Within financial activities, insurance carriers

and related activities added 14,000 jobs in

April. Over the year, insurance employment

has grown by 56,000.

+10,000 Mining and Logging

Mining employment increased by 9,000 in

April, due primarily to a gain of 7,000 in

support activities for mining. Since a recent

employment low in October 2016, mining has

added 44,000 jobs, with 33,000 of those

coming in support activities.

-7,000 Information

Information employment continued to edge

down (-7,000) in April, due to declines in

broadcasting, except Internet (-3,000) and in

telecommunications (-5,000), which partly

reflects a small strike. Employment in

information has declined by 45,000 over the

past 6 months.

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Other services

Leisure and hospitality*

Education and health services*

Professional and business services

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Information

Utilities

Transportation and warehousing

Retail trade

Wholesale trade

Manufacturing

Construction

Mining and logging*

Employment in total nonfarm

April 2017 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, April 2017Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:211*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 05, 2017.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, April 2017



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

Mining added 9,000 jobs in April.

Since a recent low in October, the

industry has gained 44,000 jobs. Support

activities for mining added 7,000 jobs in

April.

The recent job growth is consistent

with trends in related economic

indicators. Over the month, domestic

oil-rig counts increased by 9 percent,

and the price of West Texas

Intermediate oil rose 11 percent.

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Employment in miningOver-the-month change, January 2014–April 2017


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Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Government

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Construction employment changed

little for a second consecutive month in

April (+5,000), following growth in

January and February. Year to date,

construction employment has risen by

an average 24,000 per month, similar to

the average gain over the prior 4-month

period (+20,000).

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Government

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Employment in manufacturing

continued to edge up in April (+6,000).

Nondurable goods employment

continued to trend up in April (+9,000),

driven by growth in food manufacturing

(+9,000). Nearly three quarters of the

employment gains in nondurable goods

over the past 3 months occurred in food

manufacturing. Employment in durable

goods remained flat in April (-3,000).

Consistent with the recent

employment trend in manufacturing, in

April, the Purchasing Managers’ Index

decreased from 57.2 to 54.8, indicating

that the manufacturing sector is

expanding at a slower pace than in

March.

Manufacturing



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

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Employment in wholesale trade

continued to trend up in April (+8,000),

bringing the industry’s 12-month net job

gain to 54,000.

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Government

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In April, employment in retail trade changed little (+6,000) following losses in February and March.

Employment in general merchandise stores edged up by 8,000 in April. Within this industry, other general merchandise stores, such as supercenters and warehouse clubs, added 8,000 jobs while employment in department stores was flat.

Retail Trade

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Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

Employment in transportation and

warehousing was flat in April (+4,000).

This continues a trend of industry-wide

deceleration. In 2014, job gains averaged

18,000 per month, compared to an

average 7,000 jobs added over the latest

12 months.

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Employment in transportation and warehousing

April 2017 Level: 5,053OTM Change: 4


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–April 2017Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Transportation and Warehousing



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

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In April, employment in utilities edged

up by 1,000, partly offsetting a modest

decrease in the first quarter.

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Employment in utilities

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Services



Other Services

Government

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Employment in information continued

to trend down in April (-7,000). This

marks the seventh consecutive month of

weakness, with information losing a total

of 51,000 jobs since the recent peak in

September 2016. A small strike

contributed to a decline of 5,000 in

telecommunications.

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Employment in information

April 2017 Level: 2,735OTM Change: -7





Information



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

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Financial activities added 19,000 jobs in April. So far this year, employment

growth in the industry has remained in line with its 2016 average increase of

15,000 per month.

In April, widespread strength within insurance carriers and related activities

(+14,000) contributed to the job growth in financial activities.

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Real estate and rental and leasing

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Securities and commodities

- Commercial banking

Credit intermediation°

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Financial activities:

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Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

Employment in professional and

business services continued to trend up

in April (+39,000). Both professional and

technical services and management of

companies and enterprises continued

their recent employment trends.

Employment in professional and

technical services edged up by 23,000,

while management of companies and

enterprises changed little.

Administrative and waste services

employment came in below its prior 3-,

6-, and 12-month average changes in

April (+15,000). Services to building and

dwellings added 10,000 jobs within the

industry. Volatility in administrative and

waste services employment has been

the primary cause of recent fluctuations

in all of professional and business

services.

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Employment in Professional and business services component industries

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Over-the-month change and prior averages, April 2017Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, May 05, 2017Data are preliminary.

Professional and Business Services



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

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Private education and health services

added 41,000 jobs in April. So far this

year, job growth in education and health

services has averaged roughly 34,000

per month, below the average monthly

change for 2016 (+46,000).

Within social assistance, individual

and family services, added 17,000 jobs in

April, well above its prior 12-month

average (+6,000).

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Government

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Leisure and hospitality employment rose

by 55,000 in April; the strength was

widespread among the component industries.

Food services and drinking places

employment continued to trend up (+26,000).

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

(+21,000) also contributed to the job gain.

Among its component industries,

employment in performing arts and spectator

sports and in amusements, gambling, and

recreation edged up in April, offsetting

weakness in March.

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Leisure and hospitality:

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Leisure and Hospitality



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

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Employment in other services

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

This industry has added 56,000 jobs over

the year. Personal and laundry services

accounted for 72 percent of the job

gains over this period, including 8,000 in

April.

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Government

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Government employment changed

little in April (+17,000) and has remained

essentially flat since September 2016.

Since its most recent trough in January

2014, government employment has

increased by 535,000. Local government

accounted for 415,000 of this increase.

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Employment in government

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Government



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Services



Other Services

Government

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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

Michael Osifalujo

Edward Park

Trinity Wade

Julia Wolfe

Current Employment Statistics Highlights

Detailed Industry Employment Analysis

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Current Employment Statistics Highlights April 2017 · warehousing was flat in April (+4,000). This continues a trend of industry -wide deceleration. In 2014, job gains averaged 18,000