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September 2017

Release Date: October 6, 2017

Prepared by Analysts of the National Estimates Branch Current Employment Statistics Survey

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

202-691-6555 Email CES

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

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Current Employment Statistics Summary, September 2017

CES Highlights


-111,000 Leisure and Hospitality

Employment in food services and drinking

places, declined by 105,000 in September,

reflecting, in large part, the effects from

Hurricanes Irma and Harvey. This industry had

added an average 24,000 jobs per month in

the preceding 12 months.

+22,000 Transportation and Warehousing

Transportation and warehousing added

22,000 jobs in September. Employment

Nonfarm payroll employment changed little

in September (-33,000). Likely reflecting

effects from Hurricanes Irma and Harvey,

there was below-average job growth in several

industries, with a particularly large decline in

food services and drinking places. Over the 12

months ending in August, nonfarm

employment had increased by an average

172,000 per month.

Employment, hours, and earnings data for

September reflect ongoing job market trends

along with effects of both Hurricane Harvey in

Texas and Hurricane Irma in Florida. For more

information on how these hurricanes may

have affected CES national data, see

https://www.bls.gov/ces/cesharveyirma.htm.

CES estimates by state and area are scheduled

for release on October 20, 2017.

The employment change for July was

revised down from +189,000 to +138,000, and

the change for August revised up from

+156,000 to +169,000.

Average hourly earnings rose by 12 cents or

0.5 percent over the month, following a 4-cent

gain in August. Hourly earnings were up 2.9

percent over the year. Average weekly hours

were unchanged at 34.4 hours.

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Over-the-month change, January 2014 - September 2017Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Employment in total nonfarm

Summary Mining & Logging

Construction Manufacturing Trade:

Wholesale Retail

Transp., Warehousing

& Utilities Information


Professional & Business

Services



Other Services

Government

https://www.bls.gov/ces/cesharveyirma.htm

CES Highlights


increased in couriers and messengers and air

transportation.

+27,000 Education and Health Services

Employment in health care continued to

trend up in ambulatory health care services

(+25,000) and in hospitals (+5,000). Partly

offsetting these increases, nursing care facilities

lost 9,000 jobs over the month.

+13,000 Professional and Business Services

Employment changed little in professional

and business services in September. Job growth

had averaged 50,000 per month over the prior

12 months.

+10,000 Financial Activities

Employment continued to trend up in

financial activities. An 11,000-job gain in

insurance was partly offset by losses in activities

related to credit intermediation (-4,000) and

commercial banking (-3,000).

+8,000 Construction

Employment in construction changed little in

September and has shown little net movement

(+40,000) since February.

-3,000 Retail Trade

Employment in retail trade changed little in

September. Since an employment peak in

January, the industry has lost 107,000 jobs.

-1,000 Manufacturing

Manufacturing employment remained

unchanged in September. Since reaching an

employment trough in November, the industry

had added an average of 14,000 jobs per

month through August.

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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

September 2017 Prior 12-month average

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

Total nonfarm:-33

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 06, 2017.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, September 2017



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

Employment in mining changed little

(+2,000) in September. Since an

employment trough in October 2016,

the industry has added 64,000 jobs.

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Employment in mining

September 2017 Level: 672OTM Change: 2


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–September 2017Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Mining and Logging



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


Construction employment changed

little in September (+8,000) and has

shown little net movement since

February (+40,000).

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Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Construction



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


Employment in manufacturing was

flat in September (-1,000), after having

increased by an average of 14,000 per

month between November and August.

Employment in the component

industries was mostly flat, with small

offsetting movements. However,

printing and related activities (-4,000)

lost jobs in September.

Manufacturing



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


Employment in wholesale trade changed little in September

(+7,000). Over the year, the industry has added 55,000 jobs,

with durable goods accounting for 35,000 of those gains.

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Employment in wholesale tradeOver-the-month change, January 2014–September 2017




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Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


In September, employment in retail trade was essentially unchanged

(-3,000), with little movement among the component industries. Since

reaching an employment peak in January 2017, retail trade has lost

107,000 jobs.

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Nonstore retailers

Miscellaneous store retailers

General merchandise stores

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores

Clothing and clothing accessories stores

Gasoline stations

Health and personal care stores

Food and beverage stores

Building material and garden supply stores

Electronics and appliance stores

Furniture and home furnishings stores

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

Employment in retail trade





Retail trade:-3

Retail Trade

CES Highlights




Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

Employment in transportation and

warehousing increased by 22,000 in

September. The average over-the-

month change in 2017 is 7,000.

Among the components, both air

transportation (+3,000) and couriers and

messengers (+4,000) added jobs.

Employment in transit and ground

passenger transportation edged up

(+9,000).

Transportation and Warehousing



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


In September, employment in utilities

was unchanged.

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Utilities



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


Employment in information continued

to trend down in September (-9,000). The

majority of the weakness came in motion

picture and sound recording industries.

Since the most recent peak one year ago,

information employment has trended

down by 79,000.

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Government

CES Highlights


Employment in financial activities

continued to trend up in September

(+10,000). This industry has added

149,000 jobs over the past 12 months.

September’s employment change was

driven primarily by an increase of 11,000

in insurance carriers and related

activities, likely reflecting response

activities following the hurricanes.




Wholesale Retail





Services



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Government

CES Highlights


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Real estate and rental and leasing

Insurance carriers and related activities*

Securities and commodities

- Commercial banking*

Credit intermediation¹

Employment in selected financial activities



Financial activities:

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¹ Includes additional component industries not shown separately.* denotes significance

Professional and business services employment came in below trend in

September (+13,000).

All major component industries also fell below their respective prior-

months’ averages. Professional and technical services employment edged up

in September (+12,000), with widespread small changes throughout the

industry. Employment in management of companies and enterprises (-4,000)

and administrative and waste services (+5,000) remained relatively flat in

September.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, October 06, 2017Data are preliminary.* denotes significance

Professional and Business Services

CES Highlights




Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

Private education and health services

employment continued to trend up in

September (+27,000), with health care

adding 23,000 jobs. Employment in

ambulatory health care services

increased by 25,000, led by offices of

physicians (+9,000). Over the past year

ambulatory health care services has

added 224,000 jobs, with offices of

physicians accounting for about 30

percent of that gain. Within nursing and

residential care, nursing care facilities

lost 9,000 jobs in September.

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Nursing and residential care*

Hospitals

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Employment in selected health care industries



Health care industries:

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¹ Includes additional component industries not shown separately.* denotes significance

Private Education and Health Services



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


NAICS 700 – Leisure and hospitality Leisure and hospitality employment declined by 111,000 jobs in September, following no employment change in August. Hurricanes affected large states with service-oriented economies, with many of these services provided by the leisure and hospitality industry. Many workers in this industry are paid hourly and are usually not paid while not at work.

NAICS 722 – Food services and drinking places Food services and drinking places employment fell sharply in September (-105,000). Job losses were concentrated in full-service restaurants and in special food services. The Consumer Confidence Index declined marginally in September, but the report noted that consumer confidence in Texas and Florida fell considerably. Any weather-related impacts, as well as normal labor market trends, are reflected in the September employment estimate.

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Employment in leisure and hospitality



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Government

CES Highlights


https://www.conference-board.org/data/consumerconfidence.cfm

https://www.conference-board.org/data/consumerconfidence.cfm

Employment in other services

changed little in September (-5,000).

However, this industry has added 53,000

jobs over the year, a change of 0.9

percent. Personal and laundry services

accounted for 63 percent of the job

gains over this period.

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Government

CES Highlights


Government employment changed

little in September (+7,000) and has

been trending flat since late 2016.

Employment in federal agencies has

decreased by 5,000 over the past 12

months while state and local

government employment has not

changed significantly over the same

period.

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Employment in governmentOver-the-month change, January 2014–September 2017




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Government

CES Highlights


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

Current Employment Statistics Highlights

Detailed Industry Employment Analysis

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