Current Employment Statistics Highlights December 2015 · 2020-06-05 · Detailed Industry Employment Analysis . December 2015 Release Date: January 8, 2016 Government Prepared by

December 2015

Release Date: January 8, 2016

Prepared by Staff 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

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Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, December 2015

CES Highlights


Over the year, employment in professional

and business services grew by 605,000,

compared to growth of 704,000 in 2014.

+45,000 Construction

In December, construction added 45,000

jobs, with growth concentrated in construction

of buildings (+10,000) and specialty trade

contractors (+29,000). Over the year,

construction added 263,000 jobs, compared

with 338,000 jobs gained in 2014.

Nonfarm employment increased by

292,000 in December. Over the year, job

growth totaled 2.7 million, compared with 3.1

million in 2014. In December, professional

and business services, construction, health

care, transportation and warehousing, and

food services and drinking places added jobs.

Mining lost jobs.

The employment change for October

revised up from +298,000 to +307,000, and

the change for November revised up from

+211,000 to +252,000. Incorporating revisions,

employment has increased by an average

284,000 per month over the past 3 months

Average hourly earnings for all employees

on private, nonfarm payrolls changed little in

December (-1 cent), following a 5-cent gain in

November. Hourly earnings are up 2.5 percent

over the year. In December, average weekly

hours for all employees held at 34.5 hours.

+73,000 Professional and Business Services

Employment rose by 59,000 in

administration and waste services; more than

half of the increase came in temporary help

services (+34,000). Employment continued to

trend up in professional and technical services

(+11,000).

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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

December 2015 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, December 2015Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:292*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 08, 2016.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

Summary Mining & Logging

Construction Manufacturing Trade:

Wholesale Retail

Transp., Warehousing

& Utilities Information


Professional & Business

Services



Other Services

Government

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+59,000 Education and Health Services

Employment in health care rose by 39,000

in December. Health care employment

expanded by 475,000 in 2015, compared with

a gain of 309,000 in 2014.

In December, employment rose in

ambulatory health care services (+23,000) and

hospitals (+12,000). Since reaching an

employment trough in February 2014,

hospitals have added 221,000 jobs; 78 percent

of this gain occurred in 2015.

+23,000 Transportation and warehousing

Employment in transportation and

warehousing rose by 23,000 in December.

Within the industry, couriers and messengers

added 15,000 jobs.

+16,000 Information

Within information, motion picture and

sound recording added 15,000 jobs in

December, offsetting jobs lost in November (-

13,000).

+29,000 Leisure and Hospitality

Food services and drinking places added

37,000 jobs in December. In 2015, the

industry added 357,000 payroll jobs,

compared with 401,000 jobs gained in 2014.

-8,000 Mining and logging

Since reaching a peak in December 2014,

mining employment has declined by 129,000,

including 8,000 jobs lost in December 2015.

Support activities for mining accounts for

98,000 of the jobs lost over the year, including

a loss of 6,000 jobs in December 2015.

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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 nonfarmOver-the-year change, 2014 and 2015Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

2015

2014

Total nonfarm:2014: +3,116; 2015: +2,650

Total private: 2014: +3,042; 2015: +2,551

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 08, 2016.Data are preliminary.

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, December 2015



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

Mining and logging employment

decreased by 8,000 in December. This

was the industry’s twelfth consecutive

month of employment decline. Mining

and logging has lost 131,000 jobs since

December 2014.

Mining drives the employment trend in

this sector and accounts for essentially

all losses over the month (-8,000) and

over the year (-129,000). These losses

were concentrated in support activities

for mining.

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Employment in mining and loggingOver-the-month change, January 2012–December 2015


Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Mining and Logging



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

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Construction added 45,000 jobs in

December. Since its most recent trough

in January 2011, construction has

regained 48.2-percent of the 2.3 million

jobs lost between April 2006 and

January 2011.

In December, construction of buildings

added 10,000 jobs, surpassing its prior

12-month average (+4,000). Specialty

trade contractors added 29,000 jobs,

most of which came from residential

specialty trade contractors (+18,000).

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Employment in constructionOver-the-month change, January 2012–December 2015




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Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

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Manufacturing employment changed little in December (+8,000). For the year, manufacturing employment also was little changed (+30,000), well below the increase in 2014 (+215,000). In December, nondurable goods gained 14,000 jobs, more than offsetting losses in machinery (-6,000) and primary metals (-3,000). For the year, durable goods employment changed little (-16,000), while nondurable goods added 46,000 jobs. In December, average weekly hours for all employees in manufacturing edged down 0.1 hour to 40.6 hours and were unchanged for production employees at 41.7 hours.

NAICS 333 – Machinery Machinery lost 6,000 jobs during the month and has experienced 11 months of consecutive job losses. Machinery lost 38,000 jobs over the year, mostly in the mining and oil and gas machinery component.

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Employment in manufacturingOver-the-month change, January 2012–December 2015




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Manufacturing

CES Highlights




Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

Employment in wholesale trade

changed little (+2,000) in December. The

industry added 65,000 jobs in 2015,

compared to a gain of 114,000 jobs in

2014.

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Employment in wholesale trade

December 2015 Level: 5,941OTM Change: 2


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


January 2005–December 2015Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Wholesale Trade



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


In December, retail trade employment changed little (+4,000). Over the year, the industry added 274,000 jobs. NAICS 441 – Motor vehicle and parts dealers Motor vehicle and parts dealers added 10,000 jobs in December, bringing the current 12-month gain to 75,000 jobs. Employment growth in 2015 coincides with record sales in the automotive industry (Source: CNBC).

NAICS 444 – Building material and garden supply stores Building material and garden supply stores gained 9,000 jobs in December. Recent employment gains in this industry coincide with employment increases in residential construction. Building material and garden supply stores gained 33,000 jobs over the year. NAICS 448 – Clothing and clothing accessories stores Clothing and clothing accessories stores employment declined in December (-18,000). Employment in this industry has shown little net change over the year (+7,000).

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Employment in retail tradeOver-the-month change, January 2012–December 2015




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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:4



* denotes significance.

Retail Trade

CES Highlights




Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/05/nissan-chrysler-us-december-auto-sales-up-by-double-digits.html

Transportation and warehousing

added 23,000 jobs in December. Over

the year, employment is up by 94,000.

Couriers and messengers added 15,000

jobs in December. Employment in the

industry was up by 36,000 in the 4th

quarter, likely driven by strong e-

commerce sales (Source: Bloomberg and

Time).

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4,000

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4,400

4,600

4,800

5,000


Employment in transportation and warehousing

December 2015 Level: 4,833OTM Change: 23*





Transportation and Warehousing



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-16/amazon-is-capturing-bigger-slice-of-u-s-online-holiday-spending

http://time.com/money/4094469/black-friday-2015-thanksgiving-holiday-deals/

Utilities employment changed little in

December (+1,000), in line with the

industry’s prior 12-month average

change.

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Employment in utilities





Utilities



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


Information employment increased

by 16,000 in December, more than

offsetting a loss of 9,000 in November.

Motion picture and sound recording

industries accounted for virtually all of

the employment movements over the

past 2 months. Information added

50,000 jobs in 2015, a gain of 1.8

percent.

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Information



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


Employment in financial activities

continued to trend up in December

(+11,000), in line with its prior 12-month

average change of 12,000.

Over the year, financial activities

added 147,000 jobs, similar to the

135,000 jobs added in 2014.

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Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


Professional and business services gained 73,000 jobs in December,

following little change in November (+21,000). Administrative and waste

services accounted for a majority of the employment gain in December

(+59,000). Employment in professional and technical services (+11,000)

and in management of companies and enterprises (+3,000) continued to

trend up.

Professional and business services added 605,000 jobs in 2015, about

100,000 less than in 2014 (+704,000). In 2015, professional and technical

services accounted for 46 percent (+279,000) of employment growth

followed by administrative and waste services with 45 percent (+272,000)

and management of companies and enterprises with 9 percent (+54,000).

The December employment gain in administrative and waste services

can be attributed largely to a gain in employment services, which added

42,000 jobs. Within employment services, temporary help services added

34,000 jobs. In 2015, temporary help services added 95,000 jobs,

compared to a 174,000-job gain in 2014.

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Management of companiesand enterprises

Professional and technicalservices

Employment in professional and business servicesOver-the-month change and prior average, December 2015Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 08, 2016.Data is preliminary.

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Dec-15: 34Prior-12: 7

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 08, 2016.Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Professional and Business Services

CES Highlights




Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

Employment in education and health services grew by 59,000 in December, following a 50,000 gain in November. Within education and health care services, health care added 39,000 jobs over the month, while employment in educational services (+7,000) and social assistance (+13,000) continued to trend up. In 2015, health care employment rose by 475,000, followed by gains of 117,000 in social assistance and 64,000 in private education.

NAICS 622—Hospitals Hospitals added 12,000 jobs in December. Employment in the industry increased by 172,000 in 2015, accounting for 36 percent of the jobs added in all of in health care over the same period.

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- Home health care services

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Ambulatory health care services°*

Employment in selected health care industries



Health care industries:

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

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Employment in hospitals

December 2015 Level: 4,988OTM Change: 12*





Private Education and Health Services

CES Highlights




Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

Leisure and hospitality employment

continued to trend up in December

(+29,000). In 2015, this industry added

419,000 jobs, a gain of 2.8 percent.

Employment in food services and

drinking places continued to trend up in

December (+37,000). In 2015, food

services and drinking places accounted

for 85 percent of job gains in leisure and

hospitality.

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Over-the-month change, January 2012–December 2015




Leisure and Hospitality



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


Employment in other services

changed little (+11,000) in December.

Over the year, other services added

68,000 jobs to payrolls.

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Employment in other services






Other Services



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


Government employment changed

little in December (+17,000).

Employment at the federal, state, and

local levels remained flat over the

month. Government added 99,000 jobs

in 2015, with over half of the gain

occurring in local government, excluding

education (+56,000).

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Employment in government






Government



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

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

Steve Crestol

Tyler Downing

Brittney Forbes

Mike McCall

John Mullins

Michael Osifalujo

Edward Park

Kara Sullivan

Jay Stuart

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