Current Employment Statistics Highlights March 2016 · 2020-07-02 · Current Employment Statistics...

March 2016

Release Date: April 1, 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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Detailed Industry Employment Analysis

Current Employment Statistics

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Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, March 2016

CES Highlights


+37,000 Construction

Construction employment rose by 37,000

over the month. Residential specialty trade

and heavy construction added 12,000 and

11,000 jobs, respectively. Over the past 12

months, construction has added 301,000 jobs.

+40,000 Leisure and Hospitality

Employment in leisure and hospitality

continued to trend up in March. Over the

year, the industry has added 472,000 jobs;

food services and drinking places accounted

for nearly 80 percent of this gain.

Nonfarm employment rose by 215,000 in

March. Retail trade, construction, and health

care added jobs, while manufacturing and

mining lost jobs.

Average hourly earnings of all private sector

employees increased by 7 cents, following a 2-

cent decline in February. Hourly earnings have

risen by 2.3 percent over the year. Average

weekly hours, at 34.4 hours, were unchanged

over the month.

The employment change for January

revised from +172,000 to +168,000. The

change for February revised from +242,000 to

+245,000. Over the past 3 months, job growth

has averaged 209,000 per month.

+51,000 Education and Health Services

In March, employment rose by 37,000 in

health care. Ambulatory health care added

27,000 jobs, and hospitals added 10,000 jobs.

Over the year, health care has added 503,000

jobs.

+48,000 Retail Trade

Retail trade added 48,000 jobs in March.

General merchandise stores, health and

personal care stores, building material and

garden supply stores, and auto dealers added

jobs. Over the past 12 months, retail trade has

added 378,000 jobs.

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Employment in total nonfarmOver-the-month change, January 2013 - March 2016Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 01, 2016.Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Summary Mining & Logging

Construction Manufacturing Trade:

Wholesale Retail

Transp., Warehousing

& Utilities Information


Professional & Business

Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


+33,000 Professional and Business Services

Employment changed little in professional

and business services during March. Services

to buildings and dwellings added 13,000 jobs.

Thus far in 2016, employment in professional

and business services has changed little ,

averaging an increase of 20,000 jobs per

month, compared to gains averaging 52,000

per month in 2015.

+20,000 Government

Government employment changed little in

March. Over the past 12 months, employment

in the sector is up by 121,000, with most of

the increase coming from local government

excluding education (+88,000).

+15,000 Financial Activities

Over the month, employment continued to

edge up in financial activities. Credit

intermediation and related activities added

9,000 jobs in March, with commercial banking

accounting for 5,000 of the increase.

-29,000 Manufacturing

In March, employment decreased by 29,000

in manufacturing. Durable goods industries

accounted for 24,000 jobs lost, including

declines in machinery, computer and

electronic products, and primary metals. Since

reaching an employment peak in March 2015,

durable goods manufacturers have cut 68,000

jobs.

-12,000 Mining and Logging

Mining continued to lose jobs in March (-

12,000). Since last reaching a peak in

September 2014, employment in the industry

has decreased by 184,000 or 20.4 percent.

Support activities for mining accounted for

145,000 of the declines during this period,

including a loss of 10,000 jobs in March.

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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

March 2016 Prior 12-month average

Over-the-month change, March 2016Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:215*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 01, 2016.

Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance.

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, March 2016



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

Employment in mining and logging

declined by 12,000 in March.

Most of the loss can be attributed to

support activates for mining, which lost

10,000 jobs over the month.

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Employment in mining and loggingOver-the-month change, January 2012–March 2016


Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Mining & Logging



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

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Construction added 37,000 jobs in

March. Heavy and civil engineering

construction added 11,000 jobs. Within

specialty trade contractors, residential

specialty trade contractors continued to

add jobs (+12,000).

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Employment in constructionOver-the-month change, January 2012–March 2016



Construction



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

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Manufacturing lost 29,000 jobs in March. Nearly all of the job losses

occurred in durable goods, while nondurable goods employment changed

little (-5,000).

The one-month manufacturing diffusion index declined to 37.3, the

lowest since January 2010. The diffusion index measures the dispersion of

employment change in manufacturing, with a value below 50 indicating

that more manufacturing industries are losing jobs than adding.

Average weekly hours in manufacturing declined 0.1 hour for all

employees and was unchanged for production employees. Over the past

12 months, average weekly hours have declined 0.3 hour for all employees

and have not changed for production employees (-0.1 hour).

In March, durable goods lost 24,000 jobs, with significant losses in

primary metals (-3,000), machinery (-7,000), and semiconductors (-3,000).

Durable goods employment reached a recent peak in March 2015 and,

since then, has declined by 68,000, led by losses in machinery (-46,000),

fabricated metal products (-36,000), and primary metals (-22,000).

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Employment in manufacturingOver-the-month change, January 2011–March 2016



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Employment in durable goodsOver-the-month change, January 2011–March 2016



Manufacturing

CES Highlights




Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

Employment in wholesale trade changed little in March

(+6,000). Over the past 12 months, the industry has added

58,000 jobs.

5,200

5,400

5,600

5,800

6,000

6,200

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Employment in wholesale trade

March 2016 Level: 5,920OTM Change: 6


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

Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.* denotes significance.

January 2006–March 2016Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Wholesale Trade



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


In March, employment in retail trade grew by 48,000, bringing the total growth in 2016 to 181,000. Employment in most of the component industries trended upward, led by growth in general merchandise stores, health and personal care stores, and building materials and garden supplies stores. Continuing its upward trend, employment in building materials and garden supplies stores increased by 10,000 in March. During the past 6 months, this industry has added 43,000 jobs.

After essentially no net job growth over the prior 12 months, employment in health and personal care stores grew by 10,000 in March. Employment in general merchandise stores grew by 12,000 over the month. This industry has added 41,000 jobs over the past 6 months with all of the growth occurring in other general merchanise stores, such as warehouse clubs and dollar stores.

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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:48*

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Employment in building material and garden supply stores

Over-the-month change, January 2011–March 2016



Retail Trade

CES Highlights




Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

Employment in transportation and warehousing changed little in March (-3,000). Over the year, however, the industry has added 53,000 jobs.

Rail transportation shed 3,000 jobs in March, marking the 12th consecutive month of job losses. Over the year, employment in rail transportation has declined by 29,000, or 11.9 percent.

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Employment in transportation and warehousing

March 2016 Level: 4,859OTM Change: -3





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Employment in rail transportationOver-the-month change, January 2013 - March 2016Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Current 6-month average

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 1, 2016. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Transportation and Warehousing

CES Highlights




Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

Employment in utilities was

unchanged in March.

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Employment in utilities





Utilities



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


Information employment was

essentially unchanged in March

(+1,000). Over the last 12 months,

employment in this industry has edged

up 39,000.

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Employment in informationOver-the-month change, January 2012–March 2016



Information



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


Financial activities employment

continued its upward trend in March

(+15,000). Among the component

industries, credit intermediation and

related activities gained 9,000 jobs,

about 5,000 of which were in

commercial banking. So far this year,

credit intermediation and related

activities has added 18,000 jobs, the

most among the major components

within financial activities.




Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


Professional and business services employment changed little in March

(+33,000), weaker than the industry’s prior-12 month average monthly

change.

The March employment movement was split between administrative

and waste services (+17,000) and professional and technical services

(+14,000). Among the professional and technical services component

industries, employment in management and technical consulting services

continued to trend up (+7,000). Within administrative and waste services,

services to building and dwellings added 13,000 jobs, while employment

remained essentially unchanged in temporary help services (+4,000).

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Administrative and wasteservices

Management of companiesand enterprises

Professional and technicalservices

Professional and business services component industriesOver-the-month change and prior averages, March 2016Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Mar-16 Prior-3 Prior-6 Prior-12

Mar-16: 33Prior-12: 50

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 1, 2016.Data are preliminary.

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-Other support services

-Services to buildings and dwellings

-Investigation and security

-Travel arrangement and reservation

-Business support

-Employment services

-Facilities support

-Office administrative

Administrative and support

Adminisrative and waste services component industriesOver-the-month change, March 2016Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Mar-16 Prior-12

Mar-16: 17Prior-12: 20

Buruea of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, April 1, 2016.Data are prelimary.

Professional and Business Services

CES Highlights




Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

Employment in education and health services increased by 51,000 in March. Within the industry, health care added 37,000 jobs over the month, while employment in private educational services (+7,000) and in social assistance (+7,000) continued to trend up.

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Hospitals*

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- Offices of physicians

Ambulatory health care services°*

Employment in selected health care industries



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


Health care industries:

37*

Private Education and Health Services

CES Highlights




Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

Ambulatory health care added 27,000 jobs in March, with home

health care services adding 10,000. Employment in the industry has

increased by 85,000 over the last 12 months, and the industry has

accounted for 30 percent of the jobs gained in ambulatory health care

services over the past year.

Hospital employment continued to grow in March, adding 10,000

jobs. In the last 12 months, employment in the industry has increased

by 183,000, accounting for about 36 percent of the job gain in health

care over the same period.

Employment in leisure and hospitality

continued to trend up in March

(+40,000). Food services and drinking

places employment also continued to

trend up (+25,000). Over the last year,

food services has gained 374,000 jobs,

accounting for almost 80 percent of net

growth in leisure and hospitality during

the same period.

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Leisure and Hospitality



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

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Employment in other services

changed little in March (+8,000). Over

the year, other services added 74,000

jobs, with personal and laundry services

accounting for 47 percent of the

increase.

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Employment in other services






Other Services



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


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Government employment changed little in March (+20,000) and has increased by 121,000 over the last 12 months. Local government, excluding education accounts for 73 percent of the employment gain in total government over the past year. Over the same period, the federal government added 23,000 jobs and state government employment changed little (+6,000).

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Local government education

State government, excluding education

State government education

U.S. Postal Service*

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service*

Employment in selected government

March 2016 Prior 6-month average


Government:20




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Employment in local government, excluding education






Government

CES Highlights




Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

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

Karen Ransom

Kara Sullivan

Jay Stuart

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