Table 1. Employment and annual change in employment, by industry, 2013–15 (in thousands)
Industry	Employment, December			Over-the-year change, December			Over-the-year percent change, December
Industry	2013	2014	2015	2013	2014	2015	2013	2014	2015
Total nonfarm	137,387	140,402	143,146	2,311	3,015	2,744	1.7	2.2	2.0
Total private	115,570	118,455	121,106	2,378	2,885	2,651	2.1	2.5	2.2
Goods-producing	18,892	19,492	19,678	355	600	186	1.9	3.2	1.0
Mining and logging	867	897	761	18	30	-136	2.1	3.5	-15.2
Logging	52	52	51	1	0	-1	1.9	-.6	-2.3
Mining	814	845	710	17	30	-135	2.1	3.7	-15.9
Oil and gas extraction	193	201	183	2	7	-18	.9	3.7	-8.8
Mining, except oil and gas	206	206	191	-8	0	-15	-3.7	.1	-7.1
Coal mining	77	70	61	-2	-7	-9	-2.4	-9.0	-13.4
Metal ore mining	43	44	40	-3	1	-4	-5.9	2.8	-10.0
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	86	92	91	-4	6	-1	-3.9	6.9	-.9
Support activities for mining	415	438	336	23	23	-102	5.9	5.5	-23.3
Construction	5,939	6,301	6,597	211	362	296	3.7	6.1	4.7
Construction of buildings	1,316	1,389	1,439	52	73	50	4.1	5.6	3.6
Residential building	630	674	708	35	43	34	5.9	6.9	5.0
Nonresidential building	685	715	731	17	30	16	2.5	4.4	2.2
Heavy and civil engineering construction	877	928	944	-1	51	16	-.1	5.8	1.7
Specialty trade contractors	3,746	3,985	4,214	160	239	230	4.5	6.4	5.8
Residential specialty trade contractors	1,609	1,726	1,843	107	117	117	7.1	7.3	6.8
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors	2,137	2,259	2,371	53	122	112	2.5	5.7	5.0
Manufacturing	12,086	12,294	12,320	126	208	26	1.1	1.7	.2
Durable goods	7,593	7,754	7,731	89	161	-23	1.2	2.1	-.3
Wood products	361	376	386	15	15	10	4.3	4.1	2.6
Nonmetallic mineral products	376	392	401	8	16	9	2.1	4.2	2.3
Primary metals	396	403	384	-2	7	-19	-.4	1.8	-4.8
Fabricated metal products	1,443	1,471	1,440	25	28	-31	1.8	1.9	-2.1
Machinery	1,107	1,139	1,102	4	33	-37	.4	3.0	-3.2
Computer and electronic products	1,055	1,052	1,042	-21	-3	-9	-2.0	-.3	-.9
Electrical equipment and appliances	377	380	384	1	3	5	.4	.7	1.2
Transportation equipment⁽¹⁾	1,530	1,583	1,605	44	52	23	2.9	3.4	1.4
Motor vehicles and parts⁽²⁾	852	892	918	56	40	26	7.1	4.7	2.9
Furniture and related products	366	376	387	13	10	12	3.8	2.7	3.1
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing	582	583	599	1	1	16	.2	.1	2.7
Nondurable goods	4,493	4,540	4,589	37	47	49	.8	1.0	1.1
Food manufacturing	1,487	1,493	1,512	23	7	19	1.5	.4	1.3
Textile mills	118	117	115	1	-1	-2	.8	-.8	-1.7
Textile product mills	114	117	117	-3	3	0	-2.3	2.9	-.2
Apparel	144	138	136	-3	-6	-1	-2.0	-4.3	-1.0
Paper and paper products	376	372	373	-3	-4	1	-.8	-1.0	.2
Printing and related support activities	452	452	449	-3	0	-4	-.7	.1	-.9
Petroleum and coal products	109	114	117	-4	5	3	-3.3	4.8	2.4
Chemicals	795	810	815	8	15	5	1.1	1.8	.6
Plastics and rubber products	667	682	691	17	15	9	2.6	2.3	1.2
Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing	232	245	266	5	13	21	2.0	5.7	8.5
Private service providing	96,678	98,963	101,428	2,023	2,285	2,465	2.1	2.4	2.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	26,135	26,656	27,114	516	521	458	2.0	2.0	1.7
Wholesale trade	5,765	5,845	5,901	63	81	56	1.1	1.4	1.0
Durable goods	2,872	2,924	2,946	19	52	22	.7	1.8	.7
Nondurable goods	1,999	2,017	2,050	21	19	33	1.1	.9	1.6
Electronic markets and agents and brokers	894	904	905	23	10	1	2.6	1.1	.1
Retail trade	15,267	15,477	15,761	368	210	284	2.5	1.4	1.8
Motor vehicle and parts dealers	1,826	1,895	1,974	68	69	79	3.8	3.8	4.2
Automobile dealers	1,161	1,215	1,271	48	54	57	4.3	4.6	4.7
Other motor vehicle dealers	138	141	151	8	3	10	5.8	2.0	6.8
Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores	526	539	552	12	13	13	2.2	2.5	2.4
Furniture and home furnishings stores	451	460	467	10	9	7	2.2	2.1	1.6
Electronics and appliance stores	503	506	525	5	3	18	.9	.6	3.6
Building material and garden supply stores	1,226	1,229	1,258	42	3	29	3.5	.3	2.4
Food and beverage stores	2,968	3,045	3,068	77	77	23	2.7	2.6	.7
Health and personal care stores	1,025	1,030	1,033	19	5	4	1.9	.5	.3
Gasoline stations	875	890	915	22	15	25	2.6	1.7	2.8
Clothing and clothing accessories stores	1,398	1,354	1,359	-15	-44	5	-1.1	-3.1	.4
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores	619	634	628	50	14	-5	8.8	2.3	-.8
General merchandise stores	3,091	3,111	3,164	61	20	53	2.0	.6	1.7
Miscellaneous store retailers	803	823	844	1	20	22	.1	2.5	2.6
Nonstore retailers	483	500	524	30	17	25	6.6	3.5	4.9
Transportation and warehousing	4,552	4,779	4,889	86	227	110	1.9	5.0	2.3
Air transportation	442	448	462	-11	6	14	-2.4	1.4	3.0
Rail transportation	231	244	229	0	13	-15	-.1	5.5	-6.1
Water transportation	66	68	62	1	2	-6	1.7	2.9	-9.3
Truck transportation	1,392	1,443	1,464	25	51	21	1.8	3.7	1.4
Transit and ground passenger transportation	460	474	474	16	14	0	3.6	3.0	.0
Pipeline transportation	46	48	50	2	2	3	5.3	4.1	5.2
Scenic and sightseeing transportation	30	31	30	1	1	-1	3.8	2.3	-3.6
Support activities for transportation	608	635	655	15	27	19	2.6	4.5	3.1
Couriers and messengers	553	614	624	19	61	10	3.5	11.0	1.6
Warehousing and storage	725	775	841	17	51	66	2.4	7.0	8.4
Utilities	551	555	564	-1	4	9	-.1	.7	1.6
Information	2,724	2,733	2,763	51	9	30	1.9	.3	1.1
Publishing industries, except Internet	729	726	724	-5	-3	-2	-.7	-.4	-.3
Motion picture and sound recording industries	381	389	406	23	8	18	6.3	2.0	4.6
Broadcasting, except Internet	281	281	280	-4	-1	-1	-1.3	-.2	-.4
Telecommunications	854	820	804	7	-34	-16	.9	-4.0	-1.9
Data processing, hosting and related services	274	287	299	12	12	12	4.7	4.5	4.2
Other information services	204	232	250	17	27	18	9.1	13.4	7.8
Financial activities	7,914	8,041	8,190	87	127	149	1.1	1.6	1.9
Finance and insurance	5,900	5,972	6,085	43	72	113	.7	1.2	1.9
Monetary authorities—central bank	18	18	18	0	0	0	-.5	-1.1	-.6
Credit intermediation and related activities	2,587	2,559	2,573	-26	-27	13	-1.0	-1.1	.5
Depository credit intermediation⁽¹⁾	1,720	1,688	1,676	-22	-32	-12	-1.3	-1.8	-.7
Commercial banking	1,305	1,283	1,264	-16	-22	-19	-1.2	-1.7	-1.5
Nondepository credit intermediation	580	582	599	-9	3	17	-1.6	.4	2.9
Activities related to credit intermediation	287	289	297	5	2	8	1.9	.6	2.8
Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts	871	891	921	15	20	30	1.7	2.3	3.3
Insurance carriers and related activities	2,423	2,503	2,573	54	80	70	2.3	3.3	2.8
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,015	2,069	2,105	45	55	36	2.3	2.7	1.7
Real estate	1,471	1,501	1,538	39	30	37	2.7	2.0	2.5
Rental and leasing services	520	545	544	6	25	-2	1.2	4.8	-.3
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets	24	24	24	0	0	0	-.8	.0	.0
Professional and business services	18,721	19,360	19,981	555	639	621	3.1	3.4	3.2
Professional and technical services	8,188	8,465	8,757	186	277	292	2.3	3.4	3.4
Legal services	1,122	1,117	1,124	-10	-5	7	-.9	-.4	.6
Accounting and bookkeeping services	923	959	1,004	10	36	45	1.1	3.9	4.7
Architectural and engineering services	1,356	1,392	1,425	22	36	34	1.6	2.6	2.4
Specialized design services	125	129	140	3	4	11	2.0	3.4	8.3
Computer systems design and related services	1,735	1,847	1,951	72	112	104	4.3	6.4	5.6
Management and technical consulting services	1,207	1,253	1,300	69	46	47	6.0	3.8	3.8
Scientific research and development services	629	647	662	-8	18	15	-1.2	2.9	2.3
Advertising and related services	465	476	491	24	11	15	5.4	2.4	3.0
Other professional and technical services	627	646	660	5	19	14	.8	3.0	2.2
Management of companies and enterprises	2,135	2,189	2,247	74	54	58	3.6	2.5	2.7
Administrative and waste services	8,398	8,707	8,978	295	308	271	3.6	3.7	3.1
Administrative and support services	8,019	8,316	8,574	290	298	258	3.8	3.7	3.1
Office administrative services	455	464	482	20	9	18	4.6	2.0	3.9
Facilities support services	132	135	144	0	3	9	-.2	2.5	6.4
Employment services⁽¹⁾	3,321	3,503	3,620	144	182	117	4.5	5.5	3.3
Temporary help services	2,680	2,848	2,944	143	168	96	5.6	6.3	3.4
Business support services	867	886	897	34	19	11	4.1	2.1	1.3
Travel arrangement and reservation services	195	200	202	3	6	2	1.6	2.9	1.0
Investigation and security services	844	862	883	25	18	20	3.1	2.2	2.3
Services to buildings and dwellings	1,910	1,960	2,030	63	50	70	3.4	2.6	3.6
Other support services	294	306	316	1	11	10	.3	3.8	3.4
Waste management and remediation services	380	390	404	5	11	13	1.4	2.8	3.4
Education (private) and health services	21,197	21,677	22,378	261	480	701	1.2	2.3	3.2
Educational (private) services	3,375	3,435	3,502	38	60	67	1.1	1.8	2.0
Health care and social assistance	17,822	18,242	18,876	224	420	634	1.3	2.4	3.5
Health care⁽³⁾	14,555	14,831	15,303	158	276	472	1.1	1.9	3.2
Ambulatory health care services	6,537	6,736	6,992	147	199	256	2.3	3.0	3.8
Offices of physicians	2,444	2,485	2,569	28	41	84	1.1	1.7	3.4
Offices of dentists	877	897	926	18	20	29	2.1	2.3	3.3
Offices of other health practitioners	763	798	827	24	35	30	3.2	4.6	3.7
Outpatient care centers	695	728	761	34	33	33	5.1	4.7	4.5
Medical and diagnostic laboratories	245	254	260	5	9	6	2.1	3.6	2.3
Home health care services	1,242	1,290	1,356	36	48	66	3.0	3.9	5.1
Other ambulatory health care services	272	284	294	3	13	9	1.0	4.6	3.2
Hospitals	4,775	4,821	4,999	-18	46	177	-.4	1.0	3.7
Nursing and residential care facilities	3,243	3,274	3,312	29	31	38	.9	1.0	1.2
Nursing care facilities	1,648	1,649	1,660	-13	1	10	-.8	.1	.6
Residential mental health facilities	600	605	609	10	6	3	1.8	1.0	.6
Community care facilities for the elderly	836	857	881	31	20	24	3.8	2.4	2.8
Other residential care facilities	159	163	163	1	4	0	.5	2.3	-.1
Social assistance	3,268	3,411	3,574	66	144	162	2.1	4.4	4.8
Individual and family services	1,938	2,060	2,193	82	123	133	4.4	6.3	6.5
Emergency and other relief services	150	153	156	6	3	3	4.1	2.2	1.8
Vocational rehabilitation services	336	335	336	-20	-1	1	-5.5	-.3	.1
Child daycare services	844	863	889	-3	19	26	-.3	2.3	3.0
Leisure and hospitality	14,460	14,901	15,342	479	441	441	3.4	3.0	3.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2,070	2,131	2,196	76	61	65	3.8	2.9	3.0
Performing arts and spectator sports	431	448	464	21	17	17	5.1	4.0	3.7
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions	144	149	153	5	5	3	3.9	3.8	2.2
Amusements, gambling, and recreation	1,496	1,534	1,579	50	38	45	3.4	2.5	2.9
Accommodation and food services	12,390	12,770	13,146	403	380	377	3.4	3.1	2.9
Accommodation	1,878	1,909	1,926	37	31	17	2.0	1.7	.9
Food services and drinking places	10,512	10,861	11,220	367	349	359	3.6	3.3	3.3
Other services	5,527	5,595	5,660	74	68	65	1.4	1.2	1.2
Repair and maintenance	1,230	1,256	1,291	22	26	35	1.9	2.1	2.8
Personal and laundry services	1,351	1,387	1,417	20	37	30	1.5	2.7	2.1
Membership associations and organizations	2,946	2,952	2,952	32	6	1	1.1	.2	.0
Government	21,817	21,947	22,040	-67	130	93	-.3	.6	.4
Federal	2,740	2,746	2,768	-66	6	22	-2.4	.2	.8
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service	2,148	2,148	2,164	-60	-1	17	-2.7	.0	.8
U.S. Postal Service	592	598	604	-5	6	6	-.9	1.0	.9
State government	5,052	5,088	5,108	5	36	20	.1	.7	.4
State government education	2,405	2,416	2,435	16	11	19	.7	.5	.8
State government, excluding education	2,647	2,672	2,673	-11	25	1	-.4	.9	.0
Local government	14,025	14,113	14,164	-6	88	51	.0	.6	.4
Local government education	7,761	7,818	7,814	-11	57	-5	-.1	.7	-.1
Local government, excluding education	6,264	6,295	6,350	5	31	56	.1	.5	.9
Notes: ⁽¹⁾Includes other industries not shown separately. ⁽²⁾Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts. ⁽³⁾Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey.