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In November, total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 321,000. The average monthly gain was 224,000 over the prior 12 months. Job growth was widespread, led by gains in professional and business services, retail trade, health care, and manufacturing.
Month | Employment change |
---|---|
Jan 2012 |
360,000 |
Feb 2012 |
226,000 |
Mar 2012 |
243,000 |
Apr 2012 |
96,000 |
May 2012 |
110,000 |
Jun 2012 |
88,000 |
Jul 2012 |
160,000 |
Aug 2012 |
150,000 |
Sep 2012 |
161,000 |
Oct 2012 |
225,000 |
Nov 2012 |
203,000 |
Dec 2012 |
214,000 |
Jan 2013 |
197,000 |
Feb 2013 |
280,000 |
Mar 2013 |
141,000 |
Apr 2013 |
203,000 |
May 2013 |
199,000 |
Jun 2013 |
201,000 |
Jul 2013 |
149,000 |
Aug 2013 |
202,000 |
Sep 2013 |
164,000 |
Oct 2013 |
237,000 |
Nov 2013 |
274,000 |
Dec 2013 |
84,000 |
Jan 2014 |
144,000 |
Feb 2014 |
222,000 |
Mar 2014 |
203,000 |
Apr 2014 |
304,000 |
May 2014 |
229,000 |
Jun 2014 |
267,000 |
Jul 2014 |
243,000 |
Aug 2014 |
203,000 |
Sep 2014 |
271,000 |
Oct 2014(p) |
243,000 |
Nov 2014(p) |
321,000 |
Footnotes:
(p) preliminary. |
Employment in professional and business services increased by 86,000 in November, compared with an average monthly gain of 57,000 over the prior 12 months. Job growth continued in temporary help services (+23,000), management and technical consulting services (+7,000), computer systems design and related services (+7,000), and architectural and engineering services (+5,000).
Employment in retail trade rose by 50,000 in November, compared with an average gain of 22,000 per month over the prior 12 months. Job gains occurred in motor vehicle and parts dealers (+11,000); clothing and accessories stores (+11,000); sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores (+9,000); and nonstore retailers (+6,000).
Health care added 29,000 jobs over the month. Employment continued to trend up in offices of physicians (+7,000), home health care services (+5,000), outpatient care centers (+4,000), and hospitals (+4,000).
In November, manufacturing added 28,000 jobs. Durable goods manufacturers accounted for 17,000 of the increase, most industries in that group gained jobs. Employment in nondurable goods increased by 11,000, with plastics and rubber products (+7,000) accounting for most of the gain.
Industry | Employment change(p) |
---|---|
Professional and business services |
86,000 |
Retail trade |
50,200 |
Education and health services |
38,000 |
Leisure and hospitality |
32,000 |
Manufacturing |
28,000 |
Construction |
20,000 |
Financial activities |
20,000 |
Transportation and warehousing |
16,700 |
Other services |
15,000 |
Government |
7,000 |
Information |
4,000 |
Wholesale trade |
2,500 |
Mining and logging |
0 |
Footnotes:
(p) preliminary. |
Financial activities added 20,000 jobs in November, with half of the gain in insurance carriers and related activities. Transportation and warehousing employment increased by 17,000 in November, with a gain in couriers and messengers (+5,000).
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent 2 months are preliminary. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation — November 2014" (HTML) (PDF). More charts featuring CES employment data are in Current Employment Statistics Highlights: November 2014 (PDF).
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Total nonfarm payroll employment up 321,000 in November; job growth widespread among industries at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2014/ted_20141208.htm (visited October 31, 2024).