Current Employment Statistics Highlights December 2020 · 2021. 2. 5. · air transportation...

December 2020

Release Date: January 8, 2021

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

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/forms/ces?/ces/home.htm

Current Employment Statistics Summary, December 2020

CES Highlights


services and drinking places, by 92,000 in

amusements, gambling, and recreation, and by

24,000 in accommodation. Employment in

leisure and hospitality remains 3.9 million

lower than it was in February.

+161,000 Professional and Business Services

Within professional and business services,

December job gains occurred in temporary

Nonfarm payroll employment fell by

140,000 in December, following increases over

the prior 7 months. Employment, however,

remains 9.8 million, or 6.5 percent, below its

level in February. In December, a large

employment decline in leisure and hospitality

more than offset job gains in professional and

business services, retail trade, and

construction.

The employment change for November

revised up from +245,000 to +336,000 and the

change for October also revised up from

+610,000 to +654,000.

In December, average hourly earnings for

all employees on private-sector payrolls rose

by 23 cents, or 0.8 percent. The large

employment decline in leisure and hospitality,

an industry with below average earnings, put

upward pressure on average hourly earnings

at the total private level. Average hourly

earnings for all employees are up 5.1 percent

over the year. Average weekly hours, at 34.7

hours, fell by 0.1 hour over the month.

-498,000 Leisure and Hospitality

Employment in leisure and hospitality fell

by 498,000 in December. Within the industry,

employment declined by 372,000 in food

120,000

125,000

130,000

135,000

140,000

145,000

150,000

155,000

160,000

Jan-10 Jan-12 Jan-14 Jan-16 Jan-18 Jan-20

Employment in total nonfarm

December 2020 Level: 142,624OTM Change: -140*

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 08, 2021.

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

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

January 2010–December 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Summary Mining & Logging

Construction Manufacturing Trade:

Wholesale Retail

Transp., Warehousing

& Utilities Information


Professional & Business

Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


help services (+68,000), computer systems

design and related services (+20,000), other

professional and technical services (+11,000),

and management of companies and

enterprises (+11,000). Although rising over the

past 8 months, employment in professional

and business services is still down by 858,000

since February.

+121,000 Retail Trade

Employment in retail trade increased by

121,000 in December. Within the industry,

general merchandise stores (+57,000), motor

vehicles and parts dealers (+15,000), nonstore

retailers (+14,000) and health and personal

care stores (+10,000) added jobs over the

month. Retail trade has recovered 2.0 million

of 2.4 million jobs lost in March and April.

+51,000 Construction

Employment in construction grew by 51,000

in December. Over half of the job gains were

concentrated in specialty trade contractors

(+32,000). Heavy and civil engineering

construction (+15,000) and residential building

(+9,000) also added jobs over the month.

Construction has added 857,000 jobs since

April, but employment remains 226,000 lower

than its employment peak in February.

+47,000 Transportation and Warehousing

Employment in transportation and

warehousing rose by 47,000 in December. Job

gains were concentrated in couriers and

messenger services (+37,000), warehousing

and storage (+8,000), and truck transportation

(+7,000). Transit and ground transportation (-

9,000) lost jobs. Although employment in

transportation and warehousing has risen over

the past 7 months, it is still 90,000 below a

peak in January.

+38,000 Manufacturing

Manufacturing employment grew by 38,000

in December. Job growth was concentrated in

durable goods manufacturing (+25,000),

including gains of 7,000 in motor vehicles and

parts and 6,000 in nonmetallic mineral

products. Manufacturers of nondurable goods

added 13,000 jobs over the month. After

falling by 1.4 million in March and April,

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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


Data are preliminary.

* denotes significance

Over-the-month change, December 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Total nonfarm:-140*

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, December 2020



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

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manufacturing employment has risen by

820,000 over the past 8 months.

+25,000 Wholesale Trade

Employment in wholesale trade rose by

25,000 in December, with growth split

between durable goods (+11,000) and

nondurable goods (+11,000). After losing

397,000 jobs in March and April, wholesale

trade has added 147,000 jobs over the past 8

months.

-22,000 Other Services

Employment in other services fell by 22,000

in December. Within the industry, personal

and laundry services lost 12,000 jobs.

Although employment in other services had

been on the rise over the prior 7 months,

employment is still 453,000 lower than in

February.

-31,000 Education and Health Services

In December, a job loss in private education

(-63,000) was partially offset by job gains in

health care (+39,000). Within health care, job

gains came in hospitals (+32,000) and

ambulatory health care services (+21,000), but

these gains were partially offset by job losses

in nursing and residential care services (-

13,000). Although employment in education

and health services had risen over the prior 7

months, it remains 1.3 million lower than in

February.

-45,000 Government Government employment fell by 45,000 in

December. Within the industry, job losses in

local government, excluding education

(-32,000) and state government education

(-20,000) were slightly offset by a gain of 6,000

jobs in Federal government, which included a

decline of 3,000 temporary census workers as

work on the 2020 Census has largely wrapped

up.

Current Employment Statistics Survey Summary, December 2020



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

Mining employment changed little in

December (+2,000). Employment in oil and

gas extraction increased by 2,000 over the

month. Mining employment has leveled off

over the past 4 months, yet the industry has

lost 82,000 jobs since February.

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750

800

850

900

950


Employment in mining

December 2020 Level: 577OTM Change: 2





Mining and Logging



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


Construction employment increased by

51,000 in December, with gains in specialty

trade contractors (+32,000), heavy and civil

engineering construction (+15,000), and

residential construction of buildings

(+9,000). Since April, construction has added

857,000 jobs, but employment is still

226,000 below its February peak.

Employment growth in December followed

strength in residential building permits in

November.

4,500

5,000

5,500

6,000

6,500

7,000

7,500

8,000

8,500


Employment in construction

December 2020 Level: 7,413OTM Change: 51*





Construction



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/pdf/newresconst.pdf

In December, manufacturing employment increased by 38,000. Despite 8

consecutive months of gains, employment in manufacturing is still 543,000

below its February level.

The manufacturing 1-month diffusion index increased to 71.1, a change of

9.9, indicating that more manufacturing industries added jobs than lost jobs

in December.

Employment in durable goods increased by 25,000 in December, with

gains in motor vehicles and parts (+7,000), nonmetallic mineral products

(+6,000), and miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing (+4,000). Durable

goods has recovered 547,000 of the 932,000 jobs lost in March and April.

In December, manufacturing employment gains are reflected in indicator

data, which showed increases in both the Institute of Supply Management’s

Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) and the IHS Markit’s PMI.

In December, average hourly earnings for all employees in manufacturing

fell 4 cents to $28.92. Average hourly earnings of production workers

increased by 5 cents to $23.12.

Average weekly hours of all employees in December were unchanged at

40.2 hours. For production workers, the average workweek increased by 0.1

hour to 41.3 hours.

11,000

11,200

11,400

11,600

11,800

12,000

12,200

12,400

12,600

12,800

13,000

13,200


Employment in manufacturing






4.0

1.0

5.0

2.0

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3.0

3.0

-2.0

6.0

2.0

-4 -2 0 2 4 6 8

Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing*

Furniture and related products

Transportation equipment

Electrical equipment and appliances

Computer and electronic products

Machinery

Fabricated metal products

Primary metals

Nonmetallic mineral products*

Wood products

Employment in durable goods





Durable goods:25*

Manufacturing

CES Highlights




Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

https://www.ismworld.org/supply-management-news-and-reports/reports/ism-report-on-business/pmi/december/

https://www.markiteconomics.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/09b26f3d6bbd42308734b4a196abaa5e

Wholesale trade employment increased by 25,000 in December as

durable goods and nondurable goods added 11,000 jobs each.

Employment in wholesale trade has grown by 147,000 over the last 8

months, recovering 37 percent of the jobs lost in February, March, and

April. Gains over this 8-month period were about evenly split between

durable and nondurable goods.

As of December, employment in wholesale trade remained 254,000

below its peak in January 2020.

5,200

5,400

5,600

5,800

6,000

6,200


Employment in wholesale trade






Wholesale Trade



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


Employment in retail trade increased

by 121,000 in December. The industry

has recovered 2.0 million of 2.4 million

jobs lost in March and April.

Within the industry, job gains

occurred in general merchandise stores

(+57,000), motor vehicle and parts

dealers (+15,000), nonstore retailers

(+14,000), and in health and personal

care stores (+10,000).

Retail-related economic indicators are

mostly negative. Retail Sales declined in

November. In December, the Consumer

Confidence Index declined, and the per

gallon price of regular gasoline

increased.

Retail Trade



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


https://www.census.gov/retail/index.html#marts

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

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

https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/

Employment in transportation and warehousing grew by 47,000 in

December. Although the industry has added 506,000 jobs over the past 7

months, employment is still 90,000 below its January peak.

Job gains in December were driven by couriers and messengers

(+37,000). The growth follows continued strength in e-commerce sales

during the third quarter of 2020. Since February, employment in couriers

and messengers has risen by 222,000.

Warehousing and storage (+8,000), truck transportation (+7,000), and

air transportation (+3,000) also added jobs in December. These gains more

than offset a loss of 9,000 jobs in transit and ground passenger

transportation. Since February, employment in transit and ground

passenger transportation has declined by 130,000.

Transportation and Warehousing

CES Highlights




Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ECOMSA

Employment in utilities was unchanged

over the month. Since December 2019,

the industry has lost 10,000 jobs.

530

535

540

545

550

555

560

565


Employment in utilities

December 2020 Level: 538OTM Change: 0





Utilities



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


Employment in information was essentially

unchanged in December and remains 268,000

below its peak in February.

2,450

2,500

2,550

2,600

2,650

2,700

2,750

2,800

2,850

2,900

2,950

3,000


Employment in information

December 2020 Level: 2,626OTM Change: -1





Information

CES Highlights




Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

Employment in financial activities

changed little in December (+12,000).

The industry has recovered 177,000 of

the 279,000 jobs lost in March and April.

In December, employment in

commercial banking decreased by 4,000,

while it changed little in other

component industries.




Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


7,200

7,400

7,600

7,800

8,000

8,200

8,400

8,600

8,800

9,000

9,200


Employment in financial activities

December 2020 Level: 8,743OTM Change: 12





Employment in professional and business services increased by 161,000 in

December but is still 858,000 below its peak in February 2020.

In December, employment gains occurred in professional and technical

services (+53,000), led by computer systems design and related services

(+20,000) and other professional and technical services (+11,000). Despite

job growth over the past 8 months, employment in professional and

technical services is still 200,000 below its peak in February 2020.

Management of companies and enterprises added 11,000 jobs in

December.

Administrative and support services added 96,000 jobs over the month,

with temporary help services accounting for 68,000 of the increase. Business

support services (+7,000) also added jobs. Over the past 8 months,

administrative and support services has added 1.1 million of the 1.6 million

jobs lost during March and April.

15,000

16,000

17,000

18,000

19,000

20,000

21,000

22,000

23,000


Employment in professional and business services


Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 08, 2021.Shaded area represents recession as denoted by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary. * denotes significance.


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- Services to buildings

- Employment services*

Administrative and waste services¹*

Management of companies*

- Management and technical consulting

- Computer systems design*

- Architectural and engineering

- Accounting and bookkeeping

Professional and technical¹*

Employment in selected professional and business services

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey, January 08, 2021.Data are preliminary.¹ Includes additional component industries not shown separately.* denotes significance


Professional and business services:

161*

Professional and Business Services

CES Highlights




Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

Employment in health care increased by 39,000 in December.

Employment gains were concentrated in hospitals (+32,000) and

ambulatory health care services (+21,000), while nursing and

residential care facilities lost 13,000 jobs.

Employment in educational services decreased by 63,000 over

the month and has declined by 461,000 since reaching a peak in

January.

Since April, health care has recovered 1.1 million of the 1.6

million jobs lost in March and April. As of December, employment

in ambulatory health care services is 173,000 below its February

peak, and employment in hospitals is 70,000 lower than its March

peak. Employment in nursing and residential care facilities

continued to decline, and the industry has shed 264,000 jobs since

a peak in February.

Since April, employment in social assistance has recovered 351,000 of the 692,000 jobs lost in March and April.

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4

5

0

21

-40 -20 0 20 40 60

Nursing and residential care*

Hospitals*

- Home health care services

- Outpatient care centers

- Offices of dentists

- Offices of physicians

Ambulatory health care services¹*

Employment in selected health care industriesOver-the-month change, December 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Health care industries:

39*



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

1.6

1.3

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Health care Ambulatory HealthCare Services

Hospitals Nursing andResidential Care

Facilities

Social Assistance

Employment changes in health care and social assistance

February-April Job LossesApril-December Recovery

Net change, in millions, seasonally adjusted

Private Education and Health Services

CES Highlights




Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

Employment in leisure and hospitality fell by 498,000 in December,

following growth in the prior 7 months. The industry has recovered 4.4

million, or 53 percent, of the 8.3 million jobs lost in March and April.

December’s slump in employment coincides with recent restrictions on

dining due to rising COVID-19 infection rates in the United States.

In December, food services and drinking places shed 372,000 jobs, and

employment remains 2.5 million below February’s peak.

Arts, entertainment, and recreation lost 103,000 jobs over the month,

and employment remains 797,000 below its peak in December 2019.

Accommodation employment decreased by 24,000 in December and

remains 674,000 below its peak in December 2019.

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

18,000

20,000


Employment in leisure and hospitality

December 2020 Level: 12,959OTM Change: -498*





-372

-24

-103.0

-400 -300 -200 -100 0 100

Food services and drinking places*

Accommodation*

Arts, entertainment, and recreation*

Employment in leisure and hospitalityOver-the-month change, December 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Leisure and hospitality:

-498*




Leisure and Hospitality

CES Highlights




Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/coronavirus-reopening-america-map/

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html#:~:text=Over%20the%20past%20week%2C%20there,a%20New%20York%20Times%20database.

Employment in other services fell by

22,000 in December following 7 months

of growth. As of December, the industry

had recovered 917,000, or 67 percent, of

the 1.4 million jobs lost in March and

April.

Employment in personal and laundry

services declined by 12,000 in

December.

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Employment in other servicesOver-the-month change, January 2017–December 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands


Most recent 2 months of data are preliminary.

Other Services



Wholesale Retail





Services



Other Services

Government

CES Highlights


Government employment decreased by

45,000 in December and has declined by 1.3

million since reaching a peak in February.

In December, employment in Federal

government (+6,000) includes a decline of

3,000 temporary census employees as work

on the 2020 Census wraps up.

In December, employment fell in local

government, excluding education (-32,000)

and state government education (-20,000).

Since February, employment in state

government has declined by 373,000, while

local government has shed 1.0 million jobs.

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0

1

-20

1

5

-80 -60 -40 -20 0 20

Local government, excluding education*

Local government education

State government, excluding education

State government education*

U.S. Postal Service*

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service*

Employment in selected governmentOver-the-month change, December 2020Seasonally adjusted, in thousands

Government:-45*




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

Osman Alhassan

Ryan Ansell

Hyun Choi

Steve Crestol

Purva Desai

Katelynn Harris

Matthew Hong

Mike McCall

John Mullins

Michael Osifalujo

Rhiannon Sneeringer

Current Employment Statistics Highlights

Detailed Industry Employment Analysis

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