Current Employment Statistics (CES) Estimates and Research & Planning’s Short-Term Projections, October 2011
| Industry Sector | Research & Planning’s Short-Term Projections | Current Employment Statistics (CES) Estimates | N Difference |
% Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Nonfarm Employment | 289,945 | 292,500 | 2,555 | 0.9% |
| Natural Resources & Mining | 27,924 | 28,300 | 376 | 1.3% |
| Construction | 21,456 | 24,700 | 3,244 | 13.1% |
| Manufacturing | 9,580 | 9,100 | -480 | -5.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 8,930 | 8,700 | -230 | -2.6% |
| Retail Trade | 29,082 | 29,200 | 118 | 0.4% |
| Transportation & Utilities | 14,362 | 14,300 | -62 | -0.4% |
| Information | 3,784 | 3,900 | 116 | 3.0% |
| Financial Activities | 10,561 | 10,700 | 139 | 1.3% |
| Professional & Business Services | 17,851 | 18,100 | 249 | 1.4% |
| Educational & Health Services | 26,925 | 26,300 | -625 | -2.4% |
| Leisure & Hospitality | 32,807 | 31,200 | -1,607 | -5.2% |
| Other Services | 11,829 | 11,600 | -229 | -2.0% |
| Government | 74,854 | 76,400 | 1,546 | 2.0% |
| Projections run in November 2011 and based on QCEW Data through June 2011. | ||||