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Current Employment Statistics

Current Employment Statistics (CES) Estimates and Research & Planning’s Short-Term Projections, March 2016

Industry Sector Research &
Planning’s
Short-Term
Projections
Current
Employment
Statistics
(CES)
Estimates
N
Difference
%
Difference
Total Nonfarm Employment
278,477 277,400 -1,077 -0.4%
Natural Resources & Mining
20,731 20,300 -431 -2.1%
Construction
20,373 19,800 -573 -2.9%
Manufacturing
9,289 9,400 111 1.2%
Wholesale Trade
9,254 8,900 -354 -4.0%
Retail Trade
29,427 30,100 673 2.2%
Transportation & Utilities
15,196 14,500 -696 -4.8%
Information
3,703 3,700 -3 -0.1%
Financial Activities
10,773 10,700 -73 -0.7%
Professional & Business Services
17,208 17,700 492 2.8%
Educational & Health Services
27,258 27,800 542 1.9%
Leisure & Hospitality
33,356 31,600 -1,756 -5.6%
Other Services
9,792 10,100 308 3.0%
Government
72,117 72,800 683 0.9%
Projections were run in February 2016 and based on QCEW data through September 2015.

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May 2016, Vol. 53 No. 5


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