Current Employment Statistics (CES) Estimates and Research & Planning’s Short-Term Projections, February 2015
| Industry Sector |
Research & Planning’s Short-Term Projections |
Current Employment Statistics (CES) Estimates |
N Difference |
% Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Nonfarm | 284,119 | 286,500 | 2,381 | 0.8% |
| Natural Resources & Mining | 26,793 | 25,700 | -1,093 | -4.3% |
| Construction | 20,466 | 20,800 | 334 | 1.6% |
| Manufacturing | 9,506 | 9,600 | 94 | 1.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 9,521 | 9,500 | -21 | -0.2% |
| Retail Trade | 28,705 | 29,500 | 795 | 2.7% |
| Transportation & Utilities | 15,696 | 15,800 | 104 | 0.7% |
| Information | 3,733 | 3,800 | 67 | 1.8% |
| Financial Activities | 11,139 | 11,600 | 461 | 4.0% |
| Professional & Business Services | 17,544 | 18,400 | 856 | 4.7% |
| Educational & Health Services | 27,386 | 27,700 | 314 | 1.1% |
| Leisure & Hospitality | 32,232 | 33,100 | 868 | 2.6% |
| Other Services | 9,577 | 9,400 | -177 | -1.9% |
| Government | 71,821 | 71,600 | -221 | -0.3% |
| Projections were run in February 2015 and based on QCEW data through September 2014. | ||||