Current Employment Statistics (CES) Estimates and Research & Planning's Short-Term Projections, March 2014
| Industry Sector | 
							Research &  Planning’s Short-Term Projections  | 
						
							Current  Employment Statistics (CES) Estimates  | 
						
							N  Difference  | 
						
							%  Difference  | 
					
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Nonfarm Employment | 284,149 | 286,800 | 2,651 | 0.9% | 
| Natural Resources & Mining | 26,175 | 26,500 | 325 | 1.2% | 
| Construction | 18,838 | 19,400 | 562 | 2.9% | 
| Manufacturing | 9,151 | 9,500 | 349 | 3.7% | 
| Wholesale Trade | 9,371 | 9,500 | 129 | 1.4% | 
| Retail Trade | 28,671 | 30,000 | 1,329 | 4.4% | 
| Transportation & Utilities | 15,013 | 15,300 | 287 | 1.9% | 
| Information | 3,760 | 3,800 | 40 | 1.1% | 
| Financial Activities | 11,248 | 11,400 | 152 | 1.3% | 
| Professional & Business Services | 17,532 | 17,700 | 168 | 0.9% | 
| Educational & Health Services | 27,388 | 27,100 | -288 | -1.1% | 
| Leisure & Hospitality | 32,234 | 32,100 | -134 | -0.4% | 
| Other Services | 11,525 | 11,500 | -25 | -0.2% | 
| Government | 73,243 | 73,000 | -243 | -0.3% | 
| Projections were run in February 2014 and based on QCEW data through September 2013. | ||||
