Current Employment Statistics (CES) Estimates and Research & Planning's Short-Term Projections, October 2013
| Industry Sector | 
							 Research &  Planning’s Short-Term Projections  | 
						
							 Current  Employment Statistics (CES) Estimates  | 
						
							 N  Difference  | 
						
							 %  Difference  | 
					
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Nonfarm Employment | 295,888 | 295,000 | -888 | -0.3% | 
| Natural Resources & Mining | 26,729 | 26,100 | -629 | -2.4% | 
| Construction | 23,723 | 25,100 | 1,377 | 5.5% | 
| Manufacturing | 9,969 | 10,100 | 131 | 1.3% | 
| Wholesale Trade | 9,208 | 9,900 | 692 | 7.0% | 
| Retail Trade | 29,756 | 30,100 | 344 | 1.1% | 
| Transportation & Utilities | 15,085 | 15,100 | 15 | 0.1% | 
| Information | 3,781 | 3,900 | 119 | 3.1% | 
| Financial Activities | 11,036 | 10,400 | -636 | -6.1% | 
| Professional & Business Services | 18,353 | 18,000 | -353 | -2.0% | 
| Educational & Health Services | 27,072 | 27,100 | 28 | 0.1% | 
| Leisure & Hospitality | 34,690 | 33,400 | -1,290 | -3.9% | 
| Other Services | 10,631 | 10,500 | -131 | -1.2% | 
| Government | 75,855 | 75,300 | -555 | -0.7% | 
| Projections were run in August 2013 and based on QCEW data through March 2013. | ||||
