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The Current Employment Statistics (CES) program produces detailed industry estimates of nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings of workers on payrolls. CES National Estimates produces data for the nation, and CES State and Metro Area produces estimates for all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and about 450 metropolitan areas and divisions.
Each month, CES surveys approximately 144,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 697,000 individual worksites.
09/03/2021
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 235,000 in August, and the unemployment rate declined
to 5.2 percent. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, transportation and
warehousing, private education, manufacturing, and other services. Retail trade lost jobs.
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Commissioner's Statement
09/14/2021
Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.4 percent in August, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.6 percent and CPI-U increased 0.3 percent. Real average weekly earnings increased 0.3 percent over the month.
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Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment: +235,000(p) in Aug 2021
Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees: +$0.17(p) in Aug 2021
Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: unchanged in Aug 2021
Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees: +0.2%(p) in Aug 2021
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: -0.2(p) in Aug 2021
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees: unchanged in Aug 2021
Change in Total Private Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees: +$0.04(p) in Aug 2021
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