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State and Metro Area Employment, Hours, & Earnings
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The Current Employment Statistics (CES) program produces detailed industry estimates of employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls. CES State and Metro Area produces data for all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and about 450 metropolitan areas and divisions. CES National Estimates produces estimates for the nation.
Each month, CES surveys approximately 144,000 businesses and government agencies, representing 697,000 individual worksites.
Notices
- Errata Notice March 26, 2021 Read More »
- Revisions in State Establishment-based Employment Estimates Effective January 2021 Read More »
- Notice regarding CES sample rotation issue caused by pandemic-related challenges to enrollment Read More »
Charts
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All States Diffusion Index, 1-month, total nonfarm
60.8(p) in Aug 2021
All MSAs Diffusion Index, 1-month, total nonfarm
61.6(p) in Aug 2021
Historical Data
News Release
p - preliminary
News Releases
August jobless rates down in 15 states; payroll jobs up in 11 states, down in 3
09/17/2021
In August, unemployment rates were lower in 15 states and the District of Columbia and stable in 35 states.
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 11 states, decreased in 3 states, and was essentially unchanged in
36 states and the District.
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July jobless rates down over the year in 388 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 142
09/01/2021
Jobless rates were lower in July than a year earlier in 388 of the 389 metropolitan areas
and higher in 1. Nonfarm payroll employment was up in 142 metropolitan areas over the year
and essentially unchanged in 247.
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Next Release
The State Employment and Unemployment data for September 2021 are scheduled
to be released on October 22, 2021, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for August 2021 are
scheduled to be released on September 29, 2021, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
Publications
The Economics Daily
Metropolitan area employment down in 232 areas over the year ending December 2020
From December 2019 to December 2020, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 232 metropolitan areas, increased in 2 areas, and was essentially unchanged in 155 areas. read more »
Monthly Labor Review
Examining industry composition effects in state employment
Did an industry composition effect slow the recovery of Alabama, Connecticut, Mississippi, New Mexico, West Virginia, and Wyoming following the Great Recession? read more »
State and Area Resources
Click a state on the map for economic summaries produced by BLS Regional Information Offices.
