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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.
11/05/2021
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 531,000 in October, and the unemployment
rate edged down to 4.6 percent. Job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality,
in professional and business services, in manufacturing, and in transportation
and warehousing. Public education lost jobs.
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Commissioner's Statement
11/10/2021
Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.5 percent in October, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.4 percent and CPI-U increased 0.9 percent. Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.9 percent over the month.
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Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment:
+531,000(p) in Oct 2021
Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
+$0.11(p) in Oct 2021
Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.1(p) in Oct 2021
Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees:
+0.2%(p) in Oct 2021
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.1(p) in Oct 2021
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees:
-0.1(p) in Oct 2021
Change in Total Private Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
-$0.06(p) in Oct 2021