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State and Metro Area Employment, Hours, & Earnings

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 131,000 businesses and government agencies, representing 670,000 individual worksites.

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All States Diffusion Index, 1-month, total nonfarm 96.1(p) in Feb 2022 Historical Data

All MSAs Diffusion Index, 1-month, total nonfarm 81.5(p) in Feb 2022 Historical Data

News Releases

February jobless rates down in 31 states; payroll jobs up in 27 states

03/25/2022

In February, unemployment rates were lower in 31 states and the District of Columbia and stable in 19 states. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 27 states and was essentially unchanged in 23 states and the District.
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Feb. jobless rates down over the year in 388 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 163

04/06/2022

Jobless rates were lower in February than a year earlier in 388 of the 389 metropolitan areas and higher in 1. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 163 metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in 226.
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Next Release

The State Employment and Unemployment data for March 2022 are scheduled to be released on April 15, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for March 2022 are scheduled to be released on April 27, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

Publications

Monthly Labor Review

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Western manufacturing employment: trends and peaks over 30 years

This article examines manufacturing employment trends in the U.S. Western region between 1990 and 2019. read more »

The Economics Daily

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Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 100 metro areas from November 2020 to November 2021

In November 2021, 100 metropolitan areas had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment and 289 were essentially unchanged. The largest over-the-year employment increases occurred in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (+348,200), Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California (+344,800), and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (+210,200). read more »

State and Area Resources

Click a state on the map for economic summaries produced by BLS Regional Information Offices.

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National Data

Click on the map for National Employment, Hours and Earnings.