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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 131,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 670,000 individual worksites.
- 1-month
- 3-month
- 6-month
- 12-month
Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, April 2022, seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Industry
1-month net change
1-month 90-percent confidence interval
3-month net change
3-month 90-percent confidence interval
6-month net change
6-month 90-percent confidence interval
12-month net change
12-month 90-percent confidence interval
Total nonfarm
428
116.1
1,570
187.3
3,309
259.9
6,620
339.9
Total private
406
109.7
1,534
177.1
3,214
243.8
6,341
317.1
Goods-producing
66
34.1
247
51.7
471
72.5
783
107.6
Service providing
362
110.0
1,323
180.0
2,838
248.7
5,837
322.6
Mining and logging
9
5.0
23
10.2
35
17.5
59
27.4
Construction
2
22.4
76
36.4
173
52.0
235
71.4
Manufacturing
55
23.2
148
34.4
263
46.9
489
75.7
Wholesale trade
22.2
14.8
73.4
35.5
119.4
45.7
188.6
56.7
Retail trade
29.2
22.1
165.0
35.3
344.5
60.7
542.7
78.6
Transportation and warehousing
52.0
15.4
135.3
24.4
248.2
39.3
470.6
54.8
Utilities
0.3
2.2
0.4
4.8
-0.4
8.3
-4.1
10.5
Information
12
19.4
33
57.7
65
87.1
163
105.8
Financial activities
35
15.3
76
24.1
124
39.8
194
57.8
Professional and business services
41
47.6
222
75.2
512
98.7
1,188
137.3
Education and health services
59
46.5
217
66.8
384
79.3
607
110.8
Leisure and hospitality
78
55.1
302
88.6
817
127.7
1,914
160.3
Other services
11
22.9
63
33.6
129
47.9
294
61.0
Government
22
38.2
36
60.8
95
90.1
279
122.3
Note: Significant changes are calculated at a 90-percent confidence level. The variance for total nonfarm is an approximation because government and rail transportation are not based on a probability sample
05/06/2022
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 428,000 in April, and the
unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.6 percent. Job growth was widespread,
led by gains in leisure and hospitality, in manufacturing, and in
transportation and warehousing.
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Commissioner's Statement
05/11/2022
Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.1 percent in April, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.3 percent, and CPI-U increased 0.3 percent. Real average weekly earnings did not change.
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Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment:
+428,000(p) in Apr 2022
Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
+$0.10(p) in Apr 2022
Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
unchanged in Apr 2022
Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees:
+0.4%(p) in Apr 2022
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.2(p) in Apr 2022
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees:
unchanged in Apr 2022
Change in Total Private Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
-$0.01(p) in Apr 2022