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Current Employment Statistics - CES (National)
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Current Employment Statistics - CES (National)
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.
Notices
- 2022 CES Preliminary Benchmark Revision Read More »
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Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, July 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
528
116.1
1,312
187.3
2,792
259.9
6,149
339.9
Total private
471
109.7
1,206
177.1
2,663
243.8
5,943
317.1
Goods-producing
69
34.1
181
51.7
444
72.5
853
107.6
Service providing
459
110.0
1,131
180.0
2,348
248.7
5,296
322.6
Mining and logging
7
5.0
22
10.2
45
17.5
66
27.4
Construction
32
22.4
83
36.4
154
52.0
311
71.4
Manufacturing
30
23.2
76
34.4
245
46.9
476
75.7
Wholesale trade
10.5
14.8
29.3
35.5
109.9
45.7
178.4
56.7
Retail trade
21.6
22.1
0.0
35.3
88.8
60.7
407.2
78.6
Transportation and warehousing
20.9
15.4
80.0
24.4
206.5
39.3
438.2
54.8
Utilities
0.4
2.2
2.4
4.8
2.9
8.3
0.0
10.5
Information
13
19.4
63
57.7
102
87.1
179
105.8
Financial activities
13
15.3
29
24.1
100
39.8
193
57.8
Professional and business services
89
47.6
249
75.2
470
98.7
1,153
137.3
Education and health services
122
46.5
309
66.8
523
79.3
796
110.8
Leisure and hospitality
96
55.1
239
88.6
526
127.7
1,518
160.3
Other services
15
22.9
24
33.6
90
47.9
227
61.0
Government
57
38.2
106
60.8
129
90.1
206
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
News Releases
Payroll employment rises by 528,000 in July; unemployment rate edges down to 3.5%
08/05/2022
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 528,000 in July, and the unemployment rate
edged down to 3.5 percent. Both total nonfarm employment and the unemployment rate
have returned to their February 2020 pre-pandemic levels.
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Commissioner's Statement
Real average hourly earnings for all employees decrease 1.0% in June
07/13/2022
Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 1.0 percent in June, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.3 percent, and CPI-U increased 1.3 percent. Real average weekly earnings decreased 1.0 percent.
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Next Release
The Employment Situation for
August 2022
is scheduled to be released on
September 2, 2022,
at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
Real Earnings for
July 2022
is scheduled to be released on
August 10, 2022,
at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
read more »
Publications
The Economics Daily
Real average hourly earnings down 0.8 percent from February to March 2022
Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.8 percent from February to March 2022. This result stems from an increase of 0.4 percent in average hourly earnings combined with an increase of 1.2 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. read more »
Beyond the Numbers
How did the 2020 census affect employment?
Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau conducts a full count of the entire population of the United States, as mandated by the U.S. Constitution. To achieve this mission, the Census Bureau hires hundreds of thousands of temporary workers. These workers are reflected in the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey employment estimates. read more »
Monthly Labor Review
Employment in rail transportation heads downhill between November 2018 and December 2020
This article provides an analysis of the recent employment declines in the rail transportation industry. read more »
Latest Numbers
Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment:
+528,000(p) in Jul 2022
Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
+$0.15(p) in Jul 2022
Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
unchanged in Jul 2022
Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees:
+0.4%(p) in Jul 2022
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
unchanged in Jul 2022
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees:
+0.1(p) in Jul 2022
Change in Total Private Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
-$0.09(p) in Jun 2022
Historical Data
News Release
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