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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.
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- 12-month
Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, October 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
261
116.1
868
187.3
2,084
259.9
5,303
339.9
Total private
233
109.7
785
177.1
1,910
243.8
5,047
317.1
Goods-producing
33
34.1
124
51.7
291
72.5
778
107.6
Service providing
228
110.0
744
180.0
1,793
248.7
4,525
322.6
Mining and logging
0
5.0
1
10.2
21
17.5
56
27.4
Construction
1
22.4
32
36.4
98
52.0
266
71.4
Manufacturing
32
23.2
91
34.4
172
46.9
456
75.7
Wholesale trade
14.6
14.8
41.3
35.5
80.2
45.7
206.8
56.7
Retail trade
7.2
22.1
28.9
35.3
23.8
60.7
292.1
78.6
Transportation and warehousing
8.2
15.4
-4.8
24.4
66.8
39.3
306.2
54.8
Utilities
1.1
2.2
3.2
4.8
5.1
8.3
4.8
10.5
Information
4
19.4
18
57.7
86
87.1
157
105.8
Financial activities
3
15.3
13
24.1
35
39.8
154
57.8
Professional and business services
39
47.6
120
75.2
363
98.7
874
137.3
Education and health services
79
46.5
252
66.8
546
79.3
927
110.8
Leisure and hospitality
35
55.1
155
88.6
356
127.7
1,158
160.3
Other services
9
22.9
34
33.6
57
47.9
189
61.0
Government
28
38.2
83
60.8
174
90.1
256
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
11/04/2022
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 261,000 in October, and the unemployment
rate rose to 3.7 percent. Notable job gains occurred in health care, professional
and technical services, and manufacturing.
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Commissioner's Statement
11/10/2022
Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.1 percent in October, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.4 percent, and CPI-U increased 0.4 percent. Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.1 percent.
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Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment: +261,000(p) in Oct 2022
Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees: +$0.12(p) in Oct 2022
Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: unchanged in Oct 2022
Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees: +0.2%(p) in Oct 2022
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: +0.1(p) in Oct 2022
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees: -0.1(p) in Oct 2022
Change in Total Private Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees: -$0.01(p) in Oct 2022
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