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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, November 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
263
116.1
816
187.3
1,938
259.9
4,896
339.9
Total private
221
109.7
724
177.1
1,751
243.8
4,592
317.1
Goods-producing
37
34.1
127
51.7
276
72.5
725
107.6
Service providing
226
110.0
689
180.0
1,662
248.7
4,171
322.6
Mining and logging
3
5.0
8
10.2
19
17.5
57
27.4
Construction
20
22.4
52
36.4
92
52.0
248
71.4
Manufacturing
14
23.2
67
34.4
165
46.9
420
75.7
Wholesale trade
-3.3
14.8
12.4
35.5
53.3
45.7
178.1
56.7
Retail trade
-29.9
22.1
-62.4
35.3
5.5
60.7
210.2
78.6
Transportation and warehousing
-15.1
15.4
-36.6
24.4
-4.8
39.3
235.5
54.8
Utilities
-0.5
2.2
0.5
4.8
3.3
8.3
4.4
10.5
Information
19
19.4
33
57.7
82
87.1
161
105.8
Financial activities
14
15.3
30
24.1
51
39.8
148
57.8
Professional and business services
6
47.6
57
75.2
260
98.7
729
137.3
Education and health services
82
46.5
244
66.8
542
79.3
932
110.8
Leisure and hospitality
88
55.1
259
88.6
404
127.7
1,084
160.3
Other services
24
22.9
61
33.6
79
47.9
185
61.0
Government
42
38.2
92
60.8
187
90.1
304
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
12/02/2022
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 263,000 in November, and the unemployment
rate was unchanged at 3.7 percent. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality,
health care, and government. Employment declined in retail trade and in transportation
and warehousing.
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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:
+263,000(p) in Nov 2022
Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
+$0.18(p) in Nov 2022
Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.1(p) in Nov 2022
Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.2%(p) in Nov 2022
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.2(p) in Nov 2022
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees:
-0.1(p) in Nov 2022
Change in Total Private Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
unchanged in Oct 2022