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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 122,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 666,000 individual worksites.
- 1-month
- 3-month
- 6-month
- 12-month
Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, February 2023, 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
311
131.5
1,054
207.3
2,018
285.4
4,340
377.5
Total private
265
122.7
883
193.5
1,754
263.1
3,927
346.7
Goods-producing
20
38.5
107
59.4
249
81.7
626
118.8
Service providing
291
124.2
947
198.7
1,769
272.9
3,714
358.6
Mining and logging
0
5.5
7
13.3
20
22.5
48
30.1
Construction
24
24.6
85
39.8
137
55.3
249
76.4
Manufacturing
-4
27.2
15
40.1
92
55.4
329
85.6
Wholesale trade
11.1
16.2
29.6
31.9
53.3
42.6
166.8
53.3
Retail trade
50.1
24.6
110.7
38.7
48.4
64.9
-2.3
85.5
Transportation and warehousing
-21.5
18.2
-4.9
28.5
-12.4
45.0
136.4
60.8
Utilities
-1.1
2.7
-3.9
6.0
-3.4
9.3
0.9
15.6
Information
-25
21.7
-54
56.0
-35
80.7
83
99.8
Financial activities
-1
17.6
8
28.7
39
46.9
123
64.1
Professional and business services
45
57.3
121
88.8
205
116.4
606
154.6
Private education and health services
74
48.2
252
73.1
512
95.0
1,012
126.1
Leisure and hospitality
105
62.1
277
94.5
600
134.1
999
179.9
Other services
9
23.9
41
35.2
99
51.0
177
64.0
Government
46
47.2
171
74.2
264
110.5
413
149.4
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
03/10/2023
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 311,000 in February, and the
unemployment rate edged up to 3.6 percent. Notable job gains occurred
in leisure and hospitality, retail trade, government, and health care.
Employment declined in information and in transportation and warehousing.
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03/14/2023
Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.1 percent in February, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.2 percent, and CPI-U increased 0.4 percent. Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.4 percent.
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Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment:
+311,000(p) in Feb 2023
Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
+$0.08(p) in Feb 2023
Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.1(p) in Feb 2023
Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.1%(p) in Feb 2023
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.2(p) in Feb 2023
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees:
-0.1(p) in Feb 2023
Change in Total Private Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
-$0.01(p) in Feb 2023