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Corrections to State and Metropolitan Area Employment, Hours & Earnings Data : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

The following data were incorrectly published in the LABSTAT database and were corrected on October 18, 2019.

Series ID	Area	Series Name	Data Corrected For:
SMU24925816056000001	Baltimore City, MD	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services, All Employees, In Thousands, Not Seasonally Adjusted	May 2019 to July 2019
SMU24925816056000001	Calvert-Charles-Prince George's, MD	Total Nonfarm, All Employees, In Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted	July 2019
SMS24947810000000026	Calvert-Charles-Prince George's, MD	Total Nonfarm, All Employees, 3-month average change, In Thousands, seasonally adjusted	July 2019
SMU24947816054000001	Calvert-Charles-Prince George's, MD	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, All Employees, In Thousands, Not Seasonally Adjusted	April 2019 to July 2019
SMU24947816056000001	Calvert-Charles-Prince George's, MD	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services, All Employees, In Thousands, Not Seasonally Adjusted	April 2019 to July 2019

The following data were incorrectly published in the LABSTAT database and were corrected on September 20, 2019. In addition to the LABSTAT database, BLS has also identified the following products that contained the data error:

Table D1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and major industry, seasonally adjusted (June and July 2019)
Table D2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls in states and selected areas by major industry (June and July 2019)
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted (June and July 2019)
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted (June and July 2019)
Change in total nonfarm employment by state, over-the-month and over-the-year, seasonally adjusted (June and July 2019)
Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state 3-month average change, seasonally adjusted (June and July 2019)
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted (June and July 2019)
Over-the-year change in total nonfarm employment for metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (June and July 2019)
Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area, 3-month average change, seasonally adjusted (June and July 2019)

The tables above will not be reissued. August 2019 tables released on September 20, 2019 contain corrected data. Impacted tables containing metropolitan area data through August 2019 will be released on October 2, 2019. The table below lists all series that were corrected on September 20, 2019.

Series ID	Area	Series Name	Data Corrected For:
SMS37000000000000001	North Carolina - Statewide	Total Nonfarm, All Employees, In Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted	June 2019
SMU37000000000000001	North Carolina - Statewide	Total Nonfarm, All Employees, In Thousands, Not Seasonally Adjusted	June 2019
SMS37000000000000026	North Carolina - Statewide	Total Nonfarm, All Employees, 3-month average change, In Thousands, seasonally adjusted	June 2019
SMS37000000700000001	North Carolina - Statewide	Service-Providing, All Employees, In Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted	June 2019
SMU37000000700000001	North Carolina - Statewide	Service-Providing, All Employees, In Thousands, Not Seasonally Adjusted	June 2019
SMS37000009000000001	North Carolina - Statewide	Government, All Employees, In Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted	June 2019
SMU37000009000000001	North Carolina - Statewide	Government, All Employees, In Thousands, Not Seasonally Adjusted	June 2019
SMS37000009092000001	North Carolina - Statewide	State Government, All Employees, In Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted	June 2019
SMU37000009092000001	North Carolina - Statewide	State Government, All Employees, In Thousands, Not Seasonally Adjusted	June 2019
SMU37000009092161101	North Carolina - Statewide	State Government Educational Services, All Employees, In Thousands, Not Seasonally Adjusted	June 2019
SMS37205000000000001	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	Total Nonfarm, All Employees, In Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted	June 2019
SMU37205000000000001	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	Total Nonfarm, All Employees, In Thousands, Not Seasonally Adjusted	June 2019
SMS37205000000000026	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	Total Nonfarm, All Employees, 3-month average change, In Thousands, seasonally adjusted	June 2019
SMU37205000700000001	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	Service-Providing, All Employees, In Thousands, Not Seasonally Adjusted	June 2019
SMU37205009000000001	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	Government, All Employees, In Thousands, Not Seasonally Adjusted	June 2019
SMU37205009092000001	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	State Government, All Employees, In Thousands, Not Seasonally Adjusted	June 2019

The following data were incorrectly published in the LABSTAT database and were corrected on June 21, 2019:

Series ID	Area	Series Name	Data Corrected For:
SMU09719505552200001	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities including Monetary Authorities - Central Bank, All Employees, In Thousands, Not Seasonally Adjusted	January 2019 to March 2019

The following data were incorrectly published in the LABSTAT database and were corrected on March 22, 2019. In addition to the LABSTAT database, BLS has also identified the following products that contained the data error:

Table D1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and major industry, seasonally adjusted (January 2019)
Table D2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls in states and selected areas by major industry (January 2019)
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted (January 2019)
Change in total nonfarm employment by state, over-the-month and over-the-year, seasonally adjusted (January 2019)
Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state 3-month average change, seasonally adjusted (January 2019)
Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area, 3-month average change, seasonally adjusted (January 2019)

The tables above will not be reissued. February 2019 tables released on March 22, 2019 contain corrected data. The table below lists all series that were corrected on March 22, 2019.

Series ID	Area	Series Name	Data Corrected For:
SMU13000006561130001	Georgia - Statewide	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, All Employees, In Thousands, Not Seasonally Adjusted	May 2015 to March 2017, Annual Average 2015 to 2017
SMS23000000000000001	Maine - Statewide	Total Nonfarm, All Employees, In Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted	January 2014 to January 2019⁽¹⁾
SMU23000000000000001	Maine - Statewide	Total Nonfarm, All Employees, In Thousands, Not Seasonally Adjusted	June 2017 to August 2017, June 2018 to August 2018, Annual Average 2017 to 2018
SMS23000000000000026	Maine - Statewide	Total Nonfarm, All Employees, 3-month average change, In Thousands, seasonally adjusted	January 2014 to January 2019⁽¹⁾
SMS23000000700000001	Maine - Statewide	Service-Providing, All Employees, In Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted	January 2014 to January 2019⁽¹⁾
SMU23000000700000001	Maine - Statewide	Service-Providing, All Employees, In Thousands, Not Seasonally Adjusted	June 2017 to August 2017, June 2018 to August 2018, Annual Average 2017 to 2018
SMS23000009000000001	Maine - Statewide	Government, All Employees, In Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted	January 2014 to January 2019⁽¹⁾
SMU23000009000000001	Maine - Statewide	Government, All Employees, In Thousands, Not Seasonally Adjusted	June 2017 to August 2017, June 2018 to August 2018, Annual Average 2017 to 2018
SMS23000009093000001	Maine - Statewide	Local Government, All Employees, In Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted	January 2014 to January 2019⁽¹⁾
SMU23000009093000001	Maine - Statewide	Local Government, All Employees, In Thousands, Not Seasonally Adjusted	June 2017 to August 2017, June 2018 to August 2018, Annual Average 2017 to 2018
SMU23000009093161101	Maine - Statewide	Local Government Educational Services, All Employees, In Thousands, Not Seasonally Adjusted	June 2017 to August 2017, June 2018 to August 2018, Annual Average 2017 to 2018
Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾ All data were recalculated. Months which had changes to previously published values are denoted with (c) footnotes in the public database available at https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/dsrv?sm.

Last Modified Date: July 30, 2020