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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 119,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 629,000 individual worksites.
- 1-month
- 3-month
- 6-month
- 12-month
Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, February 2024, 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
275
134.4
794
205.6
1,387
276.2
2,748
374.1
Total private
223
124.3
614
191.2
1,060
251.5
2,119
341.0
Goods-producing
19
41.8
76
63.8
129
85.4
246
121.9
Service providing
256
125.3
718
195.7
1,258
260.9
2,502
350.7
Mining and logging
0
5.3
0
11.9
-4
19.3
7
26.2
Construction
23
26.9
60
44.2
110
58.8
215
80.7
Manufacturing
-4
28.2
16
42.1
23
59.1
24
87.3
Wholesale trade
-1.2
18.2
2.9
29.0
33.4
38.5
68.0
48.3
Retail trade
18.7
24.4
66.2
35.9
42.8
60.9
29.8
80.7
Transportation and warehousing
19.7
20.6
-27.5
31.7
-37.3
49.1
-76.6
67.5
Utilities
3.2
2.7
7.5
5.9
12.6
8.8
19.8
14.6
Information
2
19.4
21
39.8
23
54.3
-29
75.6
Financial activities
1
19.4
6
31.5
10
46.5
87
62.3
Professional and business services
9
56.5
62
87.4
66
114.7
152
146.8
Private education and health services
85
49.6
276
71.1
544
101.1
1,055
133.8
Leisure and hospitality
58
61.3
107
89.9
201
122.2
470
173.0
Other services
9
22.5
17
32.1
35
48.1
97
57.3
Government
52
51.1
180
75.7
327
114.1
629
154.0
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
03/08/2024
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 275,000 in February, and the unemployment rate
increased to 3.9 percent. Job gains occurred in health care, in government, in food
services and drinking places, in social assistance, and in transportation and warehousing.
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03/12/2024
Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.4 percent in February, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.1 percent, and CPI-U increased 0.4 percent. Real average weekly earnings were unchanged.
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Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment: +275,000(p) in Feb 2024
Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees: +$0.05(p) in Feb 2024
Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: +0.1(p) in Feb 2024
Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees: +0.4%(p) in Feb 2024
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: +0.1(p) in Feb 2024
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees: +0.2(p) in Feb 2024
Change in Total Private Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees: -$0.04(p) in Feb 2024
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