CES News Releases

Employment Situation

February 03, 2012
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 243,000 in January, and the unemployment rate decreased to 8.3 percent. Job growth was widespread, with large gains in professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and manufacturing. More...
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Current CES Economic News Releases

  • Employment Situation Summary (HTML) (PDF)
  • Commissioner's Statement on the Employment Situation (HTML) (PDF)
  • Current Employment Statistics Highlights, Monthly -- a package of charts and analysis featuring the latest industry employment numbers (PDF)
  • Real Earnings (HTML) (PDF)
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