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The Current Employment Statistics (CES) program produces detailed industry estimates of employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls. CES State and Metro Area produces data for all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and about 430 metropolitan areas and divisions. CES National Estimates produces estimates for the nation.

Each month, CES surveys approximately 121,000 businesses and government agencies, representing 631,000 individual worksites.

Notices

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Charts

Over-the-year percent change in metropolitan area employment, March 2024 to March 2025, not seasonally adjusted
Metropolitan area	Percent change
Anniston-Oxford, AL	1.1
Auburn-Opelika, AL	0.5
Birmingham, AL	0.2
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	0.2
Decatur, AL	2.1
Dothan, AL	0.8
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	2.2
Gadsden, AL	1.4
Huntsville, AL	2.3
Mobile, AL	2.0
Montgomery, AL	1.4
Tuscaloosa, AL	1.2
Anchorage, AK	1.9
Fairbanks-College, AK	2.1
Flagstaff, AZ	0.0
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	-1.0
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	-0.4
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	-1.9
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	-2.3
Tucson, AZ	-0.9
Yuma, AZ	-4.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	2.7
Fort Smith, AR-OK	1.1
Hot Springs, AR	-1.9
Jonesboro, AR	0.8
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1.4
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	1.1
Chico, CA	1.5
El Centro, CA	0.5
Fresno, CA	2.7
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	0.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	-0.3
Merced, CA	2.5
Modesto, CA	2.5
Napa, CA	4.4
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	0.0
Redding, CA	2.9
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.6
Salinas, CA	2.8
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	0.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	-0.8
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	-0.5
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	-0.2
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	0.9
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	-0.3
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	-0.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.5
Vallejo, CA	-0.7
Visalia, CA	0.3
Yuba City, CA	3.0
Boulder, CO	-0.6
Colorado Springs, CO	0.4
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	-0.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	-1.5
Grand Junction, CO	1.2
Greeley, CO	0.4
Pueblo, CO	-0.9
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	0.6
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	0.3
New Haven, CT	-0.5
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	0.9
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	0.8
Dover, DE	0.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.8
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	-0.7
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	0.8
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	0.3
Gainesville, FL	3.5
Homosassa Springs, FL	0.6
Jacksonville, FL	1.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	0.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.1
Naples-Marco Island, FL	-0.8
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	0.8
Ocala, FL	1.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	2.0
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.6
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	0.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	0.9
Port St. Lucie, FL	1.7
Punta Gorda, FL	-0.3
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	-0.7
Sebring, FL	0.7
Tallahassee, FL	2.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1.0
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	1.0
Albany, GA	0.7
Athens-Clarke County, GA	1.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	0.6
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	0.0
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	0.8
Columbus, GA-AL	0.1
Dalton, GA	-1.2
Gainesville, GA	0.6
Hinesville, GA	1.4
Macon-Bibb County, GA	0.0
Rome, GA	0.9
Savannah, GA	-0.5
Valdosta, GA	-0.5
Warner Robins, GA	0.3
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	1.9
Urban Honolulu, HI	2.0
Boise City, ID	2.8
Coeur d'Alene, ID	4.8
Idaho Falls, ID	3.6
Lewiston, ID-WA	-1.6
Pocatello, ID	2.0
Twin Falls, ID	3.6
Bloomington, IL	-2.5
Champaign-Urbana, IL	1.9
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	0.3
Decatur, IL	-2.5
Kankakee, IL	0.2
Peoria, IL	-0.3
Rockford, IL	0.6
Springfield, IL	-0.2
Bloomington, IN	1.7
Columbus, IN	-0.6
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	0.1
Evansville, IN	0.1
Fort Wayne, IN	0.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	0.4
Kokomo, IN	-0.5
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	-0.5
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	-0.2
Muncie, IN	1.2
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	1.9
Terre Haute, IN	0.3
Ames, IA	0.3
Cedar Rapids, IA	-1.1
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	-1.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	-1.2
Dubuque, IA	-0.5
Iowa City, IA	1.6
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	-2.8
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	-1.9
Lawrence, KS	2.7
Manhattan, KS	1.6
Topeka, KS	0.1
Wichita, KS	0.4
Bowling Green, KY	1.8
Elizabethtown, KY	-0.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY	0.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	0.3
Owensboro, KY	1.2
Paducah, KY-IL	-0.2
Alexandria, LA	0.7
Baton Rouge, LA	1.3
Hammond, LA	1.6
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	0.2
Lafayette, LA	2.0
Lake Charles, LA	1.0
Monroe, LA	0.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	1.5
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	1.6
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	2.6
Bangor, ME	-0.7
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	-1.6
Portland-South Portland, ME	0.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	-0.1
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	-0.3
Lexington Park, MD	-0.8
Salisbury, MD	-0.3
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	0.4
Barnstable Town, MA	5.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	-0.3
Pittsfield, MA	-0.7
Springfield, MA	0.0
Worcester, MA	-0.3
Ann Arbor, MI	1.3
Battle Creek, MI	1.4
Bay City, MI	0.9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.4
Flint, MI	1.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	-0.3
Jackson, MI	-0.3
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	0.8
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	1.4
Midland, MI	1.8
Monroe, MI	-0.7
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	1.2
Niles, MI	-0.3
Saginaw, MI	0.0
Traverse City, MI	3.4
Duluth, MN-WI	-0.5
Mankato, MN	-0.9
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	0.6
Rochester, MN	4.7
St. Cloud, MN	0.3
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	-0.2
Hattiesburg, MS	0.0
Jackson, MS	1.7
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	0.9
Columbia, MO	0.8
Jefferson City, MO	1.7
Joplin, MO-KS	-0.4
Kansas City, MO-KS	0.3
St. Joseph, MO-KS	1.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	0.5
Springfield, MO	1.8
Billings, MT	-0.1
Bozeman, MT	-0.1
Great Falls, MT	-0.5
Helena, MT	0.5
Missoula, MT	1.6
Grand Island, NE	-1.2
Lincoln, NE	1.1
Omaha, NE-IA	0.1
Carson City, NV	1.6
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	0.0
Reno, NV	1.1
Manchester-Nashua, NH	0.0
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	3.7
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	0.8
Vineland, NJ	2.7
Albuquerque, NM	2.1
Farmington, NM	1.1
Las Cruces, NM	1.4
Santa Fe, NM	2.1
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	1.2
Binghamton, NY	0.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	0.8
Elmira, NY	0.9
Glens Falls, NY	0.8
Ithaca, NY	-0.4
Kingston, NY	1.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	0.7
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.0
Rochester, NY	1.3
Syracuse, NY	1.9
Utica-Rome, NY	-0.2
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	2.0
Asheville, NC	-0.7
Burlington, NC	0.6
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.9
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	1.8
Fayetteville, NC	-0.7
Goldsboro, NC	2.9
Greensboro-High Point, NC	0.2
Greenville, NC	-0.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	0.2
Jacksonville, NC	0.4
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	0.7
Raleigh-Cary, NC	1.9
Rocky Mount, NC	0.0
Wilmington, NC	1.7
Winston-Salem, NC	1.7
Bismarck, ND	1.3
Fargo, ND-MN	-0.5
Grand Forks, ND-MN	1.8
Minot, ND	0.0
Akron, OH	0.4
Canton-Massillon, OH	0.9
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	0.7
Cleveland, OH	0.3
Columbus, OH	1.0
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	0.0
Lima, OH	0.4
Mansfield, OH	-0.4
Sandusky, OH	6.0
Springfield, OH	-2.4
Toledo, OH	0.7
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	-3.1
Youngstown-Warren, OH	0.7
Enid, OK	-0.8
Lawton, OK	-0.4
Oklahoma City, OK	1.0
Tulsa, OK	1.1
Albany, OR	0.8
Bend, OR	3.0
Corvallis, OR	-0.7
Eugene-Springfield, OR	0.3
Grants Pass, OR	-0.7
Medford, OR	0.0
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	0.0
Salem, OR	2.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.4
Altoona, PA	2.2
Chambersburg, PA	2.9
Erie, PA	0.9
Gettysburg, PA	-0.6
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	1.6
Johnstown, PA	-0.6
Lancaster, PA	0.6
Lebanon, PA	1.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	0.8
Pittsburgh, PA	0.7
Reading, PA	1.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	0.9
State College, PA	-0.1
Williamsport, PA	0.8
York-Hanover, PA	0.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	-0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	3.1
Columbia, SC	2.4
Florence, SC	1.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	2.0
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	1.8
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	3.3
Spartanburg, SC	2.7
Sumter, SC	0.8
Rapid City, SD	2.6
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	0.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA	0.2
Clarksville, TN-KY	1.4
Cleveland, TN	-0.6
Jackson, TN	0.3
Johnson City, TN	0.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	0.2
Knoxville, TN	0.9
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	-1.2
Morristown, TN	1.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	0.4
Abilene, TX	1.0
Amarillo, TX	1.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	1.4
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	1.7
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	1.0
College Station-Bryan, TX	2.9
Corpus Christi, TX	0.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1.3
Eagle Pass, TX	3.3
El Paso, TX	1.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1.1
Killeen-Temple, TX	-0.6
Laredo, TX	2.2
Longview, TX	-0.9
Lubbock, TX	0.7
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1.3
Midland, TX	1.0
Odessa, TX	1.7
San Angelo, TX	1.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.7
Sherman-Denison, TX	0.6
Texarkana, TX-AR	1.2
Tyler, TX	1.4
Victoria, TX	1.5
Waco, TX	1.5
Wichita Falls, TX	-0.5
Logan, UT-ID	2.5
Ogden, UT	1.6
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	1.1
St. George, UT	3.7
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	1.5
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	1.0
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	-2.3
Charlottesville, VA	1.1
Harrisonburg, VA	-2.0
Lynchburg, VA	-0.7
Richmond, VA	1.0
Roanoke, VA	0.8
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	-0.4
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	0.3
Winchester, VA-WV	0.7
Bellingham, WA	-0.5
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	1.3
Kennewick-Richland, WA	3.1
Longview-Kelso, WA	1.9
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	2.7
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	1.9
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.8
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	-0.3
Walla Walla, WA	2.9
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	2.9
Yakima, WA	1.2
Beckley, WV	0.5
Charleston, WV	-1.3
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	0.6
Morgantown, WV	0.8
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	-0.3
Wheeling, WV-OH	1.2
Appleton, WI	0.8
Eau Claire, WI	0.2
Fond du Lac, WI	-1.1
Green Bay, WI	1.6
Janesville-Beloit, WI	1.0
Kenosha, WI	1.6
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	1.0
Madison, WI	-0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	0.2
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	-1.2
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	-1.8
Sheboygan, WI	1.3
Wausau, WI	-0.8
Casper, WY	0.5
Cheyenne, WY	0.0
Aguadilla, PR	-1.5
Arecibo, PR	-0.7
Guayama, PR	-1.4
Mayaguez, PR	-0.3
Ponce, PR	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1.1

Latest Numbers

All States Diffusion Index, 1-month, total nonfarm 75.5(p) in Mar 2025

All MSAs Diffusion Index, 1-month, total nonfarm 68.3(p) in Mar 2025

News Releases

March jobless rates up in 3 states, down in 1; payroll jobs up in 6 states

04/18/2025

In March, unemployment rates were higher in 3 states, lower in 1 state, and stable in 46 states and the District of Columbia. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 6 states and was essentially unchanged in 44 states and the District.
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March jobless rates up over the year in 279 of 387 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 23

04/29/2025

Jobless rates were higher in March than a year earlier in 279 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 72, and unchanged in 36. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 23 metropolitan areas, decreased in 1, and was essentially unchanged in 363.
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