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Current Employment Statistics - CES (National)

Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1979-present

The Current Employment Statistics (CES) first preliminary estimates of employment, hours, and earnings are published each month approximately 3 weeks after the reference period. Estimates are then revised twice, before being held constant until the annual benchmarking process. Second preliminary estimates for a given month are published the month following the initial release, and final sample-based estimates are published 2 months after the initial release. Technical information on revisions can be found in the revisions section of the CES handbook of methods webpage.

Summary of MEAN revisions between nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month estimates, 1979-present
Time Period** Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

1979 - 2003

-3 17 14 -4 16 12

2003 - present

9 2 12 13 -2 12

Total All Periods

2 10 13 4 8 12
Summary of ABSOLUTE MEAN revisions between nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month estimates, 1979-present
Time Period** Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

1979 - 2003

48 29 61 46 53 83

2003 - present

33 34 51 47 19 53

Total All Periods

41 31 57 46 37 69
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2024
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2024 353 229 -124 -2635 -2855 -220

Feb.

2024 275 1141

Mar.

2024

Apr.

2024

May

2024

Jun.

2024

Jul.

2024

Aug.

2024

Sep.

2024

Oct.

2024

Nov.

2024

Dec.

2024

Mean revision

2024

Mean absolute revision

2024
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2023
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2023 517 504 472 -13 -32 -45 -2505 -2508 -2505 -3 3 0

Feb.

2023 311 326 248 15 -78 -63 1119 1158 1144 39 -14 25

Mar.

2023 236 165 217 -71 52 -19 520 462 457 -58 -5 -63

Apr.

2023 253 294 217 41 -77 -36 892 946 929 54 -17 37

May

2023 339 306 281 -33 -25 -58 920 897 910 -23 13 -10

Jun.

2023 209 185 105 -24 -80 -104 697 666 626 -31 -40 -71

Jul.

2023 187 157 236 -30 79 49 -819 -871 -883 -52 -12 -64

Aug.

2023 187 227 165 40 -62 -22 268 394 370 126 -24 102

Sep.

2023 336 297 262 -39 -34 -74 585 526 514 -59 -12 -71

Oct.

2023 150 150 105 0 -45 -45 1066 1078 1030 12 -48 -36

Nov.

2023 199 173 182 -26 9 -17 477 459 469 -18 10 -8

Dec.

2023 216 333 290 117 -43 74 -167 -86 -78 81 8 89

Mean revision

2023 -2 -28 -30 6 -12 -6

Mean absolute revision

2023 37 51 51 46 17 48
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2022
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2022 467 481 504 14 23 37 -2824 -2842 -2847 -18 -5 -23

Feb.

2022 678 750 714 72 -36 36 1457 1639 1638 182 -1 181

Mar.

2022 431 428 398 -3 -30 -33 794 769 762 -25 -7 -32

Apr.

2022 428 436 368 8 -68 -60 1071 1059 1052 -12 -7 -19

May

2022 390 384 386 -6 2 -4 809 791 771 -18 -20 -38

Jun.

2022 372 398 293 26 -105 -79 944 906 879 -38 -27 -65

Jul.

2022 528 526 537 -2 11 9 -385 -344 -349 41 -5 36

Aug.

2022 315 315 292 0 -23 -23 309 384 416 75 32 107

Sep.

2022 263 315 269 52 -46 6 431 523 530 92 7 99

Oct.

2022 261 284 263 23 -21 2 1172 1212 1197 40 -15 25

Nov.

2022 263 256 290 -7 34 27 574 614 601 40 -13 27

Dec.

2022 223 260 239 37 -21 16 -244 -293 -298 -49 -5 -54

Mean revision

2022 18 -23 -6 26 -6 20

Mean absolute revision

2022 21 35 28 53 12 59
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2021
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2021 49 166 233 117 67 184 -2773 -2654 -2622 119 32 151

Feb.

2021 379 468 536 89 68 157 978 1097 1153 119 56 175

Mar.

2021 916 770 785 -146 15 -131 1323 1176 1182 -147 6 -141

Apr.

2021 266 278 269 12 -9 3 1089 1097 1082 8 -15 -7

May

2021 559 583 614 24 31 55 973 972 958 -1 -14 -15

Jun.

2021 850 938 962 88 24 112 1148 1248 1223 100 -25 75

Jul.

2021 943 1053 1091 110 38 148 -133 -34 -42 99 -8 91

Aug.

2021 235 366 483 131 117 248 312 492 476 180 -16 164

Sep.

2021 194 312 379 118 67 185 654 647 638 -7 -9 -16

Oct.

2021 531 546 648 15 102 117 1558 1576 1595 18 19 37

Nov.

2021 210 249 647 39 398 437 778 853 900 75 47 122

Dec.

2021 199 510 588 311 78 389 72 139 142 67 3 70

Mean revision

2021 76 83 159 53 6 59

Mean absolute revision

2021 100 85 181 78 21 89
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2020
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2020 225 273 214 48 -59 -11 -2832 -2812 -2776 20 36 56

Feb.

2020 273 275 251 2 -24 -22 880 902 923 22 21 43

Mar.

2020 -701 -881 -1373 -180 -492 -672 -251 -493 -1003 -242 -510 -752

Apr.

2020 -20537 -20687 -20787 -150 -100 -250 -19512 -19662 -19756 -150 -94 -244

May

2020 2509 2699 2725 190 26 216 2931 3093 3115 162 22 184

Jun.

2020 4800 4791 4781 -9 -10 -19 5103 5077 5070 -26 -7 -33

Jul.

2020 1763 1734 1761 -29 27 -2 591 561 574 -30 13 -17

Aug.

2020 1371 1489 1493 118 4 122 1535 1642 1624 107 -18 89

Sep.

2020 661 672 711 11 39 50 1137 1154 1201 17 47 64

Oct.

2020 638 610 654 -28 44 16 1605 1587 1601 -18 14 -4

Nov.

2020 245 336 264 91 -72 19 517 603 553 86 -50 36

Dec.

2020 -140 -227 -306 -87 -79 -166 -328 -421 -519 -93 -98 -191

Mean revision

2020 -2 -58 -60 -12 -52 -64

Mean absolute revision

2020 79 81 130 81 78 143
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2019
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2019 304 311 312 7 1 8 -2981 -2897 -2908 84 -11 73

Feb.

2019 20 33 56 13 23 36 827 848 853 21 5 26

Mar.

2019 196 189 153 -7 -36 -43 724 714 716 -10 2 -8

Apr.

2019 263 224 216 -39 -8 -47 1126 1078 1074 -48 -4 -52

May

2019 75 72 62 -3 -10 -13 687 662 672 -25 10 -15

Jun.

2019 224 193 178 -31 -15 -46 707 632 633 -75 1 -74

Jul.

2019 164 159 166 -5 7 2 -1059 -1074 -1074 -15 0 -15

Aug.

2019 130 168 219 38 51 89 348 418 438 70 20 90

Sep.

2019 136 180 193 44 13 57 362 408 409 46 1 47

Oct.

2019 128 156 152 28 -4 24 947 986 985 39 -1 38

Nov.

2019 266 256 261 -10 5 -5 622 619 607 -3 -12 -15

Dec.

2019 145 147 184 2 37 39 -278 -243 -248 35 -5 30

Mean revision

2019 3 5 8 10 1 10

Mean absolute revision

2019 19 18 34 39 6 40
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2018
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2018 200 239 176 39 -63 -24 -3085 -3058 -3095 27 -37 -10

Feb.

2018 313 326 324 13 -2 11 1224 1232 1239 8 7 15

Mar.

2018 103 135 155 32 20 52 665 695 710 30 15 45

Apr.

2018 164 159 175 -5 16 11 998 982 988 -16 6 -10

May

2018 223 244 268 21 24 45 943 962 973 19 11 30

Jun.

2018 213 248 208 35 -40 -5 646 712 695 66 -17 49

Jul.

2018 157 147 165 -10 18 8 -1156 -1148 -1143 8 5 13

Aug.

2018 201 270 286 69 16 85 334 494 509 160 15 175

Sep.

2018 134 118 119 -16 1 -15 350 332 335 -18 3 -15

Oct.

2018 250 237 274 -13 37 24 1015 1016 1019 1 3 4

Nov.

2018 155 176 196 21 20 41 475 484 522 9 38 47

Dec.

2018 312 222 227 -90 5 -85 -54 -193 -172 -139 21 -118

Mean revision

2018 8 4 12 13 6 19

Mean absolute revision

2018 30 22 34 42 15 44
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2017
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2017 227 238 216 11 -22 -11 -2948 -2897 -2885 51 12 63

Feb.

2017 235 219 232 -16 13 -3 1010 1006 1019 -4 13 9

Mar.

2017 98 79 50 -19 -29 -48 670 661 648 -9 -13 -22

Apr.

2017 211 174 207 -37 33 -4 1026 998 1008 -28 10 -18

May

2017 138 152 145 14 -7 7 810 841 836 31 -5 26

Jun.

2017 222 231 210 9 -21 -12 599 623 637 24 14 38

Jul.

2017 209 189 138 -20 -51 -71 -1039 -1091 -1133 -52 -42 -94

Aug.

2017 156 169 208 13 39 52 211 252 299 41 47 88

Sep.

2017 -33 18 38 51 20 71 340 377 367 37 -10 27

Oct.

2017 261 244 211 -17 -33 -50 1042 1021 998 -21 -23 -44

Nov.

2017 228 252 216 24 -36 -12 532 574 580 42 6 48

Dec.

2017 148 160 175 12 15 27 -180 -225 -253 -45 -28 -73

Mean revision

2017 2 -7 -5 6 -2 4

Mean absolute revision

2017 20 27 31 32 19 46
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2016
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2016 151 172 168 21 -4 17 -2989 -2961 -2966 28 -5 23

Feb.

2016 242 245 233 3 -12 -9 850 837 842 -13 5 -8

Mar.

2016 215 208 186 -7 -22 -29 890 895 903 5 8 13

Apr.

2016 160 123 144 -37 21 -16 1057 1046 1039 -11 -7 -18

May

2016 38 11 24 -27 13 -14 651 623 621 -28 -2 -30

Jun.

2016 287 292 271 5 -21 -16 682 660 644 -22 -16 -38

Jul.

2016 255 275 252 20 -23 -3 -1030 -999 -1016 31 -17 14

Aug.

2016 151 167 176 16 9 25 224 233 230 9 -3 6

Sep.

2016 156 191 208 35 17 52 527 616 639 89 23 112

Oct.

2016 161 142 135 -19 -7 -26 899 868 842 -31 -26 -57

Nov.

2016 178 204 164 26 -40 -14 479 524 424 45 -100 -55

Dec.

2016 156 157 155 1 -2 -1 -270 -225 -235 45 -10 35

Mean revision

2016 3 -6 -3 12 -13 0

Mean absolute revision

2016 18 16 19 30 19 34
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2015
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2015 257 239 201 -18 -38 -56 -2755 -2821 -2813 -66 8 -58

Feb.

2015 295 264 266 -31 2 -29 903 832 848 -71 16 -55

Mar.

2015 126 85 119 -41 34 -7 823 765 779 -58 14 -44

Apr.

2015 223 221 187 -2 -34 -36 1178 1152 1139 -26 -13 -39

May

2015 280 254 260 -26 6 -20 970 925 928 -45 3 -42

Jun.

2015 223 231 245 8 14 22 455 474 471 19 -3 16

Jul.

2015 215 245 223 30 -22 8 -1045 -968 -964 77 4 81

Aug.

2015 173 136 153 -37 17 -20 258 197 190 -61 -7 -68

Sep.

2015 142 137 145 -5 8 3 558 525 542 -33 17 -16

Oct.

2015 271 298 307 27 9 36 1152 1180 1160 28 -20 8

Nov.

2015 211 252 280 41 28 69 344 416 433 72 17 89

Dec.

2015 292 262 271 -30 9 -21 11 -10 -6 -21 4 -17

Mean revision

2015 -7 3 -4 -15 3 -12

Mean absolute revision

2015 25 18 27 48 11 44
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2014
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2014 113 129 144 16 15 31 -2870 -2836 -2818 34 18 52

Feb.

2014 175 197 222 22 25 47 750 743 741 -7 -2 -9

Mar.

2014 192 203 203 11 0 11 941 944 955 3 11 14

Apr.

2014 288 282 304 -6 22 16 1152 1125 1118 -27 -7 -34

May

2014 217 224 229 7 5 12 920 914 919 -6 5 -1

Jun.

2014 288 298 267 10 -31 -21 582 592 588 10 -4 6

Jul.

2014 209 212 243 3 31 34 -1110 -1110 -1103 0 7 7

Aug.

2014 142 180 203 38 23 61 327 382 392 55 10 65

Sep.

2014 248 256 271 8 15 23 701 692 692 -9 0 -9

Oct.

2014 214 243 261 29 18 47 1064 1051 1058 -13 7 -6

Nov.

2014 321 353 423 32 70 102 497 510 478 13 -32 -19

Dec.

2014 252 329 329 77 0 77 -65 5 6 70 1 71

Mean revision

2014 21 16 37 10 1 11

Mean absolute revision

2014 22 21 40 21 9 24
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2013
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2013 157 119 148 -38 29 -9 -2840 -2916 -2856 -76 60 -16

Feb.

2013 236 268 332 32 64 96 959 1022 1048 63 26 89

Mar.

2013 88 138 142 50 4 54 759 810 818 51 8 59

Apr.

2013 165 149 199 -16 50 34 932 912 943 -20 31 11

May

2013 175 195 176 20 -19 1 885 870 870 -15 0 -15

Jun.

2013 195 188 172 -7 -16 -23 422 394 386 -28 -8 -36

Jul.

2013 162 104 89 -58 -15 -73 -1113 -1186 -1192 -73 -6 -79

Aug.

2013 169 193 238 24 45 69 378 411 425 33 14 47

Sep.

2013 148 163 175 15 12 27 612 598 610 -14 12 -2

Oct.

2013 204 200 200 -4 0 -4 940 909 911 -31 2 -29

Nov.

2013 203 241 274 38 33 71 421 476 523 55 47 102

Dec.

2013 74 75 84 1 9 10 -246 -270 -267 -24 3 -21

Mean revision

2013 5 16 21 -7 16 9

Mean absolute revision

2013 25 25 39 40 18 42
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2012
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2012 243 284 275 41 -9 32 -2689 -2652 -2668 37 -16 21

Feb.

2012 227 240 259 13 19 32 851 902 913 51 11 62

Mar.

2012 120 154 143 34 -11 23 811 861 871 50 10 60

Apr.

2012 115 77 68 -38 -9 -47 896 857 864 -39 7 -32

May

2012 69 77 87 8 10 18 789 780 778 -9 -2 -11

Jun.

2012 80 64 45 -16 -19 -35 391 349 334 -42 -15 -57

Jul.

2012 163 141 181 -22 40 18 -1204 -1217 -1204 -13 13 0

Aug.

2012 96 142 192 46 50 96 252 370 381 118 11 129

Sep.

2012 114 148 132 34 -16 18 574 647 632 73 -15 58

Oct.

2012 171 138 137 -33 -1 -34 911 836 842 -75 6 -69

Nov.

2012 146 161 247 15 86 101 367 357 395 -10 38 28

Dec.

2012 155 196 219 41 23 64 -243 -91 -76 152 15 167

Mean revision

2012 10 14 24 24 5 30

Mean absolute revision

2012 28 24 43 56 13 58
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2011
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2011 36 63 68 27 5 32 -2898 -2867 -2867 31 0 31

Feb.

2011 192 194 235 2 41 43 816 799 811 -17 12 -5

Mar.

2011 216 221 194 5 -27 -22 925 925 905 0 -20 -20

Apr.

2011 244 232 217 -12 -15 -27 1169 1172 1173 3 1 4

May

2011 54 25 53 -29 28 -1 682 631 635 -51 4 -47

Jun.

2011 18 46 20 28 -26 2 376 444 437 68 -7 61

Jul.

2011 117 85 127 -32 42 10 -1231 -1356 -1323 -125 33 -92

Aug.

2011 0 57 104 57 47 104 118 212 237 94 25 119

Sep.

2011 103 158 210 55 52 107 519 631 688 112 57 169

Oct.

2011 80 100 112 20 12 32 883 874 882 -9 8 -1

Nov.

2011 120 100 157 -20 57 37 339 312 302 -27 -10 -37

Dec.

2011 200 203 223 3 20 23 -219 -220 -207 -1 13 12

Mean revision

2011 9 20 28 7 10 16

Mean absolute revision

2011 24 31 37 45 16 50
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2010
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2010 -20 -26 14 -6 40 34 -2819 -2842 -2834 -23 8 -15

Feb.

2010 -36 -14 39 22 53 75 473 469 471 -4 2 -2

Mar.

2010 162 230 208 68 -22 46 843 876 873 33 -3 30

Apr.

2010 290 290 313 0 23 23 1158 1150 1158 -8 8 0

May

2010 431 433 432 2 -1 1 1090 1093 1106 3 13 16

Jun.

2010 -125 -221 -175 -96 46 -50 247 123 124 -124 1 -123

Jul.

2010 -131 -54 -66 77 -12 65 -1391 -1269 -1287 122 -18 104

Aug.

2010 -54 -57 -1 -3 56 53 72 77 76 5 -1 4

Sep.

2010 -95 -41 -24 54 17 71 428 461 493 33 32 65

Oct.

2010 151 172 210 21 38 59 919 966 972 47 6 53

Nov.

2010 39 71 93 32 22 54 217 271 300 54 29 83

Dec.

2010 103 121 152 18 31 49 -357 -309 -321 48 -12 36

Mean revision

2010 16 24 40 16 5 21

Mean absolute revision

2010 33 30 48 42 11 44
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2009
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2009 -598 -655 -741 -57 -86 -143 -3606 -3570 -3615 36 -45 -9

Feb.

2009 -651 -651 -681 0 -30 -30 -248 -172 -164 76 8 84

Mar.

2009 -663 -699 -652 -36 47 11 -58 -84 -61 -26 23 -3

Apr.

2009 -539 -504 -519 35 -15 20 241 271 259 30 -12 18

May

2009 -345 -322 -303 23 19 42 319 383 384 64 1 65

Jun.

2009 -467 -443 -463 24 -20 4 -110 -69 -95 41 -26 15

Jul.

2009 -247 -276 -304 -29 -28 -57 -1333 -1443 -1498 -110 -55 -165

Aug.

2009 -216 -201 -154 15 47 62 -179 -124 -81 55 43 98

Sep.

2009 -263 -219 -139 44 80 124 303 353 389 50 36 86

Oct.

2009 -190 -111 -127 79 -16 63 641 708 678 67 -30 37

Nov.

2009 -11 4 64 15 60 75 80 114 80 34 -34 0

Dec.

2009 -85 -150 -109 -65 41 -24 -406 -538 -521 -132 17 -115

Mean revision

2009 4 8 12 15 -6 9

Mean absolute revision

2009 35 41 55 60 28 58
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2008
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2008 -17 -22 -76 -5 -54 -59 -3044 -3008 -3022 36 -14 22

Feb.

2008 -63 -76 -83 -13 -7 -20 525 529 527 4 -2 2

Mar.

2008 -80 -81 -88 -1 -7 -8 574 580 594 6 14 20

Apr.

2008 -20 -28 -67 -8 -39 -47 703 712 697 9 -15 -6

May

2008 -49 -62 -47 -13 15 2 648 653 675 5 22 27

Jun.

2008 -62 -51 -100 11 -49 -38 241 289 271 48 -18 30

Jul.

2008 -51 -60 -67 -9 -7 -16 -1458 -1468 -1417 -10 51 41

Aug.

2008 -84 -73 -127 11 -54 -43 -87 -28 -13 59 15 74

Sep.

2008 -159 -284 -403 -125 -119 -244 245 107 128 -138 21 -117

Oct.

2008 -240 -320 -423 -80 -103 -183 303 360 341 57 -19 38

Nov.

2008 -533 -584 -597 -51 -13 -64 -634 -642 -610 -8 32 24

Dec.

2008 -524 -577 -681 -53 -104 -157 -954 -935 -965 19 -30 -11

Mean revision

2008 -28 -45 -73 7 5 12

Mean absolute revision

2008 32 48 73 33 21 34
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2007
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2007 111 146 162 35 16 51 -2814 -2780 -2770 34 10 44

Feb.

2007 97 113 90 16 -23 -7 705 714 715 9 1 10

Mar.

2007 180 177 175 -3 -2 -5 939 931 922 -8 -9 -17

Apr.

2007 88 80 122 -8 42 34 833 827 856 -6 29 23

May

2007 157 190 188 33 -2 31 880 941 973 61 32 93

Jun.

2007 132 126 69 -6 -57 -63 504 506 506 2 0 2

Jul.

2007 92 68 93 -24 25 1 -1333 -1367 -1375 -34 -8 -42

Aug.

2007 -4 89 93 93 4 97 -42 123 123 165 0 165

Sep.

2007 110 96 44 -14 -52 -66 626 593 547 -33 -46 -79

Oct.

2007 166 170 159 4 -11 -7 759 797 802 38 5 43

Nov.

2007 94 115 60 21 -55 -34 240 310 313 70 3 73

Dec.

2007 18 82 41 64 -41 23 -339 -177 -216 162 -39 123

Mean revision

2007 18 -13 5 38 -2 36

Mean absolute revision

2007 27 28 35 52 15 60
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2006
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2006 193 170 154 -23 -16 -39 -2625 -2680 -2713 -55 -33 -88

Feb.

2006 243 225 200 -18 -25 -43 904 873 868 -31 -5 -36

Mar.

2006 211 200 175 -11 -25 -36 939 921 920 -18 -1 -19

Apr.

2006 138 126 112 -12 -14 -26 922 925 914 3 -11 -8

May

2006 75 92 100 17 8 25 769 811 835 42 24 66

Jun.

2006 121 124 134 3 10 13 539 542 541 3 -1 2

Jul.

2006 113 121 123 8 2 10 -1266 -1232 -1232 34 0 34

Aug.

2006 128 188 230 60 42 102 107 206 224 99 18 117

Sep.

2006 51 148 203 97 55 152 462 628 680 166 52 218

Oct.

2006 92 79 86 -13 7 -6 712 707 709 -5 2 -3

Nov.

2006 132 154 196 22 42 64 318 354 409 36 55 91

Dec.

2006 167 206 226 39 20 59 -206 -136 -93 70 43 113

Mean revision

2006 14 9 23 29 12 41

Mean absolute revision

2006 27 22 48 47 20 66
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2005
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2005 146 132 124 -14 -8 -22 -2662 -2713 -2692 -51 21 -30

Feb.

2005 262 243 300 -19 57 38 856 833 842 -23 9 -14

Mar.

2005 110 146 122 36 -24 12 817 858 859 41 1 42

Apr.

2005 274 274 292 0 18 18 1179 1178 1181 -1 3 2

May

2005 78 104 126 26 22 48 707 730 735 23 5 28

Jun.

2005 146 166 175 20 9 29 611 620 606 9 -14 -5

Jul.

2005 207 242 277 35 35 70 -1201 -1139 -1135 62 4 66

Aug.

2005 169 211 148 42 -63 -21 123 210 187 87 -23 64

Sep.

2005 -35 -8 17 27 25 52 532 566 565 34 -1 33

Oct.

2005 56 44 25 -12 -19 -31 702 690 664 -12 -26 -38

Nov.

2005 215 305 354 90 49 139 336 462 499 126 37 163

Dec.

2005 108 140 145 32 5 37 -273 -272 -275 1 -3 -2

Mean revision

2005 22 9 31 25 1 26

Mean absolute revision

2005 29 28 43 39 12 41
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2004
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2004 112 97 159 -15 62 47 -2624 -2677 -2672 -53 5 -48

Feb.

2004 21 46 83 25 37 62 588 604 596 16 -8 8

Mar.

2004 308 337 353 29 16 45 1007 1034 1030 27 -4 23

Apr.

2004 288 346 324 58 -22 36 1109 1159 1162 50 3 53

May

2004 248 235 208 -13 -27 -40 939 897 903 -42 6 -36

Jun.

2004 112 78 96 -34 18 -16 484 444 444 -40 0 -40

Jul.

2004 32 73 85 41 12 53 -1206 -1135 -1152 71 -17 54

Aug.

2004 144 128 198 -16 70 54 12 39 36 27 -3 24

Sep.

2004 96 139 119 43 -20 23 704 730 715 26 -15 11

Oct.

2004 337 303 312 -34 9 -25 1051 1014 1004 -37 -10 -47

Nov.

2004 112 137 132 25 -5 20 224 279 267 55 -12 43

Dec.

2004 157 133 155 -24 22 -2 -180 -206 -219 -26 -13 -39

Mean revision

2004 7 14 21 6 -6 0

Mean absolute revision

2004 30 27 35 39 8 36
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2003
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2003 143 185 203 42 18 60 -2722 -2684 -2669 38 15 53

Feb.

2003 -308 -357 -353 -49 4 -45 315 274 276 -41 2 -39

Mar.

2003 -108 -124 0 -16 NA*** NA*** 496 484 0 -12 NA NA

Apr.

2003 -48 0 0 NA*** NA*** NA*** 714 0 0 NA NA NA

May

2003 -17 -70 -76 -53 -6 -59 729 684 680 -45 -4 -49

Jun.

2003 -30 -72 -83 -42 -11 -53 349 311 303 -38 -8 -46

Jul.

2003 -44 -49 -57 -5 -8 -13 -1355 -1337 -1343 18 -6 12

Aug.

2003 -93 -41 35 52 76 128 -76 5 32 81 27 108

Sep.

2003 57 125 99 68 -26 42 490 616 601 126 -15 111

Oct.

2003 126 137 100 11 -37 -26 822 821 791 -1 -30 -31

Nov.

2003 57 43 83 -14 40 26 143 132 46 -11 -86 -97

Dec.

2003 1 16 8 15 -8 7 -202 -193 -209 9 -16 -7

Mean revision

2003 1 4 7 11 -12 2

Mean absolute revision

2003 33 23 46 38 21 55
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2002
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2002 -89 -126 -109 -37 17 -20 -2894 -2926 -2910 -32 16 -16

Feb.

2002 66 -2 -4 -68 -2 -70 622 554 554 -68 0 -68

Mar.

2002 58 -21 -5 -79 16 -63 644 566 88 -78 -478 -556

Apr.

2002 43 6 -21 -37 -27 -64 785 762 733 -23 -29 -52

May

2002 41 24 22 -17 -2 -19 840 826 823 -14 -3 -17

Jun.

2002 36 66 34 30 -32 -2 415 446 413 31 -33 -2

Jul.

2002 6 67 54 61 -13 48 -1305 -1242 -1255 63 -13 50

Aug.

2002 39 107 123 68 16 84 15 84 96 69 12 81

Sep.

2002 -43 -13 -84 30 -71 -41 478 511 522 33 11 44

Oct.

2002 -5 86 69 91 -17 74 567 601 580 34 -21 13

Nov.

2002 -40 -88 -81 -48 7 -41 100 58 63 -42 5 -37

Dec.

2002 -101 -156 -147 -55 9 -46 -341 -393 -377 -52 16 -36

Mean revision

2002 -5 -8 -13 -7 -43 -50

Mean absolute revision

2002 52 19 48 45 53 81
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2001
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2001 268 224 289 -44 65 21 -2738 -2782 -2719 -44 63 19

Feb.

2001 135 140 136 5 -4 1 656 665 656 9 -9 0

Mar.

2001 -86 -53 59 33 112 145 533 570 993 37 423 460

Apr.

2001 -223 -182 -165 41 17 58 672 654 674 -18 20 2

May

2001 -19 8 41 27 33 60 710 736 770 26 34 60

Jun.

2001 -114 -93 -99 21 -6 15 466 478 471 12 -7 5

Jul.

2001 -42 13 18 55 5 60 -1379 -1327 -1318 52 9 61

Aug.

2001 -113 -84 -54 29 30 59 -123 -119 -93 4 26 30

Sep.

2001 -199 -213 -165 -14 48 34 330 315 321 -15 6 -9

Oct.

2001 -415 -468 -448 -53 20 -33 84 46 60 -38 14 -24

Nov.

2001 -331 -371 -355 -40 16 -24 -133 -170 -153 -37 17 -20

Dec.

2001 -124 -130 -106 -6 24 18 -301 -307 -292 -6 15 9

Mean revision

2001 4 30 34 -2 51 49

Mean absolute revision

2001 31 32 44 25 54 58
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 2000
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

2000 387 384 394 -3 10 7 -2593 -2593 -2580 0 13 13

Feb.

2000 43 7 27 -36 20 -16 657 619 640 -38 21 -17

Mar.

2000 416 458 527 42 69 111 984 1029 1246 45 217 262

Apr.

2000 340 414 410 74 -4 70 1133 1243 1234 110 -9 101

May

2000 231 171 171 -60 0 -60 1059 1002 1000 -57 -2 -59

Jun.

2000 11 30 57 19 27 46 600 626 653 26 27 53

Jul.

2000 -108 -51 -40 57 11 68 -1442 -1398 -1386 44 12 56

Aug.

2000 -105 -91 -79 14 12 26 -179 -176 -174 3 2 5

Sep.

2000 252 195 195 -57 0 -57 737 692 718 -45 26 -19

Oct.

2000 137 77 66 -60 -11 -71 656 550 536 -106 -14 -120

Nov.

2000 94 59 53 -35 -6 -41 384 348 341 -36 -7 -43

Dec.

2000 105 19 36 -86 17 -69 -101 -190 -173 -89 17 -72

Mean revision

2000 -11 12 1 -12 25 13

Mean absolute revision

2000 45 16 54 50 31 68
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1999
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

1999 245 217 217 -28 0 -28 -2729 -2760 -2760 -31 0 -31

Feb.

1999 275 297 335 22 38 60 852 871 916 19 45 64

Mar.

1999 46 7 83 -39 76 37 650 598 775 -52 177 125

Apr.

1999 234 343 321 109 -22 87 1085 1144 1123 59 -21 38

May

1999 11 -5 28 -16 33 17 841 832 860 -9 28 19

Jun.

1999 268 273 281 5 8 13 720 735 743 15 8 23

Jul.

1999 310 338 373 28 35 63 -845 -825 -791 20 34 54

Aug.

1999 124 103 129 -21 26 5 -47 -70 -49 -23 21 -2

Sep.

1999 -8 41 103 49 62 111 630 689 698 59 9 68

Oct.

1999 310 263 284 -47 21 -26 754 739 758 -15 19 4

Nov.

1999 234 222 257 -12 35 23 393 380 418 -13 38 25

Dec.

1999 315 316 309 1 -7 -6 105 102 91 -3 -11 -14

Mean revision

1999 4 25 30 2 29 31

Mean absolute revision

1999 31 30 40 26 34 39
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1998
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

1998 358 375 399 17 24 41 -2574 -2559 -2538 15 21 36

Feb.

1998 310 252 259 -58 7 -51 834 780 780 -54 0 -54

Mar.

1998 -36 -24 82 12 106 118 636 656 1066 20 410 430

Apr.

1998 262 302 320 40 18 58 1027 1062 1082 35 20 55

May

1998 296 309 328 13 19 32 1046 1065 1078 19 13 32

Jun.

1998 205 196 189 -9 -7 -16 718 716 707 -2 -9 -11

Jul.

1998 66 68 118 2 50 52 -1085 -1078 -1032 7 46 53

Aug.

1998 365 309 322 -56 13 -43 203 150 165 -53 15 -38

Sep.

1998 69 157 172 88 15 103 685 768 792 83 24 107

Oct.

1998 116 145 164 29 19 48 713 687 706 -26 19 -7

Nov.

1998 267 251 277 -16 26 10 333 316 336 -17 20 3

Dec.

1998 378 298 314 -80 16 -64 156 76 96 -80 20 -60

Mean revision

1998 -2 26 24 -4 50 46

Mean absolute revision

1998 35 27 53 34 51 74
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1997
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

1997 271 247 259 -24 12 -12 -2570 -2584 -2567 -14 17 3

Feb.

1997 339 293 314 -46 21 -25 800 750 767 -50 17 -33

Mar.

1997 175 139 182 -36 43 7 847 817 755 -30 -62 -92

Apr.

1997 142 323 327 181 4 185 835 967 964 132 -3 129

May

1997 138 166 163 28 -3 25 1014 1046 1041 32 -5 27

Jun.

1997 217 228 222 11 -6 5 627 638 634 11 -4 7

Jul.

1997 316 365 384 49 19 68 -938 -898 -879 40 19 59

Aug.

1997 49 40 52 -9 12 3 18 4 16 -14 12 -2

Sep.

1997 215 269 300 54 31 85 903 956 981 53 25 78

Oct.

1997 284 287 291 3 4 7 870 876 882 6 6 12

Nov.

1997 404 412 429 8 17 25 389 397 420 8 23 31

Dec.

1997 370 355 354 -15 -1 -16 187 168 167 -19 -1 -20

Mean revision

1997 17 13 30 13 4 17

Mean absolute revision

1997 39 14 39 34 16 41
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1996
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

1996 -201 -188 -146 13 42 55 -2798 -2781 -2740 17 41 58

Feb.

1996 705 624 631 -81 7 -74 1035 959 963 -76 4 -72

Mar.

1996 140 178 158 38 -20 18 676 719 1515 43 796 839

Apr.

1996 2 163 191 161 28 189 795 846 870 51 24 75

May

1996 348 365 407 17 42 59 1063 1077 1122 14 45 59

Jun.

1996 239 220 219 -19 -1 -20 713 695 691 -18 -4 -22

Jul.

1996 193 228 235 35 7 42 -1066 -1039 -1024 27 15 42

Aug.

1996 250 241 263 -9 22 13 211 210 227 -1 17 16

Sep.

1996 -40 -35 -2 5 33 38 718 727 750 9 23 32

Oct.

1996 210 224 261 14 37 51 660 672 711 12 39 51

Nov.

1996 118 127 181 9 54 63 280 284 336 4 52 56

Dec.

1996 262 261 231 -1 -30 -31 -25 -26 -61 -1 -35 -36

Mean revision

1996 15 18 34 7 85 92

Mean absolute revision

1996 34 27 54 23 91 113
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1995
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

1995 134 176 169 42 -7 35 -2411 -2365 -2376 46 -11 35

Feb.

1995 318 345 355 27 10 37 590 620 626 30 6 36

Mar.

1995 203 177 179 -26 2 -24 679 655 1174 -24 519 495

Apr.

1995 -9 -7 8 2 15 17 833 813 826 -20 13 -7

May

1995 -101 -46 -62 55 -16 39 673 739 725 66 -14 52

Jun.

1995 215 250 299 35 49 84 668 710 757 42 47 89

Jul.

1995 55 6 28 -49 22 -27 -1157 -1211 -1192 -54 19 -35

Aug.

1995 249 262 263 13 1 14 154 166 165 12 -1 11

Sep.

1995 121 50 94 -71 44 -27 868 801 842 -67 41 -26

Oct.

1995 116 66 68 -50 2 -48 582 531 533 -51 2 -49

Nov.

1995 166 164 212 -2 48 46 149 147 195 -2 48 46

Dec.

1995 151 161 145 10 -16 -6 7 18 -1 11 -19 -8

Mean revision

1995 -1 13 12 -1 54 53

Mean absolute revision

1995 32 19 34 35 62 74
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1994
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

1994 62 -2 -31 -64 -29 -93 -2305 -2369 -2399 -64 -30 -94

Feb.

1994 217 198 278 -19 80 61 485 466 541 -19 75 56

Mar.

1994 456 464 379 8 -85 -77 859 870 1386 11 516 527

Apr.

1994 267 358 401 91 43 134 985 1055 1098 70 43 113

May

1994 191 252 252 61 0 61 954 1017 1019 63 2 65

Jun.

1994 379 356 383 -23 27 4 843 829 855 -14 26 12

Jul.

1994 259 251 290 -8 39 31 -941 -949 -909 -8 40 32

Aug.

1994 179 246 290 67 44 111 140 199 239 59 40 99

Sep.

1994 239 248 272 9 24 33 963 972 995 9 23 32

Oct.

1994 194 164 162 -30 -2 -32 604 571 575 -33 4 -29

Nov.

1994 350 488 534 138 46 184 418 557 601 139 44 183

Dec.

1994 256 210 231 -46 21 -25 35 -3 16 -38 19 -19

Mean revision

1994 15 17 33 15 67 81

Mean absolute revision

1994 47 37 70 44 72 105
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1993
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

1993 106 44 113 -62 69 7 -2191 -2251 -2182 -60 69 9

Feb.

1993 365 367 338 2 -29 -27 549 552 521 3 -31 -28

Mar.

1993 -22 -9 26 13 35 48 416 431 799 15 368 383

Apr.

1993 119 216 255 97 39 136 734 875 910 141 35 176

May

1993 209 215 238 6 23 29 902 918 939 16 21 37

Jun.

1993 13 44 43 31 -1 30 494 525 527 31 2 33

Jul.

1993 162 211 237 49 26 75 -1022 -973 -950 49 23 72

Aug.

1993 -39 -41 -33 -2 8 6 -7 -7 3 0 10 10

Sep.

1993 156 162 197 6 35 41 835 842 874 7 32 39

Oct.

1993 177 147 162 -30 15 -15 572 544 556 -28 12 -16

Nov.

1993 208 202 216 -6 14 8 275 272 287 -3 15 12

Dec.

1993 183 190 230 7 40 47 0 8 48 8 40 48

Mean revision

1993 9 23 32 15 50 65

Mean absolute revision

1993 26 28 39 30 55 72
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1992
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

1992 -91 -149 -122 -58 27 -31 -2337 -2395 -2368 -58 27 -31

Feb.

1992 164 107 106 -57 -1 -58 319 262 262 -57 0 -57

Mar.

1992 19 39 58 20 19 39 459 480 -236 21 -716 -695

Apr.

1992 126 182 177 56 -5 51 681 785 781 104 -4 100

May

1992 68 93 119 25 26 51 686 712 736 26 24 50

Jun.

1992 -117 -63 -73 54 -10 44 457 518 502 61 -16 45

Jul.

1992 198 177 171 -21 -6 -27 -1061 -1077 -1080 -16 -3 -19

Aug.

1992 -83 -128 -109 -45 19 -26 -26 -73 -54 -47 19 -28

Sep.

1992 -57 -72 12 -15 84 69 643 626 708 -17 82 65

Oct.

1992 27 34 74 7 40 47 398 411 448 13 37 50

Nov.

1992 105 76 75 -29 -1 -30 219 195 192 -24 -3 -27

Dec.

1992 64 90 106 26 16 42 -102 -72 -58 30 14 44

Mean revision

1992 -3 17 14 3 -45 -42

Mean absolute revision

1992 34 21 43 40 79 101
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1991
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

1991 -232 -233 -191 -1 42 41 -2525 -2520 -2480 5 40 45

Feb.

1991 -184 -291 -286 -107 5 -102 61 -43 -39 -104 4 -100

Mar.

1991 -206 -241 -258 -35 -17 -52 307 271 -160 -36 -431 -467

Apr.

1991 -124 -180 -166 -56 14 -42 509 429 443 -80 14 -66

May

1991 59 119 151 60 32 92 619 681 714 62 33 95

Jun.

1991 -50 -21 -2 29 19 48 484 515 532 31 17 48

Jul.

1991 -51 -73 -26 -22 47 25 -1257 -1275 -1229 -18 46 28

Aug.

1991 34 77 112 43 35 78 11 48 80 37 32 69

Sep.

1991 24 48 95 24 47 71 662 685 734 23 49 72

Oct.

1991 -1 4 7 5 3 8 368 374 375 6 1 7

Nov.

1991 -241 -265 -230 -24 35 11 8 -12 26 -20 38 18

Dec.

1991 31 3 39 -28 36 8 -126 -154 -121 -28 33 5

Mean revision

1991 -9 25 16 -10 -10 -20

Mean absolute revision

1991 36 28 48 38 62 85
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1990
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

1990 275 332 361 57 29 86 -2126 -2074 -2044 52 30 82

Feb.

1990 372 356 373 -16 17 1 527 506 523 -21 17 -4

Mar.

1990 26 103 123 77 20 97 601 664 686 63 22 85

Apr.

1990 64 -23 -26 -87 -3 -90 773 682 684 -91 2 -89

May

1990 164 356 369 192 13 205 768 955 967 187 12 199

Jun.

1990 40 155 212 115 57 172 548 665 542 117 -123 -6

Jul.

1990 -219 -89 -89 130 0 130 -1384 -1296 -1297 88 -1 87

Aug.

1990 -75 -83 -127 -8 -44 -52 -132 -136 -173 -4 -37 -41

Sep.

1990 -101 -52 -1 49 51 100 513 554 606 41 52 93

Oct.

1990 -68 -178 -180 -110 -2 -112 377 261 258 -116 -3 -119

Nov.

1990 -267 -259 -267 8 -8 0 -67 -59 -69 8 -10 -2

Dec.

1990 -76 -148 -161 -72 -13 -85 -187 -258 -273 -71 -15 -86

Mean revision

1990 28 10 38 21 -4 17

Mean absolute revision

1990 77 21 94 72 27 74
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1989
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

1989 408 415 424 7 9 16 -1973 -1968 -1960 5 8 13

Feb.

1989 289 280 276 -9 -4 -13 416 411 406 -5 -5 -10

Mar.

1989 180 171 177 -9 6 -3 679 669 80 -10 -589 -599

Apr.

1989 117 206 213 89 7 96 890 919 927 29 8 37

May

1989 101 207 209 106 2 108 693 798 801 105 3 108

Jun.

1989 180 250 297 70 47 117 676 739 789 63 50 113

Jul.

1989 169 184 160 15 -24 -9 -977 -972 -994 5 -22 -17

Aug.

1989 110 88 120 -22 32 10 118 98 126 -20 28 8

Sep.

1989 209 201 209 -8 8 0 815 811 820 -4 9 5

Oct.

1989 233 93 75 -140 -18 -158 647 507 489 -140 -18 -158

Nov.

1989 210 222 281 12 59 71 342 353 415 11 62 73

Dec.

1989 142 96 118 -46 22 -24 51 1 26 -50 25 -25

Mean revision

1989 5 12 18 -1 -37 -38

Mean absolute revision

1989 44 20 52 37 69 97
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1988
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

1988 107 174 215 67 41 108 -2092 -2025 -1985 67 40 107

Feb.

1988 531 517 538 -14 21 7 576 563 581 -13 18 5

Mar.

1988 262 296 291 34 -5 29 747 785 1192 38 407 445

Apr.

1988 174 249 261 75 12 87 854 983 998 129 15 144

May

1988 209 221 208 12 -13 -1 802 810 797 8 -13 -5

Jun.

1988 346 532 568 186 36 222 740 926 964 186 38 224

Jul.

1988 283 200 214 -83 14 -69 -784 -865 -851 -81 14 -67

Aug.

1988 219 169 154 -50 -15 -65 232 184 172 -48 -12 -60

Sep.

1988 255 304 312 49 8 57 844 888 897 44 9 53

Oct.

1988 323 238 236 -85 -2 -87 800 716 712 -84 -4 -88

Nov.

1988 463 404 446 -59 42 -17 478 421 463 -57 42 -15

Dec.

1988 279 221 222 -58 1 -57 236 174 178 -62 4 -58

Mean revision

1988 6 12 18 11 46 57

Mean absolute revision

1988 64 18 67 68 51 106
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1987
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

1987 448 319 304 -129 -15 -144 -1652 -1775 -1790 -123 -15 -138

Feb.

1987 337 236 228 -101 -8 -109 410 315 309 -95 -6 -101

Mar.

1987 164 155 179 -9 24 15 648 637 -32 -11 -669 -680

Apr.

1987 316 280 269 -36 -11 -47 960 928 919 -32 -9 -41

May

1987 123 74 110 -49 36 -13 774 722 759 -52 37 -15

Jun.

1987 116 103 110 -13 7 -6 567 556 564 -11 8 -3

Jul.

1987 304 296 308 -8 12 4 -764 -770 -757 -6 13 7

Aug.

1987 156 152 149 -4 -3 -7 214 207 205 -7 -2 -9

Sep.

1987 132 121 159 -11 38 27 771 761 803 -10 42 32

Oct.

1987 549 536 549 -13 13 0 836 818 832 -18 14 -4

Nov.

1987 274 263 302 -11 39 28 322 306 347 -16 41 25

Dec.

1987 326 311 327 -15 16 1 240 223 239 -17 16 -1

Mean revision

1987 -33 12 -21 -33 -44 -77

Mean absolute revision

1987 33 18 33 33 73 88
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1986
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

1986 566 421 410 -145 -11 -156 -1542 -1683 -1694 -141 -11 -152

Feb.

1986 226 153 160 -73 7 -66 286 220 225 -66 5 -61

Mar.

1986 192 178 55 -14 -123 -137 678 662 357 -16 -305 -321

Apr.

1986 206 313 299 107 -14 93 895 952 936 57 -16 41

May

1986 149 125 135 -24 10 -14 801 780 788 -21 8 -13

Jun.

1986 -89 -54 -75 35 -21 14 395 434 411 39 -23 16

Jul.

1986 389 279 262 -110 -17 -127 -631 -736 -754 -105 -18 -123

Aug.

1986 202 156 178 -46 22 -24 216 170 191 -46 21 -25

Sep.

1986 107 165 277 58 112 170 731 788 900 57 112 169

Oct.

1986 298 260 266 -38 6 -32 537 498 506 -39 8 -31

Nov.

1986 249 239 242 -10 3 -7 289 279 284 -10 5 -5

Dec.

1986 269 225 254 -44 29 -15 117 69 96 -48 27 -21

Mean revision

1986 -25 0 -25 -28 -16 -44

Mean absolute revision

1986 59 31 71 54 47 82
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1985
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

1985 348 312 364 -36 52 16 -1697 -1733 -1680 -36 53 17

Feb.

1985 119 112 116 -7 4 -3 224 218 223 -6 5 -1

Mar.

1985 381 353 319 -28 -34 -62 814 787 1194 -27 407 380

Apr.

1985 217 208 210 -9 2 -7 845 864 864 19 0 19

May

1985 345 266 301 -79 35 -44 921 843 878 -78 35 -43

Jun.

1985 80 28 52 -52 24 -28 624 566 590 -58 24 -34

Jul.

1985 243 249 234 6 -15 -9 -717 -714 -727 3 -13 -10

Aug.

1985 288 280 270 -8 -10 -18 286 274 265 -12 -9 -21

Sep.

1985 128 138 240 10 102 112 751 760 861 9 101 110

Oct.

1985 414 354 342 -60 -12 -72 604 543 533 -61 -10 -71

Nov.

1985 182 180 242 -2 62 60 221 218 281 -3 63 60

Dec.

1985 320 268 285 -52 17 -35 173 122 139 -51 17 -34

Mean revision

1985 -26 19 -8 -25 56 31

Mean absolute revision

1985 29 31 39 30 61 67
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1984
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

1984 287 264 331 -23 67 44 -1656 -1675 -1612 -19 63 44

Feb.

1984 386 417 427 31 10 41 461 498 505 37 7 44

Mar.

1984 143 149 212 6 63 69 655 663 1094 8 431 439

Apr.

1984 407 398 391 -9 -7 -16 1005 1000 995 -5 -5 -10

May

1984 232 269 319 37 50 87 829 865 917 36 52 88

Jun.

1984 301 308 367 7 59 66 792 802 857 10 55 65

Jul.

1984 302 216 215 -86 -1 -87 -684 -767 -764 -83 3 -80

Aug.

1984 159 182 173 23 -9 14 250 268 261 18 -7 11

Sep.

1984 139 231 284 92 53 145 717 806 858 89 52 141

Oct.

1984 441 343 347 -98 4 -94 634 536 541 -98 5 -93

Nov.

1984 303 335 340 32 5 37 321 353 358 32 5 37

Dec.

1984 309 167 187 -142 20 -122 179 34 51 -145 17 -128

Mean revision

1984 -11 26 15 -10 56 46

Mean absolute revision

1984 49 29 68 48 58 98
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1983
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

1983 339 330 355 -9 25 16 -1631 -1639 -1615 -8 24 16

Feb.

1983 -180 -185 -161 -5 24 19 -19 -25 1 -6 26 20

Mar.

1983 119 196 69 77 -127 -50 522 597 428 75 -169 -94

Apr.

1983 258 273 287 15 14 29 776 833 844 57 11 68

May

1983 374 315 320 -59 5 -54 868 811 814 -57 3 -54

Jun.

1983 344 411 423 67 12 79 744 811 824 67 13 80

Jul.

1983 487 358 308 -129 -50 -179 -534 -662 -708 -128 -46 -174

Aug.

1983 -411 -417 -417 -6 0 -6 -343 -347 -347 -4 0 -4

Sep.

1983 733 1018 1116 285 98 383 1234 1517 1614 283 97 380

Oct.

1983 320 204 236 -116 32 -84 600 480 512 -120 32 -88

Nov.

1983 370 326 268 -44 -58 -102 435 393 336 -42 -57 -99

Dec.

1983 231 228 244 -3 16 13 171 171 186 0 15 15

Mean revision

1983 6 -1 5 10 -4 6

Mean absolute revision

1983 68 38 84 71 41 91
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1982
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

1982 -237 -274 -234 -37 40 3 -2134 -2172 -2133 -38 39 1

Feb.

1982 97 161 140 64 -21 43 103 165 146 62 -19 43

Mar.

1982 -218 -259 -155 -41 104 63 291 247 -266 -44 -513 -557

Apr.

1982 -167 -311 -221 -144 90 -54 259 218 305 -41 87 46

May

1982 -24 68 83 92 15 107 362 456 471 94 15 109

Jun.

1982 -141 -306 -327 -165 -21 -186 301 141 115 -160 -26 -186

Jul.

1982 -17 -177 -304 -160 -127 -287 -1057 -1208 -1332 -151 -124 -275

Aug.

1982 -211 -267 -223 -56 44 -12 -167 -225 -181 -58 44 -14

Sep.

1982 -230 -124 -45 106 79 185 286 389 466 103 77 180

Oct.

1982 -263 -389 -407 -126 -18 -144 136 13 -7 -123 -20 -143

Nov.

1982 -163 -176 -110 -13 66 53 -85 -98 -29 -13 69 56

Dec.

1982 -166 -215 -185 -49 30 -19 -107 -160 -129 -53 31 -22

Mean revision

1982 -44 23 -21 -35 -28 -64

Mean absolute revision

1982 88 55 96 78 89 136
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1981
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

1981 374 374 356 0 -18 -18 -1750 -1748 -1764 2 -16 -14

Feb.

1981 51 163 171 112 8 120 49 154 163 105 9 114

Mar.

1981 1 62 53 61 -9 52 523 583 572 60 -11 49

Apr.

1981 -220 -215 111 5 326 331 537 546 520 9 -26 -17

May

1981 -16 72 106 88 34 122 497 479 511 -18 32 14

Jun.

1981 -14 19 51 33 32 65 562 598 633 36 35 71

Jul.

1981 383 351 265 -32 -86 -118 -766 -796 -881 -30 -85 -115

Aug.

1981 61 49 21 -12 -28 -40 82 26 -2 -56 -28 -84

Sep.

1981 -54 47 132 101 85 186 400 481 561 81 80 161

Oct.

1981 -205 -235 -201 -30 34 4 253 230 265 -23 35 12

Nov.

1981 -237 -333 -310 -96 23 -73 -58 -152 -131 -94 21 -73

Dec.

1981 -293 -426 -409 -133 17 -116 -257 -378 -361 -121 17 -104

Mean revision

1981 8 35 43 -4 5 1

Mean absolute revision

1981 59 58 104 53 33 69
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1980
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

1980 305 349 411 44 62 106 -1824 -1784 -1724 40 60 100

Feb.

1980 141 122 193 -19 71 52 76 61 132 -15 71 56

Mar.

1980 -140 -46 -26 94 20 114 428 525 543 97 18 115

Apr.

1980 -479 -311 -193 168 118 286 169 335 445 166 110 276

May

1980 -180 -349 -483 -169 -134 -303 311 227 88 -84 -139 -223

Jun.

1980 -514 -495 -421 19 74 93 102 126 200 24 74 98

Jul.

1980 -238 -182 -180 56 2 58 -1293 -1234 -1229 59 5 64

Aug.

1980 201 242 275 41 33 74 194 226 252 32 26 58

Sep.

1980 187 223 242 36 19 55 618 646 657 28 11 39

Oct.

1980 257 228 326 -29 98 69 524 503 603 -21 100 79

Nov.

1980 268 207 251 -61 44 -17 379 320 361 -59 41 -18

Dec.

1980 205 155 164 -50 9 -41 180 146 153 -34 7 -27

Mean revision

1980 11 35 46 19 32 51

Mean absolute revision

1980 66 57 106 55 55 96
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: Revisions between over-the-month estimates, 1979
Month Year Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change Over-the-month change Revision* in over-the-month change
1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd - 1st 3rd - 2nd 3rd - 1st

Jan.

1979 325 184 243 -141 59 -82 -1681 -1818 -1759 -137 59 -78

Feb.

1979 301 308 294 7 -14 -7 205 208 192 3 -16 -13

Mar.

1979 324 422 445 98 23 121 740 836 859 96 23 119

Apr.

1979 72 4 -15 -68 -19 -87 679 611 596 -68 -15 -83

May

1979 171 268 291 97 23 120 716 809 835 93 26 119

Jun.

1979 97 170 225 73 55 128 697 772 826 75 54 129

Jul.

1979 44 49 87 5 38 43 -904 -895 -923 9 -28 -19

Aug.

1979 2 5 49 3 44 47 6 15 55 9 40 49

Sep.

1979 135 83 41 -52 -42 -94 631 582 538 -49 -44 -93

Oct.

1979 306 164 179 -142 15 -127 596 456 467 -140 11 -129

Nov.

1979 218 127 118 -91 -9 -100 320 230 224 -90 -6 -96

Dec.

1979 317 131 141 -186 10 -176 271 98 107 -173 9 -164

Mean revision

1979 -33 15 -18 -31 9 -22

Mean absolute revision

1979 80 29 94 78 28 91



Notes:

*Revisions to CES over-the-month changes are calculated by comparing each month's second preliminary sample-based over-the-month change to the first preliminary over-the-month change, the final sample-based over-the month change with the second preliminary over-the-month change, and the final sample-based over-the-month change to the first preliminary over-the-month change.

Monthly employment change figures shown in the table do not reflect subsequent changes due to the introduction of benchmark revisions, seasonal adjustment, or other updates.

Mean absolute revisions indicate the overall magnitude of change to the estimates, while the mean revisions are a measure of whether there is a bias in direction of the revisions. The closer the mean revision is to zero, the less indication that revisions are predominantly either upward or downward.

**The time periods are before and after implementation of the new, probability-based sample design in 2003. Revision data is not available for part of 2003. Therefore, the time periods included in each column are as follows:

2nd - 1st: (First period) January 1979 - March 2003; (Second period) May 2003 - Current month

3rd - 2nd: (First period) January 1979 - February 2003; (Second period) May 2003 - Current month

3rd - 1st: (First period) January 1979 - February 2003; (Second period) May 2003 - Current month

Total All Periods: January 1979 - Current month

***NA entries occurred in 2003 due to the implementation of the CES sample redesign.

 

Last Modified Date: March 8, 2024