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Current Employment Statistics - CES (National)
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Current Employment Statistics - CES (National)
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.
Notices
- Correction to Vintage Data Files Read More »
- CES Benchmark Announcement — Revisions to total nonfarm employment Read More »
- Redesigned News Releases Read More »
Charts
- 1-month
- 3-month
- 6-month
- 12-month
Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, April 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
175
134.4
726
205.6
1,454
276.2
2,802
374.1
Total private
167
124.3
591
191.2
1,153
251.5
2,184
341.0
Goods-producing
14
41.8
68
63.8
167
85.4
280
121.9
Service providing
161
125.3
658
195.7
1,287
260.9
2,522
350.7
Mining and logging
-3
5.3
0
11.9
-3
19.3
2
26.2
Construction
9
26.9
73
44.2
132
58.8
258
80.7
Manufacturing
8
28.2
-5
42.1
38
59.1
20
87.3
Wholesale trade
10.1
18.2
16.9
29.0
24.5
38.5
74.5
48.3
Retail trade
20.1
24.4
58.6
35.9
64.6
60.9
91.9
80.7
Transportation and warehousing
21.8
20.6
59.0
31.7
26.4
49.1
-3.3
67.5
Utilities
0.0
2.7
2.1
5.9
7.6
8.8
13.9
14.6
Information
-8
19.4
-7
39.8
31
54.3
-40
75.6
Financial activities
6
19.4
4
31.5
10
46.5
54
62.3
Professional and business services
-4
56.5
12
87.4
83
114.7
115
146.8
Private education and health services
95
49.6
263
71.1
557
101.1
1,085
133.8
Leisure and hospitality
5
61.3
84
89.9
132
122.2
408
173.0
Other services
7
22.5
30
32.1
50
48.1
105
57.3
Government
8
51.1
135
75.7
301
114.1
618
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
News Releases
Payroll employment increases by 175,000 in April; unemployment rate changes little at 3.9%
05/03/2024
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 175,000 in April, and the unemployment rate
changed little at 3.9 percent. Job gains occurred in health care, in social assistance,
and in transportation and warehousing.
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Real average hourly earnings for all employees are unchanged in March
04/10/2024
Real average hourly earnings for all employees were unchanged in March, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.3 percent, and CPI-U increased 0.4 percent. Real average weekly earnings increased 0.3 percent.
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Next Release
The Employment Situation for
May 2024
is scheduled to be released on
June 7, 2024,
at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
Real Earnings for
April 2024
is scheduled to be released on
May 15, 2024,
at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
read more »
Publications
Monthly Labor Review
Reconstruction of CES time series: implementing the NAICS 2022 redefinitions
Current Employment Statistics data are reclassified after changes to the North American Industry Classification System in 2022. read more »
The Economics Daily
Real average hourly earnings increased 1.4 percent from January 2023 to January 2024
Real average hourly earnings increased 1.4 percent from January 2023 to January 2024. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a decrease of 1.4 percent in the average workweek resulted in a 0.1-percent decrease in real average weekly earnings over this period. read more »
Latest Numbers
Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment:
+175,000(p) in Apr 2024
Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
+$0.07(p) in Apr 2024
Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.1(p) in Apr 2024
Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.1%(p) in Apr 2024
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
unchanged in Apr 2024
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees:
unchanged in Apr 2024
Change in Total Private Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
unchanged in Mar 2024
Historical Data
News Release
p - preliminary