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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 622,000 individual worksites.

Notices

  • BLS will no longer publish the Current Employment Statistics Highlights document. Read More »
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News Releases

Payroll employment increases by 172,000 in May; unemployment rate unchanged at 4.3%

06/05/2026

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 172,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.3 percent. Job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, local government, and health care. Employment in financial activities declined.
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Real average hourly earnings for all employees decrease 0.5% in April

05/12/2026

Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.5 percent in April, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.2 percent, and CPI-U increased 0.6 percent. Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.2 percent.
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Preliminary benchmark revision for March payroll employment is -911,000 (-0.6%)

09/09/2025

The preliminary CES benchmark revision for March 2025 total nonfarm employment was -911,000 (-0.6 percent); the preliminary revision for total private employment was -880,000 (-0.7 percent).
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Next Release

The Employment Situation for June 2026 is scheduled to be released on July 2, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
Real Earnings for May 2026 is scheduled to be released on June 10, 2026, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.

Publications

The Economics Daily

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Total nonfarm payroll employment up by 130,000 in January 2026

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 130,000 in January 2026, after changing little in 2025 (+15,000 per month on average). Job gains occurred in health care, social assistance, and construction, while federal government and financial activities lost jobs in January. read more »

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Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment: +115,000(p) in Apr 2026 Historical Data

Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees: +$0.06(p) in Apr 2026 Historical Data

Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: +0.1(p) in Apr 2026 Historical Data

Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees: +0.3%(p) in Apr 2026 Historical Data

Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: +0.1(p) in Apr 2026 Historical Data

Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees: unchanged in Apr 2026 Historical Data

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