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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 121,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 631,000 individual worksites.
- 1-month
- 3-month
- 6-month
- 12-month
Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, August 2025, 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
22
135.8
88
194.2
385
258.9
1,466
337.0
Total private
38
126.5
88
181.3
404
239.1
1,328
311.9
Goods-producing
-25
40.0
-54
62.2
-60
84.5
-33
110.1
Service providing
47
128.2
142
184.3
445
244.0
1,499
315.0
Mining and logging
-6
5.9
-13
13.0
-16
19.0
-13
20.8
Construction
-7
27.6
-10
44.2
-3
60.2
58
81.2
Manufacturing
-12
25.2
-31
38.7
-41
52.5
-78
70.8
Wholesale trade
-11.7
19.9
-32.1
30.1
-34.0
38.9
0.1
49.5
Retail trade
10.5
21.9
12.7
32.5
19.0
54.5
78.9
65.4
Transportation and warehousing
3.6
20.7
13.7
32.4
-15.1
45.5
84.7
59.8
Utilities
-0.8
2.6
0.1
4.5
3.0
6.9
5.9
14.2
Information
-5
18.1
-15
36.5
-14
49.4
-3
56.9
Financial activities
-3
19.2
0
29.9
15
39.8
80
53.7
Professional and business services
-17
58.0
-51
82.2
-58
103.1
-55
127.8
Private education and health services
46
50.6
174
71.7
394
101.1
862
122.0
Leisure and hospitality
28
63.2
29
85.8
119
113.8
232
151.3
Other services
12
24.4
11
31.7
35
41.8
75
48.1
Government
-16
49.4
0
69.7
-19
99.4
138
127.7
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
09/05/2025
Both total nonfarm payroll employment (+22,000) and the unemployment rate (4.3 percent)
changed little in August. A job gain in health care was partially offset by losses in
federal government and in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction.
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08/12/2025
Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.1 percent in July, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.3 percent, and CPI-U increased 0.2 percent. Real average weekly earnings increased 0.4 percent.
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Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment:
+22,000(p) in Aug 2025
Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
+$0.10(p) in Aug 2025
Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
unchanged in Aug 2025
Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees:
unchanged in Aug 2025
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.2(p) in Aug 2025
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees:
unchanged in Aug 2025
Change in Total Private Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
+$0.02(p) in Jul 2025