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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 119,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 629,000 individual worksites.
- 1-month
- 3-month
- 6-month
- 12-month
Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, September 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
254
134.4
557
205.6
999
276.2
2,438
374.1
Total private
223
124.3
436
191.2
847
251.5
1,920
341.0
Goods-producing
21
41.8
47
63.8
58
85.4
195
121.9
Service providing
233
125.3
510
195.7
941
260.9
2,243
350.7
Mining and logging
3
5.3
5
11.9
-4
19.3
-6
26.2
Construction
25
26.9
70
44.2
96
58.8
238
80.7
Manufacturing
-7
28.2
-28
42.1
-34
59.1
-37
87.3
Wholesale trade
1.9
18.2
7.7
29.0
18.6
38.5
44.2
48.3
Retail trade
15.6
24.4
3.2
35.9
6.1
60.9
56.1
80.7
Transportation and warehousing
-8.6
20.6
-7.0
31.7
50.5
49.1
46.0
67.5
Utilities
3.4
2.7
4.1
5.9
6.8
8.8
15.9
14.6
Information
4
19.4
-19
39.8
-23
54.3
-12
75.6
Financial activities
5
19.4
11
31.5
33
46.5
36
62.3
Professional and business services
17
56.5
9
87.4
36
114.7
125
146.8
Private education and health services
81
49.6
208
71.1
457
101.1
984
133.8
Leisure and hospitality
78
61.3
169
89.9
182
122.2
367
173.0
Other services
4
22.5
3
32.1
22
48.1
63
57.3
Government
31
51.1
121
75.7
152
114.1
518
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
10/04/2024
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 254,000 in September, and the unemployment
rate changed little at 4.1 percent. Employment continued to trend up in food services and
drinking places, health care, government, social assistance, and construction.
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10/10/2024
Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.2 percent in September, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.4 percent, and CPI-U increased 0.2 percent. Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.1 percent.
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Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment: +254,000(p) in Sep 2024
Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees: +$0.13(p) in Sep 2024
Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: -0.1(p) in Sep 2024
Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees: -0.1%(p) in Sep 2024
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: unchanged in Sep 2024
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees: -0.1(p) in Sep 2024
Change in Total Private Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees: +$0.02(p) in Sep 2024
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