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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 122,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 666,000 individual worksites.
Notices
- CES Benchmark Announcement — Revisions to total nonfarm employment Read More »
- Notice of Publication Changes with the Release of Data on February 3, 2023 Read More »
- Update to the 2022 North American Industry Classification System on February 3, 2023 Read More »
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- 1-month
- 3-month
- 6-month
- 12-month
Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, April 2023, 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
253
131.5
666
207.3
1,667
285.4
3,995
377.5
Total private
230
122.7
546
193.5
1,359
263.1
3,526
346.7
Goods-producing
33
38.5
34
59.4
152
81.7
472
118.8
Service providing
220
124.2
632
198.7
1,515
272.9
3,523
358.6
Mining and logging
7
5.5
10
13.3
26
22.5
44
30.1
Construction
15
24.6
18
39.8
89
55.3
205
76.4
Manufacturing
11
27.2
6
40.1
37
55.4
223
85.6
Wholesale trade
-2.2
16.2
5.5
31.9
23.6
42.6
100.4
53.3
Retail trade
7.7
24.6
36.2
38.7
39.6
64.9
31.7
85.5
Transportation and warehousing
10.6
18.2
6.7
28.5
1.6
45.0
121.4
60.8
Utilities
1.0
2.7
1.6
6.0
-1.6
9.3
3.5
15.6
Information
1
21.7
-1
56.0
-20
80.7
61
99.8
Financial activities
23
17.6
22
28.7
36
46.9
88
64.1
Professional and business services
43
57.3
87
88.8
154
116.4
524
154.6
Private education and health services
77
48.2
201
73.1
478
95.0
1,034
126.1
Leisure and hospitality
31
62.1
128
94.5
408
134.1
917
179.9
Other services
5
23.9
25
35.2
88
51.0
173
64.0
Government
23
47.2
120
74.2
308
110.5
469
149.4
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 rises by 253,000 in April; unemployment rate changes little at 3.4%
05/05/2023
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 253,000 in April, and the unemployment rate changed little at
3.4 percent. Employment continued to trend up in professional and business services, health care,
leisure and hospitality, and social assistance.
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Real average hourly earnings for all employees increase 0.2% in March
04/12/2023
Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.2 percent in March, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.3 percent, and CPI-U increased 0.1 percent. Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.1 percent.
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Next Release
The Employment Situation for
May 2023
is scheduled to be released on
June 2, 2023,
at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
Real Earnings for
April 2023
is scheduled to be released on
May 10, 2023,
at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
read more »
Publications
The Economics Daily
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 517,000 in January 2023
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 517,000 in January 2023. Job growth was widespread in January, led by gains in leisure and hospitality (+128,000), professional and business services (+82,000), and health care (+58,000). Employment also increased in government, partially reflecting the return of university workers from a strike. read more »
Monthly Labor Review
Employment recovery continues in 2021, with some industries reaching or exceeding their prepandemic employment levels
Total nonfarm employment in the United States continued to recover in 2021, with some industries fully recovering and subsequently expanding amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. read more »
Beyond the Numbers
How did the 2020 census affect employment?
Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau conducts a full count of the entire population of the United States, as mandated by the U.S. Constitution. To achieve this mission, the Census Bureau hires hundreds of thousands of temporary workers. These workers are reflected in the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey employment estimates. read more »
Latest Numbers
Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment:
+253,000(p) in Apr 2023
Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
+$0.16(p) in Apr 2023
Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
unchanged in Apr 2023
Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees:
+0.2%(p) in Apr 2023
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.1(p) in Apr 2023
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees:
unchanged in Apr 2023
Change in Total Private Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
+$0.02(p) in Mar 2023
Historical Data
News Release
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