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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, January 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
143
135.8
711
194.2
1,066
258.9
2,020
337.0
Total private
111
126.5
628
181.3
868
239.1
1,583
311.9
Goods-producing
0
40.0
26
62.2
-10
84.5
56
110.1
Service providing
143
128.2
685
184.3
1,076
244.0
1,964
315.0
Mining and logging
-7
5.9
-8
13.0
-8
19.0
-17
20.8
Construction
4
27.6
23
44.2
77
60.2
178
81.2
Manufacturing
3
25.2
11
38.7
-79
52.5
-105
70.8
Wholesale trade
2.0
19.9
20.0
30.1
37.0
38.9
52.0
49.5
Retail trade
34.3
21.9
57.1
32.5
50.9
54.5
52.9
65.4
Transportation and warehousing
1.1
20.7
50.3
32.4
50.1
45.5
127.6
59.8
Utilities
0.1
2.6
-1.0
4.5
1.6
6.9
7.0
14.2
Information
2
18.1
23
36.5
9
49.4
-21
56.9
Financial activities
7
19.2
42
29.9
56
39.8
55
53.7
Professional and business services
-11
58.0
57
82.2
-25
103.1
-69
127.8
Private education and health services
61
50.6
216
71.7
466
101.1
960
122.0
Leisure and hospitality
-3
63.2
100
85.8
186
113.8
258
151.3
Other services
17
24.4
38
31.7
46
41.8
104
48.1
Government
32
49.4
83
69.7
198
99.4
437
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
02/07/2025
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 143,000 in January, and the unemployment
rate edged down to 4.0 percent. Job gains occurred in health care, retail trade,
and social assistance. Employment declined in the mining, quarrying, and oil and
gas extraction industry.
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02/12/2025
Real average hourly earnings for all employees were unchanged in January, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.5 percent, and CPI-U increased 0.5 percent. Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.3 percent.
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Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment:
+143,000(p) in Jan 2025
Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
+$0.17(p) in Jan 2025
Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.1(p) in Jan 2025
Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.2%(p) in Jan 2025
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.1(p) in Jan 2025
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees:
unchanged in Jan 2025
Change in Total Private Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
unchanged in Jan 2025