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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

CES monthly revisions and annual benchmarking video Read More »

Charts

Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, September 2026, 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	29	122.3	152	168.9	394	215.2	496	280.8
Total private	46	113.0	163	156.3	400	198.6	712	260.4
Goods-producing	18	37.7	87	56.7	110	77.0	151	100.7
Service providing	11	115.4	65	159.6	284	198.6	345	260.4
Mining and logging	-2	5.0	-2	8.3	3	10.9	2	14.9
Construction	11	27.0	45	43.0	53	58.3	109	77.7
Manufacturing	9	22.4	44	33.6	54	46.6	40	63.5
Wholesale trade	5.0	19.7	19.3	29.0	27.0	39.2	26.5	50.0
Retail trade	5.8	18.1	6.3	26.1	44.4	42.9	26.5	53.0
Transportation and warehousing	7.6	20.0	21.2	32.0	51.1	44.0	-9.8	58.4
Utilities	0.5	2.1	3.7	3.4	5.7	6.3	10.1	9.3
Information	-10	15.2	-24	23.6	-54	32.3	-120	39.9
Financial activities	-7	17.8	-26	26.2	-50	33.5	-107	46.0
Professional and business services	-9	47.2	-20	66.8	42	81.4	123	97.8
Private education and health services	20	51.0	72	66.5	213	83.8	516	106.3
Leisure and hospitality	10	53.9	9	74.2	-10	94.5	62	115.6
Other services	6	21.3	15	27.4	21	34.9	34	40.8
Government	-17	46.7	-11	64.0	-6	82.9	-216	105.1
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

Both payroll employment (+29,000) and unemployment rate (4.2%) change little in September

10/02/2026

Both nonfarm payroll employment (+29,000) and the unemployment rate (4.2 percent) changed little in September. Employment in all major industries changed little over the month.
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Real average hourly earnings for all employees decrease 0.1% in August

09/11/2026

Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.1 percent in August, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.3 percent, and CPI-U increased 0.4 percent. Real average weekly earnings increased 0.2 percent.
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Preliminary benchmark revision for March payroll employment is -79,000 (-0.1%)

08/28/2026

The preliminary Current Employment Statistics (CES) benchmark revision for March 2026 total nonfarm employment was -79,000 (-0.1 percent); the preliminary revision for total private employment was -178,000 (-0.1 percent).
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Next Release

The Employment Situation for October 2026 is scheduled to be published on November 6, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

Real Earnings for September 2026 is scheduled to be published on October 14, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

Publications

The Economics Daily

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 »

Latest Numbers

Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment: +29,000(p) in Sep 2026

Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees: +$0.05(p) in Sep 2026

Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: unchanged in Sep 2026

Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees: unchanged in Sep 2026

Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: unchanged in Sep 2026

Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees: unchanged in Sep 2026