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Current Employment Statistics - CES (National)
Bureau of Labor Statistics > Current Employment Statistics > About > Notices

Notice of Publication Changes with the Release of Data on February 5, 2021

With the release of January 2021 data on February 5, 2021, the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program implemented publication changes related to annual sample review.

Employment Situation News Release Table Changes

There were no changes to Employment Situation News Release tables.

Series Changes as a Result of Annual Sample Review

All CES series are evaluated annually for sample size, coverage, and response rates. The following changes resulted from a re-evaluation of the sample and universe coverage for CES industries, which are based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) industries. For information about the use of NAICS in the CES program, see https://www.bls.gov/ces/naics/. Some industries no longer have sufficient sample to be estimated and published separately and were discontinued or combined with other similar industries for estimation and publication purposes.

A list of currently published CES series is available at www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesseriespub.htm.

Only directly estimated data types are noted in the following tables: employment of all employees (AE), AE average weekly hours (AE AWH), AE average hourly earnings (AE AHE), AE average weekly overtime hours (AE AWOH), employment of production and nonsupervisory employees (PE), PE average weekly hours (PE AWH), PE average hourly earnings (PE AHE), PE average weekly overtime hours (PE AWOH), and employment of women employees (WE). Directly estimated data types other than AE are collectively called non-AE data types.

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Series with CES Industry Code or Title Changes

Some series have new CES industry codes or titles as a result of the series changes (table 1). These CES industry code or title changes were applied to all data types published for the designated series. Historical data for these series with new CES industry codes or CES industry titles are impacted as noted on the remainder of this page; historical data is available under the new CES industry codes or CES industry titles.

Table 1. Series with CES Industry Code or Title Changes
NAICS Code Previous New
CES Industry Code CES Industry Title CES Industry Code CES Industry Title

56145,9

 60-561490 Other business support services 60-561490 Other business support services, including credit bureaus

AE Series Changes Due to Annual Sample Review

Discontinued AE Series

Table 2 contains series for which AE data are no longer published. Series that no longer publish AE also no longer publish other directly estimated datatypes or derivative series.

Table 2. Discontinued AE Series
NAICS Code CES Industry Code CES Industry Title Next Highest Published Industry

332721

 31-332721 Precision turned products Turned products and screws, nuts, and bolts (31-332720)

332722

 31-332722 Bolts, nuts, screws, rivets, and washers Turned products and screws, nuts, and bolts (31-332720)

3152

 32-315200 Cut and sew apparel Apparel (32-315000)

31521

 32-315210 Cut and sew apparel contractors Apparel (32-315000)

3151,9

 32-315900 All other apparel manufacturing Apparel (32-315000)

524113

 55-524113 Direct life insurance carriers Direct life and health insurance carriers (55-524110)

524114

 55-524114 Direct health and medical insurance carriers Direct life and health insurance carriers (55-524110)

721211

 70-721211 RV parks and campgrounds RV parks and recreational camps (70-721200)

721214

 70-721214 Recreational and vacation camps RV parks and recreational camps (70-721200)
Collapsed AE Series

Table 3 contains series for which AE data are no longer published, but included as part of another series. Information about each collapse is available in the table. Historical data for the collapsed series were reconstructed to provide consistent time series.

Table 3. Collapsed AE Series
Previous New

NAICS Code

 CES Industry Code CES Industry Title NAICS Code CES Industry Code CES Industry Title

56145

 60-561450 Credit bureaus 56145,9 60-561490 Other business support services, including credit bureaus

56149

 60-561490 Other business support services

Non-AE Series Changes Due to Annual Sample Review

Discontinued Non-AE Series

Table 4 contains series for which one or more data types within the non-AE data types are no longer published. The table denotes which data type(s) is no longer published in the "Discontinued From Publication" column. The next highest level of publication is also noted in the table.

Table 4. Discontinued Non-AE Series
NAICS Code CES Industry Code CES Industry Title Discontinued From Publication Next Highest Published Industry

3334

 31-333400 HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment PE AWOH Machinery (31-333000)

33391

 31-333910 Pumps and compressors WE Other general purpose machinery (31-333900)

33399

 31-333990 All other general purpose machinery WE Other general purpose machinery (31-333900)

336211

 31-336211 Motor vehicle bodies AE AWH, AE AHE, AE AWOH, WE Motor vehicle bodies and trailers (31-336200)

33637

 31-336370 Motor vehicle metal stamping AE AWH, AE AHE Motor vehicle parts (31-336300)

339116

 31-339116 Dental laboratories PE, PE AWH, PE AHE Medical equipment and supplies (31-339100)

3132

 32-313200 Fabric mills WE Textile mills (32-313000)

3141

 32-314100 Textile furnishings mills WE Textile product mills (32-314000)

3149

 32-314900 Other textile product mills WE Textile product mills (32-314000)

3261

 32-326100 Plastics products PE AWOH Plastics and rubber products (32-326000)

32611

 32-326110 Plastics packaging materials, film, and sheet PE AWOH Plastics and rubber products (32-326000)

32614,5

 32-326150 Foam products PE AWOH Plastics and rubber products (32-326000)

32619

 32-326190 Other plastics products PE AWOH Plastics and rubber products (32-326000)

3262

 32-326200 Rubber products PE AWOH Plastics and rubber products (32-326000)

42493

 41-424930 Nursery stock and florists' supplies PE, PE AWH, PE AHE Misc. nondurable goods (41-424900)

5323

 55-532300 General rental centers PE, PE AWH, PE AHE Rental and leasing services (55-532000)

71321

 70-713210 Casinos, except casino hotels WE Gambling industries (70-713200)

71329

 70-713290 Other gambling industries WE Gambling industries (70-713200)

811118

 80-811118 Other automotive mechanical and elec. repair AE AWH, AE AHE Automotive mechanical and electrical repair (80-811110)

81231

 80-812310 Coin-operated laundries and drycleaners PE, PE AWH, PE AHE Drycleaning and laundry services (80-812300)

81232

 80-812320 Drycleaning and laundry services, except coin-operated PE, PE AWH, PE AHE Drycleaning and laundry services (80-812300)

Last Modified Date: February 5, 2021