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Current Employment Statistics - CES (National)
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Notice of Publication Changes with the Release of Data on February 4, 2022

With the release of January 2022 data on February 4, 2022, 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.

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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.

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

3313,4

 31-331300 Alumina and aluminum production 31-331400 Other nonferrous metal production, including alumina and aluminum

3313,4

 31-331400 Other nonferrous metal production

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

322211

 32-322211 Corrugated and solid fiber boxes Paperboard containers (32-322210)

322212,9

 32-322219 Folding boxes and miscellaneous paperboard containers Paperboard containers (32-322210)
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

3313

 31-331300 Alumina and aluminum production 3313,4 31-331400 Other nonferrous metal production, including alumina and aluminum

3314

 31-331400 Other nonferrous metal production

33636

 31-336360 Motor vehicle seating and interior trim 33634,6,9 31-336390 All other motor vehicle parts

33634,9

 31-336390 All other motor vehicle parts

42492

 41-424920 Books and periodicals 42492,4,5,9 41-424990 All other nondurable goods wholesalers

42494,5,9

 41-424990 All other nondurable goods wholesalers

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

212312

 10-212312 Crushed and broken limestone mining PE, PE AHE, PE AWH Stone mining and quarrying (10-212310)

212311,3,9

 10-212319 Other stone mining and quarrying PE, PE AHE, PE AWH Stone mining and quarrying (10-212310)

321911

 31-321911 Wood windows and doors AE AHE, AE AWH, AE AWOH, PE, PE AHE, PE AWH, WE Millwork (31-321910)

321912,8

 31-321918 Cut stock, resawing lumber, planing, and other millwork, including flooring AE AHE, AE AWH, AE AWOH, PE, PE AHE, PE AWH, WE Millwork (31-321910)

3324

 31-332400 Boilers, tanks, and shipping containers PE AWOH Fabricated metal products (31-332000)

33291

 31-332910 Metal valves AE AWOH, PE, PE AHE, PE AWH, PE AWOH Other fabricated metal products (31-332900)

33299

 31-332990 All other fabricated metal products AE AWOH, PE, PE AHE, PE AWH, PE AWOH Other fabricated metal products (31-332900)

3334

 31-333400 HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment PE, PE AHE, PE AWH Machinery (31-333000)

3339

 31-333900 Other general purpose machinery PE, PE AHE, PE AWH Machinery (31-333000)

33392

 31-333920 Material handling equipment AE AWOH Other general purpose machinery (31-333900)

337121

 31-337121 Upholstered household furniture PE, PE AHE, PE AWH Other household and institutional furniture (31-337120)

339113

 31-339113 Surgical appliances and supplies AE AWOH, PE, PE AHE, PE AWH Medical equipment and supplies (31-339100)

339116

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

3113

 32-311300 Sugar and confectionery products AE AWOH, PE, PE AHE, PE AWH Food manufacturing (32-311000)

3221

 32-322100 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills AE AHE, AE AWH, WE Paper and paper products (32-322000)

3222

 32-322200 Converted paper products AE AHE, AE AWH, WE Paper and paper products (32-322000)

322211

 32-322211 Corrugated and solid fiber boxes AE AHE, AE AWH, AE AWOH, PE, PE AHE, PE AWH, PE AWOH, WE Paperboard containers (32-322210)

324

 32-324000 Petroleum and coal products AE AWOH, PE, PE AHE, PE AWH, PE AWOH Nondurable goods (32-000000)

32411

 32-324110 Petroleum refineries WE Petroleum and coal products (32-324000)

32412,9

 32-324190 Asphalt paving and roofing materials and other petroleum and coal products WE Petroleum and coal products (32-324000)

3252

 32-325200 Resin, rubber, and artificial fibers AE AHE, AE AWH Chemicals (32-325000)

32611

 32-326110 Plastics packaging materials, film, and sheet AE AWOH, PE, PE AHE, PE AWH Plastics products (32-326100)

312,6

 32-329000 Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing AE AWOH, PE, PE AHE, PE AWH, PE AWOH Nondurable goods (32-000000)

443141

 42-443141 Household appliance stores PE, PE AHE, PE AWH Electronics and appliance stores (42-443000)

443142

 42-443142 Electronics stores PE, PE AHE, PE AWH Electronics and appliance stores (42-443000)

52221

 55-522210 Credit card issuing WE Nondepository credit intermediation (55-522200)

52222

 55-522220 Sales financing WE Nondepository credit intermediation (55-522200)

5322

 55-532200 Consumer goods rental AE AHE, AE AWH Rental and leasing services (55-53200)

5323

 55-532300 General rental centers AE AHE, AE AWH Rental and leasing services (55-53200)

54186

 60-541860 Direct mail advertising AE AHE, AE AWH, WE Advertising and related services (60-541800)

54192

 60-541920 Photographic services PE, PE AHE, PE AWH Other professional and technical services (60-541900)

54193,9

 60-541990 Miscellaneous professional and technical services PE, PE AHE, PE AWH Other professional and technical services (60-541900)

56174

 60-561740 Carpet and upholstery cleaning services PE, PE AHE, PE AWH Services to buildings and dwellings (60-561700)

56179

 60-561790 Other services to buildings and dwellings PE, PE AHE, PE AWH Services to buildings and dwellings (60-561700)

5622

 60-562200 Waste treatment and disposal PE, PE AHE, PE AWH Waste management and remediation services (60-562000)

5629

 60-562900 Remediation and other waste services PE, PE AHE, PE AWH Waste management and remediation services (60-562000)

Last Modified Date: February 4, 2022