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State and Metro Area Employment, Hours, & Earnings

The Current Employment Statistics (CES) program produces detailed industry estimates of employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls. CES State and Metro Area produces data for all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and about 450 metropolitan areas and divisions. CES National Estimates produces estimates for the nation.

Each month, CES surveys approximately 122,000 businesses and government agencies, representing 666,000 individual worksites.

Notices

  • 2023 Preliminary Benchmark Revisions to Current Establishment Survey Data for states and select metropolitan areas Read More »
  • Corrections to SAE data August 11, 2023 Read More »
  • 2023 Preliminary Benchmark Revision to Establishment Survey Data to be Released on August 23, 2023 Read More »

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Latest Numbers

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All States Diffusion Index, 1-month, total nonfarm 66.7(p) in Aug 2023 Historical Data

All MSAs Diffusion Index, 1-month, total nonfarm 60.4(p) in Aug 2023 Historical Data

News Releases

August jobless rates up in 10 states, down in 2; payroll jobs up in 5 states, down in 3

09/19/2023

In August, unemployment rates were higher in 10 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in 38 states and the District of Columbia. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 5 states, decreased in 3 states, and was essentially unchanged in 42 states and the District.
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July jobless rates down over the year in 192 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 79

08/30/2023

Jobless rates were lower in July than a year earlier in 192 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 176, and unchanged in 21. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 79 metropolitan areas, decreased in 1, and was essentially unchanged in 309.
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Next Release

The State Employment and Unemployment data for September 2023 are scheduled to be released on October 20, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for August 2023 are scheduled to be released on September 27, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

Publications

The Economics Daily

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Employment up 4.0 percent in Nevada and Texas over the year ended June 2023

Over the year ended June 2023, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 41 states and was essentially unchanged in 9 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage increases occurred in Nevada and Texas (+4.0 percent each), followed by New Mexico (+3.8 percent) and Wyoming (+3.7 percent). read more »

Monthly Labor Review

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Western manufacturing employment: trends and peaks over 30 years

This article examines manufacturing employment trends in the U.S. Western region between 1990 and 2019. read more »

State and Area Resources

Click a state on the map for economic summaries produced by BLS Regional Information Offices.

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National Data

Click on the map for National Employment, Hours and Earnings.