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State and Metro Area Employment, Hours, & Earnings

Current Employment Statistics sample by State

Each month the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program surveys about 121,000 businesses and government agencies nationwide, representing approximately 631,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas. The table below presents the number of businesses and worksites that are surveyed each month by State. For more details on the CES sample, please visit https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cestn.htm#section1.

Current Employment Statistics sample by State
UI Accounts Establishments

Total U.S.

121,000 631,000

Alabama

2,490 13,060

Alaska

1,030 2,250

Arizona

2,010 12,520

Arkansas

1,540 6,580

California

13,550 67,560

Colorado

2,000 9,740

Connecticut

1,770 6,560

Delaware

950 1,970

District of Columbia

850 2,070

Florida

4,350 38,580

Georgia

3,270 24,910

Hawaii

580 2,220

Idaho

1,300 4,270

Illinois

5,480 19,920

Indiana

2,100 11,410

Iowa

1,810 8,760

Kansas

2,400 6,830

Kentucky

1,890 8,030

Louisiana

1,740 9,580

Maine

1,450 4,780

Maryland

1,670 9,450

Massachusetts

3,120 11,750

Michigan

3,720 14,710

Minnesota

1,980 8,960

Mississippi

1,560 6,650

Missouri

2,270 15,070

Montana

1,220 3,510

Nebraska

1,510 4,900

Nevada

900 3,650

New Hampshire

1,140 4,200

New Jersey

3,160 17,200

New Mexico

1,400 6,360

New York

5,920 38,830

North Carolina

2,730 19,730

North Dakota

1,130 2,720

Ohio

3,470 23,970

Oklahoma

1,740 8,930

Oregon

2,380 11,850

Pennsylvania

3,790 21,430

Rhode Island

850 1,820

South Carolina

1,900 10,040

South Dakota

1,240 2,450

Tennessee

2,740 12,920

Texas

5,480 49,820

Utah

1,400 7,550

Vermont

990 2,180

Virginia

2,280 17,940

Washington

2,680 11,540

West Virginia

1,270 5,800

Wisconsin

2,000 11,010

Wyoming

1,290 2,540

Puerto Rico

730 3,050

Virgin Islands

220 240

Notes
1. U.S. Total excludes Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
2. U.S. Total rounded to thousands
3. State totals rounded to tens

 

Last Modified Date: March 17, 2025