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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 119,000 businesses and government agencies nationwide, representing approximately 622,000 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.

119,000 622,000

Alabama

2,360 12,130

Alaska

1,030 2,240

Arizona

1,920 11,520

Arkansas

1,400 6,200

California

13,310 66,670

Colorado

2,000 9,720

Connecticut

1,700 6,140

Delaware

960 2,030

District of Columbia

780 1,940

Florida

4,780 41,180

Georgia

3,090 24,160

Hawaii

540 2,340

Idaho

1,280 4,150

Illinois

5,280 18,850

Indiana

1,970 10,670

Iowa

1,760 8,250

Kansas

2,220 6,650

Kentucky

1,810 7,620

Louisiana

1,690 9,140

Maine

1,380 4,400

Maryland

1,690 9,440

Massachusetts

2,940 10,890

Michigan

3,540 13,950

Minnesota

1,910 8,920

Mississippi

1,540 6,420

Missouri

2,140 14,800

Montana

1,360 3,600

Nebraska

1,480 4,930

Nevada

910 3,580

New Hampshire

1,130 4,480

New Jersey

3,020 16,110

New Mexico

1,360 6,100

New York

5,700 44,600

North Carolina

2,680 19,280

North Dakota

1,020 2,470

Ohio

3,570 23,670

Oklahoma

1,640 8,340

Oregon

2,350 12,570

Pennsylvania

3,630 20,230

Rhode Island

930 1,900

South Carolina

1,770 9,410

South Dakota

1,230 2,420

Tennessee

2,630 12,160

Texas

5,790 49,700

Utah

1,370 6,960

Vermont

1,000 2,200

Virginia

2,190 17,640

Washington

2,640 11,050

West Virginia

1,180 5,480

Wisconsin

1,940 10,410

Wyoming

1,330 2,620

Puerto Rico

740 3,060

Virgin Islands

20 40

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: April 8, 2026