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State and Metro Area Employment, Hours, & Earnings
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Additional Resources
Sample, revisions, and reliability measures
- List of Published State and Metropolitan Area Series
- Reliability of State and Area estimates
- Statewide employment revisions
- Current Employment Statistics sample by State
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Information
- State and Area CES Series Code Structure Under NAICS
- Guaranteed publication levels
- Update to the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) on March 13, 2023 December 16, 2022
- Details on the Conversion to the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) from 2017 NAICS March 13, 2023
- Details on the Conversion to the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) from 2012 NAICS March 12, 2018
- Details and Documentation on the Conversion to the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) from 2002 NAICS March 11, 2008
- Details on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) March 12, 2018
- What is NAICS? September 3, 2002
Geographic Concepts
- Metropolitan Statistical Area Definitions May 29, 2019
- Non-standard CES areas July 21, 2017
- Metropolitan and NECTA Divisions published by CES March 10, 2010
Special Estimation Concepts
- 2020 Census and CES Employment by State
- Understanding strikes in CES estimates
- Impact of the Events of September 11, 2001, on BLS Nonfarm Payroll Employment Series for States and Metro Areas November 20, 2001
Other Program Updates
- BLS Report to Congress on CES Methodology for Metropolitan Statistical Areas July 22, 2015
- Notice of Changes to the CES Small Domain Model January 18, 2013
- Changes to procedures for producing Current Employment Statistics (CES) State estimates March 25, 2011
- Changes to CES State and Area data access with release of data on March 10, 2010 March 10, 2010
- MSA Production Worker Employment and Production Worker Hours and Earnings Restoration August 21, 2009
- Notice of Series Changes Required to Standardize Government Residual Series Across All States May 22, 2009
Last Modified Date: March 13, 2023