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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 430 metropolitan areas and divisions. CES National Estimates produces estimates for the nation.

Each month, CES surveys approximately 119,000 businesses and government agencies, representing 622,000 individual worksites.

Notices

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Charts

Over-the-year percent change in metropolitan area employment, December 2024 to December 2025, not seasonally adjusted
Metropolitan area	Percent change
Anniston-Oxford, AL	0.2
Auburn-Opelika, AL	0.7
Birmingham, AL	0.6
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	-0.1
Decatur, AL	0.8
Dothan, AL	0.0
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	0.3
Gadsden, AL	0.6
Huntsville, AL	0.7
Mobile, AL	-0.8
Montgomery, AL	-0.3
Tuscaloosa, AL	0.4
Anchorage, AK	-1.5
Fairbanks-College, AK	-0.8
Flagstaff, AZ	-0.7
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	-0.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	0.9
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	-0.1
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	-0.6
Tucson, AZ	-0.5
Yuma, AZ	0.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	3.6
Fort Smith, AR-OK	0.7
Hot Springs, AR	0.0
Jonesboro, AR	1.4
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1.0
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	0.9
Chico, CA	0.8
El Centro, CA	1.3
Fresno, CA	0.2
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	-1.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	-0.1
Merced, CA	1.3
Modesto, CA	-0.4
Napa, CA	0.5
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	-0.4
Redding, CA	0.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	-0.3
Salinas, CA	0.7
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	-0.5
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	-0.2
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	-0.1
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	0.8
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	0.5
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	0.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.3
Vallejo, CA	-1.3
Visalia, CA	-0.3
Yuba City, CA	2.5
Boulder, CO	0.4
Colorado Springs, CO	-0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	0.1
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	-0.2
Grand Junction, CO	-0.3
Greeley, CO	-0.8
Pueblo, CO	-0.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	-0.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	0.2
New Haven, CT	-0.1
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	-0.2
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	-1.1
Dover, DE	0.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	-1.6
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	0.6
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	-1.1
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	0.2
Gainesville, FL	-1.1
Homosassa Springs, FL	-0.5
Jacksonville, FL	0.7
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	0.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	0.3
Naples-Marco Island, FL	-0.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	0.8
Ocala, FL	0.7
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	0.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	0.2
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	-1.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	-0.3
Port St. Lucie, FL	0.5
Punta Gorda, FL	1.2
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	0.5
Sebring, FL	-1.4
Tallahassee, FL	-0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	0.9
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	-0.2
Albany, GA	-0.8
Athens-Clarke County, GA	-0.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	0.0
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	1.3
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	0.6
Columbus, GA-AL	0.8
Dalton, GA	0.0
Gainesville, GA	0.0
Hinesville, GA	-1.4
Macon-Bibb County, GA	-0.1
Rome, GA	-0.2
Savannah, GA	0.1
Valdosta, GA	-1.6
Warner Robins, GA	-1.3
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	2.3
Urban Honolulu, HI	1.0
Boise City, ID	1.1
Coeur d'Alene, ID	1.8
Idaho Falls, ID	0.5
Lewiston, ID-WA	0.3
Pocatello, ID	-0.5
Twin Falls, ID	0.2
Bloomington, IL	-0.7
Champaign-Urbana, IL	-0.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	0.6
Decatur, IL	-0.2
Kankakee, IL	-2.5
Peoria, IL	-1.2
Rockford, IL	-0.4
Springfield, IL	-1.0
Bloomington, IN	-3.2
Columbus, IN	0.4
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	-0.4
Evansville, IN	0.0
Fort Wayne, IN	0.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	0.1
Kokomo, IN	0.3
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	-0.5
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	0.2
Muncie, IN	0.2
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	0.3
Terre Haute, IN	0.9
Ames, IA	-1.1
Cedar Rapids, IA	-0.5
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	-0.9
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	0.3
Dubuque, IA	0.2
Iowa City, IA	1.0
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	-0.7
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	0.7
Lawrence, KS	-4.2
Manhattan, KS	-1.8
Topeka, KS	-1.7
Wichita, KS	0.0
Bowling Green, KY	-0.2
Elizabethtown, KY	-0.8
Lexington-Fayette, KY	0.5
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	-0.1
Owensboro, KY	-0.2
Paducah, KY-IL	1.0
Alexandria, LA	0.2
Baton Rouge, LA	1.5
Hammond, LA	-0.2
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	-0.7
Lafayette, LA	1.1
Lake Charles, LA	1.3
Monroe, LA	1.4
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	0.0
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	0.4
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	2.1
Bangor, ME	-1.2
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	-0.4
Portland-South Portland, ME	-1.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	-0.1
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	-1.0
Lexington Park, MD	-4.1
Salisbury, MD	-0.2
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	0.4
Barnstable Town, MA	0.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	-0.2
Pittsfield, MA	0.9
Springfield, MA	0.6
Worcester, MA	0.6
Ann Arbor, MI	0.6
Battle Creek, MI	0.9
Bay City, MI	0.0
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.0
Flint, MI	0.8
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	0.5
Jackson, MI	1.2
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	0.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	0.3
Midland, MI	-1.2
Monroe, MI	0.0
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	1.2
Niles, MI	0.3
Saginaw, MI	0.1
Traverse City, MI	1.7
Duluth, MN-WI	-0.1
Mankato, MN	3.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	0.6
Rochester, MN	4.3
St. Cloud, MN	-0.4
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	0.2
Hattiesburg, MS	-0.1
Jackson, MS	1.6
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	0.6
Columbia, MO	-0.4
Jefferson City, MO	1.8
Joplin, MO-KS	-1.5
Kansas City, MO-KS	-0.3
St. Joseph, MO-KS	1.5
St. Louis, MO-IL	0.0
Springfield, MO	1.4
Billings, MT	-0.5
Bozeman, MT	-4.3
Great Falls, MT	-0.8
Helena, MT	0.0
Missoula, MT	1.0
Grand Island, NE	-1.0
Lincoln, NE	0.1
Omaha, NE-IA	-0.5
Carson City, NV	0.0
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	-0.8
Reno, NV	-0.4
Manchester-Nashua, NH	0.2
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	-0.6
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	-0.1
Vineland, NJ	1.3
Albuquerque, NM	0.1
Farmington, NM	-2.5
Las Cruces, NM	2.5
Santa Fe, NM	2.0
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	0.8
Binghamton, NY	0.9
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	0.9
Elmira, NY	0.3
Glens Falls, NY	-0.4
Ithaca, NY	0.4
Kingston, NY	0.0
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	-0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	0.5
Rochester, NY	-0.1
Syracuse, NY	0.4
Utica-Rome, NY	0.6
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	0.2
Asheville, NC	1.3
Burlington, NC	0.8
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	2.7
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	2.0
Fayetteville, NC	-1.2
Goldsboro, NC	0.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC	0.5
Greenville, NC	1.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	-0.3
Jacksonville, NC	-1.1
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	1.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	1.3
Rocky Mount, NC	-0.5
Wilmington, NC	2.0
Winston-Salem, NC	1.0
Bismarck, ND	-0.9
Fargo, ND-MN	-0.3
Grand Forks, ND-MN	0.0
Minot, ND	-0.9
Akron, OH	-0.2
Canton-Massillon, OH	-0.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	-0.5
Cleveland, OH	0.1
Columbus, OH	1.2
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	0.0
Lima, OH	0.2
Mansfield, OH	-0.8
Sandusky, OH	0.4
Springfield, OH	-2.2
Toledo, OH	0.0
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	-0.8
Youngstown-Warren, OH	-0.1
Enid, OK	0.4
Lawton, OK	-0.7
Oklahoma City, OK	0.5
Tulsa, OK	1.4
Albany, OR	-1.4
Bend, OR	2.0
Corvallis, OR	-0.7
Eugene-Springfield, OR	-0.5
Grants Pass, OR	-1.5
Medford, OR	-0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	-0.7
Salem, OR	2.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.0
Altoona, PA	-1.0
Chambersburg, PA	-0.5
Erie, PA	0.6
Gettysburg, PA	1.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	0.7
Johnstown, PA	0.8
Lancaster, PA	1.3
Lebanon, PA	1.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.2
Pittsburgh, PA	1.1
Reading, PA	0.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	0.8
State College, PA	0.9
Williamsport, PA	1.1
York-Hanover, PA	0.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	0.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	1.3
Columbia, SC	0.8
Florence, SC	2.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	0.2
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	2.2
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	3.1
Spartanburg, SC	1.3
Sumter, SC	2.1
Rapid City, SD	1.9
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	0.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA	0.7
Clarksville, TN-KY	0.4
Cleveland, TN	0.4
Jackson, TN	-0.4
Johnson City, TN	0.9
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	0.2
Knoxville, TN	0.9
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	0.1
Morristown, TN	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1.0
Abilene, TX	0.3
Amarillo, TX	1.0
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	0.7
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	0.4
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	1.6
College Station-Bryan, TX	2.2
Corpus Christi, TX	0.8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.3
Eagle Pass, TX	2.6
El Paso, TX	0.0
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	0.4
Killeen-Temple, TX	0.2
Laredo, TX	1.0
Longview, TX	1.1
Lubbock, TX	0.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1.5
Midland, TX	1.3
Odessa, TX	1.5
San Angelo, TX	0.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.1
Sherman-Denison, TX	1.3
Texarkana, TX-AR	0.7
Tyler, TX	0.8
Victoria, TX	0.7
Waco, TX	-0.1
Wichita Falls, TX	0.0
Logan, UT-ID	0.3
Ogden, UT	0.0
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	1.2
St. George, UT	0.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	1.8
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	0.7
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	-1.4
Charlottesville, VA	0.6
Harrisonburg, VA	-1.1
Lynchburg, VA	-0.4
Richmond, VA	0.3
Roanoke, VA	-0.4
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	-0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	-1.3
Winchester, VA-WV	0.9
Bellingham, WA	-0.3
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	-1.9
Kennewick-Richland, WA	-0.2
Longview-Kelso, WA	-0.2
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	-0.2
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	-1.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	-0.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	-1.1
Walla Walla, WA	-1.0
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	-0.4
Yakima, WA	-0.1
Beckley, WV	-0.2
Charleston, WV	0.2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	0.8
Morgantown, WV	0.8
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	-1.8
Wheeling, WV-OH	-0.8
Appleton, WI	-0.2
Eau Claire, WI	-0.2
Fond du Lac, WI	-0.9
Green Bay, WI	1.3
Janesville-Beloit, WI	-0.3
Kenosha, WI	0.1
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	0.9
Madison, WI	0.4
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	-0.9
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	0.1
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	-1.6
Sheboygan, WI	1.4
Wausau, WI	-1.2
Casper, WY	-1.0
Cheyenne, WY	-0.4
Aguadilla, PR	0.2
Arecibo, PR	0.7
Guayama, PR	0.7
Mayaguez, PR	2.5
Ponce, PR	2.0
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	0.6

Latest Numbers

All States Diffusion Index, 1-month, total nonfarm 88.2(p) in Jan 2026

All MSAs Diffusion Index, 1-month, total nonfarm 69.5(p) in Jan 2026

News Releases

January jobless rate up in 1 state; payroll jobs up in 5 states, down in D.C

04/08/2026

In January, unemployment rates were higher in 1 state and stable in 49 states and the District of Columbia. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 5 states, decreased in the District, and was essentially unchanged in 45 states.
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December jobless rates up over the year in 255 of 387 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 5

02/06/2026

Jobless rates were higher in December than a year earlier in 255 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 110, and unchanged in 22. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 5 areas, decreased in 2, and was essentially unchanged in 380.
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State and metropolitan area preliminary benchmark revisions now available for March 2025

09/09/2025

The average absolute preliminary benchmark revision across all states and the District of Columbia was 0.7 percent for March 2025.
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Next Release

The State Employment and Unemployment data for February 2026 are scheduled to be released on April 22, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for January 2026 are expected to be released in April 2026.

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The Economics Daily

Employment up in 4 large metro areas, down in 1, over year ended November 2025

From November 2024 to November 2025, nonfarm employment increased in 4 metropolitan areas with a 2020 Census population of 1 million or more, decreased in 1 area, and was essentially unchanged in 51 areas. read more »

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