Each month the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program surveys about 150,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 390,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls for all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and over 300 metropolitan areas and divisions.

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  • Regional and State Employment and Unemployment data for August 2008 are scheduled to be released on September 19, 2008 at 10:00 am Eastern Time.
  • Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for August 2008 are scheduled to be released on September 30, 2008 at 10:00 am Eastern Time.

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Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment

August 27, 2008
Unemployment rates were higher in July than a year earlier in 338 of the 369 metropolitan areas, lower in 25 areas, and unchanged in 6 areas. Among the 310 metropolitan areas for which nonfarm payroll data were available in July, 188 metropolitan areas reported over-the-year increases in employment, 110 reported decreases, and 12 had no change. More...
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Regional and State Employment and Unemployment

August 15, 2008
In July, 43 states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 6 states registered decreases, and 1 state had no change. Between June 2008 and July 2008 nonfarm payroll employment increased in 14 states and the District of Columbia, and decreased in 36 states. More...
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    • Employees on nonfarm payrolls in States and selected areas by major industry (PDF)
    • Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state, selected metropolitan areas, and metropolitan divisions (PDF)
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