Each month the Current Employment Statistics program surveys about 140,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 410,000 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 about 400 metropolitan areas and divisions.

Announcements

  • NEW Changes to Procedures for Producing Current Employment Statistics (CES) State Estimates
  • NEW Revisions in State Establishment-based Employment Estimates Effective January 2011 (PDF)
  • Changes to CES State and Area data access with release of data on March 10, 2010
  • Notice of Series Changes Required to Standardize Government Residual Series Across All States

    • Next Releases:

    • Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for April 2011 are scheduled to be released on June 1, 2011, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
    • Regional and State Employment and Unemployment data for April 2011 are scheduled to be released on May 20, 2011, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

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    Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment

    April 27, 2011
    In March 260 of the 372 metropolitan areas reported over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment, 101 reported decreases, and 11 were unchanged. Jobless rates were lower than a year earlier in 317 areas, higher in 44, and unchanged in 11. More...
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    Regional and State Employment and Unemployment

    April 21, 2011
    In March 34 states reported over-the-month unemployment rate decreases, 7 had increases, and 9 states and the District of Columbia had no change. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 38 states and decreased in 12 states and the district. More...
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    • D-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by State and major industry, seasonally adjusted (formerly table B-7) ( PDF )
    • D-2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls in States and selected areas by major industry (formerly table B-14) ( PDF )
    • D-3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state, selected metropolitan areas, and metropolitan divisions (formerly table B-15) ( PDF )
    • D-4. Average hours and earnings of production employees on manufacturing payrolls, by State (formerly table B-19) ( PDF )
    • D-5. Average hours and earnings of production employees on manufacturing payrolls in selected states, metropolitan areas, and metropolitan divisions (formerly table B-20) ( PDF )
    • D-6. Average hours and earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted (formerly table B-21) ( PDF )

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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)
    • Average hours and earnings of production employees on manufacturing payrolls by State (PDF)
    • Average hours and earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by State (PDF)

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    1. How can I receive a copy of the State and Area press release?
    2. Please explain the seasonal adjustment process.
    3. What is the CES definition of employment?
    4. On what basis are the industries in the CES Survey classified?
    5. What kinds of hours and earnings data are available?
    6. How are the data in the Current Employment Statistics Survey collected?
    7. How are estimates in the CES Survey derived?
    8. Why are estimates in the CES Survey benchmarked?
    9. Are CES Estimates Revised? If so, how?
    10. Are CES data subject to administrative mandates?
    11. What distinguishes the CES geographic data from other economic data? Are there potential problems with using the data?
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    CES State and Area Contacts

    Further information may be obtained by contacting the Current Employment Statistics State and Area program via email or calling (202)691-6559 from 8:30 am through 4:30 pm Eastern Time Monday through Friday.

    The cooperating State Employment Security Administrations (SESAs) have labor market information offices which publish and disseminate CES data for their State.