Current Employment Statistics sample by State

Each month the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program surveys about 145,000 businesses and government agencies nationwide, representing approximately 557,000 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 www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cestn.htm.

Current Employment Statistics sample by State
UI Accounts Establishments

U.S. Total

 145,000 557,000

Alabama

 2,590 10,210

Alaska

 1,260 2,650

Arizona

 2,390 7,860

Arkansas

 1,430 5,470

California

 12,400 57,920

Colorado

 2,390 8,610

Connecticut

 2,120 6,570

Delaware

 1,010 1,710

District of Columbia

 920 1,370

Florida

 5,400 42,740

Georgia

 3,870 19,610

Hawaii

 750 3,380

Idaho

 1,630 3,800

Illinois

 7,250 19,990

Indiana

 2,410 10,180

Iowa

 2,090 7,110

Kansas

 2,490 7,080

Kentucky

 2,080 6,970

Louisiana

 1,990 7,970

Maine

 1,550 4,280

Maryland

 2,080 7,590

Massachusetts

 4,250 12,420

Michigan

 5,070 14,120

Minnesota

 2,480 9,220

Mississippi

 1,770 5,280

Missouri

 2,600 11,870

Montana

 1,670 3,030

Nebraska

 1,730 5,130

Nevada

 950 3,420

New Hampshire

 1,330 3,650

New Jersey

 4,040 13,880

New Mexico

 1,420 3,350

New York

 7,770 31,550

North Carolina

 3,780 21,040

North Dakota

 1,100 2,110

Ohio

 4160 20150

Oklahoma

 1830 6280

Oregon

 2830 9140

Pennsylvania

 4810 21410

Rhode Island

 1060 1870

South Carolina

 2130 7950

South Dakota

 1490 2900

Tennessee

 3780 10920

Texas

 7070 41200

Utah

 1790 5760

Vermont

 1350 2300

Virginia

 2790 12600

Washington

 4320 13840

West Virginia

 1560 5710

Wisconsin

 2470 8740

Wyoming

 1620 2630

Puerto Rico

 1,220 4,320

Virgin Islands

 390 400

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: February 01, 2013