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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 450 metropolitan areas and divisions. CES National Estimates produces estimates for the nation.
Each month, CES surveys approximately 145,000 businesses and government agencies, representing 697,000 individual worksites.
12/18/2020
In November, unemployment rates were lower in 25 states and the District of Columbia,
higher in 7 states, and stable in 18 states. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 17
states, decreased in 3 states, and was essentially unchanged in 30 states and the District.
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01/05/2021
Jobless rates were higher in November than a year earlier in 386 of the 389 metropolitan
areas and lower in 3. Nonfarm payroll employment was down in 242 metropolitan areas over
the year and essentially unchanged in 147.
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Click a state on the map for economic summaries produced by BLS Regional Information Offices.