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Current Employment Statistics - CES (National)
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Current Employment Statistics - CES (National)
The Current Employment Statistics (CES) program produces detailed industry estimates of nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings of workers on payrolls. CES National Estimates produces data for the nation, and CES State and Metro Area produces estimates for all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and about 450 metropolitan areas and divisions.
Each month, CES surveys approximately 122,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 666,000 individual worksites.
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- 1-month
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Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, October 2023, seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Industry
1-month net change
1-month 90-percent confidence interval
3-month net change
3-month 90-percent confidence interval
6-month net change
6-month 90-percent confidence interval
12-month net change
12-month 90-percent confidence interval
Total nonfarm
150
131.5
612
207.3
1,234
285.4
2,917
377.5
Total private
99
122.7
459
193.5
945
263.1
2,287
346.7
Goods-producing
-11
38.5
45
59.4
113
81.7
255
118.8
Service providing
161
124.2
567
198.7
1,121
272.9
2,662
358.6
Mining and logging
1
5.5
2
13.3
6
22.5
30
30.1
Construction
23
24.6
66
39.8
132
55.3
219
76.4
Manufacturing
-35
27.2
-23
40.1
-25
55.4
6
85.6
Wholesale trade
9.4
16.2
27.9
31.9
44.3
42.6
71.1
53.3
Retail trade
0.7
24.6
8.1
38.7
18.9
64.9
49.4
85.5
Transportation and warehousing
-12.1
18.2
-26.5
28.5
-33.8
45.0
-55.5
60.8
Utilities
0.8
2.7
4.7
6.0
4.7
9.3
3.8
15.6
Information
-9
21.7
-35
56.0
-68
80.7
-89
99.8
Financial activities
-2
17.6
1
28.7
31
46.9
67
64.1
Professional and business services
15
57.3
40
88.8
55
116.4
236
154.6
Private education and health services
89
48.2
272
73.1
543
95.0
1,031
126.1
Leisure and hospitality
19
62.1
101
94.5
193
134.1
587
179.9
Other services
-1
23.9
21
35.2
44
51.0
131
64.0
Government
51
47.2
153
74.2
289
110.5
630
149.4
Note: Significant changes are calculated at a 90-percent confidence level. The variance for total nonfarm is an approximation because government and rail transportation are not based on a probability sample
News Releases
Payroll employment rises by 150,000 in October; unemployment rate changes little at 3.9%
11/03/2023
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 150,000 in October, and the unemployment
rate changed little at 3.9 percent. Job gains occurred in health care, government, and
social assistance. Employment declined in manufacturing due to strike activity.
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Real average hourly earnings for all employees increase 0.2% in October
11/14/2023
Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.2 percent in October, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.2 percent, and CPI-U was unchanged. Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.1 percent.
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Next Release
The Employment Situation for
November 2023
is scheduled to be released on
December 8, 2023,
at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
Real Earnings for
November 2023
is scheduled to be released on
December 12, 2023,
at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
read more »
Publications
The Economics Daily
Payroll employment up 253,000 in April 2023
Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 253,000 in April 2023, compared with the average monthly gain of 290,000 over the prior 6 months. In April, employment continued to trend up in professional and business services, health care, leisure and hospitality, and social assistance. read more »
Monthly Labor Review
Employment recovery continues in 2021, with some industries reaching or exceeding their prepandemic employment levels
Total nonfarm employment in the United States continued to recover in 2021, with some industries fully recovering and subsequently expanding amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. read more »
Latest Numbers
Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment:
+150,000(p) in Oct 2023
Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
+$0.07(p) in Oct 2023
Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.1(p) in Oct 2023
Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.3%(p) in Oct 2023
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.1(p) in Oct 2023
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees:
-0.1(p) in Oct 2023
Change in Total Private Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
+$0.02(p) in Oct 2023
Historical Data
News Release
p - preliminary