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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 131,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 670,000 individual worksites.
Notices
- 2022 CES Preliminary Benchmark Revision Read More »
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Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, August 2022, 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
315
116.1
1,134
187.3
2,286
259.9
5,840
339.9
Total private
308
109.7
1,131
177.1
2,215
243.8
5,702
317.1
Goods-producing
45
34.1
154
51.7
364
72.5
839
107.6
Service providing
270
110.0
980
180.0
1,922
248.7
5,001
322.6
Mining and logging
7
5.0
21
10.2
41
17.5
67
27.4
Construction
16
22.4
50
36.4
102
52.0
311
71.4
Manufacturing
22
23.2
83
34.4
221
46.9
461
75.7
Wholesale trade
15.1
14.8
40.2
35.5
107.4
45.7
197.0
56.7
Retail trade
44.0
22.1
95.4
35.3
29.2
60.7
422.3
78.6
Transportation and warehousing
4.8
15.4
45.3
24.4
136.1
39.3
409.7
54.8
Utilities
0.6
2.2
1.8
4.8
2.8
8.3
1.8
10.5
Information
7
19.4
49
57.7
114
87.1
166
105.8
Financial activities
17
15.3
35
24.1
87
39.8
200
57.8
Professional and business services
68
47.6
242
75.2
445
98.7
1,132
137.3
Education and health services
68
46.5
280
66.8
471
79.3
816
110.8
Leisure and hospitality
31
55.1
169
88.6
401
127.7
1,315
160.3
Other services
7
22.9
19
33.6
57
47.9
203
61.0
Government
7
38.2
3
60.8
71
90.1
138
122.3
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 increases by 315,000 in August; unemployment rate rises to 3.7%
09/02/2022
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 315,000 in August, and the unemployment rate
rose to 3.7 percent. Notable job gains occurred in professional and business services,
health care, and retail trade.
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Commissioner's Statement
Real average hourly earnings for all employees increase 0.2% in August
09/13/2022
Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.2 percent in August, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.3 percent, and CPI-U increased 0.1 percent. Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.1 percent.
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Next Release
The Employment Situation for
September 2022
is scheduled to be released on
October 7, 2022,
at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
Real Earnings for
September 2022
is scheduled to be released on
October 13, 2022,
at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
read more »
Publications
The Economics Daily
Real average hourly earnings down 0.8 percent from February to March 2022
Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.8 percent from February to March 2022. This result stems from an increase of 0.4 percent in average hourly earnings combined with an increase of 1.2 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. read more »
Beyond the Numbers
How did the 2020 census affect employment?
Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau conducts a full count of the entire population of the United States, as mandated by the U.S. Constitution. To achieve this mission, the Census Bureau hires hundreds of thousands of temporary workers. These workers are reflected in the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey employment estimates. read more »
Monthly Labor Review
Employment in rail transportation heads downhill between November 2018 and December 2020
This article provides an analysis of the recent employment declines in the rail transportation industry. read more »
Latest Numbers
Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment:
+315,000(p) in Aug 2022
Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
+$0.10(p) in Aug 2022
Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.1(p) in Aug 2022
Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.1%(p) in Aug 2022
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.1(p) in Aug 2022
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees:
unchanged in Aug 2022
Change in Total Private Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
+$0.02(p) in Aug 2022
Historical Data
News Release
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