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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.
- 1-month
- 3-month
- 6-month
- 12-month
Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, March 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
431
116.1
1,685
187.3
3,597
259.9
6,494
339.9
Total private
426
109.7
1,657
177.1
3,539
243.8
6,184
317.1
Goods-producing
60
34.1
194
51.7
469
72.5
658
107.6
Service providing
371
110.0
1,491
180.0
3,128
248.7
5,836
322.6
Mining and logging
3
5.0
10
10.2
24
17.5
49
27.4
Construction
19
22.4
82
36.4
201
52.0
220
71.4
Manufacturing
38
23.2
102
34.4
244
46.9
389
75.7
Wholesale trade
7.0
14.8
39.2
35.5
85.0
45.7
153.4
56.7
Retail trade
49.0
22.1
280.7
35.3
382.2
60.7
547.2
78.6
Transportation and warehousing
-0.5
15.4
122.6
24.4
232.6
39.3
406.5
54.8
Utilities
-1.2
2.2
-1.0
4.8
-2.6
8.3
-5.6
10.5
Information
16
19.4
16
57.7
55
87.1
161
105.8
Financial activities
16
15.3
48
24.1
117
39.8
178
57.8
Professional and business services
102
47.6
295
75.2
733
98.7
1,095
137.3
Education and health services
53
46.5
203
66.8
405
79.3
601
110.8
Leisure and hospitality
112
55.1
404
88.6
922
127.7
2,086
160.3
Other services
13
22.9
56
33.6
141
47.9
304
61.0
Government
5
38.2
28
60.8
58
90.1
310
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
04/01/2022
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 431,000 in March, and the unemployment rate
declined to 3.6 percent. Notable job gains continued in leisure and hospitality,
professional and business services, retail trade, and manufacturing.
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Commissioner's Statement
04/12/2022
Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.8 percent in March, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.4 percent and CPI-U increased 1.2 percent. Real average weekly earnings decreased 1.1 percent over the month.
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Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment:
+431,000(p) in Mar 2022
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Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
+$0.13(p) in Mar 2022
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Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.1(p) in Mar 2022
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Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees:
unchanged in Mar 2022
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Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
unchanged in Mar 2022
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Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees:
-0.1(p) in Mar 2022
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Change in Total Private Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
-$0.09(p) in Mar 2022
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