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Current Employment Statistics - CES (National)

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

  • CES Benchmark Announcement — Revisions to total nonfarm employment Read More »
  • Notice of Publication Changes with the Release of Data on February 4, 2022 Read More »
  • The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the Employment Situation Read More »

Charts

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News Releases

Payroll employment rises by 431,000 in March; unemployment rate declines to 3.6%

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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Real average hourly earnings for all employees decrease 0.8% in March

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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Next Release

The Employment Situation for April 2022 is scheduled to be released on May 6, 2022, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
Real Earnings for April 2022 is scheduled to be released on May 11, 2022, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
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Publications

The Economics Daily

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Real average hourly earnings decreased 2.6 percent from February 2021 to February 2022

Real average hourly earnings decreased 2.6 percent from February 2021 to February 2022. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a 0.3 percent increase in the average workweek resulted in a 2.3-percent decrease in real average weekly earnings over this period. read more »

Beyond the Numbers

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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

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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

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Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment: +431,000(p) in Mar 2022 Historical Data

Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees: +$0.13(p) in Mar 2022 Historical Data

Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: -0.1(p) in Mar 2022 Historical Data

Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees: unchanged in Mar 2022 Historical Data

Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: unchanged in Mar 2022 Historical Data

Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees: -0.1(p) in Mar 2022 Historical Data

Change in Total Private Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees: -$0.09(p) in Mar 2022 Historical Data

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