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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 122,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 666,000 individual worksites.
- 1-month
- 3-month
- 6-month
- 12-month
Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, May 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
339
131.5
850
207.3
1,809
285.4
4,063
377.5
Total private
283
122.7
693
193.5
1,471
263.1
3,523
346.7
Goods-producing
26
38.5
35
59.4
130
81.7
430
118.8
Service providing
313
124.2
815
198.7
1,679
272.9
3,633
358.6
Mining and logging
3
5.5
10
13.3
19
22.5
43
30.1
Construction
25
24.6
29
39.8
95
55.3
192
76.4
Manufacturing
-2
27.2
-4
40.1
16
55.4
195
85.6
Wholesale trade
1.1
16.2
7.0
31.9
32.2
42.6
90.3
53.3
Retail trade
11.6
24.6
2.7
38.7
99.7
64.9
97.6
85.5
Transportation and warehousing
24.2
18.2
44.1
28.5
58.4
45.0
95.8
60.8
Utilities
0.1
2.7
3.3
6.0
-0.1
9.3
3.4
15.6
Information
-9
21.7
-5
56.0
-45
80.7
17
99.8
Financial activities
10
17.6
30
28.7
33
46.9
90
64.1
Professional and business services
64
57.3
174
88.8
262
116.4
560
154.6
Private education and health services
97
48.2
252
73.1
498
95.0
1,073
126.1
Leisure and hospitality
48
62.1
124
94.5
338
134.1
897
179.9
Other services
10
23.9
26
35.2
65
51.0
169
64.0
Government
56
47.2
157
74.2
338
110.5
540
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
06/02/2023
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 339,000 in May, and the unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage point
to 3.7 percent. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, government, health care, construction,
transportation and warehousing, and social assistance.
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05/10/2023
Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.1 percent in April, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.5 percent, and CPI-U increased 0.4 percent. Real average weekly earnings increased 0.1 percent.
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Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment:
+339,000(p) in May 2023
Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
+$0.11(p) in May 2023
Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.1(p) in May 2023
Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.1%(p) in May 2023
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
unchanged in May 2023
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees:
+0.1(p) in May 2023
Change in Total Private Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
unchanged in Apr 2023