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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.
Notices
- CES Benchmark Announcement — Revisions to total nonfarm employment Read More »
- Notice of Publication Changes with the Release of Data on February 3, 2023 Read More »
- Update to the 2022 North American Industry Classification System on February 3, 2023 Read More »
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- 1-month
- 3-month
- 6-month
- 12-month
Employment change by industry with confidence intervals, January 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
517
131.5
1,067
207.3
2,093
285.4
4,967
377.5
Total private
443
122.7
940
193.5
1,889
263.1
4,653
346.7
Goods-producing
46
38.5
130
59.4
268
81.7
729
118.8
Service providing
471
124.2
937
198.7
1,825
272.9
4,238
358.6
Mining and logging
2
5.5
15
13.3
18
22.5
53
30.1
Construction
25
24.6
70
39.8
111
55.3
294
76.4
Manufacturing
19
27.2
45
40.1
139
55.4
382
85.6
Wholesale trade
11.3
16.2
21.4
31.9
58.7
42.6
186.3
53.3
Retail trade
30.1
24.6
-14.1
38.7
5.9
64.9
87.3
85.5
Transportation and warehousing
22.9
18.2
-1.2
28.5
36.9
45.0
251.3
60.8
Utilities
-0.7
2.7
-1.7
6.0
1.0
9.3
5.0
15.6
Information
-5
21.7
3
56.0
17
80.7
134
99.8
Financial activities
6
17.6
28
28.7
57
46.9
173
64.1
Professional and business services
82
57.3
121
88.8
253
116.4
748
154.6
Private education and health services
105
48.2
276
73.1
533
95.0
1,050
126.1
Leisure and hospitality
128
62.1
315
94.5
563
134.1
1,076
179.9
Other services
18
23.9
63
35.2
96
51.0
213
64.0
Government
74
47.2
127
74.2
204
110.5
314
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 517,000 in January; unemployment rate changes little at 3.4%
02/03/2023
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 517,000 in January, and the unemployment rate
changed little at 3.4 percent. Job growth was widespread, led by gains in leisure and
hospitality, professional and business services, and health care.
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Real average hourly earnings for all employees increase 0.4% in December
01/12/2023
Real average hourly earnings for all employees increased 0.4 percent in December, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.3 percent, and CPI-U decreased 0.1 percent. Real average weekly earnings increased 0.1 percent.
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Next Release
The Employment Situation for
February 2023
is scheduled to be released on
March 10, 2023,
at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
Real Earnings for
January 2023
is scheduled to be released on
February 14, 2023,
at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
read more »
Publications
The Economics Daily
Real average hourly earnings down 1.7 percent from December 2021 to December 2022
Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 1.7 percent from December 2021 to December 2022. The change in real average hourly earnings combined with a decrease of 1.4 percent in the average workweek resulted in a 3.1-percent decrease in real average weekly earnings over this period. 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 »
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 »
Latest Numbers
Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment:
+517,000(p) in Jan 2023
Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
+$0.10(p) in Jan 2023
Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
+0.3(p) in Jan 2023
Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees:
+1.2%(p) in Jan 2023
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
+0.4(p) in Jan 2023
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees:
+0.1(p) in Jan 2023
Change in Total Private Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
+$0.06(p) in Dec 2022
Historical Data
News Release
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