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State and Metro Area Employment, Hours, & Earnings
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The Current Employment Statistics (CES) program produces detailed industry estimates of employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls. CES State and Metro Area produces data for all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and about 450 metropolitan areas and divisions. CES National Estimates produces estimates for the nation.
Each month, CES surveys approximately 145,000 businesses and government agencies, representing 697,000 individual worksites.
Notices
- Correction to SAE Data September 11, 2020 Read More »
- Implementation Plan for New Metropolitan and Micropolitan area delineations Read More »
- Diffusion indexes of state and area total nonfarm employment now available Read More »
Charts
read more »Latest Numbers
All States Diffusion Index, 1-month, total nonfarm
88.2(p) in Oct 2020
All MSAs Diffusion Index, 1-month, total nonfarm
73.7(p) in Oct 2020
Historical Data
News Release
p - preliminary
Next Release
- The State Employment and Unemployment data for November 2020 are scheduled to be released on December 18, 2020, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
- The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for October 2020 are scheduled to be released on December 3, 2020, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
News Releases
October jobless rates down in 37 states, up in 8; payroll jobs up in 32 states, down in 2
11/20/2020
In October, unemployment rates were lower in 37 states and the District
of Columbia, higher in 8 states, and stable in 5 states. Nonfarm payroll
employment increased in 32 states, decreased in 2 states, and was
essentially unchanged in 16 states and the District.
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Sept. jobless rates up over the year in 388 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs down in 251
10/28/2020
Jobless rates were higher in September than a year earlier in 388 of the 389
metropolitan areas and lower in 1. Nonfarm payroll employment was down in 251
metropolitan areas over the year and essentially unchanged in 138.
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Publications
The Economics Daily
251 out of 389 metropolitan areas had decreases in employment for the year ended September 2020
In September 2020, 251 metropolitan areas had over-the-year decreases in nonfarm payroll employment and 138 were essentially unchanged. The largest over-the-year percentage losses in employment occurred in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii (−29.6 percent), Lake Charles, Louisiana (−19.6 percent), and Ocean City, New Jersey (−18.3 percent). There were no significant job gains over this period. read more »
Monthly Labor Review
Examining industry composition effects in state employment
Did an industry composition effect slow the recovery of Alabama, Connecticut, Mississippi, New Mexico, West Virginia, and Wyoming following the Great Recession? read more »
State and Area Resources
Click a state on the map for economic summaries produced by BLS Regional Information Offices.
