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 142,000 businesses and government agencies, representing 689,000 individual worksites.
Notices
- Corrections to SAE data October 18, 2019 Read More »
- CES State and Area Census 2020 workers Read More »
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- The State Employment and Unemployment data for November 2019 are scheduled to be released on December 20, 2019, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
- The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for October 2019 are scheduled to be released on November 27, 2019, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
News Releases
October jobless rates down in 4 states, up in 2; payroll jobs up in 4 states, down in 1
11/19/2019
In October, unemployment rates were lower in 4 states, higher in 2 states,
and stable in 44 states and the District of Columbia. Nonfarm payroll employment
increased in 4 states, decreased in 1, and was essentially unchanged in 45 states
and the District.
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Sept. jobless rates down over the year in 254 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 56
10/30/2019
Jobless rates were lower in September than a year earlier in 254 of the 389
metropolitan areas, higher in 104, and unchanged in 31. Nonfarm payroll employment
was up in 56 metropolitan areas over the year and essentially unchanged in 333.
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Publications
The Economics Daily
Ocean City, New Jersey, employment up 7.0 percent over the year ended August 2019
In August 2019, 52 metropolitan areas had statistically significant over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment and 337 were essentially unchanged. read more »
Monthly Labor Review
Benchmarking the Current Employment Statistics state and area estimates
This article looks at the Current Employment Statistics survey and the benchmark method that BLS uses for state and metropolitan estimates. read more »
State and Area Resources
Click a state on the map for economic summaries produced by BLS Regional Information Offices.
