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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.
01/26/2021
In December, unemployment rates were lower in 19 states, higher in 12 states and
the District of Columbia, and stable in 19 states. Nonfarm payroll employment
increased in 15 states, decreased in 11 states, and was essentially unchanged
in 24 states and the District.
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02/03/2021
Jobless rates were higher in December than a year earlier in 379 of the 389 metropolitan
areas, lower in 7, and unchanged in 3. Nonfarm payroll employment was down in 232
metropolitan areas over the year, up in 2, and essentially unchanged in 155.
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Click a state on the map for economic summaries produced by BLS Regional Information Offices.