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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 144,000 businesses and government agencies, representing 697,000 individual worksites.
Notices
- Errata Notice March 26, 2021 Read More »
- Revisions in State Establishment-based Employment Estimates Effective January 2021 Read More »
- Notice regarding CES sample rotation issue caused by pandemic-related challenges to enrollment Read More »
Charts
read more »Latest Numbers
All States Diffusion Index, 1-month, total nonfarm
98.0(p) in Mar 2021
All MSAs Diffusion Index, 1-month, total nonfarm
84.5(p) in Mar 2021
Historical Data
News Release
p - preliminary
News Releases
March jobless rates down in 20 states; payroll jobs up in 29 states
04/16/2021
In March, unemployment rates were lower in 20 states and the District of Columbia
and stable in 30 states. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 29 states and was
essentially unchanged in 21 states and the District.
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March jobless rates up over the year in 308 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs down in 159
04/28/2021
Jobless rates were higher in March than a year earlier
in 308 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 75, and
unchanged in 6. Nonfarm payroll employment was down in 159
metropolitan areas over the year, up in 3, and essentially
unchanged in 227.
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Next Release
The State Employment and Unemployment data for April 2021 are scheduled
to be released on May 21, 2021, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for April 2021 are
scheduled to be released on June 2, 2021, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
Publications
The Economics Daily
Metropolitan area employment down in 232 areas over the year ending December 2020
From December 2019 to December 2020, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 232 metropolitan areas, increased in 2 areas, and was essentially unchanged in 155 areas. 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.
