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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 131,000 businesses and government agencies, representing 670,000 individual worksites.
Notices
- 2022 Preliminary Benchmark Revisions to Current Establishment Survey Data for states and select metropolitan areas Read More »
- 2022 Preliminary Benchmark Revision to Establishment Survey Data to be released on August 24, 2022 Read More »
- Corrections to SAE data March 25, 2022 Read More »
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Change in nonfarm employment by metropolitan area, October 2021 to October 2022, not seasonally adjusted
Metropolitan area
Percent change
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
2.2
Auburn-Opelika, AL
2.2
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
2.6
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
0.6
Decatur, AL
2.1
Dothan, AL
2.2
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
2.0
Gadsden, AL
2.1
Huntsville, AL
2.1
Mobile, AL
0.3
Montgomery, AL
1.9
Tuscaloosa, AL
2.4
Anchorage, AK
4.6
Fairbanks, AK
3.3
Flagstaff, AZ
4.0
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
2.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
4.0
Prescott, AZ
4.3
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
1.8
Tucson, AZ
2.4
Yuma, AZ
3.7
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
4.6
Fort Smith, AR-OK
2.2
Hot Springs, AR
1.0
Jonesboro, AR
1.6
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
2.6
Pine Bluff, AR
1.0
Bakersfield, CA
2.1
Chico, CA
2.1
El Centro, CA
2.2
Fresno, CA
2.9
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
2.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
4.5
Madera, CA
1.9
Merced, CA
2.8
Modesto, CA
2.4
Napa, CA
2.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
4.3
Redding, CA
3.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
5.4
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
3.4
Salinas, CA
1.1
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
3.0
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
4.6
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
5.1
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
0.5
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
2.6
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
4.1
Santa Rosa, CA
3.7
Stockton-Lodi, CA
4.0
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
2.8
Visalia-Porterville, CA
2.5
Yuba City, CA
0.2
Boulder, CO
3.9
Colorado Springs, CO
3.1
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
4.1
Fort Collins, CO
3.4
Grand Junction, CO
2.1
Greeley, CO
2.2
Pueblo, CO
2.8
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA
2.3
Danbury, CT NECTA
2.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA
1.8
New Haven, CT NECTA
3.0
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA
1.8
Waterbury, CT NECTA
2.1
Dover, DE
1.6
Salisbury, MD-DE
1.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
2.0
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
3.2
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
2.9
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
4.0
Gainesville, FL
2.8
Homosassa Springs, FL
0.0
Jacksonville, FL
4.8
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
2.7
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
5.2
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
3.8
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
3.5
Ocala, FL
2.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
4.9
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
3.7
Panama City, FL
4.2
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
2.9
Port St. Lucie, FL
5.1
Punta Gorda, FL
4.3
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
3.5
Sebring, FL
-1.2
Tallahassee, FL
3.5
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
5.1
The Villages, FL
3.4
Albany, GA
3.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA
5.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
5.4
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
1.7
Brunswick, GA
3.4
Columbus, GA-AL
2.5
Dalton, GA
0.5
Gainesville, GA
3.3
Hinesville, GA
0.9
Macon-Bibb County, GA
1.6
Rome, GA
2.6
Savannah, GA
4.8
Valdosta, GA
0.2
Warner Robins, GA
1.9
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
4.6
Urban Honolulu, HI
4.3
Boise City, ID
2.8
Coeur d'Alene, ID
2.0
Idaho Falls, ID
2.8
Lewiston, ID-WA
1.7
Pocatello, ID
2.1
Twin Falls, ID
4.3
Bloomington, IL
3.4
Carbondale-Marion, IL
1.7
Champaign-Urbana, IL
0.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
3.6
Danville, IL
3.1
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
5.1
Decatur, IL
1.9
Kankakee, IL
2.8
Peoria, IL
2.7
Rockford, IL
5.5
Springfield, IL
2.3
Bloomington, IN
4.1
Columbus, IN
1.8
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
1.5
Evansville, IN-KY
2.6
Fort Wayne, IN
2.9
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
3.2
Kokomo, IN
0.8
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
2.2
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
0.5
Muncie, IN
4.5
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
4.4
Terre Haute, IN
0.6
Ames, IA
2.6
Cedar Rapids, IA
1.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
1.8
Dubuque, IA
2.2
Iowa City, IA
3.7
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
1.8
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
1.3
Lawrence, KS
0.2
Manhattan, KS
-0.7
Topeka, KS
2.4
Wichita, KS
3.3
Bowling Green, KY
2.5
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
2.8
Lexington-Fayette, KY
2.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
4.0
Owensboro, KY
2.1
Alexandria, LA
2.4
Baton Rouge, LA
0.7
Hammond, LA
2.6
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
3.7
Lafayette, LA
2.8
Lake Charles, LA
0.6
Monroe, LA
0.8
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
4.8
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
2.0
Bangor, ME NECTA
2.8
Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA
2.4
Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA
5.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
2.7
California-Lexington Park, MD
1.3
Cumberland, MD-WV
0.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
1.4
Barnstable Town, MA NECTA
1.5
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH NECTA
4.2
Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA
3.9
New Bedford, MA NECTA
0.6
Pittsfield, MA NECTA
-1.0
Springfield, MA-CT NECTA
3.0
Worcester, MA-CT NECTA
1.9
Ann Arbor, MI
2.6
Battle Creek, MI
1.5
Bay City, MI
1.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
2.7
Flint, MI
1.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
2.6
Jackson, MI
0.7
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
1.7
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
4.4
Midland, MI
-0.3
Monroe, MI
-0.3
Muskegon, MI
1.9
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
1.2
Saginaw, MI
1.3
Duluth, MN-WI
2.5
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
1.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
4.2
Rochester, MN
3.9
St. Cloud, MN
2.3
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
1.5
Hattiesburg, MS
0.6
Jackson, MS
-0.4
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
1.4
Columbia, MO
2.1
Jefferson City, MO
2.2
Joplin, MO
2.4
Kansas City, MO-KS
2.3
St. Joseph, MO-KS
0.7
St. Louis, MO-IL
2.2
Springfield, MO
2.4
Billings, MT
3.2
Great Falls, MT
1.1
Missoula, MT
1.2
Grand Island, NE
-0.5
Lincoln, NE
1.9
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
2.5
Carson City, NV
2.6
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
4.7
Reno, NV
2.8
Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA
2.3
Manchester, NH NECTA
3.8
Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA
-0.9
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
7.9
Ocean City, NJ
2.5
Trenton, NJ
2.4
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
2.6
Albuquerque, NM
1.2
Farmington, NM
-0.7
Las Cruces, NM
2.7
Santa Fe, NM
1.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
1.7
Binghamton, NY
3.8
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
3.3
Elmira, NY
2.0
Glens Falls, NY
0.6
Ithaca, NY
1.6
Kingston, NY
2.9
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
4.3
Rochester, NY
1.3
Syracuse, NY
3.0
Utica-Rome, NY
1.9
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
1.5
Asheville, NC
3.2
Burlington, NC
2.6
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
5.7
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
3.0
Fayetteville, NC
2.7
Goldsboro, NC
1.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC
2.3
Greenville, NC
0.9
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
2.5
Jacksonville, NC
2.5
New Bern, NC
0.7
Raleigh, NC
5.1
Rocky Mount, NC
-1.1
Wilmington, NC
3.7
Winston-Salem, NC
2.6
Bismarck, ND
1.4
Fargo, ND-MN
1.0
Grand Forks, ND-MN
0.8
Akron, OH
1.5
Canton-Massillon, OH
1.9
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
1.4
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
2.3
Columbus, OH
2.3
Dayton, OH
1.7
Lima, OH
1.2
Mansfield, OH
1.6
Springfield, OH
1.5
Toledo, OH
4.0
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
-0.3
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
0.6
Enid, OK
0.8
Lawton, OK
1.9
Oklahoma City, OK
3.3
Tulsa, OK
3.7
Albany, OR
3.2
Bend-Redmond, OR
3.5
Corvallis, OR
4.3
Eugene, OR
3.2
Grants Pass, OR
3.7
Medford, OR
1.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
5.4
Salem, OR
1.0
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
3.4
Altoona, PA
3.2
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
0.2
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
3.2
East Stroudsburg, PA
1.2
Erie, PA
3.0
Gettysburg, PA
1.8
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
4.8
Johnstown, PA
2.4
Lancaster, PA
1.6
Lebanon, PA
4.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
3.4
Pittsburgh, PA
2.8
Reading, PA
2.3
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
2.5
State College, PA
1.3
Williamsport, PA
2.6
York-Hanover, PA
3.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA
2.6
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
6.5
Columbia, SC
2.0
Florence, SC
-0.1
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
5.3
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
2.4
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
3.9
Spartanburg, SC
3.9
Sumter, SC
-0.3
Rapid City, SD
4.3
Sioux Falls, SD
4.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA
1.7
Clarksville, TN-KY
1.7
Cleveland, TN
1.1
Jackson, TN
2.3
Johnson City, TN
3.3
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
1.9
Knoxville, TN
4.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
3.0
Morristown, TN
2.7
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
5.9
Abilene, TX
1.0
Amarillo, TX
1.4
Austin-Round Rock, TX
4.7
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
4.5
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
3.3
College Station-Bryan, TX
3.5
Corpus Christi, TX
3.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
6.5
El Paso, TX
1.4
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
6.2
Killeen-Temple, TX
2.6
Laredo, TX
4.1
Longview, TX
3.2
Lubbock, TX
3.4
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
4.8
Midland, TX
4.6
Odessa, TX
4.7
San Angelo, TX
3.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
4.6
Sherman-Denison, TX
3.8
Texarkana, TX-AR
2.5
Tyler, TX
3.6
Victoria, TX
2.8
Waco, TX
3.0
Wichita Falls, TX
3.7
Logan, UT-ID
2.8
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
2.8
Provo-Orem, UT
4.4
St. George, UT
3.9
Salt Lake City, UT
2.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA
3.8
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
2.3
Charlottesville, VA
2.3
Harrisonburg, VA
1.7
Lynchburg, VA
3.1
Richmond, VA
2.2
Roanoke, VA
1.4
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
2.8
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
2.8
Winchester, VA-WV
1.6
Bellingham, WA
3.4
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
2.8
Kennewick-Richland, WA
4.6
Longview, WA
3.9
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
2.2
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
2.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
4.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
2.3
Walla Walla, WA
1.7
Wenatchee, WA
3.8
Yakima, WA
3.7
Beckley, WV
2.8
Charleston, WV
1.3
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
0.5
Morgantown, WV
3.8
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
3.2
Wheeling, WV-OH
2.0
Appleton, WI
2.2
Eau Claire, WI
1.4
Fond du Lac, WI
0.6
Green Bay, WI
1.9
Janesville-Beloit, WI
1.6
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
0.9
Madison, WI
2.4
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
1.3
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
1.1
Racine, WI
-0.8
Sheboygan, WI
1.3
Wausau, WI
0.6
Casper, WY
1.1
Cheyenne, WY
0.6
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
1.5
Arecibo, PR
1.4
Guayama, PR
1.4
Mayaguez, PR
1.2
Ponce, PR
2.7
San German, PR
1.9
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
3.6
Latest Numbers
All States Diffusion Index, 1-month, total nonfarm
82.4(p) in Oct 2022
All MSAs Diffusion Index, 1-month, total nonfarm
66.8(p) in Oct 2022
Historical Data
News Release
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News Releases
October jobless rates up in 24 states, down in 1; payroll jobs up in 7 states
11/18/2022
In October, unemployment rates were higher in 24 states, lower in 1 state, and stable
in 25 states and the District of Columbia. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in
7 states and was essentially unchanged in 43 states and the District.
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October jobless rates down over the year in 264 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 95
12/01/2022
Jobless rates were lower in October than a year earlier in 264 of the 389 metropolitan areas,
higher in 94, and unchanged in 31. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 95
metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in 294.
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The State Employment and Unemployment data for November 2022 are scheduled
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scheduled to be released on December 29, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
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