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State and Metro Area Employment, Hours, & Earnings

Current Employment Statistics sample by State

Each month the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program surveys about 119,000 businesses and government agencies nationwide, representing approximately 629,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas. The table below presents the number of businesses and worksites that are surveyed each month by State. For more details on the CES sample, please visit https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cestn.htm#section1.

Current Employment Statistics sample by State
UI Accounts Establishments

Total U.S.

119,000 629,000

Alabama

2,470 12,950

Alaska

1,060 2,260

Arizona

1,940 11,480

Arkansas

1,390 6,530

California

12,330 66,980

Colorado

1,980 9,500

Connecticut

1,740 6,710

Delaware

960 1,970

District of Columbia

830 2,070

Florida

4,330 40,110

Georgia

3,240 23,860

Hawaii

590 2,390

Idaho

1,270 4,090

Illinois

5,540 20,050

Indiana

1,960 11,350

Iowa

1,860 9,000

Kansas

2,260 6,540

Kentucky

1,910 8,110

Louisiana

1,700 8,930

Maine

1,330 4,680

Maryland

1,700 8,830

Massachusetts

3,170 12,110

Michigan

3,720 14,710

Minnesota

2,010 9,070

Mississippi

1,550 6,760

Missouri

2,260 15,650

Montana

1,230 3,600

Nebraska

1,480 4,840

Nevada

870 3,590

New Hampshire

1,110 4,120

New Jersey

3,150 17,580

New Mexico

1,390 6,360

New York

6,100 41,010

North Carolina

2,690 19,530

North Dakota

1,080 2,600

Ohio

3,370 23,960

Oklahoma

1,560 8,290

Oregon

2,180 10,760

Pennsylvania

3,830 21,770

Rhode Island

820 1,770

South Carolina

1,860 10,560

South Dakota

1,250 2,380

Tennessee

2,800 12,560

Texas

5,210 49,210

Utah

1,400 7,630

Vermont

1,000 2,230

Virginia

2,220 17,890

Washington

2,670 11,500

West Virginia

1,260 5,500

Wisconsin

1,990 10,800

Wyoming

1,290 2,620

Puerto Rico

830 3,270

Virgin Islands

220 250

Notes
1. U.S. Total excludes Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
2. U.S. Total rounded to thousands
3. State totals rounded to tens

 

Last Modified Date: March 11, 2024