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Current Employment Statistics - CES (National)

The Current Employment Statistics (CES) program produces detailed industry estimates of nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings of workers on payrolls. CES National Estimates produces data for the nation, and CES State and Metro Area produces estimates for all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and about 450 metropolitan areas and divisions.

Each month, CES surveys approximately 145,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 697,000 individual worksites.

Notices

Notice of Publication Changes with the Release of Data on February 5, 2021 Read More »
The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the Employment Situation Read More »
2020 CES Preliminary Benchmark Revision Read More »

Charts

Payroll employment declines by 140,000 in December; unemployment rate unchanged at 6.7%

01/08/2021

Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by 140,000 in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.7 percent. The decline in payroll employment reflects the recent increase in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and efforts to contain the pandemic.
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Real average hourly earnings increase 0.4% over the month in December

01/13/2021

Real average hourly earnings increased 0.4 percent over the month in December, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.8 percent and CPI-U increased 0.4 percent. Real average weekly earnings increased 0.1 percent over the month.
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Next Release

The Employment Situation for January 2021 is scheduled to be released on February 5, 2021, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.

Real Earnings for January 2021 is scheduled to be released on February 10, 2021, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.

The Economics Daily

Nonfarm payroll employment down in 48 states for the year ended November 2020

Nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 48 states and the District of Columbia and was essentially unchanged in 2 states for the year ended November 2020. The largest percentage declines occurred in Hawaii (−15.2 percent), New York (−10.0 percent), and Michigan (−9.4 percent). read more »

Beyond the Numbers

Forty years of falling manufacturing employment

Despite being a leading driver of employment growth for decades, manufacturing has shed employment over the past 40 years as the U.S. economy has shifted to service-providing industries. This article looks at the broad employment trends in manufacturing over the past 40 years, as well as the trends in specific industries that have been most affected. read more »

Monthly Labor Review

Employment changes by employer size during the COVID-19 pandemic: a look at the Current Employment Statistics survey microdata

This article uses microdata from the Current Employment Statistics survey for the private sector to calculate employment changes from February 2020 to August 2020, by employer size. read more »

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Latest Numbers

Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment: -140,000(p) in Dec 2020

Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees: +$0.23(p) in Dec 2020

Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: -0.1(p) in Dec 2020

Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees: -0.4%(p) in Dec 2020

Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: unchanged in Dec 2020

Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees: +0.1(p) in Dec 2020

Change in Total Private Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees: +$0.05(p) in Dec 2020