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State and Metro Area Employment, Hours, & Earnings

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.

Notices

  • Correction to SAE Data September 11, 2020 Read More »
  • Implementation Plan for New Metropolitan and Micropolitan area delineations Read More »
  • Diffusion indexes of state and area total nonfarm employment now available Read More »

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All States Diffusion Index, 1-month, total nonfarm 63.7(p) in Nov 2020 Historical Data

All MSAs Diffusion Index, 1-month, total nonfarm 63.4(p) in Nov 2020 Historical Data

News Releases

Nov. jobless rates down in 25 states, up in 7; payroll jobs up in 17 states, down in 3

12/18/2020

In November, unemployment rates were lower in 25 states and the District of Columbia, higher in 7 states, and stable in 18 states. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 17 states, decreased in 3 states, and was essentially unchanged in 30 states and the District.
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Nov. jobless rates up over the year in 386 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs down in 242

01/05/2021

Jobless rates were higher in November than a year earlier in 386 of the 389 metropolitan areas and lower in 3. Nonfarm payroll employment was down in 242 metropolitan areas over the year and essentially unchanged in 147.
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Next Release

The State Employment and Unemployment data for December 2020 are scheduled to be released on January 26, 2021, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for December 2020 are scheduled to be released on February 3, 2021, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.

Publications

The Economics Daily

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251 out of 389 metropolitan areas had decreases in employment for the year ended September 2020

In September 2020, 251 metropolitan areas had over-the-year decreases in nonfarm payroll employment and 138 were essentially unchanged. The largest over-the-year percentage losses in employment occurred in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii (−29.6 percent), Lake Charles, Louisiana (−19.6 percent), and Ocean City, New Jersey (−18.3 percent). There were no significant job gains over this period. read more »

Monthly Labor Review

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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.

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National Data

Click on the map for National Employment, Hours and Earnings.