The Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of payroll records covers over 300,000 businesses on a monthly basis and provides detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls for the Nation.
Create Customized Tables (one screen)--this application (previously called "Public Data Query") requires a Java-enabled browser. Choose the data you want from BLS databases on a simple, one-screen form..
Create Customized Tables (multiple screens) --a form-based query application which allows you to obtain BLS time series data based on choices you make (previously called "Selective Access").
Series Report --Already know the series identifier for the statistic you want? Use this shortcut to retrieve your data.
Flat files (FTP)--For those who want it all. Download a flat file of the entire database or large subset of the database.
Historical "B" Tables--Access to Historical data for the 'B' tables of the Employment Situation news release provides times series data from the 'B' tables.
Analytical Tables --present several different views of National CES estimates.
Benchmark Information --Benchmark Article and corresponding comparison tables, Revisions to Estimates, Question and Answer tables, and Bias and Net Birth/Death Model Information.
BLS Handbook of Methods, Chapter 2, Employment, Hours, and Earnings from the Establishment Survey (HTML) (PDF)
NEWSeasonal Adjustment Files and Documentation -- Technical details and related research on the CES implementation of concurrent seasonal adjustment, including input files used during the latest production run.
Technical notes to establishment survey data
Introduction ( Relationship and comparability with Household and other surveys) (PDF)
Business Employment Dynamics--quarterly data series of job gains and job losses statistics, generated from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program.
Local Area Unemployment Statistics --monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor force data for Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence.
Occupational Employment Statistics --annual data on employment and wages for about 750 occupations and 400 nonfarm industries for the nation, plus occupational data by geographic area.
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