Current Employment Statistics - Employment, Hours, and Earnings - State and Metro Area

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. Each month, CES surveys approximately 142,000 businesses and government agencies, representing 689,000 individual worksites.

For more information and data, visit: https://www.bls.gov/sae/

Data and Resources

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notes 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. Each month, CES surveys approximately 142,000 businesses and government agencies, representing 689,000 individual worksites. For more information and data, visit: https://www.bls.gov/sae/
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title Current Employment Statistics - Employment, Hours, and Earnings - State and Metro Area