Each month the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program surveys about 150,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 390,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls for all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and over 300 metropolitan areas and divisions.
Create Customized Tables (one screen)--this application requires a Java-enabled browser. Choose the data you want from BLS databases on a simple, one-screen form.
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.
UPDATEDSeasonal 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.
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.
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages --comprehensive employment and wage data by industry and geographic area for workers covered by State Unemployment Insurance laws.
Business Employment Dynamics--quarterly data series of job gains and job losses statistics, generated from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program.
Occupational Employment Statistics--data on employment and wages for over 800 occupations and for about 400 nonfarm industries for the nation, plus occupational data for States and metropolitan areas.
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