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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.
08/07/2020
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 1.8 million in July, and the unemployment rate fell to 10.2 percent.
These improvements in the labor market reflected the continued resumption of economic activity that had been
curtailed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Commissioner's Statement
08/12/2020
Real average hourly earnings decreased 0.4 percent over the month in July, seasonally adjusted. Average hourly earnings increased 0.2 percent and CPI-U increased 0.6 percent. Real average weekly earnings decreased 0.6 percent over the month.
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Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment:
+1,763,000(p) in Jul 2020
Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
+$0.07(p) in Jul 2020
Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
-0.1(p) in Jul 2020
Percent change in Total Private Aggregate Weekly Hours for All Employees:
+1.0%(p) in Jul 2020
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Hours for All Employees:
+0.7(p) in Jul 2020
Change in Manufacturing Average Weekly Overtime for All Employees:
+0.3(p) in Jul 2020
Change in Total Private Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees:
-$0.04(p) in Jul 2020