Current Employment Statistics Preliminary Benchmark: Downward Revision to Construction Offsets Upward Revisions
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Table 1: Timeline for Current Employment Statistics Data Production
Reference
Month
Preliminary
CES
Estimates
Produced
QCEW Data
Available
January February August
February March August
March April August
April May November
May June November
June July November
July August February
August September February
September October February
October November May
November December May
December January May

 

Table 2: Timeline for Current Employment Statistics Data Production
Industry March 2011
Published Estimate
March 2011
Preliminary Benchmark
Preliminary
Benchmark Revision
% Revision
Total Nonfarm Employment 277,700 277,342 -358 -0.1%
Natural Resources & Mining 26,100 26,237 137 0.5%
Construction 20,600 18,219 -2,381 -11.6%
Manufacturing 8,700 8,649 -51 -0.6%
Wholesale Trade 8,400 8,657 257 3.1%
Retail Trade 27,500 28,189 689 2.5%
Transportation & Utilities 14,100 13,915 -185 -1.3%
Information 3,900 3,817 -83 -2.1%
Financial Activities 10,700 10,644 -56 -0.5%
Professional & Business Services 16,600 16,502 -98 -0.6%
Education & Health Services 26,300 26,854 554 2.1%
Leisure & Hospitality 29,700 30,098 398 1.3%
Other Services 11,000 11,556 556 5.1%
Government 74,100 74,005 -95 -0.1%
 
Sources: Quarterly Cenus of Employment and Wages. Current Employment Statistics.

 

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