State and Metro Area Employment, Hours, & Earnings

Press Release Schedule

The CES geographic data are available for all states and areas each month about 6 weeks after the survey reference week. For example, "preliminary" data for November 2012 and "final" data for October 2012 will be released in a comprehensive state press release on December 21, 2012. Many states will release their individual state and area data prior to the release dates below.

The annual release of new benchmark data is effective with the preliminary January estimates each year. These estimates are available in early March. New seasonally adjusted data for the preceding 5 years and factors to be applied to the current year's estimates are also released with the benchmark.

Below is the current press release schedule.

Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Press Release Schedule
Reference Month Release Date Comment
November 2011 Tue December 20 2011
December 2011 Tue January 24 2012
January 2012 Tue March 13 2012 New Benchmark
February 2012 Fri March 30 2012
March 2012 Fri April 20 2012
April 2012 Fri May 18 2012
May 2012 Fri June 15 2012
June 2012 Fri July 20 2012
July 2012 Fri August 17 2012
August 2012 Fri September 21 2012
September 2012 Fri October 19 2012
October 2012 Tue November 20 2012
November 2012 Fri December 21 2012
December 2012 Fri January 18 2013


Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment
Press Release Schedule
Reference Month Release Date Comment
November 2011 Wed January 4 2012
December 2011 Wed February 1 2012
January 2012 Fri March 23 2012 New Benchmark
February 2012 Tue April 10 2012
March 2012 Wed May 2 2012
April 2012 Wed May 30 2012
May 2012 Wed June 27 2012
June 2012 Wed August 1 2012
July 2012 Wed August 29 2012
August 2012 Wed October 3 2012
September 2012 Tue October 30 2012
October 2012 Wed November 28 2012
November 2012 Tue January 8 2013
December 2012 Wed January 30 2013

Last Modified Date: December 16, 2011

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