https://api.dol.gov/V1/Statistics/CES
Each month the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program surveys about 141,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 486,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls.
More information and details about the data provided can be found at https://www.bls.gov/ces/
Browse Metadata
Dataset Tables
CE_DATA_PUB Table
Data Pub
Column Name |
Data Type |
Column Description |
Column Name
SERIES_ID
|
Data Type
varchar (17)
|
Column Description
Series Identifier Code
|
Column Name
YEAR
|
Data Type
varchar (4)
|
Column Description
Data Observation Year
|
Column Name
PERIOD
|
Data Type
varchar (3)
|
Column Description
Data Observation Period (Month, Quarter, Semi-Annual, Annual)
|
Column Name
VALUE
|
Data Type
varchar (12)
|
Column Description
Data Observation/Estimate
|
Column Name
FOOTNOTE_CODES
|
Data Type
varchar (10)
|
Column Description
Footnote Codes
|
CE_DATATYPE Table
Data Type
Column Name |
Data Type |
Column Description |
Column Name
DATA_TYPE_CODE
|
Data Type
varchar (2)
|
Column Description
Datatype Code
|
Column Name
DATA_TYPE_TEXT
|
Data Type
varchar (100)
|
Column Description
Datatype Description
|
Footnote
Column Name |
Data Type |
Column Description |
Column Name
FOOTNOTE_CODE
|
Data Type
varchar (1)
|
Column Description
Footnote Code
|
Column Name
FOOTNOTE_TEXT
|
Data Type
varchar (100)
|
Column Description
Footnote Code Description
|
CE_INDUSTRY Table
Industry
Column Name |
Data Type |
Column Description |
Column Name
INDUSTRY_CODE
|
Data Type
varchar (8)
|
Column Description
Industry Code
|
Column Name
NAICS_CODE
|
Data Type
varchar (13)
|
Column Description
NAICS Code
|
Column Name
PUBLISHING_STATUS
|
Data Type
varchar (2)
|
Column Description
Publishing Status
|
Column Name
INDUSTRY_NAME
|
Data Type
varchar (150)
|
Column Description
Industry Name
|
Column Name
DISPLAY_LEVEL
|
Data Type
varchar (2)
|
Column Description
Display Indent Level For Query Tool
|
Column Name
SELECTABLE
|
Data Type
varchar (1)
|
Column Description
Code To Allow/Disallow Query Tool Selection
|
Column Name
SORT_SEQUENCE
|
Data Type
varchar (5)
|
Column Description
Data Query Tool Widget Sorting
|
CE_SEASONAL Table
Seasonal
Column Name |
Data Type |
Column Description |
Column Name
SEASONAL
|
Data Type
varchar (1)
|
Column Description
Seasonally adjusted code (S, U)
|
Column Name
SEASONAL_TEXT
|
Data Type
varchar (30)
|
Column Description
Seasonal Description
|
CE_SERIES Table
Series
Column Name |
Data Type |
Column Description |
Column Name
SERIES_ID
|
Data Type
varchar (17)
|
Column Description
Series Identifier Code
|
Column Name
SUPERSECTOR_CODE
|
Data Type
varchar (2)
|
Column Description
Supersector Code
|
Column Name
INDUSTRY_CODE
|
Data Type
varchar (8)
|
Column Description
Industry Code
|
Column Name
DATA_TYPE_CODE
|
Data Type
varchar (2)
|
Column Description
Datatype Code
|
Column Name
SEASONAL
|
Data Type
varchar (1)
|
Column Description
Seasonal Code
|
Column Name
FOOTNOTE_CODES
|
Data Type
varchar (10)
|
Column Description
Footnote Code
|
Column Name
BEGIN_YEAR
|
Data Type
varchar (4)
|
Column Description
Begin Year Of Series
|
Column Name
BEGIN_PERIOD
|
Data Type
varchar (3)
|
Column Description
Begin Period Of Series
|
Column Name
END_YEAR
|
Data Type
varchar (4)
|
Column Description
End Year Of Series
|
Column Name
END_PERIOD
|
Data Type
varchar (3)
|
Column Description
End Period Of Series
|
CE_SUPERSECTOR Table
Supersector
Column Name |
Data Type |
Column Description |
Column Name
SUPERSECTOR_CODE
|
Data Type
varchar (2)
|
Column Description
Supersector Code
|
Column Name
SUPERSECTOR_NAME
|
Data Type
varchar (100)
|
Column Description
Supersector Description
|