Data and sources
Employment (updated monthly)
Unemployment rate
Unit: Percentage
Adjusted: Seasonally
Population: All people age 16 and older
Earliest available data: January 1976
Total nonfarm payroll employment
Unit: Thousands of people
Adjusted: Seasonally
Population: All employees
Earliest available data: January 1990
Total private-sector employment
Unit: Thousands of people
Adjusted: Seasonally
Population: All employees
Earliest available data: January 1990
Leisure and hospitality private-sector employment
Unit: Thousands of people
Adjusted: Seasonally
Population: All employees
Earliest available data: January 1990
Manufacturing private-sector employment
Unit: Thousands of people
Adjusted: Seasonally
Population: All employees
Earliest available data: January 1990
Retail private-sector employment
Unit: Thousands of people
Adjusted: Seasonally
Population: All employees
Earliest available data: January 1990
Total public-sector employment
Unit: Thousands of people
Adjusted: Seasonally
Population: All employees
Earliest available data: January 1990
Note: Public-sector employment refers to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ government employment set of variables.
Total federal public-sector employment
Unit: Thousands of people
Adjusted: Seasonally
Population: All employees
Earliest available data: January 1990
Total state and local public-sector employment
Unit: Thousands of people
Adjusted: Seasonally
Population: All employees
Earliest available data: January 1990
Total state and local public-sector education employment
Unit: Thousands of people
Adjusted: No
Population: All employees
Earliest available data: January 2012
Notes: No data are available for the District of Columbia, Missouri, and Hawaii. For certain states, data going back to January 1990 may be available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Note: Data are seasonally adjusted to remove regularly occurring fluctuations (such as from weather or holidays) to better reflect nonseasonal trends and irregular changes in employment. For more on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ adjustments, please see
“Seasonal Adjustment Files and Documentation” on its website.
Earnings (updated monthly)
Average weekly earnings
Unit: Dollars
Adjusted: No
Population: Earnings of all private-sector employees
Earliest available data: January 2007
Note: Historical average weekly earnings data are adjusted for inflation using the following data
Data: Consumer price index for all urban consumers, all items
Adjusted: Seasonally, index (1982–1984 = 100)
Housing (updated quarterly)
House price index
Data: Broad measure of single-family house prices
Unit: Index (Quarter 1, 1991 = 100)
Adjusted: Seasonally
Earliest available data: Quarter 1, 1991
Note: Data are seasonally adjusted to remove regularly occurring fluctuations in housing markets to better reflect patterns in economic activity. For more on the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s adjustments, please see
“House Price Index Frequently Asked Questions” on its website.
State gross domestic product (updated quarterly)
Total state gross domestic product
Data: Value of the goods and services produced across all industries in a state
Unit: Millions of dollars
Adjusted: Seasonally
Earliest available data: Quarter 1, 2005
Note: Historical quarterly gross domestic product data are adjusted for inflation using data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The State Economic Monitor previously used a different methodology for inflation (inflated historical nominal dollars) that did not match the Bureau of Economic Analysis methodology (deflated current nominal dollars). On June 15, 2020, we updated the historical gross domestic product data using the Bureau of Economic Analysis's methodology of deflated current nominal dollars, and we will continue to use that methodology going forward.
Data: Quantity indexes for real gross domestic product
Adjusted: Seasonally, index (2012 = 100)
Accommodation and food services gross domestic product
Data: Value of the goods and services contributed to gross domestic product by the accommodation and food services industry
Unit: Millions of dollars
Adjusted: Seasonally
Earliest available data: Quarter 1, 2005
Note: Historical quarterly gross domestic product data are adjusted for inflation using the following data
Data: Quantity indexes for real gross domestic product
Adjusted: Seasonally, index (2012 = 100)
Government gross domestic product
Data: Value of the goods and services contributed to gross domestic product by federal, state, and local governments and government enterprises
Unit: Millions of dollars
Adjusted: Seasonally
Earliest available data: Quarter 1, 2005
Note: Historical quarterly gross domestic product data are adjusted for inflation using the following data
Data: Quantity indexes for real gross domestic product
Adjusted: Seasonally, index (2012 = 100)
Manufacturing gross domestic product
Data: Value of the goods and services contributed to gross domestic product by the manufacturing industry
Unit: Millions of dollars
Adjusted: Seasonally
Earliest available data: Quarter 1, 2005
Note: Historical quarterly gross domestic product data are adjusted for inflation using the following data
Data: Quantity indexes for real gross domestic product
Adjusted: Seasonally, index (2012 = 100)
Retail gross domestic product
Data: Value of the goods and services contributed to gross domestic product by the retail industry
Unit: Millions of dollars
Adjusted: Seasonally
Earliest available data: Quarter 1, 2005
Note: Historical quarterly gross domestic product data are adjusted for inflation using the following data
Data: Quantity indexes for real gross domestic product
Adjusted: Seasonally, index (2012 = 100)
Note: Data are seasonally adjusted to remove regularly occurring fluctuations (such as from weather, holidays, and production schedules) to better reflect patterns in economic activity. For more on the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ adjustments, please see
“How does BEA account for seasonality in GDP?” on its website.
