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Preliminary benchmark revision to establishment survey data
Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on August 28, 2026.
Once a year the agency checks its survey-based payroll count against near-complete state unemployment-insurance records. This release reports how far off the survey was as of March 2026.
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… For release 10:00 a.m. (ET) Friday, August 28, 2026 USDL- 26-1425 Technical information: (202) 691-6555 * cesinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/ces Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov Current Employment Statistics Preliminary Benchmark (National) - March 2026 The preliminary estimate of the Current Employment Statistics (CES) national benchmark revision to total nonfarm employment for March 2026 was -79,000 (-0.1 percent), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The preliminary benchmark revision for total private employment was -178,000 (-0.1 percent). The annual benchmark revisions over the last 10 years have an absolute average of 0.2 percent of total nonfarm employment. In accordance with usual practice, the final benchmark revision will be issued in February 2027 with the publication of the January 2027 …
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