Employment, Hours, and Earnings: States and Areas is a special edition of Bernan Press's Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics: Employment, Earnings, Prices Productivity, and Other Labor Data. This edition brings together a wealth of employment data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and provides estimates on employment, hours, and earnings for each state, and employment data for the District of Columbia and the nation's largest metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Features of this publication will include: Numerous tables with data on employment, hours, and earnings according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Detailed industry data presented by month and by year An introductory page for each state that summarizes salient data and noteworthy trends Concise technical notes that explain the sources of, changes to, and other pertinent facts about the data contained in the volume, as well as references for further guidance. An appendix that provides information about the geographical components of the MSAs