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FEC Issues Digest for Week of May 18-22, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest:* * *
Commission meetings and hearings
No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week.
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Litigation
Seegers v. FEC (Case No. 26-276) On May 18, Plaintiff filed a Declaration in Support of Request for Clerk's Entry of Default Under Fed R. Civ. P. 55(a) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
SMP v. FEC (Case No. 26-336) On April 8, Plaintiff filed an Affidavit in Support of Default, and on May 18, the National Republican Senatorial Committee filed a Reply in Support ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Litigation Seegers v. FEC (Case No. 26-276) On May 18, Plaintiff filed a Declaration in Support of Request for Clerk's Entry of Default Under Fed R. Civ. P. 55(a) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. SMP v. FEC (Case No. 26-336) On April 8, Plaintiff filed an Affidavit in Support of Default, and on May 18, the National Republican Senatorial Committee filed a Reply in Supportof its Motion to Dismiss in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
SMP v. FEC (Case No. 26-337) On April 8, Plaintiff filed an Affidavit in Support of Default in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
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Reports Due in 2026
The Commission has posted the 2026 Congressional Pre-Election Reporting Dates. Reporting schedules for all filers in 2026 are also available.
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Election Dates
The Commission has posted a list of 2026 Congressional Primary Dates.
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Employment opportunities
The Commission is accepting applications for the position of IT Project Manager (ENTARCH) through June 4, 2026.
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Upcoming educational opportunities
June 2-3, 2026: The Commission is scheduled to host a webinar for trade associations and their PACs.
June 17, 2026: The Commission is scheduled to host an Advanced FECFile for Candidate Committees webinar.
June 24, 2026: The Commission is scheduled to host reporting and FECFile webinars for candidate committees.
For more information on upcoming training opportunities, see the Commission's Trainings page.
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Upcoming reporting due dates
June 20: June Monthly Reports are due. For more information, see the 2026 Monthly Reporting schedule.
The Commission has posted information regarding updated reporting deadlines as some states reschedule congressional primary elections.
The Commission has posted filing information regarding the California 1st District Special General Election, scheduled for June 2, 2026, and Special Runoff Election (if necessary), scheduled for August 4, 2026.
The Commission has posted filing information regarding the California 14th District Special General Election, scheduled for June 16, 2026, and Special Runoff Election (if necessary), scheduled for August 18, 2026.
The Commission has posted filing information regarding the Georgia 13th District Special General Election, scheduled for July 28, 2026, and Special Runoff Election (if necessary), scheduled for August 25, 2026.
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Additional research materials
Contribution Limits: In addition to the current limits, the Commission has posted an archive of contribution limits that were in effect going back to the 1975-1976 election cycles.
Federal election results are available. The data was compiled from the official vote totals published by state election offices.
FEC Notify: Want to be notified by email when campaign finance reports are received by the agency? Sign up here.
The Combined Federal State Disclosure and Election Directory is available. This publication identifies the federal and state agencies responsible for the disclosure of campaign finances, lobbying, personal finances, public financing, candidates on the ballot, election results, spending on state initiatives, and other financial filings.
The Presidential Election Campaign Fund Tax Checkoff Chart provides information on balance of the Fund, monthly deposits into the Fund reported by the Department of the Treasury, payments from the Fund as certified by the FEC, and participation rates of taxpayers as reported by the Internal Revenue Service. For more information on the Presidential Public Funding Program, see the Public Funding of Presidential Elections page.
The FEC Record is available as a continuously updated online news source.
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Original text here: https://www.fec.gov/updates/week-of-may-18-22-2026/
FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice Seeking Comment on AT&T Petition for Preemption and Declaratory Ruling
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-125):* * *
The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a Petition for Preemption and Declaratory Ruling filed by AT&T Services, Inc. (AT&T)./1 In its Petition, AT&T requests that the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) declare that "any California law or regulation that interferes with or otherwise conditions AT&T's ability to discontinue [Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS)] as authorized by the Commission is preempted,"/2 following the ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-125): * * * The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a Petition for Preemption and Declaratory Ruling filed by AT&T Services, Inc. (AT&T)./1 In its Petition, AT&T requests that the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) declare that "any California law or regulation that interferes with or otherwise conditions AT&T's ability to discontinue [Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS)] as authorized by the Commission is preempted,"/2 following theCommission's March 2026 Network and Services Modernization Order./3 Specifically, AT&T requests that the Commission "declare that its approval of AT&T's Discontinuance Applications preempts the [California Public Utilities Commission's Carrier of Last Resort] rules, tariffing requirements, General Orders, Mass Migration Guidelines, LifeLine participation rules, and any other state requirements to the extent they impede AT&T from fully discontinuing POTS to existing customers in the Affected Service Area, such that AT&T may proceed with discontinuance without securing any additional state authorization."/4
Filing Requirements. Interested parties may file comments on or before the dates shown on the first page of this document./5 All comments must reference WC Docket No. 26-125. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)./6
* Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings.
* Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing.
- Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by U.S. Postal Service. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
- Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by the FCC's mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building.
- Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
- Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express may be addressed to 45 L Street, NE, Washington, DC 20554.
Ex Parte Rules. The proceeding this Public Notice initiates shall be treated as a "permit-butdisclose" proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules./7 Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with section 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by section 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
People with Disabilities. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530.
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Footnotes:
1/ AT&T Services, Inc., Petition for Declaratory Ruling, WC Docket No. 26-125 (filed May 20, 2026), https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/1052056507747/1 (AT&T Petition).
2/ AT&T Petition at 9.
3/ AT&T Petition at 2; Reducing Barriers to Network Improvements and Service Changes, WC Docket No. 25-209, Report and Order, FCC 26-19 (Mar. 27, 2026).
4/ AT&T Petition at 48 (emphasis removed). Concurrently with its Petition, AT&T filed two discontinuance applications with the Commission seeking to discontinue residential and business POTS in certain areas in California. Id. at 6 n.10.
5/ See 47 CFR Sec.Sec. 1.1, 1.3, 1.45.
6/ See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, GC Docket No. 97-113, Report and Order, 13 FCC Rcd 11322 (1998).
7/ 47 CFR Sec. 1.1200 et seq.
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-520A1.pdf
FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice Establishing Pleading Cycle for Comments on AT&T Services Petition for Forbearance From ETC Requirements
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-123):* * *
The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) seeks comment on a petition filed by AT&T Services, Inc./1 AT&T requests full forbearance from the eligible telecommunications carrier requirements set forth in Section 214(e) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, within its California service territory./2
Pursuant to section 1.55 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR Sec. 1.55, interested parties may file comments or oppositions to the AT&T Forbearance ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-123): * * * The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) seeks comment on a petition filed by AT&T Services, Inc./1 AT&T requests full forbearance from the eligible telecommunications carrier requirements set forth in Section 214(e) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, within its California service territory./2 Pursuant to section 1.55 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR Sec. 1.55, interested parties may file comments or oppositions to the AT&T ForbearancePetition on or before June 22, 2026 and reply comments on or before July 7, 2026. All pleadings should reference WC Docket No. 26-123 and may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)./3
* Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/.
* Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing.
- Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial courier, or by the U.S. Postal Service. All filings must be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
- Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by the FCC's mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building.
- Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
- Filing sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express must be sent to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
People with Disabilities. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice).
Ex Parte Rules. The proceeding in this Notice shall be treated as a "permit-but-disclose" proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules./4 Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must: (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda, or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with section 1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules./5 In proceedings governed by section 1.49(f) of the rules or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml., .ppt, searchable .pdf)./6 Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
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Footnotes:
1/ Petition of AT&T for Forbearance under 47 U.S.C. Sec. 160(c), WC Docket No. 26-123 (filed May 20, 2026) (AT&T Forbearance Petition).
2/ 47 U.S.C. Sec. 214(e); AT&T Forbearance Petition at 26. AT&T states that its remaining requirements in California under Section 214(e) only include general voice and Lifeline voice. AT&T Forbearance Petition at 5, 13, 16, 26.
3/ See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg. 24121 (1998).
4/ See 47 CFR Sec.Sec. 1.1200 et seq.
5/ Id. Sec. 1.1206(b).
6/ Id.
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-518A1.pdf
FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Issues Public Notice: Comment Deadline for Alaska Connect Fund Eligible-Areas Map V.1.2 Extension
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 23-328):* * *
As part of the Alaska Connect Fund Order, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) in coordination with the Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) must publish an Eligible-Areas Map showing which areas are eligible and ineligible for Alaska Connect Fund mobile support, and of those that are eligible, which are in duplicate-support areas, singlesupport areas, or other eligible areas./1 On May 1, 2026, WTB, in coordination with OEA, ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 23-328): * * * As part of the Alaska Connect Fund Order, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) in coordination with the Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) must publish an Eligible-Areas Map showing which areas are eligible and ineligible for Alaska Connect Fund mobile support, and of those that are eligible, which are in duplicate-support areas, singlesupport areas, or other eligible areas./1 On May 1, 2026, WTB, in coordination with OEA,sought comment on version 1.2 of the Eligible-Areas Map./2 All comments were due by May 22, 2026./3 By this Public Notice, we announce an extension of the comment deadline until June 1, 2026.
On May 21, 2026, GCI Communications Corp. (GCI) indicated it needed more time to evaluate its areas of the Eligible-Areas Map. It filed a motion for a two week extension of the deadline to file comments to the Eligible-Areas Map Version 1.2, stating that an extension "would allow for additional time to resolve outstanding questions with respect to eligibility designations."/4
While it is the general policy of the Commission that extensions of time shall not be routinely granted,/5 under the circumstances presented, we conclude that a limited extension of the comment deadline is warranted in light of recent questions from GCI that could impact GCI's comments to the Eligible-Areas Map. We believe, however, that an additional ten days should provide sufficient time for GCI and other parties to resolve any outstanding questions related to their comments on the Eligible-Areas Map. Providers may submit new information with their comments and are encouraged to submit corrections to the Eligible-Areas Map via the corrections template./6 Accordingly, pursuant to Section 4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,/7 and Section 1.46 of the Commission's rules,8 we extend the deadline for filing comments until June 1, 2026.
For further information regarding the Alaska Connect Fund, contact ACF@fcc.gov.
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Footnotes:
1/ Connect America Fund; Alaska Connect Fund et al., WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 23-328, 16-271, 14-58, 09-197, WT Docket No. 10-208, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 39 FCC Rcd 12099 (2024) (Alaska Connect Fund Order); 47 CFR Sec. 54.318(c)(2).
2/ Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Seeks Comment on Eligible-Areas Map Version 1.2, WC Docket No. 23328, Public Notice, DA 26-426 (rel. May 1, 2026) (EA Map v1.2 Notice).
3/ EA Map v1.2 Notice.
4/ GCI Communications Corp. Motion for Extension of Time to File Comments on Eligible-Areas Map Version 1.2, WC Docket No. 23-328 (filed May 21, 2026).
5/ 47 CFR Sec. 1.46(a).
6/ See Alaska Connect Fund, EA Map Corrections Template, https://www.fcc.gov/wireline-competition/alaskaconnect-fund#mobile-eligible-areas-map.
7/ 47 U.S.C. Sec. 154(i).
8/ 47 CFR Sec. 1.46.
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-519A1.pdf
FCC Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Issues Public Notice: TRS Fund Administrator Submits Payment Formulas, Funding Requirements for Telecommunications Relay Services Fund
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau issued the following public notice (CG Docket No. 03-123):* * *
The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) seeks comment on the Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund administrator's proposed provider compensation formulas, funding requirements, and contribution factors for the period from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027 (2026-27 Fund Year)./1
TRS Using MARS Plan
Rolka Loube Saltzer Associates, LLC (Rolka Loube), the TRS Fund administrator, proposes perminute compensation ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau issued the following public notice (CG Docket No. 03-123): * * * The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) seeks comment on the Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund administrator's proposed provider compensation formulas, funding requirements, and contribution factors for the period from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027 (2026-27 Fund Year)./1 TRS Using MARS Plan Rolka Loube Saltzer Associates, LLC (Rolka Loube), the TRS Fund administrator, proposes perminute compensationformulas for services subject to the Multi-State Average Rate Structure (MARS) plan methodology,/2 as follows: $9.1713 for interstate traditional TRS; $10.3023 for interstate speech-to-speech relay service (STS); and $3.3885 for interstate captioned telephone service (CTS)./3 We seek comment on whether these proposed formulas correctly apply the MARS plan methodology.
Internet Protocol Relay Service (IP Relay)
Pursuant to the 2022 IP Relay Compensation Order,/4 Rolka Loube proposes a compensation rate of $2.2710 per minute, calculated as 103.37% of the prior Fund year's rate ($2.1970)./5 We seek comment on whether the proposal correctly applies the 2022 IP Relay Compensation Order. We acknowledge that the TRS Fund compensation for the provision of IP Relay described in the 2022 IP Relay Compensation Order is for the period ending June 30, 2026. While separate action of the Federal Communications Commission or the Bureau may be necessary to set IP Relay compensation for the 2026-27 TRS Fund year, we believe it is reasonable for Rolka Loube to propose a compensation rate based on the existing IP Relay compensation plan and seek comment on its proposal.
Video Relay Service (VRS)
Pursuant to the 2023 VRS Compensation Order,/6 Rolka Loube proposes the following per-minute compensation rates: $8.61 for small providers, who provide 1 million monthly minutes or fewer; $6.96 for Tier 1, applicable to a provider's first 1 million monthly minutes; $4.35 for Tier II, applicable to a provider's monthly minutes in excess of 1 million; and a $0.22 additive rate for Video-Text service./7 We seek comment on whether the proposal correctly applies the 2023 VRS Compensation Order.
Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS)
Pursuant to the 2024 IP CTS Compensation Order,/8 Rolka Loube proposes per-minute compensation rates of $0.95 for service using only automatic speech technology,/9 $1.45 for service using a communications assistant (CA), and a supplemental rate of $0.23 for CA-assisted service when the CA is paid a threshold amount./10 This threshold amount is adjusted annually, and based on the information provided in the report, the threshold amount for the 2026-27 Fund Year would be $18.38./11 We seek comment on whether the proposal correctly applies the 2024 IP CTS Compensation Order.
Funding Requirement and Contribution Factors
Comment is invited on Rolka Loube's demand projections and funding requirements for the various relay services supported by the Fund./12
We seek comment on Rolka Loube's estimates and proposals for disbursements under the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program ($10,000,000) and for funding to cover TRS research and administration ($31,001,144), including allowances for research and number administration contracts; data collection, validation, and maintenance; Fund administration and the TRS Fund Advisory Council; service provider audits; an independent financial audit of the Fund; an information security audit; and various reporting obligations./13 In addition, we seek comment on Rolka Loube's proposal to include a two-month payment reserve, totaling $271,875,909, in the overall funding requirement for the coming year./14
Rolka Loube proposes a total Fund requirement of $1,827,809,551 for the 2026-27 Fund Year./15 Rolka Loube anticipates that there will be a carryover Fund balance of approximately $290,000,000 for the 2025-26 Fund Year./16 Deducting last year's surplus from the total Fund requirement, Rolka Loube proposes a net Fund requirement of $1,577,910,696./17
The TRS rules provide that contributions to support all IP-based relay services are determined based on Fund contributors' interstate and intrastate end-user revenues./18 Rolka Loube estimates a contribution factor of 0.02337 for support of IP-based relay services, to be applied to contributors' interstate and intrastate end-user revenues, and a contribution factor of 0.00021 for support of other relay services, to be applied to contributors' interstate end-user revenues./19 We seek comment on the proposed contribution factors.
Filing Requirements. Interested parties may file comments on the 2026 TRS Report on or before the date indicated on the first page of this document./20 All filings must reference CG Docket No. 03-123. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)./21
* Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings.
* Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing.
- Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by U.S. Postal Service. All filings must be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
- Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by the FCC's mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building.
- Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
- Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express may be addressed to 45 L Street, NE, Washington, DC 20554.
Ex Parte Rules. The proceeding this Public Notice initiates shall be treated as a "permit-butdisclose" proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules./22 Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with section 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by section 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
Accessible Materials. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice).
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Footnotes:
1/ See Rolka Loube Saltzer Associates, LLC, Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services Fund: Payment Formula and Fund Size Estimate, CG Docket Nos. 03-123 and 10-51 (filed May 4, 2026), https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/10504140406416/1 (2026 TRS Report); see also 47 CFR Sec. 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(H).
2/ Under the MARS plan methodology, interstate TRS Fund compensation formulas for relay services provided through state TRS programs are calculated based on a weighted average of the per-minute intrastate compensation paid by state TRS programs for the same or a similar relay service. See Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03-123, Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling, 22 FCC Rcd 20140, 20151-58, paras. 16-37 (2007).
3/ 2026 TRS Report at 7, 9. The current compensation formulas for these services are as follows: $7.3512 per minute for interstate traditional TRS; $8.4822 per minute for interstate STS; and $3.1893 per minute for interstate CTS. Id. at 10-14.
4/ Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities; Petition for Rulemaking of Sprint Corporation, CG Docket No. 03-123 and RM-11820, Report and Order, 37 FCC Rcd 8009 (2022) (2022 IP Relay Compensation Order) (adopting compensation plan for IP Relay); see also 47 CFR Sec. 64.640.
5/ 2026 TRS Report at 18-19.
6/ Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities; Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service Program, CG Docket Nos. 03-123 and 10-51, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 38 FCC Rcd 9157 (2023) (2023 VRS Compensation Order) (adopting compensation plan for VRS); see also 47 CFR Sec. 64.643.
7/ 2026 TRS Report at 14-15, 19-22. These rates are calculated as 103.37% of the prior Fund year's amounts, which are as follows: $8.33 for small providers, $6.73 for Tier I, $4.21 for Tier II, and a $0.21 additive rate for Video-Text service. See id. at 15.
8/ Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service Compensation; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-toSpeech Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities; Misuse of Internet Protocol (IP) Captioned Telephone Service, CG Docket Nos. 22-408, 03-123, and 13-24, Report and Order and Order, 39 FCC Rcd 9099 (July 31, 2024) (2024 IP CTS Compensation Order) (adopting compensation plan for IP CTS); see also 47 CFR Sec. 64.641(a)(2).
9/ See 2026 TRS Report at 22-24; 47 CFR Sec. 64.641(a)(2).
10/ 2026 TRS Report at 22-24. The CA-assisted service compensation rate and supplemental rate are calculated as 103.37% of the prior Fund year's rates ($1.40 and $0.22, respectively). See id. at 23. The rate supplement is applicable to those minutes for which the CA producing captions is paid a "Minimum Hourly Wage." 47 CFR Sec. 64.641(c)(1). This amount, initially set at $17.20 per hour, is adjusted annually by the same factor applicable to the rates for CA-assisted service. Id. Sec. 64.641(c).
11/ $18.38 = 17.78 * (1 + 0.0337). See 2026 TRS Report at 23; 47 CFR Sec. 64.641(c)(2).
12/ 2026 TRS Report at 25-26 & Exh. 2.
13/ Id.
14/ Id. at 26 & Exh. 2.
15/ Id.
16/ Id.
17/ Id.
18/ 47 CFR Sec. 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(A).
19/ 2026 TRS Report at 27-28 & Exh. 2.
20/ See 47 CFR Sec.Sec. 1.1, 1.45, 1.49.
21/ Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, GC Docket No. 97-113, Report and Order, 13 FCC Rcd 11322 (1998).
22/ 47 CFR Sec.Sec. 1.1200 et seq.
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-516A1.pdf
BLS Western Region Issues Report on Business Employment Dynamics in Hawaii Third Quarter 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 23 (TNSLrpt) -- Business Employment Dynamics in Hawaii Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - May 21, 2026* * *
From June 2025 to September 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Hawaii were 26,510, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 24,980, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the number ... Show Full Article SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 23 (TNSLrpt) -- Business Employment Dynamics in Hawaii Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - May 21, 2026 * * * From June 2025 to September 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Hawaii were 26,510, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 24,980, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the numberof gross job losses yielded a net employment gain of 1,530 jobs in the private sector during the third quarter of 2025. (See table 1.) During the previous quarter, gross job losses exceeded gross job gains by 1,881. (See chart 1.)
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Chart 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses in Hawaii, September 2020-September 2025, seasonally adjusted
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The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all private businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these changes in employment at private-sector establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in employment. (See the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.)
Gross job gains
In the third quarter of 2025, gross job gains represented 5.1 percent of private-sector employment in Hawaii; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 5.6 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 2.) Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment due to expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. In Hawaii, gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 21,957 in the third quarter of 2025, an increase of 2,536 jobs compared to the previous quarter. Opening establishments accounted for 4,553 jobs gained in the third quarter of 2025, a decrease of 1,223 jobs from the previous quarter.
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Chart 2. Private-sector gross job gains as a percent of employment, United States and Hawaii, September 2020-September 2025, seasonally adjusted
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Gross job losses
In the third quarter of 2025, gross job losses represented 4.8 percent of private-sector employment in Hawaii; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 5.7 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 3.) Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. In Hawaii, contracting establishments lost 19,675 jobs in the third quarter of 2025, a decrease of 2,063 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 5,305 jobs, a decrease of 35 jobs from the previous quarter.
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Chart 3. Private-sector gross job losses as a percent of employment, United States and Hawaii, September 2020-September 2025, seasonally adjusted
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Industries
Gross job gains exceeded gross job losses in 4 of the 7 published industry sectors in Hawaii in the third quarter of 2025. Education and health services had the largest over-the-quarter net job increase, with a gain of 1,619 jobs. This was the result of 4,700 gross job gains and 3,081 gross job losses. Leisure and hospitality showed a net loss of 729 jobs, the largest loss of any sector in the state.
For more information
The BED data series include gross job gains and gross job losses by industry subsector, for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as gross job gains and gross job losses at the firm level by employer size class. BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. Additional information is available online at the Business Employment Dynamics homepage and the Business Employment Dynamics Summary.
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The Business Employment Dynamics for Fourth Quarter 2025 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
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Technical Note
The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal-state cooperative program known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The BED data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from existing QCEW records.
More information on formal definitions of the data used in this release, along with coverage, concepts, and methodology, can be found in the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.
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Table 1. Private-sector gross job gains and losses by industry, Hawaii, seasonally adjusted
Table 2. Private-sector gross job gains and losses as a percent of total employment by state, seasonally adjusted
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BLS Issues Report on State Employment and Unemployment April 2026
WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSLrpt) -- State Employment and Unemployment April 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - May 22, 2026 (18 pages)* * *
Unemployment rates were lower in April in 3 states, higher in 2 states, and stable in 45 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Nineteen states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 6 states had decreases, and 25 states and the District had little change. The national unemployment rate, 4.3 percent, was unchanged over the month and was little changed from April ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSLrpt) -- State Employment and Unemployment April 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - May 22, 2026 (18 pages) * * * Unemployment rates were lower in April in 3 states, higher in 2 states, and stable in 45 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Nineteen states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 6 states had decreases, and 25 states and the District had little change. The national unemployment rate, 4.3 percent, was unchanged over the month and was little changed from April2025.
In April 2026, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 6 states and was essentially unchanged in 44 states and the District of Columbia. Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 1 state and the District, increased in 1 state, and was essentially unchanged in 48 states.
This news release presents statistics from two monthly programs. The civilian labor force and unemployment data are modeled based largely on a survey of households. These data pertain to people by where they reside. The employment data are from an establishment survey that measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. These data pertain to jobs on payrolls defined by where the establishments are located. For more information about the concepts and statistical methodologies used by these two programs, see the Technical Note.
Unemployment
South Dakota had the lowest jobless rate in April, 2.2 percent, followed by North Dakota, 2.4 percent. The District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rate, 6.2 percent. The next highest rates were in California, Delaware, and Nevada, 5.3 percent each. In total, 17 states had unemployment rates lower than the U.S. figure of 4.3 percent, 6 states and the District had higher rates, and 27 states had rates that were not appreciably different from that of the nation. (See tables A and 1 and map 1.)
In April, 3 states had unemployment rate decreases: Ohio (-0.2 percentage point) and North Dakota and South Dakota (-0.1 point each). Two states had rate increases: Connecticut (+0.2 percentage point) and Florida (+0.1 point). The remaining 45 states and the District of Columbia had jobless rates that were not notably different from those of a month earlier, though some had changes that were at least as large numerically as the significant changes. (See table B.)
Nineteen states had unemployment rate increases from April 2025, the largest of which were in Connecticut (+1.2 percentage points) and Florida (+1.1 points). Six states had over-the-year rate decreases, the largest of which was in Ohio (-0.9 percentage point). Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia had jobless rates that were not notably different from those of a year earlier, though some had changes that were at least as large numerically as the significant changes. (See table C.)
Nonfarm Payroll Employment
In April 2026, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 6 states and was essentially unchanged in 44 states and the District of Columbia. The largest job gains occurred in Florida (+40,500), North Carolina (+16,000), and Minnesota (+15,900). The largest percentage increases occurred in New Mexico (+0.6 percent) and Minnesota (+0.5 percent), followed by Colorado, Florida, and Missouri (+0.4 percent each). (See tables D and 3.)
Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 1 state and the District of Columbia, increased in 1 state, and was essentially unchanged in 48 states. Employment decreased in the District (-39,100, or -5.1 percent) and Oregon (-23,600, or -1.2 percent). The only job gain occurred in Nevada (+30,200, or +1.9 percent). (See table E and map 2.)
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The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for April is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). The State Employment and Unemployment news release for May is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
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Table A. States with unemployment rates significantly different from that of the U.S., April 2026, seasonally adjusted
Table B. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from March 2026 to April 2026, seasonally adjusted
Table C. States with statistically significant unemployment rate changes from April 2025 to April 2026, seasonally adjusted
Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from March 2026 to April 2026, seasonally adjusted
Table E. States with statistically significant employment changes from April 2025 to April 2026, seasonally adjusted
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Technical Note
This news release presents civilian labor force and unemployment data for states and selected substate areas from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program (tables 1 and 2). Also presented are nonfarm payroll employment estimates by state and industry supersector from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program (tables 3 and 4). The LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative endeavors.
Civilian labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program
Definitions. The civilian labor force and unemployment data are based on the same concepts and definitions as those used for the official national estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The LAUS program measures employed people and unemployed people on a place of-residence basis. The universe for each is the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and older. Employed people are those who did any work at all for pay or profit in the reference week (typically the week including the 12th of the month) or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus those not working who had a job from which they were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as bad weather, labor-management dispute, illness, or vacation.
Unemployed people are those who were not employed during the reference week (based on the definition above), had actively looked for a job sometime in the 4-week period ending with the reference week, and were currently available for work; people on layoff expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The civilian labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed people. The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force.
Method of estimation. Estimates for 48 states, the District of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division, New York City, and the balances of California and New York State are produced using time-series models. This method, which underwent substantial enhancement at the beginning of 2021, utilizes data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES, and state unemployment insurance (UI) programs. Estimates for the state of California are derived by summing the estimates for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division and the balance of California. Similarly, estimates for New York State are derived by summing the estimates for New York City and the balance of New York State. Estimates for five additional substate areas (the Cleveland, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, and Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metropolitan areas and the ChicagoNaperville-Schaumburg and Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall metropolitan divisions) and their respective balances of state are produced using a similar model-based approach. The small number of areas and divisions selected for LAUS time-series modeling reflect the delineations per U.S. Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 23-01.
Each month, estimates for the nine census divisions first are modeled using inputs from the CPS only and controlled to the national totals. State estimates then are controlled to their respective census division totals. Substate and balance-of-state estimates for the five areas noted above also are controlled to their respective state totals. This tiered process of controlling model-based estimates to the U.S. totals is called real-time benchmarking. Estimates for Puerto Rico are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the CPS. A more detailed description of the estimation procedures is available from BLS upon request.
Annual revisions. Civilian labor force and unemployment data for prior years reflect adjustments made after the end of each year. The adjusted estimates reflect updated population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions in the other data sources, and model re-estimation. In most years, historical data for the most recent five years are revised near the beginning of each calendar year, prior to the release of January estimates. With the implementation of synthetic intercensal population controls in 2025 to smooth decennial discontinuities, historical data were re-estimated back to the series beginnings in 1976, 1990, or 1994. For more information, see www.bls.gov/lau/geography-and-data-changes-in2025.htm.
Seasonal adjustment. The LAUS models decompose the estimates of employed and unemployed people into trend, seasonal, and irregular components. The benchmarked signals of employed and unemployed people first are adjusted using an X-11 type of seasonal adjustment filter. The adjusted data then are smoothed using a Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space (RKHS) filter. The smoothed-seasonally adjusted estimates of employed and unemployed people are summed to derive the civilian labor force, and the unemployment rate then is calculated as the unemployed percent of the civilian labor force. The resulting smoothed-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate estimates are analyzed in this news release and published on the BLS website.
During estimation for the current year, the smoothedseasonally adjusted estimates for a given month are created using an asymmetric filter that incorporates information from previous observations only. For annual revisions, historical data are smoothed using a two-sided filter.
Employment--from the CES program
Definitions. Employment data refer to people on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. People are counted at their place of work rather than at their place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2022 version of the North American Industry Classification System.
Method of estimation. CES State and Area employment data are produced using several estimation procedures. Where possible, these data are produced using a "weighted link relative" estimation technique in which a ratio of current month weighted employment to that of the previous-month weighted employment is computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are then obtained by multiplying these ratios by the previous month's employment estimates. The weighted link relative technique is utilized for data series where the sample size meets certain statistical criteria. For some employment series, the estimates are produced with a model that uses direct sample estimates (described above) combined with other regressors to compensate for smaller sample sizes.
Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding one and to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months. Information on recent benchmark revisions is available online at www.bls.gov/web/laus/benchmark.htm.
Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted at the statewide expanded supersector level. In some cases, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is computed by aggregating the independently adjusted supersector series. In other cases, the seasonally adjusted payroll employment total is independently adjusted. Revisions to historical data for the most recent five years are made once a year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.
Payroll employment data are seasonally adjusted concurrently, using all available estimates, including those for the current month, to develop sample-based seasonal factors. Concurrent sample-based factors are created every month for the current month's preliminary estimate as well as the previous month's final estimate.
Caution on aggregating state data. State estimation procedures are designed to produce accurate data for each individual state. BLS independently develops a national employment series; state estimates are not forced to sum to national totals. Each state series is subject to larger relative sampling and nonsampling errors than the national series. Summing state estimates cumulates individual state-level errors and can cause significant distortions at an aggregate level. Due to these statistical limitations, BLS does not compile a "sum-ofstates" employment series and cautions users that such a series is subject to a relatively large and volatile error structure.
Reliability of the estimates
The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, administrative data, and modeling and, thus, are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability--that is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from the specific estimation processes used.
Use of error measures. Changes in state unemployment rates and state nonfarm payroll employment are cited in the analysis of this release only if they have been determined to be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level. Furthermore, state unemployment rates for the current month generally are cited only if they have been determined to be significantly different from the U.S. rate at the 90-percent confidence level. The underlying model-based standard error measures for unemployment rates and over-the-month and over-the-year changes in rates are available at www.bls.gov/lau/lastderr.htm. The underlying standard error measures for over-the-month and over-the-year changes in state payroll employment data at the total nonfarm and supersector levels are available at www.bls.gov/web/laus/790stderr.htm. Measures of nonsampling error are not available.
Additional information
Estimates of civilian labor force and unemployment from the LAUS program, as well as nonfarm payroll employment from the CES program, for metropolitan areas and metropolitan divisions are available in the news release Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of civilian labor force, employed people, unemployed people, and unemployment rates for approximately 7,600 subnational areas are available online at www.bls.gov/lau/. Employment data from the CES program for states and metropolitan areas are available online at www.bls.gov/sae/. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
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LABOR FORCE DATA SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, seasonally adjusted
LABOR FORCE DATA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, not seasonally adjusted
ESTABLISHMENT DATA SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, seasonally adjusted-Continued
ESTABLISHMENT DATA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and selected industry sector, not seasonally adjusted-Continued
Map 1. Unemployment rates by state, seasonally adjusted, April 2026
Map 2. Percentage change in nonfarm employment by state, seasonally adjusted April 2025 - April 2026
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