Chart 1. Total nonfarm employment, seasonally adjusted, January 2010–December 2020 (in thousands)
Date Employment

Jan 2010

129,790

Feb 2010

129,698

Mar 2010

129,879

Apr 2010

130,110

May 2010

130,650

Jun 2010

130,511

Jul 2010

130,427

Aug 2010

130,422

Sep 2010

130,357

Oct 2010

130,625

Nov 2010

130,750

Dec 2010

130,822

Jan 2011

130,841

Feb 2011

131,053

Mar 2011

131,288

Apr 2011

131,602

May 2011

131,703

Jun 2011

131,939

Jul 2011

131,999

Aug 2011

132,125

Sep 2011

132,358

Oct 2011

132,562

Nov 2011

132,694

Dec 2011

132,896

Jan 2012

133,250

Feb 2012

133,512

Mar 2012

133,752

Apr 2012

133,834

May 2012

133,934

Jun 2012

134,007

Jul 2012

134,159

Aug 2012

134,331

Sep 2012

134,518

Oct 2012

134,677

Nov 2012

134,833

Dec 2012

135,072

Jan 2013

135,263

Feb 2013

135,541

Mar 2013

135,680

Apr 2013

135,871

May 2013

136,093

Jun 2013

136,274

Jul 2013

136,386

Aug 2013

136,628

Sep 2013

136,815

Oct 2013

137,040

Nov 2013

137,304

Dec 2013

137,373

Jan 2014

137,548

Feb 2014

137,714

Mar 2014

137,968

Apr 2014

138,293

May 2014

138,511

Jun 2014

138,837

Jul 2014

139,069

Aug 2014

139,257

Sep 2014

139,566

Oct 2014

139,818

Nov 2014

140,109

Dec 2014

140,377

Jan 2015

140,568

Feb 2015

140,839

Mar 2015

140,910

Apr 2015

141,194

May 2015

141,525

Jun 2015

141,699

Jul 2015

142,001

Aug 2015

142,126

Sep 2015

142,281

Oct 2015

142,587

Nov 2015

142,824

Dec 2015

143,097

Jan 2016

143,205

Feb 2016

143,417

Mar 2016

143,654

Apr 2016

143,851

May 2016

143,892

Jun 2016

144,150

Jul 2016

144,521

Aug 2016

144,664

Sep 2016

144,953

Oct 2016

145,071

Nov 2016

145,201

Dec 2016

145,415

Jan 2017

145,612

Feb 2017

145,795

Mar 2017

145,934

Apr 2017

146,154

May 2017

146,295

Jun 2017

146,506

Jul 2017

146,734

Aug 2017

146,924

Sep 2017

146,966

Oct 2017

147,215

Nov 2017

147,411

Dec 2017

147,590

Jan 2018

147,671

Feb 2018

148,049

Mar 2018

148,244

Apr 2018

148,397

May 2018

148,667

Jun 2018

148,881

Jul 2018

149,030

Aug 2018

149,259

Sep 2018

149,364

Oct 2018

149,576

Nov 2018

149,668

Dec 2018

149,908

Jan 2019

150,145

Feb 2019

150,095

Mar 2019

150,263

Apr 2019

150,482

May 2019

150,545

Jun 2019

150,720

Jul 2019

150,913

Aug 2019

151,108

Sep 2019

151,329

Oct 2019

151,524

Nov 2019

151,758

Dec 2019

151,919

Jan 2020

152,234

Feb 2020

152,523

Mar 2020

150,840

Apr 2020

130,161

May 2020

132,994

Jun 2020

137,840

Jul 2020

139,566

Aug 2020

141,149

Sep 2020

141,865

Oct 2020

142,545

Nov 2020

142,809

Dec 2020

142,503

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey.