Figure 3. Total nonfarm employment, seasonally adjusted, January 1990–December 2018 (in thousands)
Period	Employment
Jan 1990	109,197
Feb 1990	109,435
Mar 1990	109,644
Apr 1990	109,688
May 1990	109,839
Jun 1990	109,857
Jul 1990	109,824
Aug 1990	109,617
Sep 1990	109,520
Oct 1990	109,367
Nov 1990	109,213
Dec 1990	109,167
Jan 1991	109,056
Feb 1991	108,735
Mar 1991	108,576
Apr 1991	108,367
May 1991	108,251
Jun 1991	108,337
Jul 1991	108,292
Aug 1991	108,313
Sep 1991	108,338
Oct 1991	108,357
Nov 1991	108,297
Dec 1991	108,330
Jan 1992	108,372
Feb 1992	108,313
Mar 1992	108,368
Apr 1992	108,523
May 1992	108,652
Jun 1992	108,719
Jul 1992	108,794
Aug 1992	108,929
Sep 1992	108,963
Oct 1992	109,144
Nov 1992	109,277
Dec 1992	109,499
Jan 1993	109,799
Feb 1993	110,047
Mar 1993	109,999
Apr 1993	110,302
May 1993	110,573
Jun 1993	110,752
Jul 1993	111,057
Aug 1993	111,211
Sep 1993	111,452
Oct 1993	111,737
Nov 1993	111,990
Dec 1993	112,319
Jan 1994	112,601
Feb 1994	112,785
Mar 1994	113,248
Apr 1994	113,592
May 1994	113,928
Jun 1994	114,242
Jul 1994	114,613
Aug 1994	114,902
Sep 1994	115,251
Oct 1994	115,464
Nov 1994	115,876
Dec 1994	116,171
Jan 1995	116,508
Feb 1995	116,702
Mar 1995	116,913
Apr 1995	117,076
May 1995	117,056
Jun 1995	117,293
Jul 1995	117,386
Aug 1995	117,642
Sep 1995	117,881
Oct 1995	118,038
Nov 1995	118,182
Dec 1995	118,328
Jan 1996	118,323
Feb 1996	118,744
Mar 1996	119,001
Apr 1996	119,168
May 1996	119,496
Jun 1996	119,778
Jul 1996	120,020
Aug 1996	120,207
Sep 1996	120,418
Oct 1996	120,674
Nov 1996	120,969
Dec 1996	121,152
Jan 1997	121,372
Feb 1997	121,682
Mar 1997	121,999
Apr 1997	122,296
May 1997	122,557
Jun 1997	122,825
Jul 1997	123,119
Aug 1997	123,099
Sep 1997	123,594
Oct 1997	123,940
Nov 1997	124,246
Dec 1997	124,559
Jan 1998	124,823
Feb 1998	125,024
Mar 1998	125,174
Apr 1998	125,453
May 1998	125,855
Jun 1998	126,087
Jul 1998	126,213
Aug 1998	126,551
Sep 1998	126,764
Oct 1998	126,968
Nov 1998	127,243
Dec 1998	127,607
Jan 1999	127,713
Feb 1999	128,131
Mar 1999	128,239
Apr 1999	128,610
May 1999	128,822
Jun 1999	129,099
Jul 1999	129,420
Aug 1999	129,576
Sep 1999	129,781
Oct 1999	130,190
Nov 1999	130,479
Dec 1999	130,786
Jan 2000	131,020
Feb 2000	131,136
Mar 2000	131,609
Apr 2000	131,900
May 2000	132,118
Jun 2000	132,079
Jul 2000	132,247
Aug 2000	132,240
Sep 2000	132,364
Oct 2000	132,365
Nov 2000	132,570
Dec 2000	132,722
Jan 2001	132,712
Feb 2001	132,804
Mar 2001	132,761
Apr 2001	132,475
May 2001	132,426
Jun 2001	132,312
Jul 2001	132,187
Aug 2001	132,043
Sep 2001	131,791
Oct 2001	131,468
Nov 2001	131,158
Dec 2001	130,997
Jan 2002	130,868
Feb 2002	130,752
Mar 2002	130,732
Apr 2002	130,636
May 2002	130,647
Jun 2002	130,695
Jul 2002	130,604
Aug 2002	130,603
Sep 2002	130,524
Oct 2002	130,643
Nov 2002	130,632
Dec 2002	130,488
Jan 2003	130,596
Feb 2003	130,461
Mar 2003	130,246
Apr 2003	130,194
May 2003	130,210
Jun 2003	130,209
Jul 2003	130,207
Aug 2003	130,167
Sep 2003	130,279
Oct 2003	130,473
Nov 2003	130,490
Dec 2003	130,605
Jan 2004	130,787
Feb 2004	130,844
Mar 2004	131,156
Apr 2004	131,426
May 2004	131,710
Jun 2004	131,807
Jul 2004	131,864
Aug 2004	131,955
Sep 2004	132,112
Oct 2004	132,466
Nov 2004	132,521
Dec 2004	132,644
Jan 2005	132,791
Feb 2005	133,050
Mar 2005	133,172
Apr 2005	133,536
May 2005	133,706
Jun 2005	133,957
Jul 2005	134,314
Aug 2005	134,517
Sep 2005	134,583
Oct 2005	134,673
Nov 2005	135,012
Dec 2005	135,168
Jan 2006	135,446
Feb 2006	135,753
Mar 2006	136,063
Apr 2006	136,221
May 2006	136,261
Jun 2006	136,342
Jul 2006	136,538
Aug 2006	136,713
Sep 2006	136,860
Oct 2006	136,870
Nov 2006	137,082
Dec 2006	137,268
Jan 2007	137,493
Feb 2007	137,573
Mar 2007	137,810
Apr 2007	137,860
May 2007	138,012
Jun 2007	138,088
Jul 2007	138,055
Aug 2007	138,032
Sep 2007	138,114
Oct 2007	138,190
Nov 2007	138,299
Dec 2007	138,409
Jan 2008	138,422
Feb 2008	138,340
Mar 2008	138,292
Apr 2008	138,056
May 2008	137,872
Jun 2008	137,706
Jul 2008	137,508
Aug 2008	137,229
Sep 2008	136,769
Oct 2008	136,288
Nov 2008	135,561
Dec 2008	134,857
Jan 2009	134,074
Feb 2009	133,332
Mar 2009	132,529
Apr 2009	131,835
May 2009	131,491
Jun 2009	131,026
Jul 2009	130,685
Aug 2009	130,501
Sep 2009	130,259
Oct 2009	130,061
Nov 2009	130,073
Dec 2009	129,804
Jan 2010	129,807
Feb 2010	129,715
Mar 2010	129,895
Apr 2010	130,132
May 2010	130,666
Jun 2010	130,530
Jul 2010	130,442
Aug 2010	130,437
Sep 2010	130,373
Oct 2010	130,642
Nov 2010	130,765
Dec 2010	130,839
Jan 2011	130,859
Feb 2011	131,072
Mar 2011	131,304
Apr 2011	131,625
May 2011	131,720
Jun 2011	131,955
Jul 2011	132,016
Aug 2011	132,138
Sep 2011	132,374
Oct 2011	132,578
Nov 2011	132,710
Dec 2011	132,914
Jan 2012	133,269
Feb 2012	133,531
Mar 2012	133,769
Apr 2012	133,852
May 2012	133,951
Jun 2012	134,023
Jul 2012	134,176
Aug 2012	134,346
Sep 2012	134,535
Oct 2012	134,693
Nov 2012	134,851
Dec 2012	135,088
Jan 2013	135,283
Feb 2013	135,562
Mar 2013	135,698
Apr 2013	135,890
May 2013	136,114
Jun 2013	136,295
Jul 2013	136,400
Aug 2013	136,642
Sep 2013	136,831
Oct 2013	137,056
Nov 2013	137,323
Dec 2013	137,390
Jan 2014	137,567
Feb 2014	137,735
Mar 2014	137,985
Apr 2014	138,312
May 2014	138,533
Jun 2014	138,857
Jul 2014	139,084
Aug 2014	139,272
Sep 2014	139,583
Oct 2014	139,841
Nov 2014	140,127
Dec 2014	140,396
Jan 2015	140,609
Feb 2015	140,857
Mar 2015	140,934
Apr 2015	141,234
May 2015	141,553
Jun 2015	141,723
Jul 2015	142,016
Aug 2015	142,138
Sep 2015	142,271
Oct 2015	142,610
Nov 2015	142,845
Dec 2015	143,125
Jan 2016	143,215
Feb 2016	143,447
Mar 2016	143,681
Apr 2016	143,892
May 2016	143,907
Jun 2016	144,189
Jul 2016	144,525
Aug 2016	144,660
Sep 2016	144,930
Oct 2016	145,058
Nov 2016	145,228
Dec 2016	145,443
Jan 2017	145,695
Feb 2017	145,836
Mar 2017	145,963
Apr 2017	146,176
May 2017	146,304
Jun 2017	146,533
Jul 2017	146,737
Aug 2017	146,924
Sep 2017	146,942
Oct 2017	147,202
Nov 2017	147,422
Dec 2017	147,596
Jan 2018	147,767
Feb 2018	148,097
Mar 2018	148,279
Apr 2018	148,475
May 2018	148,745
Jun 2018	149,007
Jul 2018	149,185
Aug 2018	149,467
Sep 2018	149,575
Oct 2018	149,852
Nov 2018	150,048
Dec 2018	150,270
Note: Between February 1993 and February 2001, total nonfarm employment expanded by 22.8 million. Between January 2005 and January 2008, total nonfarm employment expanded by 5.4 million. In the current expansionary period, which started in May 2014, total nonfarm employment has expanded by 11.7 million (as of December 2018). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.