Chart 5. Employment in professional and business services, seasonally adjusted, January 2011–December 2021 (in thousands)
Date Employment

Jan 2011

17,091

Feb 2011

17,170

Mar 2011

17,235

Apr 2011

17,297

May 2011

17,348

Jun 2011

17,363

Jul 2011

17,371

Aug 2011

17,446

Sep 2011

17,510

Oct 2011

17,556

Nov 2011

17,591

Dec 2011

17,658

Jan 2012

17,745

Feb 2012

17,816

Mar 2012

17,848

Apr 2012

17,897

May 2012

17,922

Jun 2012

17,977

Jul 2012

18,020

Aug 2012

18,052

Sep 2012

18,066

Oct 2012

18,139

Nov 2012

18,193

Dec 2012

18,230

Jan 2013

18,273

Feb 2013

18,367

Mar 2013

18,421

Apr 2013

18,483

May 2013

18,537

Jun 2013

18,582

Jul 2013

18,629

Aug 2013

18,655

Sep 2013

18,683

Oct 2013

18,732

Nov 2013

18,801

Dec 2013

18,790

Jan 2014

18,837

Feb 2014

18,899

Mar 2014

18,944

Apr 2014

19,002

May 2014

19,044

Jun 2014

19,105

Jul 2014

19,142

Aug 2014

19,201

Sep 2014

19,257

Oct 2014

19,285

Nov 2014

19,339

Dec 2014

19,418

Jan 2015

19,442

Feb 2015

19,487

Mar 2015

19,513

Apr 2015

19,557

May 2015

19,638

Jun 2015

19,689

Jul 2015

19,726

Aug 2015

19,755

Sep 2015

19,778

Oct 2015

19,851

Nov 2015

19,885

Dec 2015

19,955

Jan 2016

19,965

Feb 2016

19,977

Mar 2016

19,999

Apr 2016

20,031

May 2016

20,035

Jun 2016

20,080

Jul 2016

20,126

Aug 2016

20,127

Sep 2016

20,194

Oct 2016

20,217

Nov 2016

20,255

Dec 2016

20,287

Jan 2017

20,328

Feb 2017

20,346

Mar 2017

20,375

Apr 2017

20,407

May 2017

20,469

Jun 2017

20,504

Jul 2017

20,545

Aug 2017

20,584

Sep 2017

20,579

Oct 2017

20,619

Nov 2017

20,635

Dec 2017

20,673

Jan 2018

20,721

Feb 2018

20,771

Mar 2018

20,819

Apr 2018

20,869

May 2018

20,924

Jun 2018

20,963

Jul 2018

20,980

Aug 2018

21,016

Sep 2018

21,047

Oct 2018

21,073

Nov 2018

21,089

Dec 2018

21,118

Jan 2019

21,098

Feb 2019

21,140

Mar 2019

21,168

Apr 2019

21,215

May 2019

21,247

Jun 2019

21,294

Jul 2019

21,318

Aug 2019

21,337

Sep 2019

21,350

Oct 2019

21,360

Nov 2019

21,393

Dec 2019

21,396

Jan 2020

21,371

Feb 2020

21,393

Mar 2020

21,308

Apr 2020

19,091

May 2020

19,294

Jun 2020

19,651

Jul 2020

19,836

Aug 2020

20,026

Sep 2020

20,154

Oct 2020

20,374

Nov 2020

20,525

Dec 2020

20,689

Jan 2021

20,800

Feb 2021

20,902

Mar 2021

21,021

Apr 2021

20,943

May 2021

21,023

Jun 2021

21,084

Jul 2021

21,226

Aug 2021

21,309

Sep 2021

21,383

Oct 2021

21,619

Nov 2021

21,730

Dec 2021

21,821

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.