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Civilian employment, seasonally adjusted
Month
Total
Nonagricultural wage and salary
Nonagricultural self-employment
Employed part time
Nov 2004
140,231 128,239 9,629 24,922
Dec 2004
140,125 128,305 9,582 24,681
Jan 2005
140,245 128,414 9,597 24,314
Feb 2005
140,385 128,470 9,662 24,621
Mar 2005
140,654 128,623 9,696 24,784
Apr 2005
141,254 129,048 9,896 24,549
May 2005
141,609 129,713 9,610 24,584
June 2005
141,714 129,854 9,367 24,350
July 2005
142,026 130,234 9,462 24,767
Aug 2005
142,434 131,009 9,214 24,851
Sept 2005
142,401 130,789 9,359 25,096
Oct 2005
142,548 130,919 9,437 25,074
Nov 2005
142,499 130,777 9,386 24,915
Dec 2005
142,752 131,106 9,487 24,674
Jan 2006
143,150 131,146 9,744 24,884
Feb 2006
143,457 131,452 9,727 24,731
Mar 2006
143,741 131,742 9,683 24,542
Apr 2006
143,761 131,751 9,619 24,325
May 2006
144,089 132,143 9,617 24,989
June 2006
144,353 132,391 9,564 24,774
July 2006
144,202 132,491 9,541 24,477
Aug 2006
144,625 132,821 9,578 24,629
Sept 2006
144,815 132,894 9,651 24,549
Oct 2006
145,314 133,320 9,795 24,784
Nov 2006
145,534 133,399 9,782 24,958
Dec 2006
145,970 133,659 9,973 25,226
Jan 2007
146,028 133,991 9,672 24,986
Feb 2007
146,057 134,023 9,575 25,016
Mar 2007
146,320 134,159 9,761 25,144
Apr 2007
145,586 133,678 9,663 25,143
May 2007
145,903 134,026 9,641 24,932
June 2007
146,063 134,205 9,775 25,435
July 2007
145,905 134,363 9,662 24,897
Aug 2007
145,682 134,261 9,512 24,753
Sept 2007
146,244 134,501 9,510 24,996
Oct 2007
145,946 134,465 9,365 24,680
Nov 2007
146,595 134,965 9,309 24,758
Dec 2007
146,273 134,674 9,256 24,745
Jan 2008
146,378 134,798 9,290 25,067
Feb 2008
146,156 134,410 9,392 24,692
Mar 2008
146,086 134,472 9,238 24,715
Apr 2008
146,132 134,454 9,340 25,352
May 2008
145,908 134,248 9,342 25,063
June 2008
145,737 134,139 9,387 25,416
July 2008
145,532 133,958 9,583 25,288
Aug 2008
145,203 133,707 9,321 25,595
Sept 2008
145,076 133,517 9,163 25,327
Oct 2008
144,802 133,744 8,908 25,508
Nov 2008
144,100 133,022 8,766 25,666
Dec 2008
143,369 132,170 8,886 26,333
Jan 2009
142,152 131,162 8,824 26,377
Feb 2009
141,640 130,466 8,970 26,722
Mar 2009
140,707 129,347 9,202 27,069
Apr 2009
140,656 129,362 9,041 27,279
May 2009
140,248 129,003 8,956 27,239
June 2009
140,009 128,853 8,898 27,459
July 2009
139,901 128,991 8,884 27,737
Aug 2009
139,492 128,211 9,093 27,509
Sept 2009
138,818 127,572 9,023 27,273
Oct 2009
138,432 127,533 8,922 27,462
Nov 2009
138,659 127,467 9,016 27,327
Dec 2009
138,013 126,760 9,090 27,479
Jan 2010
138,438 127,387 8,956 27,781
Feb 2010
138,581 127,257 9,027 27,627
Mar 2010
138,751 127,510 8,927 27,558
Apr 2010
139,297 127,923 8,926 27,386
May 2010
139,241 127,942 8,943 26,692
June 2010
139,141 127,930 8,886 26,658
July 2010
139,179 128,136 8,817 26,991
Aug 2010
139,438 128,452 8,737 27,703
Sept 2010
139,396 128,324 8,751 27,459
Oct 2010
139,119 127,967 8,868 27,353
Nov 2010
139,044 127,978 8,727 27,561
Dec 2010
139,301 128,322 8,739 27,419
Jan 2011
139,250 128,127 8,823 26,987
Feb 2011
139,394 128,400 8,703 26,872
Mar 2011
139,639 128,475 8,773 27,282
Apr 2011
139,586 128,644 8,684 27,333
May 2011
139,624 128,583 8,686 27,381
June 2011
139,384 128,444 8,533 27,469
July 2011
139,524 128,694 8,501 27,432
Aug 2011
139,942 128,941 8,579 27,296
Sept 2011
140,183 129,508 8,297 27,644
Oct 2011
140,368 129,723 8,542 27,474
Nov 2011
140,826 129,879 8,539 27,434
Dec 2011
140,902 129,982 8,576 27,168
Jan 2012
141,584 130,518 8,767 27,834
Feb 2012
141,858 131,134 8,484 27,582
Mar 2012
142,036 131,115 8,530 27,023
Apr 2012
141,899 131,065 8,549 27,508
May 2012
142,206 131,173 8,678 28,054
June 2012
142,391 131,228 8,837 27,674
July 2012
142,292 131,164 8,831 27,746
Aug 2012
142,291 131,353 8,763 27,600
Sept 2012
143,044 131,855 8,842 27,810
Oct 2012
143,431 132,551 8,804 27,975
Nov 2012
143,333 132,169 8,916 27,545
Dec 2012
143,330 132,287 8,993 27,580
Jan 2013
143,292 132,360 8,712 27,546
Feb 2013
143,362 132,625 8,641 27,584
Mar 2013
143,316 132,630 8,346 27,439
Apr 2013
143,635 132,830 8,617 27,584
May 2013
143,882 133,031 8,638 27,715
June 2013
143,999 133,108 8,708 27,863
July 2013
144,264 133,212 8,884 28,145
Aug 2013
144,326 133,391 8,717 27,896
Sept 2013
144,418 133,463 8,646 27,552
Oct 2013
143,537 132,964 8,473 27,323
Nov 2013
144,479 133,862 8,500 27,379
Dec 2013
144,778 133,994 8,547 27,418
Jan 2014
145,150 134,207 8,546 27,574
Feb 2014
145,134 134,292 8,654 27,379
Mar 2014
145,648 134,737 8,584 27,620
Apr 2014
145,667 134,946 8,486 27,170
May 2014
145,825 135,340 8,370 27,105
June 2014
146,247 135,586 8,432 28,023
July 2014
146,399 135,713 8,482 28,028
Aug 2014
146,530 135,688 8,541 27,814
Sept 2014
146,778 135,534 8,744 27,461
Oct 2014
147,427 136,169 8,878 27,772
Nov 2014
147,404 136,247 8,816 27,696
Dec 2014
147,615 136,468 8,717 27,473
Jan 2015
148,145 136,781 8,725 27,559
Feb 2015
148,045 137,168 8,342 27,389
Mar 2015
148,128 136,806 8,636 27,126
Apr 2015
148,511 137,223 8,796 27,645
May 2015
148,817 137,295 9,148 27,355
June 2015
148,816 137,528 8,666 27,778
July 2015
148,830 137,517 8,798 27,211
Aug 2015
149,181 137,975 8,750 27,062
Sept 2015
148,826 137,976 8,403 27,035
Oct 2015
149,246 138,248 8,580 27,251
Nov 2015
149,463 138,556 8,595 27,295
Dec 2015
150,128 139,147 8,534 27,371
Jan 2016
150,653 139,556 8,717 27,517
Feb 2016
150,939 139,755 8,729 27,827
Mar 2016
151,218 139,605 8,867 27,660
Apr 2016
151,074 139,470 8,930 27,783
May 2016
151,132 139,690 8,841 28,008
June 2016
151,223 139,773 8,768 27,559
July 2016
151,554 140,305 8,667 27,569
Aug 2016
151,779 140,415 8,647 27,208
Sept 2016
151,761 140,605 8,558 27,538
Oct 2016
151,793 140,767 8,674 27,645
Nov 2016
151,954 141,021 8,680 27,892
Dec 2016
152,157 140,984 8,929 27,921
Jan 2017
152,152 141,219 8,535 27,428
Feb 2017
152,480 141,116 8,867 27,554
Mar 2017
153,065 141,693 8,744 27,501
Apr 2017
153,255 141,923 8,585 27,202
May 2017
153,069 141,917 8,565 27,479
June 2017
153,318 141,970 8,787 27,168
July 2017
153,569 142,615 8,406 27,600
Aug 2017
153,503 142,460 8,540 27,518
Sept 2017
154,286 142,980 8,813 27,513
Oct 2017
153,609 142,205 8,994 26,990
Nov 2017
153,805 142,433 9,003 27,181
Dec 2017
153,904 142,561 8,993 27,316
Jan 2018
154,425 143,008 9,092 27,321
Feb 2018
155,197 143,746 9,018 27,561
Mar 2018
155,214 143,763 9,047 27,869
Apr 2018
155,312 143,804 9,080 27,453
May 2018
155,652 144,187 8,996 26,990
June 2018
155,762 144,544 8,674 26,979
July 2018
156,146 144,649 8,793 27,032
Aug 2018
155,504 144,273 8,740 26,821
Sept 2018
156,015 144,368 8,906 26,983
Oct 2018
156,391 144,996 8,948 27,130
Nov 2018
156,721 145,220 8,934 27,038
Dec 2018
156,817 145,305 9,075 27,032
Jan 2019
156,487 145,031 8,902 26,637
Feb 2019
156,863 145,483 8,772 26,837
Mar 2019
156,701 145,467 8,734 27,058
Apr 2019
156,625 145,616 8,577 26,972
May 2019
156,821 145,721 8,698 27,154
June 2019
157,232 146,184 8,719 26,827
July 2019
157,529 146,233 8,884 26,921
Aug 2019
157,829 146,628 8,798 26,890
Sept 2019
158,339 146,958 8,824 27,004
Oct 2019
158,545 147,270 8,835 26,905
Nov 2019
158,629 147,244 8,943 27,062
Dec 2019
158,845 147,385 8,901 27,014
Jan 2020
158,486 147,177 8,864 27,445
Feb 2020
158,683 147,153 8,906 27,758
Mar 2020
155,371 144,047 8,775 26,636
Apr 2020
133,185 123,194 7,547 19,287
May 2020
137,133 126,904 7,928 20,897
June 2020
142,345 131,641 8,323 23,085
July 2020
143,787 133,071 8,457 23,873
Aug 2020
147,261 136,328 8,749 24,722
Sept 2020
147,674 136,655 8,658 25,015
Oct 2020
149,949 138,749 8,697 26,096
Nov 2020
149,914 138,798 8,617 25,417
Dec 2020
149,989 138,876 8,631 24,890
Jan 2021
149,817 138,576 8,745 24,533
Feb 2021
150,140 138,916 8,797 25,075
Mar 2021
150,660 139,020 9,214 25,138
Apr 2021
151,083 139,640 9,001 25,042
May 2021
151,487 139,864 9,277 25,265
June 2021
151,747 140,272 9,164 25,647
July 2021
152,789 140,934 9,595 25,362
Aug 2021
153,270 141,401 9,536 25,717
Sept 2021
153,909 142,152 9,417 25,766
Oct 2021
154,504 142,777 9,445 25,955
Nov 2021
155,508 143,951 9,275 26,004
Dec 2021
156,124 144,558 9,258 25,584
Jan 2022
157,066 145,542 9,068 25,718
Feb 2022
157,528 145,922 9,136 25,744
Mar 2022
158,219 146,386 9,232 25,917
Apr 2022
157,888 146,338 9,072 26,122
May 2022
158,314 146,593 9,319 25,858
June 2022
158,116 146,625 9,253 25,578
July 2022
158,282 146,872 8,999 25,867
Aug 2022
158,758 147,516 9,018 26,240
Sept 2022
158,894 147,479 9,163 26,207
Oct 2022
158,729 147,282 9,293 26,444
Nov 2022
158,485 147,222 8,980 26,132
Dec 2022
159,300 147,988 9,014 26,712
Jan 2023
160,152 148,583 9,191 27,331
Feb 2023
160,301 148,613 9,304 27,020
Mar 2023
160,824 149,272 9,151 26,744
Apr 2023
160,962 149,451 9,076 26,673
May 2023
160,707 149,626 8,737 26,493
June 2023
161,004 149,799 8,922 26,248
July 2023
161,209 150,082 8,827 27,181
Aug 2023
161,500 150,262 8,827 27,201
Sept 2023
161,550 150,134 9,043 27,348
Oct 2023
161,280 150,170 8,957 26,702
Nov 2023
161,866 150,505 9,014 27,032
Dec 2023
161,183 149,702 9,335 27,794
Jan 2024
161,152 149,741 9,087 27,890
Feb 2024
160,968 149,321 9,377 27,941
Mar 2024
161,466 149,513 9,522 28,632
Apr 2024
161,491 149,831 9,295 27,718
May 2024
161,083 149,413 9,408 28,004
June 2024
161,199 149,846 9,025 28,054
July 2024
161,266 149,789 9,191 27,729
Aug 2024
161,434 149,476 9,475 28,256
Sept 2024
161,864 150,298 9,235 28,161
Oct 2024
161,496 150,171 9,171 27,934
Nov 2024
161,141 149,779 9,115 27,666
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