Figure 2. Total nonfarm employment, percent change from employment peak, indexed to respective employment peaks
Months |
November 1973– March 1975 |
July 1981– November 1982 |
July 1990– March 1991 |
March 2001– November 2001 |
December 2007– June 2009 |
-12
|
-2.19 |
-1.93 |
-1.67 |
-1.23 |
-0.67 |
-11
|
-1.87 |
-1.64 |
-1.63 |
-0.88 |
-0.60 |
-10
|
-1.73 |
-1.52 |
-1.59 |
-0.66 |
-0.47 |
-9
|
-1.31 |
-1.21 |
-1.36 |
-0.49 |
-0.41 |
-8
|
-0.92 |
-0.93 |
-1.26 |
-0.53 |
-0.31 |
-7
|
-0.76 |
-0.72 |
-1.01 |
-0.40 |
-0.25 |
-6
|
-0.68 |
-0.62 |
-0.92 |
-0.40 |
-0.27 |
-5
|
-0.48 |
-0.54 |
-0.62 |
-0.30 |
-0.29 |
-4
|
-0.43 |
-0.43 |
-0.39 |
-0.31 |
-0.23 |
-3
|
-0.32 |
-0.35 |
-0.20 |
-0.14 |
-0.17 |
-2
|
-0.11 |
-0.34 |
-0.16 |
-0.03 |
-0.08 |
-1
|
-0.04 |
-0.12 |
-0.02 |
-0.05 |
-0.01 |
0
|
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1
|
-0.02 |
-0.04 |
-0.03 |
-0.02 |
-0.06 |
2
|
-0.03 |
-0.13 |
-0.23 |
-0.23 |
-0.12 |
3
|
-0.01 |
-0.24 |
-0.31 |
-0.26 |
-0.27 |
4
|
-0.48 |
-0.47 |
-0.45 |
-0.36 |
-0.40 |
5
|
-1.24 |
-0.77 |
-0.59 |
-0.44 |
-0.52 |
6
|
-1.70 |
-1.13 |
-0.64 |
-0.56 |
-0.67 |
7
|
-2.18 |
-1.14 |
-0.75 |
-0.74 |
-0.87 |
8
|
-2.53 |
-1.28 |
-1.03 |
-0.99 |
-1.19 |
9
|
-2.76 |
-1.58 |
-1.17 |
-1.21 |
-1.53 |
10
|
-2.56 |
-1.63 |
-1.36 |
-1.33 |
-2.09 |
11
|
-2.69 |
-1.90 |
-1.48 |
-1.44 |
-2.59 |
12
|
-2.37 |
-2.27 |
-1.39 |
-1.54 |
-3.16 |
13
|
-1.88 |
-2.44 |
-1.42 |
-1.55 |
-3.67 |
14
|
-1.79 |
-2.64 |
-1.41 |
-1.61 |
-4.27 |
15
|
-1.40 |
-2.94 |
-1.39 |
-1.62 |
-4.76 |
16
|
-1.21 |
-3.08 |
-1.37 |
-1.58 |
-5.01 |
17
|
-0.78 |
-3.09 |
-1.42 |
-1.64 |
-5.35 |
18
|
-0.16 |
-2.85 |
-1.40 |
-1.65 |
-5.59 |
19
|
0.23 |
-2.93 |
-1.35 |
-1.70 |
-5.75 |
20
|
0.53 |
-2.74 |
-1.41 |
-1.60 |
-5.90 |
21
|
0.84 |
-2.44 |
-1.36 |
-1.59 |
-6.05 |
22
|
0.86 |
-2.14 |
-1.22 |
-1.71 |
-6.05 |
23
|
0.94 |
-1.72 |
-1.10 |
-1.64 |
-6.25 |
24
|
1.16 |
-1.27 |
-1.04 |
-1.75 |
-6.23 |
25
|
1.36 |
-1.60 |
-0.97 |
-1.91 |
-6.28 |
26
|
1.60 |
-0.39 |
-0.85 |
-1.95 |
-6.17 |
27
|
1.62 |
-0.09 |
-0.82 |
-1.95 |
-5.99 |
28
|
2.04 |
0.29 |
-0.65 |
-1.94 |
-5.61 |
29
|
2.31 |
0.68 |
-0.53 |
-1.93 |
-5.71 |
30
|
2.62 |
1.17 |
-0.33 |
-1.96 |
-5.76 |
31
|
2.99 |
1.69 |
-0.05 |
-1.88 |
-5.78 |
32
|
3.50 |
1.99 |
0.17 |
-1.73 |
-5.82 |
33
|
3.93 |
2.39 |
0.12 |
-1.72 |
-5.64 |
34
|
4.39 |
2.73 |
0.40 |
-1.63 |
-5.55 |
35
|
4.90 |
3.14 |
0.65 |
-1.50 |
-5.48 |
36
|
5.34 |
3.48 |
0.81 |
-1.47 |
-5.45 |
37
|
5.65 |
3.75 |
1.09 |
-1.22 |
-5.32 |
38
|
6.23 |
4.09 |
1.23 |
-1.03 |
-5.16 |
39
|
6.56 |
4.40 |
1.45 |
-0.80 |
-4.91 |
40
|
7.04 |
4.78 |
1.71 |
-0.74 |
-4.85 |
41
|
7.34 |
4.92 |
1.95 |
-0.71 |
-4.68 |
42
|
7.58 |
5.21 |
2.23 |
-0.62 |
-4.63 |
43
|
8.03 |
5.34 |
2.48 |
-0.49 |
-4.56 |
44
|
8.68 |
5.72 |
2.66 |
-0.23 |
-4.38 |
45
|
9.57 |
5.94 |
3.08 |
-0.19 |
-4.23 |
46
|
10.01 |
6.23 |
3.40 |
-0.09 |
-4.13 |
47
|
10.58 |
6.39 |
3.70 |
0.01 |
-3.98 |
48
|
10.90 |
6.60 |
3.99 |
0.19 |
-3.73 |
49
|
11.25 |
6.81 |
4.33 |
0.30 |
-3.55 |
50
|
11.42 |
7.03 |
4.59 |
0.57 |
-3.37 |
51
|
11.85 |
7.24 |
4.91 |
0.70 |
-3.32 |
52
|
12.41 |
7.47 |
5.10 |
0.89 |
-3.24 |
53
|
12.77 |
7.65 |
5.48 |
1.17 |
-3.17 |
54
|
12.94 |
7.79 |
5.74 |
1.32 |
-3.07 |
55
|
13.25 |
7.90 |
6.03 |
1.37 |
-2.93 |
56
|
13.79 |
8.01 |
6.22 |
1.43 |
-2.80 |
57
|
13.71 |
8.21 |
6.42 |
1.69 |
-2.71 |
58
|
14.19 |
8.35 |
6.57 |
1.81 |
-2.60 |
59
|
14.59 |
8.25 |
6.55 |
2.01 |
-2.42 |
60
|
14.73 |
8.59 |
6.76 |
2.25 |
-2.29 |
61
|
14.83 |
8.72 |
6.85 |
2.46 |
-2.06 |
62
|
14.87 |
9.10 |
7.08 |
2.60 |
-1.96 |
63
|
15.07 |
9.30 |
7.30 |
2.62 |
-1.83 |
64
|
15.19 |
9.50 |
7.44 |
2.68 |
-1.67 |
65
|
15.31 |
9.73 |
7.58 |
2.84 |
-1.56 |
66
|
15.47 |
9.91 |
7.70 |
2.97 |
-1.46 |
67
|
15.57 |
10.17 |
7.68 |
3.09 |
-1.27 |
68
|
15.72 |
10.44 |
8.08 |
3.10 |
-1.13 |
69
|
15.53 |
10.81 |
8.32 |
3.25 |
-1.00 |
70
|
14.99 |
11.05 |
8.47 |
3.38 |
-0.79 |
71
|
14.58 |
11.24 |
8.76 |
3.56 |
-0.75 |
72
|
14.25 |
11.62 |
9.02 |
3.63 |
-0.62 |
73
|
14.58 |
11.81 |
9.25 |
3.77 |
-0.50 |
74
|
14.72 |
12.06 |
9.41 |
3.83 |
-0.30 |
75
|
15.08 |
12.59 |
9.62 |
3.94 |
-0.08 |
76
|
15.40 |
12.85 |
9.84 |
4.00 |
0.08 |
77
|
15.65 |
13.17 |
10.12 |
3.97 |
0.30 |
78
|
15.77 |
13.27 |
10.27 |
3.95 |
0.46 |
79
|
15.86 |
13.76 |
10.48 |
4.02 |
0.62 |
80
|
15.99 |
14.07 |
10.76 |
4.09 |
0.83 |
81
|
16.08 |
14.33 |
11.05 |
4.17 |
0.97 |
82
|
16.10 |
14.58 |
11.31 |
4.24 |
1.21 |
83
|
16.35 |
14.98 |
11.55 |
4.26 |
1.42 |
84
|
16.49 |
15.22 |
11.79 |
4.19 |
1.58 |
85
|
16.44 |
15.36 |
12.07 |
4.14 |
1.77 |
86
|
16.33 |
15.73 |
12.04 |
3.98 |
1.83 |
87
|
16.21 |
16.02 |
12.51 |
3.84 |
2.02 |
88
|
15.94 |
16.39 |
12.82 |
3.71 |
2.21 |
89
|
15.59 |
16.71 |
13.10 |
3.56 |
2.38 |
90
|
15.17 |
16.99 |
13.37 |
3.36 |
2.58 |
91
|
15.17 |
17.27 |
13.62 |
3.02 |
2.69 |
92
|
15.00 |
17.49 |
13.80 |
2.66 |
2.79 |
93
|
14.65 |
17.67 |
13.94 |
2.08 |
3.01 |
94
|
14.59 |
17.80 |
14.20 |
1.56 |
3.21 |
95
|
14.28 |
17.93 |
14.56 |
0.96 |
3.41 |