Figure 8. Information employment, seasonally adjusted, January 1939– December 2015
Date Employment level (in thousands)

Jan 1939

1,112

Feb 1939

1,118

Mar 1939

1,126

Apr 1939

1,127

May 1939

1,125

Jun 1939

1,131

Jul 1939

1,131

Aug 1939

1,134

Sep 1939

1,152

Oct 1939

1,179

Nov 1939

1,179

Dec 1939

1,178

Jan 1940

1,183

Feb 1940

1,186

Mar 1940

1,182

Apr 1940

1,174

May 1940

1,178

Jun 1940

1,178

Jul 1940

1,178

Aug 1940

1,191

Sep 1940

1,205

Oct 1940

1,222

Nov 1940

1,231

Dec 1940

1,241

Jan 1941

1,253

Feb 1941

1,267

Mar 1941

1,284

Apr 1941

1,305

May 1941

1,327

Jun 1941

1,345

Jul 1941

1,363

Aug 1941

1,376

Sep 1941

1,386

Oct 1941

1,396

Nov 1941

1,399

Dec 1941

1,401

Jan 1942

1,408

Feb 1942

1,415

Mar 1942

1,426

Apr 1942

1,440

May 1942

1,450

Jun 1942

1,457

Jul 1942

1,471

Aug 1942

1,486

Sep 1942

1,500

Oct 1942

1,514

Nov 1942

1,527

Dec 1942

1,547

Jan 1943

1,562

Feb 1943

1,570

Mar 1943

1,582

Apr 1943

1,590

May 1943

1,594

Jun 1943

1,606

Jul 1943

1,614

Aug 1943

1,618

Sep 1943

1,619

Oct 1943

1,631

Nov 1943

1,640

Dec 1943

1,640

Jan 1944

1,641

Feb 1944

1,645

Mar 1944

1,643

Apr 1944

1,640

May 1944

1,639

Jun 1944

1,637

Jul 1944

1,633

Aug 1944

1,631

Sep 1944

1,626

Oct 1944

1,622

Nov 1944

1,625

Dec 1944

1,634

Jan 1945

1,631

Feb 1945

1,634

Mar 1945

1,636

Apr 1945

1,628

May 1945

1,620

Jun 1945

1,609

Jul 1945

1,596

Aug 1945

1,576

Sep 1945

1,498

Oct 1945

1,499

Nov 1945

1,517

Dec 1945

1,529

Jan 1946

1,543

Feb 1946

1,512

Mar 1946

1,553

Apr 1946

1,582

May 1946

1,575

Jun 1946

1,583

Jul 1946

1,600

Aug 1946

1,618

Sep 1946

1,625

Oct 1946

1,636

Nov 1946

1,646

Dec 1946

1,646

Jan 1947

1,653

Feb 1947

1,652

Mar 1947

1,662

Apr 1947

1,631

May 1947

1,643

Jun 1947

1,657

Jul 1947

1,654

Aug 1947

1,659

Sep 1947

1,665

Oct 1947

1,667

Nov 1947

1,668

Dec 1947

1,679

Jan 1948

1,669

Feb 1948

1,670

Mar 1948

1,678

Apr 1948

1,653

May 1948

1,664

Jun 1948

1,670

Jul 1948

1,677

Aug 1948

1,670

Sep 1948

1,671

Oct 1948

1,670

Nov 1948

1,663

Dec 1948

1,662

Jan 1949

1,638

Feb 1949

1,628

Mar 1949

1,612

Apr 1949

1,604

May 1949

1,596

Jun 1949

1,585

Jul 1949

1,572

Aug 1949

1,565

Sep 1949

1,564

Oct 1949

1,532

Nov 1949

1,540

Dec 1949

1,558

Jan 1950

1,562

Feb 1950

1,559

Mar 1950

1,570

Apr 1950

1,587

May 1950

1,586

Jun 1950

1,619

Jul 1950

1,634

Aug 1950

1,658

Sep 1950

1,670

Oct 1950

1,681

Nov 1950

1,684

Dec 1950

1,689

Jan 1951

1,701

Feb 1951

1,713

Mar 1951

1,722

Apr 1951

1,726

May 1951

1,723

Jun 1951

1,725

Jul 1951

1,722

Aug 1951

1,717

Sep 1951

1,714

Oct 1951

1,713

Nov 1951

1,718

Dec 1951

1,721

Jan 1952

1,726

Feb 1952

1,731

Mar 1952

1,732

Apr 1952

1,724

May 1952

1,728

Jun 1952

1,713

Jul 1952

1,695

Aug 1952

1,731

Sep 1952

1,747

Oct 1952

1,759

Nov 1952

1,768

Dec 1952

1,776

Jan 1953

1,778

Feb 1953

1,784

Mar 1953

1,792

Apr 1953

1,794

May 1953

1,800

Jun 1953

1,800

Jul 1953

1,802

Aug 1953

1,796

Sep 1953

1,787

Oct 1953

1,776

Nov 1953

1,761

Dec 1953

1,747

Jan 1954

1,733

Feb 1954

1,720

Mar 1954

1,701

Apr 1954

1,701

May 1954

1,693

Jun 1954

1,689

Jul 1954

1,682

Aug 1954

1,677

Sep 1954

1,678

Oct 1954

1,677

Nov 1954

1,681

Dec 1954

1,686

Jan 1955

1,693

Feb 1955

1,701

Mar 1955

1,710

Apr 1955

1,708

May 1955

1,725

Jun 1955

1,741

Jul 1955

1,744

Aug 1955

1,751

Sep 1955

1,753

Oct 1955

1,756

Nov 1955

1,767

Dec 1955

1,771

Jan 1956

1,774

Feb 1956

1,777

Mar 1956

1,777

Apr 1956

1,783

May 1956

1,784

Jun 1956

1,782

Jul 1956

1,753

Aug 1956

1,776

Sep 1956

1,778

Oct 1956

1,784

Nov 1956

1,783

Dec 1956

1,787

Jan 1957

1,788

Feb 1957

1,791

Mar 1957

1,796

Apr 1957

1,795

May 1957

1,792

Jun 1957

1,786

Jul 1957

1,785

Aug 1957

1,787

Sep 1957

1,779

Oct 1957

1,768

Nov 1957

1,753

Dec 1957

1,740

Jan 1958

1,722

Feb 1958

1,704

Mar 1958

1,684

Apr 1958

1,666

May 1958

1,658

Jun 1958

1,655

Jul 1958

1,655

Aug 1958

1,656

Sep 1958

1,663

Oct 1958

1,665

Nov 1958

1,678

Dec 1958

1,680

Jan 1959

1,697

Feb 1959

1,703

Mar 1959

1,713

Apr 1959

1,722

May 1959

1,730

Jun 1959

1,734

Jul 1959

1,737

Aug 1959

1,710

Sep 1959

1,715

Oct 1959

1,708

Nov 1959

1,716

Dec 1959

1,733

Jan 1960

1,741

Feb 1960

1,747

Mar 1960

1,746

Apr 1960

1,747

May 1960

1,739

Jun 1960

1,734

Jul 1960

1,730

Aug 1960

1,724

Sep 1960

1,720

Oct 1960

1,714

Nov 1960

1,705

Dec 1960

1,691

Jan 1961

1,688

Feb 1961

1,682

Mar 1961

1,680

Apr 1961

1,678

May 1961

1,683

Jun 1961

1,687

Jul 1961

1,694

Aug 1961

1,697

Sep 1961

1,699

Oct 1961

1,703

Nov 1961

1,709

Dec 1961

1,710

Jan 1962

1,712

Feb 1962

1,717

Mar 1962

1,721

Apr 1962

1,725

May 1962

1,725

Jun 1962

1,724

Jul 1962

1,720

Aug 1962

1,722

Sep 1962

1,724

Oct 1962

1,731

Nov 1962

1,726

Dec 1962

1,728

Jan 1963

1,710

Feb 1963

1,729

Mar 1963

1,729

Apr 1963

1,730

May 1963

1,734

Jun 1963

1,736

Jul 1963

1,739

Aug 1963

1,738

Sep 1963

1,741

Oct 1963

1,747

Nov 1963

1,741

Dec 1963

1,743

Jan 1964

1,747

Feb 1964

1,750

Mar 1964

1,751

Apr 1964

1,756

May 1964

1,758

Jun 1964

1,759

Jul 1964

1,767

Aug 1964

1,771

Sep 1964

1,779

Oct 1964

1,772

Nov 1964

1,783

Dec 1964

1,794

Jan 1965

1,783

Feb 1965

1,796

Mar 1965

1,805

Apr 1965

1,810

May 1965

1,814

Jun 1965

1,820

Jul 1965

1,828

Aug 1965

1,833

Sep 1965

1,842

Oct 1965

1,849

Nov 1965

1,854

Dec 1965

1,861

Jan 1966

1,867

Feb 1966

1,877

Mar 1966

1,884

Apr 1966

1,892

May 1966

1,901

Jun 1966

1,910

Jul 1966

1,910

Aug 1966

1,911

Sep 1966

1,928

Oct 1966

1,935

Nov 1966

1,941

Dec 1966

1,944

Jan 1967

1,952

Feb 1967

1,949

Mar 1967

1,950

Apr 1967

1,941

May 1967

1,952

Jun 1967

1,951

Jul 1967

1,955

Aug 1967

1,956

Sep 1967

1,955

Oct 1967

1,953

Nov 1967

1,970

Dec 1967

1,971

Jan 1968

1,973

Feb 1968

1,977

Mar 1968

1,978

Apr 1968

1,981

May 1968

1,974

Jun 1968

1,986

Jul 1968

1,991

Aug 1968

1,994

Sep 1968

2,001

Oct 1968

2,006

Nov 1968

2,015

Dec 1968

2,019

Jan 1969

2,019

Feb 1969

2,025

Mar 1969

2,031

Apr 1969

2,041

May 1969

2,045

Jun 1969

2,052

Jul 1969

2,055

Aug 1969

2,062

Sep 1969

2,061

Oct 1969

2,065

Nov 1969

2,062

Dec 1969

2,062

Jan 1970

2,064

Feb 1970

2,060

Mar 1970

2,059

Apr 1970

2,050

May 1970

2,045

Jun 1970

2,045

Jul 1970

2,050

Aug 1970

2,042

Sep 1970

2,040

Oct 1970

2,018

Nov 1970

2,011

Dec 1970

2,008

Jan 1971

2,014

Feb 1971

2,014

Mar 1971

2,008

Apr 1971

2,009

May 1971

2,015

Jun 1971

2,008

Jul 1971

2,009

Aug 1971

1,999

Sep 1971

2,008

Oct 1971

2,001

Nov 1971

2,005

Dec 1971

2,012

Jan 1972

2,019

Feb 1972

2,025

Mar 1972

2,035

Apr 1972

2,040

May 1972

2,046

Jun 1972

2,054

Jul 1972

2,051

Aug 1972

2,061

Sep 1972

2,066

Oct 1972

2,078

Nov 1972

2,088

Dec 1972

2,096

Jan 1973

2,100

Feb 1973

2,111

Mar 1973

2,118

Apr 1973

2,125

May 1973

2,128

Jun 1973

2,131

Jul 1973

2,133

Aug 1973

2,141

Sep 1973

2,145

Oct 1973

2,155

Nov 1973

2,160

Dec 1973

2,160

Jan 1974

2,167

Feb 1974

2,167

Mar 1974

2,165

Apr 1974

2,166

May 1974

2,169

Jun 1974

2,171

Jul 1974

2,173

Aug 1974

2,167

Sep 1974

2,159

Oct 1974

2,155

Nov 1974

2,143

Dec 1974

2,118

Jan 1975

2,095

Feb 1975

2,073

Mar 1975

2,059

Apr 1975

2,053

May 1975

2,051

Jun 1975

2,045

Jul 1975

2,047

Aug 1975

2,054

Sep 1975

2,055

Oct 1975

2,061

Nov 1975

2,067

Dec 1975

2,065

Jan 1976

2,083

Feb 1976

2,093

Mar 1976

2,100

Apr 1976

2,106

May 1976

2,106

Jun 1976

2,111

Jul 1976

2,115

Aug 1976

2,118

Sep 1976

2,123

Oct 1976

2,119

Nov 1976

2,129

Dec 1976

2,136

Jan 1977

2,145

Feb 1977

2,151

Mar 1977

2,157

Apr 1977

2,166

May 1977

2,177

Jun 1977

2,185

Jul 1977

2,192

Aug 1977

2,196

Sep 1977

2,205

Oct 1977

2,208

Nov 1977

2,218

Dec 1977

2,227

Jan 1978

2,234

Feb 1978

2,244

Mar 1978

2,255

Apr 1978

2,268

May 1978

2,277

Jun 1978

2,291

Jul 1978

2,285

Aug 1978

2,296

Sep 1978

2,301

Oct 1978

2,316

Nov 1978

2,332

Dec 1978

2,341

Jan 1979

2,347

Feb 1979

2,355

Mar 1979

2,363

Apr 1979

2,344

May 1979

2,372

Jun 1979

2,391

Jul 1979

2,386

Aug 1979

2,385

Sep 1979

2,386

Oct 1979

2,389

Nov 1979

2,391

Dec 1979

2,392

Jan 1980

2,391

Feb 1980

2,389

Mar 1980

2,390

Apr 1980

2,377

May 1980

2,365

Jun 1980

2,351

Jul 1980

2,339

Aug 1980

2,323

Sep 1980

2,325

Oct 1980

2,354

Nov 1980

2,359

Dec 1980

2,364

Jan 1981

2,372

Feb 1981

2,373

Mar 1981

2,377

Apr 1981

2,382

May 1981

2,385

Jun 1981

2,389

Jul 1981

2,392

Aug 1981

2,392

Sep 1981

2,390

Oct 1981

2,385

Nov 1981

2,379

Dec 1981

2,367

Jan 1982

2,360

Feb 1982

2,355

Mar 1982

2,348

Apr 1982

2,336

May 1982

2,334

Jun 1982

2,324

Jul 1982

2,314

Aug 1982

2,304

Sep 1982

2,295

Oct 1982

2,285

Nov 1982

2,279

Dec 1982

2,276

Jan 1983

2,272

Feb 1983

2,269

Mar 1983

2,274

Apr 1983

2,282

May 1983

2,288

Jun 1983

2,294

Jul 1983

2,303

Aug 1983

1,717

Sep 1983

2,323

Oct 1983

2,331

Nov 1983

2,337

Dec 1983

2,341

Jan 1984

2,359

Feb 1984

2,368

Mar 1984

2,378

Apr 1984

2,384

May 1984

2,392

Jun 1984

2,401

Jul 1984

2,406

Aug 1984

2,411

Sep 1984

2,412

Oct 1984

2,418

Nov 1984

2,421

Dec 1984

2,424

Jan 1985

2,429

Feb 1985

2,430

Mar 1985

2,423

Apr 1985

2,432

May 1985

2,434

Jun 1985

2,437

Jul 1985

2,438

Aug 1985

2,437

Sep 1985

2,440

Oct 1985

2,444

Nov 1985

2,448

Dec 1985

2,449

Jan 1986

2,450

Feb 1986

2,450

Mar 1986

2,449

Apr 1986

2,450

May 1986

2,451

Jun 1986

2,365

Jul 1986

2,453

Aug 1986

2,420

Sep 1986

2,458

Oct 1986

2,452

Nov 1986

2,465

Dec 1986

2,468

Jan 1987

2,472

Feb 1987

2,477

Mar 1987

2,484

Apr 1987

2,492

May 1987

2,496

Jun 1987

2,501

Jul 1987

2,508

Aug 1987

2,516

Sep 1987

2,526

Oct 1987

2,533

Nov 1987

2,538

Dec 1987

2,543

Jan 1988

2,549

Feb 1988

2,555

Mar 1988

2,563

Apr 1988

2,568

May 1988

2,575

Jun 1988

2,583

Jul 1988

2,585

Aug 1988

2,592

Sep 1988

2,601

Oct 1988

2,609

Nov 1988

2,616

Dec 1988

2,626

Jan 1989

2,620

Feb 1989

2,627

Mar 1989

2,629

Apr 1989

2,637

May 1989

2,643

Jun 1989

2,646

Jul 1989

2,639

Aug 1989

2,498

Sep 1989

2,610

Oct 1989

2,616

Nov 1989

2,620

Dec 1989

2,682

Jan 1990

2,670

Feb 1990

2,676

Mar 1990

2,681

Apr 1990

2,685

May 1990

2,690

Jun 1990

2,694

Jul 1990

2,697

Aug 1990

2,697

Sep 1990

2,694

Oct 1990

2,693

Nov 1990

2,689

Dec 1990

2,691

Jan 1991

2,697

Feb 1991

2,693

Mar 1991

2,690

Apr 1991

2,689

May 1991

2,685

Jun 1991

2,681

Jul 1991

2,677

Aug 1991

2,672

Sep 1991

2,671

Oct 1991

2,666

Nov 1991

2,655

Dec 1991

2,655

Jan 1992

2,639

Feb 1992

2,639

Mar 1992

2,642

Apr 1992

2,638

May 1992

2,638

Jun 1992

2,638

Jul 1992

2,637

Aug 1992

2,635

Sep 1992

2,640

Oct 1992

2,646

Nov 1992

2,650

Dec 1992

2,653

Jan 1993

2,655

Feb 1993

2,655

Mar 1993

2,651

Apr 1993

2,658

May 1993

2,661

Jun 1993

2,666

Jul 1993

2,667

Aug 1993

2,674

Sep 1993

2,672

Oct 1993

2,677

Nov 1993

2,683

Dec 1993

2,692

Jan 1994

2,699

Feb 1994

2,707

Mar 1994

2,714

Apr 1994

2,721

May 1994

2,725

Jun 1994

2,731

Jul 1994

2,734

Aug 1994

2,751

Sep 1994

2,750

Oct 1994

2,764

Nov 1994

2,776

Dec 1994

2,790

Jan 1995

2,784

Feb 1995

2,815

Mar 1995

2,823

Apr 1995

2,833

May 1995

2,834

Jun 1995

2,837

Jul 1995

2,848

Aug 1995

2,850

Sep 1995

2,863

Oct 1995

2,871

Nov 1995

2,879

Dec 1995

2,884

Jan 1996

2,887

Feb 1996

2,894

Mar 1996

2,904

Apr 1996

2,910

May 1996

2,921

Jun 1996

2,931

Jul 1996

2,944

Aug 1996

2,957

Sep 1996

2,972

Oct 1996

2,975

Nov 1996

2,990

Dec 1996

2,997

Jan 1997

3,010

Feb 1997

3,026

Mar 1997

3,044

Apr 1997

3,057

May 1997

3,071

Jun 1997

3,086

Jul 1997

3,093

Aug 1997

3,104

Sep 1997

3,112

Oct 1997

3,123

Nov 1997

3,133

Dec 1997

3,146

Jan 1998

3,155

Feb 1998

3,169

Mar 1998

3,178

Apr 1998

3,192

May 1998

3,202

Jun 1998

3,208

Jul 1998

3,226

Aug 1998

3,229

Sep 1998

3,244

Oct 1998

3,259

Nov 1998

3,273

Dec 1998

3,288

Jan 1999

3,303

Feb 1999

3,329

Mar 1999

3,337

Apr 1999

3,358

May 1999

3,389

Jun 1999

3,405

Jul 1999

3,427

Aug 1999

3,449

Sep 1999

3,475

Oct 1999

3,497

Nov 1999

3,515

Dec 1999

3,532

Jan 2000

3,550

Feb 2000

3,569

Mar 2000

3,591

Apr 2000

3,608

May 2000

3,614

Jun 2000

3,642

Jul 2000

3,658

Aug 2000

3,583

Sep 2000

3,674

Oct 2000

3,676

Nov 2000

3,684

Dec 2000

3,705

Jan 2001

3,709

Feb 2001

3,716

Mar 2001

3,717

Apr 2001

3,686

May 2001

3,662

Jun 2001

3,642

Jul 2001

3,619

Aug 2001

3,599

Sep 2001

3,584

Oct 2001

3,556

Nov 2001

3,535

Dec 2001

3,521

Jan 2002

3,495

Feb 2002

3,472

Mar 2002

3,454

Apr 2002

3,435

May 2002

3,417

Jun 2002

3,401

Jul 2002

3,380

Aug 2002

3,370

Sep 2002

3,345

Oct 2002

3,348

Nov 2002

3,326

Dec 2002

3,288

Jan 2003

3,264

Feb 2003

3,236

Mar 2003

3,221

Apr 2003

3,207

May 2003

3,193

Jun 2003

3,182

Jul 2003

3,176

Aug 2003

3,165

Sep 2003

3,164

Oct 2003

3,158

Nov 2003

3,150

Dec 2003

3,150

Jan 2004

3,144

Feb 2004

3,143

Mar 2004

3,134

Apr 2004

3,131

May 2004

3,134

Jun 2004

3,135

Jul 2004

3,122

Aug 2004

3,105

Sep 2004

3,093

Oct 2004

3,098

Nov 2004

3,088

Dec 2004

3,079

Jan 2005

3,069

Feb 2005

3,058

Mar 2005

3,062

Apr 2005

3,068

May 2005

3,062

Jun 2005

3,057

Jul 2005

3,061

Aug 2005

3,062

Sep 2005

3,069

Oct 2005

3,055

Nov 2005

3,056

Dec 2005

3,054

Jan 2006

3,053

Feb 2006

3,052

Mar 2006

3,055

Apr 2006

3,045

May 2006

3,039

Jun 2006

3,037

Jul 2006

3,032

Aug 2006

3,035

Sep 2006

3,028

Oct 2006

3,024

Nov 2006

3,024

Dec 2006

3,032

Jan 2007

3,030

Feb 2007

3,033

Mar 2007

3,030

Apr 2007

3,034

May 2007

3,040

Jun 2007

3,038

Jul 2007

3,037

Aug 2007

3,030

Sep 2007

3,030

Oct 2007

3,028

Nov 2007

3,024

Dec 2007

3,024

Jan 2008

3,026

Feb 2008

3,018

Mar 2008

3,021

Apr 2008

3,012

May 2008

3,007

Jun 2008

3,001

Jul 2008

2,987

Aug 2008

2,974

Sep 2008

2,961

Oct 2008

2,949

Nov 2008

2,931

Dec 2008

2,909

Jan 2009

2,891

Feb 2009

2,878

Mar 2009

2,864

Apr 2009

2,833

May 2009

2,808

Jun 2009

2,796

Jul 2009

2,780

Aug 2009

2,767

Sep 2009

2,769

Oct 2009

2,762

Nov 2009

2,752

Dec 2009

2,744

Jan 2010

2,738

Feb 2010

2,738

Mar 2010

2,719

Apr 2010

2,715

May 2010

2,709

Jun 2010

2,703

Jul 2010

2,704

Aug 2010

2,702

Sep 2010

2,697

Oct 2010

2,695

Nov 2010

2,688

Dec 2010

2,681

Jan 2011

2,676

Feb 2011

2,673

Mar 2011

2,672

Apr 2011

2,675

May 2011

2,679

Jun 2011

2,684

Jul 2011

2,676

Aug 2011

2,633

Sep 2011

2,677

Oct 2011

2,677

Nov 2011

2,675

Dec 2011

2,677

Jan 2012

2,663

Feb 2012

2,677

Mar 2012

2,678

Apr 2012

2,680

May 2012

2,685

Jun 2012

2,675

Jul 2012

2,680

Aug 2012

2,676

Sep 2012

2,670

Oct 2012

2,668

Nov 2012

2,676

Dec 2012

2,673

Jan 2013

2,661

Feb 2013

2,697

Mar 2013

2,699

Apr 2013

2,697

May 2013

2,711

Jun 2013

2,706

Jul 2013

2,722

Aug 2013

2,693

Sep 2013

2,709

Oct 2013

2,720

Nov 2013

2,729

Dec 2013

2,724

Jan 2014

2,721

Feb 2014

2,716

Mar 2014

2,724

Apr 2014

2,723

May 2014

2,717

Jun 2014

2,723

Jul 2014

2,728

Aug 2014

2,737

Sep 2014

2,735

Oct 2014

2,729

Nov 2014

2,732

Dec 2014

2,733

Jan 2015

2,734

Feb 2015

2,738

Mar 2015

2,735

Apr 2015

2,745

May 2015

2,747

Jun 2015

2,751

Jul 2015

2,756

Aug 2015

2,753

Sep 2015

2,766

Oct 2015

2,771

Nov 2015

2,753

Dec 2015

2,763

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