Figure 1. Employment in total nonfarm, January 1990–December 2016, seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Date Total nonfarm

Jan 90

109,185

Feb 90

109,433

Mar 90

109,648

Apr-90

109,687

May-90

109,839

Jun-90

109,861

Jul-90

109,830

Aug-90

109,614

Sep- 90

109,524

Oct-90

109,364

Nov-90

109,215

Dec 90

109,159

Jan 91

109,042

Feb 91

108,736

Mar 91

108,578

Apr 91

108,366

May 91

108,243

Jun 91

108,337

Jul 91

108,298

Aug 91

108,308

Sep 91

108,340

Oct 91

108,355

Nov 91

108,298

Dec 91

108,324

Jan 92

108,375

Feb 92

108,314

Mar 92

108,369

Apr 92

108,527

May 92

108,654

Jun 92

108,719

Jul 92

108,792

Aug 92

108,930

Sep 92

108,966

Oct 92

109,147

Nov 92

109,283

Dec 92

109,494

Jan 93

109,804

Feb 93

110,047

Mar 93

109,998

Apr 93

110,306

May 93

110,573

Jun 93

110,752

Jul 93

111,054

Aug 93

111,212

Sep 93

111,453

Oct 93

111,736

Nov 93

111,999

Dec 93

112,315

Jan 94

112,587

Feb 94

112,783

Mar 94

113,247

Apr 94

113,597

May 94

113,931

Jun 94

114,245

Jul 94

114,619

Aug 94

114,902

Sep 94

115,256

Oct 94

115,465

Nov 94

115,886

Dec 94

116,166

Jan 95

116,492

Feb 95

116,693

Mar 95

116,912

Apr 95

117,075

May 95

117,059

Jun 95

117,293

Jul 95

117,389

Aug 95

117,644

Sep 95

117,888

Oct 95

118,039

Nov 95

118,188

Dec 95

118,322

Jan 96

118,307

Feb 96

118,736

Mar 96

119,001

Apr 96

119,165

May 96

119,488

Jun 96

119,773

Jul 96

120,023

Aug 96

120,203

Sep 96

120,427

Oct 96

120,676

Nov 96

120,975

Dec 96

121,146

Jan 97

121,379

Feb 97

121,684

Mar 97

121,999

Apr 97

122,291

May 97

122,552

Jun 97

122,818

Jul 97

123,124

Aug 97

123,093

Sep 97

123,604

Oct 97

123,946

Nov 97

124,250

Dec 97

124,554

Jan 98

124,828

Feb 98

125,027

Mar 98

125,176

Apr 98

125,456

May 98

125,860

Jun 98

126,080

Jul 98

126,209

Aug 98

126,551

Sep 98

126,773

Oct 98

126,974

Nov 98

127,254

Dec 98

127,601

Jan 99

127,727

Feb 99

128,136

Mar 99

128,244

Apr 99

128,618

May 99

128,830

Jun 99

129,093

Jul 99

129,414

Aug 99

129,576

Sep 99

129,792

Oct 99

130,189

Nov 99

130,482

Dec 99

130,781

Jan 00

131,009

Feb 00

131,140

Mar 00

131,608

Apr 00

131,895

May 00

132,121

Jun 00

132,077

Jul 00

132,253

Aug 00

132,240

Sep 00

132,375

Oct 00

132,361

Nov 00

132,589

Dec 00

132,731

Jan 01

132,706

Feb 01

132,778

Mar 01

132,751

Apr 01

132,471

May 01

132,432

Jun 01

132,302

Jul 01

132,191

Aug 01

132,035

Sep 01

131,794

Oct 01

131,467

Nov 01

131,176

Dec 01

131,004

Jan 02

130,869

Feb 02

130,733

Mar 02

130712

Apr 02

130,634

May 02

130,629

Jun 02

130,685

Jul 02

130,601

Aug 02

130,587

Sep 02

130,527

Oct 02

130,649

Nov 02

130,662

Dec 02

130,504

Jan 03

130,596

Feb 03

130,447

Mar 03

130,238

Apr 03

130,194

May 03

130,187

Jun 03

130,197

Jul 03

130,219

Aug 03

130178

Sep 03

130,282

Oct 03

130,485

Nov 03

130,496

Dec 03

130,619

Jan 04

130,778

Feb 04

130,826

Mar 04

131,157

Apr 04

131,408

May 04

131,715

Jun 04

131,792

Jul 04

131,837

Aug 04

131,956

Sep 04

132,118

Oct 04

132,464

Nov 04

132,530

Dec 04

132,659

Jan 05

132,795

Feb 05

133,034

Mar 05

133,169

Apr 05

133,533

May 05

133,710

Jun 05

133,955

Jul 05

134,329

Aug 05

134,525

Sep 05

134,592

Oct 05

134,676

Nov 05

135,017

Dec 05

135,174

Jan 06

135,452

Feb 06

135,767

Mar 06

136,049

Apr 06

136,232

May 06

136,257

Jun 06

136,336

Jul 06

136,542

Aug 06

136,725

Sep 06

136,878

Oct 06

136,886

Nov 06

137,095

Dec 06

137,266

Jan 07

137,506

Feb 07

137,595

Mar 07

137,785

Apr 07

137,865

May 07

138,008

Jun 07

138,083

Jul 07

138,049

Aug 07

138,029

Sep 07

138,117

Oct 07

138,201

Nov 07

138,315

Dec 07

138,413

Jan 08

138,430

Feb 08

138,346

Mar 08

138,268

Apr 08

138,058

May 08

137,872

Jun 08

137,710

Jul 08

137,497

Aug 08

137,230

Sep 08

136,780

Oct 08

136,306

Nov 08

135,540

Dec 08

134,846

Jan 09

134,053

Feb 09

133,351

Mar 09

132,528

Apr 09

131,841

May 09

131,492

Jun 09

131,021

Jul 09

130,692

Aug 09

130,479

Sep 09

130,259

Oct 09

130,055

Nov 09

130,053

Dec 09

129,778

Jan 10

129,801

Feb 10

129,733

Mar 10

129,897

Apr 10

130,140

May 10

130,664

Jun 10

130,527

Jul 10

130,459

Aug 10

130423

Sep 10

130,371

Oct 10

130,633

Nov 10

130,752

Dec 10

130,839

Jan 11

130,882

Feb 11

131,071

Mar 11

131,296

Apr 11

131,642

May 11

131,719

Jun 11

131,944

Jul 11

132013

Aug 11

132,123

Sep 11

132,371

Oct 11

132,580

Nov 11

132,721

Dec 11

132,930

Jan 12

133,288

Feb 12

133,525

Mar 12

133,758

Apr 12

133,836

May 12

133,951

Jun 12

134,027

Jul 12

134,170

Aug 12

134,347

Sep 12

134,550

Oct 12

134,696

Nov 12

134,828

Dec 12

135,072

Jan 13

135,283

Feb 13

135,569

Mar 13

135,699

Apr 13

135,896

May 13

136,122

Jun 13

136,284

Jul 13

136,406

Aug 13

136,667

Sep 13

136,857

Oct 13

137,069

Nov 13

137,327

Dec 13

137,374

Jan 14

137,564

Feb 14

137,715

Mar 14

137,987

Apr 14

138,316

May 14

138,562

Jun 14

138,866

Jul 14

139,068

Aug 14

139,298

Sep 14

139,578

Oct 14

139,805

Nov 14

140117

Dec 14

140,372

Jan 15

140,606

Feb 15

140,844

Mar 15

140,930

Apr 15

141,192

May 15

141,536

Jun 15

141,742

Jul 15

141,996

Aug 15

142,153

Sep 15

142,253

Oct 15

142,574

Nov 15

142,846

Dec 15

143,085

Jan 16

143,211

Feb 16

143,448

Mar 16

143673

Apr 16

143,826

May 16

143,869

Jun 16

144,166

Jul 16

144,457

Aug 16

144,633

Sep 16

144,882

Oct 16

145,006

Nov 16

145,170

Dec 16

145,325
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey.