Figure 5. Employment in total nonfarm and temporary help services, January 1990–December 2016, seasonally adjusted, in thousands
| Date |
Total nonfarm |
Temporary help services |
|
Jan 90
|
109,185 |
1,156.3 |
|
Feb 90
|
109,433 |
1,163.1 |
|
Mar 90
|
109,648 |
1,168.8 |
|
Apr 90
|
109,687 |
1,162.4 |
|
May 90
|
109,839 |
1,161.6 |
|
Jun 90
|
109,861 |
1,163.5 |
|
Jul 90
|
109,830 |
1,164.9 |
|
Aug 90
|
109,614 |
1,158.9 |
|
Sep 90
|
109,524 |
1,163.4 |
|
Oct 90
|
109,364 |
1,141.3 |
|
Nov 90
|
109,215 |
1,135.6 |
|
Dec 90
|
109,159 |
1,128.6 |
|
Jan 91
|
109,042 |
1,140.9 |
|
Feb 91
|
108,736 |
1,125.0 |
|
Mar 91
|
108,578 |
1,115.5 |
|
Apr 91
|
108,366 |
1,111.8 |
|
May 91
|
108,243 |
1,109.4 |
|
Jun 91
|
108,337 |
1,112.9 |
|
Jul 91
|
108,298 |
1,109.9 |
|
Aug 91
|
108,308 |
1,120.8 |
|
Sep 91
|
108,340 |
1,129.7 |
|
Oct 91
|
108,355 |
1,132.8 |
|
Nov 91
|
108,298 |
1,133.5 |
|
Dec 91
|
108,324 |
1,141.7 |
|
Jan 92
|
108,375 |
1,150.6 |
|
Feb 92
|
108,314 |
1,157.3 |
|
Mar 92
|
108,369 |
1,169.9 |
|
Apr 92
|
108,527 |
1,183.1 |
|
May 92
|
108,654 |
1,198.5 |
|
Jun 92
|
108,719 |
1,207.7 |
|
Jul 92
|
108,792 |
1,212.5 |
|
Aug 92
|
108,930 |
1,222.8 |
|
Sep 92
|
108,966 |
1,230.3 |
|
Oct 92
|
109,147 |
1,248.9 |
|
Nov 92
|
109,283 |
1,263.6 |
|
Dec 92
|
109,494 |
1,285.4 |
|
Jan 93
|
109,804 |
1,295.8 |
|
Feb 93
|
110,047 |
1,304.7 |
|
Mar 93
|
109,998 |
1,318.2 |
|
Apr 93
|
110,306 |
1,341.7 |
|
May 93
|
110,573 |
1,363.8 |
|
Jun 93
|
110,752 |
1,378.7 |
|
Jul 93
|
111,054 |
1,398.9 |
|
Aug 93
|
111,212 |
1,411.6 |
|
Sep 93
|
111,453 |
1,427.6 |
|
Oct 93
|
111,736 |
1,463.2 |
|
Nov 93
|
111,999 |
1,466.9 |
|
Dec 93
|
112,315 |
1,483.2 |
|
Jan 94
|
112,587 |
1,499.9 |
|
Feb 94
|
112,783 |
1,527.8 |
|
Mar 94
|
113,247 |
1,566.6 |
|
Apr 94
|
113,597 |
1,594.1 |
|
May 94
|
113,931 |
1,601.1 |
|
Jun 94
|
114,245 |
1,628.7 |
|
Jul 94
|
114,619 |
1,653.1 |
|
Aug 94
|
114,902 |
1,664.5 |
|
Sep 94
|
115,256 |
1,685.5 |
|
Oct 94
|
115,465 |
1,696.2 |
|
Nov 94
|
115,886 |
1,716.0 |
|
Dec 94
|
116,166 |
1,719.6 |
|
Jan 95
|
116,492 |
1,735.3 |
|
Feb 95
|
116,693 |
1,743.9 |
|
Mar 95
|
116,912 |
1,736.5 |
|
Apr 95
|
117,075 |
1,728.3 |
|
May 95
|
117,059 |
1,719.6 |
|
Jun 95
|
117,293 |
1,716.9 |
|
Jul 95
|
117,389 |
1,716.0 |
|
Aug 95
|
117,644 |
1,739.7 |
|
Sep 95
|
117,888 |
1,775.7 |
|
Oct 95
|
118,039 |
1,773.1 |
|
Nov 95
|
118,188 |
1,773.6 |
|
Dec 95
|
118,322 |
1,778.6 |
|
Jan 96
|
118,307 |
1,745.2 |
|
Feb 96
|
118,736 |
1,790.0 |
|
Mar 96
|
119,001 |
1,794.8 |
|
Apr 96
|
119,165 |
1,811.4 |
|
May 96
|
119,488 |
1,829.4 |
|
Jun 96
|
119,773 |
1,849.6 |
|
Jul 96
|
120,023 |
1,865.7 |
|
Aug 96
|
120,203 |
1,884.3 |
|
Sep 96
|
120,427 |
1,890.6 |
|
Oct 96
|
120,676 |
1,878.6 |
|
Nov 96
|
120,975 |
1,910.6 |
|
Dec 96
|
121,146 |
1,927.8 |
|
Jan 97
|
121,379 |
1,949.2 |
|
Feb 97
|
121,684 |
1,974.2 |
|
Mar 97
|
121,999 |
2,004.2 |
|
Apr 97
|
122,291 |
2,026.3 |
|
May 97
|
122,552 |
2,045.8 |
|
Jun 97
|
122,818 |
2,057.1 |
|
Jul 97
|
123,124 |
2,084.6 |
|
Aug 97
|
123,093 |
2,066.4 |
|
Sep 97
|
123,604 |
2,082.6 |
|
Oct 97
|
123,946 |
2,106.6 |
|
Nov 97
|
124,250 |
2,138.6 |
|
Dec 97
|
124,554 |
2,165.0 |
|
Jan 98
|
124,828 |
2,178.0 |
|
Feb 98
|
125,027 |
2,191.2 |
|
Mar 98
|
125,176 |
2,193.2 |
|
Apr 98
|
125,456 |
2,202.8 |
|
May 98
|
125,860 |
2,222.5 |
|
Jun 98
|
126,080 |
2,248.4 |
|
Jul 98
|
126,209 |
2,247.6 |
|
Aug 98
|
126,551 |
2,266.2 |
|
Sep 98
|
126,773 |
2,242.9 |
|
Oct 98
|
126,974 |
2,280.6 |
|
Nov 98
|
127,254 |
2,307.2 |
|
Dec 98
|
127,601 |
2,334.8 |
|
Jan 99
|
127,727 |
2,357.1 |
|
Feb 99
|
128,136 |
2,387.4 |
|
Mar 99
|
128,244 |
2,403.8 |
|
Apr 99
|
128,618 |
2,422.8 |
|
May 99
|
128,830 |
2,438.8 |
|
Jun 99
|
129,093 |
2,450.7 |
|
Jul 99
|
129,414 |
2,479.0 |
|
Aug 99
|
129,576 |
2,481.3 |
|
Sep 99
|
129,792 |
2,474.3 |
|
Oct 99
|
130,189 |
2,550.2 |
|
Nov 99
|
130,482 |
2,573.0 |
|
Dec 99
|
130,781 |
2,605.4 |
|
Jan 00
|
131,009 |
2,618.9 |
|
Feb 00
|
131,140 |
2,623.1 |
|
Mar 00
|
131,608 |
2,643.6 |
|
Apr 00
|
131,895 |
2,675.9 |
|
May 00
|
132,121 |
2,649.2 |
|
Jun 00
|
132,077 |
2,647.7 |
|
Jul 00
|
132,253 |
2,654.2 |
|
Aug 00
|
132,240 |
2,639.7 |
|
Sep 00
|
132,375 |
2,645.4 |
|
Oct 00
|
132,361 |
2,629.6 |
|
Nov 00
|
132,589 |
2,637.7 |
|
Dec 00
|
132,731 |
2,587.8 |
|
Jan 01
|
132,706 |
2,564.0 |
|
Feb 01
|
132,778 |
2,527.4 |
|
Mar 01
|
132,751 |
2,482.4 |
|
Apr 01
|
132,471 |
2,397.6 |
|
May 01
|
132,432 |
2,379.9 |
|
Jun 01
|
132,302 |
2,337.0 |
|
Jul 01
|
132,191 |
2,323.7 |
|
Aug 01
|
132,035 |
2,296.8 |
|
Sep 01
|
131,794 |
2,252.1 |
|
Oct 01
|
131,467 |
2,214.9 |
|
Nov 01
|
131,176 |
2,157.9 |
|
Dec 01
|
131,004 |
2,144.9 |
|
Jan 02
|
130,869 |
2,148.4 |
|
Feb 02
|
130,733 |
2,161.0 |
|
Mar 02
|
130,712 |
2,188.7 |
|
Apr 02
|
130,634 |
2,212.7 |
|
May 02
|
130,629 |
2,218.1 |
|
Jun 02
|
130,685 |
2,220.9 |
|
Jul 02
|
130,601 |
2,202.2 |
|
Aug 02
|
130,587 |
2,232.2 |
|
Sep 02
|
130,527 |
2,200.3 |
|
Oct 02
|
130,649 |
2,196.4 |
|
Nov 02
|
130,662 |
2,183.3 |
|
Dec 02
|
130,504 |
2,173.9 |
|
Jan 03
|
130,596 |
2,191.9 |
|
Feb 03
|
130,447 |
2,177.5 |
|
Mar 03
|
130,238 |
2,168.2 |
|
Apr 03
|
130,194 |
2,140.0 |
|
May 03
|
130,187 |
2,182.0 |
|
Jun 03
|
130,197 |
2,211.5 |
|
Jul 03
|
130,219 |
2,262.6 |
|
Aug 03
|
130,178 |
2,248.5 |
|
Sep 03
|
130,282 |
2,256.3 |
|
Oct 03
|
130,485 |
2,266.1 |
|
Nov 03
|
130,496 |
2,276.5 |
|
Dec 03
|
130,619 |
2,299.6 |
|
Jan 04
|
130,778 |
2,290.5 |
|
Feb 04
|
130,826 |
2,302.6 |
|
Mar 04
|
131,157 |
2,314.0 |
|
Apr 04
|
131,408 |
2,346.2 |
|
May 04
|
131,715 |
2,378.5 |
|
Jun 04
|
131,792 |
2,376.7 |
|
Jul 04
|
131,837 |
2,394.7 |
|
Aug 04
|
131,956 |
2,408.8 |
|
Sep 04
|
132,118 |
2,418.1 |
|
Oct 04
|
132,464 |
2,473.5 |
|
Nov 04
|
132,530 |
2,456.0 |
|
Dec 04
|
132,659 |
2,445.1 |
|
Jan 05
|
132,795 |
2,458.6 |
|
Feb 05
|
133,034 |
2,479.5 |
|
Mar 05
|
133,169 |
2,492.0 |
|
Apr 05
|
133,533 |
2,506.9 |
|
May 05
|
133,710 |
2,505.3 |
|
Jun 05
|
133,955 |
2,530.6 |
|
Jul 05
|
134,329 |
2,550.4 |
|
Aug 05
|
134,525 |
2,567.3 |
|
Sep 05
|
134,592 |
2,604.0 |
|
Oct 05
|
134,676 |
2,612.2 |
|
Nov 05
|
135,017 |
2,636.6 |
|
Dec 05
|
135,174 |
2,634.0 |
|
Jan 06
|
135,452 |
2,621.4 |
|
Feb 06
|
135,767 |
2,631.0 |
|
Mar 06
|
136,049 |
2,632.9 |
|
Apr 06
|
136,232 |
2,634.2 |
|
May 06
|
136,257 |
2,649.6 |
|
Jun 06
|
136,336 |
2,648.7 |
|
Jul 06
|
136,542 |
2,647.9 |
|
Aug 06
|
136,725 |
2,657.4 |
|
Sep 06
|
136,878 |
2,648.2 |
|
Oct 06
|
136,886 |
2,638.8 |
|
Nov 06
|
137,095 |
2,636.5 |
|
Dec 06
|
137,266 |
2,643.1 |
|
Jan 07
|
137,506 |
2,647.2 |
|
Feb 07
|
137,595 |
2,641.9 |
|
Mar 07
|
137,785 |
2,636.4 |
|
Apr 07
|
137,865 |
2,627.7 |
|
May 07
|
138,008 |
2,608.8 |
|
Jun 07
|
138,083 |
2,605.4 |
|
Jul 07
|
138,049 |
2,596.1 |
|
Aug 07
|
138,029 |
2,586.0 |
|
Sep 07
|
138,117 |
2,566.6 |
|
Oct 07
|
138,201 |
2,573.1 |
|
Nov 07
|
138,315 |
2,566.9 |
|
Dec 07
|
138,413 |
2,552.5 |
|
Jan 08
|
138,430 |
2,542.9 |
|
Feb 08
|
138,346 |
2,505.3 |
|
Mar 08
|
138,268 |
2,479.9 |
|
Apr 08
|
138,058 |
2,466.0 |
|
May 08
|
137,872 |
2,434.1 |
|
Jun 08
|
137,710 |
2,402.5 |
|
Jul 08
|
137,497 |
2,372.0 |
|
Aug 08
|
137,230 |
2,338.0 |
|
Sep 08
|
136,780 |
2,312.7 |
|
Oct 08
|
136,306 |
2,239.1 |
|
Nov 08
|
135,540 |
2,119.5 |
|
Dec 08
|
134,846 |
2,045.5 |
|
Jan 09
|
134,053 |
1,961.0 |
|
Feb 09
|
133,351 |
1,913.8 |
|
Mar 09
|
132,528 |
1,855.5 |
|
Apr 09
|
131,841 |
1,795.8 |
|
May 09
|
131,492 |
1,773.4 |
|
Jun 09
|
131,021 |
1,751.7 |
|
Jul 09
|
130,692 |
1,749.2 |
|
Aug 09
|
130,479 |
1,747.4 |
|
Sep 09
|
130,259 |
1,768.7 |
|
Oct 09
|
130,055 |
1,791.5 |
|
Nov 09
|
130,053 |
1,849.8 |
|
Dec 09
|
129,778 |
1,894.2 |
|
Jan 10
|
129,801 |
1,952.4 |
|
Feb 10
|
129,733 |
1,974.9 |
|
Mar 10
|
129,897 |
2,002.6 |
|
Apr 10
|
130,140 |
2,031.9 |
|
May 10
|
130,664 |
2,064.3 |
|
Jun 10
|
130,527 |
2,092.5 |
|
Jul 10
|
130,459 |
2,079.1 |
|
Aug 10
|
130,423 |
2,117.6 |
|
Sep 10
|
130,371 |
2,138.7 |
|
Oct 10
|
130,633 |
2,175.5 |
|
Nov 10
|
130,752 |
2,201.4 |
|
Dec 10
|
130,839 |
2,247.2 |
|
Jan 11
|
130,882 |
2,239.8 |
|
Feb 11
|
131,071 |
2,260.2 |
|
Mar 11
|
131,296 |
2,293.6 |
|
Apr 11
|
131,642 |
2,299.2 |
|
May 11
|
131,719 |
2,292.5 |
|
Jun 11
|
131,944 |
2,285.4 |
|
Jul 11
|
132,013 |
2,278.6 |
|
Aug 11
|
132,123 |
2,316.2 |
|
Sep 11
|
132,371 |
2,343.6 |
|
Oct 11
|
132,580 |
2,365.6 |
|
Nov 11
|
132,721 |
2,378.5 |
|
Dec 11
|
132,930 |
2,390.9 |
|
Jan 12
|
133,288 |
2,425.2 |
|
Feb 12
|
133,525 |
2,464.8 |
|
Mar 12
|
133,758 |
2,457.3 |
|
Apr 12
|
133,836 |
2,466.8 |
|
May 12
|
133,951 |
2,484.1 |
|
Jun 12
|
134,027 |
2,508.7 |
|
Jul 12
|
134,170 |
2,523.3 |
|
Aug 12
|
134,347 |
2,523.5 |
|
Sep 12
|
134,550 |
2,505.9 |
|
Oct 12
|
134,696 |
2,522.0 |
|
Nov 12
|
134,828 |
2,529.2 |
|
Dec 12
|
135,072 |
2,532.5 |
|
Jan 13
|
135,283 |
2,544.9 |
|
Feb 13
|
135,569 |
2,563.0 |
|
Mar 13
|
135,699 |
2,580.4 |
|
Apr 13
|
135,896 |
2,596.0 |
|
May 13
|
136,122 |
2,611.5 |
|
Jun 13
|
136,284 |
2,623.4 |
|
Jul 13
|
136,406 |
2,632.7 |
|
Aug 13
|
136,667 |
2,640.8 |
|
Sep 13
|
136,857 |
2,654.7 |
|
Oct 13
|
137,069 |
2,647.9 |
|
Nov 13
|
137,327 |
2,652.4 |
|
Dec 13
|
137,374 |
2,671.5 |
|
Jan 14
|
137,564 |
2,681.9 |
|
Feb 14
|
137,715 |
2,702.7 |
|
Mar 14
|
137,987 |
2,715.9 |
|
Apr 14
|
138,316 |
2,726.1 |
|
May 14
|
138,562 |
2,737.8 |
|
Jun 14
|
138,866 |
2,751.4 |
|
Jul 14
|
139,068 |
2,767.6 |
|
Aug 14
|
139,298 |
2,787.4 |
|
Sep 14
|
139,578 |
2,799.5 |
|
Oct 14
|
139,805 |
2,808.4 |
|
Nov 14
|
140,117 |
2,822.3 |
|
Dec 14
|
140,372 |
2,833.5 |
|
Jan 15
|
140,606 |
2,838.5 |
|
Feb 15
|
140,844 |
2,834.7 |
|
Mar 15
|
140,930 |
2,843.1 |
|
Apr 15
|
141,192 |
2,853.6 |
|
May 15
|
141,536 |
2,871.2 |
|
Jun 15
|
141,742 |
2,886.3 |
|
Jul 15
|
141,996 |
2,881.8 |
|
Aug 15
|
142,153 |
2,887.4 |
|
Sep 15
|
142,253 |
2,873.5 |
|
Oct 15
|
142,574 |
2,900.8 |
|
Nov 15
|
142,846 |
2,905.3 |
|
Dec 15
|
143,085 |
2,930.1 |
|
Jan 16
|
143,211 |
2,886.9 |
|
Feb 16
|
143,448 |
2,880.2 |
|
Mar 16
|
143,673 |
2,885.9 |
|
Apr 16
|
143,826 |
2,892.9 |
|
May 16
|
143,869 |
2,875.8 |
|
Jun 16
|
144,166 |
2,894.0 |
|
Jul 16
|
144,457 |
2,910.4 |
|
Aug 16
|
144,633 |
2,911.4 |
|
Sep 16
|
144,882 |
2,940.9 |
|
Oct 16
|
145,006 |
2,953.5 |
|
Nov 16
|
145,170 |
2,979.0 |
|
Dec 16
|
145,325 |
2,961.6 |