Figure 10. Employment in education and health services, seasonally adjusted, January 1945–January 2018 (in thousands)
Period Employment

Jan 1945

1,659

Feb 1945

1,667

Mar 1945

1,666

Apr 1945

1,666

May 1945

1,666

Jun 1945

1,681

Jul 1945

1,692

Aug 1945

1,706

Sep 1945

1,711

Oct 1945

1,733

Nov 1945

1,753

Dec 1945

1,773

Jan 1946

1,797

Feb 1946

1,819

Mar 1946

1,839

Apr 1946

1,857

May 1946

1,869

Jun 1946

1,880

Jul 1946

1,886

Aug 1946

1,904

Sep 1946

1,932

Oct 1946

1,933

Nov 1946

1,945

Dec 1946

1,956

Jan 1947

1,976

Feb 1947

1,986

Mar 1947

1,992

Apr 1947

1,997

May 1947

2,005

Jun 1947

2,013

Jul 1947

2,020

Aug 1947

2,024

Sep 1947

2,030

Oct 1947

2,039

Nov 1947

2,044

Dec 1947

2,049

Jan 1948

2,047

Feb 1948

2,051

Mar 1948

2,058

Apr 1948

2,069

May 1948

2,074

Jun 1948

2,082

Jul 1948

2,084

Aug 1948

2,088

Sep 1948

2,090

Oct 1948

2,087

Nov 1948

2,088

Dec 1948

2,096

Jan 1949

2,080

Feb 1949

2,088

Mar 1949

2,083

Apr 1949

2,092

May 1949

2,097

Jun 1949

2,095

Jul 1949

2,098

Aug 1949

2,098

Sep 1949

2,104

Oct 1949

2,106

Nov 1949

2,109

Dec 1949

2,113

Jan 1950

2,105

Feb 1950

2,114

Mar 1950

2,113

Apr 1950

2,127

May 1950

2,135

Jun 1950

2,143

Jul 1950

2,150

Aug 1950

2,159

Sep 1950

2,161

Oct 1950

2,166

Nov 1950

2,171

Dec 1950

2,178

Jan 1951

2,187

Feb 1951

2,195

Mar 1951

2,204

Apr 1951

2,208

May 1951

2,212

Jun 1951

2,219

Jul 1951

2,226

Aug 1951

2,235

Sep 1951

2,233

Oct 1951

2,238

Nov 1951

2,244

Dec 1951

2,248

Jan 1952

2,257

Feb 1952

2,267

Mar 1952

2,266

Apr 1952

2,270

May 1952

2,277

Jun 1952

2,277

Jul 1952

2,280

Aug 1952

2,286

Sep 1952

2,289

Oct 1952

2,292

Nov 1952

2,297

Dec 1952

2,306

Jan 1953

2,300

Feb 1953

2,309

Mar 1953

2,316

Apr 1953

2,322

May 1953

2,327

Jun 1953

2,335

Jul 1953

2,339

Aug 1953

2,344

Sep 1953

2,355

Oct 1953

2,354

Nov 1953

2,356

Dec 1953

2,357

Jan 1954

2,354

Feb 1954

2,358

Mar 1954

2,360

Apr 1954

2,366

May 1954

2,372

Jun 1954

2,380

Jul 1954

2,393

Aug 1954

2,397

Sep 1954

2,411

Oct 1954

2,404

Nov 1954

2,409

Dec 1954

2,417

Jan 1955

2,428

Feb 1955

2,435

Mar 1955

2,444

Apr 1955

2,458

May 1955

2,467

Jun 1955

2,478

Jul 1955

2,496

Aug 1955

2,509

Sep 1955

2,525

Oct 1955

2,541

Nov 1955

2,554

Dec 1955

2,563

Jan 1956

2,572

Feb 1956

2,583

Mar 1956

2,591

Apr 1956

2,592

May 1956

2,591

Jun 1956

2,592

Jul 1956

2,578

Aug 1956

2,579

Sep 1956

2,595

Oct 1956

2,607

Nov 1956

2,617

Dec 1956

2,625

Jan 1957

2,639

Feb 1957

2,652

Mar 1957

2,656

Apr 1957

2,662

May 1957

2,675

Jun 1957

2,680

Jul 1957

2,686

Aug 1957

2,685

Sep 1957

2,696

Oct 1957

2,695

Nov 1957

2,696

Dec 1957

2,690

Jan 1958

2,681

Feb 1958

2,676

Mar 1958

2,676

Apr 1958

2,676

May 1958

2,678

Jun 1958

2,681

Jul 1958

2,689

Aug 1958

2,698

Sep 1958

2,708

Oct 1958

2,720

Nov 1958

2,724

Dec 1958

2,741

Jan 1959

2,765

Feb 1959

2,778

Mar 1959

2,789

Apr 1959

2,804

May 1959

2,814

Jun 1959

2,822

Jul 1959

2,824

Aug 1959

2,827

Sep 1959

2,842

Oct 1959

2,854

Nov 1959

2,865

Dec 1959

2,880

Jan 1960

2,893

Feb 1960

2,907

Mar 1960

2,907

Apr 1960

2,919

May 1960

2,928

Jun 1960

2,938

Jul 1960

2,947

Aug 1960

2,949

Sep 1960

2,948

Oct 1960

2,960

Nov 1960

2,968

Dec 1960

2,972

Jan 1961

2,980

Feb 1961

2,985

Mar 1961

2,995

Apr 1961

2,999

May 1961

3,003

Jun 1961

3,016

Jul 1961

3,029

Aug 1961

3,043

Sep 1961

3,059

Oct 1961

3,069

Nov 1961

3,082

Dec 1961

3,097

Jan 1962

3,108

Feb 1962

3,121

Mar 1962

3,132

Apr 1962

3,146

May 1962

3,161

Jun 1962

3,173

Jul 1962

3,183

Aug 1962

3,194

Sep 1962

3,202

Oct 1962

3,209

Nov 1962

3,215

Dec 1962

3,223

Jan 1963

3,228

Feb 1963

3,234

Mar 1963

3,249

Apr 1963

3,259

May 1963

3,266

Jun 1963

3,280

Jul 1963

3,289

Aug 1963

3,303

Sep 1963

3,315

Oct 1963

3,337

Nov 1963

3,342

Dec 1963

3,352

Jan 1964

3,371

Feb 1964

3,384

Mar 1964

3,388

Apr 1964

3,406

May 1964

3,421

Jun 1964

3,433

Jul 1964

3,450

Aug 1964

3,457

Sep 1964

3,477

Oct 1964

3,484

Nov 1964

3,490

Dec 1964

3,499

Jan 1965

3,511

Feb 1965

3,524

Mar 1965

3,536

Apr 1965

3,554

May 1965

3,569

Jun 1965

3,579

Jul 1965

3,599

Aug 1965

3,608

Sep 1965

3,622

Oct 1965

3,633

Nov 1965

3,646

Dec 1965

3,665

Jan 1966

3,679

Feb 1966

3,695

Mar 1966

3,711

Apr 1966

3,726

May 1966

3,742

Jun 1966

3,763

Jul 1966

3,781

Aug 1966

3,797

Sep 1966

3,809

Oct 1966

3,828

Nov 1966

3,845

Dec 1966

3,863

Jan 1967

3,883

Feb 1967

3,899

Mar 1967

3,919

Apr 1967

3,939

May 1967

3,957

Jun 1967

3,975

Jul 1967

3,997

Aug 1967

4,015

Sep 1967

4,036

Oct 1967

4,046

Nov 1967

4,074

Dec 1967

4,090

Jan 1968

4,100

Feb 1968

4,120

Mar 1968

4,126

Apr 1968

4,136

May 1968

4,154

Jun 1968

4,179

Jul 1968

4,196

Aug 1968

4,216

Sep 1968

4,221

Oct 1968

4,253

Nov 1968

4,283

Dec 1968

4,305

Jan 1969

4,326

Feb 1969

4,348

Mar 1969

4,373

Apr 1969

4,391

May 1969

4,408

Jun 1969

4,422

Jul 1969

4,441

Aug 1969

4,458

Sep 1969

4,463

Oct 1969

4,493

Nov 1969

4,500

Dec 1969

4,517

Jan 1970

4,531

Feb 1970

4,552

Mar 1970

4,556

Apr 1970

4,567

May 1970

4,579

Jun 1970

4,574

Jul 1970

4,567

Aug 1970

4,559

Sep 1970

4,593

Oct 1970

4,610

Nov 1970

4,619

Dec 1970

4,623

Jan 1971

4,632

Feb 1971

4,632

Mar 1971

4,642

Apr 1971

4,647

May 1971

4,658

Jun 1971

4,671

Jul 1971

4,677

Aug 1971

4,672

Sep 1971

4,695

Oct 1971

4,706

Nov 1971

4,722

Dec 1971

4,736

Jan 1972

4,749

Feb 1972

4,764

Mar 1972

4,781

Apr 1972

4,806

May 1972

4,833

Jun 1972

4,884

Jul 1972

4,879

Aug 1972

4,900

Sep 1972

4,894

Oct 1972

4,930

Nov 1972

4,952

Dec 1972

4,975

Jan 1973

5,003

Feb 1973

5,025

Mar 1973

5,042

Apr 1973

5,052

May 1973

5,060

Jun 1973

5,069

Jul 1973

5,058

Aug 1973

5,104

Sep 1973

5,139

Oct 1973

5,158

Nov 1973

5,189

Dec 1973

5,201

Jan 1974

5,217

Feb 1974

5,242

Mar 1974

5,259

Apr 1974

5,262

May 1974

5,304

Jun 1974

5,323

Jul 1974

5,349

Aug 1974

5,356

Sep 1974

5,365

Oct 1974

5,387

Nov 1974

5,394

Dec 1974

5,401

Jan 1975

5,404

Feb 1975

5,421

Mar 1975

5,430

Apr 1975

5,435

May 1975

5,468

Jun 1975

5,458

Jul 1975

5,515

Aug 1975

5,546

Sep 1975

5,540

Oct 1975

5,562

Nov 1975

5,578

Dec 1975

5,602

Jan 1976

5,635

Feb 1976

5,657

Mar 1976

5,687

Apr 1976

5,709

May 1976

5,730

Jun 1976

5,751

Jul 1976

5,780

Aug 1976

5,789

Sep 1976

5,801

Oct 1976

5,819

Nov 1976

5,843

Dec 1976

5,868

Jan 1977

5,892

Feb 1977

5,914

Mar 1977

5,941

Apr 1977

5,965

May 1977

5,992

Jun 1977

6,023

Jul 1977

6,060

Aug 1977

6,094

Sep 1977

6,139

Oct 1977

6,171

Nov 1977

6,204

Dec 1977

6,229

Jan 1978

6,228

Feb 1978

6,266

Mar 1978

6,308

Apr 1978

6,353

May 1978

6,387

Jun 1978

6,421

Jul 1978

6,455

Aug 1978

6,498

Sep 1978

6,514

Oct 1978

6,525

Nov 1978

6,567

Dec 1978

6,597

Jan 1979

6,603

Feb 1979

6,645

Mar 1979

6,683

Apr 1979

6,702

May 1979

6,738

Jun 1979

6,770

Jul 1979

6,784

Aug 1979

6,812

Sep 1979

6,830

Oct 1979

6,858

Nov 1979

6,879

Dec 1979

6,908

Jan 1980

6,942

Feb 1980

6,975

Mar 1980

7,002

Apr 1980

7,020

May 1980

7,034

Jun 1980

7,048

Jul 1980

7,077

Aug 1980

7,104

Sep 1980

7,134

Oct 1980

7,159

Nov 1980

7,194

Dec 1980

7,227

Jan 1981

7,254

Feb 1981

7,273

Mar 1981

7,285

Apr 1981

7,313

May 1981

7,331

Jun 1981

7,352

Jul 1981

7,371

Aug 1981

7,393

Sep 1981

7,417

Oct 1981

7,446

Nov 1981

7,459

Dec 1981

7,471

Jan 1982

7,490

Feb 1982

7,497

Mar 1982

7,502

Apr 1982

7,501

May 1982

7,513

Jun 1982

7,519

Jul 1982

7,530

Aug 1982

7,536

Sep 1982

7,537

Oct 1982

7,545

Nov 1982

7,565

Dec 1982

7,576

Jan 1983

7,594

Feb 1983

7,601

Mar 1983

7,648

Apr 1983

7,689

May 1983

7,715

Jun 1983

7,766

Jul 1983

7,810

Aug 1983

7,847

Sep 1983

7,883

Oct 1983

7,906

Nov 1983

7,933

Dec 1983

7,973

Jan 1984

8,001

Feb 1984

8,046

Mar 1984

8,080

Apr 1984

8,121

May 1984

8,162

Jun 1984

8,200

Jul 1984

8,226

Aug 1984

8,254

Sep 1984

8,303

Oct 1984

8,343

Nov 1984

8,380

Dec 1984

8,413

Jan 1985

8,464

Feb 1985

8,499

Mar 1985

8,544

Apr 1985

8,574

May 1985

8,620

Jun 1985

8,652

Jul 1985

8,686

Aug 1985

8,748

Sep 1985

8,778

Oct 1985

8,819

Nov 1985

8,864

Dec 1985

8,894

Jan 1986

8,912

Feb 1986

8,936

Mar 1986

8,965

Apr 1986

9,002

May 1986

9,032

Jun 1986

9,061

Jul 1986

9,111

Aug 1986

9,160

Sep 1986

9,164

Oct 1986

9,202

Nov 1986

9,232

Dec 1986

9,268

Jan 1987

9,312

Feb 1987

9,338

Mar 1987

9,383

Apr 1987

9,431

May 1987

9,484

Jun 1987

9,520

Jul 1987

9,602

Aug 1987

9,670

Sep 1987

9,643

Oct 1987

9,686

Nov 1987

9,711

Dec 1987

9,752

Jan 1988

9,793

Feb 1988

9,838

Mar 1988

9,883

Apr 1988

9,938

May 1988

9,996

Jun 1988

10,095

Jul 1988

10,181

Aug 1988

10,263

Sep 1988

10,242

Oct 1988

10,273

Nov 1988

10,310

Dec 1988

10,359

Jan 1989

10,383

Feb 1989

10,411

Mar 1989

10,468

Apr 1989

10,536

May 1989

10,590

Jun 1989

10,706

Jul 1989

10,764

Aug 1989

10,834

Sep 1989

10,786

Oct 1989

10,766

Nov 1989

10,792

Dec 1989

10,814

Jan 1990

10,778

Feb 1990

10,818

Mar 1990

10,866

Apr 1990

10,893

May 1990

10,956

Jun 1990

11,018

Jul 1990

11,054

Aug 1990

11,099

Sep 1990

11,137

Oct 1990

11,177

Nov 1990

11,220

Dec 1990

11,271

Jan 1991

11,343

Feb 1991

11,375

Mar 1991

11,425

Apr 1991

11,464

May 1991

11,492

Jun 1991

11,538

Jul 1991

11,573

Aug 1991

11,616

Sep 1991

11,658

Oct 1991

11,700

Nov 1991

11,727

Dec 1991

11,764

Jan 1992

11,803

Feb 1992

11,825

Mar 1992

11,841

Apr 1992

11,869

May 1992

11,883

Jun 1992

11,929

Jul 1992

11,973

Aug 1992

11,996

Sep 1992

12,013

Oct 1992

12,046

Nov 1992

12,076

Dec 1992

12,109

Jan 1993

12,144

Feb 1993

12,176

Mar 1993

12,191

Apr 1993

12,244

May 1993

12,297

Jun 1993

12,346

Jul 1993

12,399

Aug 1993

12,446

Sep 1993

12,465

Oct 1993

12,499

Nov 1993

12,540

Dec 1993

12,585

Jan 1994

12,625

Feb 1994

12,644

Mar 1994

12,694

Apr 1994

12,743

May 1994

12,795

Jun 1994

12,850

Jul 1994

12,918

Aug 1994

12,956

Sep 1994

12,994

Oct 1994

13,032

Nov 1994

13,076

Dec 1994

13,129

Jan 1995

13,166

Feb 1995

13,213

Mar 1995

13,255

Apr 1995

13,285

May 1995

13,309

Jun 1995

13,343

Jul 1995

13,359

Aug 1995

13,401

Sep 1995

13,445

Oct 1995

13,477

Nov 1995

13,509

Dec 1995

13,547

Jan 1996

13,550

Feb 1996

13,602

Mar 1996

13,645

Apr 1996

13,678

May 1996

13,715

Jun 1996

13,751

Jul 1996

13,795

Aug 1996

13,807

Sep 1996

13,837

Oct 1996

13,887

Nov 1996

13,929

Dec 1996

13,951

Jan 1997

13,998

Feb 1997

14,025

Mar 1997

14,053

Apr 1997

14,103

May 1997

14,142

Jun 1997

14,168

Jul 1997

14,230

Aug 1997

14,234

Sep 1997

14,272

Oct 1997

14,305

Nov 1997

14,329

Dec 1997

14,366

Jan 1998

14,392

Feb 1998

14,416

Mar 1998

14,438

Apr 1998

14,466

May 1998

14,509

Jun 1998

14,553

Jul 1998

14,611

Aug 1998

14,593

Sep 1998

14,649

Oct 1998

14,696

Nov 1998

14,727

Dec 1998

14,762

Jan 1999

14,779

Feb 1999

14,832

Mar 1999

14,857

Apr 1999

14,888

May 1999

14,898

Jun 1999

14,928

Jul 1999

14,955

Aug 1999

14,958

Sep 1999

14,988

Oct 1999

15,025

Nov 1999

15,057

Dec 1999

15,080

Jan 2000

15,099

Feb 2000

15,112

Mar 2000

15,141

Apr 2000

15,161

May 2000

15,188

Jun 2000

15,214

Jul 2000

15,244

Aug 2000

15,281

Sep 2000

15,353

Oct 2000

15,360

Nov 2000

15,410

Dec 2000

15,465

Jan 2001

15,516

Feb 2001

15,573

Mar 2001

15,629

Apr 2001

15,671

May 2001

15,747

Jun 2001

15,779

Jul 2001

15,840

Aug 2001

15,903

Sep 2001

15,959

Oct 2001

15,999

Nov 2001

16,044

Dec 2001

16,097

Jan 2002

16,150

Feb 2002

16,199

Mar 2002

16,240

Apr 2002

16,281

May 2002

16,328

Jun 2002

16,422

Jul 2002

16,466

Aug 2002

16,489

Sep 2002

16,509

Oct 2002

16,541

Nov 2002

16,587

Dec 2002

16,606

Jan 2003

16,656

Feb 2003

16,696

Mar 2003

16,720

Apr 2003

16,784

May 2003

16,825

Jun 2003

16,836

Jul 2003

16,842

Aug 2003

16,851

Sep 2003

16,883

Oct 2003

16,942

Nov 2003

16,978

Dec 2003

17,016

Jan 2004

17,048

Feb 2004

17,066

Mar 2004

17,115

Apr 2004

17,150

May 2004

17,185

Jun 2004

17,200

Jul 2004

17,234

Aug 2004

17,270

Sep 2004

17,261

Oct 2004

17,364

Nov 2004

17,391

Dec 2004

17,436

Jan 2005

17,470

Feb 2005

17,480

Mar 2005

17,506

Apr 2005

17,544

May 2005

17,605

Jun 2005

17,662

Jul 2005

17,716

Aug 2005

17,750

Sep 2005

17,789

Oct 2005

17,812

Nov 2005

17,864

Dec 2005

17,894

Jan 2006

17,946

Feb 2006

17,998

Mar 2006

18,045

Apr 2006

18,070

May 2006

18,100

Jun 2006

18,102

Jul 2006

18,128

Aug 2006

18,182

Sep 2006

18,248

Oct 2006

18,288

Nov 2006

18,337

Dec 2006

18,378

Jan 2007

18,415

Feb 2007

18,451

Mar 2007

18,507

Apr 2007

18,563

May 2007

18,608

Jun 2007

18,661

Jul 2007

18,691

Aug 2007

18,755

Sep 2007

18,812

Oct 2007

18,849

Nov 2007

18,875

Dec 2007

18,924

Jan 2008

18,978

Feb 2008

19,018

Mar 2008

19,068

Apr 2008

19,126

May 2008

19,166

Jun 2008

19,224

Jul 2008

19,275

Aug 2008

19,337

Sep 2008

19,343

Oct 2008

19,363

Nov 2008

19,401

Dec 2008

19,442

Jan 2009

19,482

Feb 2009

19,507

Mar 2009

19,514

Apr 2009

19,521

May 2009

19,582

Jun 2009

19,614

Jul 2009

19,629

Aug 2009

19,681

Sep 2009

19,692

Oct 2009

19,736

Nov 2009

19,770

Dec 2009

19,804

Jan 2010

19,820

Feb 2010

19,839

Mar 2010

19,896

Apr 2010

19,902

May 2010

19,934

Jun 2010

19,955

Jul 2010

19,980

Aug 2010

20,017

Sep 2010

20,001

Oct 2010

20,074

Nov 2010

20,119

Dec 2010

20,134

Jan 2011

20,153

Feb 2011

20,163

Mar 2011

20,177

Apr 2011

20,237

May 2011

20,252

Jun 2011

20,288

Jul 2011

20,327

Aug 2011

20,367

Sep 2011

20,415

Oct 2011

20,457

Nov 2011

20,496

Dec 2011

20,530

Jan 2012

20,574

Feb 2012

20,657

Mar 2012

20,689

Apr 2012

20,707

May 2012

20,747

Jun 2012

20,738

Jul 2012

20,773

Aug 2012

20,801

Sep 2012

20,841

Oct 2012

20,881

Nov 2012

20,887

Dec 2012

20,935

Jan 2013

20,956

Feb 2013

20,958

Mar 2013

21,007

Apr 2013

21,054

May 2013

21,071

Jun 2013

21,070

Jul 2013

21,074

Aug 2013

21,143

Sep 2013

21,133

Oct 2013

21,158

Nov 2013

21,194

Dec 2013

21,196

Jan 2014

21,225

Feb 2014

21,246

Mar 2014

21,292

Apr 2014

21,314

May 2014

21,370

Jun 2014

21,416

Jul 2014

21,449

Aug 2014

21,499

Sep 2014

21,540

Oct 2014

21,575

Nov 2014

21,625

Dec 2014

21,676

Jan 2015

21,741

Feb 2015

21,787

Mar 2015

21,829

Apr 2015

21,905

May 2015

21,952

Jun 2015

22,002

Jul 2015

22,051

Aug 2015

22,093

Sep 2015

22,138

Oct 2015

22,217

Nov 2015

22,263

Dec 2015

22,318

Jan 2016

22,339

Feb 2016

22,403

Mar 2016

22,447

Apr 2016

22,503

May 2016

22,556

Jun 2016

22,633

Jul 2016

22,669

Aug 2016

22,723

Sep 2016

22,777

Oct 2016

22,829

Nov 2016

22,865

Dec 2016

22,922

Jan 2017

22,957

Feb 2017

23,017

Mar 2017

23,040

Apr 2017

23,086

May 2017

23,122

Jun 2017

23,178

Jul 2017

23,235

Aug 2017

23,283

Sep 2017

23,297

Oct 2017

23,312

Nov 2017

23,350

Dec 2017

23,380

Jan 2018

23,430

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