Figure 2. Total nonfarm employment, seasonally adjusted, January 2007–January 2018 (in thousands)
Period Employment

Jan 2007

137,497

Feb 2007

137,582

Mar 2007

137,796

Apr 2007

137,855

May 2007

138,008

Jun 2007

138,085

Jul 2007

138,055

Aug 2007

138,027

Sep 2007

138,123

Oct 2007

138,201

Nov 2007

138,307

Dec 2007

138,411

Jan 2008

138,419

Feb 2008

138,338

Mar 2008

138,283

Apr 2008

138,054

May 2008

137,870

Jun 2008

137,716

Jul 2008

137,503

Aug 2008

137,226

Sep 2008

136,783

Oct 2008

136,308

Nov 2008

135,549

Dec 2008

134,842

Jan 2009

134,055

Feb 2009

133,351

Mar 2009

132,549

Apr 2009

131,845

May 2009

131,491

Jun 2009

131,022

Jul 2009

130,680

Aug 2009

130,484

Sep 2009

130,255

Oct 2009

130,046

Nov 2009

130,058

Dec 2009

129,781

Jan 2010

129,799

Feb 2010

129,726

Mar 2010

129,919

Apr 2010

130,140

May 2010

130,662

Jun 2010

130,522

Jul 2010

130,444

Aug 2010

130,428

Sep 2010

130,365

Oct 2010

130,632

Nov 2010

130,761

Dec 2010

130,834

Jan 2011

130,878

Feb 2011

131,060

Mar 2011

131,314

Apr 2011

131,637

May 2011

131,718

Jun 2011

131,952

Jul 2011

132,024

Aug 2011

132,136

Sep 2011

132,369

Oct 2011

132,578

Nov 2011

132,723

Dec 2011

132,924

Jan 2012

133,272

Feb 2012

133,505

Mar 2012

133,769

Apr 2012

133,841

May 2012

133,958

Jun 2012

134,026

Jul 2012

134,182

Aug 2012

134,355

Sep 2012

134,549

Oct 2012

134,702

Nov 2012

134,832

Dec 2012

135,075

Jan 2013

135,282

Feb 2013

135,547

Mar 2013

135,703

Apr 2013

135,882

May 2013

136,122

Jun 2013

136,280

Jul 2013

136,391

Aug 2013

136,651

Sep 2013

136,852

Oct 2013

137,062

Nov 2013

137,283

Dec 2013

137,376

Jan 2014

137,550

Feb 2014

137,732

Mar 2014

137,993

Apr 2014

138,304

May 2014

138,556

Jun 2014

138,862

Jul 2014

139,058

Aug 2014

139,284

Sep 2014

139,568

Oct 2014

139,823

Nov 2014

140,130

Dec 2014

140,381

Jan 2015

140,592

Feb 2015

140,859

Mar 2015

140,937

Apr 2015

141,219

May 2015

141,545

Jun 2015

141,736

Jul 2015

141,992

Aug 2015

142,156

Sep 2015

142,244

Oct 2015

142,595

Nov 2015

142,859

Dec 2015

143,093

Jan 2016

143,196

Feb 2016

143,453

Mar 2016

143,688

Apr 2016

143,862

May 2016

143,896

Jun 2016

144,181

Jul 2016

144,506

Aug 2016

144,681

Sep 2016

144,945

Oct 2016

145,085

Nov 2016

145,257

Dec 2016

145,437

Jan 2017

145,696

Feb 2017

145,896

Mar 2017

145,969

Apr 2017

146,144

May 2017

146,299

Jun 2017

146,538

Jul 2017

146,728

Aug 2017

146,949

Sep 2017

146,963

Oct 2017

147,234

Nov 2017

147,450

Dec 2017

147,625

Jan 2018

147,801

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