Figure 9. Total nonfarm and temporary help services employment, seasonally adjusted, January 2006–January 2018 (in thousands)
Period Total nonfarm Temporary help services

Jan 2006

135,450 2,621

Feb 2006

135,762 2,631

Mar 2006

136,059 2,633

Apr 2006

136,227 2,634

May 2006

136,258 2,650

Jun 2006

136,337 2,649

Jul 2006

136,543 2,648

Aug 2006

136,722 2,657

Sep 2006

136,870 2,648

Oct 2006

136,882 2,639

Nov 2006

137,090 2,637

Dec 2006

137,263 2,643

Jan 2007

137,497 2,647

Feb 2007

137,582 2,642

Mar 2007

137,796 2,636

Apr 2007

137,855 2,628

May 2007

138,008 2,609

Jun 2007

138,085 2,605

Jul 2007

138,055 2,596

Aug 2007

138,027 2,586

Sep 2007

138,123 2,567

Oct 2007

138,201 2,573

Nov 2007

138,307 2,567

Dec 2007

138,411 2,553

Jan 2008

138,419 2,543

Feb 2008

138,338 2,505

Mar 2008

138,283 2,480

Apr 2008

138,054 2,466

May 2008

137,870 2,434

Jun 2008

137,716 2,403

Jul 2008

137,503 2,372

Aug 2008

137,226 2,338

Sep 2008

136,783 2,313

Oct 2008

136,308 2,239

Nov 2008

135,549 2,120

Dec 2008

134,842 2,046

Jan 2009

134,055 1,961

Feb 2009

133,351 1,914

Mar 2009

132,549 1,856

Apr 2009

131,845 1,796

May 2009

131,491 1,773

Jun 2009

131,022 1,752

Jul 2009

130,680 1,749

Aug 2009

130,484 1,747

Sep 2009

130,255 1,769

Oct 2009

130,046 1,792

Nov 2009

130,058 1,850

Dec 2009

129,781 1,894

Jan 2010

129,799 1,952

Feb 2010

129,726 1,975

Mar 2010

129,919 2,003

Apr 2010

130,140 2,032

May 2010

130,662 2,064

Jun 2010

130,522 2,093

Jul 2010

130,444 2,079

Aug 2010

130,428 2,118

Sep 2010

130,365 2,139

Oct 2010

130,632 2,176

Nov 2010

130,761 2,201

Dec 2010

130,834 2,247

Jan 2011

130,878 2,240

Feb 2011

131,060 2,260

Mar 2011

131,314 2,294

Apr 2011

131,637 2,299

May 2011

131,718 2,293

Jun 2011

131,952 2,285

Jul 2011

132,024 2,279

Aug 2011

132,136 2,316

Sep 2011

132,369 2,344

Oct 2011

132,578 2,366

Nov 2011

132,723 2,379

Dec 2011

132,924 2,391

Jan 2012

133,272 2,425

Feb 2012

133,505 2,465

Mar 2012

133,769 2,457

Apr 2012

133,841 2,467

May 2012

133,958 2,484

Jun 2012

134,026 2,509

Jul 2012

134,182 2,523

Aug 2012

134,355 2,524

Sep 2012

134,549 2,506

Oct 2012

134,702 2,522

Nov 2012

134,832 2,529

Dec 2012

135,075 2,533

Jan 2013

135,282 2,544

Feb 2013

135,547 2,562

Mar 2013

135,703 2,582

Apr 2013

135,882 2,598

May 2013

136,122 2,615

Jun 2013

136,280 2,625

Jul 2013

136,391 2,634

Aug 2013

136,651 2,641

Sep 2013

136,852 2,656

Oct 2013

137,062 2,646

Nov 2013

137,283 2,646

Dec 2013

137,376 2,669

Jan 2014

137,550 2,678

Feb 2014

137,732 2,702

Mar 2014

137,993 2,716

Apr 2014

138,304 2,727

May 2014

138,556 2,740

Jun 2014

138,862 2,753

Jul 2014

139,058 2,766

Aug 2014

139,284 2,788

Sep 2014

139,568 2,803

Oct 2014

139,823 2,803

Nov 2014

140,130 2,821

Dec 2014

140,381 2,835

Jan 2015

140,592 2,834

Feb 2015

140,859 2,833

Mar 2015

140,937 2,841

Apr 2015

141,219 2,852

May 2015

141,545 2,868

Jun 2015

141,736 2,887

Jul 2015

141,992 2,882

Aug 2015

142,156 2,885

Sep 2015

142,244 2,878

Oct 2015

142,595 2,897

Nov 2015

142,859 2,904

Dec 2015

143,093 2,934

Jan 2016

143,196 2,883

Feb 2016

143,453 2,879

Mar 2016

143,688 2,883

Apr 2016

143,862 2,885

May 2016

143,896 2,856

Jun 2016

144,181 2,869

Jul 2016

144,506 2,877

Aug 2016

144,681 2,871

Sep 2016

144,945 2,907

Oct 2016

145,085 2,904

Nov 2016

145,257 2,921

Dec 2016

145,437 2,902

Jan 2017

145,696 2,902

Feb 2017

145,896 2,901

Mar 2017

145,969 2,907

Apr 2017

146,144 2,913

May 2017

146,299 2,930

Jun 2017

146,538 2,943

Jul 2017

146,728 2,956

Aug 2017

146,949 2,962

Sep 2017

146,963 2,972

Oct 2017

147,234 2,992

Nov 2017

147,450 2,999

Dec 2017

147,625 2,998

Jan 2018

147,801 2,996

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