Figure 1. Over-the-month changes in total nonfarm employment, seasonally adjusted, 2015–17 (numbers in thousands)
Period Over-the-month change Annual average

Jan 2015

211 226

Feb 2015

267 226

Mar 2015

78 226

Apr 2015

282 226

May 2015

326 226

Jun 2015

191 226

Jul 2015

256 226

Aug 2015

164 226

Sep 2015

88 226

Oct 2015

351 226

Nov 2015

264 226

Dec 2015

234 226

Jan 2016

103 195

Feb 2016

257 195

Mar 2016

235 195

Apr 2016

174 195

May 2016

34 195

Jun 2016

285 195

Jul 2016

325 195

Aug 2016

175 195

Sep 2016

264 195

Oct 2016

140 195

Nov 2016

172 195

Dec 2016

180 195

Jan 2017

259 182

Feb 2017

200 182

Mar 2017

73 182

Apr 2017

175 182

May 2017

155 182

Jun 2017

239 182

Jul 2017

190 182

Aug 2017

221 182

Sep 2017

14 182

Oct 2017

271 182

Nov 2017

216 182

Dec 2017

175 182

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.