Figure 13. Total nonfarm employment, seasonally adjusted, January 2008–December 2018 (in thousands)
Period Employment

Jan 2008

138,422

Feb 2008

138,340

Mar 2008

138,292

Apr 2008

138,056

May 2008

137,872

Jun 2008

137,706

Jul 2008

137,508

Aug 2008

137,229

Sep 2008

136,769

Oct 2008

136,288

Nov 2008

135,561

Dec 2008

134,857

Jan 2009

134,074

Feb 2009

133,332

Mar 2009

132,529

Apr 2009

131,835

May 2009

131,491

Jun 2009

131,026

Jul 2009

130,685

Aug 2009

130,501

Sep 2009

130,259

Oct 2009

130,061

Nov 2009

130,073

Dec 2009

129,804

Jan 2010

129,807

Feb 2010

129,715

Mar 2010

129,895

Apr 2010

130,132

May 2010

130,666

Jun 2010

130,530

Jul 2010

130,442

Aug 2010

130,437

Sep 2010

130,373

Oct 2010

130,642

Nov 2010

130,765

Dec 2010

130,839

Jan 2011

130,859

Feb 2011

131,072

Mar 2011

131,304

Apr 2011

131,625

May 2011

131,720

Jun 2011

131,955

Jul 2011

132,016

Aug 2011

132,138

Sep 2011

132,374

Oct 2011

132,578

Nov 2011

132,710

Dec 2011

132,914

Jan 2012

133,269

Feb 2012

133,531

Mar 2012

133,769

Apr 2012

133,852

May 2012

133,951

Jun 2012

134,023

Jul 2012

134,176

Aug 2012

134,346

Sep 2012

134,535

Oct 2012

134,693

Nov 2012

134,851

Dec 2012

135,088

Jan 2013

135,283

Feb 2013

135,562

Mar 2013

135,698

Apr 2013

135,890

May 2013

136,114

Jun 2013

136,295

Jul 2013

136,400

Aug 2013

136,642

Sep 2013

136,831

Oct 2013

137,056

Nov 2013

137,323

Dec 2013

137,390

Jan 2014

137,567

Feb 2014

137,735

Mar 2014

137,985

Apr 2014

138,312

May 2014

138,533

Jun 2014

138,857

Jul 2014

139,084

Aug 2014

139,272

Sep 2014

139,583

Oct 2014

139,841

Nov 2014

140,127

Dec 2014

140,396

Jan 2015

140,609

Feb 2015

140,857

Mar 2015

140,934

Apr 2015

141,234

May 2015

141,553

Jun 2015

141,723

Jul 2015

142,016

Aug 2015

142,138

Sep 2015

142,271

Oct 2015

142,610

Nov 2015

142,845

Dec 2015

143,125

Jan 2016

143,215

Feb 2016

143,447

Mar 2016

143,681

Apr 2016

143,892

May 2016

143,907

Jun 2016

144,189

Jul 2016

144,525

Aug 2016

144,660

Sep 2016

144,930

Oct 2016

145,058

Nov 2016

145,228

Dec 2016

145,443

Jan 2017

145,695

Feb 2017

145,836

Mar 2017

145,963

Apr 2017

146,176

May 2017

146,304

Jun 2017

146,533

Jul 2017

146,737

Aug 2017

146,924

Sep 2017

146,942

Oct 2017

147,202

Nov 2017

147,422

Dec 2017

147,596

Jan 2018

147,767

Feb 2018

148,097

Mar 2018

148,279

Apr 2018

148,475

May 2018

148,745

Jun 2018

149,007

Jul 2018

149,185

Aug 2018

149,467

Sep 2018

149,575

Oct 2018

149,852

Nov 2018

150,048

Dec 2018

150,275

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.