Figure 9. Employment in retail trade, seasonally adjusted, January 2008–December 2018 (in thousands)
Period Employment

Jan 2008

15,568.5

Feb 2008

15,527.5

Mar 2008

15,534.5

Apr 2008

15,433.6

May 2008

15,379.2

Jun 2008

15,342.8

Jul 2008

15,307.4

Aug 2008

15,249.0

Sep 2008

15,178.6

Oct 2008

15,100.8

Nov 2008

14,989.4

Dec 2008

14,876.9

Jan 2009

14,794.5

Feb 2009

14,719.4

Mar 2009

14,650.7

Apr 2009

14,563.1

May 2009

14,558.3

Jun 2009

14,541.0

Jul 2009

14,488.9

Aug 2009

14,480.5

Sep 2009

14,450.2

Oct 2009

14,381.6

Nov 2009

14,379.4

Dec 2009

14,334.8

Jan 2010

14,401.0

Feb 2010

14,397.1

Mar 2010

14,446.7

Apr 2010

14,427.2

May 2010

14,438.6

Jun 2010

14,442.1

Jul 2010

14,449.2

Aug 2010

14,454.3

Sep 2010

14,478.3

Oct 2010

14,510.7

Nov 2010

14,486.0

Dec 2010

14,474.1

Jan 2011

14,537.1

Feb 2011

14,558.2

Mar 2011

14,589.2

Apr 2011

14,646.2

May 2011

14,645.8

Jun 2011

14,681.7

Jul 2011

14,725.4

Aug 2011

14,719.4

Sep 2011

14,743.8

Oct 2011

14,749.5

Nov 2011

14,754.8

Dec 2011

14,747.0

Jan 2012

14,817.1

Feb 2012

14,795.3

Mar 2012

14,826.1

Apr 2012

14,837.7

May 2012

14,834.4

Jun 2012

14,817.5

Jul 2012

14,812.4

Aug 2012

14,817.4

Sep 2012

14,853.7

Oct 2012

14,869.0

Nov 2012

14,944.7

Dec 2012

14,913.8

Jan 2013

14,936.3

Feb 2013

14,951.4

Mar 2013

14,949.1

Apr 2013

14,968.2

May 2013

15,002.0

Jun 2013

15,048.5

Jul 2013

15,089.7

Aug 2013

15,129.5

Sep 2013

15,162.7

Oct 2013

15,196.3

Nov 2013

15,212.3

Dec 2013

15,287.7

Jan 2014

15,262.9

Feb 2014

15,243.7

Mar 2014

15,248.1

Apr 2014

15,303.0

May 2014

15,322.9

Jun 2014

15,351.8

Jul 2014

15,374.9

Aug 2014

15,386.2

Sep 2014

15,418.9

Oct 2014

15,469.7

Nov 2014

15,502.9

Dec 2014

15,510.5

Jan 2015

15,513.9

Feb 2015

15,534.1

Mar 2015

15,544.9

Apr 2015

15,573.1

May 2015

15,597.2

Jun 2015

15,615.9

Jul 2015

15,638.6

Aug 2015

15,634.5

Sep 2015

15,635.2

Oct 2015

15,685.5

Nov 2015

15,702.6

Dec 2015

15,696.0

Jan 2016

15,721.6

Feb 2016

15,774.2

Mar 2016

15,809.0

Apr 2016

15,819.2

May 2016

15,812.8

Jun 2016

15,836.7

Jul 2016

15,851.8

Aug 2016

15,869.8

Sep 2016

15,884.3

Oct 2016

15,888.7

Nov 2016

15,871.4

Dec 2016

15,894.9

Jan 2017

15,940.7

Feb 2017

15,888.2

Mar 2017

15,862.2

Apr 2017

15,849.0

May 2017

15,822.2

Jun 2017

15,821.4

Jul 2017

15,813.5

Aug 2017

15,810.6

Sep 2017

15,811.4

Oct 2017

15,813.2

Nov 2017

15,828.2

Dec 2017

15,807.0

Jan 2018

15,809.4

Feb 2018

15,833.1

Mar 2018

15,834.3

Apr 2018

15,838.0

May 2018

15,856.3

Jun 2018

15,822.1

Jul 2018

15,824.4

Aug 2018

15,830.3

Sep 2018

15,804.3

Oct 2018

15,794.4

Nov 2018

15,826.9

Dec 2018

15,821.0

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.