Chart 17. Over-the-month employment change in retail trade, seasonally adjusted, January 2018–December 2020 (in thousands)
Date Employment change

Jan 2018

-22.5

Feb 2018

34.6

Mar 2018

14.0

Apr 2018

-0.8

May 2018

10.6

Jun 2018

-38.7

Jul 2018

-10.3

Aug 2018

-9.2

Sep 2018

-41.9

Oct 2018

-30.5

Nov 2018

11.7

Dec 2018

-17.7

Jan 2019

-11.8

Feb 2019

-29.8

Mar 2019

-22.5

Apr 2019

-17.9

May 2019

-14.9

Jun 2019

-10.0

Jul 2019

-3.0

Aug 2019

-19.3

Sep 2019

8.4

Oct 2019

23.9

Nov 2019

-32.4

Dec 2019

43.1

Jan 2020

-13.9

Feb 2020

4.6

Mar 2020

-126.2

Apr 2020

-2248.3

May 2020

408.8

Jun 2020

858.7

Jul 2020

240.1

Aug 2020

252.9

Sep 2020

29.5

Oct 2020

106.5

Nov 2020

-2.1

Dec 2020

30.1

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