Chart 5. One-month diffusion index, total private and manufacturing employment, seasonally adjusted, January 2007–December 2020
Date Total private Manufacturing

Jan 2007

64.0 62.0

Feb 2007

57.4 44.7

Mar 2007

57.4 40.0

Apr 2007

54.1 34.0

May 2007

55.4 41.3

Jun 2007

51.6 36.0

Jul 2007

48.2 38.0

Aug 2007

44.0 24.0

Sep 2007

53.9 32.7

Oct 2007

54.5 39.3

Nov 2007

54.5 49.3

Dec 2007

54.5 46.0

Jan 2008

53.9 44.7

Feb 2008

48.1 45.3

Mar 2008

49.4 46.0

Apr 2008

42.4 35.3

May 2008

39.9 40.0

Jun 2008

34.2 18.7

Jul 2008

35.6 21.3

Aug 2008

33.5 25.3

Sep 2008

27.8 18.0

Oct 2008

32.9 24.7

Nov 2008

26.7 12.7

Dec 2008

21.2 8.7

Jan 2009

23.2 10.0

Feb 2009

18.5 7.3

Mar 2009

17.1 10.0

Apr 2009

15.6 11.3

May 2009

28.8 8.7

Jun 2009

25.7 10.0

Jul 2009

27.6 21.3

Aug 2009

33.1 30.0

Sep 2009

37.0 26.7

Oct 2009

27.2 21.3

Nov 2009

43.6 38.0

Dec 2009

38.5 44.0

Jan 2010

43.0 35.3

Feb 2010

45.1 47.3

Mar 2010

55.6 56.0

Apr 2010

62.6 63.3

May 2010

55.4 66.7

Jun 2010

55.4 59.3

Jul 2010

53.7 56.7

Aug 2010

58.8 51.3

Sep 2010

52.9 55.3

Oct 2010

61.5 50.7

Nov 2010

55.8 52.0

Dec 2010

56.2 59.3

Jan 2011

55.4 66.0

Feb 2011

67.5 70.0

Mar 2011

64.0 62.0

Apr 2011

65.8 64.0

May 2011

57.6 53.3

Jun 2011

62.6 59.3

Jul 2011

62.1 59.3

Aug 2011

62.1 55.3

Sep 2011

62.6 57.3

Oct 2011

60.3 55.3

Nov 2011

54.5 45.3

Dec 2011

63.8 64.7

Jan 2012

70.2 66.7

Feb 2012

62.8 68.0

Mar 2012

63.2 67.3

Apr 2012

59.3 62.0

May 2012

58.6 53.3

Jun 2012

53.9 54.0

Jul 2012

57.0 54.7

Aug 2012

58.8 50.0

Sep 2012

59.7 54.0

Oct 2012

59.7 56.7

Nov 2012

58.8 34.7

Dec 2012

60.5 52.0

Jan 2013

65.8 62.7

Feb 2013

60.9 56.7

Mar 2013

58.9 55.3

Apr 2013

54.3 43.3

May 2013

58.9 44.0

Jun 2013

60.5 50.7

Jul 2013

54.7 51.3

Aug 2013

62.5 59.3

Sep 2013

63.8 58.7

Oct 2013

59.5 58.0

Nov 2013

68.5 63.3

Dec 2013

57.6 55.3

Jan 2014

60.3 48.7

Feb 2014

61.3 56.7

Mar 2014

67.1 62.7

Apr 2014

66.3 58.0

May 2014

64.6 56.0

Jun 2014

66.7 61.3

Jul 2014

64.6 51.3

Aug 2014

66.3 66.7

Sep 2014

62.5 56.0

Oct 2014

70.2 70.0

Nov 2014

67.7 68.7

Dec 2014

62.1 62.0

Jan 2015

53.5 44.0

Feb 2015

64.6 58.7

Mar 2015

53.7 52.7

Apr 2015

62.8 57.3

May 2015

65.2 58.0

Jun 2015

59.7 58.7

Jul 2015

59.9 47.3

Aug 2015

54.3 44.7

Sep 2015

55.6 49.3

Oct 2015

56.2 49.3

Nov 2015

57.0 51.3

Dec 2015

59.9 52.7

Jan 2016

60.3 62.0

Feb 2016

56.8 44.7

Mar 2016

56.2 36.0

Apr 2016

58.0 49.3

May 2016

49.4 39.3

Jun 2016

61.1 54.0

Jul 2016

60.3 48.0

Aug 2016

61.1 47.3

Sep 2016

62.1 52.7

Oct 2016

60.5 50.0

Nov 2016

54.9 41.3

Dec 2016

63.2 60.0

Jan 2017

58.9 54.0

Feb 2017

61.5 57.3

Mar 2017

60.7 60.7

Apr 2017

61.7 62.0

May 2017

56.6 44.0

Jun 2017

62.3 58.7

Jul 2017

67.7 68.0

Aug 2017

60.9 62.7

Sep 2017

58.2 59.3

Oct 2017

63.6 64.7

Nov 2017

62.3 63.3

Dec 2017

62.6 64.0

Jan 2018

58.6 64.7

Feb 2018

71.0 70.0

Mar 2018

65.2 65.3

Apr 2018

61.5 64.0

May 2018

66.5 66.0

Jun 2018

63.4 66.0

Jul 2018

59.7 63.3

Aug 2018

65.2 60.7

Sep 2018

60.5 62.7

Oct 2018

60.7 55.3

Nov 2018

55.4 58.7

Dec 2018

65.2 65.3

Jan 2019

62.3 62.7

Feb 2019

58.4 55.3

Mar 2019

55.8 49.3

Apr 2019

59.7 46.7

May 2019

53.7 47.3

Jun 2019

58.6 54.7

Jul 2019

55.3 46.7

Aug 2019

54.7 46.7

Sep 2019

58.0 44.0

Oct 2019

55.3 34.0

Nov 2019

67.1 60.7

Dec 2019

55.3 43.3

Jan 2020

58.2 40.0

Feb 2020

55.1 43.3

Mar 2020

12.5 15.3

Apr 2020

4.5 3.3

May 2020

63.2 69.3

Jun 2020

76.1 78.0

Jul 2020

61.9 47.3

Aug 2020

69.1 58.0

Sep 2020

70.6 66.7

Oct 2020

70.4 60.0

Nov 2020

64.4 59.3

Dec 2020

61.7 70.0

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