Chart 1. Total nonfarm employment, seasonally adjusted, January 2013–December 2023
Month and year Employment

Jan 2013

135,263,000

Feb 2013

135,548,000

Mar 2013

135,690,000

Apr 2013

135,876,000

May 2013

136,090,000

Jun 2013

136,269,000

Jul 2013

136,391,000

Aug 2013

136,634,000

Sep 2013

136,819,000

Oct 2013

137,039,000

Nov 2013

137,312,000

Dec 2013

137,367,000

Jan 2014

137,551,000

Feb 2014

137,710,000

Mar 2014

137,987,000

Apr 2014

138,298,000

May 2014

138,500,000

Jun 2014

138,833,000

Jul 2014

139,076,000

Aug 2014

139,257,000

Sep 2014

139,564,000

Oct 2014

139,804,000

Nov 2014

140,088,000

Dec 2014

140,366,000

Jan 2015

140,562,000

Feb 2015

140,831,000

Mar 2015

140,925,000

Apr 2015

141,202,000

May 2015

141,539,000

Jun 2015

141,695,000

Jul 2015

141,989,000

Aug 2015

142,130,000

Sep 2015

142,265,000

Oct 2015

142,584,000

Nov 2015

142,810,000

Dec 2015

143,083,000

Jan 2016

143,196,000

Feb 2016

143,411,000

Mar 2016

143,666,000

Apr 2016

143,856,000

May 2016

143,901,000

Jun 2016

144,152,000

Jul 2016

144,515,000

Aug 2016

144,664,000

Sep 2016

144,961,000

Oct 2016

145,069,000

Nov 2016

145,188,000

Dec 2016

145,410,000

Jan 2017

145,636,000

Feb 2017

145,848,000

Mar 2017

145,976,000

Apr 2017

146,173,000

May 2017

146,389,000

Jun 2017

146,588,000

Jul 2017

146,772,000

Aug 2017

146,907,000

Sep 2017

146,999,000

Oct 2017

147,146,000

Nov 2017

147,375,000

Dec 2017

147,521,000

Jan 2018

147,667,000

Feb 2018

148,054,000

Mar 2018

148,280,000

Apr 2018

148,426,000

May 2018

148,755,000

Jun 2018

148,968,000

Jul 2018

149,023,000

Aug 2018

149,274,000

Sep 2018

149,361,000

Oct 2018

149,525,000

Nov 2018

149,622,000

Dec 2018

149,804,000

Jan 2019

150,062,000

Feb 2019

150,067,000

Mar 2019

150,294,000

Apr 2019

150,602,000

May 2019

150,640,000

Jun 2019

150,844,000

Jul 2019

150,934,000

Aug 2019

151,155,000

Sep 2019

151,358,000

Oct 2019

151,458,000

Nov 2019

151,666,000

Dec 2019

151,792,000

Jan 2020

152,045,000

Feb 2020

152,309,000

Mar 2020

150,898,000

Apr 2020

130,421,000

May 2020

133,040,000

Jun 2020

137,655,000

Jul 2020

139,240,000

Aug 2020

140,774,000

Sep 2020

141,820,000

Oct 2020

142,493,000

Nov 2020

142,761,000

Dec 2020

142,518,000

Jan 2021

142,916,000

Feb 2021

143,443,000

Mar 2021

144,274,000

Apr 2021

144,593,000

May 2021

145,044,000

Jun 2021

145,822,000

Jul 2021

146,761,000

Aug 2021

147,226,000

Sep 2021

147,706,000

Oct 2021

148,566,000

Nov 2021

149,197,000

Dec 2021

149,763,000

Jan 2022

150,014,000

Feb 2022

150,876,000

Mar 2022

151,370,000

Apr 2022

151,642,000

May 2022

151,928,000

Jun 2022

152,348,000

Jul 2022

153,038,000

Aug 2022

153,281,000

Sep 2022

153,536,000

Oct 2022

153,897,000

Nov 2022

154,155,000

Dec 2022

154,291,000

Jan 2023

154,773,000

Feb 2023

155,060,000

Mar 2023

155,206,000

Apr 2023

155,484,000

May 2023

155,787,000

Jun 2023

156,027,000

Jul 2023

156,211,000

Aug 2023

156,421,000

Sep 2023

156,667,000

Oct 2023

156,832,000

Nov 2023

157,014,000

Dec 2023

157,304,000

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.