Chart 16. Employment in temporary help services, seasonally adjusted, January 2013–December 2023
Month and year Employment

Jan 2013

2,551,600

Feb 2013

2,568,200

Mar 2013

2,587,800

Apr 2013

2,600,900

May 2013

2,610,200

Jun 2013

2,622,800

Jul 2013

2,624,400

Aug 2013

2,634,000

Sep 2013

2,639,400

Oct 2013

2,640,600

Nov 2013

2,660,000

Dec 2013

2,685,200

Jan 2014

2,675,600

Feb 2014

2,702,700

Mar 2014

2,715,100

Apr 2014

2,726,900

May 2014

2,737,300

Jun 2014

2,751,200

Jul 2014

2,768,400

Aug 2014

2,787,300

Sep 2014

2,808,000

Oct 2014

2,808,800

Nov 2014

2,815,500

Dec 2014

2,833,300

Jan 2015

2,838,300

Feb 2015

2,839,100

Mar 2015

2,842,500

Apr 2015

2,850,300

May 2015

2,872,500

Jun 2015

2,885,100

Jul 2015

2,884,700

Aug 2015

2,887,300

Sep 2015

2,882,800

Oct 2015

2,895,000

Nov 2015

2,894,100

Dec 2015

2,932,000

Jan 2016

2,888,600

Feb 2016

2,885,500

Mar 2016

2,885,600

Apr 2016

2,878,800

May 2016

2,861,900

Jun 2016

2,877,900

Jul 2016

2,882,000

Aug 2016

2,878,700

Sep 2016

2,901,300

Oct 2016

2,894,600

Nov 2016

2,903,400

Dec 2016

2,906,800

Jan 2017

2,908,800

Feb 2017

2,903,700

Mar 2017

2,910,900

Apr 2017

2,907,800

May 2017

2,933,700

Jun 2017

2,946,500

Jul 2017

2,955,000

Aug 2017

2,955,100

Sep 2017

2,946,500

Oct 2017

2,962,000

Nov 2017

2,965,100

Dec 2017

2,968,400

Jan 2018

2,971,900

Feb 2018

2,982,900

Mar 2018

2,986,600

Apr 2018

2,994,200

May 2018

2,995,000

Jun 2018

2,996,300

Jul 2018

2,995,900

Aug 2018

2,999,200

Sep 2018

3,000,200

Oct 2018

3,001,000

Nov 2018

2,993,800

Dec 2018

2,979,300

Jan 2019

2,953,400

Feb 2019

2,940,500

Mar 2019

2,935,600

Apr 2019

2,953,800

May 2019

2,960,300

Jun 2019

2,964,600

Jul 2019

2,961,600

Aug 2019

2,974,000

Sep 2019

2,981,900

Oct 2019

2,963,400

Nov 2019

2,951,100

Dec 2019

2,936,600

Jan 2020

2,905,200

Feb 2020

2,870,200

Mar 2020

2,863,400

Apr 2020

1,968,700

May 2020

2,034,000

Jun 2020

2,221,300

Jul 2020

2,353,500

Aug 2020

2,464,800

Sep 2020

2,517,600

Oct 2020

2,608,600

Nov 2020

2,680,900

Dec 2020

2,735,800

Jan 2021

2,800,100

Feb 2021

2,821,800

Mar 2021

2,885,400

Apr 2021

2,812,100

May 2021

2,798,000

Jun 2021

2,850,100

Jul 2021

2,880,100

Aug 2021

2,883,500

Sep 2021

2,891,400

Oct 2021

3,020,500

Nov 2021

3,048,400

Dec 2021

3,087,700

Jan 2022

3,104,000

Feb 2022

3,135,600

Mar 2022

3,181,200

Apr 2022

3,133,600

May 2022

3,109,300

Jun 2022

3,100,800

Jul 2022

3,088,700

Aug 2022

3,072,100

Sep 2022

3,070,200

Oct 2022

3,057,300

Nov 2022

3,025,300

Dec 2022

2,981,900

Jan 2023

2,980,300

Feb 2023

2,955,000

Mar 2023

2,940,400

Apr 2023

2,922,100

May 2023

2,918,400

Jun 2023

2,890,100

Jul 2023

2,862,500

Aug 2023

2,843,600

Sep 2023

2,822,000

Oct 2023

2,799,400

Nov 2023

2,785,800

Dec 2023

2,764,500

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.