Chart 9. Employment in retail trade, seasonally adjusted, January 2013–December 2023
Month and year Employment

Jan 2013

14,887,800

Feb 2013

14,912,800

Mar 2013

14,912,000

Apr 2013

14,925,600

May 2013

14,952,900

Jun 2013

15,000,900

Jul 2013

15,046,100

Aug 2013

15,090,100

Sep 2013

15,118,800

Oct 2013

15,145,400

Nov 2013

15,175,500

Dec 2013

15,231,200

Jan 2014

15,214,600

Feb 2014

15,189,500

Mar 2014

15,217,700

Apr 2014

15,258,900

May 2014

15,264,300

Jun 2014

15,305,600

Jul 2014

15,328,900

Aug 2014

15,336,700

Sep 2014

15,367,000

Oct 2014

15,404,700

Nov 2014

15,429,800

Dec 2014

15,444,800

Jan 2015

15,461,900

Feb 2015

15,479,200

Mar 2015

15,510,300

Apr 2015

15,523,800

May 2015

15,557,500

Jun 2015

15,567,200

Jul 2015

15,581,700

Aug 2015

15,588,100

Sep 2015

15,578,000

Oct 2015

15,619,200

Nov 2015

15,625,500

Dec 2015

15,631,800

Jan 2016

15,664,800

Feb 2016

15,716,500

Mar 2016

15,770,900

Apr 2016

15,768,100

May 2016

15,772,900

Jun 2016

15,789,500

Jul 2016

15,804,400

Aug 2016

15,821,500

Sep 2016

15,826,400

Oct 2016

15,829,600

Nov 2016

15,786,400

Dec 2016

15,820,500

Jan 2017

15,873,600

Feb 2017

15,854,500

Mar 2017

15,824,900

Apr 2017

15,805,000

May 2017

15,784,800

Jun 2017

15,776,300

Jul 2017

15,768,000

Aug 2017

15,761,900

Sep 2017

15,750,300

Oct 2017

15,747,900

Nov 2017

15,783,400

Dec 2017

15,743,900

Jan 2018

15,706,000

Feb 2018

15,753,100

Mar 2018

15,771,500

Apr 2018

15,772,200

May 2018

15,788,400

Jun 2018

15,741,900

Jul 2018

15,725,400

Aug 2018

15,727,600

Sep 2018

15,686,700

Oct 2018

15,642,500

Nov 2018

15,686,600

Dec 2018

15,631,800

Jan 2019

15,616,300

Feb 2019

15,583,500

Mar 2019

15,573,100

Apr 2019

15,573,400

May 2019

15,560,000

Jun 2019

15,537,800

Jul 2019

15,535,800

Aug 2019

15,520,600

Sep 2019

15,529,400

Oct 2019

15,531,100

Nov 2019

15,508,900

Dec 2019

15,545,100

Jan 2020

15,515,700

Feb 2020

15,510,300

Mar 2020

15,425,400

Apr 2020

13,241,400

May 2020

13,631,000

Jun 2020

14,450,800

Jul 2020

14,678,400

Aug 2020

14,951,800

Sep 2020

15,001,500

Oct 2020

15,098,400

Nov 2020

15,142,600

Dec 2020

15,118,600

Jan 2021

15,164,500

Feb 2021

15,198,000

Mar 2021

15,230,900

Apr 2021

15,187,700

May 2021

15,205,000

Jun 2021

15,268,900

Jul 2021

15,241,600

Aug 2021

15,233,900

Sep 2021

15,303,900

Oct 2021

15,346,500

Nov 2021

15,381,300

Dec 2021

15,373,900

Jan 2022

15,394,700

Feb 2022

15,554,100

Mar 2022

15,543,300

Apr 2022

15,492,700

May 2022

15,436,400

Jun 2022

15,492,200

Jul 2022

15,511,600

Aug 2022

15,536,300

Sep 2022

15,519,200

Oct 2022

15,509,800

Nov 2022

15,487,600

Dec 2022

15,484,700

Jan 2023

15,518,300

Feb 2023

15,606,800

Mar 2023

15,579,600

Apr 2023

15,586,000

May 2023

15,599,300

Jun 2023

15,593,800

Jul 2023

15,599,400

Aug 2023

15,593,800

Sep 2023

15,612,000

Oct 2023

15,613,300

Nov 2023

15,570,400

Dec 2023

15,602,700

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.