May 04, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Employment during the 2007–2009 recession

Total nonfarm payroll employment, January 2000–March 2011
Month	Payroll employment
January 2000	130,781,000
February 2000	130,902,000
March 2000	131,374,000
April 2000	131,660,000
May 2000	131,885,000
June 2000	131,839,000
July 2000	132,002,000
August 2000	132,005,000
September 2000	132,127,000
October 2000	132,116,000
November 2000	132,347,000
December 2000	132,485,000
January 2001	132,469,000
February 2001	132,530,000
March 2001	132,500,000
April 2001	132,219,000
May 2001	132,175,000
June 2001	132,047,000
July 2001	131,922,000
August 2001	131,762,000
September 2001	131,518,000
October 2001	131,193,000
November 2001	130,901,000
December 2001	130,723,000
January 2002	130,591,000
February 2002	130,444,000
March 2002	130,420,000
April 2002	130,335,000
May 2002	130,328,000
June 2002	130,373,000
July 2002	130,276,000
August 2002	130,260,000
September 2002	130,205,000
October 2002	130,331,000
November 2002	130,339,000
December 2002	130,183,000
January 2003	130,266,000
February 2003	130,108,000
March 2003	129,896,000
April 2003	129,847,000
May 2003	129,841,000
June 2003	129,839,000
July 2003	129,864,000
August 2003	129,822,000
September 2003	129,925,000
October 2003	130,128,000
November 2003	130,146,000
December 2003	130,270,000
January 2004	130,420,000
February 2004	130,463,000
March 2004	130,801,000
April 2004	131,051,000
May 2004	131,361,000
June 2004	131,442,000
July 2004	131,489,000
August 2004	131,610,000
September 2004	131,770,000
October 2004	132,121,000
November 2004	132,185,000
December 2004	132,317,000
January 2005	132,453,000
February 2005	132,693,000
March 2005	132,835,000
April 2005	133,195,000
May 2005	133,364,000
June 2005	133,610,000
July 2005	133,979,000
August 2005	134,174,000
September 2005	134,237,000
October 2005	134,321,000
November 2005	134,655,000
December 2005	134,813,000
January 2006	135,094,000
February 2006	135,411,000
March 2006	135,698,000
April 2006	135,880,000
May 2006	135,891,000
June 2006	135,971,000
July 2006	136,173,000
August 2006	136,358,000
September 2006	136,514,000
October 2006	136,506,000
November 2006	136,711,000
December 2006	136,891,000
January 2007	137,094,000
February 2007	137,182,000
March 2007	137,400,000
April 2007	137,479,000
May 2007	137,620,000
June 2007	137,687,000
July 2007	137,638,000
August 2007	137,612,000
September 2007	137,681,000
October 2007	137,772,000
November 2007	137,899,000
December 2007	137,983,000
January 2008	137,996,000
February 2008	137,913,000
March 2008	137,841,000
April 2008	137,656,000
May 2008	137,423,000
June 2008	137,245,000
July 2008	137,014,000
August 2008	136,747,000
September 2008	136,313,000
October 2008	135,804,000
November 2008	135,002,000
December 2008	134,383,000
January 2009	133,563,000
February 2009	132,837,000
March 2009	132,041,000
April 2009	131,381,000
May 2009	130,995,000
June 2009	130,493,000
July 2009	130,193,000
August 2009	129,962,000
September 2009	129,726,000
October 2009	129,505,000
November 2009	129,450,000
December 2009	129,320,000
January 2010	129,281,000
February 2010	129,246,000
March 2010	129,438,000
April 2010	129,715,000
May 2010	130,173,000
June 2010	129,981,000
July 2010	129,932,000
August 2010	129,873,000
September 2010	129,844,000
October 2010	130,015,000
November 2010	130,108,000
December 2010	130,260,000
January 2011	130,328,000
February 2011	130,522,000
March 2011	130,738,000

These data are featured in the TED article, Employment during the 2007–2009 recession.

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