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Nonfarm employment up by 192,000 in March

April 07, 2014 Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 192,000 in March. Employment grew in professional and business services, in health care, and in mining and logging.

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Nonfarm payroll employment, over-the-month-change and total, seasonally adjusted, March 2004–March 2014
Date	1-month net change	Total employment
Mar 2004	332,000	131,123,000
Apr 2004	249,000	131,372,000
May 2004	307,000	131,679,000
Jun 2004	74,000	131,753,000
Jul 2004	32,000	131,785,000
Aug 2004	132,000	131,917,000
Sep 2004	162,000	132,079,000
Oct 2004	346,000	132,425,000
Nov 2004	65,000	132,490,000
Dec 2004	129,000	132,619,000
Jan 2005	134,000	132,753,000
Feb 2005	239,000	132,992,000
Mar 2005	134,000	133,126,000
Apr 2005	363,000	133,489,000
May 2005	175,000	133,664,000
Jun 2005	245,000	133,909,000
Jul 2005	373,000	134,282,000
Aug 2005	196,000	134,478,000
Sep 2005	67,000	134,545,000
Oct 2005	84,000	134,629,000
Nov 2005	337,000	134,966,000
Dec 2005	159,000	135,125,000
Jan 2006	277,000	135,402,000
Feb 2006	315,000	135,717,000
Mar 2006	280,000	135,997,000
Apr 2006	182,000	136,179,000
May 2006	23,000	136,202,000
Jun 2006	77,000	136,279,000
Jul 2006	207,000	136,486,000
Aug 2006	184,000	136,670,000
Sep 2006	157,000	136,827,000
Oct 2006	2,000	136,829,000
Nov 2006	210,000	137,039,000
Dec 2006	171,000	137,210,000
Jan 2007	238,000	137,448,000
Feb 2007	88,000	137,536,000
Mar 2007	188,000	137,724,000
Apr 2007	78,000	137,802,000
May 2007	144,000	137,946,000
Jun 2007	71,000	138,017,000
Jul 2007	(33,000)	137,984,000
Aug 2007	(16,000)	137,968,000
Sep 2007	85,000	138,053,000
Oct 2007	82,000	138,135,000
Nov 2007	118,000	138,253,000
Dec 2007	97,000	138,350,000
Jan 2008	15,000	138,365,000
Feb 2008	(86,000)	138,279,000
Mar 2008	(80,000)	138,199,000
Apr 2008	(214,000)	137,985,000
May 2008	(182,000)	137,803,000
Jun 2008	(172,000)	137,631,000
Jul 2008	(210,000)	137,421,000
Aug 2008	(259,000)	137,162,000
Sep 2008	(452,000)	136,710,000
Oct 2008	(474,000)	136,236,000
Nov 2008	(765,000)	135,471,000
Dec 2008	(697,000)	134,774,000
Jan 2009	(798,000)	133,976,000
Feb 2009	(701,000)	133,275,000
Mar 2009	(826,000)	132,449,000
Apr 2009	(684,000)	131,765,000
May 2009	(354,000)	131,411,000
Jun 2009	(467,000)	130,944,000
Jul 2009	(327,000)	130,617,000
Aug 2009	(216,000)	130,401,000
Sep 2009	(227,000)	130,174,000
Oct 2009	(198,000)	129,976,000
Nov 2009	(6,000)	129,970,000
Dec 2009	(283,000)	129,687,000
Jan 2010	18,000	129,705,000
Feb 2010	(50,000)	129,655,000
Mar 2010	156,000	129,811,000
Apr 2010	251,000	130,062,000
May 2010	516,000	130,578,000
Jun 2010	(122,000)	130,456,000
Jul 2010	(61,000)	130,395,000
Aug 2010	(42,000)	130,353,000
Sep 2010	(57,000)	130,296,000
Oct 2010	241,000	130,537,000
Nov 2010	137,000	130,674,000
Dec 2010	71,000	130,745,000
Jan 2011	70,000	130,815,000
Feb 2011	168,000	130,983,000
Mar 2011	212,000	131,195,000
Apr 2011	322,000	131,517,000
May 2011	102,000	131,619,000
Jun 2011	217,000	131,836,000
Jul 2011	106,000	131,942,000
Aug 2011	122,000	132,064,000
Sep 2011	221,000	132,285,000
Oct 2011	183,000	132,468,000
Nov 2011	164,000	132,632,000
Dec 2011	196,000	132,828,000
Jan 2012	360,000	133,188,000
Feb 2012	226,000	133,414,000
Mar 2012	243,000	133,657,000
Apr 2012	96,000	133,753,000
May 2012	110,000	133,863,000
Jun 2012	88,000	133,951,000
Jul 2012	160,000	134,111,000
Aug 2012	150,000	134,261,000
Sep 2012	161,000	134,422,000
Oct 2012	225,000	134,647,000
Nov 2012	203,000	134,850,000
Dec 2012	214,000	135,064,000
Jan 2013	197,000	135,261,000
Feb 2013	280,000	135,541,000
Mar 2013	141,000	135,682,000
Apr 2013	203,000	135,885,000
May 2013	199,000	136,084,000
Jun 2013	201,000	136,285,000
Jul 2013	149,000	136,434,000
Aug 2013	202,000	136,636,000
Sep 2013	164,000	136,800,000
Oct 2013	237,000	137,037,000
Nov 2013	274,000	137,311,000
Dec 2013	84,000	137,395,000
Jan 2014	144,000	137,539,000
Feb 2014 ^(p)	197,000	137,736,000
Mar 2014 ^(p)	192,000	137,928,000
Footnotes: ^(p) Preliminary

Job growth averaged 183,000 per month over the prior 12 months. The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.2 hour in March to 34.5 hours, offsetting a net decline over the prior 3 months.

In March, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 1 cent to $24.30, following a 9-cent increase in February. Over the year, average hourly earnings have risen by 49 cents, or 2.1 percent.

These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent two months are preliminary. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation — March 2014," (HTML) (PDF) news release USDL‑14‑0530. More charts featuring CES employment data can be found in Current Employment Statistics Highlights: March 2014 (PDF).

SUGGESTED CITATION

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Nonfarm employment up by 192,000 in March at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2014/ted_20140407.htm (visited March 15, 2026).

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