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Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 517,000 in January 2023
February 08, 2023
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 517,000 in January 2023. Job growth was widespread in January, led by gains in leisure and hospitality (+128,000), professional and business services (+82,000), and health care (+58,000). Employment also increased in government, partially reflecting the return of university workers from a strike.
Nonfarm payroll employment, January 2013–January 2023
Month
Employment level
Over-the-month change
12-month percent change
Jan 2013
135,265,000
190,000
1.5%
Feb 2013
135,544,000
279,000
1.5
Mar 2013
135,689,000
145,000
1.5
Apr 2013
135,876,000
187,000
1.5
May 2013
136,091,000
215,000
1.6
Jun 2013
136,269,000
178,000
1.7
Jul 2013
136,391,000
122,000
1.7
Aug 2013
136,635,000
244,000
1.7
Sep 2013
136,819,000
184,000
1.7
Oct 2013
137,039,000
220,000
1.8
Nov 2013
137,314,000
275,000
1.8
Dec 2013
137,368,000
54,000
1.7
Jan 2014
137,552,000
184,000
1.7
Feb 2014
137,707,000
155,000
1.6
Mar 2014
137,986,000
279,000
1.7
Apr 2014
138,298,000
312,000
1.8
May 2014
138,501,000
203,000
1.8
Jun 2014
138,833,000
332,000
1.9
Jul 2014
139,076,000
243,000
2.0
Aug 2014
139,258,000
182,000
1.9
Sep 2014
139,563,000
305,000
2.0
Oct 2014
139,805,000
242,000
2.0
Nov 2014
140,089,000
284,000
2.0
Dec 2014
140,366,000
277,000
2.2
Jan 2015
140,562,000
196,000
2.2
Feb 2015
140,829,000
267,000
2.3
Mar 2015
140,924,000
95,000
2.1
Apr 2015
141,202,000
278,000
2.1
May 2015
141,540,000
338,000
2.2
Jun 2015
141,695,000
155,000
2.1
Jul 2015
141,989,000
294,000
2.1
Aug 2015
142,130,000
141,000
2.1
Sep 2015
142,265,000
135,000
1.9
Oct 2015
142,585,000
320,000
2.0
Nov 2015
142,810,000
225,000
1.9
Dec 2015
143,083,000
273,000
1.9
Jan 2016
143,198,000
115,000
1.9
Feb 2016
143,410,000
212,000
1.8
Mar 2016
143,666,000
256,000
1.9
Apr 2016
143,856,000
190,000
1.9
May 2016
143,901,000
45,000
1.7
Jun 2016
144,152,000
251,000
1.7
Jul 2016
144,515,000
363,000
1.8
Aug 2016
144,664,000
149,000
1.8
Sep 2016
144,961,000
297,000
1.9
Oct 2016
145,069,000
108,000
1.7
Nov 2016
145,189,000
120,000
1.7
Dec 2016
145,408,000
219,000
1.6
Jan 2017
145,639,000
231,000
1.7
Feb 2017
145,845,000
206,000
1.7
Mar 2017
145,975,000
130,000
1.6
Apr 2017
146,172,000
197,000
1.6
May 2017
146,389,000
217,000
1.7
Jun 2017
146,588,000
199,000
1.7
Jul 2017
146,772,000
184,000
1.6
Aug 2017
146,907,000
135,000
1.6
Sep 2017
146,999,000
92,000
1.4
Oct 2017
147,147,000
148,000
1.4
Nov 2017
147,377,000
230,000
1.5
Dec 2017
147,521,000
144,000
1.5
Jan 2018
147,670,000
149,000
1.4
Feb 2018
148,058,000
388,000
1.5
Mar 2018
148,281,000
223,000
1.6
Apr 2018
148,426,000
145,000
1.5
May 2018
148,755,000
329,000
1.6
Jun 2018
148,966,000
211,000
1.6
Jul 2018
149,022,000
56,000
1.5
Aug 2018
149,272,000
250,000
1.6
Sep 2018
149,361,000
89,000
1.6
Oct 2018
149,526,000
165,000
1.6
Nov 2018
149,622,000
96,000
1.5
Dec 2018
149,805,000
183,000
1.5
Jan 2019
150,114,000
309,000
1.7
Feb 2019
150,092,000
-22,000
1.4
Mar 2019
150,320,000
228,000
1.4
Apr 2019
150,563,000
243,000
1.4
May 2019
150,630,000
67,000
1.3
Jun 2019
150,797,000
167,000
1.2
Jul 2019
150,879,000
82,000
1.2
Aug 2019
151,111,000
232,000
1.2
Sep 2019
151,318,000
207,000
1.3
Oct 2019
151,447,000
129,000
1.3
Nov 2019
151,662,000
215,000
1.4
Dec 2019
151,764,000
102,000
1.3
Jan 2020
152,098,000
334,000
1.3
Feb 2020
152,371,000
273,000
1.5
Mar 2020
150,944,000
-1,427,000
0.4
Apr 2020
130,430,000
-20,514,000
-13.4
May 2020
133,055,000
2,625,000
-11.7
Jun 2020
137,620,000
4,565,000
-8.7
Jul 2020
139,064,000
1,444,000
-7.8
Aug 2020
140,799,000
1,735,000
-6.8
Sep 2020
141,760,000
961,000
-6.3
Oct 2020
142,479,000
719,000
-5.9
Nov 2020
142,743,000
264,000
-5.9
Dec 2020
142,475,000
-268,000
-6.1
Jan 2021
142,969,000
494,000
-6.0
Feb 2021
143,544,000
575,000
-5.8
Mar 2021
144,328,000
784,000
-4.4
Apr 2021
144,614,000
286,000
10.9
May 2021
145,096,000
482,000
9.0
Jun 2021
145,789,000
693,000
5.9
Jul 2021
146,558,000
769,000
5.4
Aug 2021
147,221,000
663,000
4.6
Sep 2021
147,778,000
557,000
4.2
Oct 2021
148,559,000
781,000
4.3
Nov 2021
149,173,000
614,000
4.5
Dec 2021
149,742,000
569,000
5.1
Jan 2022
150,106,000
364,000
5.0
Feb 2022
151,010,000
904,000
5.2
Mar 2022
151,424,000
414,000
4.9
Apr 2022
151,678,000
254,000
4.9
May 2022
152,042,000
364,000
4.8
Jun 2022
152,412,000
370,000
4.5
Jul 2022
152,980,000
568,000
4.4
Aug 2022
153,332,000
352,000
4.2
Sep 2022
153,682,000
350,000
4.0
Oct 2022
154,006,000
324,000
3.7
Nov 2022
154,296,000
290,000
3.4
Dec 2022
154,556,000
260,000
3.2
Jan 2023
155,073,000
517,000
3.3
Within leisure and hospitality, employment in food services and drinking places rose by 99,000 in January 2023, while employment in accommodation continued to trend up (+15,000).
Change in nonfarm payroll employment by industry, January 2023
Industry
Change since December 2022
Changed since January 2022
Change since February 2020
Total nonfarm
517,000
4,967,000
2,702,000
Mining and logging
2,000
53,000
-55,000
Construction
25,000
294,000
276,000
Manufacturing
19,000
382,000
214,000
Wholesale trade
11,300
186,300
148,100
Retail Trade
30,100
87,300
-37,300
Transportation and warehousing
22,900
251,300
954,800
Utilities
-700
5,000
7,700
Information
-5,000
134,000
211,000
Professional and business services
82,000
748,000
1,475,000
Private education and health services
105,000
1,050,000
361,000
Leisure and hospitality
128,000
1,076,000
-495,000
Other services
18,000
213,000
-121,000
Government
74,000
314,000
-482,000
The employment increase in professional and business services was led by gains in professional, scientific, and technical services, which added 41,000 jobs in January 2023.
Within health care, ambulatory health care services (+30,000), nursing and residential care facilities (+17,000), and hospitals (+11,000) added jobs in January.
United States Department of Labor
