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Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 236,000 in March, compared with the average monthly gain of 334,000 over the prior 6 months. In March, employment continued to trend up in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, health care, and government.
Nonfarm payroll employment, January 2013–March 2023, seasonally adjusted
Month
Total nonfarm employment
Total private employment
Government employment
Jan 2013
135,265,000
113,396,000
21,869,000
Feb 2013
135,544,000
113,663,000
21,881,000
Mar 2013
135,689,000
113,819,000
21,870,000
Apr 2013
135,876,000
114,007,000
21,869,000
May 2013
136,091,000
114,227,000
21,864,000
Jun 2013
136,269,000
114,429,000
21,840,000
Jul 2013
136,391,000
114,576,000
21,815,000
Aug 2013
136,635,000
114,804,000
21,831,000
Sep 2013
136,819,000
114,984,000
21,835,000
Oct 2013
137,039,000
115,209,000
21,830,000
Nov 2013
137,314,000
115,471,000
21,843,000
Dec 2013
137,368,000
115,548,000
21,820,000
Jan 2014
137,552,000
115,738,000
21,814,000
Feb 2014
137,707,000
115,882,000
21,825,000
Mar 2014
137,986,000
116,153,000
21,833,000
Apr 2014
138,298,000
116,445,000
21,853,000
May 2014
138,501,000
116,669,000
21,832,000
Jun 2014
138,833,000
116,938,000
21,895,000
Jul 2014
139,076,000
117,175,000
21,901,000
Aug 2014
139,258,000
117,403,000
21,855,000
Sep 2014
139,563,000
117,666,000
21,897,000
Oct 2014
139,805,000
117,888,000
21,917,000
Nov 2014
140,089,000
118,157,000
21,932,000
Dec 2014
140,366,000
118,419,000
21,947,000
Jan 2015
140,562,000
118,602,000
21,960,000
Feb 2015
140,829,000
118,851,000
21,978,000
Mar 2015
140,924,000
118,954,000
21,970,000
Apr 2015
141,202,000
119,197,000
22,005,000
May 2015
141,540,000
119,528,000
22,012,000
Jun 2015
141,695,000
119,680,000
22,015,000
Jul 2015
141,989,000
119,939,000
22,050,000
Aug 2015
142,130,000
120,070,000
22,060,000
Sep 2015
142,265,000
120,225,000
22,040,000
Oct 2015
142,585,000
120,529,000
22,056,000
Nov 2015
142,810,000
120,729,000
22,081,000
Dec 2015
143,083,000
120,986,000
22,097,000
Jan 2016
143,198,000
121,084,000
22,114,000
Feb 2016
143,410,000
121,272,000
22,138,000
Mar 2016
143,666,000
121,488,000
22,178,000
Apr 2016
143,856,000
121,672,000
22,184,000
May 2016
143,901,000
121,702,000
22,199,000
Jun 2016
144,152,000
121,972,000
22,180,000
Jul 2016
144,515,000
122,226,000
22,289,000
Aug 2016
144,664,000
122,380,000
22,284,000
Sep 2016
144,961,000
122,638,000
22,323,000
Oct 2016
145,069,000
122,774,000
22,295,000
Nov 2016
145,189,000
122,912,000
22,277,000
Dec 2016
145,408,000
123,104,000
22,304,000
Jan 2017
145,639,000
123,323,000
22,316,000
Feb 2017
145,845,000
123,519,000
22,326,000
Mar 2017
145,975,000
123,646,000
22,329,000
Apr 2017
146,172,000
123,837,000
22,335,000
May 2017
146,389,000
124,042,000
22,347,000
Jun 2017
146,588,000
124,228,000
22,360,000
Jul 2017
146,772,000
124,398,000
22,374,000
Aug 2017
146,907,000
124,597,000
22,310,000
Sep 2017
146,999,000
124,666,000
22,333,000
Oct 2017
147,147,000
124,786,000
22,361,000
Nov 2017
147,377,000
124,998,000
22,379,000
Dec 2017
147,521,000
125,137,000
22,384,000
Jan 2018
147,670,000
125,296,000
22,374,000
Feb 2018
148,058,000
125,639,000
22,419,000
Mar 2018
148,281,000
125,854,000
22,427,000
Apr 2018
148,426,000
125,982,000
22,444,000
May 2018
148,755,000
126,306,000
22,449,000
Jun 2018
148,966,000
126,484,000
22,482,000
Jul 2018
149,022,000
126,586,000
22,436,000
Aug 2018
149,272,000
126,804,000
22,468,000
Sep 2018
149,361,000
126,887,000
22,474,000
Oct 2018
149,526,000
127,047,000
22,479,000
Nov 2018
149,622,000
127,149,000
22,473,000
Dec 2018
149,805,000
127,294,000
22,511,000
Jan 2019
150,114,000
127,590,000
22,524,000
Feb 2019
150,092,000
127,556,000
22,536,000
Mar 2019
150,320,000
127,747,000
22,573,000
Apr 2019
150,563,000
127,953,000
22,610,000
May 2019
150,630,000
128,061,000
22,569,000
Jun 2019
150,797,000
128,220,000
22,577,000
Jul 2019
150,879,000
128,337,000
22,542,000
Aug 2019
151,111,000
128,497,000
22,614,000
Sep 2019
151,318,000
128,673,000
22,645,000
Oct 2019
151,447,000
128,772,000
22,675,000
Nov 2019
151,662,000
128,948,000
22,714,000
Dec 2019
151,764,000
129,041,000
22,723,000
Jan 2020
152,098,000
129,315,000
22,783,000
Feb 2020
152,371,000
129,500,000
22,871,000
Mar 2020
150,944,000
128,103,000
22,841,000
Apr 2020
130,430,000
108,503,000
21,927,000
May 2020
133,055,000
111,659,000
21,396,000
Jun 2020
137,620,000
116,213,000
21,407,000
Jul 2020
139,064,000
117,555,000
21,509,000
Aug 2020
140,799,000
118,788,000
22,011,000
Sep 2020
141,760,000
119,841,000
21,919,000
Oct 2020
142,479,000
120,712,000
21,767,000
Nov 2020
142,743,000
121,062,000
21,681,000
Dec 2020
142,475,000
120,804,000
21,671,000
Jan 2021
142,969,000
121,188,000
21,781,000
Feb 2021
143,544,000
121,751,000
21,793,000
Mar 2021
144,328,000
122,452,000
21,876,000
Apr 2021
144,614,000
122,685,000
21,929,000
May 2021
145,096,000
123,166,000
21,930,000
Jun 2021
145,789,000
123,790,000
21,999,000
Jul 2021
146,558,000
124,521,000
22,037,000
Aug 2021
147,221,000
125,121,000
22,100,000
Sep 2021
147,778,000
125,704,000
22,074,000
Oct 2021
148,559,000
126,522,000
22,037,000
Nov 2021
149,173,000
127,135,000
22,038,000
Dec 2021
149,742,000
127,686,000
22,056,000
Jan 2022
150,106,000
128,031,000
22,075,000
Feb 2022
151,010,000
128,928,000
22,082,000
Mar 2022
151,424,000
129,351,000
22,073,000
Apr 2022
151,678,000
129,577,000
22,101,000
May 2022
152,042,000
129,920,000
22,122,000
Jun 2022
152,412,000
130,302,000
22,110,000
Jul 2022
152,980,000
130,795,000
22,185,000
Aug 2022
153,332,000
131,101,000
22,231,000
Sep 2022
153,682,000
131,445,000
22,237,000
Oct 2022
154,006,000
131,744,000
22,262,000
Nov 2022
154,296,000
131,972,000
22,324,000
Dec 2022
154,535,000
132,204,000
22,331,000
Jan 2023
155,007,000
132,557,000
22,450,000
Feb 2023
155,333,000
132,823,000
22,510,000
Mar 2023
155,569,000
133,012,000
22,557,000
Within private industry, employment in leisure and hospitality increased by 72,000 jobs in March 2023 and is 368,000, or 2.2 percent, below its pre-pandemic in February 2020. In March, employment in professional and business services continued to trend up (+39,000), in line its prior 6-month average increase of 34,000 per month. Health care added 34,000 jobs in March, lower than the average monthly gain of 54,000 over the prior 6 months.
Government employment increased by 47,000 in March, the same as the average monthly gain over the prior 6 months. Overall, employment in government is below its February 2020 level by 314,000, or 1.4 percent.
United States Department of Labor
