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United States: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
United States
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Total Nonfarm

2023

154,773 155,060 155,206 155,484 155,787 156,027 156,211 156,421 156,667 156,832 157,014 157,304

2024

157,560 157,796 158,106 158,214 158,430 158,548 158,692 (p)158,851 (p)159,105      

Mining and Logging

2023

631 633 635 639 642 642 644 644 645 644 640 643

2024

641 641 643 638 634 634 635 (p)636 (p)639      

Construction

2023

7,921 7,947 7,941 7,961 7,977 8,010 8,021 8,052 8,065 8,087 8,102 8,120

2024

8,146 8,170 8,207 8,202 8,215 8,233 8,247 (p)8,278 (p)8,303      

Manufacturing

2023

12,942 12,940 12,932 12,941 12,936 12,945 12,939 12,941 12,954 12,923 12,948 12,960

2024

12,966 12,957 12,951 12,958 12,961 12,945 12,951 (p)12,924 (p)12,917      

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2023

28,771 28,851 28,819 28,834 28,875 28,860 28,869 28,840 28,882 28,888 28,843 28,867

2024

28,874 28,928 28,962 29,003 29,037 29,036 29,036 (p)29,031 (p)29,044      

Information

2023

3,067 3,049 3,054 3,053 3,050 3,043 3,015 2,997 3,008 2,982 2,999 3,012

2024

3,020 3,017 3,019 3,016 3,015 3,015 2,999 (p)2,992 (p)2,996      

Financial Activities

2023

9,145 9,146 9,150 9,179 9,192 9,201 9,219 9,223 9,223 9,223 9,227 9,233

2024

9,229 9,222 9,226 9,223 9,235 9,248 9,244 (p)9,254 (p)9,259      

Professional & Business Services

2023

22,771 22,779 22,797 22,827 22,876 22,883 22,866 22,865 22,864 22,859 22,869 22,882

2024

22,930 22,936 22,953 22,936 22,991 22,980 22,976 (p)22,972 (p)22,989      

Private Education and Health Services

2023

24,906 24,968 25,030 25,109 25,200 25,277 25,386 25,479 25,560 25,637 25,747 25,831

2024

25,931 26,011 26,087 26,185 26,254 26,336 26,403 (p)26,463 (p)26,544      

Leisure & Hospitality

2023

16,345 16,412 16,447 16,489 16,528 16,588 16,629 16,681 16,708 16,765 16,775 16,816

2024

16,813 16,839 16,893 16,884 16,902 16,906 16,944 (p)16,997 (p)17,075      

Other Services

2023

5,784 5,784 5,795 5,799 5,809 5,821 5,830 5,846 5,855 5,854 5,864 5,864

2024

5,874 5,884 5,896 5,900 5,907 5,915 5,912 (p)5,914 (p)5,918      

Government

2023

22,490 22,551 22,606 22,653 22,702 22,757 22,793 22,853 22,903 22,970 23,000 23,076

2024

23,136 23,191 23,269 23,269 23,279 23,300 23,345 (p)23,390 (p)23,421      

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
(seasonally adjusted data, in thousands)

United States
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Labor Force

2023

(1)165,871 166,263 166,690 166,678 166,823 167,000 167,113 167,840 167,897 167,723 168,127 167,451

2024

(1)167,276 167,426 167,895 167,982 167,732 168,009 168,429 168,549 168,699      

Employment

2023

(1)160,152 160,301 160,824 160,962 160,707 161,004 161,209 161,500 161,550 161,280 161,866 161,183

2024

(1)161,152 160,968 161,466 161,491 161,083 161,199 161,266 161,434 161,864      

Unemployment

2023

5,719 5,962 5,866 5,715 6,117 5,997 5,904 6,340 6,347 6,443 6,262 6,268

2024

6,124 6,458 6,429 6,492 6,649 6,811 7,163 7,115 6,834      

Unemployment Rate

2023

3.4 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7

2024

3.7 3.9 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.1      

Footnotes
(1) Data affected by changes in population controls.