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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

2022

150,106 151,010 151,424 151,678 152,042 152,412 152,980 153,332 153,682 154,006 154,296 154,535

2023

155,007 155,255 155,472 155,689 155,970 156,075 (p)156,232 (p)156,419        

Mining and Logging

2022

578 583 589 598 600 607 613 611 613 616 624 628

2023

632 633 635 640 643 642 (p)644 (p)642        

Construction

2022

7,590 7,669 7,692 7,698 7,736 7,749 7,773 7,781 7,797 7,814 7,833 7,859

2023

7,885 7,899 7,890 7,901 7,926 7,955 (p)7,971 (p)7,993        

Manufacturing

2022

12,617 12,654 12,716 12,768 12,789 12,819 12,860 12,891 12,917 12,954 12,968 12,974

2023

12,985 12,988 12,976 12,985 12,981 12,985 (p)12,981 (p)12,997        

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2022

28,289 28,561 28,600 28,621 28,634 28,671 28,717 28,777 28,784 28,815 28,731 28,767

2023

28,828 28,864 28,867 28,850 28,898 28,850 (p)28,868 (p)28,848        

Information

2022

2,985 2,992 3,018 3,035 3,067 3,089 3,102 3,110 3,113 3,116 3,129 3,120

2023

3,097 3,089 3,092 3,095 3,091 3,081 (p)3,066 (p)3,051        

Financial Activities

2022

8,941 8,982 8,997 9,034 9,040 9,043 9,057 9,066 9,068 9,086 9,097 9,101

2023

9,100 9,100 9,095 9,122 9,135 9,137 (p)9,154 (p)9,158        

Professional & Business Services

2022

22,164 22,306 22,439 22,421 22,493 22,582 22,659 22,707 22,755 22,791 22,791 22,814

2023

22,858 22,879 22,924 22,972 23,017 23,016 (p)22,996 (p)23,015        

Private Education and Health Services

2022

23,887 23,996 24,050 24,105 24,181 24,277 24,404 24,496 24,576 24,661 24,756 24,827

2023

24,938 25,002 25,072 25,149 25,237 25,316 (p)25,418 (p)25,520        

Leisure & Hospitality

2022

15,374 15,536 15,590 15,626 15,699 15,774 15,887 15,935 16,074 16,135 16,258 16,316

2023

16,415 16,472 16,518 16,529 16,557 16,583 (p)16,615 (p)16,655        

Other Services

2022

5,606 5,649 5,660 5,671 5,681 5,691 5,723 5,727 5,748 5,756 5,785 5,798

2023

5,819 5,824 5,838 5,843 5,856 5,862 (p)5,869 (p)5,882        

Government

2022

22,075 22,082 22,073 22,101 22,122 22,110 22,185 22,231 22,237 22,262 22,324 22,331

2023

22,450 22,505 22,565 22,603 22,629 22,648 (p)22,650 (p)22,658        

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

2022

(1)163,633 163,862 164,301 163,950 164,278 164,002 163,990 164,714 164,619 164,646 164,527 164,966

2023

(1)165,832 166,251 166,731 166,688 166,818 166,951 167,103 167,839        

Employment

2022

(1)157,122 157,590 158,328 157,982 158,299 158,057 158,272 158,694 158,850 158,593 158,527 159,244

2023

(1)160,138 160,315 160,892 161,031 160,721 160,994 161,262 161,484        

Unemployment

2022

6,511 6,272 5,972 5,968 5,979 5,945 5,718 6,021 5,770 6,053 6,000 5,722

2023

5,694 5,936 5,839 5,657 6,097 5,957 5,841 6,355        

Unemployment Rate

2022

4.0 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.5

2023

3.4 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.8        

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