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United States: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
United States
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

2022

147,932 149,606 150,411 151,449 152,291 153,217 152,875 153,285 153,809 155,041 155,642 155,344 152,575

2023

152,839 153,983 (p)154,445 (p)155,337                  

Mining and Logging

2022

566 574 583 590 597 613 622 619 619 622 627 626 605

2023

622 624 (p)628 (p)635                  

Construction

2022

7,251 7,349 7,463 7,623 7,783 7,932 7,992 7,992 7,956 7,976 7,900 7,763 7,748

2023

7,550 7,602 (p)7,657 (p)7,829                  

Manufacturing

2022

12,513 12,600 12,673 12,723 12,768 12,900 12,927 12,962 12,918 12,955 12,974 12,988 12,825

2023

12,889 12,933 (p)12,934 (p)12,941                  

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2022

28,241 28,294 28,327 28,304 28,423 28,637 28,641 28,640 28,584 28,843 29,272 29,506 28,643

2023

28,758 28,633 (p)28,588 (p)28,585                  

Information

2022

2,943 2,974 3,006 3,031 3,056 3,111 3,130 3,126 3,108 3,124 3,145 3,139 3,074

2023

3,050 3,061 (p)3,074 (p)3,068                  

Financial Activities

2022

8,883 8,931 8,949 8,994 9,015 9,090 9,126 9,121 9,066 9,111 9,116 9,132 9,045

2023

9,046 9,046 (p)9,042 (p)9,071                  

Professional & Business Services

2022

21,786 22,086 22,207 22,393 22,455 22,619 22,735 22,795 22,806 23,044 23,028 22,907 22,572

2023

22,468 22,636 (p)22,672 (p)22,866                  

Private Education and Health Services

2022

23,694 24,078 24,162 24,247 24,196 24,081 24,119 24,222 24,539 24,872 25,024 24,960 24,350

2023

24,750 25,110 (p)25,177 (p)25,261                  

Leisure & Hospitality

2022

14,592 14,864 15,103 15,492 15,938 16,501 16,712 16,614 16,157 16,107 15,998 15,947 15,835

2023

15,639 15,827 (p)16,054 (p)16,364                  

Other Services

2022

5,524 5,588 5,612 5,659 5,698 5,770 5,800 5,779 5,733 5,768 5,782 5,778 5,708

2023

5,743 5,764 (p)5,796 (p)5,832                  

Government

2022

21,939 22,268 22,326 22,393 22,362 21,963 21,071 21,415 22,323 22,619 22,776 22,598 22,171

2023

22,324 22,747 (p)22,823 (p)22,885                  

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
(not seasonally adjusted data, in thousands)

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

Labor Force

2022

(1)162,825 163,725 164,274 163,449 164,157 165,012 165,321 164,971 164,463 164,753 164,272 164,224 164,287

2023

(1)165,070 166,178 166,783 166,221                  

Employment

2022

(1)155,618 156,942 158,106 157,991 158,609 158,678 159,067 158,714 159,003 159,144 158,749 158,872 158,291

2023

(1)158,692 159,713 160,741 161,075                  

Unemployment

2022

7,207 6,782 6,168 5,458 5,548 6,334 6,255 6,256 5,460 5,609 5,523 5,352 5,996

2023

6,378 6,465 6,043 5,146                  

Unemployment Rate

2022

4.4 4.1 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.6

2023

3.9 3.9 3.6 3.1                  

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