March 2011
BLS Spotlight on Statistics: School's Out
Chart Data
And Which Industries Show Declining Employment During the Summer?
Employment, selected industries, January 2001–April 2011
Month |
Private industry |
Local government education |
State government education |
Elementary and secondary schools |
Junior colleges |
Colleges and universities |
Jan 2001 |
748,600 |
78,000 |
1,148,100 |
7,522,200 |
1,963,500 |
Feb 2001 |
761,700 |
86,200 |
1,324,900 |
7,742,200 |
2,167,500 |
Mar 2001 |
765,600 |
87,400 |
1,346,900 |
7,796,500 |
2,204,200 |
Apr 2001 |
761,600 |
87,700 |
1,350,300 |
7,796,800 |
2,214,500 |
May 2001 |
772,300 |
84,800 |
1,285,600 |
7,820,300 |
2,140,400 |
Jun 2001 |
740,500 |
75,400 |
1,075,600 |
7,466,100 |
1,904,000 |
Jul 2001 |
691,000 |
74,100 |
1,044,200 |
6,308,900 |
1,843,600 |
Aug 2001 |
688,300 |
73,800 |
1,035,300 |
6,369,400 |
1,866,800 |
Sep 2001 |
754,100 |
83,600 |
1,248,100 |
7,366,900 |
2,132,800 |
Oct 2001 |
776,900 |
91,000 |
1,408,900 |
7,768,300 |
2,292,100 |
Nov 2001 |
784,200 |
92,300 |
1,435,500 |
7,899,500 |
2,326,800 |
Dec 2001 |
786,600 |
90,600 |
1,394,400 |
7,894,500 |
2,298,000 |
Jan 2002 |
778,500 |
83,200 |
1,229,200 |
7,716,500 |
2,137,900 |
Feb 2002 |
794,200 |
91,900 |
1,418,900 |
7,927,900 |
2,319,700 |
Mar 2002 |
796,500 |
92,700 |
1,433,300 |
7,987,400 |
2,363,600 |
Apr 2002 |
794,900 |
90,400 |
1,441,200 |
7,962,600 |
2,367,400 |
May 2002 |
802,000 |
87,700 |
1,352,300 |
8,020,700 |
2,301,600 |
Jun 2002 |
781,400 |
78,900 |
1,171,800 |
7,651,600 |
2,074,400 |
Jul 2002 |
738,500 |
76,000 |
1,133,100 |
6,514,200 |
1,995,600 |
Aug 2002 |
730,400 |
76,500 |
1,106,500 |
6,584,200 |
2,008,700 |
Sep 2002 |
782,100 |
81,400 |
1,324,900 |
7,525,400 |
2,217,100 |
Oct 2002 |
807,700 |
84,400 |
1,487,300 |
7,920,300 |
2,367,000 |
Nov 2002 |
814,100 |
86,100 |
1,509,500 |
8,034,400 |
2,398,500 |
Dec 2002 |
809,100 |
83,500 |
1,461,500 |
8,008,100 |
2,361,900 |
Jan 2003 |
803,300 |
75,800 |
1,284,000 |
7,819,700 |
2,193,400 |
Feb 2003 |
813,900 |
82,900 |
1,467,100 |
8,009,800 |
2,379,400 |
Mar 2003 |
814,200 |
81,600 |
1,471,500 |
8,055,200 |
2,404,800 |
Apr 2003 |
815,100 |
80,600 |
1,483,300 |
8,038,600 |
2,403,400 |
May 2003 |
821,400 |
75,800 |
1,388,500 |
8,045,700 |
2,307,300 |
Jun 2003 |
792,300 |
71,700 |
1,160,400 |
7,722,600 |
2,046,100 |
Jul 2003 |
745,200 |
70,800 |
1,108,500 |
6,627,700 |
1,949,900 |
Aug 2003 |
738,100 |
70,900 |
1,095,000 |
6,662,900 |
1,964,900 |
Sep 2003 |
794,000 |
81,000 |
1,322,100 |
7,516,600 |
2,226,700 |
Oct 2003 |
820,700 |
87,100 |
1,514,800 |
7,937,800 |
2,396,100 |
Nov 2003 |
825,900 |
87,500 |
1,542,400 |
8,049,700 |
2,417,200 |
Dec 2003 |
829,100 |
86,700 |
1,494,600 |
8,026,500 |
2,367,400 |
Jan 2004 |
821,800 |
78,900 |
1,315,300 |
7,828,200 |
2,170,200 |
Feb 2004 |
837,200 |
85,700 |
1,491,400 |
8,025,000 |
2,360,300 |
Mar 2004 |
843,000 |
86,600 |
1,501,600 |
8,111,100 |
2,391,500 |
Apr 2004 |
838,400 |
89,500 |
1,507,800 |
8,080,200 |
2,388,600 |
May 2004 |
845,300 |
85,300 |
1,405,000 |
8,119,500 |
2,272,700 |
Jun 2004 |
811,700 |
80,200 |
1,165,800 |
7,735,200 |
2,008,500 |
Jul 2004 |
772,400 |
80,000 |
1,119,300 |
6,622,900 |
1,929,100 |
Aug 2004 |
766,500 |
81,800 |
1,099,500 |
6,695,500 |
1,939,500 |
Sep 2004 |
811,400 |
93,800 |
1,322,300 |
7,637,600 |
2,235,400 |
Oct 2004 |
844,900 |
99,100 |
1,517,300 |
8,045,400 |
2,389,900 |
Nov 2004 |
850,000 |
100,000 |
1,537,300 |
8,158,400 |
2,413,600 |
Dec 2004 |
850,100 |
102,500 |
1,502,000 |
8,123,600 |
2,358,000 |
Jan 2005 |
845,000 |
98,800 |
1,316,900 |
7,934,700 |
2,179,800 |
Feb 2005 |
855,500 |
102,900 |
1,488,100 |
8,144,900 |
2,371,700 |
Mar 2005 |
852,700 |
103,500 |
1,498,800 |
8,185,800 |
2,397,000 |
Apr 2005 |
856,100 |
104,200 |
1,503,900 |
8,158,600 |
2,398,200 |
May 2005 |
857,300 |
100,100 |
1,411,600 |
8,188,600 |
2,294,700 |
Jun 2005 |
824,200 |
93,500 |
1,205,900 |
7,802,300 |
2,026,900 |
Jul 2005 |
774,900 |
90,900 |
1,151,100 |
6,735,500 |
1,958,600 |
Aug 2005 |
772,000 |
91,800 |
1,143,200 |
6,824,600 |
1,971,000 |
Sep 2005 |
830,700 |
100,200 |
1,385,500 |
7,739,000 |
2,269,400 |
Oct 2005 |
852,400 |
104,600 |
1,535,600 |
8,119,800 |
2,409,300 |
Nov 2005 |
858,600 |
104,500 |
1,561,500 |
8,236,200 |
2,444,000 |
Dec 2005 |
859,100 |
102,100 |
1,518,500 |
8,203,400 |
2,398,700 |
Jan 2006 |
848,500 |
92,000 |
1,343,300 |
7,990,300 |
2,177,400 |
Feb 2006 |
860,400 |
100,600 |
1,551,500 |
8,212,500 |
2,402,400 |
Mar 2006 |
860,600 |
98,800 |
1,561,600 |
8,255,100 |
2,431,500 |
Apr 2006 |
854,400 |
98,600 |
1,569,200 |
8,233,300 |
2,430,800 |
May 2006 |
854,500 |
92,200 |
1,470,000 |
8,232,500 |
2,332,000 |
Jun 2006 |
813,000 |
84,100 |
1,234,700 |
7,844,100 |
2,059,600 |
Jul 2006 |
769,200 |
77,600 |
1,176,800 |
6,745,700 |
1,984,400 |
Aug 2006 |
769,100 |
78,700 |
1,182,300 |
6,845,300 |
1,998,800 |
Sep 2006 |
834,200 |
82,800 |
1,444,100 |
7,793,200 |
2,323,300 |
Oct 2006 |
848,900 |
86,300 |
1,606,900 |
8,203,500 |
2,457,000 |
Nov 2006 |
855,600 |
84,500 |
1,627,800 |
8,311,100 |
2,486,300 |
Dec 2006 |
850,200 |
80,300 |
1,579,100 |
8,289,900 |
2,426,800 |
Jan 2007 |
835,200 |
74,500 |
1,391,000 |
8,064,900 |
2,217,500 |
Feb 2007 |
845,800 |
77,500 |
1,585,500 |
8,278,000 |
2,444,000 |
Mar 2007 |
838,800 |
77,400 |
1,602,800 |
8,325,100 |
2,466,400 |
Apr 2007 |
835,300 |
75,400 |
1,608,100 |
8,305,300 |
2,464,300 |
May 2007 |
842,000 |
74,300 |
1,501,400 |
8,335,900 |
2,354,900 |
Jun 2007 |
815,800 |
70,600 |
1,278,400 |
7,959,800 |
2,092,100 |
Jul 2007 |
771,700 |
66,900 |
1,227,300 |
6,772,300 |
1,998,300 |
Aug 2007 |
777,700 |
65,800 |
1,234,200 |
6,928,300 |
2,017,600 |
Sep 2007 |
826,200 |
71,100 |
1,465,300 |
7,820,300 |
2,332,100 |
Oct 2007 |
849,200 |
78,600 |
1,636,300 |
8,277,800 |
2,474,800 |
Nov 2007 |
853,500 |
79,700 |
1,655,300 |
8,388,900 |
2,502,200 |
Dec 2007 |
856,400 |
80,900 |
1,605,600 |
8,385,000 |
2,445,200 |
Jan 2008 |
847,800 |
77,500 |
1,425,900 |
8,157,000 |
2,244,400 |
Feb 2008 |
862,800 |
79,700 |
1,622,400 |
8,395,000 |
2,461,200 |
Mar 2008 |
865,100 |
79,900 |
1,624,800 |
8,440,800 |
2,482,500 |
Apr 2008 |
865,700 |
81,000 |
1,634,400 |
8,404,500 |
2,483,300 |
May 2008 |
870,600 |
79,800 |
1,508,900 |
8,436,300 |
2,377,400 |
Jun 2008 |
844,100 |
81,300 |
1,332,600 |
8,092,900 |
2,121,900 |
Jul 2008 |
806,800 |
78,900 |
1,285,300 |
6,932,500 |
2,051,900 |
Aug 2008 |
817,700 |
78,300 |
1,295,200 |
7,038,300 |
2,091,300 |
Sep 2008 |
859,300 |
83,900 |
1,503,200 |
7,904,300 |
2,380,100 |
Oct 2008 |
879,400 |
83,500 |
1,663,400 |
8,350,000 |
2,522,700 |
Nov 2008 |
887,700 |
85,200 |
1,686,200 |
8,440,500 |
2,549,800 |
Dec 2008 |
884,800 |
84,200 |
1,637,000 |
8,415,100 |
2,486,000 |
Jan 2009 |
873,500 |
82,300 |
1,490,700 |
8,195,600 |
2,308,000 |
Feb 2009 |
884,100 |
85,300 |
1,660,000 |
8,413,300 |
2,493,500 |
Mar 2009 |
882,200 |
86,100 |
1,662,500 |
8,471,400 |
2,510,500 |
Apr 2009 |
878,400 |
85,700 |
1,667,200 |
8,446,200 |
2,511,900 |
May 2009 |
879,700 |
83,200 |
1,563,200 |
8,464,000 |
2,406,700 |
Jun 2009 |
850,700 |
74,600 |
1,379,700 |
8,123,600 |
2,127,800 |
Jul 2009 |
795,900 |
74,200 |
1,342,800 |
6,852,600 |
2,010,300 |
Aug 2009 |
797,800 |
76,300 |
1,332,000 |
6,952,600 |
2,061,600 |
Sep 2009 |
838,800 |
81,200 |
1,527,800 |
7,836,200 |
2,351,200 |
Oct 2009 |
857,500 |
88,200 |
1,698,200 |
8,331,700 |
2,520,100 |
Nov 2009 |
866,800 |
92,800 |
1,720,200 |
8,455,500 |
2,543,400 |
Dec 2009 |
864,800 |
94,000 |
1,670,400 |
8,403,300 |
2,477,700 |
Jan 2010 |
855,800 |
92,300 |
1,502,900 |
8,178,600 |
2,282,000 |
Feb 2010 |
862,100 |
98,300 |
1,686,300 |
8,370,200 |
2,491,700 |
Mar 2010 |
863,100 |
99,100 |
1,703,400 |
8,432,100 |
2,506,700 |
Apr 2010 |
862,600 |
99,400 |
1,711,800 |
8,410,200 |
2,511,700 |
May 2010 |
868,500 |
96,200 |
1,596,400 |
8,435,400 |
2,403,700 |
Jun 2010 |
835,600 |
96,700 |
1,411,100 |
8,077,900 |
2,134,300 |
Jul 2010 |
797,300 |
96,100 |
1,368,700 |
6,812,600 |
2,073,300 |
Aug 2010 |
804,200 |
98,200 |
1,353,400 |
6,890,600 |
2,080,000 |
Sep 2010 |
845,900 |
107,400 |
1,577,900 |
7,736,500 |
2,394,600 |
Oct 2010 |
868,400 |
112,300 |
1,737,600 |
8,206,500 |
2,552,100 |
Nov 2010 |
876,700 |
112,100 |
1,763,800 |
8,307,500 |
2,581,500 |
Dec 2010 |
876,000 |
111,600 |
1,695,000 |
8,266,100 |
2,513,600 |
Jan 2011 |
866,000 |
109,500 |
1,539,700 |
8,047,100 |
2,322,000 |
Feb 2011 |
879,300 |
113,700 |
1,738,700 |
8,234,800 |
2,517,700 |
Mar 2011 |
880,800 |
112,800 |
1,742,000 |
8,290,600 |
2,540,500 |
Apr 2011 |
881,500 |
112,200 |
1,760,600 |
8,289,500 |
2,541,300 |
Source: Current Employment Statistics | Chart
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