Figure 1. Employment in total nonfarm, January 1990–December 2016, seasonally adjusted, in thousands
| Date |
Total nonfarm |
|
Jan 90
|
109,185 |
|
Feb 90
|
109,433 |
|
Mar 90
|
109,648 |
|
Apr-90
|
109,687 |
|
May-90
|
109,839 |
|
Jun-90
|
109,861 |
|
Jul-90
|
109,830 |
|
Aug-90
|
109,614 |
|
Sep- 90
|
109,524 |
|
Oct-90
|
109,364 |
|
Nov-90
|
109,215 |
|
Dec 90
|
109,159 |
|
Jan 91
|
109,042 |
|
Feb 91
|
108,736 |
|
Mar 91
|
108,578 |
|
Apr 91
|
108,366 |
|
May 91
|
108,243 |
|
Jun 91
|
108,337 |
|
Jul 91
|
108,298 |
|
Aug 91
|
108,308 |
|
Sep 91
|
108,340 |
|
Oct 91
|
108,355 |
|
Nov 91
|
108,298 |
|
Dec 91
|
108,324 |
|
Jan 92
|
108,375 |
|
Feb 92
|
108,314 |
|
Mar 92
|
108,369 |
|
Apr 92
|
108,527 |
|
May 92
|
108,654 |
|
Jun 92
|
108,719 |
|
Jul 92
|
108,792 |
|
Aug 92
|
108,930 |
|
Sep 92
|
108,966 |
|
Oct 92
|
109,147 |
|
Nov 92
|
109,283 |
|
Dec 92
|
109,494 |
|
Jan 93
|
109,804 |
|
Feb 93
|
110,047 |
|
Mar 93
|
109,998 |
|
Apr 93
|
110,306 |
|
May 93
|
110,573 |
|
Jun 93
|
110,752 |
|
Jul 93
|
111,054 |
|
Aug 93
|
111,212 |
|
Sep 93
|
111,453 |
|
Oct 93
|
111,736 |
|
Nov 93
|
111,999 |
|
Dec 93
|
112,315 |
|
Jan 94
|
112,587 |
|
Feb 94
|
112,783 |
|
Mar 94
|
113,247 |
|
Apr 94
|
113,597 |
|
May 94
|
113,931 |
|
Jun 94
|
114,245 |
|
Jul 94
|
114,619 |
|
Aug 94
|
114,902 |
|
Sep 94
|
115,256 |
|
Oct 94
|
115,465 |
|
Nov 94
|
115,886 |
|
Dec 94
|
116,166 |
|
Jan 95
|
116,492 |
|
Feb 95
|
116,693 |
|
Mar 95
|
116,912 |
|
Apr 95
|
117,075 |
|
May 95
|
117,059 |
|
Jun 95
|
117,293 |
|
Jul 95
|
117,389 |
|
Aug 95
|
117,644 |
|
Sep 95
|
117,888 |
|
Oct 95
|
118,039 |
|
Nov 95
|
118,188 |
|
Dec 95
|
118,322 |
|
Jan 96
|
118,307 |
|
Feb 96
|
118,736 |
|
Mar 96
|
119,001 |
|
Apr 96
|
119,165 |
|
May 96
|
119,488 |
|
Jun 96
|
119,773 |
|
Jul 96
|
120,023 |
|
Aug 96
|
120,203 |
|
Sep 96
|
120,427 |
|
Oct 96
|
120,676 |
|
Nov 96
|
120,975 |
|
Dec 96
|
121,146 |
|
Jan 97
|
121,379 |
|
Feb 97
|
121,684 |
|
Mar 97
|
121,999 |
|
Apr 97
|
122,291 |
|
May 97
|
122,552 |
|
Jun 97
|
122,818 |
|
Jul 97
|
123,124 |
|
Aug 97
|
123,093 |
|
Sep 97
|
123,604 |
|
Oct 97
|
123,946 |
|
Nov 97
|
124,250 |
|
Dec 97
|
124,554 |
|
Jan 98
|
124,828 |
|
Feb 98
|
125,027 |
|
Mar 98
|
125,176 |
|
Apr 98
|
125,456 |
|
May 98
|
125,860 |
|
Jun 98
|
126,080 |
|
Jul 98
|
126,209 |
|
Aug 98
|
126,551 |
|
Sep 98
|
126,773 |
|
Oct 98
|
126,974 |
|
Nov 98
|
127,254 |
|
Dec 98
|
127,601 |
|
Jan 99
|
127,727 |
|
Feb 99
|
128,136 |
|
Mar 99
|
128,244 |
|
Apr 99
|
128,618 |
|
May 99
|
128,830 |
|
Jun 99
|
129,093 |
|
Jul 99
|
129,414 |
|
Aug 99
|
129,576 |
|
Sep 99
|
129,792 |
|
Oct 99
|
130,189 |
|
Nov 99
|
130,482 |
|
Dec 99
|
130,781 |
|
Jan 00
|
131,009 |
|
Feb 00
|
131,140 |
|
Mar 00
|
131,608 |
|
Apr 00
|
131,895 |
|
May 00
|
132,121 |
|
Jun 00
|
132,077 |
|
Jul 00
|
132,253 |
|
Aug 00
|
132,240 |
|
Sep 00
|
132,375 |
|
Oct 00
|
132,361 |
|
Nov 00
|
132,589 |
|
Dec 00
|
132,731 |
|
Jan 01
|
132,706 |
|
Feb 01
|
132,778 |
|
Mar 01
|
132,751 |
|
Apr 01
|
132,471 |
|
May 01
|
132,432 |
|
Jun 01
|
132,302 |
|
Jul 01
|
132,191 |
|
Aug 01
|
132,035 |
|
Sep 01
|
131,794 |
|
Oct 01
|
131,467 |
|
Nov 01
|
131,176 |
|
Dec 01
|
131,004 |
|
Jan 02
|
130,869 |
|
Feb 02
|
130,733 |
|
Mar 02
|
130712 |
|
Apr 02
|
130,634 |
|
May 02
|
130,629 |
|
Jun 02
|
130,685 |
|
Jul 02
|
130,601 |
|
Aug 02
|
130,587 |
|
Sep 02
|
130,527 |
|
Oct 02
|
130,649 |
|
Nov 02
|
130,662 |
|
Dec 02
|
130,504 |
|
Jan 03
|
130,596 |
|
Feb 03
|
130,447 |
|
Mar 03
|
130,238 |
|
Apr 03
|
130,194 |
|
May 03
|
130,187 |
|
Jun 03
|
130,197 |
|
Jul 03
|
130,219 |
|
Aug 03
|
130178 |
|
Sep 03
|
130,282 |
|
Oct 03
|
130,485 |
|
Nov 03
|
130,496 |
|
Dec 03
|
130,619 |
|
Jan 04
|
130,778 |
|
Feb 04
|
130,826 |
|
Mar 04
|
131,157 |
|
Apr 04
|
131,408 |
|
May 04
|
131,715 |
|
Jun 04
|
131,792 |
|
Jul 04
|
131,837 |
|
Aug 04
|
131,956 |
|
Sep 04
|
132,118 |
|
Oct 04
|
132,464 |
|
Nov 04
|
132,530 |
|
Dec 04
|
132,659 |
|
Jan 05
|
132,795 |
|
Feb 05
|
133,034 |
|
Mar 05
|
133,169 |
|
Apr 05
|
133,533 |
|
May 05
|
133,710 |
|
Jun 05
|
133,955 |
|
Jul 05
|
134,329 |
|
Aug 05
|
134,525 |
|
Sep 05
|
134,592 |
|
Oct 05
|
134,676 |
|
Nov 05
|
135,017 |
|
Dec 05
|
135,174 |
|
Jan 06
|
135,452 |
|
Feb 06
|
135,767 |
|
Mar 06
|
136,049 |
|
Apr 06
|
136,232 |
|
May 06
|
136,257 |
|
Jun 06
|
136,336 |
|
Jul 06
|
136,542 |
|
Aug 06
|
136,725 |
|
Sep 06
|
136,878 |
|
Oct 06
|
136,886 |
|
Nov 06
|
137,095 |
|
Dec 06
|
137,266 |
|
Jan 07
|
137,506 |
|
Feb 07
|
137,595 |
|
Mar 07
|
137,785 |
|
Apr 07
|
137,865 |
|
May 07
|
138,008 |
|
Jun 07
|
138,083 |
|
Jul 07
|
138,049 |
|
Aug 07
|
138,029 |
|
Sep 07
|
138,117 |
|
Oct 07
|
138,201 |
|
Nov 07
|
138,315 |
|
Dec 07
|
138,413 |
|
Jan 08
|
138,430 |
|
Feb 08
|
138,346 |
|
Mar 08
|
138,268 |
|
Apr 08
|
138,058 |
|
May 08
|
137,872 |
|
Jun 08
|
137,710 |
|
Jul 08
|
137,497 |
|
Aug 08
|
137,230 |
|
Sep 08
|
136,780 |
|
Oct 08
|
136,306 |
|
Nov 08
|
135,540 |
|
Dec 08
|
134,846 |
|
Jan 09
|
134,053 |
|
Feb 09
|
133,351 |
|
Mar 09
|
132,528 |
|
Apr 09
|
131,841 |
|
May 09
|
131,492 |
|
Jun 09
|
131,021 |
|
Jul 09
|
130,692 |
|
Aug 09
|
130,479 |
|
Sep 09
|
130,259 |
|
Oct 09
|
130,055 |
|
Nov 09
|
130,053 |
|
Dec 09
|
129,778 |
|
Jan 10
|
129,801 |
|
Feb 10
|
129,733 |
|
Mar 10
|
129,897 |
|
Apr 10
|
130,140 |
|
May 10
|
130,664 |
|
Jun 10
|
130,527 |
|
Jul 10
|
130,459 |
|
Aug 10
|
130423 |
|
Sep 10
|
130,371 |
|
Oct 10
|
130,633 |
|
Nov 10
|
130,752 |
|
Dec 10
|
130,839 |
|
Jan 11
|
130,882 |
|
Feb 11
|
131,071 |
|
Mar 11
|
131,296 |
|
Apr 11
|
131,642 |
|
May 11
|
131,719 |
|
Jun 11
|
131,944 |
|
Jul 11
|
132013 |
|
Aug 11
|
132,123 |
|
Sep 11
|
132,371 |
|
Oct 11
|
132,580 |
|
Nov 11
|
132,721 |
|
Dec 11
|
132,930 |
|
Jan 12
|
133,288 |
|
Feb 12
|
133,525 |
|
Mar 12
|
133,758 |
|
Apr 12
|
133,836 |
|
May 12
|
133,951 |
|
Jun 12
|
134,027 |
|
Jul 12
|
134,170 |
|
Aug 12
|
134,347 |
|
Sep 12
|
134,550 |
|
Oct 12
|
134,696 |
|
Nov 12
|
134,828 |
|
Dec 12
|
135,072 |
|
Jan 13
|
135,283 |
|
Feb 13
|
135,569 |
|
Mar 13
|
135,699 |
|
Apr 13
|
135,896 |
|
May 13
|
136,122 |
|
Jun 13
|
136,284 |
|
Jul 13
|
136,406 |
|
Aug 13
|
136,667 |
|
Sep 13
|
136,857 |
|
Oct 13
|
137,069 |
|
Nov 13
|
137,327 |
|
Dec 13
|
137,374 |
|
Jan 14
|
137,564 |
|
Feb 14
|
137,715 |
|
Mar 14
|
137,987 |
|
Apr 14
|
138,316 |
|
May 14
|
138,562 |
|
Jun 14
|
138,866 |
|
Jul 14
|
139,068 |
|
Aug 14
|
139,298 |
|
Sep 14
|
139,578 |
|
Oct 14
|
139,805 |
|
Nov 14
|
140117 |
|
Dec 14
|
140,372 |
|
Jan 15
|
140,606 |
|
Feb 15
|
140,844 |
|
Mar 15
|
140,930 |
|
Apr 15
|
141,192 |
|
May 15
|
141,536 |
|
Jun 15
|
141,742 |
|
Jul 15
|
141,996 |
|
Aug 15
|
142,153 |
|
Sep 15
|
142,253 |
|
Oct 15
|
142,574 |
|
Nov 15
|
142,846 |
|
Dec 15
|
143,085 |
|
Jan 16
|
143,211 |
|
Feb 16
|
143,448 |
|
Mar 16
|
143673 |
|
Apr 16
|
143,826 |
|
May 16
|
143,869 |
|
Jun 16
|
144,166 |
|
Jul 16
|
144,457 |
|
Aug 16
|
144,633 |
|
Sep 16
|
144,882 |
|
Oct 16
|
145,006 |
|
Nov 16
|
145,170 |
|
Dec 16
|
145,325 |