Chart 1. Total nonfarm employment, seasonally adjusted, January 2011–December 2021 (in thousands)
Date Employment

Jan 2011

130,841

Feb 2011

131,053

Mar 2011

131,288

Apr 2011

131,602

May 2011

131,703

Jun 2011

131,939

Jul 2011

131,999

Aug 2011

132,125

Sep 2011

132,358

Oct 2011

132,562

Nov 2011

132,694

Dec 2011

132,896

Jan 2012

133,250

Feb 2012

133,512

Mar 2012

133,752

Apr 2012

133,834

May 2012

133,934

Jun 2012

134,007

Jul 2012

134,159

Aug 2012

134,331

Sep 2012

134,518

Oct 2012

134,677

Nov 2012

134,833

Dec 2012

135,072

Jan 2013

135,263

Feb 2013

135,541

Mar 2013

135,680

Apr 2013

135,871

May 2013

136,093

Jun 2013

136,274

Jul 2013

136,386

Aug 2013

136,628

Sep 2013

136,815

Oct 2013

137,040

Nov 2013

137,304

Dec 2013

137,373

Jan 2014

137,548

Feb 2014

137,714

Mar 2014

137,968

Apr 2014

138,293

May 2014

138,511

Jun 2014

138,837

Jul 2014

139,069

Aug 2014

139,257

Sep 2014

139,566

Oct 2014

139,818

Nov 2014

140,109

Dec 2014

140,377

Jan 2015

140,568

Feb 2015

140,839

Mar 2015

140,910

Apr 2015

141,194

May 2015

141,525

Jun 2015

141,699

Jul 2015

142,001

Aug 2015

142,126

Sep 2015

142,281

Oct 2015

142,587

Nov 2015

142,824

Dec 2015

143,097

Jan 2016

143,205

Feb 2016

143,417

Mar 2016

143,654

Apr 2016

143,851

May 2016

143,892

Jun 2016

144,150

Jul 2016

144,521

Aug 2016

144,664

Sep 2016

144,953

Oct 2016

145,071

Nov 2016

145,201

Dec 2016

145,415

Jan 2017

145,628

Feb 2017

145,818

Mar 2017

145,960

Apr 2017

146,165

May 2017

146,388

Jun 2017

146,585

Jul 2017

146,768

Aug 2017

146,913

Sep 2017

147,012

Oct 2017

147,153

Nov 2017

147,353

Dec 2017

147,529

Jan 2018

147,662

Feb 2018

148,064

Mar 2018

148,289

Apr 2018

148,468

May 2018

148,801

Jun 2018

148,984

Jul 2018

149,050

Aug 2018

149,269

Sep 2018

149,326

Oct 2018

149,471

Nov 2018

149,573

Dec 2018

149,821

Jan 2019

150,100

Feb 2019

150,124

Mar 2019

150,348

Apr 2019

150,636

May 2019

150,713

Jun 2019

150,843

Jul 2019

150,921

Aug 2019

151,081

Sep 2019

151,244

Oct 2019

151,337

Nov 2019

151,589

Dec 2019

151,789

Jan 2020

152,128

Feb 2020

152,504

Mar 2020

151,006

Apr 2020

130,513

May 2020

133,155

Jun 2020

137,660

Jul 2020

139,048

Aug 2020

140,713

Sep 2020

141,632

Oct 2020

142,279

Nov 2020

142,612

Dec 2020

142,497

Jan 2021

143,017

Feb 2021

143,727

Mar 2021

144,431

Apr 2021

144,694

May 2021

145,141

Jun 2021

145,698

Jul 2021

146,387

Aug 2021

146,904

Sep 2021

147,328

Oct 2021

148,005

Nov 2021

148,652

Dec 2021

149,240

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.