| Date | Employment (thousands) | WTI crude oil price (dollars per barrel) |
|---|---|---|
|
Jan 2011 |
686.5 | 91.02 |
|
Feb 2011 |
689.0 | 85.51 |
|
Mar 2011 |
703.2 | 103.74 |
|
Apr 2011 |
719.4 | 107.75 |
|
May 2011 |
729.9 | 99.87 |
|
Jun 2011 |
741.7 | 95.87 |
|
Jul 2011 |
752.2 | 96.72 |
|
Aug 2011 |
756.2 | 82.86 |
|
Sep 2011 |
765.5 | 88.93 |
|
Oct 2011 |
772.3 | 85.35 |
|
Nov 2011 |
775.1 | 96.97 |
|
Dec 2011 |
781.4 | 96.06 |
|
Jan 2012 |
789.1 | 100.43 |
|
Feb 2012 |
795.5 | 101.73 |
|
Mar 2012 |
799.0 | 106.15 |
|
Apr 2012 |
801.5 | 102.55 |
|
May 2012 |
803.7 | 96.98 |
|
Jun 2012 |
803.0 | 83.27 |
|
Jul 2012 |
800.2 | 85.78 |
|
Aug 2012 |
799.2 | 94.43 |
|
Sep 2012 |
794.4 | 97.56 |
|
Oct 2012 |
785.5 | 91.42 |
|
Nov 2012 |
792.1 | 85.87 |
|
Dec 2012 |
796.4 | 85.71 |
|
Jan 2013 |
800.4 | 93.38 |
|
Feb 2013 |
806.7 | 96.95 |
|
Mar 2013 |
808.0 | 92.70 |
|
Apr 2013 |
805.4 | 93.36 |
|
May 2013 |
810.0 | 94.65 |
|
Jun 2013 |
812.5 | 96.36 |
|
Jul 2013 |
811.6 | 104.70 |
|
Aug 2013 |
812.5 | 106.97 |
|
Sep 2013 |
816.0 | 108.36 |
|
Oct 2013 |
817.4 | 102.70 |
|
Nov 2013 |
815.3 | 93.94 |
|
Dec 2013 |
813.3 | 97.23 |
|
Jan 2014 |
817.7 | 92.98 |
|
Feb 2014 |
823.0 | 100.21 |
|
Mar 2014 |
826.9 | 99.55 |
|
Apr 2014 |
834.6 | 102.72 |
|
May 2014 |
835.9 | 101.92 |
|
Jun 2014 |
840.0 | 105.97 |
|
Jul 2014 |
845.7 | 103.25 |
|
Aug 2014 |
846.0 | 97.17 |
|
Sep 2014 |
851.0 | 92.43 |
|
Oct 2014 |
848.6 | 82.88 |
|
Nov 2014 |
847.0 | 76.50 |
|
Dec 2014 |
843.4 | 61.14 |
|
Jan 2015 |
834.6 | 47.07 |
|
Feb 2015 |
822.7 | 51.14 |
|
Mar 2015 |
806.1 | 47.69 |
|
Apr 2015 |
790.5 | 54.78 |
|
May 2015 |
767.7 | 60.01 |
|
Jun 2015 |
764.3 | 60.07 |
|
Jul 2015 |
752.7 | 51.68 |
|
Aug 2015 |
740.6 | 43.20 |
|
Sep 2015 |
727.0 | 45.16 |
|
Oct 2015 |
718.7 | 46.82 |
|
Nov 2015 |
704.2 | 42.70 |
|
Dec 2015 |
693.7 | 36.93 |
|
Jan 2016 |
679.8 | 30.59 |
|
Feb 2016 |
658.6 | 28.14 |
|
Mar 2016 |
638.5 | 37.69 |
|
Apr 2016 |
625.9 | 41.23 |
|
May 2016 |
614.7 | 45.44 |
|
Jun 2016 |
604.5 | 47.89 |
|
Jul 2016 |
600.3 | 45.60 |
|
Aug 2016 |
596.0 | 43.11 |
|
Sep 2016 |
594.2 | 44.34 |
|
Oct 2016 |
593.3 | 50.29 |
|
Nov 2016 |
597.2 | 44.61 |
|
Dec 2016 |
598.6 | 51.91 |
|
Jan 2017 |
598.7 | 52.07 |
|
Feb 2017 |
604.5 | 52.88 |
|
Mar 2017 |
609.2 | 50.50 |
|
Apr 2017 |
619.6 | 53.19 |
|
May 2017 |
624.7 | 47.04 |
|
Jun 2017 |
628.6 | 45.30 |
|
Jul 2017 |
631.1 | 45.51 |
|
Aug 2017 |
636.2 | 49.08 |
|
Sep 2017 |
637.9 | 49.07 |
|
Oct 2017 |
639.2 | 50.77 |
|
Nov 2017 |
643.4 | 55.81 |
|
Dec 2017 |
642.8 | 57.17 |
|
Jan 2018 |
647.3 | 63.26 |
|
Feb 2018 |
654.7 | 60.56 |
|
Mar 2018 |
661.7 | 61.28 |
|
Apr 2018 |
670.9 | 66.02 |
|
May 2018 |
675.5 | 70.56 |
|
Jun 2018 |
683.0 | 66.21 |
|
Jul 2018 |
681.9 | 71.96 |
|
Aug 2018 |
690.5 | 66.15 |
|
Sep 2018 |
691.3 | 68.96 |
|
Oct 2018 |
694.6 | 72.96 |
|
Nov 2018 |
688.8 | 56.92 |
|
Dec 2018 |
692.4 | 51.54 |
|
Jan 2019 |
693.3 | 50.78 |
|
Feb 2019 |
690.9 | 53.88 |
|
Mar 2019 |
688.4 | 57.81 |
|
Apr 2019 |
689.4 | 64.10 |
|
May 2019 |
689.5 | 62.10 |
|
Jun 2019 |
686.7 | 52.52 |
|
Jul 2019 |
681.7 | 59.02 |
|
Aug 2019 |
673.5 | 55.31 |
|
Sep 2019 |
670.9 | 56.16 |
|
Oct 2019 |
669.7 | 53.27 |
|
Nov 2019 |
657.3 | 56.92 |
|
Dec 2019 |
644.4 | 59.25 |
|
Jan 2020 |
636.2 | 58.29 |
|
Feb 2020 |
638.5 | 50.83 |
|
Mar 2020 |
625.8 | 32.39 |
|
Apr 2020 |
568.9 | 20.12 |
|
May 2020 |
548.8 | 26.40 |
|
Jun 2020 |
535.3 | 37.87 |
|
Jul 2020 |
524.7 | 40.57 |
|
Aug 2020 |
517.5 | 42.08 |
|
Sep 2020 |
514.8 | 37.38 |
|
Oct 2020 |
509.3 | 40.33 |
|
Nov 2020 |
507.4 | 40.66 |
|
Dec 2020 |
507.3 | 46.04 |
|
Jan 2021 |
498.4 | 52.75 |
|
Feb 2021 |
494.1 | 58.54 |
|
Mar 2021 |
503.7 | 65.02 |
|
Apr 2021 |
506.5 | 61.93 |
|
May 2021 |
514.5 | 65.07 |
|
Jun 2021 |
519.1 | 70.11 |
|
Jul 2021 |
522.6 | 73.19 |
|
Aug 2021 |
527.7 | 68.33 |
|
Sep 2021 |
530.2 | 71.69 |
|
Oct 2021 |
533.5 | 81.18 |
|
Nov 2021 |
536.9 | 81.93 |
|
Dec 2021 |
545.3 | 71.18 |
|
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
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