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In November 2022, total nonfarm employment increased by 263,000 to reach 100.7 percent of its level in February 2020, the month before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recession that resulted from it. In April 2020, nonfarm employment was 85.6 percent of its level 2 months earlier.
Month | Total nonfarm | Total private | Mining and logging | Construction | Manufacturing | Wholesale trade | Retail trade | Transportation and warehousing | Utilities | ||||||||||||
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Jan 2020 |
99.8 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.4 | 100.0 | 100.1 | 100.0 | 100.1 | 100.0 | ||||||||||||
Feb 2020 |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||||||||||
Mar 2020 |
99.0 | 98.9 | 98.1 | 99.0 | 99.5 | 99.7 | 99.4 | 99.9 | 100.0 | ||||||||||||
Apr 2020 |
85.6 | 83.8 | 89.7 | 85.5 | 89.3 | 93.1 | 85.6 | 91.3 | 99.3 | ||||||||||||
May 2020 |
87.3 | 86.2 | 86.7 | 91.9 | 91.2 | 93.4 | 87.8 | 91.8 | 99.1 | ||||||||||||
Jun 2020 |
90.3 | 89.7 | 84.7 | 94.0 | 93.8 | 94.1 | 92.9 | 94.0 | 98.6 | ||||||||||||
Jul 2020 |
91.2 | 90.7 | 83.1 | 94.4 | 94.1 | 93.8 | 94.5 | 95.1 | 98.6 | ||||||||||||
Aug 2020 |
92.3 | 91.6 | 82.1 | 94.7 | 94.3 | 94.0 | 96.5 | 96.6 | 99.0 | ||||||||||||
Sep 2020 |
92.9 | 92.4 | 81.8 | 95.0 | 94.6 | 94.4 | 96.5 | 97.8 | 99.3 | ||||||||||||
Oct 2020 |
93.3 | 93.0 | 81.0 | 95.7 | 94.8 | 94.6 | 96.9 | 99.1 | 99.0 | ||||||||||||
Nov 2020 |
93.5 | 93.3 | 80.8 | 95.9 | 95.1 | 94.8 | 96.9 | 100.6 | 99.0 | ||||||||||||
Dec 2020 |
93.4 | 93.2 | 80.8 | 96.5 | 95.3 | 95.0 | 97.3 | 100.9 | 98.9 | ||||||||||||
Jan 2021 |
93.8 | 93.5 | 79.6 | 96.5 | 95.3 | 95.2 | 97.7 | 101.5 | 99.1 | ||||||||||||
Feb 2021 |
94.2 | 94.1 | 79.0 | 95.9 | 95.6 | 95.4 | 98.0 | 102.6 | 99.1 | ||||||||||||
Mar 2021 |
94.7 | 94.6 | 80.3 | 97.2 | 96.0 | 95.6 | 98.3 | 103.5 | 99.2 | ||||||||||||
Apr 2021 |
94.9 | 94.7 | 80.8 | 97.0 | 95.7 | 95.8 | 98.3 | 103.5 | 99.3 | ||||||||||||
May 2021 |
95.2 | 95.0 | 81.6 | 96.8 | 96.0 | 96.0 | 98.2 | 104.0 | 99.1 | ||||||||||||
Jun 2021 |
95.5 | 95.4 | 82.5 | 96.8 | 96.1 | 96.3 | 98.6 | 104.6 | 99.0 | ||||||||||||
Jul 2021 |
96.0 | 95.9 | 82.9 | 97.0 | 96.6 | 96.6 | 98.7 | 105.3 | 99.0 | ||||||||||||
Aug 2021 |
96.3 | 96.3 | 83.7 | 97.0 | 96.9 | 96.7 | 99.0 | 105.8 | 98.7 | ||||||||||||
Sep 2021 |
96.6 | 96.6 | 84.0 | 97.4 | 97.1 | 96.8 | 99.3 | 106.5 | 98.6 | ||||||||||||
Oct 2021 |
97.0 | 97.1 | 84.3 | 97.8 | 97.5 | 97.0 | 99.6 | 107.3 | 98.6 | ||||||||||||
Nov 2021 |
97.5 | 97.6 | 84.8 | 98.4 | 97.9 | 97.3 | 99.7 | 108.0 | 98.5 | ||||||||||||
Dec 2021 |
97.9 | 98.1 | 86.0 | 99.0 | 98.2 | 97.6 | 100.0 | 108.4 | 98.4 | ||||||||||||
Jan 2022 |
98.2 | 98.4 | 86.0 | 99.1 | 98.4 | 97.8 | 100.8 | 109.3 | 98.5 | ||||||||||||
Feb 2022 |
98.7 | 99.0 | 87.5 | 99.8 | 98.8 | 98.2 | 101.5 | 110.6 | 98.5 | ||||||||||||
Mar 2022 |
98.9 | 99.3 | 88.2 | 100.1 | 99.2 | 98.7 | 101.3 | 110.6 | 98.4 | ||||||||||||
Apr 2022 |
99.2 | 99.6 | 89.4 | 100.0 | 99.7 | 99.2 | 101.3 | 111.5 | 98.6 | ||||||||||||
May 2022 |
99.4 | 99.8 | 90.4 | 100.4 | 99.9 | 99.4 | 101.1 | 112.1 | 98.7 | ||||||||||||
Jun 2022 |
99.6 | 100.1 | 91.5 | 100.6 | 100.1 | 99.5 | 101.2 | 112.4 | 98.7 | ||||||||||||
Jul 2022 |
100.0 | 100.4 | 92.3 | 100.9 | 100.4 | 99.8 | 101.3 | 112.7 | 98.9 | ||||||||||||
Aug 2022 |
100.1 | 100.6 | 92.0 | 101.0 | 100.6 | 100.1 | 101.5 | 112.7 | 99.2 | ||||||||||||
Sep 2022 |
100.3 | 100.8 | 92.4 | 101.3 | 100.8 | 100.2 | 101.3 | 112.4 | 99.2 | ||||||||||||
Oct 2022 |
100.5 | 101.0 | 92.7 | 101.4 | 101.1 | 100.3 | 101.3 | 112.3 | 99.4 | ||||||||||||
Nov 2022 |
100.7 | 101.2 | 93.1 | 101.7 | 101.2 | 100.3 | 101.1 | 112.0 | 99.3 | ||||||||||||
Note: These data are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary. |
Month | Information | Financial activities | Professional and business services | Educational services | Health care and social assistance | Arts, entertainment, and recreation | Accommodation and food services | ||||||||||||||
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Jan 2020 |
99.8 | 99.6 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.3 | ||||||||||||||
Feb 2020 |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||||||||||||
Mar 2020 |
99.8 | 99.8 | 99.6 | 97.3 | 99.4 | 96.8 | 95.5 | ||||||||||||||
Apr 2020 |
91.0 | 96.8 | 89.2 | 86.2 | 88.9 | 48.3 | 52.3 | ||||||||||||||
May 2020 |
89.8 | 97.0 | 90.2 | 86.6 | 90.7 | 47.8 | 60.9 | ||||||||||||||
Jun 2020 |
90.4 | 97.2 | 91.9 | 88.6 | 93.0 | 56.9 | 71.6 | ||||||||||||||
Jul 2020 |
90.1 | 97.2 | 92.7 | 88.7 | 93.9 | 61.1 | 73.9 | ||||||||||||||
Aug 2020 |
90.9 | 97.5 | 93.6 | 90.3 | 94.5 | 62.0 | 75.7 | ||||||||||||||
Sep 2020 |
92.9 | 97.8 | 94.2 | 90.0 | 95.0 | 67.4 | 77.8 | ||||||||||||||
Oct 2020 |
92.9 | 98.0 | 95.2 | 90.1 | 95.5 | 69.5 | 79.0 | ||||||||||||||
Nov 2020 |
93.2 | 98.2 | 95.9 | 90.5 | 95.7 | 70.9 | 79.0 | ||||||||||||||
Dec 2020 |
93.7 | 98.3 | 96.7 | 88.9 | 96.0 | 68.3 | 76.2 | ||||||||||||||
Jan 2021 |
94.6 | 98.4 | 97.2 | 91.2 | 95.7 | 70.3 | 76.8 | ||||||||||||||
Feb 2021 |
95.0 | 98.4 | 97.7 | 91.7 | 96.0 | 71.8 | 79.2 | ||||||||||||||
Mar 2021 |
95.3 | 98.5 | 98.3 | 92.4 | 96.3 | 73.4 | 80.0 | ||||||||||||||
Apr 2021 |
96.0 | 98.6 | 97.9 | 92.8 | 96.4 | 75.2 | 81.1 | ||||||||||||||
May 2021 |
96.6 | 98.6 | 98.3 | 93.4 | 96.5 | 76.9 | 82.2 | ||||||||||||||
Jun 2021 |
97.1 | 98.6 | 98.6 | 93.9 | 96.5 | 78.4 | 83.5 | ||||||||||||||
Jul 2021 |
97.9 | 98.9 | 99.2 | 94.6 | 96.7 | 80.2 | 84.6 | ||||||||||||||
Aug 2021 |
98.7 | 99.0 | 99.6 | 95.0 | 96.7 | 81.9 | 85.7 | ||||||||||||||
Sep 2021 |
99.0 | 99.1 | 100.0 | 95.2 | 96.7 | 83.5 | 86.3 | ||||||||||||||
Oct 2021 |
99.4 | 99.4 | 101.1 | 96.0 | 96.9 | 84.8 | 87.0 | ||||||||||||||
Nov 2021 |
100.0 | 99.8 | 101.6 | 96.9 | 97.1 | 86.1 | 88.1 | ||||||||||||||
Dec 2021 |
100.3 | 99.9 | 102.0 | 97.5 | 97.3 | 87.6 | 89.2 | ||||||||||||||
Jan 2022 |
100.5 | 99.9 | 102.4 | 98.1 | 97.3 | 88.4 | 90.0 | ||||||||||||||
Feb 2022 |
100.5 | 100.3 | 102.8 | 98.4 | 97.8 | 89.3 | 90.7 | ||||||||||||||
Mar 2022 |
101.1 | 100.4 | 103.3 | 98.7 | 98.0 | 90.2 | 91.3 | ||||||||||||||
Apr 2022 |
101.9 | 100.7 | 103.4 | 99.0 | 98.2 | 90.5 | 91.6 | ||||||||||||||
May 2022 |
102.8 | 100.9 | 103.8 | 99.6 | 98.5 | 91.2 | 92.0 | ||||||||||||||
Jun 2022 |
103.7 | 100.9 | 104.2 | 99.9 | 98.9 | 91.7 | 92.2 | ||||||||||||||
Jul 2022 |
104.2 | 101.0 | 104.6 | 100.7 | 99.3 | 91.9 | 92.8 | ||||||||||||||
Aug 2022 |
104.4 | 101.1 | 104.7 | 101.0 | 99.6 | 92.1 | 92.8 | ||||||||||||||
Sep 2022 |
104.7 | 101.1 | 104.8 | 101.0 | 100.0 | 92.9 | 93.4 | ||||||||||||||
Oct 2022 |
104.9 | 101.3 | 105.0 | 101.2 | 100.4 | 93.1 | 93.8 | ||||||||||||||
Nov 2022 |
105.6 | 101.4 | 105.0 | 101.5 | 100.7 | 93.5 | 94.3 | ||||||||||||||
Note: These data are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary. |
Month | Other services | Government | Federal government | State government | Local government | ||||||||||||||||
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Jan 2020 |
99.8 | 99.6 | 99.8 | 99.1 | 99.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Feb 2020 |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Mar 2020 |
98.5 | 99.8 | 100.6 | 98.8 | 100.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Apr 2020 |
76.0 | 95.7 | 100.5 | 95.9 | 94.8 | ||||||||||||||||
May 2020 |
79.9 | 93.6 | 100.6 | 95.7 | 91.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Jun 2020 |
85.5 | 93.6 | 100.7 | 95.6 | 91.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Jul 2020 |
87.8 | 94.0 | 101.6 | 95.7 | 91.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Aug 2020 |
88.7 | 96.0 | 110.3 | 96.3 | 93.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Sep 2020 |
89.4 | 95.8 | 109.1 | 96.1 | 93.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Oct 2020 |
89.6 | 95.2 | 104.2 | 95.6 | 93.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Nov 2020 |
89.6 | 94.8 | 101.2 | 95.6 | 93.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Dec 2020 |
89.4 | 94.8 | 101.1 | 95.7 | 93.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Jan 2021 |
89.5 | 95.2 | 100.9 | 97.1 | 93.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Feb 2021 |
89.7 | 95.3 | 100.9 | 97.1 | 93.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Mar 2021 |
90.0 | 95.5 | 100.9 | 97.4 | 93.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Apr 2021 |
90.4 | 95.8 | 101.2 | 97.4 | 94.1 | ||||||||||||||||
May 2021 |
90.7 | 96.1 | 101.0 | 98.5 | 94.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Jun 2021 |
91.4 | 96.3 | 100.8 | 98.9 | 94.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Jul 2021 |
92.0 | 96.5 | 100.9 | 98.7 | 94.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Aug 2021 |
92.5 | 96.6 | 100.9 | 98.4 | 95.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Sep 2021 |
92.7 | 96.6 | 100.8 | 98.4 | 95.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Oct 2021 |
93.2 | 96.6 | 100.7 | 98.4 | 95.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Nov 2021 |
93.8 | 96.7 | 100.8 | 98.3 | 95.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Dec 2021 |
94.2 | 96.8 | 100.5 | 98.6 | 95.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Jan 2022 |
94.3 | 96.8 | 100.6 | 98.3 | 95.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Feb 2022 |
94.9 | 96.9 | 100.6 | 98.2 | 95.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Mar 2022 |
95.2 | 96.9 | 100.5 | 98.2 | 95.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Apr 2022 |
95.4 | 96.9 | 100.2 | 98.3 | 95.8 | ||||||||||||||||
May 2022 |
95.5 | 97.2 | 100.2 | 99.0 | 95.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Jun 2022 |
95.5 | 96.9 | 99.8 | 98.6 | 95.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Jul 2022 |
95.8 | 97.3 | 100.1 | 98.8 | 96.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Aug 2022 |
95.8 | 97.6 | 100.1 | 99.1 | 96.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Sep 2022 |
96.3 | 97.6 | 100.2 | 99.3 | 96.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Oct 2022 |
96.5 | 97.8 | 100.4 | 99.3 | 96.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Nov 2022 |
96.9 | 98.0 | 100.3 | 99.5 | 97.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Note: These data are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary. |
Some industries had not yet returned to their pre-pandemic employment levels in November 2022. Among these were arts, entertainment, and recreation (93.5 percent) and accommodation and food services (94.3 percent). These two industries saw precipitous employment declines in the early months of the pandemic. In April 2020, employment in accommodation and food services was 52.3 percent of its pre-pandemic level, while employment in arts, entertainment, and recreation was 47.8 percent of its pre-pandemic level in May 2020.
Most other industries have surpassed their pre-pandemic employment levels. Though employment in transportation and warehousing declined by 15,000 in November 2022 and was down 38,000 from July 2022, its November 2022 employment level was 112.0 percent of its February 2020 level.
In November 2022, employment in information was 105.6 percent of its February 2020 level, while employment in professional and business services was 105.0 percent of its February 2020 level. Employment in retail trade (101.1 percent) and health care and social assistance (100.7) was also higher than before the pandemic.
In November 2022, federal government employment was 100.3 percent of its February 2020 level. State government employment was 99.5 percent of its February level in November 2022, while local government was 97.0 percent of what it was before the start of the pandemic.
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics program and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent 2 months are preliminary. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation — November 2022." Also see more charts of national employment, hours, and earnings data. These indexes use the February 2020 employment estimate as a base period; the index value for each month was calculated by dividing that month's employment estimate by the February 2020 estimate and then multiplying by 100.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, In November 2022, nonfarm employment 100.7 percent of pre-pandemic level at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2022/in-november-2022-nonfarm-employment-100-7-percent-of-pre-pandemic-level.htm (visited October 13, 2024).