Figure 6. Employment in information, seasonally adjusted, January 2007–January 2018 (in thousands)
Period Employment

Jan 2007

3,029

Feb 2007

3,033

Mar 2007

3,029

Apr 2007

3,034

May 2007

3,040

Jun 2007

3,038

Jul 2007

3,037

Aug 2007

3,029

Sep 2007

3,030

Oct 2007

3,028

Nov 2007

3,025

Dec 2007

3,024

Jan 2008

3,025

Feb 2008

3,019

Mar 2008

3,021

Apr 2008

3,012

May 2008

3,008

Jun 2008

3,001

Jul 2008

2,987

Aug 2008

2,973

Sep 2008

2,961

Oct 2008

2,950

Nov 2008

2,932

Dec 2008

2,909

Jan 2009

2,891

Feb 2009

2,878

Mar 2009

2,864

Apr 2009

2,833

May 2009

2,807

Jun 2009

2,796

Jul 2009

2,780

Aug 2009

2,767

Sep 2009

2,768

Oct 2009

2,763

Nov 2009

2,752

Dec 2009

2,743

Jan 2010

2,737

Feb 2010

2,737

Mar 2010

2,718

Apr 2010

2,715

May 2010

2,709

Jun 2010

2,703

Jul 2010

2,703

Aug 2010

2,702

Sep 2010

2,697

Oct 2010

2,695

Nov 2010

2,689

Dec 2010

2,682

Jan 2011

2,678

Feb 2011

2,673

Mar 2011

2,672

Apr 2011

2,674

May 2011

2,679

Jun 2011

2,685

Jul 2011

2,676

Aug 2011

2,634

Sep 2011

2,677

Oct 2011

2,677

Nov 2011

2,676

Dec 2011

2,678

Jan 2012

2,665

Feb 2012

2,676

Mar 2012

2,678

Apr 2012

2,679

May 2012

2,685

Jun 2012

2,674

Jul 2012

2,680

Aug 2012

2,676

Sep 2012

2,670

Oct 2012

2,667

Nov 2012

2,674

Dec 2012

2,675

Jan 2013

2,661

Feb 2013

2,699

Mar 2013

2,699

Apr 2013

2,696

May 2013

2,711

Jun 2013

2,707

Jul 2013

2,720

Aug 2013

2,690

Sep 2013

2,707

Oct 2013

2,719

Nov 2013

2,724

Dec 2013

2,726

Jan 2014

2,723

Feb 2014

2,719

Mar 2014

2,724

Apr 2014

2,722

May 2014

2,718

Jun 2014

2,724

Jul 2014

2,727

Aug 2014

2,734

Sep 2014

2,732

Oct 2014

2,728

Nov 2014

2,736

Dec 2014

2,737

Jan 2015

2,737

Feb 2015

2,741

Mar 2015

2,735

Apr 2015

2,742

May 2015

2,750

Jun 2015

2,751

Jul 2015

2,754

Aug 2015

2,754

Sep 2015

2,761

Oct 2015

2,768

Nov 2015

2,754

Dec 2015

2,762

Jan 2016

2,761

Feb 2016

2,775

Mar 2016

2,782

Apr 2016

2,788

May 2016

2,753

Jun 2016

2,800

Jul 2016

2,801

Aug 2016

2,806

Sep 2016

2,815

Oct 2016

2,819

Nov 2016

2,815

Dec 2016

2,812

Jan 2017

2,810

Feb 2017

2,810

Mar 2017

2,809

Apr 2017

2,798

May 2017

2,794

Jun 2017

2,796

Jul 2017

2,793

Aug 2017

2,792

Sep 2017

2,784

Oct 2017

2,784

Nov 2017

2,780

Dec 2017

2,776

Jan 2018

2,760

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey.