Figure 9. Telecommunications employment, seasonally adjusted, January 1990–December 2015
| Date |
Indexed to January 1990 |
| Wireless |
Wired |
|
Jan 1990
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Feb 1990
|
101.8 |
100.0 |
|
Mar 1990
|
104.0 |
99.6 |
|
Apr 1990
|
105.2 |
99.6 |
|
May 1990
|
106.7 |
99.6 |
|
Jun 1990
|
107.9 |
99.5 |
|
Jul 1990
|
110.0 |
99.2 |
|
Aug 1990
|
111.2 |
99.1 |
|
Sep 1990
|
112.8 |
98.8 |
|
Oct 1990
|
114.3 |
98.7 |
|
Nov 1990
|
115.5 |
98.4 |
|
Dec 1990
|
116.7 |
98.9 |
|
Jan 1991
|
119.5 |
99.0 |
|
Feb 1991
|
121.3 |
98.8 |
|
Mar 1991
|
123.1 |
98.7 |
|
Apr 1991
|
124.6 |
98.7 |
|
May 1991
|
125.8 |
98.3 |
|
Jun 1991
|
126.7 |
98.1 |
|
Jul 1991
|
127.4 |
98.0 |
|
Aug 1991
|
128.3 |
97.6 |
|
Sep 1991
|
129.8 |
97.6 |
|
Oct 1991
|
131.3 |
97.6 |
|
Nov 1991
|
132.5 |
96.8 |
|
Dec 1991
|
134.0 |
97.3 |
|
Jan 1992
|
135.6 |
95.6 |
|
Feb 1992
|
138.0 |
95.7 |
|
Mar 1992
|
138.6 |
95.5 |
|
Apr 1992
|
139.8 |
95.1 |
|
May 1992
|
141.6 |
94.9 |
|
Jun 1992
|
143.8 |
94.8 |
|
Jul 1992
|
145.9 |
94.7 |
|
Aug 1992
|
148.3 |
94.6 |
|
Sep 1992
|
150.5 |
94.5 |
|
Oct 1992
|
151.7 |
94.4 |
|
Nov 1992
|
153.5 |
94.3 |
|
Dec 1992
|
155.3 |
94.5 |
|
Jan 1993
|
157.1 |
94.0 |
|
Feb 1993
|
159.3 |
93.8 |
|
Mar 1993
|
161.7 |
93.8 |
|
Apr 1993
|
163.5 |
93.8 |
|
May 1993
|
166.3 |
93.7 |
|
Jun 1993
|
168.7 |
93.6 |
|
Jul 1993
|
172.0 |
93.4 |
|
Aug 1993
|
174.8 |
93.5 |
|
Sep 1993
|
177.8 |
93.5 |
|
Oct 1993
|
180.9 |
93.5 |
|
Nov 1993
|
183.6 |
93.6 |
|
Dec 1993
|
187.2 |
93.8 |
|
Jan 1994
|
191.8 |
93.8 |
|
Feb 1994
|
195.7 |
93.9 |
|
Mar 1994
|
200.3 |
93.9 |
|
Apr 1994
|
205.5 |
94.0 |
|
May 1994
|
210.9 |
94.1 |
|
Jun 1994
|
216.7 |
94.0 |
|
Jul 1994
|
219.8 |
93.9 |
|
Aug 1994
|
224.6 |
94.3 |
|
Sep 1994
|
228.3 |
93.9 |
|
Oct 1994
|
234.7 |
94.0 |
|
Nov 1994
|
239.8 |
94.1 |
|
Dec 1994
|
245.9 |
94.3 |
|
Jan 1995
|
247.4 |
93.3 |
|
Feb 1995
|
252.9 |
94.4 |
|
Mar 1995
|
256.8 |
94.3 |
|
Apr 1995
|
262.6 |
94.1 |
|
May 1995
|
266.0 |
93.8 |
|
Jun 1995
|
271.7 |
93.7 |
|
Jul 1995
|
280.2 |
93.7 |
|
Aug 1995
|
279.6 |
93.5 |
|
Sep 1995
|
284.5 |
93.8 |
|
Oct 1995
|
289.7 |
93.9 |
|
Nov 1995
|
296.4 |
93.7 |
|
Dec 1995
|
303.6 |
93.4 |
|
Jan 1996
|
306.1 |
93.2 |
|
Feb 1996
|
308.5 |
93.1 |
|
Mar 1996
|
314.0 |
93.0 |
|
Apr 1996
|
319.5 |
93.1 |
|
May 1996
|
326.1 |
93.5 |
|
Jun 1996
|
331.9 |
94.2 |
|
Jul 1996
|
338.6 |
94.7 |
|
Aug 1996
|
344.7 |
95.3 |
|
Sep 1996
|
351.1 |
95.7 |
|
Oct 1996
|
352.3 |
95.4 |
|
Nov 1996
|
359.6 |
95.9 |
|
Dec 1996
|
366.9 |
96.0 |
|
Jan 1997
|
371.7 |
96.4 |
|
Feb 1997
|
378.4 |
97.1 |
|
Mar 1997
|
384.5 |
97.9 |
|
Apr 1997
|
390.9 |
98.2 |
|
May 1997
|
394.8 |
98.6 |
|
Jun 1997
|
400.6 |
98.8 |
|
Jul 1997
|
404.3 |
99.0 |
|
Aug 1997
|
412.5 |
99.4 |
|
Sep 1997
|
412.2 |
99.5 |
|
Oct 1997
|
420.1 |
100.0 |
|
Nov 1997
|
425.5 |
100.1 |
|
Dec 1997
|
426.7 |
100.6 |
|
Jan 1998
|
427.7 |
101.0 |
|
Feb 1998
|
428.6 |
101.3 |
|
Mar 1998
|
431.0 |
101.7 |
|
Apr 1998
|
432.5 |
102.5 |
|
May 1998
|
434.3 |
102.7 |
|
Jun 1998
|
435.9 |
103.2 |
|
Jul 1998
|
438.6 |
103.5 |
|
Aug 1998
|
439.5 |
103.1 |
|
Sep 1998
|
442.2 |
103.7 |
|
Oct 1998
|
445.0 |
104.7 |
|
Nov 1998
|
448.6 |
105.4 |
|
Dec 1998
|
452.6 |
106.2 |
|
Jan 1999
|
459.0 |
107.2 |
|
Feb 1999
|
465.3 |
107.8 |
|
Mar 1999
|
470.2 |
108.1 |
|
Apr 1999
|
474.2 |
108.8 |
|
May 1999
|
479.0 |
109.8 |
|
Jun 1999
|
483.9 |
110.5 |
|
Jul 1999
|
487.8 |
111.6 |
|
Aug 1999
|
494.8 |
112.6 |
|
Sep 1999
|
497.9 |
113.8 |
|
Oct 1999
|
502.7 |
115.0 |
|
Nov 1999
|
505.5 |
116.1 |
|
Dec 1999
|
512.8 |
117.0 |
|
Jan 2000
|
521.9 |
117.7 |
|
Feb 2000
|
526.4 |
118.3 |
|
Mar 2000
|
534.7 |
119.1 |
|
Apr 2000
|
537.4 |
119.7 |
|
May 2000
|
551.7 |
120.0 |
|
Jun 2000
|
558.7 |
121.4 |
|
Jul 2000
|
567.8 |
122.1 |
|
Aug 2000
|
577.5 |
111.3 |
|
Sep 2000
|
589.7 |
123.3 |
|
Oct 2000
|
593.9 |
123.5 |
|
Nov 2000
|
599.1 |
123.9 |
|
Dec 2000
|
607.3 |
125.6 |
|
Jan 2001
|
610.3 |
125.0 |
|
Feb 2001
|
613.4 |
125.5 |
|
Mar 2001
|
618.2 |
125.5 |
|
Apr 2001
|
611.2 |
125.3 |
|
May 2001
|
610.3 |
124.2 |
|
Jun 2001
|
611.9 |
123.0 |
|
Jul 2001
|
611.9 |
122.0 |
|
Aug 2001
|
606.7 |
120.6 |
|
Sep 2001
|
612.8 |
119.8 |
|
Oct 2001
|
615.8 |
118.9 |
|
Nov 2001
|
615.5 |
117.9 |
|
Dec 2001
|
610.0 |
117.0 |
|
Jan 2002
|
607.0 |
115.1 |
|
Feb 2002
|
607.0 |
113.9 |
|
Mar 2002
|
604.9 |
112.8 |
|
Apr 2002
|
605.2 |
111.6 |
|
May 2002
|
601.8 |
110.8 |
|
Jun 2002
|
602.4 |
109.8 |
|
Jul 2002
|
600.9 |
108.7 |
|
Aug 2002
|
600.3 |
107.8 |
|
Sep 2002
|
595.1 |
106.8 |
|
Oct 2002
|
593.6 |
106.3 |
|
Nov 2002
|
593.0 |
105.7 |
|
Dec 2002
|
590.3 |
103.8 |
|
Jan 2003
|
584.5 |
102.9 |
|
Feb 2003
|
580.2 |
102.2 |
|
Mar 2003
|
581.2 |
101.2 |
|
Apr 2003
|
583.9 |
100.6 |
|
May 2003
|
583.0 |
99.9 |
|
Jun 2003
|
580.2 |
99.4 |
|
Jul 2003
|
576.3 |
98.8 |
|
Aug 2003
|
575.1 |
98.7 |
|
Sep 2003
|
574.2 |
98.4 |
|
Oct 2003
|
572.3 |
98.0 |
|
Nov 2003
|
570.8 |
97.4 |
|
Dec 2003
|
568.1 |
96.9 |
|
Jan 2004
|
572.6 |
96.9 |
|
Feb 2004
|
573.9 |
96.7 |
|
Mar 2004
|
574.2 |
96.2 |
|
Apr 2004
|
572.6 |
95.6 |
|
May 2004
|
575.7 |
94.9 |
|
Jun 2004
|
575.7 |
94.5 |
|
Jul 2004
|
577.8 |
94.1 |
|
Aug 2004
|
577.2 |
93.6 |
|
Sep 2004
|
573.6 |
92.6 |
|
Oct 2004
|
576.9 |
91.8 |
|
Nov 2004
|
577.5 |
91.6 |
|
Dec 2004
|
586.3 |
91.4 |
|
Jan 2005
|
582.4 |
91.3 |
|
Feb 2005
|
579.3 |
91.2 |
|
Mar 2005
|
579.3 |
91.1 |
|
Apr 2005
|
580.2 |
91.0 |
|
May 2005
|
577.5 |
90.9 |
|
Jun 2005
|
579.9 |
90.5 |
|
Jul 2005
|
580.9 |
90.1 |
|
Aug 2005
|
579.3 |
89.6 |
|
Sep 2005
|
579.6 |
89.5 |
|
Oct 2005
|
579.6 |
89.3 |
|
Nov 2005
|
586.9 |
89.1 |
|
Dec 2005
|
587.5 |
88.6 |
|
Jan 2006
|
595.7 |
88.1 |
|
Feb 2006
|
595.4 |
87.9 |
|
Mar 2006
|
598.2 |
87.9 |
|
Apr 2006
|
599.7 |
88.0 |
|
May 2006
|
601.2 |
88.3 |
|
Jun 2006
|
605.8 |
87.5 |
|
Jul 2006
|
608.8 |
87.0 |
|
Aug 2006
|
610.6 |
87.2 |
|
Sep 2006
|
619.5 |
87.2 |
|
Oct 2006
|
621.0 |
87.0 |
|
Nov 2006
|
621.9 |
87.0 |
|
Dec 2006
|
623.4 |
87.1 |
|
Jan 2007
|
622.8 |
86.8 |
|
Feb 2007
|
622.8 |
86.7 |
|
Mar 2007
|
625.2 |
86.2 |
|
Apr 2007
|
623.4 |
86.4 |
|
May 2007
|
622.5 |
86.6 |
|
Jun 2007
|
617.9 |
86.8 |
|
Jul 2007
|
617.3 |
86.9 |
|
Aug 2007
|
613.4 |
86.9 |
|
Sep 2007
|
612.2 |
87.0 |
|
Oct 2007
|
611.6 |
87.3 |
|
Nov 2007
|
612.2 |
87.6 |
|
Dec 2007
|
615.5 |
87.7 |
|
Jan 2008
|
609.1 |
87.9 |
|
Feb 2008
|
607.3 |
87.8 |
|
Mar 2008
|
608.2 |
87.8 |
|
Apr 2008
|
608.8 |
87.7 |
|
May 2008
|
614.0 |
87.7 |
|
Jun 2008
|
617.3 |
87.5 |
|
Jul 2008
|
614.6 |
87.5 |
|
Aug 2008
|
615.2 |
87.2 |
|
Sep 2008
|
613.4 |
86.8 |
|
Oct 2008
|
606.1 |
86.2 |
|
Nov 2008
|
603.3 |
85.6 |
|
Dec 2008
|
597.9 |
85.3 |
|
Jan 2009
|
599.1 |
85.1 |
|
Feb 2009
|
594.2 |
85.2 |
|
Mar 2009
|
590.3 |
84.6 |
|
Apr 2009
|
583.6 |
84.0 |
|
May 2009
|
583.9 |
83.5 |
|
Jun 2009
|
567.2 |
83.0 |
|
Jul 2009
|
561.7 |
82.7 |
|
Aug 2009
|
557.4 |
82.3 |
|
Sep 2009
|
552.0 |
82.1 |
|
Oct 2009
|
548.6 |
81.7 |
|
Nov 2009
|
544.1 |
81.3 |
|
Dec 2009
|
538.3 |
80.8 |
|
Jan 2010
|
531.0 |
80.4 |
|
Feb 2010
|
524.9 |
79.8 |
|
Mar 2010
|
521.6 |
79.3 |
|
Apr 2010
|
516.1 |
79.0 |
|
May 2010
|
515.5 |
78.7 |
|
Jun 2010
|
514.0 |
78.7 |
|
Jul 2010
|
515.8 |
78.4 |
|
Aug 2010
|
514.9 |
78.5 |
|
Sep 2010
|
515.5 |
78.4 |
|
Oct 2010
|
517.0 |
78.2 |
|
Nov 2010
|
513.7 |
78.2 |
|
Dec 2010
|
515.5 |
78.1 |
|
Jan 2011
|
516.1 |
76.8 |
|
Feb 2011
|
516.7 |
77.4 |
|
Mar 2011
|
513.4 |
77.0 |
|
Apr 2011
|
513.4 |
77.4 |
|
May 2011
|
509.4 |
77.6 |
|
Jun 2011
|
507.9 |
77.6 |
|
Jul 2011
|
504.0 |
76.9 |
|
Aug 2011
|
500.9 |
70.8 |
|
Sep 2011
|
493.0 |
76.7 |
|
Oct 2011
|
489.7 |
76.6 |
|
Nov 2011
|
484.8 |
76.5 |
|
Dec 2011
|
489.4 |
76.6 |
|
Jan 2012
|
485.7 |
76.7 |
|
Feb 2012
|
483.9 |
76.8 |
|
Mar 2012
|
481.2 |
76.8 |
|
Apr 2012
|
481.8 |
76.8 |
|
May 2012
|
480.2 |
76.6 |
|
Jun 2012
|
482.1 |
76.6 |
|
Jul 2012
|
479.0 |
77.1 |
|
Aug 2012
|
471.1 |
77.2 |
|
Sep 2012
|
470.8 |
77.2 |
|
Oct 2012
|
469.3 |
77.6 |
|
Nov 2012
|
469.9 |
77.6 |
|
Dec 2012
|
463.5 |
77.8 |
|
Jan 2013
|
469.9 |
78.2 |
|
Feb 2013
|
471.4 |
78.6 |
|
Mar 2013
|
471.4 |
78.8 |
|
Apr 2013
|
471.4 |
78.9 |
|
May 2013
|
469.0 |
79.0 |
|
Jun 2013
|
471.4 |
79.0 |
|
Jul 2013
|
469.3 |
79.3 |
|
Aug 2013
|
473.6 |
79.6 |
|
Sep 2013
|
468.7 |
79.4 |
|
Oct 2013
|
467.2 |
79.3 |
|
Nov 2013
|
462.0 |
79.5 |
|
Dec 2013
|
469.3 |
79.5 |
|
Jan 2014
|
462.9 |
79.0 |
|
Feb 2014
|
460.8 |
79.1 |
|
Mar 2014
|
467.2 |
79.0 |
|
Apr 2014
|
453.2 |
79.0 |
|
May 2014
|
451.1 |
78.9 |
|
Jun 2014
|
445.0 |
78.9 |
|
Jul 2014
|
440.1 |
78.6 |
|
Aug 2014
|
437.7 |
78.5 |
|
Sep 2014
|
439.2 |
78.6 |
|
Oct 2014
|
427.4 |
77.9 |
|
Nov 2014
|
421.6 |
77.7 |
|
Dec 2014
|
412.2 |
77.3 |
|
Jan 2015
|
407.6 |
77.1 |
|
Feb 2015
|
400.0 |
76.9 |
|
Mar 2015
|
397.0 |
76.8 |
|
Apr 2015
|
390.9 |
77.9 |
|
May 2015
|
394.5 |
77.8 |
|
Jun 2015
|
391.8 |
76.9 |
|
Jul 2015
|
396.0 |
77.1 |
|
Aug 2015
|
392.1 |
77.2 |
|
Sep 2015
|
393.9 |
77.4 |
|
Oct 2015
|
391.8 |
77.9 |
|
Nov 2015
|
388.8 |
77.0 |
|
Dec 2015
|
384.5 |
77.0 |