Figure 1. Total nonfarm employment, 2000–15, seasonally adjusted, in thousands
| Year and month |
Number employed |
|
2000
|
|
|
January
|
131,010 |
|
February
|
131,140 |
|
March
|
131,608 |
|
April
|
131,895 |
|
May
|
132,122 |
|
June
|
132,075 |
|
July
|
132,251 |
|
August
|
132,241 |
|
September
|
132,377 |
|
October
|
132,363 |
|
November
|
132,589 |
|
December
|
132,731 |
|
2001
|
|
|
January
|
132,705 |
|
February
|
132,777 |
|
March
|
132,752 |
|
April
|
132,471 |
|
May
|
132,433 |
|
June
|
132,302 |
|
July
|
132,190 |
|
August
|
132,033 |
|
September
|
131,793 |
|
October
|
131,468 |
|
November
|
131,175 |
|
December
|
131,005 |
|
2002
|
|
|
January
|
130,867 |
|
February
|
130,733 |
|
March
|
130,713 |
|
April
|
130,634 |
|
May
|
130,627 |
|
June
|
130,684 |
|
July
|
130,599 |
|
August
|
130,585 |
|
September
|
130,526 |
|
October
|
130,652 |
|
November
|
130,662 |
|
December
|
130,505 |
|
2003
|
|
|
January
|
130,597 |
|
February
|
130,447 |
|
March
|
130,238 |
|
April
|
130,194 |
|
May
|
130,186 |
|
June
|
130,195 |
|
July
|
130,219 |
|
August
|
130,177 |
|
September
|
130,281 |
|
October
|
130,479 |
|
November
|
130,496 |
|
December
|
130,618 |
|
2004
|
|
|
January
|
130,780 |
|
February
|
130,826 |
|
March
|
131,158 |
|
April
|
131,407 |
|
May
|
131,715 |
|
June
|
131,791 |
|
July
|
131,835 |
|
August
|
131,956 |
|
September
|
132,120 |
|
October
|
132,466 |
|
November
|
132,530 |
|
December
|
132,660 |
|
2005
|
|
|
January
|
132,794 |
|
February
|
133,033 |
|
March
|
133,169 |
|
April
|
133,534 |
|
May
|
133,708 |
|
June
|
133,955 |
|
July
|
134,331 |
|
August
|
134,525 |
|
September
|
134,593 |
|
October
|
134,678 |
|
November
|
135,015 |
|
December
|
135,174 |
|
2006
|
|
|
January
|
135,452 |
|
February
|
135,768 |
|
March
|
136,049 |
|
April
|
136,232 |
|
May
|
136,255 |
|
June
|
136,337 |
|
July
|
136,544 |
|
August
|
136,725 |
|
September
|
136,883 |
|
October
|
136,887 |
|
November
|
137,095 |
|
December
|
137,266 |
|
2007
|
|
|
January
|
137,506 |
|
February
|
137,596 |
|
March
|
137,785 |
|
April
|
137,864 |
|
May
|
138,007 |
|
June
|
138,085 |
|
July
|
138,052 |
|
August
|
138,028 |
|
September
|
138,116 |
|
October
|
138,201 |
|
November
|
138,316 |
|
December
|
138,413 |
|
2008
|
|
|
January
|
138,432 |
|
February
|
138,346 |
|
March
|
138,268 |
|
April
|
138,058 |
|
May
|
137,873 |
|
June
|
137,708 |
|
July
|
137,499 |
|
August
|
137,233 |
|
September
|
136,781 |
|
October
|
136,308 |
|
November
|
135,539 |
|
December
|
134,844 |
|
2009
|
|
|
January
|
134,053 |
|
February
|
133,350 |
|
March
|
132,527 |
|
April
|
131,841 |
|
May
|
131,490 |
|
June
|
131,020 |
|
July
|
130,691 |
|
August
|
130,479 |
|
September
|
130,260 |
|
October
|
130,060 |
|
November
|
130,053 |
|
December
|
129,774 |
|
2010
|
|
|
January
|
129,802 |
|
February
|
129,733 |
|
March
|
129,896 |
|
April
|
130,139 |
|
May
|
130,661 |
|
June
|
130,528 |
|
July
|
130,458 |
|
August
|
130,424 |
|
September
|
130,372 |
|
October
|
130,629 |
|
November
|
130,752 |
|
December
|
130,840 |
|
2011
|
|
|
January
|
130,882 |
|
February
|
131,070 |
|
March
|
131,295 |
|
April
|
131,641 |
|
May
|
131,714 |
|
June
|
131,949 |
|
July
|
132,019 |
|
August
|
132,126 |
|
September
|
132,372 |
|
October
|
132,574 |
|
November
|
132,720 |
|
December
|
132,927 |
|
2012
|
|
|
January
|
133,265 |
|
February
|
133,522 |
|
March
|
133,761 |
|
April
|
133,836 |
|
May
|
133,951 |
|
June
|
134,038 |
|
July
|
134,181 |
|
August
|
134,371 |
|
September
|
134,552 |
|
October
|
134,684 |
|
November
|
134,833 |
|
December
|
135,076 |
|
2013
|
|
|
January
|
135,266 |
|
February
|
135,577 |
|
March
|
135,712 |
|
April
|
135,904 |
|
May
|
136,122 |
|
June
|
136,268 |
|
July
|
136,408 |
|
August
|
136,677 |
|
September
|
136,862 |
|
October
|
137,051 |
|
November
|
137,342 |
|
December
|
137,387 |
|
2014
|
|
|
January
|
137,574 |
|
February
|
137,742 |
|
March
|
138,014 |
|
April
|
138,324 |
|
May
|
138,537 |
|
June
|
138,843 |
|
July
|
139,075 |
|
August
|
139,293 |
|
September
|
139,579 |
|
October
|
139,779 |
|
November
|
140,110 |
|
December
|
140,402 |
|
2015
|
|
|
January
|
140,623 |
|
February
|
140,888 |
|
March
|
140,972 |
|
April
|
141,223 |
|
May
|
141,496 |
|
June
|
141,724 |
|
July
|
142,001 |
|
August
|
142,151 |
|
September
|
142,300 |
|
October
|
142,595 |
|
November
|
142,875 |
|
December
|
143,146 |