Figure 2. Total nonfarm employment, seasonally adjusted, 1990–2017 (numbers in thousands)
Period Employment

Jan 1990

109,184

Feb 1990

109,432

Mar 1990

109,647

Apr 1990

109,687

May 1990

109,840

Jun 1990

109,865

Jul 1990

109,829

Aug 1990

109,619

Sep 1990

109,517

Oct 1990

109,370

Nov 1990

109,220

Dec 1990

109,163

Jan 1991

109,042

Feb 1991

108,735

Mar 1991

108,577

Apr 1991

108,365

May 1991

108,249

Jun 1991

108,337

Jul 1991

108,297

Aug 1991

108,314

Sep 1991

108,334

Oct 1991

108,359

Nov 1991

108,303

Dec 1991

108,325

Jan 1992

108,374

Feb 1992

108,317

Mar 1992

108,369

Apr 1992

108,526

May 1992

108,653

Jun 1992

108,718

Jul 1992

108,792

Aug 1992

108,927

Sep 1992

108,959

Oct 1992

109,145

Nov 1992

109,277

Dec 1992

109,494

Jan 1993

109,804

Feb 1993

110,051

Mar 1993

109,997

Apr 1993

110,304

May 1993

110,573

Jun 1993

110,749

Jul 1993

111,055

Aug 1993

111,210

Sep 1993

111,455

Oct 1993

111,741

Nov 1993

111,991

Dec 1993

112,314

Jan 1994

112,590

Feb 1994

112,788

Mar 1994

113,249

Apr 1994

113,596

May 1994

113,929

Jun 1994

114,248

Jul 1994

114,618

Aug 1994

114,900

Sep 1994

115,260

Oct 1994

115,469

Nov 1994

115,876

Dec 1994

116,168

Jan 1995

116,495

Feb 1995

116,693

Mar 1995

116,912

Apr 1995

117,074

May 1995

117,057

Jun 1995

117,297

Jul 1995

117,389

Aug 1995

117,641

Sep 1995

117,893

Oct 1995

118,045

Nov 1995

118,191

Dec 1995

118,323

Jan 1996

118,310

Feb 1996

118,735

Mar 1996

119,000

Apr 1996

119,165

May 1996

119,491

Jun 1996

119,772

Jul 1996

120,023

Aug 1996

120,208

Sep 1996

120,421

Oct 1996

120,682

Nov 1996

120,977

Dec 1996

121,148

Jan 1997

121,379

Feb 1997

121,687

Mar 1997

121,999

Apr 1997

122,291

May 1997

122,554

Jun 1997

122,818

Jul 1997

123,121

Aug 1997

123,099

Sep 1997

123,598

Oct 1997

123,942

Nov 1997

124,241

Dec 1997

124,559

Jan 1998

124,831

Feb 1998

125,029

Mar 1998

125,174

Apr 1998

125,454

May 1998

125,856

Jun 1998

126,079

Jul 1998

126,209

Aug 1998

126,549

Sep 1998

126,767

Oct 1998

126,968

Nov 1998

127,241

Dec 1998

127,608

Jan 1999

127,725

Feb 1999

128,135

Mar 1999

128,242

Apr 1999

128,614

May 1999

128,825

Jun 1999

129,089

Jul 1999

129,417

Aug 1999

129,571

Sep 1999

129,796

Oct 1999

130,190

Nov 1999

130,479

Dec 1999

130,789

Jan 2000

131,007

Feb 2000

131,138

Mar 2000

131,605

Apr 2000

131,898

May 2000

132,117

Jun 2000

132,081

Jul 2000

132,254

Aug 2000

132,239

Sep 2000

132,383

Oct 2000

132,368

Nov 2000

132,590

Dec 2000

132,727

Jan 2001

132,702

Feb 2001

132,776

Mar 2001

132,748

Apr 2001

132,469

May 2001

132,428

Jun 2001

132,307

Jul 2001

132,199

Aug 2001

132,053

Sep 2001

131,803

Oct 2001

131,475

Nov 2001

131,178

Dec 2001

131,001

Jan 2002

130,852

Feb 2002

130,724

Mar 2002

130,707

Apr 2002

130,624

May 2002

130,641

Jun 2002

130,692

Jul 2002

130,615

Aug 2002

130,608

Sep 2002

130,541

Oct 2002

130,654

Nov 2002

130,660

Dec 2002

130,490

Jan 2003

130,597

Feb 2003

130,451

Mar 2003

130,243

Apr 2003

130,194

May 2003

130,205

Jun 2003

130,198

Jul 2003

130,217

Aug 2003

130,171

Sep 2003

130,281

Oct 2003

130,486

Nov 2003

130,489

Dec 2003

130,610

Jan 2004

130,777

Feb 2004

130,835

Mar 2004

131,163

Apr 2004

131,417

May 2004

131,714

Jun 2004

131,796

Jul 2004

131,841

Aug 2004

131,957

Sep 2004

132,114

Oct 2004

132,462

Nov 2004

132,525

Dec 2004

132,651

Jan 2005

132,798

Feb 2005

133,042

Mar 2005

133,180

Apr 2005

133,538

May 2005

133,710

Jun 2005

133,957

Jul 2005

134,328

Aug 2005

134,524

Sep 2005

134,590

Oct 2005

134,676

Nov 2005

135,013

Dec 2005

135,168

Jan 2006

135,450

Feb 2006

135,762

Mar 2006

136,059

Apr 2006

136,227

May 2006

136,258

Jun 2006

136,337

Jul 2006

136,543

Aug 2006

136,722

Sep 2006

136,870

Oct 2006

136,882

Nov 2006

137,090

Dec 2006

137,263

Jan 2007

137,497

Feb 2007

137,582

Mar 2007

137,796

Apr 2007

137,855

May 2007

138,008

Jun 2007

138,085

Jul 2007

138,055

Aug 2007

138,027

Sep 2007

138,123

Oct 2007

138,201

Nov 2007

138,307

Dec 2007

138,411

Jan 2008

138,419

Feb 2008

138,338

Mar 2008

138,283

Apr 2008

138,054

May 2008

137,870

Jun 2008

137,716

Jul 2008

137,503

Aug 2008

137,226

Sep 2008

136,783

Oct 2008

136,308

Nov 2008

135,549

Dec 2008

134,842

Jan 2009

134,055

Feb 2009

133,351

Mar 2009

132,549

Apr 2009

131,845

May 2009

131,491

Jun 2009

131,022

Jul 2009

130,680

Aug 2009

130,484

Sep 2009

130,255

Oct 2009

130,046

Nov 2009

130,058

Dec 2009

129,781

Jan 2010

129,799

Feb 2010

129,726

Mar 2010

129,919

Apr 2010

130,140

May 2010

130,662

Jun 2010

130,522

Jul 2010

130,444

Aug 2010

130,428

Sep 2010

130,365

Oct 2010

130,632

Nov 2010

130,761

Dec 2010

130,834

Jan 2011

130,878

Feb 2011

131,060

Mar 2011

131,314

Apr 2011

131,637

May 2011

131,718

Jun 2011

131,952

Jul 2011

132,024

Aug 2011

132,136

Sep 2011

132,369

Oct 2011

132,578

Nov 2011

132,723

Dec 2011

132,924

Jan 2012

133,272

Feb 2012

133,505

Mar 2012

133,769

Apr 2012

133,841

May 2012

133,958

Jun 2012

134,026

Jul 2012

134,182

Aug 2012

134,355

Sep 2012

134,549

Oct 2012

134,702

Nov 2012

134,832

Dec 2012

135,075

Jan 2013

135,282

Feb 2013

135,547

Mar 2013

135,703

Apr 2013

135,882

May 2013

136,122

Jun 2013

136,280

Jul 2013

136,391

Aug 2013

136,651

Sep 2013

136,852

Oct 2013

137,062

Nov 2013

137,283

Dec 2013

137,376

Jan 2014

137,550

Feb 2014

137,732

Mar 2014

137,993

Apr 2014

138,304

May 2014

138,556

Jun 2014

138,862

Jul 2014

139,058

Aug 2014

139,284

Sep 2014

139,568

Oct 2014

139,823

Nov 2014

140,130

Dec 2014

140,381

Jan 2015

140,592

Feb 2015

140,859

Mar 2015

140,937

Apr 2015

141,219

May 2015

141,545

Jun 2015

141,736

Jul 2015

141,992

Aug 2015

142,156

Sep 2015

142,244

Oct 2015

142,595

Nov 2015

142,859

Dec 2015

143,093

Jan 2016

143,196

Feb 2016

143,453

Mar 2016

143,688

Apr 2016

143,862

May 2016

143,896

Jun 2016

144,181

Jul 2016

144,506

Aug 2016

144,681

Sep 2016

144,945

Oct 2016

145,085

Nov 2016

145,257

Dec 2016

145,437

Jan 2017

145,696

Feb 2017

145,896

Mar 2017

145,969

Apr 2017

146,144

May 2017

146,299

Jun 2017

146,538

Jul 2017

146,728

Aug 2017

146,949

Sep 2017

146,963

Oct 2017

147,234

Nov 2017

147,450

Dec 2017

147,610

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.