Figure 2. Employment in total private, private service-providing, and goods-producing industries, seasonally adjusted, in thousands, January 2007–December 2016
Date	Total private	Private service	Goods producing
Jan 1990	91,048	67,066	23,982
Feb 1990	91,258	67,187	24,071
Mar 1990	91,350	67,327	24,023
Apr 1990	91,309	67,343	23,966
May 1990	91,240	67,352	23,888
Jun 1990	91,300	67,451	23,849
Jul 1990	91,264	67,518	23,746
Aug 1990	91,159	67,511	23,648
Sep 1990	91,081	67,510	23,571
Oct 1990	90,924	67,451	23,473
Nov 1990	90,764	67,481	23,283
Dec 1990	90,698	67,495	23,203
Jan 1991	90,581	67,520	23,061
Feb 1991	90,252	67,352	22,900
Mar 1991	90,086	67,307	22,779
Apr 1991	89,879	67,192	22,687
May 1991	89,751	67,133	22,618
Jun 1991	89,773	67,202	22,571
Jul 1991	89,694	67,187	22,507
Aug 1991	89,743	67,250	22,493
Sep 1991	89,793	67,327	22,466
Oct 1991	89,764	67,346	22,418
Nov 1991	89,669	67,353	22,316
Dec 1991	89,687	67,413	22,274
Jan 1992	89,681	67,468	22,213
Feb 1992	89,622	67,480	22,142
Mar 1992	89,650	67,523	22,127
Apr 1992	89,780	67,648	22,132
May 1992	89,896	67,761	22,135
Jun 1992	89,953	67,856	22,097
Jul 1992	89,976	67,902	22,074
Aug 1992	90,042	67,997	22,045
Sep 1992	90,130	68,110	22,020
Oct 1992	90,311	68,282	22,029
Nov 1992	90,431	68,389	22,042
Dec 1992	90,617	68,541	22,076
Jan 1993	90,893	68,760	22,133
Feb 1993	91,142	68,954	22,188
Mar 1993	91,087	68,945	22,142
Apr 1993	91,358	69,227	22,131
May 1993	91,617	69,428	22,189
Jun 1993	91,780	69,615	22,165
Jul 1993	91,995	69,812	22,183
Aug 1993	92,178	69,975	22,203
Sep 1993	92,407	70,155	22,252
Oct 1993	92,691	70,385	22,306
Nov 1993	92,916	70,569	22,347
Dec 1993	93,205	70,792	22,413
Jan 1994	93,448	70,983	22,465
Feb 1994	93,631	71,180	22,451
Mar 1994	94,052	71,502	22,550
Apr 1994	94,363	71,722	22,641
May 1994	94,657	71,953	22,704
Jun 1994	94,964	72,200	22,764
Jul 1994	95,309	72,502	22,807
Aug 1994	95,590	72,714	22,876
Sep 1994	95,910	72,962	22,948
Oct 1994	96,114	73,140	22,974
Nov 1994	96,502	73,452	23,050
Dec 1994	96,777	73,682	23,095
Jan 1995	97,104	73,957	23,147
Feb 1995	97,290	74,187	23,103
Mar 1995	97,480	74,329	23,151
Apr 1995	97,635	74,461	23,174
May 1995	97,631	74,511	23,120
Jun 1995	97,841	74,704	23,137
Jul 1995	97,943	74,824	23,119
Aug 1995	98,205	75,041	23,164
Sep 1995	98,445	75,237	23,208
Oct 1995	98,567	75,361	23,206
Nov 1995	98,712	75,512	23,200
Dec 1995	98,854	75,645	23,209
Jan 1996	98,866	75,670	23,196
Feb 1996	99,254	75,974	23,280
Mar 1996	99,461	76,185	23,276
Apr 1996	99,643	76,327	23,316
May 1996	99,957	76,599	23,358
Jun 1996	100,241	76,842	23,399
Jul 1996	100,468	77,050	23,418
Aug 1996	100,695	77,216	23,479
Sep 1996	100,843	77,346	23,497
Oct 1996	101,111	77,565	23,546
Nov 1996	101,396	77,812	23,584
Dec 1996	101,572	77,974	23,598
Jan 1997	101,770	78,152	23,618
Feb 1997	102,077	78,391	23,686
Mar 1997	102,382	78,643	23,739
Apr 1997	102,683	78,918	23,765
May 1997	102,945	79,136	23,809
Jun 1997	103,154	79,320	23,834
Jul 1997	103,425	79,563	23,862
Aug 1997	103,476	79,524	23,952
Sep 1997	103,906	79,910	23,996
Oct 1997	104,191	80,138	24,053
Nov 1997	104,474	80,362	24,112
Dec 1997	104,783	80,599	24,184
Jan 1998	105,042	80,780	24,262
Feb 1998	105,230	80,947	24,283
Mar 1998	105,372	81,108	24,264
Apr 1998	105,626	81,286	24,340
May 1998	105,969	81,608	24,361
Jun 1998	106,197	81,810	24,387
Jul 1998	106,275	82,037	24,238
Aug 1998	106,585	82,165	24,420
Sep 1998	106,767	82,348	24,419
Oct 1998	106,953	82,547	24,406
Nov 1998	107,187	82,793	24,394
Dec 1998	107,517	83,063	24,454
Jan 1999	107,618	83,217	24,401
Feb 1999	107,976	83,542	24,434
Mar 1999	108,059	83,681	24,378
Apr 1999	108,360	83,935	24,425
May 1999	108,579	84,134	24,445
Jun 1999	108,817	84,383	24,434
Jul 1999	109,075	84,601	24,474
Aug 1999	109,194	84,727	24,467
Sep 1999	109,368	84,883	24,485
Oct 1999	109,720	85,215	24,505
Nov 1999	109,970	85,409	24,561
Dec 1999	110,232	85,650	24,582
Jan 2000	110,434	85,806	24,628
Feb 2000	110,525	85,916	24,609
Mar 2000	110,863	86,158	24,705
Apr 2000	111,086	86,398	24,688
May 2000	110,958	86,311	24,647
Jun 2000	111,174	86,502	24,672
Jul 2000	111,369	86,652	24,717
Aug 2000	111,393	86,710	24,683
Sep 2000	111,618	86,976	24,642
Oct 2000	111,608	86,970	24,638
Nov 2000	111,796	87,173	24,623
Dec 2000	111,905	87,330	24,575
Jan 2001	111,863	87,330	24,533
Feb 2001	111,883	87,409	24,474
Mar 2001	111,802	87,393	24,409
Apr 2001	111,471	87,217	24,254
May 2001	111,381	87,262	24,119
Jun 2001	111,162	87,197	23,965
Jul 2001	110,992	87,155	23,837
Aug 2001	110,810	87,143	23,667
Sep 2001	110,529	86,992	23,537
Oct 2001	110,179	86,801	23,378
Nov 2001	109,816	86,607	23,209
Dec 2001	109,627	86,533	23,094
Jan 2002	109,475	86,514	22,961
Feb 2002	109,346	86,470	22,876
Mar 2002	109,286	86,500	22,786
Apr 2002	109,180	86,491	22,689
May 2002	109,120	86,516	22,604
Jun 2002	109,135	86,557	22,578
Jul 2002	109,046	86,525	22,521
Aug 2002	108,998	86,549	22,449
Sep 2002	108,955	86,558	22,397
Oct 2002	109,069	86,744	22,325
Nov 2002	109,034	86,752	22,282
Dec 2002	108,884	86,695	22,189
Jan 2003	108,954	86,808	22,146
Feb 2003	108,820	86,797	22,023
Mar 2003	108,622	86,677	21,945
Apr 2003	108,582	86,718	21,864
May 2003	108,629	86,797	21,832
Jun 2003	108,588	86,800	21,788
Jul 2003	108,558	86,850	21,708
Aug 2003	108,593	86,887	21,706
Sep 2003	108,750	87,050	21,700
Oct 2003	108,896	87,205	21,691
Nov 2003	108,939	87,251	21,688
Dec 2003	109,042	87,339	21,703
Jan 2004	109,231	87,516	21,715
Feb 2004	109,275	87,582	21,693
Mar 2004	109,554	87,796	21,758
Apr 2004	109,797	87,995	21,802
May 2004	110,080	88,199	21,881
Jun 2004	110,192	88,307	21,885
Jul 2004	110,242	88,342	21,900
Aug 2004	110,311	88,367	21,944
Sep 2004	110,458	88,501	21,957
Oct 2004	110,791	88,787	22,004
Nov 2004	110,811	88,814	21,997
Dec 2004	110,931	88,926	22,005
Jan 2005	111,039	89,081	21,958
Feb 2005	111,288	89,252	22,036
Mar 2005	111,416	89,350	22,066
Apr 2005	111,764	89,628	22,136
May 2005	111,909	89,737	22,172
Jun 2005	112,179	89,994	22,185
Jul 2005	112,439	90,234	22,205
Aug 2005	112,635	90,407	22,228
Sep 2005	112,721	90,495	22,226
Oct 2005	112,826	90,534	22,292
Nov 2005	113,134	90,777	22,357
Dec 2005	113,270	90,894	22,376
Jan 2006	113,582	91,115	22,467
Feb 2006	113,859	91,324	22,535
Mar 2006	114,144	91,572	22,572
Apr 2006	114,286	91,655	22,631
May 2006	114,318	91,721	22,597
Jun 2006	114,403	91,805	22,598
Jul 2006	114,547	91,957	22,590
Aug 2005	114,683	92,111	22,572
Sep 2006	114,761	92,224	22,537
Oct 2006	114,784	92,328	22,456
Nov 2006	114,980	92,572	22,408
Dec 2006	115,161	92,756	22,405
Jan 2007	115,382	92,943	22,439
Feb 2007	115,427	93,093	22,334
Mar 2007	115,644	93,253	22,391
Apr 2007	115,667	93,317	22,350
May 2007	115,800	93,477	22,323
Jun 2007	115,862	93,539	22,323
Jul 2007	115,867	93,590	22,277
Aug 2007	115,789	93,624	22,165
Sep 2007	115,816	93,723	22,093
Oct 2007	115,877	93,821	22,056
Nov 2007	115,950	93,935	22,015
Dec 2007	116,016	94,040	21,976
Jan 2008	116,015	94,068	21,947
Feb 2008	115,907	94,010	21,897
Mar 2008	115,832	94,012	21,820
Apr 2008	115,585	93,904	21,681
May 2008	115,375	93,776	21,599
Jun 2008	115,170	93,687	21,483
Jul 2008	114,923	93,563	21,360
Aug 2008	114,646	93,396	21,250
Sep 2008	114,216	93,115	21,101
Oct 2008	113,723	92,828	20,895
Nov 2008	112,985	92,362	20,623
Dec 2008	112,283	91,961	20,322
Jan 2009	111,476	91,587	19,889
Feb 2009	110,736	91,161	19,575
Mar 2009	109,952	90,725	19,227
Apr 2009	109,140	90,246	18,894
May 2009	108,858	90,203	18,655
Jun 2009	108,432	90,010	18,422
Jul 2009	108,147	89,869	18,278
Aug 2009	107,948	89,797	18,151
Sep 2009	107,793	89,750	18,043
Oct 2009	107,521	89,606	17,915
Nov 2009	107,524	89,655	17,869
Dec 2009	107,306	89,514	17,792
Jan 2010	107,299	89,592	17,707
Feb 2010	107,222	89,595	17,627
Mar 2010	107,361	89,689	17,672
Apr 2010	107,541	89,812	17,729
May 2010	107,654	89,912	17,742
Jun 2010	107,771	90,008	17,763
Jul 2010	107,858	90,081	17,777
Aug 2010	108,002	90,209	17,793
Sep 2010	108,110	90,323	17,787
Oct 2010	108,328	90,527	17,801
Nov 2010	108,463	90,636	17,827
Dec 2010	108,556	90,760	17,796
Jan 2011	108,583	90,799	17,784
Feb 2011	108,838	90,994	17,844
Mar 2011	109,096	91,190	17,906
Apr 2011	109,418	91,461	17,957
May 2011	109,574	91,567	18,007
Jun 2011	109,775	91,730	18,045
Jul 2011	109,950	91,856	18,094
Aug 2011	110,108	91,988	18,120
Sep 2011	110,375	92,208	18,167
Oct 2011	110,564	92,376	18,188
Nov 2011	110,723	92,536	18,187
Dec 2011	110,942	92,698	18,244
Jan 2012	111,304	93,000	18,304
Feb 2012	111,565	93,231	18,334
Mar 2012	111,809	93,437	18,372
Apr 2012	111,903	93,519	18,384
May 2012	112,023	93,637	18,386
Jun 2012	112,077	93,666	18,411
Jul 2012	112,246	93,799	18,447
Aug 2012	112,415	93,956	18,459
Sep 2012	112,593	94,132	18,461
Oct 2012	112,774	94,302	18,472
Nov 2012	112,950	94,473	18,477
Dec 2012	113,185	94,653	18,532
Jan 2013	113,394	94,814	18,580
Feb 2013	113,660	95,022	18,638
Mar 2013	113,810	95,150	18,660
Apr 2013	114,002	95,349	18,653
May 2013	114,229	95,538	18,691
Jun 2013	114,434	95,710	18,724
Jul 2013	114,571	95,866	18,705
Aug 2013	114,797	96,041	18,756
Sep 2013	114,980	96,170	18,810
Oct 2013	115,210	96,353	18,857
Nov 2013	115,461	96,550	18,911
Dec 2013	115,553	96,672	18,881
Jan 2014	115,734	96,797	18,937
Feb 2014	115,889	96,901	18,988
Mar 2014	116,135	97,098	19,037
Apr 2014	116,440	97,336	19,104
May 2014	116,679	97,537	19,142
Jun 2014	116,942	97,747	19,195
Jul 2014	117,168	97,904	19,264
Aug 2014	117,402	98,086	19,316
Sep 2014	117,669	98,298	19,371
Oct 2014	117,901	98,482	19,419
Nov 2014	118,177	98,721	19,456
Dec 2014	118,430	98,949	19,481
Jan 2015	118,608	99,108	19,500
Feb 2015	118,861	99,324	19,537
Mar 2015	118,940	99,435	19,505
Apr 2015	119,189	99,636	19,553
May 2015	119,513	99,933	19,580
Jun 2015	119,684	100,093	19,591
Jul 2015	119,951	100,325	19,626
Aug 2015	120,066	100,437	19,629
Sep 2015	120,241	100,600	19,641
Oct 2015	120,531	100,851	19,680
Nov 2015	120,743	101,032	19,711
Dec 2015	121,000	101,262	19,738
Jan 2016	121,052	101,322	19,730
Feb 2016	121,289	101,561	19,728
Mar 2016	121,482	101,766	19,716
Apr 2016	121,663	101,935	19,728
May 2016	121,694	102,005	19,689
Jun 2016	121,974	102,265	19,709
Jul 2016	122,227	102,470	19,757
Aug 2016	122,379	102,647	19,732
Sep 2016	122,613	102,851	19,762
Oct 2016	122,769	102,980	19,789
Nov 2016	122,922	103,114	19,808
Dec 2016	123,134	103,309	19,825
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.