Chart 13. Employment in professional and business services, seasonally adjusted, January 2010–December 2020 (in thousands)
Date Employment

Jan 2010

16,572

Feb 2010

16,591

Mar 2010

16,574

Apr 2010

16,666

May 2010

16,702

Jun 2010

16,764

Jul 2010

16,773

Aug 2010

16,833

Sep 2010

16,850

Oct 2010

16,917

Nov 2010

17,011

Dec 2010

17,080

Jan 2011

17,091

Feb 2011

17,170

Mar 2011

17,235

Apr 2011

17,297

May 2011

17,348

Jun 2011

17,363

Jul 2011

17,371

Aug 2011

17,446

Sep 2011

17,510

Oct 2011

17,556

Nov 2011

17,591

Dec 2011

17,658

Jan 2012

17,745

Feb 2012

17,816

Mar 2012

17,848

Apr 2012

17,897

May 2012

17,922

Jun 2012

17,977

Jul 2012

18,020

Aug 2012

18,052

Sep 2012

18,066

Oct 2012

18,139

Nov 2012

18,193

Dec 2012

18,230

Jan 2013

18,273

Feb 2013

18,367

Mar 2013

18,421

Apr 2013

18,483

May 2013

18,537

Jun 2013

18,582

Jul 2013

18,629

Aug 2013

18,655

Sep 2013

18,683

Oct 2013

18,732

Nov 2013

18,801

Dec 2013

18,790

Jan 2014

18,837

Feb 2014

18,899

Mar 2014

18,944

Apr 2014

19,002

May 2014

19,044

Jun 2014

19,105

Jul 2014

19,142

Aug 2014

19,201

Sep 2014

19,257

Oct 2014

19,285

Nov 2014

19,339

Dec 2014

19,418

Jan 2015

19,442

Feb 2015

19,487

Mar 2015

19,513

Apr 2015

19,557

May 2015

19,638

Jun 2015

19,689

Jul 2015

19,726

Aug 2015

19,755

Sep 2015

19,778

Oct 2015

19,851

Nov 2015

19,885

Dec 2015

19,955

Jan 2016

19,965

Feb 2016

19,977

Mar 2016

19,999

Apr 2016

20,031

May 2016

20,035

Jun 2016

20,080

Jul 2016

20,126

Aug 2016

20,127

Sep 2016

20,194

Oct 2016

20,217

Nov 2016

20,255

Dec 2016

20,287

Jan 2017

20,338

Feb 2017

20,339

Mar 2017

20,376

Apr 2017

20,405

May 2017

20,460

Jun 2017

20,496

Jul 2017

20,540

Aug 2017

20,563

Sep 2017

20,565

Oct 2017

20,619

Nov 2017

20,646

Dec 2017

20,684

Jan 2018

20,743

Feb 2018

20,779

Mar 2018

20,822

Apr 2018

20,867

May 2018

20,911

Jun 2018

20,946

Jul 2018

20,966

Aug 2018

21,005

Sep 2018

21,041

Oct 2018

21,078

Nov 2018

21,099

Dec 2018

21,128

Jan 2019

21,134

Feb 2019

21,165

Mar 2019

21,173

Apr 2019

21,212

May 2019

21,230

Jun 2019

21,261

Jul 2019

21,291

Aug 2019

21,320

Sep 2019

21,340

Oct 2019

21,374

Nov 2019

21,405

Dec 2019

21,410

Jan 2020

21,437

Feb 2020

21,469

Mar 2020

21,318

Apr 2020

19,082

May 2020

19,247

Jun 2020

19,568

Jul 2020

19,715

Aug 2020

19,915

Sep 2020

20,055

Oct 2020

20,296

Nov 2020

20,391

Dec 2020

20,550

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