Nonfarm employment up by 192,000 in March
April 07, 2014
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 192,000 in March. Employment grew in professional and business services, in health care, and in mining and logging.
Nonfarm payroll employment, over-the-month-change and total, seasonally adjusted, March 2004–March 2014 Date 1-month net change Total employment Mar 2004
332,000 131,123,000 Apr 2004
249,000 131,372,000 May 2004
307,000 131,679,000 Jun 2004
74,000 131,753,000 Jul 2004
32,000 131,785,000 Aug 2004
132,000 131,917,000 Sep 2004
162,000 132,079,000 Oct 2004
346,000 132,425,000 Nov 2004
65,000 132,490,000 Dec 2004
129,000 132,619,000 Jan 2005
134,000 132,753,000 Feb 2005
239,000 132,992,000 Mar 2005
134,000 133,126,000 Apr 2005
363,000 133,489,000 May 2005
175,000 133,664,000 Jun 2005
245,000 133,909,000 Jul 2005
373,000 134,282,000 Aug 2005
196,000 134,478,000 Sep 2005
67,000 134,545,000 Oct 2005
84,000 134,629,000 Nov 2005
337,000 134,966,000 Dec 2005
159,000 135,125,000 Jan 2006
277,000 135,402,000 Feb 2006
315,000 135,717,000 Mar 2006
280,000 135,997,000 Apr 2006
182,000 136,179,000 May 2006
23,000 136,202,000 Jun 2006
77,000 136,279,000 Jul 2006
207,000 136,486,000 Aug 2006
184,000 136,670,000 Sep 2006
157,000 136,827,000 Oct 2006
2,000 136,829,000 Nov 2006
210,000 137,039,000 Dec 2006
171,000 137,210,000 Jan 2007
238,000 137,448,000 Feb 2007
88,000 137,536,000 Mar 2007
188,000 137,724,000 Apr 2007
78,000 137,802,000 May 2007
144,000 137,946,000 Jun 2007
71,000 138,017,000 Jul 2007
(33,000) 137,984,000 Aug 2007
(16,000) 137,968,000 Sep 2007
85,000 138,053,000 Oct 2007
82,000 138,135,000 Nov 2007
118,000 138,253,000 Dec 2007
97,000 138,350,000 Jan 2008
15,000 138,365,000 Feb 2008
(86,000) 138,279,000 Mar 2008
(80,000) 138,199,000 Apr 2008
(214,000) 137,985,000 May 2008
(182,000) 137,803,000 Jun 2008
(172,000) 137,631,000 Jul 2008
(210,000) 137,421,000 Aug 2008
(259,000) 137,162,000 Sep 2008
(452,000) 136,710,000 Oct 2008
(474,000) 136,236,000 Nov 2008
(765,000) 135,471,000 Dec 2008
(697,000) 134,774,000 Jan 2009
(798,000) 133,976,000 Feb 2009
(701,000) 133,275,000 Mar 2009
(826,000) 132,449,000 Apr 2009
(684,000) 131,765,000 May 2009
(354,000) 131,411,000 Jun 2009
(467,000) 130,944,000 Jul 2009
(327,000) 130,617,000 Aug 2009
(216,000) 130,401,000 Sep 2009
(227,000) 130,174,000 Oct 2009
(198,000) 129,976,000 Nov 2009
(6,000) 129,970,000 Dec 2009
(283,000) 129,687,000 Jan 2010
18,000 129,705,000 Feb 2010
(50,000) 129,655,000 Mar 2010
156,000 129,811,000 Apr 2010
251,000 130,062,000 May 2010
516,000 130,578,000 Jun 2010
(122,000) 130,456,000 Jul 2010
(61,000) 130,395,000 Aug 2010
(42,000) 130,353,000 Sep 2010
(57,000) 130,296,000 Oct 2010
241,000 130,537,000 Nov 2010
137,000 130,674,000 Dec 2010
71,000 130,745,000 Jan 2011
70,000 130,815,000 Feb 2011
168,000 130,983,000 Mar 2011
212,000 131,195,000 Apr 2011
322,000 131,517,000 May 2011
102,000 131,619,000 Jun 2011
217,000 131,836,000 Jul 2011
106,000 131,942,000 Aug 2011
122,000 132,064,000 Sep 2011
221,000 132,285,000 Oct 2011
183,000 132,468,000 Nov 2011
164,000 132,632,000 Dec 2011
196,000 132,828,000 Jan 2012
360,000 133,188,000 Feb 2012
226,000 133,414,000 Mar 2012
243,000 133,657,000 Apr 2012
96,000 133,753,000 May 2012
110,000 133,863,000 Jun 2012
88,000 133,951,000 Jul 2012
160,000 134,111,000 Aug 2012
150,000 134,261,000 Sep 2012
161,000 134,422,000 Oct 2012
225,000 134,647,000 Nov 2012
203,000 134,850,000 Dec 2012
214,000 135,064,000 Jan 2013
197,000 135,261,000 Feb 2013
280,000 135,541,000 Mar 2013
141,000 135,682,000 Apr 2013
203,000 135,885,000 May 2013
199,000 136,084,000 Jun 2013
201,000 136,285,000 Jul 2013
149,000 136,434,000 Aug 2013
202,000 136,636,000 Sep 2013
164,000 136,800,000 Oct 2013
237,000 137,037,000 Nov 2013
274,000 137,311,000 Dec 2013
84,000 137,395,000 Jan 2014
144,000 137,539,000 Feb 2014 (p)
197,000 137,736,000 Mar 2014 (p)
192,000 137,928,000
Job growth averaged 183,000 per month over the prior 12 months. The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased by 0.2 hour in March to 34.5 hours, offsetting a net decline over the prior 3 months.
In March, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged down by 1 cent to $24.30, following a 9-cent increase in February. Over the year, average hourly earnings have risen by 49 cents, or 2.1 percent.
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program and are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent two months are preliminary. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation — March 2014," (HTML ) (PDF ) news release USDL‑14‑0530. More charts featuring CES employment data can be found in Current Employment Statistics Highlights: March 2014 (PDF).
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