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Payroll employment rose by 638,000 in October 2020
November 10, 2020
In October 2020, total nonfarm payroll employment rose to 142,373,000, an increase of 638,000. As of October, payroll employment has increased for 6 consecutive months. In October, nonfarm employment was below its February 2020 level by 10.1 million, or 6.6 percent. Notable job gains occurred over the month in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, retail trade, and construction. Employment in government declined.
Nonfarm payroll employment, January 2000–October 2020
Month
Employment
1-month change
Percent change
Jan 2000
131,005,000
233,000
0.2%
Feb 2000
131,124,000
119,000
0.1%
Mar 2000
131,596,000
472,000
0.4%
Apr 2000
131,888,000
292,000
0.2%
May 2000
132,105,000
217,000
0.2%
Jun 2000
132,061,000
-44,000
0.0%
Jul 2000
132,236,000
175,000
0.1%
Aug 2000
132,230,000
-6,000
0.0%
Sep 2000
132,353,000
123,000
0.1%
Oct 2000
132,351,000
-2,000
0.0%
Nov 2000
132,556,000
205,000
0.2%
Dec 2000
132,709,000
153,000
0.1%
Jan 2001
132,698,000
-11,000
0.0%
Feb 2001
132,789,000
91,000
0.1%
Mar 2001
132,747,000
-42,000
0.0%
Apr 2001
132,463,000
-284,000
-0.2%
May 2001
132,410,000
-53,000
0.0%
Jun 2001
132,299,000
-111,000
-0.1%
Jul 2001
132,177,000
-122,000
-0.1%
Aug 2001
132,028,000
-149,000
-0.1%
Sep 2001
131,771,000
-257,000
-0.2%
Oct 2001
131,454,000
-317,000
-0.2%
Nov 2001
131,142,000
-312,000
-0.2%
Dec 2001
130,982,000
-160,000
-0.1%
Jan 2002
130,852,000
-130,000
-0.1%
Feb 2002
130,736,000
-116,000
-0.1%
Mar 2002
130,717,000
-19,000
0.0%
Apr 2002
130,623,000
-94,000
-0.1%
May 2002
130,634,000
11,000
0.0%
Jun 2002
130,684,000
50,000
0.0%
Jul 2002
130,590,000
-94,000
-0.1%
Aug 2002
130,587,000
-3,000
0.0%
Sep 2002
130,501,000
-86,000
-0.1%
Oct 2002
130,628,000
127,000
0.1%
Nov 2002
130,615,000
-13,000
0.0%
Dec 2002
130,472,000
-143,000
-0.1%
Jan 2003
130,580,000
108,000
0.1%
Feb 2003
130,444,000
-136,000
-0.1%
Mar 2003
130,232,000
-212,000
-0.2%
Apr 2003
130,177,000
-55,000
0.0%
May 2003
130,196,000
19,000
0.0%
Jun 2003
130,194,000
-2,000
0.0%
Jul 2003
130,191,000
-3,000
0.0%
Aug 2003
130,149,000
-42,000
0.0%
Sep 2003
130,254,000
105,000
0.1%
Oct 2003
130,454,000
200,000
0.2%
Nov 2003
130,474,000
20,000
0.0%
Dec 2003
130,588,000
114,000
0.1%
Jan 2004
130,769,000
181,000
0.1%
Feb 2004
130,825,000
56,000
0.0%
Mar 2004
131,142,000
317,000
0.2%
Apr 2004
131,411,000
269,000
0.2%
May 2004
131,694,000
283,000
0.2%
Jun 2004
131,793,000
99,000
0.1%
Jul 2004
131,848,000
55,000
0.0%
Aug 2004
131,937,000
89,000
0.1%
Sep 2004
132,093,000
156,000
0.1%
Oct 2004
132,447,000
354,000
0.3%
Nov 2004
132,503,000
56,000
0.0%
Dec 2004
132,624,000
121,000
0.1%
Jan 2005
132,774,000
150,000
0.1%
Feb 2005
133,032,000
258,000
0.2%
Mar 2005
133,156,000
124,000
0.1%
Apr 2005
133,518,000
362,000
0.3%
May 2005
133,690,000
172,000
0.1%
Jun 2005
133,942,000
252,000
0.2%
Jul 2005
134,296,000
354,000
0.3%
Aug 2005
134,498,000
202,000
0.2%
Sep 2005
134,566,000
68,000
0.1%
Oct 2005
134,655,000
89,000
0.1%
Nov 2005
134,993,000
338,000
0.3%
Dec 2005
135,149,000
156,000
0.1%
Jan 2006
135,429,000
280,000
0.2%
Feb 2006
135,737,000
308,000
0.2%
Mar 2006
136,047,000
310,000
0.2%
Apr 2006
136,205,000
158,000
0.1%
May 2006
136,244,000
39,000
0.0%
Jun 2006
136,325,000
81,000
0.1%
Jul 2006
136,520,000
195,000
0.1%
Aug 2006
136,694,000
174,000
0.1%
Sep 2006
136,843,000
149,000
0.1%
Oct 2006
136,852,000
9,000
0.0%
Nov 2006
137,063,000
211,000
0.2%
Dec 2006
137,249,000
186,000
0.1%
Jan 2007
137,477,000
228,000
0.2%
Feb 2007
137,558,000
81,000
0.1%
Mar 2007
137,793,000
235,000
0.2%
Apr 2007
137,842,000
49,000
0.0%
May 2007
137,993,000
151,000
0.1%
Jun 2007
138,069,000
76,000
0.1%
Jul 2007
138,038,000
-31,000
0.0%
Aug 2007
138,015,000
-23,000
0.0%
Sep 2007
138,095,000
80,000
0.1%
Oct 2007
138,174,000
79,000
0.1%
Nov 2007
138,284,000
110,000
0.1%
Dec 2007
138,392,000
108,000
0.1%
Jan 2008
138,403,000
11,000
0.0%
Feb 2008
138,324,000
-79,000
-0.1%
Mar 2008
138,275,000
-49,000
0.0%
Apr 2008
138,035,000
-240,000
-0.2%
May 2008
137,858,000
-177,000
-0.1%
Jun 2008
137,687,000
-171,000
-0.1%
Jul 2008
137,491,000
-196,000
-0.1%
Aug 2008
137,213,000
-278,000
-0.2%
Sep 2008
136,753,000
-460,000
-0.3%
Oct 2008
136,272,000
-481,000
-0.4%
Nov 2008
135,545,000
-727,000
-0.5%
Dec 2008
134,839,000
-706,000
-0.5%
Jan 2009
134,055,000
-784,000
-0.6%
Feb 2009
133,312,000
-743,000
-0.6%
Mar 2009
132,512,000
-800,000
-0.6%
Apr 2009
131,817,000
-695,000
-0.5%
May 2009
131,475,000
-342,000
-0.3%
Jun 2009
131,008,000
-467,000
-0.4%
Jul 2009
130,668,000
-340,000
-0.3%
Aug 2009
130,485,000
-183,000
-0.1%
Sep 2009
130,244,000
-241,000
-0.2%
Oct 2009
130,045,000
-199,000
-0.2%
Nov 2009
130,057,000
12,000
0.0%
Dec 2009
129,788,000
-269,000
-0.2%
Jan 2010
129,790,000
2,000
0.0%
Feb 2010
129,698,000
-92,000
-0.1%
Mar 2010
129,879,000
181,000
0.1%
Apr 2010
130,110,000
231,000
0.2%
May 2010
130,650,000
540,000
0.4%
Jun 2010
130,511,000
-139,000
-0.1%
Jul 2010
130,427,000
-84,000
-0.1%
Aug 2010
130,422,000
-5,000
0.0%
Sep 2010
130,357,000
-65,000
0.0%
Oct 2010
130,625,000
268,000
0.2%
Nov 2010
130,750,000
125,000
0.1%
Dec 2010
130,822,000
72,000
0.1%
Jan 2011
130,841,000
19,000
0.0%
Feb 2011
131,053,000
212,000
0.2%
Mar 2011
131,288,000
235,000
0.2%
Apr 2011
131,602,000
314,000
0.2%
May 2011
131,703,000
101,000
0.1%
Jun 2011
131,939,000
236,000
0.2%
Jul 2011
131,999,000
60,000
0.0%
Aug 2011
132,125,000
126,000
0.1%
Sep 2011
132,358,000
233,000
0.2%
Oct 2011
132,562,000
204,000
0.2%
Nov 2011
132,694,000
132,000
0.1%
Dec 2011
132,896,000
202,000
0.2%
Jan 2012
133,250,000
354,000
0.3%
Feb 2012
133,512,000
262,000
0.2%
Mar 2012
133,752,000
240,000
0.2%
Apr 2012
133,834,000
82,000
0.1%
May 2012
133,934,000
100,000
0.1%
Jun 2012
134,007,000
73,000
0.1%
Jul 2012
134,159,000
152,000
0.1%
Aug 2012
134,331,000
172,000
0.1%
Sep 2012
134,518,000
187,000
0.1%
Oct 2012
134,677,000
159,000
0.1%
Nov 2012
134,833,000
156,000
0.1%
Dec 2012
135,072,000
239,000
0.2%
Jan 2013
135,263,000
191,000
0.1%
Feb 2013
135,541,000
278,000
0.2%
Mar 2013
135,680,000
139,000
0.1%
Apr 2013
135,871,000
191,000
0.1%
May 2013
136,093,000
222,000
0.2%
Jun 2013
136,274,000
181,000
0.1%
Jul 2013
136,386,000
112,000
0.1%
Aug 2013
136,628,000
242,000
0.2%
Sep 2013
136,815,000
187,000
0.1%
Oct 2013
137,040,000
225,000
0.2%
Nov 2013
137,304,000
264,000
0.2%
Dec 2013
137,373,000
69,000
0.1%
Jan 2014
137,548,000
175,000
0.1%
Feb 2014
137,714,000
166,000
0.1%
Mar 2014
137,968,000
254,000
0.2%
Apr 2014
138,293,000
325,000
0.2%
May 2014
138,511,000
218,000
0.2%
Jun 2014
138,837,000
326,000
0.2%
Jul 2014
139,069,000
232,000
0.2%
Aug 2014
139,257,000
188,000
0.1%
Sep 2014
139,566,000
309,000
0.2%
Oct 2014
139,818,000
252,000
0.2%
Nov 2014
140,109,000
291,000
0.2%
Dec 2014
140,377,000
268,000
0.2%
Jan 2015
140,568,000
191,000
0.1%
Feb 2015
140,839,000
271,000
0.2%
Mar 2015
140,910,000
71,000
0.1%
Apr 2015
141,194,000
284,000
0.2%
May 2015
141,525,000
331,000
0.2%
Jun 2015
141,699,000
174,000
0.1%
Jul 2015
142,001,000
302,000
0.2%
Aug 2015
142,126,000
125,000
0.1%
Sep 2015
142,281,000
155,000
0.1%
Oct 2015
142,587,000
306,000
0.2%
Nov 2015
142,824,000
237,000
0.2%
Dec 2015
143,097,000
273,000
0.2%
Jan 2016
143,170,000
73,000
0.1%
Feb 2016
143,433,000
263,000
0.2%
Mar 2016
143,662,000
229,000
0.2%
Apr 2016
143,849,000
187,000
0.1%
May 2016
143,891,000
42,000
0.0%
Jun 2016
144,158,000
267,000
0.2%
Jul 2016
144,512,000
354,000
0.2%
Aug 2016
144,647,000
135,000
0.1%
Sep 2016
144,916,000
269,000
0.2%
Oct 2016
145,061,000
145,000
0.1%
Nov 2016
145,212,000
151,000
0.1%
Dec 2016
145,442,000
230,000
0.2%
Jan 2017
145,627,000
185,000
0.1%
Feb 2017
145,815,000
188,000
0.1%
Mar 2017
145,944,000
129,000
0.1%
Apr 2017
146,141,000
197,000
0.1%
May 2017
146,296,000
155,000
0.1%
Jun 2017
146,512,000
216,000
0.1%
Jul 2017
146,727,000
215,000
0.1%
Aug 2017
146,911,000
184,000
0.1%
Sep 2017
146,929,000
18,000
0.0%
Oct 2017
147,196,000
267,000
0.2%
Nov 2017
147,421,000
225,000
0.2%
Dec 2017
147,551,000
130,000
0.1%
Jan 2018
147,672,000
121,000
0.1%
Feb 2018
148,078,000
406,000
0.3%
Mar 2018
148,254,000
176,000
0.1%
Apr 2018
148,391,000
137,000
0.1%
May 2018
148,669,000
278,000
0.2%
Jun 2018
148,888,000
219,000
0.1%
Jul 2018
149,024,000
136,000
0.1%
Aug 2018
149,268,000
244,000
0.2%
Sep 2018
149,348,000
80,000
0.1%
Oct 2018
149,549,000
201,000
0.1%
Nov 2018
149,683,000
134,000
0.1%
Dec 2018
149,865,000
182,000
0.1%
Jan 2019
150,134,000
269,000
0.2%
Feb 2019
150,135,000
1,000
0.0%
Mar 2019
150,282,000
147,000
0.1%
Apr 2019
150,492,000
210,000
0.1%
May 2019
150,577,000
85,000
0.1%
Jun 2019
150,759,000
182,000
0.1%
Jul 2019
150,953,000
194,000
0.1%
Aug 2019
151,160,000
207,000
0.1%
Sep 2019
151,368,000
208,000
0.1%
Oct 2019
151,553,000
185,000
0.1%
Nov 2019
151,814,000
261,000
0.2%
Dec 2019
151,998,000
184,000
0.1%
Jan 2020
152,212,000
214,000
0.1%
Feb 2020
152,463,000
251,000
0.2%
Mar 2020
151,090,000
-1,373,000
-0.9%
Apr 2020
130,303,000
-20,787,000
-13.8%
May 2020
133,028,000
2,725,000
2.1%
Jun 2020
137,809,000
4,781,000
3.6%
Jul 2020
139,570,000
1,761,000
1.3%
Aug 2020
141,063,000
1,493,000
1.1%
Sep 2020
141,735,000
672,000
0.5%
Oct 2020
142,373,000
638,000
0.5%
Note: These data are seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent two months are preliminary.
Employment in leisure and hospitality increased by 271,000 in October, with gains in food services and drinking places; arts, entertainment, and recreation; and accommodation. Leisure and hospitality has added 4.8 million jobs since April, but employment in the industry is down by 3.5 million since February.
Professional and business services added 208,000 jobs in October, with temporary help services accounting for about half of the gain. Employment in professional and business services is 1.1 million below its February level.
In October, retail trade added 104,000 jobs, with almost one-third of the gain in electronics and appliance stores. Employment in retail trade has risen by 1.9 million since April but is 499,000 below its February level.
Construction added 84,000 jobs in October and has added 789,000 jobs in the last 6 months, but employment is down by 294,000 since February.
Employment in health care and social assistance rose by 79,000 in October but is down by 950,000 since February.
Manufacturing employment rose by 38,000 in October but is 621,000 lower than in February.
Government employment fell by 268,000 in October. A decrease of 138,000 in federal government was driven by a loss of 147,000 temporary 2020 Census workers. Job losses also occurred in local government education and state government education
United States Department of Labor
