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U.S. Employment

Date Employment Unemployment
Total % Change
Year Ago
Rate Unit Change
Year Ago
1978 96,818,500-6.1-
1979 99,660,6352.95.9-0.2
1980 100,074,8260.47.21.3
1981 101,201,8921.17.70.5
1982 100,360,091-0.89.82.1
1983 101,673,3411.39.7-0.1
1984 105,840,6734.17.6-2.1
1985 108,120,7562.27.3-0.3
1986 110,462,2552.27.1-0.2
1987 113,333,3132.66.3-0.8
1988 115,951,8932.35.6-0.7
1989 118,273,9832.05.3-0.2
1990 119,769,4231.35.70.3
1991 118,720,733-0.96.91.2
1992 119,521,1900.77.60.7
1993 121,307,0991.57.0-0.6
1994 124,243,4482.46.2-0.8
1995 127,134,3912.35.7-0.5
1996 129,254,9171.75.5-0.2
1997 132,120,9212.25.0-0.5
1998 134,287,0671.64.6-0.4
1999 136,289,2141.54.3-0.3
2000 138,117,8631.34.0-0.2
2001 138,241,7650.14.80.7
2002 137,936,672-0.25.81.1
2003 138,386,9410.36.00.2
2004 139,988,8411.25.6-0.5
2005 142,424,3361.75.2-0.4
2006 145,182,6221.94.7-0.5
2007 146,610,3811.04.70.0
2008 146,301,625-0.25.81.2
Monthly Data
1995-Jan124,658,1633.36.2-1.0
Feb125,466,8633.55.9-1.2
Mar126,074,3103.25.8-1.0
Apr126,449,5202.85.7-0.5
May126,738,1642.35.5-0.5
Jun127,931,4741.95.9-0.5
Jul128,809,8962.06.0-0.4
Aug128,201,0971.85.7-0.3
Sep127,439,7391.85.5-0.2
Oct128,328,8772.15.3-0.3
Nov127,980,9401.75.4-0.1
Dec127,533,6431.75.3-0.1
1996-Jan125,515,6200.76.40.1
Feb126,572,2010.96.00.1
Mar127,450,0161.15.90.1
Apr127,862,0031.15.4-0.2
May128,885,2821.75.4-0.1
Jun130,232,0841.85.6-0.3
Jul131,160,5691.85.7-0.2
Aug130,702,4552.05.2-0.5
Sep130,105,4342.15.1-0.4
Oct131,090,6092.24.9-0.3
Nov130,859,4172.25.1-0.2
Dec130,623,3132.45.0-0.3
1997-Jan128,791,3782.66.0-0.4
Feb129,317,5532.25.7-0.3
Mar130,592,3682.55.5-0.3
Apr131,102,2352.54.9-0.5
May132,081,2002.54.8-0.7
Jun133,015,7692.15.2-0.3
Jul133,943,1912.15.1-0.6
Aug133,484,7842.14.9-0.3
Sep132,608,4501.94.8-0.3
Oct133,336,3881.74.5-0.5
Nov133,701,7892.24.4-0.7
Dec133,475,9522.24.4-0.6
1998-Jan131,585,0562.25.3-0.7
Feb132,207,1602.25.1-0.7
Mar132,915,3581.85.1-0.5
Apr133,512,0971.84.2-0.7
May134,296,1551.74.3-0.5
Jun135,117,7751.64.8-0.5
Jul135,625,7041.34.8-0.3
Aug135,051,2391.24.5-0.3
Sep134,711,4411.64.5-0.3
Oct135,242,8321.44.3-0.2
Nov135,486,6081.34.2-0.2
Dec135,693,3821.74.1-0.3
1999-Jan134,103,9511.94.9-0.4
Feb134,402,8111.74.8-0.3
Mar135,069,5741.64.5-0.6
Apr135,343,4491.44.20.0
May136,220,3001.44.0-0.2
Jun137,219,0121.64.5-0.3
Jul137,615,5101.54.5-0.3
Aug137,053,3531.54.2-0.3
Sep136,333,2241.24.1-0.3
Oct137,189,7291.43.9-0.4
Nov137,347,3821.43.9-0.3
Dec137,572,2671.43.8-0.3
2000-Jan136,242,2221.64.5-0.3
Feb136,822,8731.84.5-0.3
Mar137,384,4501.74.3-0.2
Apr138,089,6162.03.7-0.4
May137,883,7981.23.9-0.1
Jun139,094,1451.44.2-0.3
Jul138,946,9681.04.2-0.3
Aug138,449,0391.04.2-0.1
Sep137,953,7981.23.8-0.3
Oct138,694,8661.13.7-0.2
Nov138,709,0561.03.8-0.1
Dec139,143,5261.13.7-0.1
2001-Jan137,627,7611.04.70.1
Feb137,895,2020.84.60.1
Mar138,374,5010.74.60.3
Apr138,335,4390.24.30.6
May138,531,6410.54.20.3
Jun139,112,1890.04.80.6
Jul139,484,5720.44.80.5
Aug138,046,358-0.35.00.8
Sep138,085,4210.14.81.0
Oct138,139,562-0.45.11.4
Nov137,671,825-0.75.31.6
Dec137,596,706-1.15.41.7
2002-Jan135,535,454-1.56.41.7
Feb136,846,223-0.86.21.6
Mar136,987,829-1.06.11.5
Apr137,340,390-0.75.81.5
May138,007,375-0.45.61.4
Jun138,651,385-0.36.11.3
Jul138,945,178-0.46.01.2
Aug138,752,8580.55.80.8
Sep138,846,4950.65.40.7
Oct139,027,1800.65.40.4
Nov138,193,7100.45.70.3
Dec138,105,9870.45.70.3
2003-Jan136,704,6900.96.50.1
Feb137,174,8980.26.40.2
Mar137,498,2420.46.20.1
Apr138,102,4540.65.90.1
May138,259,3630.25.90.3
Jun139,112,8290.36.60.5
Jul139,123,5980.16.40.3
Aug138,734,0630.06.10.3
Sep138,303,465-0.45.80.4
Oct139,207,9090.15.60.2
Nov139,274,3770.85.70.0
Dec139,147,3980.85.5-0.3
2004-Jan137,680,1920.76.3-0.2
Feb138,122,4450.76.0-0.4
Mar138,441,9030.76.1-0.2
Apr139,170,5720.85.4-0.5
May139,611,9731.05.4-0.5
Jun140,620,5321.15.8-0.7
Jul141,432,7341.75.7-0.6
Aug140,953,7111.65.4-0.6
Sep140,378,4531.55.2-0.7
Oct141,169,4251.45.1-0.5
Nov141,289,8731.45.2-0.5
Dec140,994,2731.35.2-0.3
2005-Jan139,377,5041.25.8-0.5
Feb139,798,4521.25.8-0.2
Mar140,456,1371.55.5-0.6
Apr141,625,9911.85.0-0.4
May142,310,0231.95.0-0.4
Jun143,188,5701.85.3-0.5
Jul143,989,7371.85.3-0.5
Aug143,854,8252.14.9-0.5
Sep143,231,4912.05.0-0.2
Oct144,008,8792.04.8-0.3
Nov143,635,2071.75.0-0.2
Dec143,615,2171.94.7-0.4
2006-Jan142,204,4382.05.2-0.6
Feb142,756,8932.15.2-0.6
Mar143,557,1252.24.9-0.6
Apr144,191,8401.84.6-0.4
May144,798,7171.74.5-0.5
Jun145,963,2261.94.9-0.4
Jul146,322,4121.65.0-0.2
Aug146,108,3121.64.7-0.2
Sep145,750,7031.84.4-0.6
Oct146,881,3822.04.2-0.6
Nov146,788,6392.24.4-0.7
Dec146,867,7762.34.3-0.4
2007-Jan144,880,1371.95.1-0.1
Feb145,112,4521.74.9-0.3
Mar145,952,9081.74.6-0.3
Apr145,918,1301.24.4-0.2
May146,457,5871.14.3-0.2
Jun147,523,3241.14.8-0.1
Jul147,854,1841.04.9-0.1
Aug146,929,0490.64.70.0
Sep146,967,7450.84.60.2
Oct147,247,9090.24.50.3
Nov147,634,4870.64.50.2
Dec146,846,6610.04.80.5
2008-Jan145,585,1690.55.40.3
Feb145,531,6820.35.30.3
Mar146,093,9590.15.30.7
Apr146,895,1070.74.80.4
May146,884,9960.35.31.0
Jun147,599,3530.15.81.0
Jul147,790,3530.06.11.1
Aug146,821,925-0.16.21.5
Sep146,225,859-0.56.01.4
Oct146,436,750-0.66.21.7
Nov145,514,011-1.46.52.0
Dec144,240,331-1.87.22.3
2009-Jan141,606,704-2.78.53.1
Feb141,258,650-2.99.03.7
Mar140,959,423-3.59.13.8
Apr141,724,736-3.58.73.9
May141,506,488-3.79.13.8
Jun141,943,061-3.89.73.9
Jul142,161,102-3.89.83.7
Aug141,179,239-3.89.63.5
Sep140,182,091-4.19.53.5
Oct140,205,912-4.39.53.4
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.


 
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