United States Payroll Employment for the Colleges and universities Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on April 11, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in February 2023, the United State's not seasonally adjusted colleges and universities payroll employment was 1,940,100; this means that the United States added 212,100 jobs to the colleges and universities industry in the month of February 2023. You can see the seasonally adjusted version of this information at this link.

The charts and table below shows the United State's not seasonally adjusted historical colleges and universities payroll employment and number of jobs added from January 2002 to February 2023.

You can also see links at the bottom of this page for similar data for a selected group of industries and links for many more industries at this link.

U.S. Payroll Employment for the Colleges and universities Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
U.S. Number of Jobs Added to the Colleges and universities Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
U.S. Payroll Employment for the Colleges and universities Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 1312400
February 2002 1510800 198400
March 2002 1526000 15200
April 2002 1531600 5600
May 2002 1440000 -91600
June 2002 1250700 -189300
July 2002 1209100 -41600
August 2002 1183000 -26100
September 2002 1406300 223300
October 2002 1571700 165400
November 2002 1595600 23900
December 2002 1545000 -50600
January 2003 1359800 -185200
February 2003 1550000 190200
March 2003 1553100 3100
April 2003 1563900 10800
May 2003 1464300 -99600
June 2003 1232100 -232200
July 2003 1179300 -52800
August 2003 1165900 -13400
September 2003 1403100 237200
October 2003 1601900 198800
November 2003 1629900 28000
December 2003 1581300 -48600
January 2004 1394200 -187100
February 2004 1577100 182900
March 2004 1588200 11100
April 2004 1597300 9100
May 2004 1490300 -107000
June 2004 1246000 -244300
July 2004 1199300 -46700
August 2004 1181300 -18000
September 2004 1416100 234800
October 2004 1616400 200300
November 2004 1637300 20900
December 2004 1604500 -32800
January 2005 1415700 -188800
February 2005 1591000 175300
March 2005 1602300 11300
April 2005 1608100 5800
May 2005 1511700 -96400
June 2005 1299400 -212300
July 2005 1242000 -57400
August 2005 1235000 -7000
September 2005 1485700 250700
October 2005 1640200 154500
November 2005 1666000 25800
December 2005 1620600 -45400
January 2006 1435300 -185300
February 2006 1652100 216800
March 2006 1660400 8300
April 2006 1667800 7400
May 2006 1562200 -105600
June 2006 1318800 -243400
July 2006 1254400 -64400
August 2006 1261000 6600
September 2006 1526900 265900
October 2006 1693200 166300
November 2006 1712300 19100
December 2006 1659400 -52900
January 2007 1465500 -193900
February 2007 1663000 197500
March 2007 1680200 17200
April 2007 1683500 3300
May 2007 1575700 -107800
June 2007 1349000 -226700
July 2007 1294200 -54800
August 2007 1300000 5800
September 2007 1536400 236400
October 2007 1714900 178500
November 2007 1735000 20100
December 2007 1686500 -48500
January 2008 1503400 -183100
February 2008 1702100 198700
March 2008 1704700 2600
April 2008 1715400 10700
May 2008 1588700 -126700
June 2008 1413900 -174800
July 2008 1364200 -49700
August 2008 1373500 9300
September 2008 1587100 213600
October 2008 1746900 159800
November 2008 1771400 24500
December 2008 1721200 -50200
January 2009 1573000 -148200
February 2009 1745300 172300
March 2009 1748600 3300
April 2009 1752900 4300
May 2009 1646400 -106500
June 2009 1454300 -192100
July 2009 1417000 -37300
August 2009 1408300 -8700
September 2009 1609000 200700
October 2009 1786400 177400
November 2009 1813000 26600
December 2009 1764400 -48600
January 2010 1595200 -169200
February 2010 1784600 189400
March 2010 1802500 17900
April 2010 1810100 7600
May 2010 1690400 -119700
June 2010 1504500 -185900
July 2010 1460300 -44200
August 2010 1446000 -14300
September 2010 1678600 232600
October 2010 1842100 163500
November 2010 1867000 24900
December 2010 1796600 -70400
January 2011 1638000 -158600
February 2011 1840100 202100
March 2011 1841400 1300
April 2011 1859700 18300
May 2011 1733500 -126200
June 2011 1526200 -207300
July 2011 1488100 -38100
August 2011 1475600 -12500
September 2011 1725000 249400
October 2011 1878000 153000
November 2011 1910600 32600
December 2011 1846800 -63800
January 2012 1656100 -190700
February 2012 1882500 226400
March 2012 1892200 9700
April 2012 1905800 13600
May 2012 1787900 -117900
June 2012 1568500 -219400
July 2012 1534100 -34400
August 2012 1529300 -4800
September 2012 1768400 239100
October 2012 1912800 144400
November 2012 1933400 20600
December 2012 1876700 -56700
January 2013 1680000 -196700
February 2013 1886100 206100
March 2013 1910400 24300
April 2013 1916600 6200
May 2013 1793800 -122800
June 2013 1579700 -214100
July 2013 1532200 -47500
August 2013 1525700 -6500
September 2013 1748000 222300
October 2013 1910200 162200
November 2013 1940800 30600
December 2013 1865600 -75200
January 2014 1695700 -169900
February 2014 1896200 200500
March 2014 1909500 13300
April 2014 1917200 7700
May 2014 1778800 -138400
June 2014 1591300 -187500
July 2014 1539700 -51600
August 2014 1539600 -100
September 2014 1781700 242100
October 2014 1931100 149400
November 2014 1946700 15600
December 2014 1884500 -62200
January 2015 1695800 -188700
February 2015 1913100 217300
March 2015 1928200 15100
April 2015 1937900 9700
May 2015 1796100 -141800
June 2015 1585400 -210700
July 2015 1543200 -42200
August 2015 1523200 -20000
September 2015 1776100 252900
October 2015 1952700 176600
November 2015 1973600 20900
December 2015 1913800 -59800
January 2016 1696800 -217000
February 2016 1932400 235600
March 2016 1951200 18800
April 2016 1967100 15900
May 2016 1831500 -135600
June 2016 1621200 -210300
July 2016 1567500 -53700
August 2016 1554900 -12600
September 2016 1822800 267900
October 2016 1979500 156700
November 2016 1997700 18200
December 2016 1920600 -77100
January 2017 1715200 -205400
February 2017 1981200 266000
March 2017 1984300 3100
April 2017 1995100 10800
May 2017 1860100 -135000
June 2017 1636200 -223900
July 2017 1599100 -37100
August 2017 1609500 10400
September 2017 1871900 262400
October 2017 1997500 125600
November 2017 2020800 23300
December 2017 1948400 -72400
January 2018 1754100 -194300
February 2018 1985500 231400
March 2018 1985400 -100
April 2018 1991800 6400
May 2018 1849500 -142300
June 2018 1655600 -193900
July 2018 1608700 -46900
August 2018 1620900 12200
September 2018 1853200 232300
October 2018 1987000 133800
November 2018 1996100 9100
December 2018 1921800 -74300
January 2019 1738800 -183000
February 2019 1955100 216300
March 2019 1952100 -3000
April 2019 1969900 17800
May 2019 1817900 -152000
June 2019 1629300 -188600
July 2019 1591200 -38100
August 2019 1597300 6100
September 2019 1836500 239200
October 2019 1969500 133000
November 2019 1987500 18000
December 2019 1910000 -77500
January 2020 1759200 -150800
February 2020 1956700 197500
March 2020 1921100 -35600
April 2020 1787900 -133200
May 2020 1667700 -120200
June 2020 1524000 -143700
July 2020 1496500 -27500
August 2020 1533800 37300
September 2020 1705500 171700
October 2020 1810400 104900
November 2020 1823800 13400
December 2020 1697400 -126400
January 2021 1609700 -87700
February 2021 1803000 193300
March 2021 1853900 50900
April 2021 1854700 800
May 2021 1738600 -116100
June 2021 1573000 -165600
July 2021 1544500 -28500
August 2021 1549200 4700
September 2021 1768100 218900
October 2021 1909900 141800
November 2021 1929800 19900
December 2021 1845500 -84300
January 2022 1677500 -168000
February 2022 1886900 209400
March 2022 1907700 20800
April 2022 1912800 5100
May 2022 1783900 -128900
June 2022 1614600 -169300
July 2022 1590000 -24600
August 2022 1597000 7000
September 2022 1837100 240100
October 2022 1942800 105700
November 2022 1972200 29400
December 2022 1859400 -112800
January 2023 1728000 -131400
February 2023 1940100 212100

United States Payroll Employment for Different Industries (Not Seas Adj.)

Use the links below to see the not seasonally adjusted payroll employment and number of jobs added for the following selected U.S. industries. You can also see the not seasonally adjusted U.S. payroll employment for many more industries at this link.