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

According to data from the US BLS, in March 2023, the number of US payroll employment for the couriers and messengers industry was 1,081,900 (not seasonally adjusted); this means that the US lost 12,300 jobs in the couriers and messengers industry in March 2023.

The charts and table below shows the trend of payroll employment and the number of jobs added from January 2002 to March 2023.

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US Payroll Employment for the Couriers and messengers Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Number of Jobs Added to the Couriers and messengers Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Payroll Employment for the Couriers and messengers Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 557000
February 2002 557700 700
March 2002 557800 100
April 2002 557600 -200
May 2002 558100 500
June 2002 556400 -1700
July 2002 556400 0
August 2002 555300 -1100
September 2002 559000 3700
October 2002 562900 3900
November 2002 572500 9600
December 2002 580100 7600
January 2003 571600 -8500
February 2003 565000 -6600
March 2003 565500 500
April 2003 563000 -2500
May 2003 560700 -2300
June 2003 560300 -400
July 2003 559400 -900
August 2003 554100 -5300
September 2003 553600 -500
October 2003 555100 1500
November 2003 563500 8400
December 2003 568000 4500
January 2004 558900 -9100
February 2004 551100 -7800
March 2004 553800 2700
April 2004 547200 -6600
May 2004 553400 6200
June 2004 556900 3500
July 2004 556600 -300
August 2004 552900 -3700
September 2004 553600 700
October 2004 556500 2900
November 2004 566200 9700
December 2004 572600 6400
January 2005 567000 -5600
February 2005 561700 -5300
March 2005 563500 1800
April 2005 566000 2500
May 2005 571000 5000
June 2005 570400 -600
July 2005 567900 -2500
August 2005 569800 1900
September 2005 568300 -1500
October 2005 574500 6200
November 2005 585400 10900
December 2005 591100 5700
January 2006 580800 -10300
February 2006 571200 -9600
March 2006 570800 -400
April 2006 572400 1600
May 2006 578200 5800
June 2006 576400 -1800
July 2006 577000 600
August 2006 574100 -2900
September 2006 575600 1500
October 2006 585100 9500
November 2006 604700 19600
December 2006 622000 17300
January 2007 583000 -39000
February 2007 575500 -7500
March 2007 576500 1000
April 2007 574300 -2200
May 2007 574600 300
June 2007 575300 700
July 2007 573700 -1600
August 2007 568400 -5300
September 2007 574400 6000
October 2007 573800 -600
November 2007 598500 24700
December 2007 620800 22300
January 2008 582800 -38000
February 2008 575800 -7000
March 2008 572700 -3100
April 2008 571700 -1000
May 2008 573800 2100
June 2008 574400 600
July 2008 571800 -2600
August 2008 565800 -6000
September 2008 566100 300
October 2008 563700 -2400
November 2008 566700 3000
December 2008 595400 28700
January 2009 558300 -37100
February 2009 551000 -7300
March 2009 546700 -4300
April 2009 540900 -5800
May 2009 539000 -1900
June 2009 539700 700
July 2009 534600 -5100
August 2009 533400 -1200
September 2009 532300 -1100
October 2009 535700 3400
November 2009 549100 13400
December 2009 594700 45600
January 2010 519700 -75000
February 2010 515200 -4500
March 2010 513900 -1300
April 2010 511800 -2100
May 2010 514300 2500
June 2010 518400 4100
July 2010 513600 -4800
August 2010 516700 3100
September 2010 521900 5200
October 2010 521300 -600
November 2010 544700 23400
December 2010 626100 81400
January 2011 525500 -100600
February 2011 517600 -7900
March 2011 517400 -200
April 2011 511600 -5800
May 2011 515700 4100
June 2011 519400 3700
July 2011 514300 -5100
August 2011 517900 3600
September 2011 521700 3800
October 2011 520700 -1000
November 2011 548800 28100
December 2011 619800 71000
January 2012 522700 -97100
February 2012 519700 -3000
March 2012 521300 1600
April 2012 513200 -8100
May 2012 518900 5700
June 2012 524400 5500
July 2012 517800 -6600
August 2012 520900 3100
September 2012 525300 4400
October 2012 519700 -5600
November 2012 553700 34000
December 2012 651900 98200
January 2013 546900 -105000
February 2013 529600 -17300
March 2013 526200 -3400
April 2013 514200 -12000
May 2013 522000 7800
June 2013 521100 -900
July 2013 520500 -600
August 2013 527000 6500
September 2013 527700 700
October 2013 529800 2100
November 2013 582200 52400
December 2013 679000 96800
January 2014 581200 -97800
February 2014 545600 -35600
March 2014 539200 -6400
April 2014 530300 -8900
May 2014 543900 13600
June 2014 551500 7600
July 2014 549300 -2200
August 2014 554000 4700
September 2014 563400 9400
October 2014 575600 12200
November 2014 626100 50500
December 2014 757900 131800
January 2015 634800 -123100
February 2015 589600 -45200
March 2015 587300 -2300
April 2015 565700 -21600
May 2015 572100 6400
June 2015 582100 10000
July 2015 579200 -2900
August 2015 585000 5800
September 2015 591800 6800
October 2015 597400 5600
November 2015 665600 68200
December 2015 803200 137600
January 2016 645500 -157700
February 2016 606000 -39500
March 2016 608400 2400
April 2016 596100 -12300
May 2016 604300 8200
June 2016 615300 11000
July 2016 609400 -5900
August 2016 619500 10100
September 2016 629500 10000
October 2016 631000 1500
November 2016 710400 79400
December 2016 862200 151800
January 2017 679400 -182800
February 2017 644600 -34800
March 2017 636300 -8300
April 2017 624400 -11900
May 2017 634300 9900
June 2017 645800 11500
July 2017 639100 -6700
August 2017 651500 12400
September 2017 663000 11500
October 2017 674100 11100
November 2017 746400 72300
December 2017 874600 128200
January 2018 723300 -151300
February 2018 679800 -43500
March 2018 682400 2600
April 2018 677400 -5000
May 2018 687700 10300
June 2018 702400 14700
July 2018 705400 3000
August 2018 715500 10100
September 2018 732200 16700
October 2018 755900 23700
November 2018 852300 96400
December 2018 959400 107100
January 2019 842100 -117300
February 2019 768000 -74100
March 2019 764500 -3500
April 2019 749900 -14600
May 2019 759500 9600
June 2019 776400 16900
July 2019 785500 9100
August 2019 796000 10500
September 2019 810200 14200
October 2019 831500 21300
November 2019 939500 108000
December 2019 1099700 160200
January 2020 958300 -141400
February 2020 849300 -109000
March 2020 844300 -5000
April 2020 824200 -20100
May 2020 867600 43400
June 2020 921500 53900
July 2020 926400 4900
August 2020 933900 7500
September 2020 958000 24100
October 2020 999100 41100
November 2020 1195200 196100
December 2020 1329500 134300
January 2021 1127300 -202200
February 2021 1071400 -55900
March 2021 1065700 -5700
April 2021 983700 -82000
May 2021 989700 6000
June 2021 1010700 21000
July 2021 1009600 -1100
August 2021 1024100 14500
September 2021 1046400 22300
October 2021 1058300 11900
November 2021 1254000 195700
December 2021 1432300 178300
January 2022 1185100 -247200
February 2022 1129600 -55500
March 2022 1097300 -32300
April 2022 1052100 -45200
May 2022 1055400 3300
June 2022 1070400 15000
July 2022 1055500 -14900
August 2022 1068600 13100
September 2022 1083800 15200
October 2022 1102900 19100
November 2022 1263800 160900
December 2022 1383600 119800
January 2023 1166500 -217100
February 2023 1094200 -72300
March 2023 1081900 -12300