United States Payroll Employment for the Goods-producing 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 goods-producing industry was 21,221,000 (not seasonally adjusted); this means that the US added 68,000 jobs to the goods-producing 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.

You can see similar information for other industries.

US Payroll Employment for the Goods-producing Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Number of Jobs Added to the Goods-producing Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Payroll Employment for the Goods-producing Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 22423000
February 2002 22332000 -91000
March 2002 22365000 33000
April 2002 22480000 115000
May 2002 22666000 186000
June 2002 22911000 245000
July 2002 22845000 -66000
August 2002 22864000 19000
September 2002 22715000 -149000
October 2002 22574000 -141000
November 2002 22401000 -173000
December 2002 22107000 -294000
January 2003 21596000 -511000
February 2003 21457000 -139000
March 2003 21529000 72000
April 2003 21653000 124000
May 2003 21892000 239000
June 2003 22126000 234000
July 2003 22043000 -83000
August 2003 22113000 70000
September 2003 22015000 -98000
October 2003 21941000 -74000
November 2003 21823000 -118000
December 2003 21607000 -216000
January 2004 21161000 -446000
February 2004 21125000 -36000
March 2004 21341000 216000
April 2004 21623000 282000
May 2004 21940000 317000
June 2004 22228000 288000
July 2004 22268000 40000
August 2004 22350000 82000
September 2004 22242000 -108000
October 2004 22250000 8000
November 2004 22139000 -111000
December 2004 21919000 -220000
January 2005 21415000 -504000
February 2005 21462000 47000
March 2005 21640000 178000
April 2005 21941000 301000
May 2005 22228000 287000
June 2005 22532000 304000
July 2005 22539000 7000
August 2005 22634000 95000
September 2005 22525000 -109000
October 2005 22553000 28000
November 2005 22519000 -34000
December 2005 22296000 -223000
January 2006 21914000 -382000
February 2006 21966000 52000
March 2006 22132000 166000
April 2006 22398000 266000
May 2006 22647000 249000
June 2006 22944000 297000
July 2006 22930000 -14000
August 2006 22996000 66000
September 2006 22848000 -148000
October 2006 22732000 -116000
November 2006 22535000 -197000
December 2006 22323000 -212000
January 2007 21883000 -440000
February 2007 21753000 -130000
March 2007 21941000 188000
April 2007 22103000 162000
May 2007 22354000 251000
June 2007 22647000 293000
July 2007 22617000 -30000
August 2007 22604000 -13000
September 2007 22462000 -142000
October 2007 22346000 -116000
November 2007 22181000 -165000
December 2007 21904000 -277000
January 2008 21402000 -502000
February 2008 21292000 -110000
March 2008 21347000 55000
April 2008 21420000 73000
May 2008 21614000 194000
June 2008 21779000 165000
July 2008 21703000 -76000
August 2008 21690000 -13000
September 2008 21476000 -214000
October 2008 21212000 -264000
November 2008 20813000 -399000
December 2008 20263000 -550000
January 2009 19349000 -914000
February 2009 18998000 -351000
March 2009 18776000 -222000
April 2009 18666000 -110000
May 2009 18660000 -6000
June 2009 18686000 26000
July 2009 18598000 -88000
August 2009 18561000 -37000
September 2009 18399000 -162000
October 2009 18234000 -165000
November 2009 18041000 -193000
December 2009 17721000 -320000
January 2010 17206000 -515000
February 2010 17087000 -119000
March 2010 17248000 161000
April 2010 17520000 272000
May 2010 17755000 235000
June 2010 18019000 264000
July 2010 18098000 79000
August 2010 18198000 100000
September 2010 18103000 -95000
October 2010 18094000 -9000
November 2010 17979000 -115000
December 2010 17704000 -275000
January 2011 17291000 -413000
February 2011 17314000 23000
March 2011 17487000 173000
April 2011 17761000 274000
May 2011 18022000 261000
June 2011 18327000 305000
July 2011 18435000 108000
August 2011 18524000 89000
September 2011 18479000 -45000
October 2011 18464000 -15000
November 2011 18325000 -139000
December 2011 18141000 -184000
January 2012 17796000 -345000
February 2012 17802000 6000
March 2012 17971000 169000
April 2012 18180000 209000
May 2012 18418000 238000
June 2012 18711000 293000
July 2012 18795000 84000
August 2012 18850000 55000
September 2012 18765000 -85000
October 2012 18729000 -36000
November 2012 18588000 -141000
December 2012 18440000 -148000
January 2013 18071000 -369000
February 2013 18131000 60000
March 2013 18283000 152000
April 2013 18469000 186000
May 2013 18723000 254000
June 2013 18997000 274000
July 2013 19048000 51000
August 2013 19140000 92000
September 2013 19097000 -43000
October 2013 19098000 1000
November 2013 19007000 -91000
December 2013 18793000 -214000
January 2014 18456000 -337000
February 2014 18491000 35000
March 2014 18675000 184000
April 2014 18924000 249000
May 2014 19178000 254000
June 2014 19470000 292000
July 2014 19606000 136000
August 2014 19685000 79000
September 2014 19640000 -45000
October 2014 19643000 3000
November 2014 19552000 -91000
December 2014 19397000 -155000
January 2015 19033000 -364000
February 2015 19042000 9000
March 2015 19153000 111000
April 2015 19399000 246000
May 2015 19627000 228000
June 2015 19875000 248000
July 2015 19962000 87000
August 2015 19992000 30000
September 2015 19887000 -105000
October 2015 19893000 6000
November 2015 19801000 -92000
December 2015 19658000 -143000
January 2016 19266000 -392000
February 2016 19243000 -23000
March 2016 19370000 127000
April 2016 19581000 211000
May 2016 19736000 155000
June 2016 20015000 279000
July 2016 20095000 80000
August 2016 20093000 -2000
September 2016 20007000 -86000
October 2016 19992000 -15000
November 2016 19893000 -99000
December 2016 19700000 -193000
January 2017 19373000 -327000
February 2017 19487000 114000
March 2017 19624000 137000
April 2017 19827000 203000
May 2017 20056000 229000
June 2017 20357000 301000
July 2017 20393000 36000
August 2017 20490000 97000
September 2017 20398000 -92000
October 2017 20403000 5000
November 2017 20354000 -49000
December 2017 20246000 -108000
January 2018 19884000 -362000
February 2018 20057000 173000
March 2018 20195000 138000
April 2018 20421000 226000
May 2018 20694000 273000
June 2018 21007000 313000
July 2018 21075000 68000
August 2018 21138000 63000
September 2018 21054000 -84000
October 2018 21078000 24000
November 2018 20975000 -103000
December 2018 20867000 -108000
January 2019 20539000 -328000
February 2019 20554000 15000
March 2019 20675000 121000
April 2019 20877000 202000
May 2019 21074000 197000
June 2019 21345000 271000
July 2019 21385000 40000
August 2019 21393000 8000
September 2019 21275000 -118000
October 2019 21224000 -51000
November 2019 21143000 -81000
December 2019 20965000 -178000
January 2020 20626000 -339000
February 2020 20680000 54000
March 2020 20638000 -42000
April 2020 18424000 -2214000
May 2020 19278000 854000
June 2020 19996000 718000
July 2020 20082000 86000
August 2020 20128000 46000
September 2020 20086000 -42000
October 2020 20177000 91000
November 2020 20105000 -72000
December 2020 20060000 -45000
January 2021 19682000 -378000
February 2021 19670000 -12000
March 2021 19934000 264000
April 2021 20057000 123000
May 2021 20234000 177000
June 2021 20501000 267000
July 2021 20624000 123000
August 2021 20681000 57000
September 2021 20644000 -37000
October 2021 20750000 106000
November 2021 20748000 -2000
December 2021 20675000 -73000
January 2022 20330000 -345000
February 2022 20523000 193000
March 2022 20719000 196000
April 2022 20936000 217000
May 2022 21148000 212000
June 2022 21445000 297000
July 2022 21541000 96000
August 2022 21573000 32000
September 2022 21493000 -80000
October 2022 21553000 60000
November 2022 21501000 -52000
December 2022 21377000 -124000
January 2023 21061000 -316000
February 2023 21153000 92000
March 2023 21221000 68000