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

According to data from the US BLS, in February 2023, the number of US payroll employment for the paper and paper products industry was 118,100 (not seasonally adjusted); this means that the US lost 1,300 jobs in the paper and paper products industry in February 2023.

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

You can see similar information for other industries.

US Payroll Employment for the Paper and paper products Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Number of Jobs Added to the Paper and paper products Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Payroll Employment for the Paper and paper products Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 168500
February 2002 169100 600
March 2002 167400 -1700
April 2002 166300 -1100
May 2002 166800 500
June 2002 167600 800
July 2002 165600 -2000
August 2002 166200 600
September 2002 166800 600
October 2002 164400 -2400
November 2002 161200 -3200
December 2002 162300 1100
January 2003 162900 600
February 2003 163400 500
March 2003 161800 -1600
April 2003 162000 200
May 2003 160400 -1600
June 2003 158500 -1900
July 2003 158600 100
August 2003 156200 -2400
September 2003 158100 1900
October 2003 157400 -700
November 2003 157400 0
December 2003 157900 500
January 2004 158100 200
February 2004 158500 400
March 2004 159000 500
April 2004 160200 1200
May 2004 159900 -300
June 2004 160900 1000
July 2004 159300 -1600
August 2004 160100 800
September 2004 160300 200
October 2004 160200 -100
November 2004 161300 1100
December 2004 160100 -1200
January 2005 158800 -1300
February 2005 160200 1400
March 2005 160700 500
April 2005 160900 200
May 2005 162400 1500
June 2005 162200 -200
July 2005 161700 -500
August 2005 161100 -600
September 2005 160400 -700
October 2005 160600 200
November 2005 163300 2700
December 2005 158600 -4700
January 2006 158900 300
February 2006 158700 -200
March 2006 159700 1000
April 2006 160000 300
May 2006 159300 -700
June 2006 160500 1200
July 2006 159400 -1100
August 2006 158800 -600
September 2006 158700 -100
October 2006 159400 700
November 2006 160500 1100
December 2006 160200 -300
January 2007 156500 -3700
February 2007 157300 800
March 2007 156700 -600
April 2007 156700 0
May 2007 155500 -1200
June 2007 156100 600
July 2007 154700 -1400
August 2007 154600 -100
September 2007 152700 -1900
October 2007 152400 -300
November 2007 153100 700
December 2007 153100 0
January 2008 151900 -1200
February 2008 152100 200
March 2008 153000 900
April 2008 150900 -2100
May 2008 150700 -200
June 2008 150200 -500
July 2008 149100 -1100
August 2008 148900 -200
September 2008 148600 -300
October 2008 148600 0
November 2008 148700 100
December 2008 147500 -1200
January 2009 143100 -4400
February 2009 142900 -200
March 2009 142100 -800
April 2009 139800 -2300
May 2009 138900 -900
June 2009 138600 -300
July 2009 138000 -600
August 2009 138100 100
September 2009 137400 -700
October 2009 137800 400
November 2009 138700 900
December 2009 137900 -800
January 2010 135800 -2100
February 2010 134600 -1200
March 2010 134600 0
April 2010 134300 -300
May 2010 134000 -300
June 2010 135000 1000
July 2010 133600 -1400
August 2010 135300 1700
September 2010 133700 -1600
October 2010 134200 500
November 2010 134900 700
December 2010 134200 -700
January 2011 133400 -800
February 2011 131200 -2200
March 2011 131800 600
April 2011 131400 -400
May 2011 131500 100
June 2011 132500 1000
July 2011 131800 -700
August 2011 131600 -200
September 2011 131900 300
October 2011 132200 300
November 2011 132100 -100
December 2011 133400 1300
January 2012 132200 -1200
February 2012 131000 -1200
March 2012 131600 600
April 2012 133400 1800
May 2012 134800 1400
June 2012 134900 100
July 2012 134200 -700
August 2012 132800 -1400
September 2012 130900 -1900
October 2012 131600 700
November 2012 130800 -800
December 2012 129700 -1100
January 2013 130400 700
February 2013 131100 700
March 2013 131500 400
April 2013 131200 -300
May 2013 132900 1700
June 2013 132700 -200
July 2013 133300 600
August 2013 133000 -300
September 2013 132800 -200
October 2013 132200 -600
November 2013 133000 800
December 2013 133600 600
January 2014 132200 -1400
February 2014 133600 1400
March 2014 134400 800
April 2014 133700 -700
May 2014 133700 0
June 2014 133800 100
July 2014 133900 100
August 2014 134700 800
September 2014 133900 -800
October 2014 133800 -100
November 2014 133600 -200
December 2014 133500 -100
January 2015 133500 0
February 2015 131600 -1900
March 2015 132600 1000
April 2015 131800 -800
May 2015 133400 1600
June 2015 134300 900
July 2015 134100 -200
August 2015 134700 600
September 2015 134200 -500
October 2015 133500 -700
November 2015 133400 -100
December 2015 133100 -300
January 2016 131100 -2000
February 2016 131000 -100
March 2016 132400 1400
April 2016 131600 -800
May 2016 133300 1700
June 2016 132900 -400
July 2016 133300 400
August 2016 132400 -900
September 2016 132500 100
October 2016 133300 800
November 2016 132500 -800
December 2016 132400 -100
January 2017 131600 -800
February 2017 131700 100
March 2017 132400 700
April 2017 131800 -600
May 2017 132100 300
June 2017 133600 1500
July 2017 132600 -1000
August 2017 132800 200
September 2017 131400 -1400
October 2017 131400 0
November 2017 131000 -400
December 2017 130900 -100
January 2018 128600 -2300
February 2018 129200 600
March 2018 130100 900
April 2018 129600 -500
May 2018 128200 -1400
June 2018 127900 -300
July 2018 129100 1200
August 2018 128400 -700
September 2018 128600 200
October 2018 129200 600
November 2018 129700 500
December 2018 129300 -400
January 2019 130600 1300
February 2019 129600 -1000
March 2019 129200 -400
April 2019 128600 -600
May 2019 128800 200
June 2019 128900 100
July 2019 128900 0
August 2019 127700 -1200
September 2019 126900 -800
October 2019 125600 -1300
November 2019 126300 700
December 2019 126300 0
January 2020 126400 100
February 2020 125700 -700
March 2020 126300 600
April 2020 117700 -8600
May 2020 119000 1300
June 2020 120000 1000
July 2020 119800 -200
August 2020 121000 1200
September 2020 120800 -200
October 2020 118800 -2000
November 2020 120000 1200
December 2020 119600 -400
January 2021 116100 -3500
February 2021 116600 500
March 2021 115600 -1000
April 2021 114100 -1500
May 2021 117300 3200
June 2021 118300 1000
July 2021 118100 -200
August 2021 117800 -300
September 2021 116100 -1700
October 2021 116900 800
November 2021 117200 300
December 2021 116600 -600
January 2022 117500 900
February 2022 118200 700
March 2022 117300 -900
April 2022 117900 600
May 2022 117900 0
June 2022 119900 2000
July 2022 120100 200
August 2022 118700 -1400
September 2022 118700 0
October 2022 119000 300
November 2022 118100 -900
December 2022 119400 1300
January 2023 119400 0
February 2023 118100 -1300