United States Payroll Employment for the Pharmaceuticals and medicines 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 pharmaceuticals and medicines payroll employment was 354,700; this means that the United States added 200 jobs to the pharmaceuticals and medicines 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 pharmaceuticals and medicines 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 Pharmaceuticals and medicines Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
U.S. Number of Jobs Added to the Pharmaceuticals and medicines Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
U.S. Payroll Employment for the Pharmaceuticals and medicines Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 291100
February 2002 293200 2100
March 2002 292200 -1000
April 2002 291700 -500
May 2002 290900 -800
June 2002 293000 2100
July 2002 293000 0
August 2002 291400 -1600
September 2002 289900 -1500
October 2002 289000 -900
November 2002 289000 0
December 2002 291000 2000
January 2003 292500 1500
February 2003 291700 -800
March 2003 292000 300
April 2003 291300 -700
May 2003 292400 1100
June 2003 294100 1700
July 2003 294300 200
August 2003 293400 -900
September 2003 290900 -2500
October 2003 290300 -600
November 2003 290200 -100
December 2003 289400 -800
January 2004 288600 -800
February 2004 289300 700
March 2004 288800 -500
April 2004 289900 1100
May 2004 291100 1200
June 2004 292200 1100
July 2004 293200 1000
August 2004 291300 -1900
September 2004 290200 -1100
October 2004 289600 -600
November 2004 290800 1200
December 2004 289400 -1400
January 2005 285500 -3900
February 2005 287000 1500
March 2005 287800 800
April 2005 287300 -500
May 2005 287900 600
June 2005 290200 2300
July 2005 292000 1800
August 2005 290200 -1800
September 2005 288500 -1700
October 2005 285800 -2700
November 2005 286800 1000
December 2005 288000 1200
January 2006 287300 -700
February 2006 288000 700
March 2006 289700 1700
April 2006 289200 -500
May 2006 289200 0
June 2006 293600 4400
July 2006 294800 1200
August 2006 295300 500
September 2006 293200 -2100
October 2006 292400 -800
November 2006 295600 3200
December 2006 297400 1800
January 2007 295800 -1600
February 2007 295000 -800
March 2007 296000 1000
April 2007 294900 -1100
May 2007 294800 -100
June 2007 296700 1900
July 2007 295800 -900
August 2007 296500 700
September 2007 295000 -1500
October 2007 292100 -2900
November 2007 292300 200
December 2007 293500 1200
January 2008 290300 -3200
February 2008 291200 900
March 2008 291800 600
April 2008 292200 400
May 2008 291200 -1000
June 2008 292800 1600
July 2008 293400 600
August 2008 291800 -1600
September 2008 289900 -1900
October 2008 288000 -1900
November 2008 288400 400
December 2008 288400 0
January 2009 286800 -1600
February 2009 285900 -900
March 2009 285300 -600
April 2009 283600 -1700
May 2009 286200 2600
June 2009 287000 800
July 2009 283500 -3500
August 2009 283000 -500
September 2009 281500 -1500
October 2009 281600 100
November 2009 285100 3500
December 2009 283500 -1600
January 2010 281800 -1700
February 2010 280900 -900
March 2010 279000 -1900
April 2010 277200 -1800
May 2010 276800 -400
June 2010 277700 900
July 2010 276100 -1600
August 2010 275700 -400
September 2010 274400 -1300
October 2010 273300 -1100
November 2010 274000 700
December 2010 274200 200
January 2011 271200 -3000
February 2011 269800 -1400
March 2011 271000 1200
April 2011 268600 -2400
May 2011 267500 -1100
June 2011 269900 2400
July 2011 270300 400
August 2011 269700 -600
September 2011 268900 -800
October 2011 269000 100
November 2011 269300 300
December 2011 270000 700
January 2012 268300 -1700
February 2012 266300 -2000
March 2012 268200 1900
April 2012 268300 100
May 2012 268900 600
June 2012 271200 2300
July 2012 271500 300
August 2012 271900 400
September 2012 271200 -700
October 2012 271500 300
November 2012 272300 800
December 2012 273800 1500
January 2013 274100 300
February 2013 275300 1200
March 2013 276700 1400
April 2013 276100 -600
May 2013 275100 -1000
June 2013 275100 0
July 2013 277300 2200
August 2013 276300 -1000
September 2013 275200 -1100
October 2013 274900 -300
November 2013 275700 800
December 2013 276100 400
January 2014 277400 1300
February 2014 277200 -200
March 2014 277900 700
April 2014 277400 -500
May 2014 277400 0
June 2014 279100 1700
July 2014 279900 800
August 2014 280700 800
September 2014 278600 -2100
October 2014 279600 1000
November 2014 279700 100
December 2014 281400 1700
January 2015 279000 -2400
February 2015 279900 900
March 2015 280000 100
April 2015 280500 500
May 2015 281100 600
June 2015 283000 1900
July 2015 284900 1900
August 2015 283300 -1600
September 2015 282300 -1000
October 2015 281400 -900
November 2015 282000 600
December 2015 283700 1700
January 2016 283400 -300
February 2016 284600 1200
March 2016 284700 100
April 2016 284400 -300
May 2016 284200 -200
June 2016 286000 1800
July 2016 287700 1700
August 2016 287800 100
September 2016 286400 -1400
October 2016 287100 700
November 2016 288400 1300
December 2016 288800 400
January 2017 287300 -1500
February 2017 288800 1500
March 2017 291300 2500
April 2017 291800 500
May 2017 291200 -600
June 2017 293900 2700
July 2017 295300 1400
August 2017 294200 -1100
September 2017 291900 -2300
October 2017 293500 1600
November 2017 293100 -400
December 2017 297300 4200
January 2018 293700 -3600
February 2018 290900 -2800
March 2018 292900 2000
April 2018 294200 1300
May 2018 294800 600
June 2018 296900 2100
July 2018 298300 1400
August 2018 299100 800
September 2018 298200 -900
October 2018 298800 600
November 2018 301800 3000
December 2018 302900 1100
January 2019 302300 -600
February 2019 303600 1300
March 2019 304000 400
April 2019 303700 -300
May 2019 304400 700
June 2019 306900 2500
July 2019 307600 700
August 2019 307200 -400
September 2019 309500 2300
October 2019 308800 -700
November 2019 310500 1700
December 2019 313400 2900
January 2020 310900 -2500
February 2020 310800 -100
March 2020 311700 900
April 2020 309100 -2600
May 2020 310700 1600
June 2020 312600 1900
July 2020 315000 2400
August 2020 316000 1000
September 2020 316800 800
October 2020 318500 1700
November 2020 321100 2600
December 2020 325900 4800
January 2021 323900 -2000
February 2021 326400 2500
March 2021 329100 2700
April 2021 330700 1600
May 2021 330400 -300
June 2021 335500 5100
July 2021 337500 2000
August 2021 336000 -1500
September 2021 336200 200
October 2021 339300 3100
November 2021 339600 300
December 2021 344500 4900
January 2022 341800 -2700
February 2022 344300 2500
March 2022 346500 2200
April 2022 346800 300
May 2022 346800 0
June 2022 355200 8400
July 2022 353000 -2200
August 2022 352700 -300
September 2022 352200 -500
October 2022 353500 1300
November 2022 356300 2800
December 2022 356300 0
January 2023 354500 -1800
February 2023 354700 200

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.