United States Payroll Employment for the Service-providing 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 service-providing industry was 133,296,000 (not seasonally adjusted); this means that the US added 452,000 jobs to the service-providing 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 Service-providing Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Number of Jobs Added to the Service-providing Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Payroll Employment for the Service-providing Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 106453000
February 2002 107015000 562000
March 2002 107590000 575000
April 2002 108063000 473000
May 2002 108648000 585000
June 2002 108784000 136000
July 2002 107410000 -1374000
August 2002 107477000 67000
September 2002 108144000 667000
October 2002 108956000 812000
November 2002 109250000 294000
December 2002 109135000 -115000
January 2003 106965000 -2170000
February 2003 107520000 555000
March 2003 107945000 425000
April 2003 108478000 533000
May 2003 109000000 522000
June 2003 109095000 95000
July 2003 107841000 -1254000
August 2003 107822000 -19000
September 2003 108575000 753000
October 2003 109442000 867000
November 2003 109725000 283000
December 2003 109761000 36000
January 2004 107548000 -2213000
February 2004 108195000 647000
March 2004 109020000 825000
April 2004 109854000 834000
May 2004 110440000 586000
June 2004 110596000 156000
July 2004 109396000 -1200000
August 2004 109335000 -61000
September 2004 110156000 821000
October 2004 111130000 974000
November 2004 111491000 361000
December 2004 111480000 -11000
January 2005 109280000 -2200000
February 2005 110057000 777000
March 2005 110718000 661000
April 2005 111630000 912000
May 2005 112156000 526000
June 2005 112521000 365000
July 2005 111454000 -1067000
August 2005 111610000 156000
September 2005 112344000 734000
October 2005 113046000 702000
November 2005 113639000 593000
December 2005 113658000 19000
January 2006 111388000 -2270000
February 2006 112263000 875000
March 2006 113077000 814000
April 2006 113726000 649000
May 2006 114280000 554000
June 2006 114488000 208000
July 2006 113326000 -1162000
August 2006 113466000 140000
September 2006 114281000 815000
October 2006 115099000 818000
November 2006 115682000 583000
December 2006 115784000 102000
January 2007 113434000 -2350000
February 2007 114255000 821000
March 2007 114966000 711000
April 2007 115609000 643000
May 2007 116300000 691000
June 2007 116509000 209000
July 2007 115143000 -1366000
August 2007 115268000 125000
September 2007 115973000 705000
October 2007 116835000 862000
November 2007 117313000 478000
December 2007 117375000 62000
January 2008 114850000 -2525000
February 2008 115478000 628000
March 2008 116014000 536000
April 2008 116474000 460000
May 2008 116856000 382000
June 2008 116886000 30000
July 2008 115481000 -1405000
August 2008 115387000 -94000
September 2008 115654000 267000
October 2008 116212000 558000
November 2008 115931000 -281000
December 2008 115450000 -481000
January 2009 112672000 -2778000
February 2009 112794000 122000
March 2009 112883000 89000
April 2009 113176000 293000
May 2009 113454000 278000
June 2009 113247000 -207000
July 2009 111739000 -1508000
August 2009 111655000 -84000
September 2009 112172000 517000
October 2009 112938000 766000
November 2009 113179000 241000
December 2009 112952000 -227000
January 2010 110598000 -2354000
February 2010 111153000 555000
March 2010 111825000 672000
April 2010 112675000 850000
May 2010 113558000 883000
June 2010 113412000 -146000
July 2010 111996000 -1416000
August 2010 111960000 -36000
September 2010 112547000 587000
October 2010 113530000 983000
November 2010 113951000 421000
December 2010 113918000 -33000
January 2011 111469000 -2449000
February 2011 112262000 793000
March 2011 112995000 733000
April 2011 113937000 942000
May 2011 114360000 423000
June 2011 114544000 184000
July 2011 113164000 -1380000
August 2011 113346000 182000
September 2011 114138000 792000
October 2011 115076000 938000
November 2011 115551000 475000
December 2011 115560000 9000
January 2012 113298000 -2262000
February 2012 114248000 950000
March 2012 114983000 735000
April 2012 115656000 673000
May 2012 116230000 574000
June 2012 116275000 45000
July 2012 114983000 -1292000
August 2012 115306000 323000
September 2012 116018000 712000
October 2012 116904000 886000
November 2012 117435000 531000
December 2012 117507000 72000
January 2013 114992000 -2515000
February 2013 115971000 979000
March 2013 116618000 647000
April 2013 117436000 818000
May 2013 118074000 638000
June 2013 118212000 138000
July 2013 116986000 -1226000
August 2013 117331000 345000
September 2013 117980000 649000
October 2013 118903000 923000
November 2013 119518000 615000
December 2013 119481000 -37000
January 2014 117015000 -2466000
February 2014 117720000 705000
March 2014 118494000 774000
April 2014 119382000 888000
May 2014 120039000 657000
June 2014 120334000 295000
July 2014 119121000 -1213000
August 2014 119420000 299000
September 2014 120153000 733000
October 2014 121205000 1052000
November 2014 121762000 557000
December 2014 121909000 147000
January 2015 119458000 -2451000
February 2015 120281000 823000
March 2015 120927000 646000
April 2015 121865000 938000
May 2015 122578000 713000
June 2015 122806000 228000
July 2015 121767000 -1039000
August 2015 121929000 162000
September 2015 122590000 661000
October 2015 123733000 1143000
November 2015 124248000 515000
December 2015 124387000 139000
January 2016 121806000 -2581000
February 2016 122658000 852000
March 2016 123427000 769000
April 2016 124312000 885000
May 2016 124804000 492000
June 2016 125190000 386000
July 2016 124137000 -1053000
August 2016 124392000 255000
September 2016 125143000 751000
October 2016 126040000 897000
November 2016 126572000 532000
December 2016 126552000 -20000
January 2017 124003000 -2549000
February 2017 124918000 915000
March 2017 125438000 520000
April 2017 126259000 821000
May 2017 126868000 609000
June 2017 127209000 341000
July 2017 126071000 -1138000
August 2017 126292000 221000
September 2017 126771000 479000
October 2017 127779000 1008000
November 2017 128404000 625000
December 2017 128263000 -141000
January 2018 125528000 -2735000
February 2018 126592000 1064000
March 2018 127157000 565000
April 2018 127908000 751000
May 2018 128570000 662000
June 2018 128923000 353000
July 2018 127692000 -1231000
August 2018 128098000 406000
September 2018 128491000 393000
October 2018 129475000 984000
November 2018 130057000 582000
December 2018 129964000 -93000
January 2019 127339000 -2625000
February 2019 128129000 790000
March 2019 128685000 556000
April 2019 129545000 860000
May 2019 130019000 474000
June 2019 130369000 350000
July 2019 129273000 -1096000
August 2019 129701000 428000
September 2019 130235000 534000
October 2019 131276000 1041000
November 2019 131952000 676000
December 2019 131880000 -72000
January 2020 129430000 -2450000
February 2020 130287000 857000
March 2020 129314000 -973000
April 2020 111829000 -17485000
May 2020 114144000 2315000
June 2020 118511000 4367000
July 2020 119023000 512000
August 2020 120599000 1576000
September 2020 121871000 1272000
October 2020 123387000 1516000
November 2020 124011000 624000
December 2020 123544000 -467000
January 2021 121292000 -2252000
February 2021 122459000 1167000
March 2021 123374000 915000
April 2021 124345000 971000
May 2021 125158000 813000
June 2021 126125000 967000
July 2021 125995000 -130000
August 2021 126478000 483000
September 2021 127273000 795000
October 2021 128855000 1582000
November 2021 129795000 940000
December 2021 130065000 270000
January 2022 127602000 -2463000
February 2022 129083000 1481000
March 2022 129692000 609000
April 2022 130513000 821000
May 2022 131143000 630000
June 2022 131772000 629000
July 2022 131334000 -438000
August 2022 131712000 378000
September 2022 132316000 604000
October 2022 133488000 1172000
November 2022 134141000 653000
December 2022 133967000 -174000
January 2023 131778000 -2189000
February 2023 132844000 1066000
March 2023 133296000 452000