United States Payroll Employment for the Total nonfarm 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 total nonfarm industry was 154,517,000 (not seasonally adjusted); this means that the US added 520,000 jobs to the total nonfarm 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 Total nonfarm Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Number of Jobs Added to the Total nonfarm Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Payroll Employment for the Total nonfarm Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 128876000
February 2002 129347000 471000
March 2002 129955000 608000
April 2002 130543000 588000
May 2002 131314000 771000
June 2002 131695000 381000
July 2002 130255000 -1440000
August 2002 130341000 86000
September 2002 130859000 518000
October 2002 131530000 671000
November 2002 131651000 121000
December 2002 131242000 -409000
January 2003 128561000 -2681000
February 2003 128977000 416000
March 2003 129474000 497000
April 2003 130131000 657000
May 2003 130892000 761000
June 2003 131221000 329000
July 2003 129884000 -1337000
August 2003 129935000 51000
September 2003 130590000 655000
October 2003 131383000 793000
November 2003 131548000 165000
December 2003 131368000 -180000
January 2004 128709000 -2659000
February 2004 129320000 611000
March 2004 130361000 1041000
April 2004 131477000 1116000
May 2004 132380000 903000
June 2004 132824000 444000
July 2004 131664000 -1160000
August 2004 131685000 21000
September 2004 132398000 713000
October 2004 133380000 982000
November 2004 133630000 250000
December 2004 133399000 -231000
January 2005 130695000 -2704000
February 2005 131519000 824000
March 2005 132358000 839000
April 2005 133571000 1213000
May 2005 134384000 813000
June 2005 135053000 669000
July 2005 133993000 -1060000
August 2005 134244000 251000
September 2005 134869000 625000
October 2005 135599000 730000
November 2005 136158000 559000
December 2005 135954000 -204000
January 2006 133302000 -2652000
February 2006 134229000 927000
March 2006 135209000 980000
April 2006 136124000 915000
May 2006 136927000 803000
June 2006 137432000 505000
July 2006 136256000 -1176000
August 2006 136462000 206000
September 2006 137129000 667000
October 2006 137831000 702000
November 2006 138217000 386000
December 2006 138107000 -110000
January 2007 135317000 -2790000
February 2007 136008000 691000
March 2007 136907000 899000
April 2007 137712000 805000
May 2007 138654000 942000
June 2007 139156000 502000
July 2007 137760000 -1396000
August 2007 137872000 112000
September 2007 138435000 563000
October 2007 139181000 746000
November 2007 139494000 313000
December 2007 139279000 -215000
January 2008 136252000 -3027000
February 2008 136770000 518000
March 2008 137361000 591000
April 2008 137894000 533000
May 2008 138470000 576000
June 2008 138665000 195000
July 2008 137184000 -1481000
August 2008 137077000 -107000
September 2008 137130000 53000
October 2008 137424000 294000
November 2008 136744000 -680000
December 2008 135713000 -1031000
January 2009 132021000 -3692000
February 2009 131792000 -229000
March 2009 131659000 -133000
April 2009 131842000 183000
May 2009 132114000 272000
June 2009 131933000 -181000
July 2009 130337000 -1596000
August 2009 130216000 -121000
September 2009 130571000 355000
October 2009 131172000 601000
November 2009 131220000 48000
December 2009 130673000 -547000
January 2010 127804000 -2869000
February 2010 128240000 436000
March 2010 129073000 833000
April 2010 130195000 1122000
May 2010 131313000 1118000
June 2010 131431000 118000
July 2010 130094000 -1337000
August 2010 130158000 64000
September 2010 130650000 492000
October 2010 131624000 974000
November 2010 131930000 306000
December 2010 131622000 -308000
January 2011 128760000 -2862000
February 2011 129576000 816000
March 2011 130482000 906000
April 2011 131698000 1216000
May 2011 132382000 684000
June 2011 132871000 489000
July 2011 131599000 -1272000
August 2011 131870000 271000
September 2011 132617000 747000
October 2011 133540000 923000
November 2011 133876000 336000
December 2011 133701000 -175000
January 2012 131094000 -2607000
February 2012 132050000 956000
March 2012 132954000 904000
April 2012 133836000 882000
May 2012 134648000 812000
June 2012 134986000 338000
July 2012 133778000 -1208000
August 2012 134156000 378000
September 2012 134783000 627000
October 2012 135633000 850000
November 2012 136023000 390000
December 2012 135947000 -76000
January 2013 133063000 -2884000
February 2013 134102000 1039000
March 2013 134901000 799000
April 2013 135905000 1004000
May 2013 136797000 892000
June 2013 137209000 412000
July 2013 136034000 -1175000
August 2013 136471000 437000
September 2013 137077000 606000
October 2013 138001000 924000
November 2013 138525000 524000
December 2013 138274000 -251000
January 2014 135471000 -2803000
February 2014 136211000 740000
March 2014 137169000 958000
April 2014 138306000 1137000
May 2014 139217000 911000
June 2014 139804000 587000
July 2014 138727000 -1077000
August 2014 139105000 378000
September 2014 139793000 688000
October 2014 140848000 1055000
November 2014 141314000 466000
December 2014 141306000 -8000
January 2015 138491000 -2815000
February 2015 139323000 832000
March 2015 140080000 757000
April 2015 141264000 1184000
May 2015 142205000 941000
June 2015 142681000 476000
July 2015 141729000 -952000
August 2015 141921000 192000
September 2015 142477000 556000
October 2015 143626000 1149000
November 2015 144049000 423000
December 2015 144045000 -4000
January 2016 141072000 -2973000
February 2016 141901000 829000
March 2016 142797000 896000
April 2016 143893000 1096000
May 2016 144540000 647000
June 2016 145205000 665000
July 2016 144232000 -973000
August 2016 144485000 253000
September 2016 145150000 665000
October 2016 146032000 882000
November 2016 146465000 433000
December 2016 146252000 -213000
January 2017 143376000 -2876000
February 2017 144405000 1029000
March 2017 145062000 657000
April 2017 146086000 1024000
May 2017 146924000 838000
June 2017 147566000 642000
July 2017 146464000 -1102000
August 2017 146782000 318000
September 2017 147169000 387000
October 2017 148182000 1013000
November 2017 148758000 576000
December 2017 148509000 -249000
January 2018 145412000 -3097000
February 2018 146649000 1237000
March 2018 147352000 703000
April 2018 148329000 977000
May 2018 149264000 935000
June 2018 149930000 666000
July 2018 148767000 -1163000
August 2018 149236000 469000
September 2018 149545000 309000
October 2018 150553000 1008000
November 2018 151032000 479000
December 2018 150831000 -201000
January 2019 147878000 -2953000
February 2019 148683000 805000
March 2019 149360000 677000
April 2019 150422000 1062000
May 2019 151093000 671000
June 2019 151714000 621000
July 2019 150658000 -1056000
August 2019 151094000 436000
September 2019 151510000 416000
October 2019 152500000 990000
November 2019 153095000 595000
December 2019 152845000 -250000
January 2020 150056000 -2789000
February 2020 150967000 911000
March 2020 149952000 -1015000
April 2020 130253000 -19699000
May 2020 133422000 3169000
June 2020 138507000 5085000
July 2020 139105000 598000
August 2020 140727000 1622000
September 2020 141957000 1230000
October 2020 143564000 1607000
November 2020 144116000 552000
December 2020 143604000 -512000
January 2021 140974000 -2630000
February 2021 142129000 1155000
March 2021 143308000 1179000
April 2021 144402000 1094000
May 2021 145392000 990000
June 2021 146626000 1234000
July 2021 146619000 -7000
August 2021 147159000 540000
September 2021 147917000 758000
October 2021 149605000 1688000
November 2021 150543000 938000
December 2021 150740000 197000
January 2022 147932000 -2808000
February 2022 149606000 1674000
March 2022 150411000 805000
April 2022 151449000 1038000
May 2022 152291000 842000
June 2022 153217000 926000
July 2022 152875000 -342000
August 2022 153285000 410000
September 2022 153809000 524000
October 2022 155041000 1232000
November 2022 155642000 601000
December 2022 155344000 -298000
January 2023 152839000 -2505000
February 2023 153997000 1158000
March 2023 154517000 520000