United States Payroll Employment for the Total nonfarm Industry (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in March 2026, the number of US payroll employment for the total nonfarm industry was 157,286,000 (not seasonally adjusted); this means that the US added 563,000 jobs to the total nonfarm industry in March 2026.

The first chart below shows the trend of payroll employment, and the second chart shows the trend of the number of jobs added from March 2000 to March 2026. This information can also be found in a table below.

You can also 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
March 2000 129655000 662000
April 2000 130752000 1097000
May 2000 131749000 997000
June 2000 132705000 956000
July 2000 133218000 513000
August 2000 131997000 -1221000
September 2000 132007000 10000
October 2000 132678000 671000
November 2000 133236000 558000
December 2000 133601000 365000
January 2001 133542000 -59000
February 2001 130667000 -2875000
March 2001 131334000 667000
April 2001 131929000 595000
May 2001 132334000 405000
June 2001 133042000 708000
July 2001 133421000 379000
August 2001 131930000 -1491000
September 2001 131860000 -70000
October 2001 132126000 266000
November 2001 132328000 202000
December 2001 132141000 -187000
January 2002 131758000 -383000
February 2002 128877000 -2881000
March 2002 129347000 470000
April 2002 129955000 608000
May 2002 130543000 588000
June 2002 131314000 771000
July 2002 131694000 380000
August 2002 130255000 -1439000
September 2002 130341000 86000
October 2002 130859000 518000
November 2002 131531000 672000
December 2002 131651000 120000
January 2003 131241000 -410000
February 2003 128561000 -2680000
March 2003 128978000 417000
April 2003 129474000 496000
May 2003 130132000 658000
June 2003 130892000 760000
July 2003 131222000 330000
August 2003 129885000 -1337000
September 2003 129936000 51000
October 2003 130589000 653000
November 2003 131383000 794000
December 2003 131548000 165000
January 2004 131367000 -181000
February 2004 128709000 -2658000
March 2004 129320000 611000
April 2004 130363000 1043000
May 2004 131478000 1115000
June 2004 132381000 903000
July 2004 132824000 443000
August 2004 131664000 -1160000
September 2004 131684000 20000
October 2004 132398000 714000
November 2004 133380000 982000
December 2004 133631000 251000
January 2005 133398000 -233000
February 2005 130694000 -2704000
March 2005 131517000 823000
April 2005 132357000 840000
May 2005 133570000 1213000
June 2005 134382000 812000
July 2005 135053000 671000
August 2005 133994000 -1059000
September 2005 134244000 250000
October 2005 134869000 625000
November 2005 135600000 731000
December 2005 136158000 558000
January 2006 135954000 -204000
February 2006 133302000 -2652000
March 2006 134229000 927000
April 2006 135209000 980000
May 2006 136125000 916000
June 2006 136928000 803000
July 2006 137431000 503000
August 2006 136256000 -1175000
September 2006 136462000 206000
October 2006 137131000 669000
November 2006 137831000 700000
December 2006 138217000 386000
January 2007 138107000 -110000
February 2007 135316000 -2791000
March 2007 136008000 692000
April 2007 136907000 899000
May 2007 137712000 805000
June 2007 138656000 944000
July 2007 139156000 500000
August 2007 137760000 -1396000
September 2007 137871000 111000
October 2007 138435000 564000
November 2007 139180000 745000
December 2007 139492000 312000
January 2008 139279000 -213000
February 2008 136251000 -3028000
March 2008 136770000 519000
April 2008 137362000 592000
May 2008 137894000 532000
June 2008 138469000 575000
July 2008 138664000 195000
August 2008 137183000 -1481000
September 2008 137076000 -107000
October 2008 137129000 53000
November 2008 137424000 295000
December 2008 136745000 -679000
January 2009 135713000 -1032000
February 2009 132022000 -3691000
March 2009 131791000 -231000
April 2009 131659000 -132000
May 2009 131842000 183000
June 2009 132114000 272000
July 2009 131933000 -181000
August 2009 130337000 -1596000
September 2009 130216000 -121000
October 2009 130571000 355000
November 2009 131171000 600000
December 2009 131221000 50000
January 2010 130671000 -550000
February 2010 127804000 -2867000
March 2010 128241000 437000
April 2010 129073000 832000
May 2010 130195000 1122000
June 2010 131311000 1116000
July 2010 131430000 119000
August 2010 130096000 -1334000
September 2010 130158000 62000
October 2010 130650000 492000
November 2010 131623000 973000
December 2010 131931000 308000
January 2011 131622000 -309000
February 2011 128760000 -2862000
March 2011 129575000 815000
April 2011 130482000 907000
May 2011 131698000 1216000
June 2011 132381000 683000
July 2011 132869000 488000
August 2011 131599000 -1270000
September 2011 131871000 272000
October 2011 132618000 747000
November 2011 133540000 922000
December 2011 133876000 336000
January 2012 133702000 -174000
February 2012 131095000 -2607000
March 2012 132050000 955000
April 2012 132953000 903000
May 2012 133836000 883000
June 2012 134648000 812000
July 2012 134987000 339000
August 2012 133778000 -1209000
September 2012 134155000 377000
October 2012 134783000 628000
November 2012 135633000 850000
December 2012 136022000 389000
January 2013 135945000 -77000
February 2013 133062000 -2883000
March 2013 134102000 1040000
April 2013 134901000 799000
May 2013 135906000 1005000
June 2013 136798000 892000
July 2013 137208000 410000
August 2013 136034000 -1174000
September 2013 136471000 437000
October 2013 137077000 606000
November 2013 138002000 925000
December 2013 138525000 523000
January 2014 138275000 -250000
February 2014 135471000 -2804000
March 2014 136212000 741000
April 2014 137169000 957000
May 2014 138308000 1139000
June 2014 139217000 909000
July 2014 139804000 587000
August 2014 138727000 -1077000
September 2014 139105000 378000
October 2014 139793000 688000
November 2014 140848000 1055000
December 2014 141314000 466000
January 2015 141306000 -8000
February 2015 138491000 -2815000
March 2015 139324000 833000
April 2015 140080000 756000
May 2015 141264000 1184000
June 2015 142205000 941000
July 2015 142681000 476000
August 2015 141731000 -950000
September 2015 141921000 190000
October 2015 142478000 557000
November 2015 143627000 1149000
December 2015 144048000 421000
January 2016 144045000 -3000
February 2016 141073000 -2972000
March 2016 141900000 827000
April 2016 142797000 897000
May 2016 143892000 1095000
June 2016 144541000 649000
July 2016 145205000 664000
August 2016 144232000 -973000
September 2016 144484000 252000
October 2016 145149000 665000
November 2016 146031000 882000
December 2016 146465000 434000
January 2017 146252000 -213000
February 2017 143374000 -2878000
March 2017 144405000 1031000
April 2017 145061000 656000
May 2017 146085000 1024000
June 2017 146924000 839000
July 2017 147565000 641000
August 2017 146464000 -1101000
September 2017 146781000 317000
October 2017 147169000 388000
November 2017 148182000 1013000
December 2017 148758000 576000
January 2018 148509000 -249000
February 2018 145413000 -3096000
March 2018 146648000 1235000
April 2018 147353000 705000
May 2018 148329000 976000
June 2018 149264000 935000
July 2018 149930000 666000
August 2018 148767000 -1163000
September 2018 149236000 469000
October 2018 149547000 311000
November 2018 150555000 1008000
December 2018 151032000 477000
January 2019 150831000 -201000
February 2019 147879000 -2952000
March 2019 148684000 805000
April 2019 149360000 676000
May 2019 150422000 1062000
June 2019 151096000 674000
July 2019 151713000 617000
August 2019 150658000 -1055000
September 2019 151094000 436000
October 2019 151509000 415000
November 2019 152501000 992000
December 2019 153094000 593000
January 2020 152846000 -248000
February 2020 150057000 -2789000
March 2020 150966000 909000
April 2020 149952000 -1014000
May 2020 130252000 -19700000
June 2020 133421000 3169000
July 2020 138507000 5086000
August 2020 139105000 598000
September 2020 140728000 1623000
October 2020 141957000 1229000
November 2020 143565000 1608000
December 2020 144117000 552000
January 2021 143604000 -513000
February 2021 140975000 -2629000
March 2021 142129000 1154000
April 2021 143308000 1179000
May 2021 144403000 1095000
June 2021 145391000 988000
July 2021 146627000 1236000
August 2021 146619000 -8000
September 2021 147159000 540000
October 2021 147918000 759000
November 2021 149606000 1688000
December 2021 150543000 937000
January 2022 150740000 197000
February 2022 147932000 -2808000
March 2022 149606000 1674000
April 2022 150413000 807000
May 2022 151434000 1021000
June 2022 152265000 831000
July 2022 153176000 911000
August 2022 152813000 -363000
September 2022 153209000 396000
October 2022 153730000 521000
November 2022 154936000 1206000
December 2022 155519000 583000
January 2023 155210000 -309000
February 2023 152688000 -2522000
March 2023 153818000 1130000
April 2023 154253000 435000
May 2023 155155000 902000
June 2023 156038000 883000
July 2023 156701000 663000
August 2023 155779000 -922000
September 2023 156107000 328000
October 2023 156563000 456000
November 2023 157531000 968000
December 2023 157950000 419000
January 2024 157828000 -122000
February 2024 154942000 -2886000
March 2024 156007000 1065000
April 2024 156612000 605000
May 2024 157370000 758000
June 2024 158117000 747000
July 2024 158513000 396000
August 2024 157485000 -1028000
September 2024 157712000 227000
October 2024 158111000 399000
November 2024 158853000 742000
December 2024 159307000 454000
January 2025 159289000 -18000
February 2025 156382000 -2907000
March 2025 157157000 775000
April 2025 157540000 383000
May 2025 158368000 828000
June 2025 159032000 664000
July 2025 159299000 267000
August 2025 158267000 -1032000
September 2025 158424000 157000
October 2025 158729000 305000
November 2025 159355000 626000
December 2025 159571000 216000
January 2026 159358000 -213000
February 2026 156723000 -2635000
March 2026 157286000 563000