United States Payroll Employment for the Total private 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 private industry was 131,686,000 (not seasonally adjusted); this means that the US added 430,000 jobs to the total private 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 private Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Number of Jobs Added to the Total private Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Payroll Employment for the Total private Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 107577000
February 2002 107636000 59000
March 2002 108119000 483000
April 2002 108697000 578000
May 2002 109367000 670000
June 2002 110153000 786000
July 2002 109889000 -264000
August 2002 109945000 56000
September 2002 109494000 -451000
October 2002 109652000 158000
November 2002 109635000 -17000
December 2002 109285000 -350000
January 2003 107019000 -2266000
February 2003 107052000 33000
March 2003 107457000 405000
April 2003 108131000 674000
May 2003 108906000 775000
June 2003 109634000 728000
July 2003 109438000 -196000
August 2003 109533000 95000
September 2003 109262000 -271000
October 2003 109512000 250000
November 2003 109569000 57000
December 2003 109454000 -115000
January 2004 107266000 -2188000
February 2004 107474000 208000
March 2004 108369000 895000
April 2004 109468000 1099000
May 2004 110392000 924000
June 2004 111280000 888000
July 2004 111231000 -49000
August 2004 111232000 1000
September 2004 110901000 -331000
October 2004 111357000 456000
November 2004 111457000 100000
December 2004 111349000 -108000
January 2005 109068000 -2281000
February 2005 109470000 402000
March 2005 110212000 742000
April 2005 111411000 1199000
May 2005 112219000 808000
June 2005 113334000 1115000
July 2005 113343000 9000
August 2005 113562000 219000
September 2005 113162000 -400000
October 2005 113416000 254000
November 2005 113824000 408000
December 2005 113729000 -95000
January 2006 111575000 -2154000
February 2006 112035000 460000
March 2006 112902000 867000
April 2006 113809000 907000
May 2006 114621000 812000
June 2006 115557000 936000
July 2006 115477000 -80000
August 2006 115635000 158000
September 2006 115210000 -425000
October 2006 115407000 197000
November 2006 115659000 252000
December 2006 115653000 -6000
January 2007 113343000 -2310000
February 2007 113563000 220000
March 2007 114357000 794000
April 2007 115144000 787000
May 2007 116069000 925000
June 2007 116980000 911000
July 2007 116797000 -183000
August 2007 116795000 -2000
September 2007 116349000 -446000
October 2007 116524000 175000
November 2007 116695000 171000
December 2007 116541000 -154000
January 2008 114002000 -2539000
February 2008 114034000 32000
March 2008 114521000 487000
April 2008 115045000 524000
May 2008 115589000 544000
June 2008 116168000 579000
July 2008 115838000 -330000
August 2008 115641000 -197000
September 2008 114757000 -884000
October 2008 114487000 -270000
November 2008 113693000 -794000
December 2008 112796000 -897000
January 2009 109550000 -3246000
February 2009 108922000 -628000
March 2009 108699000 -223000
April 2009 108748000 49000
May 2009 109089000 341000
June 2009 109369000 280000
July 2009 109057000 -312000
August 2009 108867000 -190000
September 2009 108280000 -587000
October 2009 108267000 -13000
November 2009 108213000 -54000
December 2009 107833000 -380000
January 2010 105428000 -2405000
February 2010 105475000 47000
March 2010 106160000 685000
April 2010 107203000 1043000
May 2010 107914000 711000
June 2010 108693000 779000
July 2010 108767000 74000
August 2010 108919000 152000
September 2010 108549000 -370000
October 2010 108967000 418000
November 2010 109163000 196000
December 2010 109015000 -148000
January 2011 106632000 -2383000
February 2011 107071000 439000
March 2011 107887000 816000
April 2011 109081000 1194000
May 2011 109857000 776000
June 2011 110777000 920000
July 2011 110832000 55000
August 2011 111002000 170000
September 2011 110769000 -233000
October 2011 111181000 412000
November 2011 111435000 254000
December 2011 111411000 -24000
January 2012 109284000 -2127000
February 2012 109779000 495000
March 2012 110606000 827000
April 2012 111487000 881000
May 2012 112348000 861000
June 2012 113136000 788000
July 2012 113154000 18000
August 2012 113326000 172000
September 2012 112985000 -341000
October 2012 113375000 390000
November 2012 113665000 290000
December 2012 113702000 37000
January 2013 111331000 -2371000
February 2013 111885000 554000
March 2013 112628000 743000
April 2013 113615000 987000
May 2013 114555000 940000
June 2013 115424000 869000
July 2013 115510000 86000
August 2013 115718000 208000
September 2013 115349000 -369000
October 2013 115808000 459000
November 2013 116211000 403000
December 2013 116095000 -116000
January 2014 113792000 -2303000
February 2014 114101000 309000
March 2014 114944000 843000
April 2014 116032000 1088000
May 2014 116990000 958000
June 2014 117967000 977000
July 2014 118137000 170000
August 2014 118311000 174000
September 2014 117983000 -328000
October 2014 118541000 558000
November 2014 118893000 352000
December 2014 118999000 106000
January 2015 116668000 -2331000
February 2015 117064000 396000
March 2015 117732000 668000
April 2015 118855000 1123000
May 2015 119840000 985000
June 2015 120732000 892000
July 2015 120945000 213000
August 2015 120948000 3000
September 2015 120504000 -444000
October 2015 121180000 676000
November 2015 121492000 312000
December 2015 121585000 93000
January 2016 119092000 -2493000
February 2016 119488000 396000
March 2016 120245000 757000
April 2016 121314000 1069000
May 2016 122000000 686000
June 2016 123099000 1099000
July 2016 123232000 133000
August 2016 123282000 50000
September 2016 122911000 -371000
October 2016 123374000 463000
November 2016 123685000 311000
December 2016 123613000 -72000
January 2017 121205000 -2408000
February 2017 121780000 575000
March 2017 122369000 589000
April 2017 123365000 996000
May 2017 124259000 894000
June 2017 125305000 1046000
July 2017 125387000 82000
August 2017 125471000 84000
September 2017 124851000 -620000
October 2017 125443000 592000
November 2017 125886000 443000
December 2017 125768000 -118000
January 2018 123187000 -2581000
February 2018 123952000 765000
March 2018 124585000 633000
April 2018 125525000 940000
May 2018 126511000 986000
June 2018 127565000 1054000
July 2018 127589000 24000
August 2018 127725000 136000
September 2018 127075000 -650000
October 2018 127691000 616000
November 2018 128061000 370000
December 2018 127977000 -84000
January 2019 125500000 -2477000
February 2019 125890000 390000
March 2019 126474000 584000
April 2019 127470000 996000
May 2019 128226000 756000
June 2019 129238000 1012000
July 2019 129333000 95000
August 2019 129397000 64000
September 2019 128838000 -559000
October 2019 129440000 602000
November 2019 129900000 460000
December 2019 129788000 -112000
January 2020 127406000 -2382000
February 2020 127873000 467000
March 2020 126825000 -1048000
April 2020 108013000 -18812000
May 2020 111762000 3749000
June 2020 117211000 5449000
July 2020 118713000 1502000
August 2020 119600000 887000
September 2020 119987000 387000
October 2020 121432000 1445000
November 2020 121958000 526000
December 2020 121618000 -340000
January 2021 119314000 -2304000
February 2021 120136000 822000
March 2021 121165000 1029000
April 2021 122169000 1004000
May 2021 123215000 1046000
June 2021 124752000 1537000
July 2021 125671000 919000
August 2021 125907000 236000
September 2021 125760000 -147000
October 2021 127201000 1441000
November 2021 128059000 858000
December 2021 128385000 326000
January 2022 125993000 -2392000
February 2022 127338000 1345000
March 2022 128085000 747000
April 2022 129056000 971000
May 2022 129929000 873000
June 2022 131254000 1325000
July 2022 131804000 550000
August 2022 131870000 66000
September 2022 131486000 -384000
October 2022 132422000 936000
November 2022 132866000 444000
December 2022 132746000 -120000
January 2023 130515000 -2231000
February 2023 131256000 741000
March 2023 131686000 430000