United States Payroll Employment for the Paper and paper products Industry (Seas Adj.)
Updated on April 11, 2023.

According to data from the US BLS, in February 2023, the number of US payroll employment for the paper and paper products industry was 118,700 (seasonally adjusted); this means that the US lost 1,100 jobs in the paper and paper products industry in February 2023.

The charts and table below shows the trend of payroll employment and the number of jobs added from January 2002 to February 2023.

You can see similar information for other industries.

US Payroll Employment for the Paper and paper products Industry (Seas Adj.)
US Number of Jobs Added to the Paper and paper products Industry (Seas Adj.)
US Payroll Employment for the Paper and paper products Industry (Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 169400
February 2002 169500 100
March 2002 167400 -2100
April 2002 165300 -2100
May 2002 166200 900
June 2002 167200 1000
July 2002 165500 -1700
August 2002 166200 700
September 2002 166600 400
October 2002 164800 -1800
November 2002 161600 -3200
December 2002 162600 1000
January 2003 163300 700
February 2003 163600 300
March 2003 161800 -1800
April 2003 161100 -700
May 2003 160000 -1100
June 2003 158000 -2000
July 2003 158600 600
August 2003 156400 -2200
September 2003 158000 1600
October 2003 157900 -100
November 2003 157200 -700
December 2003 158100 900
January 2004 158500 400
February 2004 158800 300
March 2004 158900 100
April 2004 159700 800
May 2004 159800 100
June 2004 160200 400
July 2004 159600 -600
August 2004 160200 600
September 2004 160600 400
October 2004 160200 -400
November 2004 160900 700
December 2004 160300 -600
January 2005 159800 -500
February 2005 160400 600
March 2005 160700 300
April 2005 160500 -200
May 2005 162500 2000
June 2005 161500 -1000
July 2005 161800 300
August 2005 161100 -700
September 2005 160700 -400
October 2005 160600 -100
November 2005 162600 2000
December 2005 158500 -4100
January 2006 159700 1200
February 2006 159200 -500
March 2006 159700 500
April 2006 159700 0
May 2006 159500 -200
June 2006 159900 400
July 2006 159600 -300
August 2006 158900 -700
September 2006 159200 300
October 2006 159300 100
November 2006 159900 600
December 2006 159500 -400
January 2007 157300 -2200
February 2007 157700 400
March 2007 156800 -900
April 2007 156800 0
May 2007 155900 -900
June 2007 155600 -300
July 2007 155000 -600
August 2007 154900 -100
September 2007 153000 -1900
October 2007 152200 -800
November 2007 152200 0
December 2007 152000 -200
January 2008 152500 500
February 2008 152700 200
March 2008 153100 400
April 2008 151300 -1800
May 2008 151000 -300
June 2008 149900 -1100
July 2008 149400 -500
August 2008 149000 -400
September 2008 148900 -100
October 2008 148600 -300
November 2008 147400 -1200
December 2008 146300 -1100
January 2009 143100 -3200
February 2009 143600 500
March 2009 142400 -1200
April 2009 140400 -2000
May 2009 139500 -900
June 2009 138200 -1300
July 2009 138500 300
August 2009 137900 -600
September 2009 137500 -400
October 2009 137700 200
November 2009 137600 -100
December 2009 136700 -900
January 2010 135700 -1000
February 2010 135500 -200
March 2010 134900 -600
April 2010 135000 100
May 2010 134500 -500
June 2010 134500 0
July 2010 133800 -700
August 2010 135000 1200
September 2010 134000 -1000
October 2010 133800 -200
November 2010 133900 100
December 2010 133400 -500
January 2011 133900 500
February 2011 132300 -1600
March 2011 132200 -100
April 2011 132100 -100
May 2011 131800 -300
June 2011 131800 0
July 2011 131600 -200
August 2011 131200 -400
September 2011 132100 900
October 2011 131900 -200
November 2011 131600 -300
December 2011 132800 1200
January 2012 132800 0
February 2012 132200 -600
March 2012 131900 -300
April 2012 133800 1900
May 2012 134900 1100
June 2012 134200 -700
July 2012 133700 -500
August 2012 132600 -1100
September 2012 130800 -1800
October 2012 131600 800
November 2012 130900 -700
December 2012 129100 -1800
January 2013 131000 1900
February 2013 132200 1200
March 2013 131800 -400
April 2013 131400 -400
May 2013 132600 1200
June 2013 131900 -700
July 2013 132700 800
August 2013 132800 100
September 2013 132800 0
October 2013 132300 -500
November 2013 133300 1000
December 2013 133300 0
January 2014 133400 100
February 2014 135000 1600
March 2014 134400 -600
April 2014 134100 -300
May 2014 133200 -900
June 2014 133100 -100
July 2014 133000 -100
August 2014 134000 1000
September 2014 133700 -300
October 2014 133800 100
November 2014 133500 -300
December 2014 133300 -200
January 2015 135000 1700
February 2015 132800 -2200
March 2015 132600 -200
April 2015 132700 100
May 2015 133500 800
June 2015 133600 100
July 2015 134400 800
August 2015 134000 -400
September 2015 133900 -100
October 2015 133500 -400
November 2015 133300 -200
December 2015 133100 -200
January 2016 132500 -600
February 2016 132300 -200
March 2016 132400 100
April 2016 132600 200
May 2016 133300 700
June 2016 132000 -1300
July 2016 132600 600
August 2016 131900 -700
September 2016 132400 500
October 2016 133100 700
November 2016 132600 -500
December 2016 131800 -800
January 2017 132400 600
February 2017 132300 -100
March 2017 132500 200
April 2017 132000 -500
May 2017 132100 100
June 2017 133000 900
July 2017 131800 -1200
August 2017 132000 200
September 2017 131600 -400
October 2017 131200 -400
November 2017 130800 -400
December 2017 131000 200
January 2018 130000 -1000
February 2018 130200 200
March 2018 130500 300
April 2018 129700 -800
May 2018 128400 -1300
June 2018 127200 -1200
July 2018 127900 700
August 2018 127400 -500
September 2018 128000 600
October 2018 128900 900
November 2018 129200 300
December 2018 128900 -300
January 2019 131600 2700
February 2019 130300 -1300
March 2019 129400 -900
April 2019 128800 -600
May 2019 128400 -400
June 2019 128100 -300
July 2019 127900 -200
August 2019 127000 -900
September 2019 126500 -500
October 2019 125400 -1100
November 2019 126000 600
December 2019 126100 100
January 2020 127000 900
February 2020 126500 -500
March 2020 126700 200
April 2020 119000 -7700
May 2020 119200 200
June 2020 119200 0
July 2020 119300 100
August 2020 120500 1200
September 2020 120400 -100
October 2020 119000 -1400
November 2020 119900 900
December 2020 119400 -500
January 2021 116600 -2800
February 2021 117200 600
March 2021 116000 -1200
April 2021 115400 -600
May 2021 117400 2000
June 2021 117400 0
July 2021 117500 100
August 2021 117000 -500
September 2021 116400 -600
October 2021 116800 400
November 2021 117100 300
December 2021 117300 200
January 2022 118500 1200
February 2022 118600 100
March 2022 117700 -900
April 2022 119300 1600
May 2022 118200 -1100
June 2022 119100 900
July 2022 118900 -200
August 2022 118100 -800
September 2022 119000 900
October 2022 119000 0
November 2022 118300 -700
December 2022 119800 1500
January 2023 119800 0
February 2023 118700 -1100