United States Payroll Employment for the Petrochemicals, industrial gases, synthetic dyes, and pigments 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 petrochemicals, industrial gases, synthetic dyes, and pigments industry was 55,900 (seasonally adjusted); this means that the US lost 300 jobs in the petrochemicals, industrial gases, synthetic dyes, and pigments 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.

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US Payroll Employment for the Petrochemicals, industrial gases, synthetic dyes, and pigments Industry (Seas Adj.)
US Number of Jobs Added to the Petrochemicals, industrial gases, synthetic dyes, and pigments Industry (Seas Adj.)
US Payroll Employment for the Petrochemicals, industrial gases, synthetic dyes, and pigments Industry (Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 81500
February 2002 81000 -500
March 2002 80500 -500
April 2002 79900 -600
May 2002 79400 -500
June 2002 78700 -700
July 2002 78800 100
August 2002 78600 -200
September 2002 78500 -100
October 2002 78500 0
November 2002 78200 -300
December 2002 78000 -200
January 2003 77900 -100
February 2003 77000 -900
March 2003 76000 -1000
April 2003 75400 -600
May 2003 74900 -500
June 2003 74200 -700
July 2003 73200 -1000
August 2003 73100 -100
September 2003 72400 -700
October 2003 72900 500
November 2003 73100 200
December 2003 72600 -500
January 2004 72300 -300
February 2004 72400 100
March 2004 72000 -400
April 2004 72100 100
May 2004 70700 -1400
June 2004 70600 -100
July 2004 70300 -300
August 2004 69900 -400
September 2004 69600 -300
October 2004 69300 -300
November 2004 68900 -400
December 2004 68900 0
January 2005 68700 -200
February 2005 68600 -100
March 2005 68800 200
April 2005 68700 -100
May 2005 68500 -200
June 2005 67800 -700
July 2005 67900 100
August 2005 66900 -1000
September 2005 66100 -800
October 2005 64900 -1200
November 2005 64600 -300
December 2005 64500 -100
January 2006 64200 -300
February 2006 63800 -400
March 2006 63800 0
April 2006 64300 500
May 2006 64300 0
June 2006 64200 -100
July 2006 64100 -100
August 2006 64300 200
September 2006 64100 -200
October 2006 64600 500
November 2006 64300 -300
December 2006 63600 -700
January 2007 62600 -1000
February 2007 63100 500
March 2007 62900 -200
April 2007 62600 -300
May 2007 62900 300
June 2007 63400 500
July 2007 63800 400
August 2007 63200 -600
September 2007 63400 200
October 2007 62700 -700
November 2007 62600 -100
December 2007 62700 100
January 2008 63200 500
February 2008 62900 -300
March 2008 62400 -500
April 2008 62600 200
May 2008 62400 -200
June 2008 62500 100
July 2008 61100 -1400
August 2008 62000 900
September 2008 61200 -800
October 2008 61800 600
November 2008 62400 600
December 2008 62300 -100
January 2009 60800 -1500
February 2009 60000 -800
March 2009 59700 -300
April 2009 58300 -1400
May 2009 57900 -400
June 2009 57400 -500
July 2009 57100 -300
August 2009 56400 -700
September 2009 56300 -100
October 2009 56400 100
November 2009 56500 100
December 2009 56200 -300
January 2010 56200 0
February 2010 56100 -100
March 2010 55800 -300
April 2010 54900 -900
May 2010 55800 900
June 2010 55600 -200
July 2010 55400 -200
August 2010 55900 500
September 2010 56000 100
October 2010 56200 200
November 2010 55800 -400
December 2010 56100 300
January 2011 56000 -100
February 2011 56200 200
March 2011 56200 0
April 2011 56700 500
May 2011 56300 -400
June 2011 56000 -300
July 2011 56300 300
August 2011 56700 400
September 2011 56600 -100
October 2011 56300 -300
November 2011 55900 -400
December 2011 55600 -300
January 2012 55100 -500
February 2012 55300 200
March 2012 56200 900
April 2012 56200 0
May 2012 55800 -400
June 2012 55800 0
July 2012 55900 100
August 2012 55600 -300
September 2012 55800 200
October 2012 55800 0
November 2012 53200 -2600
December 2012 56000 2800
January 2013 55800 -200
February 2013 55800 0
March 2013 55900 100
April 2013 55600 -300
May 2013 55700 100
June 2013 55800 100
July 2013 56000 200
August 2013 55900 -100
September 2013 55800 -100
October 2013 55300 -500
November 2013 55900 600
December 2013 56400 500
January 2014 56100 -300
February 2014 56300 200
March 2014 56500 200
April 2014 56400 -100
May 2014 56900 500
June 2014 57400 500
July 2014 57600 200
August 2014 57800 200
September 2014 57900 100
October 2014 58300 400
November 2014 58200 -100
December 2014 58200 0
January 2015 58200 0
February 2015 58400 200
March 2015 58300 -100
April 2015 58200 -100
May 2015 58100 -100
June 2015 57700 -400
July 2015 57700 0
August 2015 57600 -100
September 2015 57600 0
October 2015 57800 200
November 2015 58300 500
December 2015 58100 -200
January 2016 58300 200
February 2016 57600 -700
March 2016 58000 400
April 2016 58400 400
May 2016 58800 400
June 2016 58600 -200
July 2016 58200 -400
August 2016 57600 -600
September 2016 57600 0
October 2016 57400 -200
November 2016 57400 0
December 2016 57600 200
January 2017 57900 300
February 2017 57800 -100
March 2017 57800 0
April 2017 57800 0
May 2017 57600 -200
June 2017 57600 0
July 2017 57400 -200
August 2017 57200 -200
September 2017 57000 -200
October 2017 57100 100
November 2017 57300 200
December 2017 57000 -300
January 2018 57000 0
February 2018 56900 -100
March 2018 56800 -100
April 2018 56400 -400
May 2018 56500 100
June 2018 56400 -100
July 2018 56400 0
August 2018 56600 200
September 2018 56700 100
October 2018 56800 100
November 2018 56300 -500
December 2018 56200 -100
January 2019 55100 -1100
February 2019 56600 1500
March 2019 57000 400
April 2019 57500 500
May 2019 57400 -100
June 2019 56900 -500
July 2019 57000 100
August 2019 57200 200
September 2019 57000 -200
October 2019 56800 -200
November 2019 57000 200
December 2019 56500 -500
January 2020 55000 -1500
February 2020 55200 200
March 2020 56400 1200
April 2020 55200 -1200
May 2020 53600 -1600
June 2020 54400 800
July 2020 53800 -600
August 2020 55400 1600
September 2020 55200 -200
October 2020 55100 -100
November 2020 54800 -300
December 2020 55100 300
January 2021 55200 100
February 2021 54500 -700
March 2021 54400 -100
April 2021 54600 200
May 2021 54200 -400
June 2021 54300 100
July 2021 54300 0
August 2021 54300 0
September 2021 54600 300
October 2021 54700 100
November 2021 54800 100
December 2021 54800 0
January 2022 55000 200
February 2022 55300 300
March 2022 55400 100
April 2022 54000 -1400
May 2022 54800 800
June 2022 55000 200
July 2022 55400 400
August 2022 55600 200
September 2022 55800 200
October 2022 56200 400
November 2022 56400 200
December 2022 55900 -500
January 2023 56200 300
February 2023 55900 -300