United States Payroll Employment for the Total nonfarm Industry (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 155,569,000 (seasonally adjusted); this means that the US added 236,000 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 (Seas Adj.)
US Number of Jobs Added to the Total nonfarm Industry (Seas Adj.)
US Payroll Employment for the Total nonfarm Industry (Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 130852000
February 2002 130732000 -120000
March 2002 130721000 -11000
April 2002 130617000 -104000
May 2002 130633000 16000
June 2002 130683000 50000
July 2002 130583000 -100000
August 2002 130587000 4000
September 2002 130498000 -89000
October 2002 130621000 123000
November 2002 130618000 -3000
December 2002 130470000 -148000
January 2003 130579000 109000
February 2003 130443000 -136000
March 2003 130233000 -210000
April 2003 130176000 -57000
May 2003 130197000 21000
June 2003 130192000 -5000
July 2003 130183000 -9000
August 2003 130153000 -30000
September 2003 130252000 99000
October 2003 130439000 187000
November 2003 130482000 43000
December 2003 130595000 113000
January 2004 130765000 170000
February 2004 130822000 57000
March 2004 131139000 317000
April 2004 131410000 271000
May 2004 131694000 284000
June 2004 131789000 95000
July 2004 131849000 60000
August 2004 131936000 87000
September 2004 132082000 146000
October 2004 132433000 351000
November 2004 132509000 76000
December 2004 132633000 124000
January 2005 132778000 145000
February 2005 133033000 255000
March 2005 133153000 120000
April 2005 133516000 363000
May 2005 133687000 171000
June 2005 133940000 253000
July 2005 134297000 357000
August 2005 134495000 198000
September 2005 134551000 56000
October 2005 134644000 93000
November 2005 135001000 357000
December 2005 135161000 160000
January 2006 135425000 264000
February 2006 135731000 306000
March 2006 136040000 309000
April 2006 136211000 171000
May 2006 136247000 36000
June 2006 136328000 81000
July 2006 136522000 194000
August 2006 136688000 166000
September 2006 136824000 136000
October 2006 136848000 24000
November 2006 137069000 221000
December 2006 137253000 184000
January 2007 137476000 223000
February 2007 137554000 78000
March 2007 137781000 227000
April 2007 137843000 62000
May 2007 137993000 150000
June 2007 138072000 79000
July 2007 138042000 -30000
August 2007 138017000 -25000
September 2007 138103000 86000
October 2007 138174000 71000
November 2007 138292000 118000
December 2007 138398000 106000
January 2008 138399000 1000
February 2008 138323000 -76000
March 2008 138255000 -68000
April 2008 138038000 -217000
May 2008 137847000 -191000
June 2008 137689000 -158000
July 2008 137492000 -197000
August 2008 137209000 -283000
September 2008 136758000 -451000
October 2008 136294000 -464000
November 2008 135546000 -748000
December 2008 134849000 -697000
January 2009 134069000 -780000
February 2009 133311000 -758000
March 2009 132493000 -818000
April 2009 131825000 -668000
May 2009 131470000 -355000
June 2009 131002000 -468000
July 2009 130661000 -341000
August 2009 130480000 -181000
September 2009 130240000 -240000
October 2009 130062000 -178000
November 2009 130059000 -3000
December 2009 129808000 -251000
January 2010 129798000 -10000
February 2010 129700000 -98000
March 2010 129864000 164000
April 2010 130115000 251000
May 2010 130645000 530000
June 2010 130501000 -144000
July 2010 130420000 -81000
August 2010 130424000 4000
September 2010 130339000 -85000
October 2010 130620000 281000
November 2010 130754000 134000
December 2010 130835000 81000
January 2011 130842000 7000
February 2011 131052000 210000
March 2011 131277000 225000
April 2011 131604000 327000
May 2011 131704000 100000
June 2011 131936000 232000
July 2011 131991000 55000
August 2011 132124000 133000
September 2011 132345000 221000
October 2011 132557000 212000
November 2011 132701000 144000
December 2011 132901000 200000
January 2012 133246000 345000
February 2012 133518000 272000
March 2012 133744000 226000
April 2012 133827000 83000
May 2012 133935000 108000
June 2012 134007000 72000
July 2012 134153000 146000
August 2012 134330000 177000
September 2012 134512000 182000
October 2012 134671000 159000
November 2012 134834000 163000
December 2012 135075000 241000
January 2013 135265000 190000
February 2013 135544000 279000
March 2013 135689000 145000
April 2013 135876000 187000
May 2013 136091000 215000
June 2013 136269000 178000
July 2013 136391000 122000
August 2013 136635000 244000
September 2013 136819000 184000
October 2013 137039000 220000
November 2013 137314000 275000
December 2013 137368000 54000
January 2014 137552000 184000
February 2014 137707000 155000
March 2014 137986000 279000
April 2014 138298000 312000
May 2014 138501000 203000
June 2014 138833000 332000
July 2014 139076000 243000
August 2014 139258000 182000
September 2014 139563000 305000
October 2014 139805000 242000
November 2014 140089000 284000
December 2014 140366000 277000
January 2015 140562000 196000
February 2015 140829000 267000
March 2015 140924000 95000
April 2015 141202000 278000
May 2015 141540000 338000
June 2015 141695000 155000
July 2015 141989000 294000
August 2015 142130000 141000
September 2015 142265000 135000
October 2015 142585000 320000
November 2015 142810000 225000
December 2015 143083000 273000
January 2016 143198000 115000
February 2016 143410000 212000
March 2016 143666000 256000
April 2016 143856000 190000
May 2016 143901000 45000
June 2016 144152000 251000
July 2016 144515000 363000
August 2016 144664000 149000
September 2016 144961000 297000
October 2016 145069000 108000
November 2016 145189000 120000
December 2016 145408000 219000
January 2017 145639000 231000
February 2017 145845000 206000
March 2017 145975000 130000
April 2017 146172000 197000
May 2017 146389000 217000
June 2017 146588000 199000
July 2017 146772000 184000
August 2017 146907000 135000
September 2017 146999000 92000
October 2017 147147000 148000
November 2017 147377000 230000
December 2017 147521000 144000
January 2018 147670000 149000
February 2018 148058000 388000
March 2018 148281000 223000
April 2018 148426000 145000
May 2018 148755000 329000
June 2018 148966000 211000
July 2018 149022000 56000
August 2018 149272000 250000
September 2018 149361000 89000
October 2018 149526000 165000
November 2018 149622000 96000
December 2018 149805000 183000
January 2019 150114000 309000
February 2019 150092000 -22000
March 2019 150320000 228000
April 2019 150563000 243000
May 2019 150630000 67000
June 2019 150797000 167000
July 2019 150879000 82000
August 2019 151111000 232000
September 2019 151318000 207000
October 2019 151447000 129000
November 2019 151662000 215000
December 2019 151764000 102000
January 2020 152098000 334000
February 2020 152371000 273000
March 2020 150944000 -1427000
April 2020 130430000 -20514000
May 2020 133055000 2625000
June 2020 137620000 4565000
July 2020 139064000 1444000
August 2020 140799000 1735000
September 2020 141760000 961000
October 2020 142479000 719000
November 2020 142743000 264000
December 2020 142475000 -268000
January 2021 142969000 494000
February 2021 143544000 575000
March 2021 144328000 784000
April 2021 144614000 286000
May 2021 145096000 482000
June 2021 145789000 693000
July 2021 146558000 769000
August 2021 147221000 663000
September 2021 147778000 557000
October 2021 148559000 781000
November 2021 149173000 614000
December 2021 149742000 569000
January 2022 150106000 364000
February 2022 151010000 904000
March 2022 151424000 414000
April 2022 151678000 254000
May 2022 152042000 364000
June 2022 152412000 370000
July 2022 152980000 568000
August 2022 153332000 352000
September 2022 153682000 350000
October 2022 154006000 324000
November 2022 154296000 290000
December 2022 154535000 239000
January 2023 155007000 472000
February 2023 155333000 326000
March 2023 155569000 236000