United States Payroll Employment for the Total nonfarm Industry (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 158,466,000 (seasonally adjusted); this means that the US lost 92,000 jobs in 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 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
March 2000 131120000 109000
April 2000 131604000 484000
May 2000 131884000 280000
June 2000 132105000 221000
July 2000 132063000 -42000
August 2000 132228000 165000
September 2000 132234000 6000
October 2000 132337000 103000
November 2000 132352000 15000
December 2000 132556000 204000
January 2001 132716000 160000
February 2001 132703000 -13000
March 2001 132788000 85000
April 2001 132751000 -37000
May 2001 132458000 -293000
June 2001 132408000 -50000
July 2001 132300000 -108000
August 2001 132172000 -128000
September 2001 132021000 -151000
October 2001 131763000 -258000
November 2001 131452000 -311000
December 2001 131144000 -308000
January 2002 130983000 -161000
February 2002 130859000 -124000
March 2002 130737000 -122000
April 2002 130722000 -15000
May 2002 130616000 -106000
June 2002 130632000 16000
July 2002 130674000 42000
August 2002 130584000 -90000
September 2002 130581000 -3000
October 2002 130502000 -79000
November 2002 130617000 115000
December 2002 130616000 -1000
January 2003 130465000 -151000
February 2003 130573000 108000
March 2003 130441000 -132000
April 2003 130235000 -206000
May 2003 130173000 -62000
June 2003 130197000 24000
July 2003 130186000 -11000
August 2003 130184000 -2000
September 2003 130153000 -31000
October 2003 130252000 99000
November 2003 130439000 187000
December 2003 130480000 41000
January 2004 130589000 109000
February 2004 130756000 167000
March 2004 130821000 65000
April 2004 131140000 319000
May 2004 131412000 272000
June 2004 131697000 285000
July 2004 131794000 97000
August 2004 131854000 60000
September 2004 131939000 85000
October 2004 132089000 150000
November 2004 132429000 340000
December 2004 132503000 74000
January 2005 132630000 127000
February 2005 132781000 151000
March 2005 133034000 253000
April 2005 133154000 120000
May 2005 133520000 366000
June 2005 133689000 169000
July 2005 133948000 259000
August 2005 134300000 352000
September 2005 134502000 202000
October 2005 134552000 50000
November 2005 134641000 89000
December 2005 134997000 356000
January 2006 135159000 162000
February 2006 135427000 268000
March 2006 135733000 306000
April 2006 136038000 305000
May 2006 136210000 172000
June 2006 136249000 39000
July 2006 136337000 88000
August 2006 136529000 192000
September 2006 136692000 163000
October 2006 136826000 134000
November 2006 136843000 17000
December 2006 137060000 217000
January 2007 137249000 189000
February 2007 137472000 223000
March 2007 137560000 88000
April 2007 137784000 224000
May 2007 137847000 63000
June 2007 137992000 145000
July 2007 138070000 78000
August 2007 138044000 -26000
September 2007 138013000 -31000
October 2007 138099000 86000
November 2007 138175000 76000
December 2007 138290000 115000
January 2008 138395000 105000
February 2008 138391000 -4000
March 2008 138329000 -62000
April 2008 138259000 -70000
May 2008 138040000 -219000
June 2008 137851000 -189000
July 2008 137700000 -151000
August 2008 137497000 -203000
September 2008 137211000 -286000
October 2008 136760000 -451000
November 2008 136291000 -469000
December 2008 135541000 -750000
January 2009 134847000 -694000
February 2009 134079000 -768000
March 2009 133318000 -761000
April 2009 132494000 -824000
May 2009 131822000 -672000
June 2009 131466000 -356000
July 2009 131008000 -458000
August 2009 130662000 -346000
September 2009 130472000 -190000
October 2009 130246000 -226000
November 2009 130061000 -185000
December 2009 130057000 -4000
January 2010 129808000 -249000
February 2010 129802000 -6000
March 2010 129706000 -96000
April 2010 129866000 160000
May 2010 130120000 254000
June 2010 130642000 522000
July 2010 130510000 -132000
August 2010 130415000 -95000
September 2010 130415000 0
October 2010 130341000 -74000
November 2010 130620000 279000
December 2010 130749000 129000
January 2011 130830000 81000
February 2011 130837000 7000
March 2011 131057000 220000
April 2011 131283000 226000
May 2011 131597000 314000
June 2011 131703000 106000
July 2011 131931000 228000
August 2011 131992000 61000
September 2011 132125000 133000
October 2011 132344000 219000
November 2011 132553000 209000
December 2011 132690000 137000
January 2012 132888000 198000
February 2012 133246000 358000
March 2012 133509000 263000
April 2012 133748000 239000
May 2012 133825000 77000
June 2012 133932000 107000
July 2012 134013000 81000
August 2012 134157000 144000
September 2012 134339000 182000
October 2012 134517000 178000
November 2012 134669000 152000
December 2012 134825000 156000
January 2013 135074000 249000
February 2013 135257000 183000
March 2013 135546000 289000
April 2013 135689000 143000
May 2013 135873000 184000
June 2013 136096000 223000
July 2013 136279000 183000
August 2013 136391000 112000
September 2013 136646000 255000
October 2013 136821000 175000
November 2013 137041000 220000
December 2013 137317000 276000
January 2014 137372000 55000
February 2014 137561000 189000
March 2014 137712000 151000
April 2014 137985000 273000
May 2014 138298000 313000
June 2014 138513000 215000
July 2014 138849000 336000
August 2014 139072000 223000
September 2014 139269000 197000
October 2014 139563000 294000
November 2014 139798000 235000
December 2014 140089000 291000
January 2015 140364000 275000
February 2015 140568000 204000
March 2015 140827000 259000
April 2015 140923000 96000
May 2015 141196000 273000
June 2015 141538000 342000
July 2015 141709000 171000
August 2015 141991000 282000
September 2015 142125000 134000
October 2015 142275000 150000
November 2015 142579000 304000
December 2015 142808000 229000
January 2016 143077000 269000
February 2016 143210000 133000
March 2016 143406000 196000
April 2016 143662000 256000
May 2016 143854000 192000
June 2016 143900000 46000
July 2016 144147000 247000
August 2016 144520000 373000
September 2016 144661000 141000
October 2016 144967000 306000
November 2016 145065000 98000
December 2016 145183000 118000
January 2017 145408000 225000
February 2017 145628000 220000
March 2017 145846000 218000
April 2017 145970000 124000
May 2017 146175000 205000
June 2017 146380000 205000
July 2017 146583000 203000
August 2017 146772000 189000
September 2017 146919000 147000
October 2017 147008000 89000
November 2017 147149000 141000
December 2017 147372000 223000
January 2018 147523000 151000
February 2018 147660000 137000
March 2018 148054000 394000
April 2018 148280000 226000
May 2018 148420000 140000
June 2018 148742000 322000
July 2018 148960000 218000
August 2018 149020000 60000
September 2018 149277000 257000
October 2018 149358000 81000
November 2018 149527000 169000
December 2018 149617000 90000
January 2019 149809000 192000
February 2019 150060000 251000
March 2019 150067000 7000
April 2019 150295000 228000
May 2019 150591000 296000
June 2019 150618000 27000
July 2019 150838000 220000
August 2019 150937000 99000
September 2019 151169000 232000
October 2019 151365000 196000
November 2019 151460000 95000
December 2019 151667000 207000
January 2020 151794000 127000
February 2020 152031000 237000
March 2020 152293000 262000
April 2020 150895000 -1398000
May 2020 130426000 -20469000
June 2020 133040000 2614000
July 2020 137671000 4631000
August 2020 139255000 1584000
September 2020 140821000 1566000
October 2020 141770000 949000
November 2020 142460000 690000
December 2020 142733000 273000
January 2021 142548000 -185000
February 2021 142863000 315000
March 2021 143380000 517000
April 2021 144232000 852000
May 2021 144587000 355000
June 2021 145065000 478000
July 2021 145820000 755000
August 2021 146762000 942000
September 2021 147314000 552000
October 2021 147771000 457000
November 2021 148572000 801000
December 2021 149230000 658000
January 2022 149816000 586000
February 2022 150006000 190000
March 2022 150825000 819000
April 2022 151315000 490000
May 2022 151623000 308000
June 2022 151924000 301000
July 2022 152358000 434000
August 2022 153072000 714000
September 2022 153362000 290000
October 2022 153582000 220000
November 2022 153939000 357000
December 2022 154242000 303000
January 2023 154342000 100000
February 2023 154776000 434000
March 2023 155066000 290000
April 2023 155134000 68000
May 2023 155375000 241000
June 2023 155655000 280000
July 2023 155880000 225000
August 2023 156043000 163000
September 2023 156261000 218000
October 2023 156417000 156000
November 2023 156576000 159000
December 2023 156703000 127000
January 2024 156857000 154000
February 2024 157032000 175000
March 2024 157238000 206000
April 2024 157466000 228000
May 2024 157530000 64000
June 2024 157608000 78000
July 2024 157695000 87000
August 2024 157748000 53000
September 2024 157757000 9000
October 2024 157912000 155000
November 2024 157945000 33000
December 2024 158079000 134000
January 2025 158316000 237000
February 2025 158268000 -48000
March 2025 158310000 42000
April 2025 158377000 67000
May 2025 158485000 108000
June 2025 158498000 13000
July 2025 158478000 -20000
August 2025 158542000 64000
September 2025 158472000 -70000
October 2025 158548000 76000
November 2025 158408000 -140000
December 2025 158449000 41000
January 2026 158432000 -17000
February 2026 158558000 126000
March 2026 158466000 -92000