In August 2024, about 161.35 million people were employed in the United States, a decrease from the previous month. Employed persons consist of: persons who did any work for pay or profit during the survey reference week; persons who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-operated enterprise; and persons who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs because of illness, vacation, bad weather, industrial dispute, or various personal reasons.
Monthly employment level of the United States from August 2011 to August 2024
(in millions, unadjusted)
Characteristic
Number of employees in millions
Aug '24
161.35
Jul '24
162.04
Jun '24
161.77
May '24
161.34
Apr '24
161.49
Mar '24
161.36
Feb '24
160.32
Jan '24
159.65
Dec '23
160.75
Nov '23
162.15
Oct '23
161.68
Sep '23
161.67
Aug '23
161.43
Jul '23
161.98
Jun '23
161.56
May '23
161
Apr '23
161.08
Mar '23
160.74
Feb '23
159.71
Jan '23
158.69
Dec '22
158.87
Nov '22
158.75
Oct '22
159.14
Sep '22
159
Aug '22
158.71
Jul '22
159.07
Jun '22
158.68
May '22
158.61
Apr '22
157.99
Mar '22
158.11
Feb '22
156.94
Jan '22
155.62
Dec '21
155.73
Nov '21
155.8
Oct '21
154.97
Sep '21
154.03
Aug '21
153.23
Jul '21
153.6
Jun '21
152.28
May '21
151.78
Apr '21
151.16
Mar '21
150.49
Feb '21
149.52
Jan '21
148.38
Dec '20
149.61
Nov '20
150.2
Oct '20
150.43
Sep '20
147.8
Aug '20
147.22
Jul '20
144.49
Jun '20
142.81
May '20
137.46
Apr '20
133.33
Mar '20
155.17
Feb '20
158.02
Jan '20
156.99
Dec '19
158.5
Nov '19
158.95
Oct '19
159.07
Sep '19
158.48
Aug '19
157.82
Jul '19
158.39
Jun '19
157.83
May '19
157.15
Apr '19
156.71
Mar '19
156.44
Feb '19
156.17
Jan '19
154.96
Dec '18
156.48
Nov '18
157.01
Oct '18
156.95
Sep '18
156.19
Aug '18
155.54
Jul '18
157
Jun '18
156.47
May '18
156.01
Apr '18
155.35
Mar '18
154.88
Feb '18
154.4
Jan '18
152.85
Dec '17
153.6
Nov '17
154.18
Oct '17
154.22
Sep '17
154.49
Aug '17
153.58
Jul '17
154.47
Jun '17
154.09
May '17
153.41
Apr '17
153.26
Mar '17
152.63
Feb '17
151.59
Jan '17
150.53
Dec '16
151.8
Nov '16
152.39
Oct '16
152.34
Sep '16
151.98
Aug '16
151.8
July '16
152.44
June '16
151.99
May '16
151.59
Apr '16
151.08
Mar '16
150.74
Feb '16
150.06
Jan '16
149.04
Dec '15
149.7
Nov '15
149.77
Oct '15
149.72
Sep '15
148.98
Aug '15
149.23
July '15
149.72
Jun '15
149.65
May '15
149.35
Apr' 15
148.59
Mar '15
147.63
Feb '15
147.12
Jan '15
146.55
Dec '14
147.19
Nov '14
147.67
Oct '14
147.94
Sep '14
146.94
Aug '14
146.65
Jul '14
147.27
Jun '14
147.1
May '14
146.4
Apr '14
145.77
Mar '14
145.09
Feb '14
144.13
Jan '14
143.53
Dec '13
144.42
Nov '13
144.78
Oct '13
144.14
Sep '13
144.65
Aug '13
144.51
Jul '13
145.11
Jun '13
144.8
May '13
144.43
Apr '13
143.72
Mar '13
142.69
Feb '13
142.23
Jan '13
141.61
Dec '12
143.06
Nov '12
143.55
Oct '12
144.04
Sep '12
143.33
Aug '12
142.56
Jul '12
143.13
Jun '12
143.2
May '12
142.73
Apr '12
141.99
Mar '12
141.41
Feb '12
140.68
Jan '12
139.94
Dec '11
140.68
Nov '11
141.07
Oct '11
140.99
Sep '11
140.5
Aug '11
140.34
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 6, 2024). Monthly employment level of the United States from August 2011 to August 2024 (in millions, unadjusted) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192387/unadjusted-monthly-number-of-employees-in-the-us/
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