This statistic shows the monthly change in nonfarm payroll employment in the United States. The data are seasonally adjusted. According to the BLS, the data is derived from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program which surveys about 140,000 businesses and government agencies each month, representing approximately 440,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by around 304,000 in January 2019.
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Monthly change in nonfarm payroll employment in the United States from January 2018 to January 2019 (in 1,000s)
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This statistic shows the monthly change in nonfarm payroll employment in the United States. The data are seasonally adjusted. According to the BLS, the data is derived from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program which surveys about 140,000 businesses and government agencies each month, representing approximately 440,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by around 304,000 in January 2019.
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This statistic shows the monthly change in nonfarm payroll employment in the United States. The data are seasonally adjusted. According to the BLS, the data is derived from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program which surveys about 140,000 businesses and government agencies each month, representing approximately 440,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by around 304,000 in January 2019.
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- February 2019
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- United States
- Survey time period
- January 2018 to January 2019
- Age group
- 16 years and older
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The data are seasonally adjusted.
* Preliminary
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- January 2018 to January 2019
- Age group
- 16 years and older
- Supplementary notes
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The data are seasonally adjusted.
* Preliminary
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