Total nonfarm employment, seasonally adjusted: United States
The latest reading SOTW holds for United States is 159,293 Thousands of persons for 2026-10, from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Source series · Labor · Monthly · Thousands of persons · BLS.NFP.LVL.M · USA
- Latest
- 159,293
- Thousands of persons · 2026-10
- Previous
- 159,128
- Thousands of persons · 2026-09
- Oldest shown
- 145,183
- Thousands of persons · 2016-11
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
United States · history
Thousands of persons · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (Thousands of persons) |
|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 159,293 |
| 2026-09 | 159,128 |
| 2026-08 | 159,068 |
| 2026-07 | 158,882 |
| 2026-06 | 158,892 |
| 2026-05 | 158,861 |
| 2026-04 | 158,798 |
| 2026-03 | 158,650 |
| 2026-02 | 158,436 |
| 2026-01 | 158,592 |
| 2025-12 | 158,432 |
| 2025-11 | 158,449 |
| 2025-10 | 158,408 |
| 2025-09 | 158,548 |
| 2025-08 | 158,472 |
| 2025-07 | 158,542 |
| 2025-06 | 158,478 |
| 2025-05 | 158,498 |
| 2025-04 | 158,485 |
| 2025-03 | 158,377 |
| 2025-02 | 158,310 |
| 2025-01 | 158,268 |
| 2024-12 | 158,316 |
| 2024-11 | 158,079 |
| 2024-10 | 157,945 |
| 2024-09 | 157,912 |
| 2024-08 | 157,757 |
| 2024-07 | 157,748 |
| 2024-06 | 157,695 |
| 2024-05 | 157,608 |
| 2024-04 | 157,530 |
| 2024-03 | 157,466 |
| 2024-02 | 157,238 |
| 2024-01 | 157,032 |
| 2023-12 | 156,857 |
| 2023-11 | 156,703 |
| 2023-10 | 156,576 |
| 2023-09 | 156,417 |
| 2023-08 | 156,261 |
| 2023-07 | 156,043 |
| 2023-06 | 155,880 |
| 2023-05 | 155,655 |
| 2023-04 | 155,375 |
| 2023-03 | 155,134 |
| 2023-02 | 155,066 |
| 2023-01 | 154,776 |
| 2022-12 | 154,342 |
| 2022-11 | 154,242 |
| 2022-10 | 153,939 |
| 2022-09 | 153,582 |
| 2022-08 | 153,362 |
| 2022-07 | 153,072 |
| 2022-06 | 152,358 |
| 2022-05 | 151,924 |
| 2022-04 | 151,623 |
| 2022-03 | 151,315 |
| 2022-02 | 150,825 |
| 2022-01 | 150,006 |
| 2021-12 | 149,816 |
| 2021-11 | 149,230 |
| 2021-10 | 148,572 |
| 2021-09 | 147,771 |
| 2021-08 | 147,314 |
| 2021-07 | 146,762 |
| 2021-06 | 145,820 |
| 2021-05 | 145,065 |
| 2021-04 | 144,587 |
| 2021-03 | 144,232 |
| 2021-02 | 143,380 |
| 2021-01 | 142,863 |
| 2020-12 | 142,548 |
| 2020-11 | 142,733 |
| 2020-10 | 142,460 |
| 2020-09 | 141,770 |
| 2020-08 | 140,821 |
| 2020-07 | 139,255 |
| 2020-06 | 137,671 |
| 2020-05 | 133,040 |
| 2020-04 | 130,426 |
| 2020-03 | 150,895 |
| 2020-02 | 152,293 |
| 2020-01 | 152,031 |
| 2019-12 | 151,794 |
| 2019-11 | 151,667 |
| 2019-10 | 151,460 |
| 2019-09 | 151,365 |
| 2019-08 | 151,169 |
| 2019-07 | 150,937 |
| 2019-06 | 150,838 |
| 2019-05 | 150,618 |
| 2019-04 | 150,591 |
| 2019-03 | 150,295 |
| 2019-02 | 150,067 |
| 2019-01 | 150,060 |
| 2018-12 | 149,809 |
| 2018-11 | 149,617 |
| 2018-10 | 149,527 |
| 2018-09 | 149,358 |
| 2018-08 | 149,277 |
| 2018-07 | 149,020 |
| 2018-06 | 148,960 |
| 2018-05 | 148,742 |
| 2018-04 | 148,420 |
| 2018-03 | 148,280 |
| 2018-02 | 148,054 |
| 2018-01 | 147,660 |
| 2017-12 | 147,523 |
| 2017-11 | 147,372 |
| 2017-10 | 147,149 |
| 2017-09 | 147,008 |
| 2017-08 | 146,919 |
| 2017-07 | 146,772 |
| 2017-06 | 146,583 |
| 2017-05 | 146,380 |
| 2017-04 | 146,175 |
| 2017-03 | 145,970 |
| 2017-02 | 145,846 |
| 2017-01 | 145,628 |
| 2016-12 | 145,408 |
| 2016-11 | 145,183 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-11 to 2026-10. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.