Historical Employment Slope

155,000

145,000

135,000

125,000

115,000

105,000

95,000

85,000

75,000

65,000

55,000

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Year
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

Aug
59,677
58,504
60,948
61,128
60,872
62,271
60,858
63,876
65,085
65,009
64,018
65,897
67,004
67,028
68,096
69,052
70,676
72,695
74,665
76,170
77,431
79,646
79,965
80,897
83,993
86,616
88,479
87,726
90,690
93,846
97,855
100,174

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Generated on: September 30, 2015 (09:25:03 AM)

Bureau of Labor Statistics

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

100,202
102,152
101,177
103,167
106,694
108,628
111,515
114,527
116,737
119,092
120,096
118,758
120,070
122,018
124,493
125,926
128,143
130,865
132,206
134,264
137,308
136,809
137,295
138,137
140,226
143,142
145,379
146,406
145,909
140,074
139,919
140,335
142,558

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Generated on: September 30, 2015 (09:25:03 AM)

Bureau of Labor Statistics

2013
2014
2015

144,509
146,647
149,228

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Generated on: September 30, 2015 (09:25:03 AM)