Nonfarm Payrolls
159.0M · Jun 2026
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1948-49 Recession · Nov 1948 – Oct 19491953-54 Recession · Jul 1953 – May 19541957-58 Recession · Aug 1957 – Apr 19581960-61 Recession · Apr 1960 – Feb 19611969-70 Recession · Dec 1969 – Nov 19701973-75 Recession · Nov 1973 – Mar 19751980 Recession · Jan 1980 – Jul 19801981-82 Recession · Jul 1981 – Nov 19821990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 19912001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 202040M60M80M100M120M140M19401960198020002020159.0M
Nonfarm Payrolls — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
YearNonfarm Payrolls
193931.5M
194034.2M
194138.1M
194241.9M
194342.7M
194441.9M
194539.1M
194643.4M
194744.6M
194845.0M
194943.5M
195046.9M
195148.3M
195250.2M
195349.7M
195449.3M
195551.8M
195652.9M
195752.4M
195852.1M
195954.2M
196053.7M
196154.9M
196256.0M
196357.4M
196459.4M
196562.3M
196665.2M
196766.9M
196869.2M
196971.2M
197070.8M
197172.1M
197275.3M
197378.0M
197477.7M
197578.0M
197680.4M
197784.4M
197888.7M
197990.7M
198090.9M
198190.9M
198288.8M
198392.2M
198496.1M
198598.6M
1986100.5M
1987103.7M
1988106.9M
1989108.8M
1990109.2M
1991108.3M
1992109.5M
1993112.3M
1994116.2M
1995118.3M
1996121.1M
1997124.5M
1998127.6M
1999130.8M
2000132.7M
2001131.0M
2002130.5M
2003130.6M
2004132.6M
2005135.2M
2006137.2M
2007138.4M
2008134.8M
2009129.8M
2010130.8M
2011132.9M
2012135.1M
2013137.4M
2014140.4M
2015143.1M
2016145.4M
2017147.5M
2018149.8M
2019151.8M
2020142.5M
2021149.8M
2022154.3M
2023156.9M
2024158.3M
2025158.4M
2026159.0M
Source: FRED · PAYEMS · econscout.com