Figure A

Total number of jobs, 1998–2018

Date jobs, in millions
Jan-1998 124.831 
Feb-1998 125.029
Mar-1998 125.174
Apr-1998 125.454
May-1998 125.856
Jun-1998 126.079
Jul-1998 126.209
Aug-1998 126.549
Sep-1998 126.767
Oct-1998 126.968
Nov-1998 127.241
Dec-1998 127.608
Jan-1999 127.725
Feb-1999 128.135
Mar-1999 128.242
Apr-1999 128.614
May-1999 128.825
Jun-1999 129.089
Jul-1999 129.417
Aug-1999 129.571
Sep-1999 129.796
Oct-1999 130.19
Nov-1999 130.479
Dec-1999 130.789
Jan-2000 131.007
Feb-2000 131.138
Mar-2000 131.605
Apr-2000 131.898
May-2000 132.117
Jun-2000 132.081
Jul-2000 132.254
Aug-2000 132.239
Sep-2000 132.383
Oct-2000 132.368
Nov-2000 132.59
Dec-2000 132.727
Jan-2001 132.702
Feb-2001 132.776
Mar-2001 132.748
Apr-2001 132.469
May-2001 132.428
Jun-2001 132.307
Jul-2001 132.199
Aug-2001 132.053
Sep-2001 131.803
Oct-2001 131.475
Nov-2001 131.178
Dec-2001 131.001
Jan-2002 130.852
Feb-2002 130.724
Mar-2002 130.707
Apr-2002 130.624
May-2002 130.641
Jun-2002 130.692
Jul-2002 130.615
Aug-2002 130.608
Sep-2002 130.541
Oct-2002 130.654
Nov-2002 130.66
Dec-2002 130.49
Jan-2003 130.597
Feb-2003 130.451
Mar-2003 130.243
Apr-2003 130.194
May-2003 130.205
Jun-2003 130.198
Jul-2003 130.217
Aug-2003 130.171
Sep-2003 130.281
Oct-2003 130.486
Nov-2003 130.489
Dec-2003 130.61
Jan-2004 130.777
Feb-2004 130.835
Mar-2004 131.163
Apr-2004 131.417
May-2004 131.714
Jun-2004 131.796
Jul-2004 131.841
Aug-2004 131.957
Sep-2004 132.114
Oct-2004 132.462
Nov-2004 132.525
Dec-2004 132.651
Jan-2005 132.798
Feb-2005 133.042
Mar-2005 133.18
Apr-2005 133.538
May-2005 133.71
Jun-2005 133.957
Jul-2005 134.328
Aug-2005 134.524
Sep-2005 134.59
Oct-2005 134.676
Nov-2005 135.013
Dec-2005 135.168
Jan-2006 135.45
Feb-2006 135.762
Mar-2006 136.059
Apr-2006 136.227
May-2006 136.258
Jun-2006 136.337
Jul-2006 136.543
Aug-2006 136.722
Sep-2006 136.87
Oct-2006 136.882
Nov-2006 137.09
Dec-2006 137.263
Jan-2007 137.497
Feb-2007 137.582
Mar-2007 137.796
Apr-2007 137.855
May-2007 138.008
Jun-2007 138.085
Jul-2007 138.055
Aug-2007 138.027
Sep-2007 138.123
Oct-2007 138.201
Nov-2007 138.307
Dec-2007 138.411
Jan-2008 138.419
Feb-2008 138.338
Mar-2008 138.283
Apr-2008 138.054
May-2008 137.87
Jun-2008 137.716
Jul-2008 137.503
Aug-2008 137.226
Sep-2008 136.783
Oct-2008 136.308
Nov-2008 135.549
Dec-2008 134.842
Jan-2009 134.055
Feb-2009 133.351
Mar-2009 132.549
Apr-2009 131.845
May-2009 131.491
Jun-2009 131.022
Jul-2009 130.68
Aug-2009 130.484
Sep-2009 130.255
Oct-2009 130.046
Nov-2009 130.058
Dec-2009 129.781
Jan-2010 129.799
Feb-2010 129.726
Mar-2010 129.919
Apr-2010 130.14
May-2010 130.662
Jun-2010 130.522
Jul-2010 130.444
Aug-2010 130.428
Sep-2010 130.365
Oct-2010 130.632
Nov-2010 130.761
Dec-2010 130.834
Jan-2011 130.878
Feb-2011 131.06
Mar-2011 131.314
Apr-2011 131.637
May-2011 131.718
Jun-2011 131.952
Jul-2011 132.024
Aug-2011 132.136
Sep-2011 132.369
Oct-2011 132.578
Nov-2011 132.723
Dec-2011 132.924
Jan-2012 133.272
Feb-2012 133.505
Mar-2012 133.769
Apr-2012 133.841
May-2012 133.958
Jun-2012 134.026
Jul-2012 134.182
Aug-2012 134.355
Sep-2012 134.549
Oct-2012 134.702
Nov-2012 134.832
Dec-2012 135.075
Jan-2013 135.282
Feb-2013 135.547
Mar-2013 135.703
Apr-2013 135.882
May-2013 136.122
Jun-2013 136.28
Jul-2013 136.391
Aug-2013 136.651
Sep-2013 136.852
Oct-2013 137.062
Nov-2013 137.283
Dec-2013 137.376
Jan-2014 137.55
Feb-2014 137.732
Mar-2014 137.993
Apr-2014 138.304
May-2014 138.556
Jun-2014 138.862
Jul-2014 139.058
Aug-2014 139.284
Sep-2014 139.568
Oct-2014 139.823
Nov-2014 140.13
Dec-2014 140.381
Jan-2015 140.592
Feb-2015 140.859
Mar-2015 140.937
Apr-2015 141.219
May-2015 141.545
Jun-2015 141.736
Jul-2015 141.992
Aug-2015 142.156
Sep-2015 142.244
Oct-2015 142.595
Nov-2015 142.859
Dec-2015 143.093
Jan-2016 143.196
Feb-2016 143.453
Mar-2016 143.688
Apr-2016 143.862
May-2016 143.896
Jun-2016 144.181
Jul-2016 144.506
Aug-2016 144.681
Sep-2016 144.945
Oct-2016 145.085
Nov-2016 145.257
Dec-2016 145.437
Jan-2017 145.696
Feb-2017 145.896
Mar-2017 145.969
Apr-2017 146.144
May-2017 146.299
Jun-2017 146.538
Jul-2017 146.728
Aug-2017 146.949
Sep-2017 146.963
Oct-2017 147.234
Nov-2017 147.45
Dec-2017 147.625
Jan-2018 147.801
Feb-2018 148.125
Mar-2018 148.28
Apr-2018 148.455
May-2018 148.723
Jun-2018 148.931
Jul-2018 149.096
Aug-2018 149.382
Sep-2018 149.501
Oct-2018 149.775
Nov-2018 149.951
Dec-2018 150.263
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