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Tech industry and total private employment count indexed to January 2000, January 2000–May 2026
| date | Tech employment | Total private employment |
|---|---|---|
| Jan-2000 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Feb-2000 | 100.1 | 100.1 |
| Mar-2000 | 100.7 | 100.4 |
| Apr-2000 | 101.0 | 100.6 |
| May-2000 | 101.4 | 100.5 |
| Jun-2000 | 102.1 | 100.7 |
| Jul-2000 | 102.8 | 100.8 |
| Aug-2000 | 103.3 | 100.9 |
| Sep-2000 | 103.6 | 101.1 |
| Oct-2000 | 104.1 | 101.1 |
| Nov-2000 | 104.7 | 101.2 |
| Dec-2000 | 105.1 | 101.3 |
| Jan-2001 | 105.7 | 101.3 |
| Feb-2001 | 106.0 | 101.3 |
| Mar-2001 | 106.1 | 101.2 |
| Apr-2001 | 105.3 | 100.9 |
| May-2001 | 104.6 | 100.9 |
| Jun-2001 | 103.7 | 100.7 |
| Jul-2001 | 102.8 | 100.5 |
| Aug-2001 | 102.1 | 100.3 |
| Sep-2001 | 101.3 | 100.1 |
| Oct-2001 | 100.4 | 99.8 |
| Nov-2001 | 99.3 | 99.4 |
| Dec-2001 | 98.5 | 99.3 |
| Jan-2002 | 97.6 | 99.1 |
| Feb-2002 | 96.8 | 99.0 |
| Mar-2002 | 96.1 | 99.0 |
| Apr-2002 | 95.7 | 98.9 |
| May-2002 | 95.3 | 98.8 |
| Jun-2002 | 94.8 | 98.8 |
| Jul-2002 | 94.5 | 98.7 |
| Aug-2002 | 94.0 | 98.7 |
| Sep-2002 | 93.5 | 98.7 |
| Oct-2002 | 93.2 | 98.7 |
| Nov-2002 | 92.6 | 98.7 |
| Dec-2002 | 92.0 | 98.6 |
| Jan-2003 | 91.4 | 98.6 |
| Feb-2003 | 91.2 | 98.5 |
| Mar-2003 | 90.9 | 98.4 |
| Apr-2003 | 90.7 | 98.3 |
| May-2003 | 90.3 | 98.4 |
| Jun-2003 | 90.0 | 98.3 |
| Jul-2003 | 89.5 | 98.3 |
| Aug-2003 | 89.2 | 98.3 |
| Sep-2003 | 89.4 | 98.5 |
| Oct-2003 | 89.3 | 98.6 |
| Nov-2003 | 89.4 | 98.6 |
| Dec-2003 | 89.5 | 98.7 |
| Jan-2004 | 89.5 | 98.9 |
| Feb-2004 | 89.5 | 98.9 |
| Mar-2004 | 89.9 | 99.2 |
| Apr-2004 | 90.0 | 99.4 |
| May-2004 | 90.3 | 99.7 |
| Jun-2004 | 90.6 | 99.8 |
| Jul-2004 | 90.7 | 99.8 |
| Aug-2004 | 91.0 | 99.9 |
| Sep-2004 | 91.2 | 100.0 |
| Oct-2004 | 91.4 | 100.3 |
| Nov-2004 | 91.7 | 100.3 |
| Dec-2004 | 91.8 | 100.5 |
| Jan-2005 | 91.8 | 100.5 |
| Feb-2005 | 92.0 | 100.8 |
| Mar-2005 | 92.1 | 100.9 |
| Apr-2005 | 92.2 | 101.2 |
| May-2005 | 92.4 | 101.3 |
| Jun-2005 | 92.8 | 101.6 |
| Jul-2005 | 92.9 | 101.8 |
| Aug-2005 | 93.2 | 102.0 |
| Sep-2005 | 93.3 | 102.1 |
| Oct-2005 | 94.0 | 102.1 |
| Nov-2005 | 94.2 | 102.4 |
| Dec-2005 | 94.4 | 102.6 |
| Jan-2006 | 94.8 | 102.8 |
| Feb-2006 | 95.2 | 103.1 |
| Mar-2006 | 95.5 | 103.3 |
| Apr-2006 | 95.9 | 103.5 |
| May-2006 | 96.2 | 103.5 |
| Jun-2006 | 96.6 | 103.6 |
| Jul-2006 | 96.8 | 103.7 |
| Aug-2006 | 97.1 | 103.8 |
| Sep-2006 | 97.2 | 103.9 |
| Oct-2006 | 97.2 | 103.9 |
| Nov-2006 | 97.3 | 104.1 |
| Dec-2006 | 97.4 | 104.3 |
| Jan-2007 | 97.8 | 104.5 |
| Feb-2007 | 98.0 | 104.5 |
| Mar-2007 | 98.2 | 104.7 |
| Apr-2007 | 98.3 | 104.7 |
| May-2007 | 98.7 | 104.9 |
| Jun-2007 | 99.0 | 104.9 |
| Jul-2007 | 99.2 | 104.9 |
| Aug-2007 | 99.2 | 104.8 |
| Sep-2007 | 99.5 | 104.9 |
| Oct-2007 | 99.7 | 104.9 |
| Nov-2007 | 99.9 | 105.0 |
| Dec-2007 | 100.3 | 105.1 |
| Jan-2008 | 100.6 | 105.0 |
| Feb-2008 | 100.6 | 105.0 |
| Mar-2008 | 100.8 | 104.9 |
| Apr-2008 | 100.9 | 104.7 |
| May-2008 | 100.9 | 104.5 |
| Jun-2008 | 100.9 | 104.3 |
| Jul-2008 | 100.8 | 104.1 |
| Aug-2008 | 100.7 | 103.8 |
| Sep-2008 | 100.6 | 103.4 |
| Oct-2008 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Nov-2008 | 100.1 | 102.3 |
| Dec-2008 | 99.6 | 101.7 |
| Jan-2009 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Feb-2009 | 98.2 | 100.3 |
| Mar-2009 | 97.5 | 99.5 |
| Apr-2009 | 96.8 | 98.8 |
| May-2009 | 96.0 | 98.6 |
| Jun-2009 | 95.5 | 98.2 |
| Jul-2009 | 95.0 | 97.9 |
| Aug-2009 | 94.7 | 97.7 |
| Sep-2009 | 94.7 | 97.6 |
| Oct-2009 | 94.6 | 97.4 |
| Nov-2009 | 94.4 | 97.4 |
| Dec-2009 | 94.3 | 97.2 |
| Jan-2010 | 94.2 | 97.2 |
| Feb-2010 | 94.2 | 97.1 |
| Mar-2010 | 94.1 | 97.2 |
| Apr-2010 | 94.3 | 97.4 |
| May-2010 | 94.4 | 97.5 |
| Jun-2010 | 94.4 | 97.6 |
| Jul-2010 | 94.6 | 97.7 |
| Aug-2010 | 94.8 | 97.8 |
| Sep-2010 | 94.8 | 97.9 |
| Oct-2010 | 95.1 | 98.1 |
| Nov-2010 | 95.3 | 98.2 |
| Dec-2010 | 95.5 | 98.3 |
| Jan-2011 | 95.9 | 98.3 |
| Feb-2011 | 96.1 | 98.6 |
| Mar-2011 | 96.4 | 98.8 |
| Apr-2011 | 96.7 | 99.1 |
| May-2011 | 96.9 | 99.2 |
| Jun-2011 | 97.2 | 99.4 |
| Jul-2011 | 97.4 | 99.5 |
| Aug-2011 | 97.7 | 99.7 |
| Sep-2011 | 98.0 | 99.9 |
| Oct-2011 | 98.1 | 100.1 |
| Nov-2011 | 98.3 | 100.3 |
| Dec-2011 | 98.4 | 100.4 |
| Jan-2012 | 98.6 | 100.8 |
| Feb-2012 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Mar-2012 | 99.2 | 101.2 |
| Apr-2012 | 99.5 | 101.3 |
| May-2012 | 99.7 | 101.4 |
| Jun-2012 | 99.8 | 101.5 |
| Jul-2012 | 100.1 | 101.6 |
| Aug-2012 | 100.2 | 101.8 |
| Sep-2012 | 100.4 | 101.9 |
| Oct-2012 | 100.6 | 102.1 |
| Nov-2012 | 100.8 | 102.3 |
| Dec-2012 | 101.0 | 102.5 |
| Jan-2013 | 101.1 | 102.7 |
| Feb-2013 | 101.3 | 102.9 |
| Mar-2013 | 101.4 | 103.1 |
| Apr-2013 | 101.5 | 103.2 |
| May-2013 | 101.8 | 103.4 |
| Jun-2013 | 102.0 | 103.6 |
| Jul-2013 | 101.8 | 103.7 |
| Aug-2013 | 101.9 | 104.0 |
| Sep-2013 | 101.9 | 104.1 |
| Oct-2013 | 102.1 | 104.3 |
| Nov-2013 | 102.4 | 104.6 |
| Dec-2013 | 102.4 | 104.6 |
| Jan-2014 | 102.6 | 104.8 |
| Feb-2014 | 102.7 | 104.9 |
| Mar-2014 | 103.0 | 105.2 |
| Apr-2014 | 103.4 | 105.4 |
| May-2014 | 103.6 | 105.7 |
| Jun-2014 | 103.9 | 105.9 |
| Jul-2014 | 104.2 | 106.1 |
| Aug-2014 | 104.5 | 106.3 |
| Sep-2014 | 104.9 | 106.5 |
| Oct-2014 | 105.2 | 106.7 |
| Nov-2014 | 105.6 | 107.0 |
| Dec-2014 | 106.0 | 107.2 |
| Jan-2015 | 106.3 | 107.4 |
| Feb-2015 | 106.8 | 107.6 |
| Mar-2015 | 107.1 | 107.7 |
| Apr-2015 | 107.3 | 107.9 |
| May-2015 | 107.6 | 108.2 |
| Jun-2015 | 107.8 | 108.4 |
| Jul-2015 | 108.1 | 108.6 |
| Aug-2015 | 108.3 | 108.7 |
| Sep-2015 | 108.5 | 108.9 |
| Oct-2015 | 108.8 | 109.1 |
| Nov-2015 | 108.8 | 109.3 |
| Dec-2015 | 108.9 | 109.5 |
| Jan-2016 | 109.2 | 109.6 |
| Feb-2016 | 109.4 | 109.8 |
| Mar-2016 | 109.5 | 110.0 |
| Apr-2016 | 109.7 | 110.2 |
| May-2016 | 109.9 | 110.2 |
| Jun-2016 | 110.0 | 110.4 |
| Jul-2016 | 110.1 | 110.7 |
| Aug-2016 | 110.2 | 110.8 |
| Sep-2016 | 110.4 | 111.1 |
| Oct-2016 | 110.5 | 111.2 |
| Nov-2016 | 110.5 | 111.3 |
| Dec-2016 | 110.8 | 111.5 |
| Jan-2017 | 111.0 | 111.7 |
| Feb-2017 | 111.1 | 111.8 |
| Mar-2017 | 111.2 | 112.0 |
| Apr-2017 | 111.4 | 112.1 |
| May-2017 | 111.6 | 112.3 |
| Jun-2017 | 111.8 | 112.5 |
| Jul-2017 | 112.0 | 112.6 |
| Aug-2017 | 112.4 | 112.8 |
| Sep-2017 | 112.7 | 112.9 |
| Oct-2017 | 113.0 | 113.0 |
| Nov-2017 | 113.1 | 113.2 |
| Dec-2017 | 113.5 | 113.3 |
| Jan-2018 | 113.9 | 113.4 |
| Feb-2018 | 114.3 | 113.8 |
| Mar-2018 | 114.5 | 114.0 |
| Apr-2018 | 114.8 | 114.1 |
| May-2018 | 115.3 | 114.4 |
| Jun-2018 | 115.8 | 114.5 |
| Jul-2018 | 116.2 | 114.6 |
| Aug-2018 | 116.5 | 114.8 |
| Sep-2018 | 116.8 | 114.9 |
| Oct-2018 | 117.4 | 115.0 |
| Nov-2018 | 117.8 | 115.1 |
| Dec-2018 | 118.1 | 115.3 |
| Jan-2019 | 118.4 | 115.5 |
| Feb-2019 | 118.8 | 115.5 |
| Mar-2019 | 119.2 | 115.7 |
| Apr-2019 | 119.7 | 115.9 |
| May-2019 | 120.2 | 116.0 |
| Jun-2019 | 120.8 | 116.1 |
| Jul-2019 | 121.3 | 116.2 |
| Aug-2019 | 121.6 | 116.4 |
| Sep-2019 | 121.8 | 116.5 |
| Oct-2019 | 122.1 | 116.6 |
| Nov-2019 | 122.5 | 116.8 |
| Dec-2019 | 122.7 | 116.9 |
| Jan-2020 | 123.3 | 117.0 |
| Feb-2020 | 123.9 | 117.2 |
| Mar-2020 | 123.7 | 116.0 |
| Apr-2020 | 120.3 | 98.3 |
| May-2020 | 120.1 | 101.1 |
| Jun-2020 | 120.3 | 105.3 |
| Jul-2020 | 120.3 | 106.6 |
| Aug-2020 | 120.5 | 107.6 |
| Sep-2020 | 121.0 | 108.5 |
| Oct-2020 | 121.4 | 109.2 |
| Nov-2020 | 121.7 | 109.6 |
| Dec-2020 | 122.2 | 109.4 |
| Jan-2021 | 122.6 | 109.7 |
| Feb-2021 | 123.5 | 110.1 |
| Mar-2021 | 124.0 | 110.8 |
| Apr-2021 | 124.7 | 111.1 |
| May-2021 | 125.2 | 111.5 |
| Jun-2021 | 125.8 | 112.1 |
| Jul-2021 | 126.8 | 112.9 |
| Aug-2021 | 127.4 | 113.3 |
| Sep-2021 | 128.2 | 113.8 |
| Oct-2021 | 128.9 | 114.6 |
| Nov-2021 | 129.6 | 115.2 |
| Dec-2021 | 130.2 | 115.7 |
| Jan-2022 | 131.1 | 115.9 |
| Feb-2022 | 131.7 | 116.6 |
| Mar-2022 | 132.5 | 117.1 |
| Apr-2022 | 133.1 | 117.3 |
| May-2022 | 133.9 | 117.5 |
| Jun-2022 | 134.5 | 117.9 |
| Jul-2022 | 135.2 | 118.4 |
| Aug-2022 | 135.8 | 118.7 |
| Sep-2022 | 136.3 | 118.9 |
| Oct-2022 | 136.8 | 119.2 |
| Nov-2022 | 137.2 | 119.4 |
| Dec-2022 | 137.4 | 119.5 |
| Jan-2023 | 137.3 | 119.8 |
| Feb-2023 | 137.6 | 120.0 |
| Mar-2023 | 137.8 | 120.0 |
| Apr-2023 | 137.8 | 120.2 |
| May-2023 | 137.8 | 120.4 |
| Jun-2023 | 138.0 | 120.5 |
| Jul-2023 | 138.0 | 120.6 |
| Aug-2023 | 138.1 | 120.7 |
| Sep-2023 | 138.0 | 120.9 |
| Oct-2023 | 137.7 | 121.0 |
| Nov-2023 | 137.7 | 121.0 |
| Dec-2023 | 137.8 | 121.1 |
| Jan-2024 | 137.9 | 121.2 |
| Feb-2024 | 137.9 | 121.4 |
| Mar-2024 | 137.7 | 121.5 |
| Apr-2024 | 137.8 | 121.5 |
| May-2024 | 137.9 | 121.6 |
| Jun-2024 | 138.1 | 121.7 |
| Jul-2024 | 137.9 | 121.6 |
| Aug-2024 | 137.7 | 121.6 |
| Sep-2024 | 137.8 | 121.8 |
| Oct-2024 | 137.0 | 121.7 |
| Nov-2024 | 137.7 | 121.9 |
| Dec-2024 | 137.9 | 122.0 |
| Jan-2025 | 137.7 | 122.0 |
| Feb-2025 | 137.5 | 122.0 |
| Mar-2025 | 137.4 | 122.1 |
| Apr-2025 | 137.4 | 122.2 |
| May-2025 | 137.4 | 122.2 |
| Jun-2025 | 137.1 | 122.1 |
| Jul-2025 | 137.1 | 122.2 |
| Aug-2025 | 137.1 | 122.2 |
| Sep-2025 | 136.9 | 122.2 |
| Oct-2025 | 136.7 | 122.3 |
| Nov-2025 | 136.9 | 122.3 |
| Dec-2025 | 136.9 | 122.3 |
| Jan-2026 | 136.8 | 122.5 |
| Feb-2026 | 136.9 | 122.3 |
| Mar-2026 | 136.9 | 122.5 |
| Apr-2026 | 137.2 | 122.7 |
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics' Current Employment Statistics public data series.
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