Job losses in the last two months set us back two decades: Non-farm payroll employment levels, in thousands, 1989--April 2020
| Date | Employment |
|---|---|
| Jan-1989 | 107161 |
| Feb-1989 | 107427 |
| Mar-1989 | 107621 |
| Apr-1989 | 107791 |
| May-1989 | 107913 |
| Jun-1989 | 108027 |
| Jul-1989 | 108069 |
| Aug-1989 | 108120 |
| Sep-1989 | 108369 |
| Oct-1989 | 108476 |
| Nov-1989 | 108752 |
| Dec-1989 | 108836 |
| Jan-1990 | 109199 |
| Feb-1990 | 109435 |
| Mar-1990 | 109644 |
| Apr-1990 | 109686 |
| May-1990 | 109839 |
| Jun-1990 | 109856 |
| Jul-1990 | 109824 |
| Aug-1990 | 109616 |
| Sep-1990 | 109518 |
| Oct-1990 | 109367 |
| Nov-1990 | 109214 |
| Dec-1990 | 109166 |
| Jan-1991 | 109055 |
| Feb-1991 | 108734 |
| Mar-1991 | 108574 |
| Apr-1991 | 108364 |
| May-1991 | 108249 |
| Jun-1991 | 108334 |
| Jul-1991 | 108292 |
| Aug-1991 | 108310 |
| Sep-1991 | 108336 |
| Oct-1991 | 108357 |
| Nov-1991 | 108296 |
| Dec-1991 | 108328 |
| Jan-1992 | 108369 |
| Feb-1992 | 108311 |
| Mar-1992 | 108365 |
| Apr-1992 | 108519 |
| May-1992 | 108649 |
| Jun-1992 | 108715 |
| Jul-1992 | 108793 |
| Aug-1992 | 108925 |
| Sep-1992 | 108959 |
| Oct-1992 | 109139 |
| Nov-1992 | 109272 |
| Dec-1992 | 109495 |
| Jan-1993 | 109794 |
| Feb-1993 | 110044 |
| Mar-1993 | 109994 |
| Apr-1993 | 110296 |
| May-1993 | 110568 |
| Jun-1993 | 110749 |
| Jul-1993 | 111055 |
| Aug-1993 | 111206 |
| Sep-1993 | 111448 |
| Oct-1993 | 111733 |
| Nov-1993 | 111984 |
| Dec-1993 | 112314 |
| Jan-1994 | 112595 |
| Feb-1994 | 112781 |
| Mar-1994 | 113242 |
| Apr-1994 | 113586 |
| May-1994 | 113921 |
| Jun-1994 | 114238 |
| Jul-1994 | 114610 |
| Aug-1994 | 114896 |
| Sep-1994 | 115247 |
| Oct-1994 | 115458 |
| Nov-1994 | 115869 |
| Dec-1994 | 116165 |
| Jan-1995 | 116501 |
| Feb-1995 | 116697 |
| Mar-1995 | 116907 |
| Apr-1995 | 117069 |
| May-1995 | 117049 |
| Jun-1995 | 117286 |
| Jul-1995 | 117380 |
| Aug-1995 | 117634 |
| Sep-1995 | 117875 |
| Oct-1995 | 118031 |
| Nov-1995 | 118175 |
| Dec-1995 | 118320 |
| Jan-1996 | 118316 |
| Feb-1996 | 118739 |
| Mar-1996 | 118993 |
| Apr-1996 | 119158 |
| May-1996 | 119486 |
| Jun-1996 | 119769 |
| Jul-1996 | 120015 |
| Aug-1996 | 120199 |
| Sep-1996 | 120410 |
| Oct-1996 | 120665 |
| Nov-1996 | 120961 |
| Dec-1996 | 121143 |
| Jan-1997 | 121363 |
| Feb-1997 | 121675 |
| Mar-1997 | 121990 |
| Apr-1997 | 122286 |
| May-1997 | 122546 |
| Jun-1997 | 122814 |
| Jul-1997 | 123111 |
| Aug-1997 | 123093 |
| Sep-1997 | 123585 |
| Oct-1997 | 123929 |
| Nov-1997 | 124235 |
| Dec-1997 | 124549 |
| Jan-1998 | 124812 |
| Feb-1998 | 125016 |
| Mar-1998 | 125164 |
| Apr-1998 | 125442 |
| May-1998 | 125844 |
| Jun-1998 | 126076 |
| Jul-1998 | 126205 |
| Aug-1998 | 126544 |
| Sep-1998 | 126752 |
| Oct-1998 | 126954 |
| Nov-1998 | 127231 |
| Dec-1998 | 127596 |
| Jan-1999 | 127702 |
| Feb-1999 | 128120 |
| Mar-1999 | 128227 |
| Apr-1999 | 128597 |
| May-1999 | 128808 |
| Jun-1999 | 129089 |
| Jul-1999 | 129414 |
| Aug-1999 | 129569 |
| Sep-1999 | 129772 |
| Oct-1999 | 130177 |
| Nov-1999 | 130466 |
| Dec-1999 | 130772 |
| Jan-2000 | 131005 |
| Feb-2000 | 131124 |
| Mar-2000 | 131596 |
| Apr-2000 | 131888 |
| May-2000 | 132105 |
| Jun-2000 | 132061 |
| Jul-2000 | 132236 |
| Aug-2000 | 132230 |
| Sep-2000 | 132353 |
| Oct-2000 | 132351 |
| Nov-2000 | 132556 |
| Dec-2000 | 132709 |
| Jan-2001 | 132698 |
| Feb-2001 | 132789 |
| Mar-2001 | 132747 |
| Apr-2001 | 132463 |
| May-2001 | 132410 |
| Jun-2001 | 132299 |
| Jul-2001 | 132177 |
| Aug-2001 | 132028 |
| Sep-2001 | 131771 |
| Oct-2001 | 131454 |
| Nov-2001 | 131142 |
| Dec-2001 | 130982 |
| Jan-2002 | 130852 |
| Feb-2002 | 130736 |
| Mar-2002 | 130717 |
| Apr-2002 | 130623 |
| May-2002 | 130634 |
| Jun-2002 | 130684 |
| Jul-2002 | 130590 |
| Aug-2002 | 130587 |
| Sep-2002 | 130501 |
| Oct-2002 | 130628 |
| Nov-2002 | 130615 |
| Dec-2002 | 130472 |
| Jan-2003 | 130580 |
| Feb-2003 | 130444 |
| Mar-2003 | 130232 |
| Apr-2003 | 130177 |
| May-2003 | 130196 |
| Jun-2003 | 130194 |
| Jul-2003 | 130191 |
| Aug-2003 | 130149 |
| Sep-2003 | 130254 |
| Oct-2003 | 130454 |
| Nov-2003 | 130474 |
| Dec-2003 | 130588 |
| Jan-2004 | 130769 |
| Feb-2004 | 130825 |
| Mar-2004 | 131142 |
| Apr-2004 | 131411 |
| May-2004 | 131694 |
| Jun-2004 | 131793 |
| Jul-2004 | 131848 |
| Aug-2004 | 131937 |
| Sep-2004 | 132093 |
| Oct-2004 | 132447 |
| Nov-2004 | 132503 |
| Dec-2004 | 132624 |
| Jan-2005 | 132774 |
| Feb-2005 | 133032 |
| Mar-2005 | 133156 |
| Apr-2005 | 133518 |
| May-2005 | 133690 |
| Jun-2005 | 133942 |
| Jul-2005 | 134296 |
| Aug-2005 | 134498 |
| Sep-2005 | 134566 |
| Oct-2005 | 134655 |
| Nov-2005 | 134993 |
| Dec-2005 | 135149 |
| Jan-2006 | 135429 |
| Feb-2006 | 135737 |
| Mar-2006 | 136047 |
| Apr-2006 | 136205 |
| May-2006 | 136244 |
| Jun-2006 | 136325 |
| Jul-2006 | 136520 |
| Aug-2006 | 136694 |
| Sep-2006 | 136843 |
| Oct-2006 | 136852 |
| Nov-2006 | 137063 |
| Dec-2006 | 137249 |
| Jan-2007 | 137477 |
| Feb-2007 | 137558 |
| Mar-2007 | 137793 |
| Apr-2007 | 137842 |
| May-2007 | 137993 |
| Jun-2007 | 138069 |
| Jul-2007 | 138038 |
| Aug-2007 | 138015 |
| Sep-2007 | 138095 |
| Oct-2007 | 138174 |
| Nov-2007 | 138284 |
| Dec-2007 | 138392 |
| Jan-2008 | 138403 |
| Feb-2008 | 138324 |
| Mar-2008 | 138275 |
| Apr-2008 | 138035 |
| May-2008 | 137858 |
| Jun-2008 | 137687 |
| Jul-2008 | 137491 |
| Aug-2008 | 137213 |
| Sep-2008 | 136753 |
| Oct-2008 | 136272 |
| Nov-2008 | 135545 |
| Dec-2008 | 134839 |
| Jan-2009 | 134055 |
| Feb-2009 | 133312 |
| Mar-2009 | 132512 |
| Apr-2009 | 131817 |
| May-2009 | 131475 |
| Jun-2009 | 131008 |
| Jul-2009 | 130668 |
| Aug-2009 | 130485 |
| Sep-2009 | 130244 |
| Oct-2009 | 130045 |
| Nov-2009 | 130057 |
| Dec-2009 | 129788 |
| Jan-2010 | 129790 |
| Feb-2010 | 129698 |
| Mar-2010 | 129879 |
| Apr-2010 | 130110 |
| May-2010 | 130650 |
| Jun-2010 | 130511 |
| Jul-2010 | 130427 |
| Aug-2010 | 130422 |
| Sep-2010 | 130357 |
| Oct-2010 | 130625 |
| Nov-2010 | 130750 |
| Dec-2010 | 130822 |
| Jan-2011 | 130841 |
| Feb-2011 | 131053 |
| Mar-2011 | 131288 |
| Apr-2011 | 131602 |
| May-2011 | 131703 |
| Jun-2011 | 131939 |
| Jul-2011 | 131999 |
| Aug-2011 | 132125 |
| Sep-2011 | 132358 |
| Oct-2011 | 132562 |
| Nov-2011 | 132694 |
| Dec-2011 | 132896 |
| Jan-2012 | 133250 |
| Feb-2012 | 133512 |
| Mar-2012 | 133752 |
| Apr-2012 | 133834 |
| May-2012 | 133934 |
| Jun-2012 | 134007 |
| Jul-2012 | 134159 |
| Aug-2012 | 134331 |
| Sep-2012 | 134518 |
| Oct-2012 | 134677 |
| Nov-2012 | 134833 |
| Dec-2012 | 135072 |
| Jan-2013 | 135263 |
| Feb-2013 | 135541 |
| Mar-2013 | 135680 |
| Apr-2013 | 135871 |
| May-2013 | 136093 |
| Jun-2013 | 136274 |
| Jul-2013 | 136386 |
| Aug-2013 | 136628 |
| Sep-2013 | 136815 |
| Oct-2013 | 137040 |
| Nov-2013 | 137304 |
| Dec-2013 | 137373 |
| Jan-2014 | 137548 |
| Feb-2014 | 137714 |
| Mar-2014 | 137968 |
| Apr-2014 | 138293 |
| May-2014 | 138511 |
| Jun-2014 | 138837 |
| Jul-2014 | 139069 |
| Aug-2014 | 139257 |
| Sep-2014 | 139566 |
| Oct-2014 | 139818 |
| Nov-2014 | 140109 |
| Dec-2014 | 140377 |
| Jan-2015 | 140568 |
| Feb-2015 | 140839 |
| Mar-2015 | 140910 |
| Apr-2015 | 141194 |
| May-2015 | 141525 |
| Jun-2015 | 141699 |
| Jul-2015 | 142001 |
| Aug-2015 | 142126 |
| Sep-2015 | 142281 |
| Oct-2015 | 142587 |
| Nov-2015 | 142824 |
| Dec-2015 | 143097 |
| Jan-2016 | 143170 |
| Feb-2016 | 143433 |
| Mar-2016 | 143662 |
| Apr-2016 | 143849 |
| May-2016 | 143891 |
| Jun-2016 | 144158 |
| Jul-2016 | 144512 |
| Aug-2016 | 144647 |
| Sep-2016 | 144916 |
| Oct-2016 | 145061 |
| Nov-2016 | 145212 |
| Dec-2016 | 145442 |
| Jan-2017 | 145627 |
| Feb-2017 | 145815 |
| Mar-2017 | 145944 |
| Apr-2017 | 146141 |
| May-2017 | 146296 |
| Jun-2017 | 146512 |
| Jul-2017 | 146727 |
| Aug-2017 | 146911 |
| Sep-2017 | 146929 |
| Oct-2017 | 147196 |
| Nov-2017 | 147421 |
| Dec-2017 | 147551 |
| Jan-2018 | 147672 |
| Feb-2018 | 148078 |
| Mar-2018 | 148254 |
| Apr-2018 | 148391 |
| May-2018 | 148669 |
| Jun-2018 | 148888 |
| Jul-2018 | 149024 |
| Aug-2018 | 149268 |
| Sep-2018 | 149348 |
| Oct-2018 | 149549 |
| Nov-2018 | 149683 |
| Dec-2018 | 149865 |
| Jan-2019 | 150134 |
| Feb-2019 | 150135 |
| Mar-2019 | 150282 |
| Apr-2019 | 150492 |
| May-2019 | 150577 |
| Jun-2019 | 150759 |
| Jul-2019 | 150953 |
| Aug-2019 | 151160 |
| Sep-2019 | 151368 |
| Oct-2019 | 151553 |
| Nov-2019 | 151814 |
| Dec-2019 | 151998 |
| Jan-2020 | 152212 |
| Feb-2020 | 152463 |
| Mar-2020 | 151090 |
| Apr-2020 | 130403 |
| May-2020 | 132912 |
Notes: Shaded areas denote recessions.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics public data series