Figure L
U.S. steel employment, 1990–2014
| Month | Total steel employment (thousands of employees) |
|---|---|
| 1990/01/01 | 258.2 |
| 1990/02/01 | 257.7 |
| 1990/03/01 | 257.6 |
| 1990/04/01 | 257.5 |
| 1990/05/01 | 257.5 |
| 1990/06/01 | 257.8 |
| 1990/07/01 | 258.4 |
| 1990/08/01 | 257.2 |
| 1990/09/01 | 256.4 |
| 1990/10/01 | 256.6 |
| 1990/11/01 | 256.6 |
| 1990/12/01 | 255.0 |
| 1991/01/01 | 256.2 |
| 1991/02/01 | 248.7 |
| 1991/03/01 | 248.0 |
| 1991/04/01 | 247.6 |
| 1991/05/01 | 245.8 |
| 1991/06/01 | 244.3 |
| 1991/07/01 | 243.8 |
| 1991/08/01 | 243.1 |
| 1991/09/01 | 242.6 |
| 1991/10/01 | 239.7 |
| 1991/11/01 | 238.1 |
| 1991/12/01 | 238.2 |
| 1992/01/01 | 238.2 |
| 1992/02/01 | 237.8 |
| 1992/03/01 | 237.1 |
| 1992/04/01 | 235.9 |
| 1992/05/01 | 235.0 |
| 1992/06/01 | 234.6 |
| 1992/07/01 | 233.1 |
| 1992/08/01 | 232.8 |
| 1992/09/01 | 231.5 |
| 1992/10/01 | 229.1 |
| 1992/11/01 | 227.3 |
| 1992/12/01 | 225.6 |
| 1993/01/01 | 225.4 |
| 1993/02/01 | 225.3 |
| 1993/03/01 | 224.9 |
| 1993/04/01 | 224.2 |
| 1993/05/01 | 223.9 |
| 1993/06/01 | 222.8 |
| 1993/07/01 | 222.9 |
| 1993/08/01 | 222.9 |
| 1993/09/01 | 222.9 |
| 1993/10/01 | 222.7 |
| 1993/11/01 | 223.9 |
| 1993/12/01 | 224.0 |
| 1994/01/01 | 225.0 |
| 1994/02/01 | 224.0 |
| 1994/03/01 | 222.8 |
| 1994/04/01 | 220.9 |
| 1994/05/01 | 220.5 |
| 1994/06/01 | 222.0 |
| 1994/07/01 | 223.1 |
| 1994/08/01 | 221.8 |
| 1994/09/01 | 222.6 |
| 1994/10/01 | 223.0 |
| 1994/11/01 | 223.0 |
| 1994/12/01 | 224.0 |
| 1995/01/01 | 223.8 |
| 1995/02/01 | 223.7 |
| 1995/03/01 | 224.0 |
| 1995/04/01 | 224.3 |
| 1995/05/01 | 224.6 |
| 1995/06/01 | 225.0 |
| 1995/07/01 | 224.0 |
| 1995/08/01 | 224.8 |
| 1995/09/01 | 223.6 |
| 1995/10/01 | 223.3 |
| 1995/11/01 | 224.7 |
| 1995/12/01 | 224.7 |
| 1996/01/01 | 224.9 |
| 1996/02/01 | 224.3 |
| 1996/03/01 | 223.8 |
| 1996/04/01 | 223.7 |
| 1996/05/01 | 224.1 |
| 1996/06/01 | 223.5 |
| 1996/07/01 | 223.3 |
| 1996/08/01 | 223.7 |
| 1996/09/01 | 222.9 |
| 1996/10/01 | 219.6 |
| 1996/11/01 | 219.4 |
| 1996/12/01 | 219.0 |
| 1997/01/01 | 219.6 |
| 1997/02/01 | 219.2 |
| 1997/03/01 | 219.2 |
| 1997/04/01 | 218.5 |
| 1997/05/01 | 217.4 |
| 1997/06/01 | 217.7 |
| 1997/07/01 | 217.2 |
| 1997/08/01 | 216.9 |
| 1997/09/01 | 218.0 |
| 1997/10/01 | 218.5 |
| 1997/11/01 | 218.8 |
| 1997/12/01 | 217.9 |
| 1998/01/01 | 218.2 |
| 1998/02/01 | 217.9 |
| 1998/03/01 | 217.6 |
| 1998/04/01 | 217.2 |
| 1998/05/01 | 217.7 |
| 1998/06/01 | 218.1 |
| 1998/07/01 | 217.0 |
| 1998/08/01 | 216.8 |
| 1998/09/01 | 216.8 |
| 1998/10/01 | 214.4 |
| 1998/11/01 | 212.3 |
| 1998/12/01 | 212.7 |
| 1999/01/01 | 212.2 |
| 1999/02/01 | 212.0 |
| 1999/03/01 | 212.0 |
| 1999/04/01 | 211.7 |
| 1999/05/01 | 211.5 |
| 1999/06/01 | 210.2 |
| 1999/07/01 | 210.4 |
| 1999/08/01 | 210.1 |
| 1999/09/01 | 210.3 |
| 1999/10/01 | 210.2 |
| 1999/11/01 | 210.8 |
| 1999/12/01 | 210.7 |
| 2000/01/01 | 211.1 |
| 2000/02/01 | 211.0 |
| 2000/03/01 | 211.7 |
| 2000/04/01 | 210.0 |
| 2000/05/01 | 209.0 |
| 2000/06/01 | 209.1 |
| 2000/07/01 | 209.4 |
| 2000/08/01 | 208.6 |
| 2000/09/01 | 205.3 |
| 2000/10/01 | 205.1 |
| 2000/11/01 | 204.4 |
| 2000/12/01 | 203.3 |
| 2001/01/01 | 201.4 |
| 2001/02/01 | 200.3 |
| 2001/03/01 | 198.7 |
| 2001/04/01 | 196.3 |
| 2001/05/01 | 194.1 |
| 2001/06/01 | 191.1 |
| 2001/07/01 | 188.0 |
| 2001/08/01 | 185.3 |
| 2001/09/01 | 183.0 |
| 2001/10/01 | 181.2 |
| 2001/11/01 | 178.2 |
| 2001/12/01 | 175.4 |
| 2002/01/01 | 173.3 |
| 2002/02/01 | 171.7 |
| 2002/03/01 | 170.2 |
| 2002/04/01 | 169.5 |
| 2002/05/01 | 170.1 |
| 2002/06/01 | 169.9 |
| 2002/07/01 | 169.9 |
| 2002/08/01 | 170.3 |
| 2002/09/01 | 170.3 |
| 2002/10/01 | 170.1 |
| 2002/11/01 | 170.0 |
| 2002/12/01 | 169.4 |
| 2003/01/01 | 169.3 |
| 2003/02/01 | 168.5 |
| 2003/03/01 | 167.6 |
| 2003/04/01 | 166.6 |
| 2003/05/01 | 164.3 |
| 2003/06/01 | 162.2 |
| 2003/07/01 | 161.7 |
| 2003/08/01 | 161.3 |
| 2003/09/01 | 159.8 |
| 2003/10/01 | 158.9 |
| 2003/11/01 | 158.3 |
| 2003/12/01 | 157.4 |
| 2004/01/01 | 157.2 |
| 2004/02/01 | 156.6 |
| 2004/03/01 | 156.3 |
| 2004/04/01 | 156.1 |
| 2004/05/01 | 155.4 |
| 2004/06/01 | 155.9 |
| 2004/07/01 | 156.4 |
| 2004/08/01 | 156.6 |
| 2004/09/01 | 157.1 |
| 2004/10/01 | 156.5 |
| 2004/11/01 | 156.5 |
| 2004/12/01 | 157.0 |
| 2005/01/01 | 156.3 |
| 2005/02/01 | 156.3 |
| 2005/03/01 | 155.9 |
| 2005/04/01 | 156.5 |
| 2005/05/01 | 158.0 |
| 2005/06/01 | 157.4 |
| 2005/07/01 | 155.6 |
| 2005/08/01 | 157.2 |
| 2005/09/01 | 156.2 |
| 2005/10/01 | 157.9 |
| 2005/11/01 | 157.8 |
| 2005/12/01 | 157.2 |
| 2006/01/01 | 157.3 |
| 2006/02/01 | 156.4 |
| 2006/03/01 | 155.3 |
| 2006/04/01 | 156.1 |
| 2006/05/01 | 157.5 |
| 2006/06/01 | 157.1 |
| 2006/07/01 | 158.1 |
| 2006/08/01 | 156.4 |
| 2006/09/01 | 157.2 |
| 2006/10/01 | 157.5 |
| 2006/11/01 | 157.2 |
| 2006/12/01 | 158.4 |
| 2007/01/01 | 159.8 |
| 2007/02/01 | 161.5 |
| 2007/03/01 | 160.8 |
| 2007/04/01 | 162.6 |
| 2007/05/01 | 162.3 |
| 2007/06/01 | 161.1 |
| 2007/07/01 | 162.4 |
| 2007/08/01 | 161.9 |
| 2007/09/01 | 160.4 |
| 2007/10/01 | 159.6 |
| 2007/11/01 | 161.6 |
| 2007/12/01 | 161.6 |
| 2008/01/01 | 161.5 |
| 2008/02/01 | 161.3 |
| 2008/03/01 | 163.3 |
| 2008/04/01 | 162.4 |
| 2008/05/01 | 162.6 |
| 2008/06/01 | 162.4 |
| 2008/07/01 | 161.2 |
| 2008/08/01 | 160.6 |
| 2008/09/01 | 160.0 |
| 2008/10/01 | 158.2 |
| 2008/11/01 | 156.0 |
| 2008/12/01 | 152.9 |
| 2009/01/01 | 150.1 |
| 2009/02/01 | 146.0 |
| 2009/03/01 | 143.9 |
| 2009/04/01 | 136.2 |
| 2009/05/01 | 132.2 |
| 2009/06/01 | 129.8 |
| 2009/07/01 | 129.9 |
| 2009/08/01 | 129.8 |
| 2009/09/01 | 129.8 |
| 2009/10/01 | 131.3 |
| 2009/11/01 | 131.6 |
| 2009/12/01 | 132.1 |
| 2010/01/01 | 132.3 |
| 2010/02/01 | 134.4 |
| 2010/03/01 | 136.0 |
| 2010/04/01 | 138.1 |
| 2010/05/01 | 139.4 |
| 2010/06/01 | 139.7 |
| 2010/07/01 | 140.1 |
| 2010/08/01 | 140.0 |
| 2010/09/01 | 140.6 |
| 2010/10/01 | 140.3 |
| 2010/11/01 | 141.1 |
| 2010/12/01 | 141.6 |
| 2011/01/01 | 143.4 |
| 2011/02/01 | 144.5 |
| 2011/03/01 | 145.5 |
| 2011/04/01 | 148.0 |
| 2011/05/01 | 148.3 |
| 2011/06/01 | 148.8 |
| 2011/07/01 | 149.5 |
| 2011/08/01 | 149.8 |
| 2011/09/01 | 150.6 |
| 2011/10/01 | 151.4 |
| 2011/11/01 | 152.2 |
| 2011/12/01 | 152.0 |
| 2012/01/01 | 152.2 |
| 2012/02/01 | 152.6 |
| 2012/03/01 | 152.6 |
| 2012/04/01 | 151.9 |
| 2012/05/01 | 153.8 |
| 2012/06/01 | 153.3 |
| 2012/07/01 | 154.4 |
| 2012/08/01 | 152.7 |
| 2012/09/01 | 151.9 |
| 2012/10/01 | 151.9 |
| 2012/11/01 | 150.6 |
| 2012/12/01 | 150.5 |
| 2013/01/01 | 150.1 |
| 2013/02/01 | 149.0 |
| 2013/03/01 | 149.8 |
| 2013/04/01 | 149.0 |
| 2013/05/01 | 149.1 |
| 2013/06/01 | 149.1 |
| 2013/07/01 | 147.7 |
| 2013/08/01 | 149.0 |
| 2013/09/01 | 149.2 |
| 2013/10/01 | 148.3 |
| 2013/11/01 | 149.2 |
| 2013/12/01 | 150.7 |
| 2014/01/01 | 150.1 |
| 2014/02/01 | 149.8 |
| 2014/03/01 | 149.8 |
Note: Employment data combine blast furnaces and steel mills (NAICS 3311) and steel products from purchased steel (NAICS 3312).
Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Establishment Survey public data (BLS 2014)
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