Figure A
Payroll employment and the number of jobs needed to keep up with the growth in the potential labor force, 2000–2014
| Date | Payroll employment | Jobs needed |
|---|---|---|
| Jan-00 | 131.008 | |
| Feb-00 | 131.138 | |
| Mar-00 | 131.606 | |
| Apr-00 | 131.893 | |
| May-00 | 132.119 | |
| Jun-00 | 132.074 | |
| Jul-00 | 132.251 | |
| Aug-00 | 132.237 | |
| Sep-00 | 132.371 | |
| Oct-00 | 132.357 | |
| Nov-00 | 132.582 | |
| Dec-00 | 132.724 | |
| Jan-01 | 132.694 | |
| Feb-01 | 132.766 | |
| Mar-01 | 132.741 | |
| Apr-01 | 132.460 | |
| May-01 | 132.422 | |
| Jun-01 | 132.293 | |
| Jul-01 | 132.178 | |
| Aug-01 | 132.020 | |
| Sep-01 | 131.778 | |
| Oct-01 | 131.454 | |
| Nov-01 | 131.160 | |
| Dec-01 | 130.989 | |
| Jan-02 | 130.847 | |
| Feb-02 | 130.714 | |
| Mar-02 | 130.695 | |
| Apr-02 | 130.615 | |
| May-02 | 130.607 | |
| Jun-02 | 130.664 | |
| Jul-02 | 130.579 | |
| Aug-02 | 130.564 | |
| Sep-02 | 130.504 | |
| Oct-02 | 130.629 | |
| Nov-02 | 130.639 | |
| Dec-02 | 130.481 | |
| Jan-03 | 130.575 | |
| Feb-03 | 130.422 | |
| Mar-03 | 130.212 | |
| Apr-03 | 130.167 | |
| May-03 | 130.156 | |
| Jun-03 | 130.166 | |
| Jul-03 | 130.189 | |
| Aug-03 | 130.148 | |
| Sep-03 | 130.250 | |
| Oct-03 | 130.446 | |
| Nov-03 | 130.462 | |
| Dec-03 | 130.586 | |
| Jan-04 | 130.747 | |
| Feb-04 | 130.791 | |
| Mar-04 | 131.123 | |
| Apr-04 | 131.372 | |
| May-04 | 131.679 | |
| Jun-04 | 131.753 | |
| Jul-04 | 131.785 | |
| Aug-04 | 131.917 | |
| Sep-04 | 132.079 | |
| Oct-04 | 132.425 | |
| Nov-04 | 132.490 | |
| Dec-04 | 132.619 | |
| Jan-05 | 132.753 | |
| Feb-05 | 132.992 | |
| Mar-05 | 133.126 | |
| Apr-05 | 133.489 | |
| May-05 | 133.664 | |
| Jun-05 | 133.909 | |
| Jul-05 | 134.282 | |
| Aug-05 | 134.478 | |
| Sep-05 | 134.545 | |
| Oct-05 | 134.629 | |
| Nov-05 | 134.966 | |
| Dec-05 | 135.125 | |
| Jan-06 | 135.402 | |
| Feb-06 | 135.717 | |
| Mar-06 | 135.997 | |
| Apr-06 | 136.179 | |
| May-06 | 136.202 | |
| Jun-06 | 136.279 | |
| Jul-06 | 136.486 | |
| Aug-06 | 136.670 | |
| Sep-06 | 136.827 | |
| Oct-06 | 136.829 | |
| Nov-06 | 137.039 | |
| Dec-06 | 137.210 | |
| Jan-07 | 137.448 | |
| Feb-07 | 137.536 | |
| Mar-07 | 137.724 | |
| Apr-07 | 137.802 | |
| May-07 | 137.946 | |
| Jun-07 | 138.017 | |
| Jul-07 | 137.984 | |
| Aug-07 | 137.968 | |
| Sep-07 | 138.053 | |
| Oct-07 | 138.135 | |
| Nov-07 | 138.253 | |
| Dec-07 | 138.350 | 138.350 |
| Jan-08 | 138.365 | 138.441 |
| Feb-08 | 138.279 | 138.532 |
| Mar-08 | 138.199 | 138.623 |
| Apr-08 | 137.985 | 138.714 |
| May-08 | 137.803 | 138.805 |
| Jun-08 | 137.631 | 138.896 |
| Jul-08 | 137.421 | 138.987 |
| Aug-08 | 137.162 | 139.078 |
| Sep-08 | 136.710 | 139.169 |
| Oct-08 | 136.236 | 139.261 |
| Nov-08 | 135.471 | 139.352 |
| Dec-08 | 134.774 | 139.444 |
| Jan-09 | 133.976 | 139.535 |
| Feb-09 | 133.275 | 139.627 |
| Mar-09 | 132.449 | 139.718 |
| Apr-09 | 131.765 | 139.810 |
| May-09 | 131.411 | 139.902 |
| Jun-09 | 130.944 | 139.994 |
| Jul-09 | 130.617 | 140.086 |
| Aug-09 | 130.401 | 140.178 |
| Sep-09 | 130.174 | 140.270 |
| Oct-09 | 129.976 | 140.362 |
| Nov-09 | 129.970 | 140.454 |
| Dec-09 | 129.687 | 140.546 |
| Jan-10 | 129.705 | 140.638 |
| Feb-10 | 129.655 | 140.731 |
| Mar-10 | 129.811 | 140.823 |
| Apr-10 | 130.062 | 140.915 |
| May-10 | 130.578 | 141.008 |
| Jun-10 | 130.456 | 141.100 |
| Jul-10 | 130.395 | 141.193 |
| Aug-10 | 130.353 | 141.286 |
| Sep-10 | 130.296 | 141.378 |
| Oct-10 | 130.537 | 141.471 |
| Nov-10 | 130.674 | 141.564 |
| Dec-10 | 130.745 | 141.657 |
| Jan-11 | 130.815 | 141.750 |
| Feb-11 | 130.983 | 141.843 |
| Mar-11 | 131.195 | 141.936 |
| Apr-11 | 131.517 | 142.029 |
| May-11 | 131.619 | 142.123 |
| Jun-11 | 131.836 | 142.216 |
| Jul-11 | 131.942 | 142.309 |
| Aug-11 | 132.064 | 142.403 |
| Sep-11 | 132.285 | 142.496 |
| Oct-11 | 132.468 | 142.590 |
| Nov-11 | 132.632 | 142.683 |
| Dec-11 | 132.828 | 142.777 |
| Jan-12 | 133.188 | 142.871 |
| Feb-12 | 133.414 | 142.964 |
| Mar-12 | 133.657 | 143.058 |
| Apr-12 | 133.753 | 143.152 |
| May-12 | 133.863 | 143.246 |
| Jun-12 | 133.951 | 143.340 |
| Jul-12 | 134.111 | 143.434 |
| Aug-12 | 134.261 | 143.528 |
| Sep-12 | 134.422 | 143.623 |
| Oct-12 | 134.647 | 143.717 |
| Nov-12 | 134.850 | 143.811 |
| Dec-12 | 135.064 | 143.906 |
| Jan-13 | 135.261 | 144.000 |
| Feb-13 | 135.541 | 144.095 |
| Mar-13 | 135.682 | 144.189 |
| Apr-13 | 135.885 | 144.284 |
| May-13 | 136.084 | 144.378 |
| Jun-13 | 136.285 | 144.473 |
| Jul-13 | 136.434 | 144.568 |
| Aug-13 | 136.636 | 144.663 |
| Sep-13 | 136.800 | 144.758 |
| Oct-13 | 137.037 | 144.853 |
| Nov-13 | 137.311 | 144.948 |
| Dec-13 | 137.395 | 145.043 |
| Jan-14 | 137.539 | 145.138 |
| Feb-14 | 137.761 | 145.211 |
| Mar-14 | 137.964 | 145.283 |
| Apr-14 | 138.268 | 145.356 |
| May-14 | 138.497 | 145.428 |
| Jun-14 | 138.764 | 145.501 |
| Jul-14 | 139.007 | 145.574 |
| Aug-14 | 139.210 | 145.646 |
| Sep-14 | 139.481 | 145.719 |
| Oct-14 | 139.742 | 145.792 |
| Nov-14 | 140.095 | 145.864 |
| Dec-14 | 140.347 | 145.937 |
Note: The potential labor force is the actual labor force plus the “missing worker," potential workers who, because of weak job opportunities, are neither employed nor actively seeking a job. How EPI calculates missing workers can be found here: https://www.epi.org/publication/missing-workers/
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Employment Statistics public data series and Current population Survey public data series
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