Chart: Average monthly total nonfarm employment growth, 2006–2017 | Economic Policy Institute

Figure A

Average monthly total nonfarm employment growth, 2006–2017

Year	Average monthly total nonfarm employment growth
2006	174
2007	96
2008	-297
2009	-422
2010	88
2011	174
2012	179
2013	192
2014	250
2015	226
2016	187
2017	171

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Source: Data are from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) series of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and are subject to occasional revisions.

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