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Payroll employment and the number of jobs needed to keep up with the growth in the potential labor force, 2000–2013

Year Payroll employment – actual Jobs to keep up with growth in potential labor force
Jan-00 130869
Feb-00 130999
Mar-00 131470
Apr-00 131757
May-00 131982
Jun-00 131936
Jul-00 132102
Aug-00 132104
Sep-00 132231
Oct-00 132219
Nov-00 132442
Dec-00 132580
Jan-01 132548
Feb-01 132617
Mar-01 132588
Apr-01 132307
May-01 132266
Jun-01 132140
Jul-01 132018
Aug-01 131862
Sep-01 131618
Oct-01 131291
Nov-01 130995
Dec-01 130823
Jan-02 130680
Feb-02 130545
Mar-02 130523
Apr-02 130440
May-02 130434
Jun-02 130486
Jul-02 130394
Aug-02 130380
Sep-02 130322
Oct-02 130446
Nov-02 130453
Dec-02 130291
Jan-03 130380
Feb-03 130222
Mar-03 130007
Apr-03 129956
May-03 129946
Jun-03 129943
Jul-03 129963
Aug-03 129919
Sep-03 130024
Oct-03 130221
Nov-03 130234
Dec-03 130353
Jan-04 130512
Feb-04 130555
Mar-04 130888
Apr-04 131135
May-04 131441
Jun-04 131519
Jul-04 131556
Aug-04 131681
Sep-04 131836
Oct-04 132179
Nov-04 132244
Dec-04 132372
Jan-05 132502
Feb-05 132742
Mar-05 132877
Apr-05 133239
May-05 133407
Jun-05 133653
Jul-05 134025
Aug-05 134217
Sep-05 134282
Oct-05 134363
Nov-05 134698
Dec-05 134856
Jan-06 135130
Feb-06 135446
Mar-06 135726
Apr-06 135907
May-06 135928
Jun-06 136008
Jul-06 136218
Aug-06 136397
Sep-06 136556
Oct-06 136553
Nov-06 136758
Dec-06 136927
Jan-07 137161
Feb-07 137251
Mar-07 137437
Apr-07 137513
May-07 137654
Jun-07 137734
Jul-07 137699
Aug-07 137675
Sep-07 137752
Oct-07 137838
Nov-07 137949
Dec-07 138042 138042
Jan-08 138056 138140
Feb-08 137971 138237
Mar-08 137892 138335
Apr-08 137677 138433
May-08 137491 138530
Jun-08 137322 138628
Jul-08 137106 138726
Aug-08 136836 138824
Sep-08 136377 138923
Oct-08 135905 139021
Nov-08 135130 139119
Dec-08 134425 139217
Jan-09 133631 139316
Feb-09 132936 139414
Mar-09 132106 139513
Apr-09 131402 139611
May-09 131050 139710
Jun-09 130578 139809
Jul-09 130227 139907
Aug-09 130017 140006
Sep-09 129784 140105
Oct-09 129614 140204
Nov-09 129593 140303
Dec-09 129373 140403
Jan-10 129360 140502
Feb-10 129320 140601
Mar-10 129474 140700
Apr-10 129703 140800
May-10 130224 140899
Jun-10 130094 140999
Jul-10 130008 141099
Aug-10 129971 141198
Sep-10 129928 141298
Oct-10 130156 141398
Nov-10 130300 141498
Dec-10 130395 141598
Jan-11 130464 141698
Feb-11 130660 141798
Mar-11 130865 141898
Apr-11 131169 141999
May-11 131284 142099
Jun-11 131493 142199
Jul-11 131571 142298
Aug-11 131703 142396
Sep-11 131928 142495
Oct-11 132094 142593
Nov-11 132268 142692
Dec-11 132498 142790
Jan-12 132809 142889
Feb-12 133080 142988
Mar-12 133285 143086
Apr-12 133397 143185
May-12 133522 143284
Jun-12 133609 143383
Jul-12 133762 143454
Aug-12 133927 143526
Sep-12 134065 143597
Oct-12 134225 143668
Nov-12 134472 143739
Dec-12 134691 143810
Jan-13 134839 143882
Feb-13 135171 143953
Mar-13 135313 144024
Apr-13 135512 144096
May-13 135688 144167
Jun-13 135860 144239
Jul-13 135949 144316
Aug-13 136142 144394
Sep-13 136290 144472
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