Teacher employment and the number of jobs needed to keep up with enrollment, 2003–2015
| Number of jobs | Jobs needed to keep up with student enrollment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-01 | 7697400 | ||
| 2003-02-01 | 7697400 | ||
| 2003-03-01 | 7691200 | ||
| 2003-04-01 | 7698500 | ||
| 2003-05-01 | 7695000 | ||
| 2003-06-01 | 7731500 | ||
| 2003-07-01 | 7779100 | ||
| 2003-08-01 | 7725200 | ||
| 2003-09-01 | 7667500 | ||
| 2003-10-01 | 7716500 | ||
| 2003-11-01 | 7702500 | ||
| 2003-12-01 | 7703100 | ||
| 2004-01-01 | 7712000 | ||
| 2004-02-01 | 7719900 | ||
| 2004-03-01 | 7748300 | ||
| 2004-04-01 | 7753800 | ||
| 2004-05-01 | 7776700 | ||
| 2004-06-01 | 7760700 | ||
| 2004-07-01 | 7757500 | ||
| 2004-08-01 | 7766900 | ||
| 2004-09-01 | 7774300 | ||
| 2004-10-01 | 7782800 | ||
| 2004-11-01 | 7797500 | ||
| 2004-12-01 | 7803200 | ||
| 2005-01-01 | 7821900 | ||
| 2005-02-01 | 7831100 | ||
| 2005-03-01 | 7820900 | ||
| 2005-04-01 | 7829400 | ||
| 2005-05-01 | 7840200 | ||
| 2005-06-01 | 7818800 | ||
| 2005-07-01 | 7904700 | ||
| 2005-08-01 | 7907300 | ||
| 2005-09-01 | 7878700 | ||
| 2005-10-01 | 7864600 | ||
| 2005-11-01 | 7875600 | ||
| 2005-12-01 | 7883000 | ||
| 2006-01-01 | 7882200 | ||
| 2006-02-01 | 7886900 | ||
| 2006-03-01 | 7890600 | ||
| 2006-04-01 | 7896100 | ||
| 2006-05-01 | 7883900 | ||
| 2006-06-01 | 7867800 | ||
| 2006-07-01 | 7899900 | ||
| 2006-08-01 | 7935200 | ||
| 2006-09-01 | 7972600 | ||
| 2006-10-01 | 7950200 | ||
| 2006-11-01 | 7954500 | ||
| 2006-12-01 | 7956800 | ||
| 2007-01-01 | 7959800 | ||
| 2007-02-01 | 7953300 | ||
| 2007-03-01 | 7956300 | ||
| 2007-04-01 | 7965400 | ||
| 2007-05-01 | 7974300 | ||
| 2007-06-01 | 7964600 | ||
| 2007-07-01 | 7945700 | ||
| 2007-08-01 | 7991800 | ||
| 2007-09-01 | 8008600 | ||
| 2007-10-01 | 8023000 | ||
| 2007-11-01 | 8034400 | ||
| 2007-12-01 | 8054700 | ||
| 2008-01-01 | 8053500 | ||
| 2008-02-01 | 8064700 | ||
| 2008-03-01 | 8067900 | ||
| 2008-04-01 | 8062000 | ||
| 2008-05-01 | 8078100 | ||
| 2008-06-01 | 8086200 | ||
| 2008-07-01 | 8119400 | ||
| 2008-08-01 | 8091900 | ||
| 2008-09-01 | 8085300 | 8085300 | 8085300 |
| 2008-10-01 | 8089800 | 8087354 | |
| 2008-11-01 | 8082800 | 8089408 | |
| 2008-12-01 | 8083600 | 8091463 | |
| 2009-01-01 | 8084000 | 8093519 | |
| 2009-02-01 | 8096700 | 8095575 | |
| 2009-03-01 | 8093700 | 8097631 | |
| 2009-04-01 | 8091600 | 8099689 | |
| 2009-05-01 | 8088200 | 8101746 | |
| 2009-06-01 | 8108400 | 8103804 | |
| 2009-07-01 | 8066700 | 8105863 | |
| 2009-08-01 | 8061900 | 8107922 | |
| 2009-09-01 | 8012300 | 8109982 | |
| 2009-10-01 | 8073700 | 8112042 | |
| 2009-11-01 | 8099100 | 8114103 | |
| 2009-12-01 | 8071600 | 8116164 | |
| 2010-01-01 | 8068500 | 8118226 | |
| 2010-02-01 | 8057000 | 8120288 | |
| 2010-03-01 | 8058000 | 8122351 | |
| 2010-04-01 | 8056300 | 8124414 | |
| 2010-05-01 | 8062400 | 8126478 | |
| 2010-06-01 | 8048600 | 8128542 | |
| 2010-07-01 | 8026300 | 8130607 | |
| 2010-08-01 | 7997100 | 8132673 | |
| 2010-09-01 | 7919200 | 8134739 | |
| 2010-10-01 | 7963700 | 8136805 | |
| 2010-11-01 | 7961500 | 8138872 | |
| 2010-12-01 | 7953500 | 8140940 | |
| 2011-01-01 | 7948000 | 8143008 | |
| 2011-02-01 | 7930300 | 8145076 | |
| 2011-03-01 | 7927500 | 8147146 | |
| 2011-04-01 | 7939600 | 8149215 | |
| 2011-05-01 | 7897600 | 8151285 | |
| 2011-06-01 | 7925400 | 8153356 | |
| 2011-07-01 | 7866900 | 8155427 | |
| 2011-08-01 | 7845400 | 8157499 | |
| 2011-09-01 | 7793600 | 8159571 | |
| 2011-10-01 | 7829100 | 8161644 | |
| 2011-11-01 | 7815800 | 8163718 | |
| 2011-12-01 | 7807900 | 8165791 | |
| 2012-01-01 | 7801400 | 8167866 | |
| 2012-02-01 | 7805000 | 8169941 | |
| 2012-03-01 | 7796400 | 8172016 | |
| 2012-04-01 | 7773900 | 8174092 | |
| 2012-05-01 | 7772000 | 8176169 | |
| 2012-06-01 | 7740800 | 8178246 | |
| 2012-07-01 | 7774700 | 8180323 | |
| 2012-08-01 | 7794400 | 8182401 | |
| 2012-09-01 | 7764400 | 8184480 | |
| 2012-10-01 | 7757600 | 8186559 | |
| 2012-11-01 | 7751900 | 8188639 | |
| 2012-12-01 | 7774300 | 8190719 | |
| 2013-01-01 | 7775600 | 8192800 | |
| 2013-02-01 | 7776800 | 8194881 | |
| 2013-03-01 | 7773600 | 8196963 | |
| 2013-04-01 | 7758800 | 8199045 | |
| 2013-05-01 | 7773400 | 8201128 | |
| 2013-06-01 | 7737300 | 8203211 | |
| 2013-07-01 | 7763800 | 8205295 | |
| 2013-08-01 | 7801400 | 8207379 | |
| 2013-09-01 | 7777800 | 8209464 | |
| 2013-10-01 | 7776800 | 8211550 | |
| 2013-11-01 | 7779000 | 8213636 | |
| 2013-12-01 | 7763700 | 8215722 | |
| 2014-01-01 | 7765000 | 8217809 | |
| 2014-02-01 | 7765400 | 8219897 | |
| 2014-03-01 | 7769000 | 8221985 | |
| 2014-04-01 | 7781900 | 8224074 | |
| 2014-05-01 | 7774200 | 8226163 | |
| 2014-06-01 | 7786500 | 8228253 | |
| 2014-07-01 | 7799200 | 8230343 | |
| 2014-08-01 | 7804500 | 8232434 | |
| 2014-09-01 | 7807600 | 8234525 | |
| 2014-10-01 | 7799500 | 8236617 | |
| 2014-11-01 | 7797400 | 8238709 | |
| 2014-12-01 | 7796700 | 8240802 | |
| 2015-01-01 | 7797200 | 8242896 | |
| 2015-02-01 | 7791400 | 8244990 | |
| 2015-03-01 | 7790200 | 8247084 | |
| 2015-04-01 | 7784600 | 8249179 | |
| 2015-05-01 | 7789200 | 8251275 | |
| 2015-06-01 | 7810600 | 8253371 | |
| 2015-07-01 | 7829000 | 8255467 | |
| 2015-08-01 | 7849300 | 8257565 | |
| 2015-09-01 | 7849300 | 8259662 | 8085300 |
Source: EPI analysis of Current Employment Statistics public data series and U.S. Department of Education (2014)