Payroll
Payroll employment for manufacturing in thousands, 1995–2019
| Date | Manufacturing | Increase at rate of Jan. 2016–Jan. 2017 | Historical benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan-1995 | 17262 | 17500 | |
| Feb-1995 | 17265 | 17500 | |
| Mar-1995 | 17263 | 17500 | |
| Apr-1995 | 17278 | 17500 | |
| May-1995 | 17259 | 17500 | |
| Jun-1995 | 17247 | 17500 | |
| Jul-1995 | 17218 | 17500 | |
| Aug-1995 | 17240 | 17500 | |
| Sep-1995 | 17247 | 17500 | |
| Oct-1995 | 17216 | 17500 | |
| Nov-1995 | 17209 | 17500 | |
| Dec-1995 | 17231 | 17500 | |
| Jan-1996 | 17208 | 17500 | |
| Feb-1996 | 17229 | 17500 | |
| Mar-1996 | 17193 | 17500 | |
| Apr-1996 | 17204 | 17500 | |
| May-1996 | 17222 | 17500 | |
| Jun-1996 | 17226 | 17500 | |
| Jul-1996 | 17223 | 17500 | |
| Aug-1996 | 17255 | 17500 | |
| Sep-1996 | 17252 | 17500 | |
| Oct-1996 | 17268 | 17500 | |
| Nov-1996 | 17277 | 17500 | |
| Dec-1996 | 17284 | 17500 | |
| Jan-1997 | 17297 | 17500 | |
| Feb-1997 | 17316 | 17500 | |
| Mar-1997 | 17340 | 17500 | |
| Apr-1997 | 17349 | 17500 | |
| May-1997 | 17362 | 17500 | |
| Jun-1997 | 17387 | 17500 | |
| Jul-1997 | 17389 | 17500 | |
| Aug-1997 | 17452 | 17500 | |
| Sep-1997 | 17465 | 17500 | |
| Oct-1997 | 17513 | 17500 | |
| Nov-1997 | 17556 | 17500 | |
| Dec-1997 | 17588 | 17500 | |
| Jan-1998 | 17619 | 17500 | |
| Feb-1998 | 17627 | 17500 | |
| Mar-1998 | 17637 | 17500 | |
| Apr-1998 | 17637 | 17500 | |
| May-1998 | 17624 | 17500 | |
| Jun-1998 | 17608 | 17500 | |
| Jul-1998 | 17422 | 17500 | |
| Aug-1998 | 17563 | 17500 | |
| Sep-1998 | 17557 | 17500 | |
| Oct-1998 | 17512 | 17500 | |
| Nov-1998 | 17465 | 17500 | |
| Dec-1998 | 17449 | 17500 | |
| Jan-1999 | 17427 | 17500 | |
| Feb-1999 | 17395 | 17500 | |
| Mar-1999 | 17368 | 17500 | |
| Apr-1999 | 17344 | 17500 | |
| May-1999 | 17333 | 17500 | |
| Jun-1999 | 17295 | 17500 | |
| Jul-1999 | 17308 | 17500 | |
| Aug-1999 | 17287 | 17500 | |
| Sep-1999 | 17281 | 17500 | |
| Oct-1999 | 17272 | 17500 | |
| Nov-1999 | 17282 | 17500 | |
| Dec-1999 | 17280 | 17500 | |
| Jan-2000 | 17284 | 17500 | |
| Feb-2000 | 17285 | 17500 | |
| Mar-2000 | 17302 | 17500 | |
| Apr-2000 | 17298 | 17500 | |
| May-2000 | 17279 | 17500 | |
| Jun-2000 | 17296 | 17500 | |
| Jul-2000 | 17322 | 17500 | |
| Aug-2000 | 17287 | 17500 | |
| Sep-2000 | 17230 | 17500 | |
| Oct-2000 | 17217 | 17500 | |
| Nov-2000 | 17202 | 17500 | |
| Dec-2000 | 17181 | 17500 | |
| Jan-2001 | 17104 | 17500 | |
| Feb-2001 | 17028 | 17500 | |
| Mar-2001 | 16938 | 17500 | |
| Apr-2001 | 16802 | 17500 | |
| May-2001 | 16661 | 17500 | |
| Jun-2001 | 16515 | 17500 | |
| Jul-2001 | 16382 | 17500 | |
| Aug-2001 | 16232 | 17500 | |
| Sep-2001 | 16117 | 17500 | |
| Oct-2001 | 15972 | 17500 | |
| Nov-2001 | 15825 | 17500 | |
| Dec-2001 | 15711 | 17500 | |
| Jan-2002 | 15587 | 17500 | |
| Feb-2002 | 15515 | 17500 | |
| Mar-2002 | 15443 | 17500 | |
| Apr-2002 | 15392 | 17500 | |
| May-2002 | 15337 | 17500 | |
| Jun-2002 | 15298 | 17500 | |
| Jul-2002 | 15256 | 17500 | |
| Aug-2002 | 15171 | 17500 | |
| Sep-2002 | 15119 | 17500 | |
| Oct-2002 | 15060 | 17500 | |
| Nov-2002 | 14992 | 17500 | |
| Dec-2002 | 14912 | 17500 | |
| Jan-2003 | 14866 | 17500 | |
| Feb-2003 | 14781 | 17500 | |
| Mar-2003 | 14721 | 17500 | |
| Apr-2003 | 14609 | 17500 | |
| May-2003 | 14557 | 17500 | |
| Jun-2003 | 14493 | 17500 | |
| Jul-2003 | 14402 | 17500 | |
| Aug-2003 | 14376 | 17500 | |
| Sep-2003 | 14347 | 17500 | |
| Oct-2003 | 14334 | 17500 | |
| Nov-2003 | 14316 | 17500 | |
| Dec-2003 | 14300 | 17500 | |
| Jan-2004 | 14290 | 17500 | |
| Feb-2004 | 14279 | 17500 | |
| Mar-2004 | 14287 | 17500 | |
| Apr-2004 | 14315 | 17500 | |
| May-2004 | 14342 | 17500 | |
| Jun-2004 | 14332 | 17500 | |
| Jul-2004 | 14330 | 17500 | |
| Aug-2004 | 14345 | 17500 | |
| Sep-2004 | 14331 | 17500 | |
| Oct-2004 | 14332 | 17500 | |
| Nov-2004 | 14307 | 17500 | |
| Dec-2004 | 14287 | 17500 | |
| Jan-2005 | 14257 | 17500 | |
| Feb-2005 | 14273 | 17500 | |
| Mar-2005 | 14269 | 17500 | |
| Apr-2005 | 14250 | 17500 | |
| May-2005 | 14256 | 17500 | |
| Jun-2005 | 14227 | 17500 | |
| Jul-2005 | 14226 | 17500 | |
| Aug-2005 | 14203 | 17500 | |
| Sep-2005 | 14175 | 17500 | |
| Oct-2005 | 14192 | 17500 | |
| Nov-2005 | 14187 | 17500 | |
| Dec-2005 | 14193 | 17500 | |
| Jan-2006 | 14210 | 17500 | |
| Feb-2006 | 14209 | 17500 | |
| Mar-2006 | 14214 | 17500 | |
| Apr-2006 | 14226 | 17500 | |
| May-2006 | 14203 | 17500 | |
| Jun-2006 | 14213 | 17500 | |
| Jul-2006 | 14188 | 17500 | |
| Aug-2006 | 14159 | 17500 | |
| Sep-2006 | 14125 | 17500 | |
| Oct-2006 | 14075 | 17500 | |
| Nov-2006 | 14041 | 17500 | |
| Dec-2006 | 14015 | 17500 | |
| Jan-2007 | 14008 | 17500 | |
| Feb-2007 | 13997 | 17500 | |
| Mar-2007 | 13970 | 17500 | |
| Apr-2007 | 13945 | 17500 | |
| May-2007 | 13929 | 17500 | |
| Jun-2007 | 13911 | 17500 | |
| Jul-2007 | 13889 | 17500 | |
| Aug-2007 | 13828 | 17500 | |
| Sep-2007 | 13790 | 17500 | |
| Oct-2007 | 13764 | 17500 | |
| Nov-2007 | 13757 | 17500 | |
| Dec-2007 | 13746 | 17500 | |
| Jan-2008 | 13725 | 17500 | |
| Feb-2008 | 13696 | 17500 | |
| Mar-2008 | 13659 | 17500 | |
| Apr-2008 | 13599 | 17500 | |
| May-2008 | 13564 | 17500 | |
| Jun-2008 | 13504 | 17500 | |
| Jul-2008 | 13430 | 17500 | |
| Aug-2008 | 13358 | 17500 | |
| Sep-2008 | 13275 | 17500 | |
| Oct-2008 | 13147 | 17500 | |
| Nov-2008 | 13034 | 17500 | |
| Dec-2008 | 12850 | 17500 | |
| Jan-2009 | 12561 | 17500 | |
| Feb-2009 | 12380 | 17500 | |
| Mar-2009 | 12208 | 17500 | |
| Apr-2009 | 12030 | 17500 | |
| May-2009 | 11862 | 17500 | |
| Jun-2009 | 11726 | 17500 | |
| Jul-2009 | 11668 | 17500 | |
| Aug-2009 | 11626 | 17500 | |
| Sep-2009 | 11591 | 17500 | |
| Oct-2009 | 11538 | 17500 | |
| Nov-2009 | 11509 | 17500 | |
| Dec-2009 | 11475 | 17500 | |
| Jan-2010 | 11460 | 17500 | |
| Feb-2010 | 11453 | 17500 | |
| Mar-2010 | 11453 | 17500 | |
| Apr-2010 | 11489 | 17500 | |
| May-2010 | 11525 | 17500 | |
| Jun-2010 | 11545 | 17500 | |
| Jul-2010 | 11561 | 17500 | |
| Aug-2010 | 11553 | 17500 | |
| Sep-2010 | 11563 | 17500 | |
| Oct-2010 | 11562 | 17500 | |
| Nov-2010 | 11585 | 17500 | |
| Dec-2010 | 11595 | 17500 | |
| Jan-2011 | 11621 | 17500 | |
| Feb-2011 | 11654 | 17500 | |
| Mar-2011 | 11675 | 17500 | |
| Apr-2011 | 11704 | 17500 | |
| May-2011 | 11713 | 17500 | |
| Jun-2011 | 11727 | 17500 | |
| Jul-2011 | 11746 | 17500 | |
| Aug-2011 | 11764 | 17500 | |
| Sep-2011 | 11769 | 17500 | |
| Oct-2011 | 11780 | 17500 | |
| Nov-2011 | 11770 | 17500 | |
| Dec-2011 | 11802 | 17500 | |
| Jan-2012 | 11838 | 17500 | |
| Feb-2012 | 11860 | 17500 | |
| Mar-2012 | 11898 | 17500 | |
| Apr-2012 | 11916 | 17500 | |
| May-2012 | 11927 | 17500 | |
| Jun-2012 | 11936 | 17500 | |
| Jul-2012 | 11964 | 17500 | |
| Aug-2012 | 11960 | 17500 | |
| Sep-2012 | 11954 | 17500 | |
| Oct-2012 | 11961 | 17500 | |
| Nov-2012 | 11950 | 17500 | |
| Dec-2012 | 11960 | 17500 | |
| Jan-2013 | 11979 | 17500 | |
| Feb-2013 | 12000 | 17500 | |
| Mar-2013 | 12002 | 17500 | |
| Apr-2013 | 12005 | 17500 | |
| May-2013 | 12003 | 17500 | |
| Jun-2013 | 12003 | 17500 | |
| Jul-2013 | 11980 | 17500 | |
| Aug-2013 | 12016 | 17500 | |
| Sep-2013 | 12033 | 17500 | |
| Oct-2013 | 12054 | 17500 | |
| Nov-2013 | 12076 | 17500 | |
| Dec-2013 | 12083 | 17500 | |
| Jan-2014 | 12088 | 17500 | |
| Feb-2014 | 12110 | 17500 | |
| Mar-2014 | 12125 | 17500 | |
| Apr-2014 | 12142 | 17500 | |
| May-2014 | 12150 | 17500 | |
| Jun-2014 | 12171 | 17500 | |
| Jul-2014 | 12184 | 17500 | |
| Aug-2014 | 12208 | 17500 | |
| Sep-2014 | 12225 | 17500 | |
| Oct-2014 | 12252 | 17500 | |
| Nov-2014 | 12275 | 17500 | |
| Dec-2014 | 12291 | 17500 | |
| Jan-2015 | 12299 | 17500 | |
| Feb-2015 | 12306 | 17500 | |
| Mar-2015 | 12319 | 17500 | |
| Apr-2015 | 12321 | 17500 | |
| May-2015 | 12337 | 17500 | |
| Jun-2015 | 12338 | 17500 | |
| Jul-2015 | 12352 | 17500 | |
| Aug-2015 | 12347 | 17500 | |
| Sep-2015 | 12346 | 17500 | |
| Oct-2015 | 12353 | 17500 | |
| Nov-2015 | 12346 | 17500 | |
| Dec-2015 | 12359 | 17500 | |
| Jan-2016 | 12387 | 17500 | |
| Feb-2016 | 12375 | 17500 | |
| Mar-2016 | 12355 | 17500 | |
| Apr-2016 | 12356 | 17500 | |
| May-2016 | 12335 | 17500 | |
| Jun-2016 | 12347 | 17500 | |
| Jul-2016 | 12359 | 17500 | |
| Aug-2016 | 12342 | 17500 | |
| Sep-2016 | 12330 | 17500 | |
| Oct-2016 | 12325 | 17500 | |
| Nov-2016 | 12325 | 17500 | |
| Dec-2016 | 12343 | 17500 | |
| Jan-2017 | 12355 | 12341 | 17500 |
| Feb-2017 | 12377 | 12337 | 17500 |
| Mar-2017 | 12388 | 12333 | 17500 |
| Apr-2017 | 12399 | 12330 | 17500 |
| May-2017 | 12398 | 12326 | 17500 |
| Jun-2017 | 12322 | 17500 | |
| Jul-2017 | 12318 | 17500 | |
| Aug-2017 | 12314 | 17500 | |
| Sep-2017 | 12310 | 17500 | |
| Oct-2017 | 12307 | 17500 | |
| Nov-2017 | 12303 | 17500 | |
| Dec-2017 | 12299 | 17500 | |
| Jan-2018 | 12295 | 17500 | |
| Feb-2018 | 12291 | 17500 | |
| Mar-2018 | 12287 | 17500 | |
| Apr-2018 | 12284 | 17500 | |
| May-2018 | 12280 | 17500 | |
| Jun-2018 | 12276 | 17500 | |
| Jul-2018 | 12272 | 17500 | |
| Aug-2018 | 12268 | 17500 | |
| Sep-2018 | 12264 | 17500 | |
| Oct-2018 | 12261 | 17500 | |
| Nov-2018 | 12257 | 17500 | |
| Dec-2018 | 12253 | 17500 | |
| Jan-2019 | 12249 | 17500 |

Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics public data series
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