Figure 5

U.S. steel employment, 1990 – 2017

Date Steel Employment
Jan-1990 258.2
Feb-1990 257.7
Mar-1990 257.6
Apr-1990 257.5
May-1990 257.5
Jun-1990 257.8
Jul-1990 258.4
Aug-1990 257.2
Sep-1990 256.4
Oct-1990 256.6
Nov-1990 256.6
Dec-1990 255
Jan-1991 256.2
Feb-1991 248.7
Mar-1991 248
Apr-1991 247.6
May-1991 245.8
Jun-1991 244.3
Jul-1991 243.8
Aug-1991 243.1
Sep-1991 242.6
Oct-1991 239.7
Nov-1991 238.1
Dec-1991 238.2
Jan-1992 238.2
Feb-1992 237.8
Mar-1992 237.1
Apr-1992 235.9
May-1992 235
Jun-1992 234.6
Jul-1992 233.1
Aug-1992 232.8
Sep-1992 231.5
Oct-1992 229.1
Nov-1992 227.3
Dec-1992 225.6
Jan-1993 225.4
Feb-1993 225.3
Mar-1993 224.9
Apr-1993 224.2
May-1993 223.9
Jun-1993 222.8
Jul-1993 222.9
Aug-1993 222.9
Sep-1993 222.9
Oct-1993 222.7
Nov-1993 223.9
Dec-1993 224
Jan-1994 225
Feb-1994 224
Mar-1994 222.8
Apr-1994 220.9
May-1994 220.5
Jun-1994 222
Jul-1994 223.1
Aug-1994 221.8
Sep-1994 222.6
Oct-1994 223
Nov-1994 223
Dec-1994 224
Jan-1995 223.8
Feb-1995 223.7
Mar-1995 224
Apr-1995 224.3
May-1995 224.6
Jun-1995 225
Jul-1995 224
Aug-1995 224.8
Sep-1995 223.6
Oct-1995 223.3
Nov-1995 224.7
Dec-1995 224.7
Jan-1996 224.9
Feb-1996 224.3
Mar-1996 223.8
Apr-1996 223.7
May-1996 224.1
Jun-1996 223.5
Jul-1996 223.3
Aug-1996 223.7
Sep-1996 222.9
Oct-1996 219.6
Nov-1996 219.4
Dec-1996 219
Jan-1997 219.6
Feb-1997 219.2
Mar-1997 219.2
Apr-1997 218.5
May-1997 217.4
Jun-1997 217.7
Jul-1997 217.2
Aug-1997 216.9
Sep-1997 218
Oct-1997 218.5
Nov-1997 218.8
Dec-1997 217.9
Jan-1998 218.2
Feb-1998 217.9
Mar-1998 217.6
Apr-1998 217.2
May-1998 217.7
Jun-1998 218.1
Jul-1998 217
Aug-1998 216.8
Sep-1998 216.8
Oct-1998 214.4
Nov-1998 212.3
Dec-1998 212.7
Jan-1999 212.2
Feb-1999 212
Mar-1999 212
Apr-1999 211.7
May-1999 211.5
Jun-1999 210.2
Jul-1999 210.4
Aug-1999 210.1
Sep-1999 210.3
Oct-1999 210.2
Nov-1999 210.8
Dec-1999 210.7
Jan-2000 211.1
Feb-2000 211
Mar-2000 211.7
Apr-2000 210
May-2000 209
Jun-2000 209.1
Jul-2000 209.4
Aug-2000 208.6
Sep-2000 205.3
Oct-2000 205.1
Nov-2000 204.4
Dec-2000 203.3
Jan-2001 201.4
Feb-2001 200.3
Mar-2001 198.7
Apr-2001 196.3
May-2001 194.1
Jun-2001 191.1
Jul-2001 188
Aug-2001 185.3
Sep-2001 183
Oct-2001 181.2
Nov-2001 178.2
Dec-2001 175.4
Jan-2002 173.3
Feb-2002 171.7
Mar-2002 170.2
Apr-2002 169.5
May-2002 170.1
Jun-2002 169.9
Jul-2002 169.9
Aug-2002 170.3
Sep-2002 170.3
Oct-2002 170.1
Nov-2002 170
Dec-2002 169.4
Jan-2003 169.3
Feb-2003 168.5
Mar-2003 167.6
Apr-2003 166.6
May-2003 164.3
Jun-2003 162.2
Jul-2003 161.7
Aug-2003 161.3
Sep-2003 159.8
Oct-2003 158.9
Nov-2003 158.3
Dec-2003 157.4
Jan-2004 157.2
Feb-2004 156.6
Mar-2004 156.3
Apr-2004 156.1
May-2004 155.4
Jun-2004 155.9
Jul-2004 156.4
Aug-2004 156.6
Sep-2004 157.1
Oct-2004 156.5
Nov-2004 156.5
Dec-2004 157
Jan-2005 156.3
Feb-2005 156.3
Mar-2005 155.9
Apr-2005 156.5
May-2005 158
Jun-2005 157.4
Jul-2005 155.6
Aug-2005 157.2
Sep-2005 156.2
Oct-2005 157.9
Nov-2005 157.8
Dec-2005 157.2
Jan-2006 157.3
Feb-2006 156.4
Mar-2006 155.3
Apr-2006 156.1
May-2006 157.5
Jun-2006 157.1
Jul-2006 158.1
Aug-2006 156.4
Sep-2006 157.2
Oct-2006 157.5
Nov-2006 157.2
Dec-2006 158.4
Jan-2007 159.8
Feb-2007 161.5
Mar-2007 160.8
Apr-2007 162.6
May-2007 162.3
Jun-2007 161.1
Jul-2007 162.4
Aug-2007 161.9
Sep-2007 160.4
Oct-2007 159.6
Nov-2007 161.6
Dec-2007 161.6
Jan-2008 161.5
Feb-2008 161.3
Mar-2008 163.3
Apr-2008 162.4
May-2008 162.6
Jun-2008 162.4
Jul-2008 161.2
Aug-2008 160.6
Sep-2008 160
Oct-2008 158.2
Nov-2008 156
Dec-2008 152.9
Jan-2009 150.1
Feb-2009 146
Mar-2009 143.9
Apr-2009 136.2
May-2009 132.2
Jun-2009 129.8
Jul-2009 129.9
Aug-2009 129.8
Sep-2009 129.8
Oct-2009 131.3
Nov-2009 131.6
Dec-2009 132.1
Jan-2010 132.7
Feb-2010 134.2
Mar-2010 136.1
Apr-2010 138.2
May-2010 139.5
Jun-2010 139.6
Jul-2010 139.9
Aug-2010 139.8
Sep-2010 140.8
Oct-2010 140.4
Nov-2010 140.9
Dec-2010 141.6
Jan-2011 143.1
Feb-2011 144.4
Mar-2011 145.4
Apr-2011 148.3
May-2011 148.7
Jun-2011 149.3
Jul-2011 149.5
Aug-2011 149.8
Sep-2011 150.6
Oct-2011 151.6
Nov-2011 152
Dec-2011 151.7
Jan-2012 151.9
Feb-2012 152.5
Mar-2012 152.2
Apr-2012 152.1
May-2012 154.2
Jun-2012 153.9
Jul-2012 154.7
Aug-2012 153
Sep-2012 152
Oct-2012 152.2
Nov-2012 150.4
Dec-2012 149.5
Jan-2013 149.7
Feb-2013 148.6
Mar-2013 149.4
Apr-2013 149.4
May-2013 149.6
Jun-2013 149.2
Jul-2013 148.5
Aug-2013 149.9
Sep-2013 149.9
Oct-2013 149
Nov-2013 149.4
Dec-2013 150.3
Jan-2014 149.9
Feb-2014 150.1
Mar-2014 150.4
Apr-2014 150.1
May-2014 150
Jun-2014 150.2
Jul-2014 151.7
Aug-2014 151.6
Sep-2014 152.8
Oct-2014 151.8
Nov-2014 152.7
Dec-2014 153
Jan-2015 152.8
Feb-2015 152.5
Mar-2015 152.1
Apr-2015 150
May-2015 148.3
Jun-2015 149.3
Jul-2015 147.6
Aug-2015 147.5
Sep-2015 144.3
Oct-2015 143.9
Nov-2015 143.4
Dec-2015 142.7
Jan-2016 142.1
Feb-2016 141
Mar-2016 140.2
Apr-2016 140.5
May-2016 140.7
Jun-2016 140.3
Jul-2016 139.2
Aug-2016 138.7
Sep-2016 138.5
Oct-2016 139.2
Nov-2016 139
Dec-2016 138.7
Jan-2017 139.7
Feb-2017 139.3
Mar-2017 140.5
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Note: Employment data combine blast furnaces and steel mills (NAICS 3311) and steel products from purchased steel (NAICS 3312).

Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Establishment Survey public data.

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