Title:

Series ID:
Source:
Release:
Seasonal Adjustment:
Frequency:
Units:
Date Range:
Last Updated:
Notes:

Civilian Employment
CE16OV
U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment Situation
Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly
Thousands of Persons
1948-01-01 to 2013-06-01
2013-07-05 9:02 AM CDT
Persons 16 years of age and older.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced several revi

sions to
the Household Survey on Friday Feb.7th 2003, with the relea
se of the
January 2003 Data. They introduced the Census 2000 populati
on controls
(which affect data back to 2000 and cause a break in the da
ta in
January 2000), a new seasonal adjustment procedure, and new
seasonal
factors back to January 1998. For further information conta
ct the
Current Employment Statistics (CES) homepage at www.bls.gov
/ces or by
calling 202-691-6555.
DATE
1948-01-01
1948-02-01
1948-03-01
1948-04-01
1948-05-01
1948-06-01
1948-07-01
1948-08-01
1948-09-01
1948-10-01
1948-11-01
1948-12-01
1949-01-01
1949-02-01
1949-03-01
1949-04-01
1949-05-01
1949-06-01
1949-07-01
1949-08-01
1949-09-01
1949-10-01
1949-11-01
1949-12-01
1950-01-01
1950-02-01
1950-03-01
1950-04-01
1950-05-01
1950-06-01
1950-07-01
1950-08-01

VALUE
58061
58196
57671
58291
57854
58743
58968
58456
58513
58387
58417
58740
58175
58208
58043
57747
57552
57172
57190
57397
57584
57269
58009
57845
57635
57751
57728
58583
58649
59052
59001
59797

1950-09-01
1950-10-01
1950-11-01
1950-12-01
1951-01-01
1951-02-01
1951-03-01
1951-04-01
1951-05-01
1951-06-01
1951-07-01
1951-08-01
1951-09-01
1951-10-01
1951-11-01
1951-12-01
1952-01-01
1952-02-01
1952-03-01
1952-04-01
1952-05-01
1952-06-01
1952-07-01
1952-08-01
1952-09-01
1952-10-01
1952-11-01
1952-12-01
1953-01-01
1953-02-01
1953-03-01
1953-04-01
1953-05-01
1953-06-01
1953-07-01
1953-08-01
1953-09-01
1953-10-01
1953-11-01
1953-12-01
1954-01-01
1954-02-01
1954-03-01
1954-04-01
1954-05-01
1954-06-01
1954-07-01
1954-08-01
1954-09-01
1954-10-01
1954-11-01
1954-12-01
1955-01-01
1955-02-01
1955-03-01
1955-04-01
1955-05-01
1955-06-01
1955-07-01
1955-08-01

59575
59803
59697
59429
59636
59661
60401
59889
60188
59620
60156
59994
59713
60010
59836
60497
60460
60462
59908
59909
60195
60219
59971
59790
60521
60132
60748
60954
61600
61884
62010
61444
61019
61456
61397
61151
60906
60893
60738
59977
60024
60663
60186
60185
59908
59792
59643
59853
60282
60270
60357
60116
60753
60727
60964
61515
61634
61781
62513
62797

1955-09-01
1955-10-01
1955-11-01
1955-12-01
1956-01-01
1956-02-01
1956-03-01
1956-04-01
1956-05-01
1956-06-01
1956-07-01
1956-08-01
1956-09-01
1956-10-01
1956-11-01
1956-12-01
1957-01-01
1957-02-01
1957-03-01
1957-04-01
1957-05-01
1957-06-01
1957-07-01
1957-08-01
1957-09-01
1957-10-01
1957-11-01
1957-12-01
1958-01-01
1958-02-01
1958-03-01
1958-04-01
1958-05-01
1958-06-01
1958-07-01
1958-08-01
1958-09-01
1958-10-01
1958-11-01
1958-12-01
1959-01-01
1959-02-01
1959-03-01
1959-04-01
1959-05-01
1959-06-01
1959-07-01
1959-08-01
1959-09-01
1959-10-01
1959-11-01
1959-12-01
1960-01-01
1960-02-01
1960-03-01
1960-04-01
1960-05-01
1960-06-01
1960-07-01
1960-08-01

62950
62991
63257
63684
63753
63518
63411
63614
63861
63820
63800
63972
64079
63975
63796
63910
63632
64257
64404
64047
63985
64196
64540
63959
64121
64046
63669
63922
63220
62898
62731
62631
62874
62730
62745
63012
63181
63475
63470
63549
63868
63684
64267
64768
64699
64849
65011
64844
64770
64911
64530
65341
65347
65620
64673
65959
66057
66168
65909
65895

1960-09-01
1960-10-01
1960-11-01
1960-12-01
1961-01-01
1961-02-01
1961-03-01
1961-04-01
1961-05-01
1961-06-01
1961-07-01
1961-08-01
1961-09-01
1961-10-01
1961-11-01
1961-12-01
1962-01-01
1962-02-01
1962-03-01
1962-04-01
1962-05-01
1962-06-01
1962-07-01
1962-08-01
1962-09-01
1962-10-01
1962-11-01
1962-12-01
1963-01-01
1963-02-01
1963-03-01
1963-04-01
1963-05-01
1963-06-01
1963-07-01
1963-08-01
1963-09-01
1963-10-01
1963-11-01
1963-12-01
1964-01-01
1964-02-01
1964-03-01
1964-04-01
1964-05-01
1964-06-01
1964-07-01
1964-08-01
1964-09-01
1964-10-01
1964-11-01
1964-12-01
1965-01-01
1965-02-01
1965-03-01
1965-04-01
1965-05-01
1965-06-01
1965-07-01
1965-08-01

66267
65632
66109
65778
65776
65588
65850
65374
65449
65993
65608
65852
65541
65919
66081
65900
66108
66538
66493
66372
66688
66670
66483
66968
67192
67114
66847
66947
67072
67024
67351
67642
67615
67649
67905
67908
68174
68294
68267
68213
68327
68751
68763
69356
69631
69218
69399
69463
69578
69582
69735
69814
69997
70127
70439
70633
71034
71025
71460
71362

1965-09-01
1965-10-01
1965-11-01
1965-12-01
1966-01-01
1966-02-01
1966-03-01
1966-04-01
1966-05-01
1966-06-01
1966-07-01
1966-08-01
1966-09-01
1966-10-01
1966-11-01
1966-12-01
1967-01-01
1967-02-01
1967-03-01
1967-04-01
1967-05-01
1967-06-01
1967-07-01
1967-08-01
1967-09-01
1967-10-01
1967-11-01
1967-12-01
1968-01-01
1968-02-01
1968-03-01
1968-04-01
1968-05-01
1968-06-01
1968-07-01
1968-08-01
1968-09-01
1968-10-01
1968-11-01
1968-12-01
1969-01-01
1969-02-01
1969-03-01
1969-04-01
1969-05-01
1969-06-01
1969-07-01
1969-08-01
1969-09-01
1969-10-01
1969-11-01
1969-12-01
1970-01-01
1970-02-01
1970-03-01
1970-04-01
1970-05-01
1970-06-01
1970-07-01
1970-08-01

71286
71695
71724
72062
72198
72134
72188
72510
72497
72775
72860
73146
73258
73401
73840
73729
73671
73606
73439
73882
73844
74278
74520
74767
74854
75051
75125
75473
74700
75229
75379
75561
76107
76182
76087
76043
76172
76224
76494
76778
76805
77327
77367
77523
77412
77880
77959
78250
78250
78445
78541
78740
78780
78698
78863
78930
78564
78413
78726
78624

1970-09-01
1970-10-01
1970-11-01
1970-12-01
1971-01-01
1971-02-01
1971-03-01
1971-04-01
1971-05-01
1971-06-01
1971-07-01
1971-08-01
1971-09-01
1971-10-01
1971-11-01
1971-12-01
1972-01-01
1972-02-01
1972-03-01
1972-04-01
1972-05-01
1972-06-01
1972-07-01
1972-08-01
1972-09-01
1972-10-01
1972-11-01
1972-12-01
1973-01-01
1973-02-01
1973-03-01
1973-04-01
1973-05-01
1973-06-01
1973-07-01
1973-08-01
1973-09-01
1973-10-01
1973-11-01
1973-12-01
1974-01-01
1974-02-01
1974-03-01
1974-04-01
1974-05-01
1974-06-01
1974-07-01
1974-08-01
1974-09-01
1974-10-01
1974-11-01
1974-12-01
1975-01-01
1975-02-01
1975-03-01
1975-04-01
1975-05-01
1975-06-01
1975-07-01
1975-08-01

78498
78685
78650
78594
78864
78700
78588
78987
79139
78757
79305
79539
79689
79918
80297
80471
80959
81108
81573
81655
81887
82083
82230
82578
82543
82616
82990
83400
83161
83912
84452
84559
84648
85185
85299
85204
85488
85987
86320
86401
86555
86754
86819
86669
86891
86941
87149
87037
87051
86995
86626
86144
85627
85256
85187
85189
85451
85355
85894
86234

1975-09-01
1975-10-01
1975-11-01
1975-12-01
1976-01-01
1976-02-01
1976-03-01
1976-04-01
1976-05-01
1976-06-01
1976-07-01
1976-08-01
1976-09-01
1976-10-01
1976-11-01
1976-12-01
1977-01-01
1977-02-01
1977-03-01
1977-04-01
1977-05-01
1977-06-01
1977-07-01
1977-08-01
1977-09-01
1977-10-01
1977-11-01
1977-12-01
1978-01-01
1978-02-01
1978-03-01
1978-04-01
1978-05-01
1978-06-01
1978-07-01
1978-08-01
1978-09-01
1978-10-01
1978-11-01
1978-12-01
1979-01-01
1979-02-01
1979-03-01
1979-04-01
1979-05-01
1979-06-01
1979-07-01
1979-08-01
1979-09-01
1979-10-01
1979-11-01
1979-12-01
1980-01-01
1980-02-01
1980-03-01
1980-04-01
1980-05-01
1980-06-01
1980-07-01
1980-08-01

86279
86370
86456
86665
87400
87672
87985
88416
88794
88563
89093
89223
89173
89274
89634
89803
89928
90342
90808
91271
91754
91959
92084
92441
92702
93052
93761
94105
94384
94519
94755
95394
95769
96343
96090
96431
96670
97133
97485
97581
97948
98329
98480
98103
98331
98679
99006
98776
99340
99404
99574
99933
99879
99995
99713
99233
98945
98682
98796
98824

1980-09-01
1980-10-01
1980-11-01
1980-12-01
1981-01-01
1981-02-01
1981-03-01
1981-04-01
1981-05-01
1981-06-01
1981-07-01
1981-08-01
1981-09-01
1981-10-01
1981-11-01
1981-12-01
1982-01-01
1982-02-01
1982-03-01
1982-04-01
1982-05-01
1982-06-01
1982-07-01
1982-08-01
1982-09-01
1982-10-01
1982-11-01
1982-12-01
1983-01-01
1983-02-01
1983-03-01
1983-04-01
1983-05-01
1983-06-01
1983-07-01
1983-08-01
1983-09-01
1983-10-01
1983-11-01
1983-12-01
1984-01-01
1984-02-01
1984-03-01
1984-04-01
1984-05-01
1984-06-01
1984-07-01
1984-08-01
1984-09-01
1984-10-01
1984-11-01
1984-12-01
1985-01-01
1985-02-01
1985-03-01
1985-04-01
1985-05-01
1985-06-01
1985-07-01
1985-08-01

99077
99317
99545
99634
99955
100191
100571
101056
101048
100298
100693
100689
100064
100378
100207
99645
99692
99762
99672
99576
100116
99543
99493
99633
99504
99215
99112
99032
99161
99089
99179
99560
99642
100633
101208
101608
102016
102039
102729
102996
103201
103824
103967
104336
105193
105591
105435
105163
105490
105638
105972
106223
106302
106555
106989
106936
106932
106505
106807
107095

1985-09-01
1985-10-01
1985-11-01
1985-12-01
1986-01-01
1986-02-01
1986-03-01
1986-04-01
1986-05-01
1986-06-01
1986-07-01
1986-08-01
1986-09-01
1986-10-01
1986-11-01
1986-12-01
1987-01-01
1987-02-01
1987-03-01
1987-04-01
1987-05-01
1987-06-01
1987-07-01
1987-08-01
1987-09-01
1987-10-01
1987-11-01
1987-12-01
1988-01-01
1988-02-01
1988-03-01
1988-04-01
1988-05-01
1988-06-01
1988-07-01
1988-08-01
1988-09-01
1988-10-01
1988-11-01
1988-12-01
1989-01-01
1989-02-01
1989-03-01
1989-04-01
1989-05-01
1989-06-01
1989-07-01
1989-08-01
1989-09-01
1989-10-01
1989-11-01
1989-12-01
1990-01-01
1990-02-01
1990-03-01
1990-04-01
1990-05-01
1990-06-01
1990-07-01
1990-08-01

107657
107847
108007
108216
108887
108480
108837
108952
109089
109576
109810
110015
110085
110273
110475
110728
110953
111257
111408
111794
112434
112246
112634
113057
112909
113282
113505
113793
114016
114227
114037
114650
114292
114927
115060
115282
115356
115638
116100
116104
116708
116776
117022
117097
117099
117418
117472
117655
117354
117581
117912
117830
119081
119059
119203
118852
119151
118983
118810
118802

1990-09-01
1990-10-01
1990-11-01
1990-12-01
1991-01-01
1991-02-01
1991-03-01
1991-04-01
1991-05-01
1991-06-01
1991-07-01
1991-08-01
1991-09-01
1991-10-01
1991-11-01
1991-12-01
1992-01-01
1992-02-01
1992-03-01
1992-04-01
1992-05-01
1992-06-01
1992-07-01
1992-08-01
1992-09-01
1992-10-01
1992-11-01
1992-12-01
1993-01-01
1993-02-01
1993-03-01
1993-04-01
1993-05-01
1993-06-01
1993-07-01
1993-08-01
1993-09-01
1993-10-01
1993-11-01
1993-12-01
1994-01-01
1994-02-01
1994-03-01
1994-04-01
1994-05-01
1994-06-01
1994-07-01
1994-08-01
1994-09-01
1994-10-01
1994-11-01
1994-12-01
1995-01-01
1995-02-01
1995-03-01
1995-04-01
1995-05-01
1995-06-01
1995-07-01
1995-08-01

118524
118536
118306
118241
117940
117755
117652
118109
117440
117639
117568
117484
117928
117800
117770
117466
117978
117753
118144
118426
118375
118419
118713
118826
118720
118628
118876
118997
119075
119275
119542
119474
120115
120290
120467
120856
120554
120823
121169
121464
121966
122086
121930
122290
122864
122634
122706
123342
123687
124112
124516
124721
124663
124928
124955
124945
124421
124522
124816
124852

1995-09-01
1995-10-01
1995-11-01
1995-12-01
1996-01-01
1996-02-01
1996-03-01
1996-04-01
1996-05-01
1996-06-01
1996-07-01
1996-08-01
1996-09-01
1996-10-01
1996-11-01
1996-12-01
1997-01-01
1997-02-01
1997-03-01
1997-04-01
1997-05-01
1997-06-01
1997-07-01
1997-08-01
1997-09-01
1997-10-01
1997-11-01
1997-12-01
1998-01-01
1998-02-01
1998-03-01
1998-04-01
1998-05-01
1998-06-01
1998-07-01
1998-08-01
1998-09-01
1998-10-01
1998-11-01
1998-12-01
1999-01-01
1999-02-01
1999-03-01
1999-04-01
1999-05-01
1999-06-01
1999-07-01
1999-08-01
1999-09-01
1999-10-01
1999-11-01
1999-12-01
2000-01-01
2000-02-01
2000-03-01
2000-04-01
2000-05-01
2000-06-01
2000-07-01
2000-08-01

125133
125388
125188
125088
125125
125639
125862
125994
126244
126602
126947
127172
127536
127890
127771
127860
128298
128298
128891
129143
129464
129412
129822
130010
130019
130179
130653
130679
130726
130807
130814
131209
131325
131244
131329
131390
131986
131999
132280
132602
133027
132856
132947
132955
133311
133378
133414
133591
133707
133993
134309
134523
136559
136598
136701
137270
136630
136940
136531
136662

2000-09-01
2000-10-01
2000-11-01
2000-12-01
2001-01-01
2001-02-01
2001-03-01
2001-04-01
2001-05-01
2001-06-01
2001-07-01
2001-08-01
2001-09-01
2001-10-01
2001-11-01
2001-12-01
2002-01-01
2002-02-01
2002-03-01
2002-04-01
2002-05-01
2002-06-01
2002-07-01
2002-08-01
2002-09-01
2002-10-01
2002-11-01
2002-12-01
2003-01-01
2003-02-01
2003-03-01
2003-04-01
2003-05-01
2003-06-01
2003-07-01
2003-08-01
2003-09-01
2003-10-01
2003-11-01
2003-12-01
2004-01-01
2004-02-01
2004-03-01
2004-04-01
2004-05-01
2004-06-01
2004-07-01
2004-08-01
2004-09-01
2004-10-01
2004-11-01
2004-12-01
2005-01-01
2005-02-01
2005-03-01
2005-04-01
2005-05-01
2005-06-01
2005-07-01
2005-08-01

136893
137088
137322
137614
137778
137612
137783
137299
137092
136873
137071
136241
136846
136392
136238
136047
135701
136438
136177
136126
136539
136415
136413
136705
137302
137008
136521
136426
137417
137482
137434
137633
137544
137790
137474
137549
137609
137984
138424
138411
138472
138542
138453
138680
138852
139174
139556
139573
139487
139732
140231
140125
140245
140385
140654
141254
141609
141714
142026
142434

2005-09-01
2005-10-01
2005-11-01
2005-12-01
2006-01-01
2006-02-01
2006-03-01
2006-04-01
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