About

This view presents U.S. payroll employment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (Current Employment Statistics). Choose one or more series, a presentation style, and multiple years to compare on the same calendar axis. Values are in thousands of persons.

Styles:

  • Level: the published employment level for each month.
  • YTD Gains: this year’s level minus last December’s level (lines start at 0 in Dec).
  • YoY Change: the monthly level minus the level 12 months earlier.

Payroll data are revised regularly; the backend refreshes the full history on updates so revisions are reflected here.

Data Sources
Primary Source: FRED (BLS CES)
Update Frequency: Monthly