| Employment Survey | May 2013 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| CES | 135,637,000 | +175,000 | +2,115,000 |
| CPS | 143,898,000 | +319,000 | +1,596,000 |
Employment Changes
The charts below show the monthly change in the US as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.
CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month
CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month
Total US Employment
CES employment peaked for the US in January 2008 at 138,056,000. Since then 2,419,000 jobs have been lost according to the employer survey. From a trough of 129,320,000 in February 2010, the US has added 6,317,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.
CPS employment reached a maximum of 146,595,000 in November 2007. 2,697,000 have been lost since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 138,025,000, the US has added 5,873,000 jobs according to the CPS survey.
Employment: CES, CPS
US Employment History
| Date | CES Employment |
CES Month/Month |
CPS Employment |
CPS Month/Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | 135,637,000 | 175K | 143,898,000 | 319K |
| April 2013 | 135,462,000 | 149K | 143,579,000 | 293K |
| March 2013 | 135,313,000 | 142K | 143,286,000 | -206K |
| February 2013 | 135,171,000 | 332K | 143,492,000 | 170K |
| January 2013 | 134,839,000 | 148K | 143,322,000 | 17K |
| December 2012 | 134,691,000 | 219K | 143,305,000 | 28K |
| November 2012 | 134,472,000 | 247K | 143,277,000 | -51K |
| October 2012 | 134,225,000 | 160K | 143,328,000 | 354K |
| September 2012 | 134,065,000 | 138K | 142,974,000 | 810K |
| August 2012 | 133,927,000 | 165K | 142,164,000 | -86K |
| July 2012 | 133,762,000 | 153K | 142,250,000 | -198K |
| June 2012 | 133,609,000 | 87K | 142,448,000 | 146K |
| May 2012 | 133,522,000 | 125K | 142,302,000 | 368K |