US Employment and Jobs
There were 153,308,000 jobs in the US in October 2022 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 158,608,000 employed persons for the month. The US added 261,000 jobs in October 2022 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 328,000. (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.)
| Employment Survey | October 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| CES | 153,308,000 | +261,000 | +5,303,000 |
| CPS | 158,608,000 | -328,000 | +4,374,000 |
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 in October 2022 is at a new high of 153,308,000.
CPS employment reached a maximum of 158,936,000 in September 2022. 328,000 have been lost since then according to the household survey.
Employment: CES, CPS
US Employment History
| Date | CES Employment |
CES Month/Month |
CPS Employment |
CPS Month/Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2022 | 153,308,000 | 261K | 158,608,000 | -328K |
| September 2022 | 153,047,000 | 315K | 158,936,000 | 204K |
| August 2022 | 152,732,000 | 292K | 158,732,000 | 442K |
| July 2022 | 152,440,000 | 537K | 158,290,000 | 179K |
| June 2022 | 151,903,000 | 293K | 158,111,000 | -315K |
| May 2022 | 151,610,000 | 386K | 158,426,000 | 321K |
| April 2022 | 151,224,000 | 368K | 158,105,000 | -353K |
| March 2022 | 150,856,000 | 398K | 158,458,000 | 736K |
| February 2022 | 150,458,000 | 714K | 157,722,000 | 548K |
| January 2022 | 149,744,000 | 504K | 157,174,000 | 1,199K |
| December 2021 | 149,240,000 | 588K | 155,975,000 | 651K |
| November 2021 | 148,652,000 | 647K | 155,324,000 | 1,090K |
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