Department of Numbers

US Employment and Jobs

There were 155,350,000 jobs in the US in February 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 160,315,000 employed persons for the month. The US added 311,000 jobs in February 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 177,000. (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.)

Employment Survey February 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 155,350,000 +311,000 +4,340,000
CPS 160,315,000 +177,000 +2,725,000

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 February 2023 is at a new high of 155,350,000.

CPS employment in February 2023 is at a new high of 160,315,000.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through February 2023

US Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
February 2023 155,350,000 311K 160,315,000 177K
January 2023 155,039,000 504K 160,138,000 894K
December 2022 154,535,000 239K 159,244,000 717K
November 2022 154,296,000 290K 158,527,000 -66K
October 2022 154,006,000 324K 158,593,000 -257K
September 2022 153,682,000 350K 158,850,000 156K
August 2022 153,332,000 352K 158,694,000 422K
July 2022 152,980,000 568K 158,272,000 215K
June 2022 152,412,000 370K 158,057,000 -242K
May 2022 152,042,000 364K 158,299,000 317K
April 2022 151,678,000 254K 157,982,000 -346K
March 2022 151,424,000 414K 158,328,000 738K