Department of Numbers

US Employment and Jobs

There were 156,204,000 jobs in the US in June 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 160,994,000 employed persons for the month. The US added 209,000 jobs in June 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 273,000. (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.)

Employment Survey June 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 156,204,000 +209,000 +3,792,000
CPS 160,994,000 +273,000 +2,937,000

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 June 2023 is at a new high of 156,204,000.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 161,031,000 in April 2023. 37,000 have been lost since then according to the household survey. From a May 2023 low of 160,721,000, the US has added 273,000 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through June 2023

US Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
June 2023 156,204,000 209K 160,994,000 273K
May 2023 155,995,000 306K 160,721,000 -310K
April 2023 155,689,000 217K 161,031,000 139K
March 2023 155,472,000 217K 160,892,000 577K
February 2023 155,255,000 248K 160,315,000 177K
January 2023 155,007,000 472K 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