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
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 |
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