US Employment and Jobs
There were 148,951,000 jobs in the US in December 2021 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 155,975,000 employed persons for the month. The US added 199,000 jobs in December 2021 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 651,000. (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.)
| Employment Survey | December 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| CES | 148,951,000 | +199,000 | +6,448,000 |
| CPS | 155,975,000 | +651,000 | +6,092,000 |
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 February 2020 at 152,523,000. Since then 3,572,000 jobs have been lost according to the employer survey. From a trough of 130,161,000 in April 2020, the US has added 18,790,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.
CPS employment reached a maximum of 158,866,000 in February 2020. 2,891,000 have been lost since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 133,320,000, the US has added 22,655,000 jobs according to the CPS survey.
Employment: CES, CPS
US Employment History
| Date | CES Employment |
CES Month/Month |
CPS Employment |
CPS Month/Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | 148,951,000 | 199K | 155,975,000 | 651K |
| November 2021 | 148,752,000 | 249K | 155,324,000 | 1,090K |
| October 2021 | 148,503,000 | 648K | 154,234,000 | 428K |
| September 2021 | 147,855,000 | 379K | 153,806,000 | 639K |
| August 2021 | 147,476,000 | 483K | 153,167,000 | 463K |
| July 2021 | 146,993,000 | 1,091K | 152,704,000 | 1,092K |
| June 2021 | 145,902,000 | 962K | 151,612,000 | 62K |
| May 2021 | 144,940,000 | 614K | 151,550,000 | 291K |
| April 2021 | 144,326,000 | 269K | 151,259,000 | 319K |
| March 2021 | 144,057,000 | 785K | 150,940,000 | 573K |
| February 2021 | 143,272,000 | 536K | 150,367,000 | 363K |
| January 2021 | 142,736,000 | 233K | 150,004,000 | 121K |
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