US Employment and Jobs

There were 150,816,000 jobs in the US in March 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 156,748,000 employed persons for the month. The US added 196,000 jobs in March 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 201,000. (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.)

Employment Survey	March 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	150,816,000	+196,000	+2,537,000
CPS	156,748,000	-201,000	+1,588,000

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 March 2019 is at a new high of 150,816,000.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 156,949,000 in February 2019. 201,000 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
March 2019	150,816,000	196K	156,748,000	-201K
February 2019	150,620,000	33K	156,949,000	255K
January 2019	150,587,000	312K	156,694,000	-251K
December 2018	150,275,000	227K	156,945,000	142K
November 2018	150,048,000	196K	156,803,000	221K
October 2018	149,852,000	277K	156,582,000	513K
September 2018	149,575,000	108K	156,069,000	465K
August 2018	149,467,000	282K	155,604,000	-360K
July 2018	149,185,000	178K	155,964,000	372K
June 2018	149,007,000	262K	155,592,000	53K
May 2018	148,745,000	270K	155,539,000	323K
April 2018	148,475,000	196K	155,216,000	56K