| Thousands of jobs, 3-month moving average | |
| Period | Net change in payroll employment |
|---|---|
| January 2001 | 87.00 |
| February 2001 | 12.33 |
| March 2001 | -42.00 |
| April 2001 | -135.67 |
| May 2001 | -159.33 |
| June 2001 | -215.00 |
| July 2001 | -163.33 |
| August 2001 | -200.67 |
| September 2001 | -211.33 |
| October 2001 | -273.00 |
| November 2001 | -323.00 |
| December 2001 | -302.67 |
| January 2002 | -234.67 |
| February 2002 | -173.67 |
| March 2002 | -126.33 |
| April 2002 | -107.33 |
| May 2002 | -80.00 |
| June 2002 | -55.00 |
| July 2002 | -53.33 |
| August 2002 | -47.67 |
| September 2002 | -55.00 |
| October 2002 | 13.33 |
| November 2002 | 29.00 |
| December 2002 | -21.33 |
| January 2003 | -44.00 |
| February 2003 | -91.33 |
| March 2003 | -103.00 |
| April 2003 | -129.33 |
| May 2003 | -70.00 |
| June 2003 | -17.67 |
| July 2003 | -7.00 |
| August 2003 | -2.67 |
| September 2003 | 62.67 |
| October 2003 | 113.00 |
| November 2003 | 115.00 |
| December 2003 | 101.00 |
| January 2004 | 103.00 |
| February 2004 | 95.67 |
| March 2004 | 155.00 |
| April 2004 | 184.67 |
| May 2004 | 277.00 |
| June 2004 | 217.00 |
| July 2004 | 152.33 |
| August 2004 | 81.33 |
| September 2004 | 101.33 |
| October 2004 | 192.00 |
| November 2004 | 177.67 |
| December 2004 | 164.33 |
| January 2005 | 88.67 |
| February 2005 | 145.00 |
| March 2005 | 143.00 |
| April 2005 | 213.33 |
| May 2005 | 199.00 |
| June 2005 | 250.00 |
| July 2005 | 239.00 |
| August 2005 | 251.33 |
| September 2005 | 200.67 |
| October 2005 | 150.67 |
| November 2005 | 190.67 |
| December 2005 | 192.67 |
| January 2006 | 240.67 |
| February 2006 | 215.67 |
| March 2006 | 250.67 |
| April 2006 | 206.33 |
| May 2006 | 129.00 |
| June 2006 | 82.67 |
| July 2006 | 99.33 |
| August 2006 | 151.67 |
| September 2006 | 158.67 |
| October 2006 | 119.67 |
| November 2006 | 119.00 |
| December 2006 | 142.33 |
| January 2007 | 155.33 |
| February 2007 | 98.67 |
| March 2007 | 89.33 |
| April 2007 | 63.33 |
| May 2007 | 108.67 |
| June 2007 | 85.33 |
| July 2007 | 105.67 |
| August 2007 | 70.67 |
| September 2007 | 62.33 |
| October 2007 | 67.67 |
| November 2007 | 71.67 |
| December 2007 | 67.67 |
| January 2008 | 33.00 |
Note: Nonfarm business sector. The data are monthly and extend through January 2008.
Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.