Labor/Economy

A chart showing Employment data as of January 2025

2025 Employment Picture

The latest year-over-year comparison by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, updated monthly.

Employment data through December 2024

2024 Employment Picture

The latest year-over-year comparison by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, updated monthly.

1Unemployed total includes a small number of persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

2023 Employment Picture

The latest year-over-year comparison, updated monthly.

2022 Employment Picture

The latest year-over-year comparison, updated monthly.

2021 Employment Picture

The latest year-over-year comparison, updated monthly.

2020 Employment Picture

The latest year-over-year comparison of employed and unemployed persons by occupation, updated monthly.

2019 Employment Picture

The latest year-over-year comparison of employed and unemployed persons by occupation, updated monthly.

2018 Employment Picture

The latest year-over-year comparison of employed and unemployed persons by occupation, updated monthly.

Employment Picture

Year-over-year, the largest change in employment was in the Farming, Fishing and Forestry occupations, which gained by 16.5 percent. Following that, the next increases were in Production (5.2 percent) and Construction and Extraction (5 percent).