Title: All Employees: Professional & Business Services Series ID: USPBS Source: U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics Release: Employment Situation Seasonal Adjustment: Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Monthly Units: Thousands of Persons Date Range: 1939-01-01 to 2012-04-01 Last Updated: 2012-05-04 9:04 AM CDT Notes: Handbook of Methods Establishment Survey - (http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch2.pdf) Frequently Asked Questions - (http://stats.bls.gov:80/cps/cps_faq.htm) DATE VALUE 1939-01-01 1934 1939-02-01 1941 1939-03-01 1949 1939-04-01 1948 1939-05-01 1959 1939-06-01 1970 1939-07-01 1975 1939-08-01 1980 1939-09-01 2002 1939-10-01 2008 1939-11-01 2016 1939-12-01 2023 1940-01-01 2029 1940-02-01 2037 1940-03-01 2042 1940-04-01 2045 1940-05-01 2051 1940-06-01 2056 1940-07-01 2059 1940-08-01 2077 1940-09-01 2095 1940-10-01 2111 1940-11-01 2126 1940-12-01 2144 1941-01-01 2160 1941-02-01 2180 1941-03-01 2198 1941-04-01 2222 1941-05-01 2248 1941-06-01 2267 1941-07-01 2290 1941-08-01 2306 1941-09-01 2315 1941-10-01 2324 1941-11-01 2333 1941-12-01 2340 1942-01-01 2351 1942-02-01 2355 1942-03-01 2366 1942-04-01 2383 1942-05-01 2393 1942-06-01 2401 1942-07-01 2417 1942-08-01 2431 1942-09-01 2439 1942-10-01 2452 1942-11-01 2458 1942-12-01 2471 1943-01-01 2487 1943-02-01 2500 1943-03-01 2504 1943-04-01 2508 1943-05-01 2510 1943-06-01 2518 1943-07-01 2521 1943-08-01 2521 1943-09-01 2519 1943-10-01 2535 1943-11-01 2547 1943-12-01 2545 1944-01-01 2542 1944-02-01 2551 1944-03-01 2536 1944-04-01 2529 1944-05-01 2525 1944-06-01 2525 1944-07-01 2519 1944-08-01 2516 1944-09-01 2504 1944-10-01 2509 1944-11-01 2513 1944-12-01 2514 1945-01-01 2518 1945-02-01 2529 1945-03-01 2514 1945-04-01 2507 1945-05-01 2501 1945-06-01 2501 1945-07-01 2500 1945-08-01 2495 1945-09-01 2429 1945-10-01 2453 1945-11-01 2487 1945-12-01 2502 1946-01-01 2551 1946-02-01 2545 1946-03-01 2581 1946-04-01 2620 1946-05-01 2637 1946-06-01 2656 1946-07-01 2677 1946-08-01 2704 1946-09-01 2728 1946-10-01 2744 1946-11-01 2765 1946-12-01 2765 1947-01-01 2796 1947-02-01 2806 1947-03-01 2803 1947-04-01 2797 1947-05-01 2809 1947-06-01 2820 1947-07-01 2824 1947-08-01 2832 1947-09-01 2843 1947-10-01 2860 1947-11-01 2865 1947-12-01 2866 1948-01-01 2874 1948-02-01 2874 1948-03-01 2878 1948-04-01 2871 1948-05-01 2889 1948-06-01 2897 1948-07-01 2905 1948-08-01 2903 1948-09-01 2910 1948-10-01 2909 1948-11-01 2903 1948-12-01 2897 1949-01-01 2881 1949-02-01 2876 1949-03-01 2860 1949-04-01 2863 1949-05-01 2861 1949-06-01 2850 1949-07-01 2845 1949-08-01 2841 1949-09-01 2853 1949-10-01 2826 1949-11-01 2836 1949-12-01 2845 1950-01-01 2849 1950-02-01 2843 1950-03-01 2860 1950-04-01 2885 1950-05-01 2902 1950-06-01 2925 1950-07-01 2940 1950-08-01 2964 1950-09-01 2979 1950-10-01 2992 1950-11-01 2996 1950-12-01 2998 1951-01-01 3023 1951-02-01 3034 1951-03-01 3048 1951-04-01 3053 1951-05-01 3060 1951-06-01 3066 1951-07-01 3069 1951-08-01 3070 1951-09-01 3068 1951-10-01 3073 1951-11-01 3082 1951-12-01 3083 1952-01-01 3099 1952-02-01 3107 1952-03-01 3108 1952-04-01 3111 1952-05-01 3121 1952-06-01 3107 1952-07-01 3099 1952-08-01 3130 1952-09-01 3144 1952-10-01 3158 1952-11-01 3169 1952-12-01 3182 1953-01-01 3185 1953-02-01 3195 1953-03-01 3205 1953-04-01 3212 1953-05-01 3221 1953-06-01 3228 1953-07-01 3231 1953-08-01 3230 1953-09-01 3229 1953-10-01 3225 1953-11-01 3215 1953-12-01 3207 1954-01-01 3197 1954-02-01 3191 1954-03-01 3182 1954-04-01 3187 1954-05-01 3186 1954-06-01 3189 1954-07-01 3194 1954-08-01 3195 1954-09-01 3202 1954-10-01 3204 1954-11-01 3212 1954-12-01 3223 1955-01-01 3236 1955-02-01 3246 1955-03-01 3262 1955-04-01 3278 1955-05-01 3295 1955-06-01 3314 1955-07-01 3331 1955-08-01 3346 1955-09-01 3357 1955-10-01 3377 1955-11-01 3394 1955-12-01 3405 1956-01-01 3417 1956-02-01 3427 1956-03-01 3435 1956-04-01 3439 1956-05-01 3439 1956-06-01 3438 1956-07-01 3406 1956-08-01 3429 1956-09-01 3436 1956-10-01 3455 1956-11-01 3461 1956-12-01 3469 1957-01-01 3481 1957-02-01 3493 1957-03-01 3499 1957-04-01 3504 1957-05-01 3510 1957-06-01 3511 1957-07-01 3514 1957-08-01 3515 1957-09-01 3515 1957-10-01 3511 1957-11-01 3501 1957-12-01 3488 1958-01-01 3470 1958-02-01 3450 1958-03-01 3437 1958-04-01 3425 1958-05-01 3422 1958-06-01 3423 1958-07-01 3429 1958-08-01 3441 1958-09-01 3456 1958-10-01 3465 1958-11-01 3479 1958-12-01 3495 1959-01-01 3526 1959-02-01 3541 1959-03-01 3559 1959-04-01 3578 1959-05-01 3594 1959-06-01 3603 1959-07-01 3606 1959-08-01 3592 1959-09-01 3607 1959-10-01 3611 1959-11-01 3626 1959-12-01 3653 1960-01-01 3669 1960-02-01 3686 1960-03-01 3682 1960-04-01 3694 1960-05-01 3695 1960-06-01 3698 1960-07-01 3700 1960-08-01 3701 1960-09-01 3702 1960-10-01 3705 1960-11-01 3702 1960-12-01 3696 1961-01-01 3698 1961-02-01 3698 1961-03-01 3706 1961-04-01 3706 1961-05-01 3715 1961-06-01 3730 1961-07-01 3744 1961-08-01 3758 1961-09-01 3774 1961-10-01 3784 1961-11-01 3799 1961-12-01 3812 1962-01-01 3822 1962-02-01 3838 1962-03-01 3849 1962-04-01 3864 1962-05-01 3876 1962-06-01 3886 1962-07-01 3892 1962-08-01 3902 1962-09-01 3914 1962-10-01 3923 1962-11-01 3922 1962-12-01 3928 1963-01-01 3928 1963-02-01 3940 1963-03-01 3953 1963-04-01 3963 1963-05-01 3972 1963-06-01 3983 1963-07-01 3993 1963-08-01 4004 1963-09-01 4019 1963-10-01 4042 1963-11-01 4039 1963-12-01 4047 1964-01-01 4067 1964-02-01 4081 1964-03-01 4087 1964-04-01 4102 1964-05-01 4116 1964-06-01 4128 1964-07-01 4145 1964-08-01 4157 1964-09-01 4180 1964-10-01 4181 1964-11-01 4193 1964-12-01 4205 1965-01-01 4216 1965-02-01 4232 1965-03-01 4247 1965-04-01 4266 1965-05-01 4282 1965-06-01 4295 1965-07-01 4315 1965-08-01 4329 1965-09-01 4347 1965-10-01 4362 1965-11-01 4377 1965-12-01 4397 1966-01-01 4414 1966-02-01 4433 1966-03-01 4452 1966-04-01 4471 1966-05-01 4489 1966-06-01 4514 1966-07-01 4529 1966-08-01 4546 1966-09-01 4563 1966-10-01 4583 1966-11-01 4600 1966-12-01 4616 1967-01-01 4637 1967-02-01 4647 1967-03-01 4663 1967-04-01 4675 1967-05-01 4690 1967-06-01 4707 1967-07-01 4725 1967-08-01 4745 1967-09-01 4759 1967-10-01 4769 1967-11-01 4806 1967-12-01 4820 1968-01-01 4826 1968-02-01 4847 1968-03-01 4853 1968-04-01 4868 1968-05-01 4876 1968-06-01 4905 1968-07-01 4924 1968-08-01 4941 1968-09-01 4949 1968-10-01 4981 1968-11-01 5014 1968-12-01 5033 1969-01-01 5053 1969-02-01 5073 1969-03-01 5098 1969-04-01 5119 1969-05-01 5134 1969-06-01 5154 1969-07-01 5172 1969-08-01 5189 1969-09-01 5190 1969-10-01 5221 1969-11-01 5227 1969-12-01 5237 1970-01-01 5251 1970-02-01 5262 1970-03-01 5267 1970-04-01 5269 1970-05-01 5268 1970-06-01 5266 1970-07-01 5264 1970-08-01 5249 1970-09-01 5273 1970-10-01 5273 1970-11-01 5275 1970-12-01 5281 1971-01-01 5293 1971-02-01 5288 1971-03-01 5294 1971-04-01 5302 1971-05-01 5314 1971-06-01 5325 1971-07-01 5330 1971-08-01 5320 1971-09-01 5346 1971-10-01 5355 1971-11-01 5371 1971-12-01 5387 1972-01-01 5405 1972-02-01 5419 1972-03-01 5440 1972-04-01 5464 1972-05-01 5490 1972-06-01 5542 1972-07-01 5531 1972-08-01 5556 1972-09-01 5556 1972-10-01 5597 1972-11-01 5621 1972-12-01 5646 1973-01-01 5675 1973-02-01 5702 1973-03-01 5722 1973-04-01 5733 1973-05-01 5743 1973-06-01 5756 1973-07-01 5746 1973-08-01 5788 1973-09-01 5817 1973-10-01 5842 1973-11-01 5869 1973-12-01 5882 1974-01-01 5898 1974-02-01 5918 1974-03-01 5930 1974-04-01 5934 1974-05-01 5967 1974-06-01 5985 1974-07-01 6000 1974-08-01 6006 1974-09-01 6006 1974-10-01 6024 1974-11-01 6013 1974-12-01 5999 1975-01-01 5984 1975-02-01 5980 1975-03-01 5977 1975-04-01 5975 1975-05-01 6000 1975-06-01 5991 1975-07-01 6032 1975-08-01 6069 1975-09-01 6066 1975-10-01 6093 1975-11-01 6105 1975-12-01 6130 1976-01-01 6169 1976-02-01 6195 1976-03-01 6223 1976-04-01 6246 1976-05-01 6262 1976-06-01 6282 1976-07-01 6302 1976-08-01 6317 1976-09-01 6332 1976-10-01 6346 1976-11-01 6371 1976-12-01 6397 1977-01-01 6425 1977-02-01 6447 1977-03-01 6477 1977-04-01 6503 1977-05-01 6532 1977-06-01 6563 1977-07-01 6596 1977-08-01 6628 1977-09-01 6673 1977-10-01 6704 1977-11-01 6737 1977-12-01 6762 1978-01-01 6771 1978-02-01 6806 1978-03-01 6848 1978-04-01 6896 1978-05-01 6931 1978-06-01 6967 1978-07-01 6997 1978-08-01 7036 1978-09-01 7057 1978-10-01 7078 1978-11-01 7120 1978-12-01 7152 1979-01-01 7168 1979-02-01 7202 1979-03-01 7239 1979-04-01 7245 1979-05-01 7287 1979-06-01 7320 1979-07-01 7333 1979-08-01 7351 1979-09-01 7368 1979-10-01 7394 1979-11-01 7409 1979-12-01 7432 1980-01-01 7465 1980-02-01 7485 1980-03-01 7508 1980-04-01 7508 1980-05-01 7508 1980-06-01 7507 1980-07-01 7521 1980-08-01 7549 1980-09-01 7577 1980-10-01 7602 1980-11-01 7633 1980-12-01 7664 1981-01-01 7691 1981-02-01 7703 1981-03-01 7717 1981-04-01 7741 1981-05-01 7757 1981-06-01 7779 1981-07-01 7797 1981-08-01 7814 1981-09-01 7831 1981-10-01 7846 1981-11-01 7850 1981-12-01 7849 1982-01-01 7855 1982-02-01 7857 1982-03-01 7857 1982-04-01 7845 1982-05-01 7852 1982-06-01 7847 1982-07-01 7848 1982-08-01 7845 1982-09-01 7840 1982-10-01 7834 1982-11-01 7844 1982-12-01 7850 1983-01-01 7865 1983-02-01 7866 1983-03-01 7907 1983-04-01 7947 1983-05-01 7974 1983-06-01 8018 1983-07-01 8061 1983-08-01 8092 1983-09-01 8140 1983-10-01 8163 1983-11-01 8192 1983-12-01 8231 1984-01-01 8265 1984-02-01 8309 1984-03-01 8344 1984-04-01 8382 1984-05-01 8420 1984-06-01 8455 1984-07-01 8479 1984-08-01 8504 1984-09-01 8552 1984-10-01 8586 1984-11-01 8620 1984-12-01 8650 1985-01-01 8693 1985-02-01 8722 1985-03-01 8762 1985-04-01 8786 1985-05-01 8826 1985-06-01 8849 1985-07-01 8868 1985-08-01 8914 1985-09-01 8953 1985-10-01 8987 1985-11-01 9026 1985-12-01 9054 1986-01-01 9069 1986-02-01 9093 1986-03-01 9113 1986-04-01 9144 1986-05-01 9168 1986-06-01 9188 1986-07-01 9216 1986-08-01 9245 1986-09-01 9275 1986-10-01 9306 1986-11-01 9336 1986-12-01 9369 1987-01-01 9409 1987-02-01 9443 1987-03-01 9477 1987-04-01 9519 1987-05-01 9561 1987-06-01 9587 1987-07-01 9631 1987-08-01 9669 1987-09-01 9692 1987-10-01 9733 1987-11-01 9764 1987-12-01 9806 1988-01-01 9852 1988-02-01 9912 1988-03-01 9941 1988-04-01 9976 1988-05-01 10016 1988-06-01 10070 1988-07-01 10113 1988-08-01 10146 1988-09-01 10187 1988-10-01 10226 1988-11-01 10281 1988-12-01 10337 1989-01-01 10377 1989-02-01 10436 1989-03-01 10465 1989-04-01 10493 1989-05-01 10522 1989-06-01 10541 1989-07-01 10562 1989-08-01 10580 1989-09-01 10613 1989-10-01 10627 1989-11-01 10691 1989-12-01 10731 1990-01-01 10778 1990-02-01 10849 1990-03-01 10891 1990-04-01 10885 1990-05-01 10877 1990-06-01 10894 1990-07-01 10901 1990-08-01 10875 1990-09-01 10862 1990-10-01 10816 1990-11-01 10802 1990-12-01 10764 1991-01-01 10768 1991-02-01 10730 1991-03-01 10697 1991-04-01 10681 1991-05-01 10654 1991-06-01 10678 1991-07-01 10685 1991-08-01 10701 1991-09-01 10738 1991-10-01 10745 1991-11-01 10745 1991-12-01 10757 1992-01-01 10776 1992-02-01 10797 1992-03-01 10828 1992-04-01 10874 1992-05-01 10931 1992-06-01 10959 1992-07-01 10967 1992-08-01 11010 1992-09-01 11041 1992-10-01 11087 1992-11-01 11130 1992-12-01 11195 1993-01-01 11250 1993-02-01 11299 1993-03-01 11331 1993-04-01 11383 1993-05-01 11425 1993-06-01 11459 1993-07-01 11495 1993-08-01 11537 1993-09-01 11594 1993-10-01 11669 1993-11-01 11718 1993-12-01 11757 1994-01-01 11784 1994-02-01 11844 1994-03-01 11923 1994-04-01 12011 1994-05-01 12054 1994-06-01 12128 1994-07-01 12230 1994-08-01 12274 1994-09-01 12356 1994-10-01 12407 1994-11-01 12496 1994-12-01 12541 1995-01-01 12606 1995-02-01 12669 1995-03-01 12720 1995-04-01 12734 1995-05-01 12741 1995-06-01 12788 1995-07-01 12828 1995-08-01 12903 1995-09-01 12992 1995-10-01 13020 1995-11-01 13060 1995-12-01 13100 1996-01-01 13078 1996-02-01 13214 1996-03-01 13273 1996-04-01 13309 1996-05-01 13360 1996-06-01 13436 1996-07-01 13502 1996-08-01 13569 1996-09-01 13611 1996-10-01 13638 1996-11-01 13743 1996-12-01 13796 1997-01-01 13865 1997-02-01 13980 1997-03-01 14072 1997-04-01 14180 1997-05-01 14250 1997-06-01 14320 1997-07-01 14418 1997-08-01 14423 1997-09-01 14505 1997-10-01 14575 1997-11-01 14656 1997-12-01 14747 1998-01-01 14818 1998-02-01 14875 1998-03-01 14922 1998-04-01 14974 1998-05-01 15066 1998-06-01 15134 1998-07-01 15173 1998-08-01 15234 1998-09-01 15238 1998-10-01 15338 1998-11-01 15422 1998-12-01 15512 1999-01-01 15578 1999-02-01 15652 1999-03-01 15695 1999-04-01 15779 1999-05-01 15842 1999-06-01 15918 1999-07-01 16003 1999-08-01 16046 1999-09-01 16080 1999-10-01 16221 1999-11-01 16283 1999-12-01 16361 2000-01-01 16418 2000-02-01 16469 2000-03-01 16538 2000-04-01 16622 2000-05-01 16590 2000-06-01 16659 2000-07-01 16706 2000-08-01 16735 2000-09-01 16810 2000-10-01 16808 2000-11-01 16867 2000-12-01 16837 2001-01-01 16828 2001-02-01 16793 2001-03-01 16756 2001-04-01 16638 2001-05-01 16596 2001-06-01 16525 2001-07-01 16473 2001-08-01 16406 2001-09-01 16327 2001-10-01 16225 2001-11-01 16114 2001-12-01 16079 2002-01-01 16021 2002-02-01 15981 2002-03-01 16003 2002-04-01 16020 2002-05-01 16012 2002-06-01 16007 2002-07-01 15942 2002-08-01 15962 2002-09-01 15953 2002-10-01 15973 2002-11-01 15948 2002-12-01 15877 2003-01-01 15924 2003-02-01 15943 2003-03-01 15880 2003-04-01 15879 2003-05-01 15920 2003-06-01 15939 2003-07-01 15999 2003-08-01 15984 2003-09-01 16040 2003-10-01 16079 2003-11-01 16096 2003-12-01 16137 2004-01-01 16146 2004-02-01 16151 2004-03-01 16195 2004-04-01 16292 2004-05-01 16379 2004-06-01 16393 2004-07-01 16427 2004-08-01 16444 2004-09-01 16475 2004-10-01 16587 2004-11-01 16573 2004-12-01 16594 2005-01-01 16638 2005-02-01 16706 2005-03-01 16748 2005-04-01 16804 2005-05-01 16828 2005-06-01 16914 2005-07-01 16995 2005-08-01 17048 2005-09-01 17126 2005-10-01 17143 2005-11-01 17216 2005-12-01 17256 2006-01-01 17297 2006-02-01 17368 2006-03-01 17440 2006-04-01 17465 2006-05-01 17512 2006-06-01 17581 2006-07-01 17631 2006-08-01 17683 2006-09-01 17681 2006-10-01 17685 2006-11-01 17747 2006-12-01 17771 2007-01-01 17834 2007-02-01 17877 2007-03-01 17886 2007-04-01 17910 2007-05-01 17938 2007-06-01 17947 2007-07-01 17956 2007-08-01 17970 2007-09-01 17974 2007-10-01 18009 2007-11-01 18012 2007-12-01 18051 2008-01-01 18051 2008-02-01 18011 2008-03-01 17948 2008-04-01 17949 2008-05-01 17881 2008-06-01 17840 2008-07-01 17779 2008-08-01 17708 2008-09-01 17638 2008-10-01 17522 2008-11-01 17338 2008-12-01 17218 2009-01-01 17074 2009-02-01 16890 2009-03-01 16757 2009-04-01 16609 2009-05-01 16545 2009-06-01 16445 2009-07-01 16414 2009-08-01 16392 2009-09-01 16391 2009-10-01 16399 2009-11-01 16455 2009-12-01 16469 2010-01-01 16513 2010-02-01 16542 2010-03-01 16539 2010-04-01 16618 2010-05-01 16650 2010-06-01 16717 2010-07-01 16725 2010-08-01 16770 2010-09-01 16793 2010-10-01 16848 2010-11-01 16927 2010-12-01 17009 2011-01-01 17055 2011-02-01 17104 2011-03-01 17192 2011-04-01 17242 2011-05-01 17298 2011-06-01 17303 2011-07-01 17342 2011-08-01 17382 2011-09-01 17441 2011-10-01 17482 2011-11-01 17521 2011-12-01 17593 2012-01-01 17672 2012-02-01 17761 2012-03-01 17798 2012-04-01 17860