Payroll Employment, Seasonally Adjusted (in thousands)
| Year | Month | United States | United States Last Peak | New England | New England Last Peak |
| 1990 | 1 | 109144 | 6478.9 | ||
| 1990 | 2 | 109397 | 6459.7 | ||
| 1990 | 3 | 109618 | 6455.3 | ||
| 1990 | 4 | 109652 | 6418.1 | ||
| 1990 | 5 | 109801 | 6406.5 | ||
| 1990 | 6 | 109820 | 6397.1 | ||
| 1990 | 7 | 109773 | 6359.3 | ||
| 1990 | 8 | 109569 | 6338.9 | ||
| 1990 | 9 | 109485 | 6315.0 | ||
| 1990 | 10 | 109321 | 6257.7 | ||
| 1990 | 11 | 109175 | 6233.8 | ||
| 1990 | 12 | 109118 | 6214.6 | ||
| 1991 | 1 | 108998 | 6160.9 | ||
| 1991 | 2 | 108698 | 6111.9 | ||
| 1991 | 3 | 108542 | 6095.2 | ||
| 1991 | 4 | 108325 | 6071.6 | ||
| 1991 | 5 | 108203 | 6053.3 | ||
| 1991 | 6 | 108283 | 6048.2 | ||
| 1991 | 7 | 108233 | 6013.0 | ||
| 1991 | 8 | 108252 | 6013.5 | ||
| 1991 | 9 | 108285 | 5997.4 | ||
| 1991 | 10 | 108293 | 5988.7 | ||
| 1991 | 11 | 108235 | 5983.9 | ||
| 1991 | 12 | 108261 | 5979.8 | ||
| 1992 | 1 | 108313 | 5989.7 | ||
| 1992 | 2 | 108242 | 5986.6 | ||
| 1992 | 3 | 108301 | 5981.8 | ||
| 1992 | 4 | 108457 | 5991.0 | ||
| 1992 | 5 | 108584 | 5993.1 | ||
| 1992 | 6 | 108640 | 5989.7 | ||
| 1992 | 7 | 108714 | 6003.9 | ||
| 1992 | 8 | 108851 | 5992.4 | ||
| 1992 | 9 | 108888 | 5998.8 | ||
| 1992 | 10 | 109061 | 6012.5 | ||
| 1992 | 11 | 109205 | 6008.2 | ||
| 1992 | 12 | 109418 | 6006.7 | ||
| 1993 | 1 | 109725 | 6040.2 | ||
| 1993 | 2 | 109962 | 6046.6 | ||
| 1993 | 3 | 109916 | 6032.2 | ||
| 1993 | 4 | 110223 | 6059.6 | ||
| 1993 | 5 | 110496 | 6070.6 | ||
| 1993 | 6 | 110660 | 6073.6 | ||
| 1993 | 7 | 110960 | 6093.2 | ||
| 1993 | 8 | 111119 | 6091.2 | ||
| 1993 | 9 | 111359 | 6098.1 | ||
| 1993 | 10 | 111638 | 6112.7 | ||
| 1993 | 11 | 111901 | 6117.6 | ||
| 1993 | 12 | 112203 | 6129.7 | ||
| 1994 | 1 | 112473 | 6128.8 | ||
| 1994 | 2 | 112665 | 6132.2 | ||
| 1994 | 3 | 113133 | 6146.1 | ||
| 1994 | 4 | 113490 | 6177.2 | ||
| 1994 | 5 | 113829 | 6181.7 | ||
| 1994 | 6 | 114139 | 6198.8 | ||
| 1994 | 7 | 114498 | 6206.5 | ||
| 1994 | 8 | 114801 | 6220.8 | ||
| 1994 | 9 | 115155 | 6234.3 | ||
| 1994 | 10 | 115361 | 6242.9 | ||
| 1994 | 11 | 115786 | 6260.1 | ||
| 1994 | 12 | 116056 | 6270.6 | ||
| 1995 | 1 | 116377 | 6288.0 | ||
| 1995 | 2 | 116588 | 6298.0 | ||
| 1995 | 3 | 116808 | 6314.2 | ||
| 1995 | 4 | 116971 | 6312.6 | ||
| 1995 | 5 | 116962 | 6309.1 | ||
| 1995 | 6 | 117189 | 6315.2 | ||
| 1995 | 7 | 117260 | 6314.5 | ||
| 1995 | 8 | 117538 | 6337.6 | ||
| 1995 | 9 | 117777 | 6346.9 | ||
| 1995 | 10 | 117926 | 6353.7 | ||
| 1995 | 11 | 118070 | 6361.5 | ||
| 1995 | 12 | 118210 | 6367.7 | ||
| 1996 | 1 | 118192 | 6354.0 | ||
| 1996 | 2 | 118627 | 6379.1 | ||
| 1996 | 3 | 118882 | 6388.8 | ||
| 1996 | 4 | 119047 | 6398.9 | ||
| 1996 | 5 | 119376 | 6419.3 | ||
| 1996 | 6 | 119647 | 6430.9 | ||
| 1996 | 7 | 119875 | 6424.5 | ||
| 1996 | 8 | 120078 | 6452.8 | ||
| 1996 | 9 | 120296 | 6456.0 | ||
| 1996 | 10 | 120534 | 6475.6 | ||
| 1996 | 11 | 120826 | 6499.4 | ||
| 1996 | 12 | 121003 | 6502.4 | ||
| 1997 | 1 | 121232 | 6514.1 | ||
| 1997 | 2 | 121526 | 6520.7 | ||
| 1997 | 3 | 121843 | 6538.2 | ||
| 1997 | 4 | 122134 | 6544.2 | ||
| 1997 | 5 | 122396 | 6562.9 | ||
| 1997 | 6 | 122642 | 6570.8 | ||
| 1997 | 7 | 122918 | 6566.4 | ||
| 1997 | 8 | 122911 | 6581.6 | ||
| 1997 | 9 | 123417 | 6604.1 | ||
| 1997 | 10 | 123756 | 6619.6 | ||
| 1997 | 11 | 124063 | 6627.0 | ||
| 1997 | 12 | 124361 | 6653.1 | ||
| 1998 | 1 | 124629 | 6656.9 | ||
| 1998 | 2 | 124814 | 6682.1 | ||
| 1998 | 3 | 124962 | 6692.6 | ||
| 1998 | 4 | 125240 | 6697.6 | ||
| 1998 | 5 | 125641 | 6707.0 | ||
| 1998 | 6 | 125846 | 6713.8 | ||
| 1998 | 7 | 125967 | 6734.0 | ||
| 1998 | 8 | 126322 | 6738.2 | ||
| 1998 | 9 | 126543 | 6746.5 | ||
| 1998 | 10 | 126735 | 6759.6 | ||
| 1998 | 11 | 127020 | 6770.3 | ||
| 1998 | 12 | 127364 | 6783.3 | ||
| 1999 | 1 | 127477 | 6781.8 | ||
| 1999 | 2 | 127873 | 6803.1 | ||
| 1999 | 3 | 127997 | 6812.4 | ||
| 1999 | 4 | 128379 | 6840.6 | ||
| 1999 | 5 | 128593 | 6826.6 | ||
| 1999 | 6 | 128850 | 6844.7 | ||
| 1999 | 7 | 129145 | 6868.0 | ||
| 1999 | 8 | 129338 | 6874.5 | ||
| 1999 | 9 | 129525 | 6880.1 | ||
| 1999 | 10 | 129947 | 6903.5 | ||
| 1999 | 11 | 130242 | 6904.9 | ||
| 1999 | 12 | 130536 | 6921.0 | ||
| 2000 | 1 | 130781 | 6942.1 | ||
| 2000 | 2 | 130901 | 6959.6 | ||
| 2000 | 3 | 131377 | 6980.8 | ||
| 2000 | 4 | 131662 | 6995.8 | ||
| 2000 | 5 | 131882 | 7002.5 | ||
| 2000 | 6 | 131839 | 7014.0 | ||
| 2000 | 7 | 132015 | 7034.9 | ||
| 2000 | 8 | 132004 | 7025.5 | ||
| 2000 | 9 | 132122 | 7042.9 | ||
| 2000 | 10 | 132110 | 7050.6 | ||
| 2000 | 11 | 132326 | 7068.1 | ||
| 2000 | 12 | 132484 | 7080.5 | ||
| 2001 | 1 | 132471 | 7091.4 | 7091.4 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 132551 | 132551 | 7085.2 | 7091.4 |
| 2001 | 3 | 132504 | 132551 | 7072.5 | 7091.4 |
| 2001 | 4 | 132209 | 132551 | 7050.7 | 7091.4 |
| 2001 | 5 | 132177 | 132551 | 7048.6 | 7091.4 |
| 2001 | 6 | 132047 | 132551 | 7042.7 | 7091.4 |
| 2001 | 7 | 131930 | 132551 | 7014.9 | 7091.4 |
| 2001 | 8 | 131776 | 132551 | 7009.6 | 7091.4 |
| 2001 | 9 | 131521 | 132551 | 6990.8 | 7091.4 |
| 2001 | 10 | 131191 | 132551 | 6974.7 | 7091.4 |
| 2001 | 11 | 130883 | 132551 | 6959.5 | 7091.4 |
| 2001 | 12 | 130721 | 132551 | 6949.1 | 7091.4 |
| 2002 | 1 | 130608 | 132551 | 6950.2 | 7091.4 |
| 2002 | 2 | 130486 | 132551 | 6936.1 | 7091.4 |
| 2002 | 3 | 130441 | 132551 | 6943.1 | 7091.4 |
| 2002 | 4 | 130336 | 132551 | 6931.6 | 7091.4 |
| 2002 | 5 | 130330 | 132551 | 6929.3 | 7091.4 |
| 2002 | 6 | 130363 | 132551 | 6922.9 | 7091.4 |
| 2002 | 7 | 130258 | 132551 | 6909.5 | 7091.4 |
| 2002 | 8 | 130258 | 132551 | 6907.4 | 7091.4 |
| 2002 | 9 | 130211 | 132551 | 6899.4 | 7091.4 |
| 2002 | 10 | 130323 | 132551 | 6886.2 | 7091.4 |
| 2002 | 11 | 130307 | 132551 | 6883.3 | 7091.4 |
| 2002 | 12 | 130186 | 132551 | 6875.9 | 7091.4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 130268 | 132551 | 6873.8 | 7091.4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 130119 | 132551 | 6844.9 | 7091.4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 129920 | 132551 | 6838.1 | 7091.4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 129852 | 132551 | 6827.8 | 7091.4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 129834 | 132551 | 6836.8 | 7091.4 |
| 2003 | 6 | 129841 | 132551 | 6830.0 | 7091.4 |
| 2003 | 7 | 129822 | 132551 | 6831.0 | 7091.4 |
| 2003 | 8 | 129797 | 132551 | 6832.0 | 7091.4 |
| 2003 | 9 | 129895 | 132551 | 6831.3 | 7091.4 |
| 2003 | 10 | 130097 | 132551 | 6837.3 | 7091.4 |
| 2003 | 11 | 130176 | 132551 | 6837.5 | 7091.4 |
| 2003 | 12 | 130298 | 132551 | 6827.3 | 7091.4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 130420 | 132551 | 6830.5 | 7091.4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 130475 | 132551 | 6835.9 | 7091.4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 130821 | 132551 | 6848.2 | 7091.4 |
| 2004 | 4 | 131073 | 132551 | 6851.8 | 7091.4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 131340 | 132551 | 6858.0 | 7091.4 |
| 2004 | 6 | 131418 | 132551 | 6858.9 | 7091.4 |
| 2004 | 7 | 131456 | 132551 | 6874.1 | 7091.4 |
| 2004 | 8 | 131587 | 132551 | 6867.6 | 7091.4 |
| 2004 | 9 | 131764 | 132551 | 6871.4 | 7091.4 |
| 2004 | 10 | 132102 | 132551 | 6875.6 | 7091.4 |
| 2004 | 11 | 132235 | 132551 | 6880.1 | 7091.4 |
| 2004 | 12 | 132395 | 132551 | 6880.0 | 7091.4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 132471 | 132551 | 6881.3 | 7091.4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 132736 | 132551 | 6891.3 | 7091.4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 132876 | 132551 | 6878.3 | 7091.4 |
| 2005 | 4 | 133104 | 132551 | 6903.5 | 7091.4 |
| 2005 | 5 | 133210 | 132551 | 6896.9 | 7091.4 |
| 2005 | 6 | 133376 | 132551 | 6902.8 | 7091.4 |
| 2005 | 7 | 133617 | 132551 | 6905.8 | 7091.4 |
| 2005 | 8 | 133792 | 132551 | 6905.6 | 7091.4 |
| 2005 | 9 | 133840 | 132551 | 6907.0 | 7091.4 |
| 2005 | 10 | 133877 | 132551 | 6913.9 | 7091.4 |
| 2005 | 11 | 134231 | 132551 | 6917.3 | 7091.4 |
| 2005 | 12 | 134376 | 132551 | 6923.1 | 7091.4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 134530 | 132551 | 6920.2 | 7091.4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 134730 | 132551 | 6933.9 | 7091.4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 134905 | 132551 | 6928.5 | 7091.4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 135017 | 132551 | 6949.4 | 7091.4 |
| 2006 | 5 | 135117 | 132551 | 6945.0 | 7091.4 |
| 2006 | 6 | 135251 | 132551 | 6947.9 | 7091.4 |
| 2006 | 7 | 135374 | 132551 | 6956.7 | 7091.4 |
| 2006 | 8 | 135604 | 132551 | 6954.6 | 7091.4 |
| 2006 | 9 | 135807 | 132551 | 6961.2 | 7091.4 |
| 2006 | 10 | 135893 | 132551 | 6959.4 | 7091.4 |
| 2006 | 11 | 136047 | 132551 | 6963.5 | 7091.4 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Haver Analytics