Labor Force Statistics (CES)
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| Year | Dec Employed | Less Previous Year | Equals Gain Or Loss | President |
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| 1939 | 32037 | 0 | | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 1940 | 34653 | 32037 | 2,616,000 | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 1941 | 38548 | 34653 | 3,895,000 | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 1942 | 42322 | 38548 | 3,774,000 | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 1943 | 43153 | 42322 | 831,000 | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 1944 | 42320 | 43153 | -833,000 | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 1945 | 39692 | 42320 | -2,628,000 | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 1946 | 44140 | 39692 | 4,448,000 | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 1947 | 45514 | 44140 | 1,374,000 | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 1948 | 46074 | 45514 | 560,000 | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 1949 | 44596 | 46074 | -1,478,000 | Harry S. Truman |
| 1950 | 47931 | 44596 | 3,335,000 | Harry S. Truman |
| 1951 | 49397 | 47931 | 1,466,000 | Harry S. Truman |
| 1952 | 51274 | 49397 | 1,877,000 | Harry S. Truman |
| 1953 | 50833 | 51274 | -441,000 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1954 | 50473 | 50833 | -360,000 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1955 | 52950 | 50473 | 2,477,000 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1956 | 54068 | 52950 | 1,118,000 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1957 | 53479 | 54068 | -589,000 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1958 | 53103 | 53479 | -376,000 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1959 | 55124 | 53103 | 2,021,000 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1960 | 54601 | 55124 | -523,000 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1961 | 55665 | 54601 | 1,064,000 | John F. Kennedy |
| 1962 | 56775 | 55665 | 1,110,000 | John F. Kennedy |
| 1963 | 58109 | 56775 | 1,334,000 | John F. Kennedy |
| 1964 | 60198 | 58109 | 2,089,000 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 1965 | 63141 | 60198 | 2,943,000 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 1966 | 66051 | 63141 | 2,910,000 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 1967 | 67758 | 66051 | 1,707,000 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 1968 | 70085 | 67758 | 2,327,000 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 1969 | 72041 | 70085 | 1,956,000 | Richard Nixon |
| 1970 | 71564 | 72041 | -477,000 | Richard Nixon |
| 1971 | 72880 | 71564 | 1,316,000 | Richard Nixon |
| 1972 | 76078 | 72880 | 3,198,000 | Richard Nixon |
| 1973 | 78839 | 76078 | 2,761,000 | Richard Nixon |
| 1974 | 78419 | 78839 | -420,000 | Richard Nixon |
| 1975 | 78726 | 78419 | 307,000 | Gerald Ford |
| 1976 | 81129 | 78726 | 2,403,000 | Gerald Ford |
| 1977 | 85105 | 81129 | 3,976,000 | Jimmy Carter |
| 1978 | 89408 | 85105 | 4,303,000 | Jimmy Carter |
| 1979 | 91415 | 89408 | 2,007,000 | Jimmy Carter |
| 1980 | 91661 | 91415 | 246,000 | Jimmy Carter |
| 1981 | 91555 | 91661 | -106,000 | Ronald Reagan |
| 1982 | 89396 | 91555 | -2,159,000 | Ronald Reagan |
| 1983 | 92863 | 89396 | 3,467,000 | Ronald Reagan |
| 1984 | 96793 | 92863 | 3,930,000 | Ronald Reagan |
| 1985 | 99356 | 96793 | 2,563,000 | Ronald Reagan |
| 1986 | 101300 | 99356 | 1,944,000 | Ronald Reagan |
| 1987 | 104472 | 101300 | 3,172,000 | Ronald Reagan |
| 1988 | 107722 | 104472 | 3,250,000 | Ronald Reagan |
| 1989 | 109666 | 107722 | 1,944,000 | George H. W. Bush |
| 1990 | 109974 | 109666 | 308,000 | George H. W. Bush |
| 1991 | 109110 | 109974 | -864,000 | George H. W. Bush |
| 1992 | 110265 | 109110 | 1,155,000 | George H. W. Bush |
| 1993 | 113085 | 110265 | 2,820,000 | Bill Clinton |
| 1994 | 116964 | 113085 | 3,879,000 | Bill Clinton |
| 1995 | 119123 | 116964 | 2,159,000 | Bill Clinton |
| 1996 | 121954 | 119123 | 2,831,000 | Bill Clinton |
| 1997 | 125383 | 121954 | 3,429,000 | Bill Clinton |
| 1998 | 128448 | 125383 | 3,065,000 | Bill Clinton |
| 1999 | 131634 | 128448 | 3,186,000 | Bill Clinton |
| 2000 | 133542 | 131634 | 1,908,000 | Bill Clinton |
| 2001 | 131759 | 133542 | -1,783,000 | George W. Bush |
| 2002 | 131243 | 131759 | -516,000 | George W. Bush |
| 2003 | 131368 | 131243 | 125,000 | George W. Bush |
| 2004 | 133400 | 131368 | 2,032,000 | George W. Bush |
| 2005 | 135956 | 133400 | 2,556,000 | George W. Bush |
| 2006 | 138106 | 135956 | 2,150,000 | George W. Bush |
| 2007 | 139279 | 138106 | 1,173,000 | George W. Bush |
| 2008 | 135715 | 139279 | -3,564,000 | George W. Bush |
| 2009 | 130673 | 135715 | -5,042,000 | Barack Obama |
| 2010 | 131624 | 130673 | 951,000 | Barack Obama |
| 2011 | 133701 | 131624 | 2,077,000 | Barack Obama |
| 2012 | 135946 | 133701 | 2,245,000 | Barack Obama |
| 2013 | 138275 | 135946 | 2,329,000 | Barack Obama |
| 2014 | 141308 | 138275 | 3,033,000 | Barack Obama |
| 2015 | 144046 | 141308 | 2,738,000 | Barack Obama |
| 2016 | 146253 | 144046 | 2,207,000 | Barack Obama |
| 2017 | 148510 | 146253 | 2,257,000 | Donald Trump |
| 2018 | 150832 | 148510 | 2,322,000 | Donald Trump |
| 2019 | 152929 | 150832 | 2,097,000 | Donald Trump |
| 2020 | 139100 | 152929 | -13,829,000 | Donald Trump |