Labor Force Statistics (CPS)
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| Year | Dec Employed | Less Previous Year | Equals Gain Or Loss | President |
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| 1948 | 58554 | 0 | | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 1949 | 57712 | 58554 | -842,000 | Harry S. Truman |
| 1950 | 59352 | 57712 | 1,640,000 | Harry S. Truman |
| 1951 | 60252 | 59352 | 900,000 | Harry S. Truman |
| 1952 | 60748 | 60252 | 496,000 | Harry S. Truman |
| 1953 | 59796 | 60748 | -952,000 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1954 | 59990 | 59796 | 194,000 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1955 | 63268 | 59990 | 3,278,000 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1956 | 63619 | 63268 | 351,000 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1957 | 63598 | 63619 | -21,000 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1958 | 63266 | 63598 | -332,000 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1959 | 64927 | 63266 | 1,661,000 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1960 | 65287 | 64927 | 360,000 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| 1961 | 65531 | 65287 | 244,000 | John F. Kennedy |
| 1962 | 66585 | 65531 | 1,054,000 | John F. Kennedy |
| 1963 | 67791 | 66585 | 1,206,000 | John F. Kennedy |
| 1964 | 69543 | 67791 | 1,752,000 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 1965 | 71819 | 69543 | 2,276,000 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 1966 | 73600 | 71819 | 1,781,000 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 1967 | 75337 | 73600 | 1,737,000 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 1968 | 76699 | 75337 | 1,362,000 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 1969 | 78789 | 76699 | 2,090,000 | Richard Nixon |
| 1970 | 78651 | 78789 | -138,000 | Richard Nixon |
| 1971 | 80527 | 78651 | 1,876,000 | Richard Nixon |
| 1972 | 83424 | 80527 | 2,897,000 | Richard Nixon |
| 1973 | 86390 | 83424 | 2,966,000 | Richard Nixon |
| 1974 | 86169 | 86390 | -221,000 | Richard Nixon |
| 1975 | 86689 | 86169 | 520,000 | Gerald Ford |
| 1976 | 89850 | 86689 | 3,161,000 | Gerald Ford |
| 1977 | 94183 | 89850 | 4,333,000 | Jimmy Carter |
| 1978 | 97669 | 94183 | 3,486,000 | Jimmy Carter |
| 1979 | 100013 | 97669 | 2,344,000 | Jimmy Carter |
| 1980 | 99579 | 100013 | -434,000 | Jimmy Carter |
| 1981 | 99562 | 99579 | -17,000 | Ronald Reagan |
| 1982 | 98849 | 99562 | -713,000 | Ronald Reagan |
| 1983 | 102803 | 98849 | 3,954,000 | Ronald Reagan |
| 1984 | 106049 | 102803 | 3,246,000 | Ronald Reagan |
| 1985 | 108063 | 106049 | 2,014,000 | Ronald Reagan |
| 1986 | 110588 | 108063 | 2,525,000 | Ronald Reagan |
| 1987 | 113679 | 110588 | 3,091,000 | Ronald Reagan |
| 1988 | 115978 | 113679 | 2,299,000 | Ronald Reagan |
| 1989 | 117698 | 115978 | 1,720,000 | George H. W. Bush |
| 1990 | 118110 | 117698 | 412,000 | George H. W. Bush |
| 1991 | 117395 | 118110 | -715,000 | George H. W. Bush |
| 1992 | 118990 | 117395 | 1,595,000 | George H. W. Bush |
| 1993 | 121578 | 118990 | 2,588,000 | Bill Clinton |
| 1994 | 124729 | 121578 | 3,151,000 | Bill Clinton |
| 1995 | 125136 | 124729 | 407,000 | Bill Clinton |
| 1996 | 127903 | 125136 | 2,767,000 | Bill Clinton |
| 1997 | 130785 | 127903 | 2,882,000 | Bill Clinton |
| 1998 | 132732 | 130785 | 1,947,000 | Bill Clinton |
| 1999 | 134696 | 132732 | 1,964,000 | Bill Clinton |
| 2000 | 137846 | 134696 | 3,150,000 | Bill Clinton |
| 2001 | 136269 | 137846 | -1,577,000 | George W. Bush |
| 2002 | 136599 | 136269 | 330,000 | George W. Bush |
| 2003 | 138556 | 136599 | 1,957,000 | George W. Bush |
| 2004 | 140278 | 138556 | 1,722,000 | George W. Bush |
| 2005 | 142918 | 140278 | 2,640,000 | George W. Bush |
| 2006 | 146081 | 142918 | 3,163,000 | George W. Bush |
| 2007 | 146334 | 146081 | 253,000 | George W. Bush |
| 2008 | 143350 | 146334 | -2,984,000 | George W. Bush |
| 2009 | 137953 | 143350 | -5,397,000 | Barack Obama |
| 2010 | 139159 | 137953 | 1,206,000 | Barack Obama |
| 2011 | 140681 | 139159 | 1,522,000 | Barack Obama |
| 2012 | 143060 | 140681 | 2,379,000 | Barack Obama |
| 2013 | 144423 | 143060 | 1,363,000 | Barack Obama |
| 2014 | 147190 | 144423 | 2,767,000 | Barack Obama |
| 2015 | 149703 | 147190 | 2,513,000 | Barack Obama |
| 2016 | 151798 | 149703 | 2,095,000 | Barack Obama |
| 2017 | 153602 | 151798 | 1,804,000 | Donald Trump |
| 2018 | 156481 | 153602 | 2,879,000 | Donald Trump |
| 2019 | 158504 | 156481 | 2,023,000 | Donald Trump |
| 2020 | 144492 | 158504 | -14,012,000 | Donald Trump |