In the United States, private nonfarm payroll employment decreased by around 28,000 in October 2024 compared to the previous month. The data are seasonally adjusted. According to the BLS, the data is derived from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program which surveys about 140,000 businesses and government agencies each month, representing approximately 440,000 individual worksites, in order to provide detailed industry data on employment.
Monthly change in private-sector employment in the United States from October 2024 to October 2024
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Over-the-month change in thousands
Oct '24*
-28
Sep '24*
192
Aug '24
37
Jul '24
99
Jun '24
97
May '24
193
Apr '24
108
Mar '24
232
Feb '24
181
Jan '24
256
Dec '23
214
Nov '23
152
Oct '23
98
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (November 1, 2024). Monthly change in private-sector employment in the United States from October 2024 to October 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217715/monthly-change-in-private-sector-employment-in-the-us/
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