Chart 17. Employment in wholesale trade, seasonally adjusted, January 2013–December 2023
Month and year Employment

Jan 2013

5,639,600

Feb 2013

5,643,300

Mar 2013

5,645,300

Apr 2013

5,645,600

May 2013

5,650,000

Jun 2013

5,655,400

Jul 2013

5,663,200

Aug 2013

5,669,400

Sep 2013

5,681,800

Oct 2013

5,670,300

Nov 2013

5,681,500

Dec 2013

5,687,000

Jan 2014

5,702,900

Feb 2014

5,708,400

Mar 2014

5,713,400

Apr 2014

5,728,700

May 2014

5,735,400

Jun 2014

5,746,800

Jul 2014

5,749,800

Aug 2014

5,748,300

Sep 2014

5,755,000

Oct 2014

5,757,200

Nov 2014

5,760,400

Dec 2014

5,768,300

Jan 2015

5,769,300

Feb 2015

5,781,100

Mar 2015

5,782,900

Apr 2015

5,779,200

May 2015

5,786,000

Jun 2015

5,784,500

Jul 2015

5,784,400

Aug 2015

5,785,300

Sep 2015

5,775,700

Oct 2015

5,777,200

Nov 2015

5,778,600

Dec 2015

5,776,400

Jan 2016

5,778,500

Feb 2016

5,776,200

Mar 2016

5,780,000

Apr 2016

5,784,900

May 2016

5,782,500

Jun 2016

5,778,800

Jul 2016

5,781,800

Aug 2016

5,784,300

Sep 2016

5,795,200

Oct 2016

5,797,100

Nov 2016

5,800,900

Dec 2016

5,796,900

Jan 2017

5,804,900

Feb 2017

5,807,500

Mar 2017

5,808,500

Apr 2017

5,807,500

May 2017

5,805,800

Jun 2017

5,811,600

Jul 2017

5,814,300

Aug 2017

5,816,200

Sep 2017

5,814,600

Oct 2017

5,820,800

Nov 2017

5,822,400

Dec 2017

5,824,700

Jan 2018

5,824,100

Feb 2018

5,826,400

Mar 2018

5,839,900

Apr 2018

5,815,600

May 2018

5,820,900

Jun 2018

5,823,700

Jul 2018

5,836,600

Aug 2018

5,854,900

Sep 2018

5,850,900

Oct 2018

5,857,400

Nov 2018

5,865,800

Dec 2018

5,870,600

Jan 2019

5,879,600

Feb 2019

5,885,200

Mar 2019

5,883,300

Apr 2019

5,890,100

May 2019

5,889,100

Jun 2019

5,880,900

Jul 2019

5,887,400

Aug 2019

5,885,900

Sep 2019

5,888,700

Oct 2019

5,894,400

Nov 2019

5,894,700

Dec 2019

5,898,300

Jan 2020

5,897,000

Feb 2020

5,891,700

Mar 2020

5,875,100

Apr 2020

5,484,800

May 2020

5,502,400

Jun 2020

5,542,000

Jul 2020

5,523,300

Aug 2020

5,539,300

Sep 2020

5,565,400

Oct 2020

5,578,600

Nov 2020

5,590,800

Dec 2020

5,600,100

Jan 2021

5,612,500

Feb 2021

5,621,100

Mar 2021

5,635,100

Apr 2021

5,652,400

May 2021

5,671,200

Jun 2021

5,697,600

Jul 2021

5,722,800

Aug 2021

5,739,900

Sep 2021

5,753,200

Oct 2021

5,774,200

Nov 2021

5,801,200

Dec 2021

5,829,100

Jan 2022

5,851,600

Feb 2022

5,878,300

Mar 2022

5,915,400

Apr 2022

5,946,900

May 2022

5,970,100

Jun 2022

5,984,500

Jul 2022

6,001,100

Aug 2022

6,019,800

Sep 2022

6,024,900

Oct 2022

6,043,900

Nov 2022

6,050,300

Dec 2022

6,063,300

Jan 2023

6,074,500

Feb 2023

6,087,000

Mar 2023

6,096,200

Apr 2023

6,095,200

May 2023

6,102,400

Jun 2023

6,103,800

Jul 2023

6,120,100

Aug 2023

6,121,600

Sep 2023

6,133,300

Oct 2023

6,145,200

Nov 2023

6,152,100

Dec 2023

6,159,500

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.