Jobs rebounded from pandemic plunge

158m jobs

April 2024

160m jobs

150m

Recession

140m

130m

20m jobs lost

in April 2020

120m

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

158m jobs

April 2024

160m jobs

150m

Recession

140m

130m

120m

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

158m jobs

April 2024

160m jobs

150m

Recession

140m

130m

120m

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

158m jobs

April 2024

160m jobs

150m

Recession

140m

130m

20m jobs lost

in April 2020

120m

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

158m jobs

April 2024

160m jobs

150m

Recession

140m

130m

20m jobs lost

in April 2020

120m

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

Guardian graphic. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Note: Nonfarm jobs, seasonally adjusted.