Vertical bar graph shows the number of U.S. nonfarm jobs gained or lost from 2008 to 2018.
Data are as follows:
| Year | Jan. (in thousands) | July (in thousands) |
| 2008 | 8 | -213 |
| 2009 | -787 | -342 |
| 2010 | 18 | -78 |
| 2011 | 44 | 72 |
| 2012 | 348 | 156 |
| 2013 | 207 | 111 |
| 2014 | 174 | 196 |
| 2015 | 211 | 256 |
| 2016 | 103 | 325 |
| 2017 | 259 | 190 |
| 2018 | 176 | 157 |