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Month
	Total
	Nonagricultural wage and salary
	Nonagricultural self-employment
	Employed part timeApr 2004
	138,680
	127,198
	9,225
	24,535May 2004
	138,852
	127,132
	9,337
	24,778June 2004
	139,174
	127,347
	9,342
	24,919July 2004
	139,556
	127,737
	9,521
	25,382Aug 2004
	139,573
	127,529
	9,666
	24,966Sept 2004
	139,487
	127,655
	9,523
	24,654Oct 2004
	139,732
	127,801
	9,722
	24,936Nov 2004
	140,231
	128,239
	9,629
	24,922Dec 2004
	140,125
	128,305
	9,582
	24,681Jan 2005
	140,245
	128,414
	9,597
	24,314Feb 2005
	140,385
	128,470
	9,662
	24,621Mar 2005
	140,654
	128,623
	9,696
	24,784Apr 2005
	141,254
	129,048
	9,896
	24,549May 2005
	141,609
	129,713
	9,610
	24,584June 2005
	141,714
	129,854
	9,367
	24,350July 2005
	142,026
	130,234
	9,462
	24,767Aug 2005
	142,434
	131,009
	9,214
	24,851Sept 2005
	142,401
	130,789
	9,359
	25,096Oct 2005
	142,548
	130,919
	9,437
	25,074Nov 2005
	142,499
	130,777
	9,386
	24,915Dec 2005
	142,752
	131,106
	9,487
	24,674Jan 2006
	143,150
	131,146
	9,744
	24,884Feb 2006
	143,457
	131,452
	9,727
	24,731Mar 2006
	143,741
	131,742
	9,683
	24,542Apr 2006
	143,761
	131,751
	9,619
	24,325May 2006
	144,089
	132,143
	9,617
	24,989June 2006
	144,353
	132,391
	9,564
	24,774July 2006
	144,202
	132,491
	9,541
	24,477Aug 2006
	144,625
	132,821
	9,578
	24,629Sept 2006
	144,815
	132,894
	9,651
	24,549Oct 2006
	145,314
	133,320
	9,795
	24,784Nov 2006
	145,534
	133,399
	9,782
	24,958Dec 2006
	145,970
	133,659
	9,973
	25,226Jan 2007
	146,028
	133,991
	9,672
	24,986Feb 2007
	146,057
	134,023
	9,575
	25,016Mar 2007
	146,320
	134,159
	9,761
	25,144Apr 2007
	145,586
	133,678
	9,663
	25,143May 2007
	145,903
	134,026
	9,641
	24,932June 2007
	146,063
	134,205
	9,775
	25,435July 2007
	145,905
	134,363
	9,662
	24,897Aug 2007
	145,682
	134,261
	9,512
	24,753Sept 2007
	146,244
	134,501
	9,510
	24,996Oct 2007
	145,946
	134,465
	9,365
	24,680Nov 2007
	146,595
	134,965
	9,309
	24,758Dec 2007
	146,273
	134,674
	9,256
	24,745Jan 2008
	146,378
	134,798
	9,290
	25,067Feb 2008
	146,156
	134,410
	9,392
	24,692Mar 2008
	146,086
	134,472
	9,238
	24,715Apr 2008
	146,132
	134,454
	9,340
	25,352May 2008
	145,908
	134,248
	9,342
	25,063June 2008
	145,737
	134,139
	9,387
	25,416July 2008
	145,532
	133,958
	9,583
	25,288Aug 2008
	145,203
	133,707
	9,321
	25,595Sept 2008
	145,076
	133,517
	9,163
	25,327Oct 2008
	144,802
	133,744
	8,908
	25,508Nov 2008
	144,100
	133,022
	8,766
	25,666Dec 2008
	143,369
	132,170
	8,886
	26,333Jan 2009
	142,152
	131,162
	8,824
	26,377Feb 2009
	141,640
	130,466
	8,970
	26,722Mar 2009
	140,707
	129,347
	9,202
	27,069Apr 2009
	140,656
	129,362
	9,041
	27,279May 2009
	140,248
	129,003
	8,956
	27,239June 2009
	140,009
	128,853
	8,898
	27,459July 2009
	139,901
	128,991
	8,884
	27,737Aug 2009
	139,492
	128,211
	9,093
	27,509Sept 2009
	138,818
	127,572
	9,023
	27,273Oct 2009
	138,432
	127,533
	8,922
	27,462Nov 2009
	138,659
	127,467
	9,016
	27,327Dec 2009
	138,013
	126,760
	9,090
	27,479Jan 2010
	138,438
	127,387
	8,956
	27,781Feb 2010
	138,581
	127,257
	9,027
	27,627Mar 2010
	138,751
	127,510
	8,927
	27,558Apr 2010
	139,297
	127,923
	8,926
	27,386May 2010
	139,241
	127,942
	8,943
	26,692June 2010
	139,141
	127,930
	8,886
	26,658July 2010
	139,179
	128,136
	8,817
	26,991Aug 2010
	139,438
	128,452
	8,737
	27,703Sept 2010
	139,396
	128,324
	8,751
	27,459Oct 2010
	139,119
	127,967
	8,868
	27,353Nov 2010
	139,044
	127,978
	8,727
	27,561Dec 2010
	139,301
	128,322
	8,739
	27,419Jan 2011
	139,250
	128,127
	8,823
	26,987Feb 2011
	139,394
	128,400
	8,703
	26,872Mar 2011
	139,639
	128,475
	8,773
	27,282Apr 2011
	139,586
	128,644
	8,684
	27,333May 2011
	139,624
	128,583
	8,686
	27,381June 2011
	139,384
	128,444
	8,533
	27,469July 2011
	139,524
	128,694
	8,501
	27,432Aug 2011
	139,942
	128,941
	8,579
	27,296Sept 2011
	140,183
	129,508
	8,297
	27,644Oct 2011
	140,368
	129,723
	8,542
	27,474Nov 2011
	140,826
	129,879
	8,539
	27,434Dec 2011
	140,902
	129,982
	8,576
	27,168Jan 2012
	141,584
	130,518
	8,767
	27,834Feb 2012
	141,858
	131,134
	8,484
	27,582Mar 2012
	142,036
	131,115
	8,530
	27,023Apr 2012
	141,899
	131,065
	8,549
	27,508May 2012
	142,206
	131,173
	8,678
	28,054June 2012
	142,391
	131,228
	8,837
	27,674July 2012
	142,292
	131,164
	8,831
	27,746Aug 2012
	142,291
	131,353
	8,763
	27,600Sept 2012
	143,044
	131,855
	8,842
	27,810Oct 2012
	143,431
	132,551
	8,804
	27,975Nov 2012
	143,333
	132,169
	8,916
	27,545Dec 2012
	143,330
	132,287
	8,993
	27,580Jan 2013
	143,292
	132,360
	8,712
	27,546Feb 2013
	143,362
	132,625
	8,641
	27,584Mar 2013
	143,316
	132,630
	8,346
	27,439Apr 2013
	143,635
	132,830
	8,617
	27,584May 2013
	143,882
	133,031
	8,638
	27,715June 2013
	143,999
	133,108
	8,708
	27,863July 2013
	144,264
	133,212
	8,884
	28,145Aug 2013
	144,326
	133,391
	8,717
	27,896Sept 2013
	144,418
	133,463
	8,646
	27,552Oct 2013
	143,537
	132,964
	8,473
	27,323Nov 2013
	144,479
	133,862
	8,500
	27,379Dec 2013
	144,778
	133,994
	8,547
	27,418Jan 2014
	145,150
	134,207
	8,546
	27,574Feb 2014
	145,134
	134,292
	8,654
	27,379Mar 2014
	145,648
	134,737
	8,584
	27,620Apr 2014
	145,667
	134,946
	8,486
	27,170May 2014
	145,825
	135,340
	8,370
	27,105June 2014
	146,247
	135,586
	8,432
	28,023July 2014
	146,399
	135,713
	8,482
	28,028Aug 2014
	146,530
	135,688
	8,541
	27,814Sept 2014
	146,778
	135,534
	8,744
	27,461Oct 2014
	147,427
	136,169
	8,878
	27,772Nov 2014
	147,404
	136,247
	8,816
	27,696Dec 2014
	147,615
	136,468
	8,717
	27,473Jan 2015
	148,145
	136,781
	8,725
	27,559Feb 2015
	148,045
	137,168
	8,342
	27,389Mar 2015
	148,128
	136,806
	8,636
	27,126Apr 2015
	148,511
	137,223
	8,796
	27,645May 2015
	148,817
	137,295
	9,148
	27,355June 2015
	148,816
	137,528
	8,666
	27,778July 2015
	148,830
	137,517
	8,798
	27,211Aug 2015
	149,181
	137,975
	8,750
	27,062Sept 2015
	148,826
	137,976
	8,403
	27,035Oct 2015
	149,246
	138,248
	8,580
	27,251Nov 2015
	149,463
	138,556
	8,595
	27,295Dec 2015
	150,128
	139,147
	8,534
	27,371Jan 2016
	150,653
	139,556
	8,717
	27,517Feb 2016
	150,939
	139,755
	8,729
	27,827Mar 2016
	151,218
	139,605
	8,867
	27,660Apr 2016
	151,074
	139,470
	8,930
	27,783May 2016
	151,132
	139,690
	8,841
	28,008June 2016
	151,223
	139,773
	8,768
	27,559July 2016
	151,554
	140,305
	8,667
	27,569Aug 2016
	151,779
	140,415
	8,647
	27,208Sept 2016
	151,761
	140,605
	8,558
	27,538Oct 2016
	151,793
	140,767
	8,674
	27,645Nov 2016
	151,954
	141,021
	8,680
	27,892Dec 2016
	152,157
	140,984
	8,929
	27,921Jan 2017
	152,152
	141,219
	8,535
	27,428Feb 2017
	152,480
	141,116
	8,867
	27,554Mar 2017
	153,065
	141,693
	8,744
	27,501Apr 2017
	153,255
	141,923
	8,585
	27,202May 2017
	153,069
	141,917
	8,565
	27,479June 2017
	153,318
	141,970
	8,787
	27,168July 2017
	153,569
	142,615
	8,406
	27,600Aug 2017
	153,503
	142,460
	8,540
	27,518Sept 2017
	154,286
	142,980
	8,813
	27,513Oct 2017
	153,609
	142,205
	8,994
	26,990Nov 2017
	153,805
	142,433
	9,003
	27,181Dec 2017
	153,904
	142,561
	8,993
	27,316Jan 2018
	154,425
	143,008
	9,092
	27,321Feb 2018
	155,197
	143,746
	9,018
	27,561Mar 2018
	155,214
	143,763
	9,047
	27,869Apr 2018
	155,312
	143,804
	9,080
	27,453May 2018
	155,652
	144,187
	8,996
	26,990June 2018
	155,762
	144,544
	8,674
	26,979July 2018
	156,146
	144,649
	8,793
	27,032Aug 2018
	155,504
	144,273
	8,740
	26,821Sept 2018
	156,015
	144,368
	8,906
	26,983Oct 2018
	156,391
	144,996
	8,948
	27,130Nov 2018
	156,721
	145,220
	8,934
	27,038Dec 2018
	156,817
	145,305
	9,075
	27,032Jan 2019
	156,487
	145,031
	8,902
	26,637Feb 2019
	156,863
	145,483
	8,772
	26,837Mar 2019
	156,701
	145,467
	8,734
	27,058Apr 2019
	156,625
	145,616
	8,577
	26,972May 2019
	156,821
	145,721
	8,698
	27,154June 2019
	157,232
	146,184
	8,719
	26,827July 2019
	157,529
	146,233
	8,884
	26,921Aug 2019
	157,829
	146,628
	8,798
	26,890Sept 2019
	158,339
	146,958
	8,824
	27,004Oct 2019
	158,545
	147,270
	8,835
	26,905Nov 2019
	158,629
	147,244
	8,943
	27,062Dec 2019
	158,845
	147,385
	8,901
	27,014Jan 2020
	158,486
	147,177
	8,864
	27,445Feb 2020
	158,683
	147,153
	8,906
	27,758Mar 2020
	155,371
	144,047
	8,775
	26,636Apr 2020
	133,185
	123,194
	7,547
	19,287May 2020
	137,133
	126,904
	7,928
	20,897June 2020
	142,345
	131,641
	8,323
	23,085July 2020
	143,787
	133,071
	8,457
	23,873Aug 2020
	147,261
	136,328
	8,749
	24,722Sept 2020
	147,674
	136,655
	8,658
	25,015Oct 2020
	149,949
	138,749
	8,697
	26,096Nov 2020
	149,914
	138,798
	8,617
	25,417Dec 2020
	149,989
	138,876
	8,631
	24,890Jan 2021
	149,817
	138,576
	8,745
	24,533Feb 2021
	150,140
	138,916
	8,797
	25,075Mar 2021
	150,660
	139,020
	9,214
	25,138Apr 2021
	151,083
	139,640
	9,001
	25,042May 2021
	151,487
	139,864
	9,277
	25,265June 2021
	151,747
	140,272
	9,164
	25,647July 2021
	152,789
	140,934
	9,595
	25,362Aug 2021
	153,270
	141,401
	9,536
	25,717Sept 2021
	153,909
	142,152
	9,417
	25,766Oct 2021
	154,504
	142,777
	9,445
	25,955Nov 2021
	155,508
	143,951
	9,275
	26,004Dec 2021
	156,124
	144,558
	9,258
	25,584Jan 2022
	157,066
	145,542
	9,068
	25,718Feb 2022
	157,528
	145,922
	9,136
	25,744Mar 2022
	158,219
	146,386
	9,232
	25,917Apr 2022
	157,888
	146,338
	9,072
	26,122May 2022
	158,314
	146,593
	9,319
	25,858June 2022
	158,116
	146,625
	9,253
	25,578July 2022
	158,282
	146,872
	8,999
	25,867Aug 2022
	158,758
	147,516
	9,018
	26,240Sept 2022
	158,894
	147,479
	9,163
	26,207Oct 2022
	158,729
	147,282
	9,293
	26,444Nov 2022
	158,485
	147,222
	8,980
	26,132Dec 2022
	159,300
	147,988
	9,014
	26,712Jan 2023
	160,152
	148,583
	9,191
	27,331Feb 2023
	160,301
	148,613
	9,304
	27,020Mar 2023
	160,824
	149,272
	9,151
	26,744Apr 2023
	160,962
	149,451
	9,076
	26,673May 2023
	160,707
	149,626
	8,737
	26,493June 2023
	161,004
	149,799
	8,922
	26,248July 2023
	161,209
	150,082
	8,827
	27,181Aug 2023
	161,500
	150,262
	8,827
	27,201Sept 2023
	161,550
	150,134
	9,043
	27,348Oct 2023
	161,280
	150,170
	8,957
	26,702Nov 2023
	161,866
	150,505
	9,014
	27,032Dec 2023
	161,183
	149,702
	9,335
	27,794Jan 2024
	161,152
	149,741
	9,087
	27,890Feb 2024
	160,968
	149,321
	9,377
	27,941Mar 2024
	161,466
	149,513
	9,522
	28,632Apr 2024
	161,491
	149,831
	9,295
	27,718
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