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Monthly change in employment, seasonally adjusted data, 1977 to 2013

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The title of the graph is "Chart 1 Monthly change in employment, seasonally adjusted data, 1977 to 2013."
This is a line chart.
There are in total 444 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at -150 and ends at 150 with ticks every 50 points.
There are 3 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "thousands."
The units of the horizontal axis are years from 1977 to 2420.
The title of series 1 is "Monthly change."
The minimum value is -135.8 occurring in 2009.
The maximum value is 96.2 occurring in 2012.
The title of series 2 is "Average monthly change (3 months)."
The minimum value is -88.5 occurring in 2009.
The maximum value is 63.8 occurring in 2002.
The title of series 3 is "Average monthly change (6 months)."
The minimum value is -63 occurring in 2009.
The maximum value is 60.7 occurring in 2002.

Data table for Chart 1
  Monthly change Average monthly change (3 months) Average monthly change (6 months)
1977 January 6.7 28.9 18.3
February 4.9 15.1 15.6
March -8.5 1 11.8
April 26.9 7.8 18.4
May 19.4 12.6 13.8
June -5.1 13.7 7.4
July 4.5 6.3 7
August 25.2 8.2 10.4
September 0.4 10 11.9
October 25.1 16.9 11.6
November 14.2 13.2 10.7
December 26 21.8 15.9
1978 January 10.7 17 16.9
February 54.5 30.4 21.8
March 32.8 32.7 27.2
April 28.4 38.6 27.8
May 18 26.4 28.4
June 60.9 35.8 34.2
July 47.4 42.1 40.3
August 32.5 46.9 36.7
September 18 32.6 34.2
October 63.3 37.9 40
November 18.4 33.2 40.1
December 41.1 40.9 36.8
1979 January 54.8 38.1 38
February 6.9 34.3 33.8
March 45.9 35.9 38.4
April 24.9 25.9 32
May 50.6 40.5 37.4
June 34 36.5 36.2
July 56.7 47.1 36.5
August 40 43.6 42
September 14.4 37 36.8
October 52.5 35.6 41.4
November 32.3 33.1 38.3
December 18.6 34.5 35.8
1980 January 22.7 24.5 30.1
February 20.3 20.5 26.8
March -5.1 12.6 23.6
April 40.5 18.6 21.6
May -46.7 -3.8 8.4
June 45.2 13 12.8
July -1.8 -1.1 8.7
August 35.3 26.2 11.2
September 81.6 38.4 25.7
October 31.2 49.4 24.1
November 43.9 52.2 39.2
December 13 29.4 33.9
1981 January 66.5 41.1 45.2
February 76.8 52.1 52.2
March -4.6 46.2 37.8
April 37.1 36.4 38.8
May 30 20.8 36.5
June 29.8 32.3 39.3
July -39.2 6.9 21.6
August 17.4 2.7 11.8
September -25.1 -15.6 8.3
October -28.6 -12.1 -2.6
November -8.6 -20.8 -9
December -55.5 -30.9 -23.3
1982 January -30.4 -31.5 -21.8
February -38.7 -41.5 -31.2
March -26.4 -31.8 -31.4
April -64.2 -43.1 -37.3
May -54.4 -48.3 -44.9
June -81.3 -66.6 -49.2
July -47 -60.9 -52
August -57.3 -61.9 -55.1
September -29.6 -44.6 -55.6
October -19.5 -35.5 -48.2
November -23.1 -24.1 -43
December 10 -10.9 -27.8
1983 January 27 4.6 -15.4
February 17.1 18 -3
March 56.7 33.6 11.4
April 57.7 43.8 24.2
May 19.9 44.8 31.4
June 68.9 48.8 41.2
July 52 46.9 45.4
August 53.2 58 51.4
September 47.6 50.9 49.9
October -10.9 30 38.4
November -1.3 11.8 34.9
December 25.4 4.4 27.7
1984 January -18.8 1.8 15.9
February 35.3 14 12.9
March 2 6.2 5.3
April -7.4 10 5.9
May 47 13.9 13.9
June 69 36.2 21.2
July 42.1 52.7 31.3
August -7.3 34.6 24.2
September 24.5 19.8 28
October 13.9 10.4 31.5
November 3.4 13.9 24.3
December 39.2 18.8 19.3
1985 January 51.4 31.3 20.8
February 24.6 38.4 26.2
March 25.1 33.7 26.3
April 40.1 29.9 30.6
May 42.2 35.8 37.1
June 13.3 31.9 32.8
July 54.1 36.5 33.2
August 31 32.8 34.3
September 11.2 32.1 32
October 30.7 24.3 30.4
November 65 35.6 34.2
December 41.5 45.7 38.9
1986 January 43 49.8 37.1
February 14.4 33 34.3
March 8.4 21.9 33.8
April 81.8 34.9 42.4
May -30.9 19.8 26.4
June 39.7 30.2 26.1
July 0.2 3 18.9
August 7.6 15.8 17.8
September 10.5 6.1 18.2
October 24.4 14.2 8.6
November 22.4 19.1 17.5
December -2.3 14.8 10.5
1987 January 22.3 14.1 14.2
February 29.4 16.5 17.8
March 50.6 34.1 24.5
April 47.5 42.5 28.3
May 56.2 51.4 34
June 33.7 45.8 40
July 26.1 38.7 40.6
August 30.7 30.2 40.8
September 45.7 34.2 40
October 65.5 47.3 43
November 32 47.7 39
December 63.9 53.8 44
1988 January 18.6 38.2 42.7
February 40.7 41.1 44.4
March 20 26.4 40.1
April 13.4 24.7 31.4
May 3.7 12.4 26.7
June 18.4 11.8 19.1
July 13.7 11.9 18.3
August 8.2 13.4 12.9
September 12.8 11.6 11.7
October 32.2 17.7 14.8
November 30.8 25.3 19.4
December 53.6 38.9 25.2
1989 January 72.6 52.3 35
February 14.8 47 36.1
March 45.6 44.3 41.6
April -22.5 12.6 32.5
May 2.3 8.5 27.7
June 17.2 -1 21.7
July 0.4 6.6 9.6
August 49.3 22.3 15.4
September 0.4 16.7 7.8
October 5 18.2 12.4
November 25.2 10.2 16.2
December 7.1 12.4 14.6
1990 January 34.6 22.3 20.3
February 33.5 25.1 17.6
March -8.8 19.8 16.1
April 15.2 13.3 17.8
May -39.4 -11 7
June 32.5 2.8 11.3
July -20.8 -9.2 2
August -13.3 -0.5 -5.8
September -10.8 -15 -6.1
October -50.2 -24.8 -17
November -54 -38.3 -19.4
December -50.6 -51.6 -33.3
1991 January -40.5 -48.4 -36.6
February -49.1 -46.7 -42.5
March -35.9 -41.8 -46.7
April 41.5 -14.5 -31.4
May 29.2 11.6 -17.6
June 6.4 25.7 -8.1
July -14 7.2 -3.6
August 3.9 -1.2 5.2
September -20.8 -10.3 7.7
October 5.6 -3.8 1.7
November -37.8 -17.7 -9.4
December -13 -15.1 -12.7
1992 January -20 -23.6 -13.7
February -18.9 -17.3 -17.5
March -26.4 -21.8 -18.4
April -14 -19.8 -21.7
May 5.7 -11.6 -14.4
June -19.3 -9.2 -15.5
July 15.2 0.5 -9.6
August -38.8 -14.3 -12.9
September 6.4 -5.7 -7.5
October 12.9 -6.5 -3
November -8.2 3.7 -5.3
December 17.1 7.3 0.8
1993 January 33.1 14 3.8
February 8.2 19.5 11.6
March 17.5 19.6 13.4
April -31.9 -2.1 6
May 7.1 -2.4 8.5
June 24.1 -0.2 9.7
July 9.6 13.6 5.8
August 18.5 17.4 7.5
September 32.4 20.2 10
October -15.2 11.9 12.8
November 48.6 21.9 19.7
December -25.5 2.6 11.4
1994 January 8 10.4 11.1
February 33.1 5.2 13.6
March 39.1 26.7 14.7
April 12.1 28.1 19.2
May 71.7 41 23.1
June 29.1 37.6 32.2
July 57 52.6 40.4
August 16.7 34.3 37.6
September 61.7 45.1 41.4
October -8.1 23.4 38
November 90.4 48 41.1
December -13.4 23 34
1995 January 23.7 33.6 28.5
February -7.2 1 24.5
March 28.2 14.9 18.9
April -21.6 -0.2 16.7
May -3.1 1.2 1.1
June 12.4 -4.1 5.4
July 2.4 3.9 1.8
August 17.2 10.7 5.9
September 33.4 17.7 6.8
October 15.8 22.1 13
November -32 5.7 8.2
December 41.8 8.5 13.1
1996 January 17.7 9.2 15.6
February 24.9 28.1 16.9
March -22.2 6.8 7.7
April 26.9 9.9 9.5
May 21.5 8.7 18.4
June -12.7 11.9 9.4
July 27.5 12.1 11
August 16.2 10.3 9.5
September -42.2 0.5 6.2
October -1.6 -9.2 1.4
November 28.7 -5 2.6
December 24.2 17.1 8.8
1997 January 70.2 41 15.9
February 2.2 32.2 13.6
March 31.7 34.7 25.9
April 1.4 11.8 26.4
May 66 33 32.6
June 52.8 40.1 37.4
July 41.5 53.4 32.6
August 67.4 53.9 43.5
September 17 42 41
October 17.2 33.9 43.6
November 26.4 20.2 37
December 15.4 19.7 30.8
1998 January -10.1 10.6 22.2
February 49.7 18.3 19.3
March 34.9 24.8 22.2
April 28.2 37.6 24.1
May 15.7 26.3 22.3
June 12.5 18.8 21.8
July 58 28.7 33.2
August 37.9 36.1 31.2
September 39 45 31.9
October 18.7 31.9 30.3
November 39.5 32.4 34.3
December 1.1 19.8 32.4
1999 January 73.3 38 34.9
February -10 21.5 26.9
March 15.4 26.2 23
April 37.9 14.4 26.2
May 36.1 29.8 25.6
June 20.3 31.4 28.8
July 57.9 38.1 26.3
August 20.9 33 31.4
September 22.8 33.9 32.6
October 40.1 27.9 33
November 34.7 32.5 32.8
December 61.9 45.6 39.7
2000 January 41.4 46 37
February 19.5 40.9 36.7
March 25.3 28.7 37.2
April 25.2 23.3 34.7
May 13.7 21.4 31.2
June 10.4 16.4 22.6
July 3.6 9.2 16.3
August 19.9 11.3 16.4
September 41.9 21.8 19.1
October 23.1 28.3 18.8
November 36.1 33.7 22.5
December 48.6 35.9 28.9
2001 January -31.7 17.7 23
February 1.8 6.2 20
March 14.1 -5.3 15.3
April 18.6 11.5 14.6
May 27.5 20.1 13.2
June -15.6 10.2 2.4
July 4.9 5.6 8.6
August 11 0.1 10.1
September 18 11.3 10.7
October 5.5 11.5 8.6
November 3.5 9 4.6
December -12.6 -1.2 5
2002 January 64.3 18.4 15
February 26.9 26.2 17.6
March 68.4 53.2 26
April 49.8 48.4 33.4
May 54.7 57.6 41.9
June 66.2 56.9 55
July 30.1 50.3 49.4
August 95.1 63.8 60.7
September 15 46.7 51.8
October 12.5 40.9 45.6
November 32.9 20.1 42
December 55.4 33.6 40.2
2003 January 11.3 33.2 37
February 52.7 39.8 30
March 8.5 24.2 28.9
April -13.4 15.9 24.6
May -14.7 -6.5 16.6
June 42.8 4.9 14.5
July 31.1 19.7 17.8
August 2.9 25.6 9.5
September 27.6 20.5 12.7
October 58.3 29.6 24.7
November 41.8 42.6 34.1
December 38.4 46.2 33.4
2004 January -0.1 26.7 28.2
February 6.4 14.9 28.7
March 7.8 4.7 25.4
April 56.1 23.4 25.1
May 22.3 28.7 21.8
June 12.1 30.2 17.4
July 15.8 16.7 20.1
August -1.6 8.8 18.8
September 37.9 17.4 23.8
October 17.1 17.8 17.3
November 11.9 22.3 15.5
December 7.9 12.3 14.8
2005 January -2.5 5.8 11.8
February 24.6 10 16.2
March -10.3 3.9 8.1
April 42 18.8 12.3
May -2.8 9.6 9.8
June 43.4 27.5 15.7
July 44.4 28.3 23.6
August 31.6 39.8 24.7
September -16.2 19.9 23.7
October 36.9 17.4 22.9
November 36.9 19.2 29.5
December -7.3 22.2 21
2006 January -34.8 -1.7 7.8
February 64.7 7.5 13.4
March 47.3 25.7 24
April 41.5 51.2 24.7
May 73.4 54.1 30.8
June 3.6 39.5 32.6
July 23.8 33.6 42.4
August -14.6 4.3 29.2
September 18.1 9.1 24.3
October 18.9 7.5 20.5
November 28.6 21.9 13.1
December 75.8 41.1 25.1
2007 January 36.8 47.1 27.3
February 51.4 54.7 38.3
March 56.5 48.2 44.7
April -15 31 39
May 21.8 21.1 37.9
June 61.5 22.8 35.5
July 16.8 33.4 32.2
August 23.5 33.9 27.5
September 40.6 27 24.9
October 45 36.4 34.9
November 32.3 39.3 36.6
December -1 25.4 26.2
2008 January 36.3 22.5 29.4
February 65.9 33.7 36.5
March 10.3 37.5 31.5
April 5.9 27.4 25
May 22.1 12.8 23.2
June -12.2 5.3 21.4
July -9.4 0.2 13.8
August 4.7 -5.6 3.6
September 84.8 26.7 16
October 12.3 33.9 17
November -89.6 2.5 -1.6
December -40 -39.1 -6.2
2009 January -135.8 -88.5 -27.3
February -69.3 -81.7 -39.6
March -31.6 -78.9 -59
April -11.9 -37.6 -63
May -16.9 -20.1 -50.9
June -22.4 -17.1 -48
July -13.8 -17.7 -27.6
August 29.7 -2.2 -11.2
September 42 19.3 1.1
October -3.6 22.7 2.5
November 80.4 39.6 18.7
December -33.7 14.4 16.8
2010 January 29.3 25.3 24
February 28.2 7.9 23.8
March 17 24.8 19.6
April 56.4 33.9 29.6
May 36.9 36.8 22.4
June 57.5 50.3 37.6
July 2.8 32.4 33.1
August 29.9 30.1 33.4
September -35 -0.8 24.8
October 45.5 13.5 22.9
November 12.9 7.8 18.9
December 27.5 28.6 13.9
2011 January 70.6 37 25.2
February -2.9 31.7 19.8
March 9 25.6 27.1
April 33.2 13.1 25
May 9.7 17.3 24.5
June 31.4 24.8 25.2
July 17 19.4 16.2
August 9 19.1 18.2
September 30.8 18.9 21.8
October -28.8 3.7 11.5
November -12.1 -3.4 7.9
December 26.6 -4.8 7.1
2012 January 5.5 6.7 5.2
February -12.5 6.5 1.6
March 96.2 29.7 12.5
April 51.3 45 25.8
May -5.6 47.3 26.9
June 9.4 18.4 24
July -21.4 -5.9 19.6
August 36.1 8 27.7
September 42.1 18.9 18.6
October 9.3 29.2 11.6
November 56.9 36.1 22.1
December 40.6 35.6 27.3
2013 January -17.5 26.7 27.9
February 44.2 22.4 29.3
March -52.4 -8.6 13.5
April 11.9 1.2 14
May 89.5 16.3 19.4
June 3.8 35.1 13.2
July -42.8 16.8 9
August 64.5 8.5 12.4
September 5 8.9 22
October 11.7 27.1 22
November 25.1 13.9 11.2
December -44 -2.4 3.2
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