All Employees, Thousands, Department of Defense, Seasonally Adjusted, USA (1939 - Oct 2024)
This dataset shows the number of employees, in thousands, working for the U.S. Department of Defense from 1939 to October 2024. The data is seasonally adjusted to account for fluctuations. It reflects trends in defense workforce size, including changes during wartime and peacetime periods.
| Year | Month | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 1 | 115.5 |
| 1939 | 2 | 118.2 |
| 1939 | 3 | 120.5 |
| 1939 | 4 | 125.2 |
| 1939 | 5 | 127.7 |
| 1939 | 6 | 130.6 |
| 1939 | 7 | 132.4 |
| 1939 | 8 | 135.6 |
| 1939 | 9 | 140.8 |
| 1939 | 10 | 144.2 |
| 1939 | 11 | 147.3 |
| 1939 | 12 | 150.9 |
| 1940 | 1 | 149 |
| 1940 | 2 | 150.8 |
| 1940 | 3 | 154.1 |
| 1940 | 4 | 156.2 |
| 1940 | 5 | 158.9 |
| 1940 | 6 | 167.7 |
| 1940 | 7 | 176.6 |
| 1940 | 8 | 186.6 |
| 1940 | 9 | 195.4 |
| 1940 | 10 | 213.1 |
| 1940 | 11 | 225.3 |
| 1940 | 12 | 243.4 |
| 1941 | 1 | 260.1 |
| 1941 | 2 | 276.1 |
| 1941 | 3 | 287.7 |
| 1941 | 4 | 313.7 |
| 1941 | 5 | 336.7 |
| 1941 | 6 | 359 |
| 1941 | 7 | 373.6 |
| 1941 | 8 | 403 |
| 1941 | 9 | 430.6 |
| 1941 | 10 | 456.9 |
| 1941 | 11 | 484.8 |
| 1941 | 12 | 515.3 |
| 1942 | 1 | 570.6 |
| 1942 | 2 | 621.3 |
| 1942 | 3 | 685 |
| 1942 | 4 | 764 |
| 1942 | 5 | 797.5 |
| 1942 | 6 | 836 |
| 1942 | 7 | 914.4 |
| 1942 | 8 | 1078.6 |
| 1942 | 9 | 1099.9 |
| 1942 | 10 | 1177.5 |
| 1942 | 11 | 1229.9 |
| 1942 | 12 | 1277.6 |
| 1943 | 1 | 1315.1 |
| 1943 | 2 | 1364.3 |
| 1943 | 3 | 1382.5 |
| 1943 | 4 | 1397.2 |
| 1943 | 5 | 1401 |
| 1943 | 6 | 1399.5 |
| 1943 | 7 | 1392.1 |
| 1943 | 8 | 1336.8 |
| 1943 | 9 | 1327.2 |
| 1943 | 10 | 1338 |
| 1943 | 11 | 1349.7 |
| 1943 | 12 | 1348.9 |
| 1944 | 1 | 1344.4 |
| 1944 | 2 | 1337.2 |
| 1944 | 3 | 1332.8 |
| 1944 | 4 | 1338.7 |
| 1944 | 5 | 1341.7 |
| 1944 | 6 | 1349.2 |
| 1944 | 7 | 1354.5 |
| 1944 | 8 | 1353.4 |
| 1944 | 9 | 1360.3 |
| 1944 | 10 | 1373.3 |
| 1944 | 11 | 1383.6 |
| 1944 | 12 | 1378.1 |
| 1945 | 1 | 1375.4 |
| 1945 | 2 | 1362 |
| 1945 | 3 | 1350.3 |
| 1945 | 4 | 1331.3 |
| 1945 | 5 | 1313.1 |
| 1945 | 6 | 1304 |
| 1945 | 7 | 1299 |
| 1945 | 8 | 1242.5 |
| 1945 | 9 | 1128.2 |
| 1945 | 10 | 1067.2 |
| 1945 | 11 | 1028.7 |
| 1945 | 12 | 990.8 |
| 1946 | 1 | 951.1 |
| 1946 | 2 | 913.4 |
| 1946 | 3 | 869.8 |
| 1946 | 4 | 849 |
| 1946 | 5 | 808.2 |
| 1946 | 6 | 750 |
| 1946 | 7 | 721.9 |
| 1946 | 8 | 682.7 |
| 1946 | 9 | 636.4 |
| 1946 | 10 | 606.7 |
| 1946 | 11 | 580.2 |
| 1946 | 12 | 565 |
| 1947 | 1 | 550.9 |
| 1947 | 2 | 539.7 |
| 1947 | 3 | 525.5 |
| 1947 | 4 | 512.3 |
All Employees, Thousands, Department of Defense, Seasonally Adjusted, USA (1939 - Oct 2024)
This dataset shows the number of employees, in thousands, working for the U.S. Department of Defense from 1939 to October 2024. The data is seasonally adjusted to account for fluctuations. It reflects trends in defense workforce size, including changes during wartime and peacetime periods.