Historical Year Data · 2008

Nonfarm Payrolls in 2008

Nonfarm Payrolls opened 2008 at 138,391 and closed at 134,847, a -2.56% move for the year. The high of 138,391 was reached on January 1, and the low of 134,847 on December 1.

Open

138,391

2008-01

134,847

12 data points

High

138,391

Jan 1

Low

134,847

Dec 1

Full Year Change

-2.56%

2007 Change

+0.67%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	138,391	138,391	138,391	138,391	+0.00%
Feb	138,329	138,329	138,329	138,329	+0.00%
Mar	138,259	138,259	138,259	138,259	+0.00%
Apr	138,040	138,040	138,040	138,040	+0.00%
May	137,851	137,851	137,851	137,851	+0.00%
Jun	137,700	137,700	137,700	137,700	+0.00%
Jul	137,497	137,497	137,497	137,497	+0.00%
Aug	137,211	137,211	137,211	137,211	+0.00%
Sep	136,760	136,760	136,760	136,760	+0.00%
Oct	136,291	136,291	136,291	136,291	+0.00%
Nov	135,541	135,541	135,541	135,541	+0.00%
Dec	134,847	134,847	134,847	134,847	+0.00%

Events During 2008

2008 Financial Crisis

Deflation

September 2007 – March 2009

The 2008 Financial Crisis remains the deepest and most instructive market event of the 21st century. Subprime losses cascaded through leveraged balance sheets, froze interbank lending, and forced unprecedented central bank intervention.

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