| Each year, the Labor Department revises its monthly jobs figures going back five years. It releases the totals the same day as the January jobs report, which this time showed that employers added 243,000 jobs. That was the most in nine months. |
| The revisions showed that employers added more jobs last year than previously thought: 1.82 million, compared with a previous estimate of 1.64 million. The revisions are based on unemployment insurance tax records. They are therefore considered more accurate than the department’s monthly surveys of employers. |
| Here are the changes for each month last year. The figures below are in thousands: |
| Month Previous estimate As revised Difference |
| January 68 110 42 |
| February 235 220 -15 |
| March 194 246 52 |
| April 217 251 34 |
| May 53 54 1 |
| June 20 84 64 |
| July 127 96 -31 |
| August 104 85 -19 |
| September 210 202 -8 |
| October 112 112 0 |
| November 100 157 57 |
| December 200 203 3 |