December 2022 payroll raw data DOWN -244.000 (December 2021 was UP +142,000)

In December 2021, payroll employment raw data  

was +142,000 versus November 2021.  

December 2022, down -244,000 employed

    was obviously much worse than 

December 2021, up +142,000 employed

Data for December 2022 and December 2021 totals:

CES Net Birth-Death Model (bls.gov)

Data Source for December 2022 details:

Employment and Earnings Table B-1b (bls.gov)