Your chart looks like it's data from one state. Further, digging into your retardation, I found this.suggested Citation:U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, All Employees, Total Nonfarm [PAYEMS], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. So it is true you are a lobotomy victim. It does not include proprietors, private household employees, unpaid volunteers, farm employees, and the unincorporated self-employed.