Industry employment detail

Monthly change in payroll employment (bars) and the trailing 3-month average (line) for every major industry, since 2023. The page follows the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ payroll classification — the major aggregates first, then goods-producing industries, the private service-providing sectors, and government — from broad supersectors down to every two-digit sector, with a few closely-watched breakouts. Software and IT jobs appear under their official industries: Computer systems design (within Professional & business services) and Software publishers (within Information).

On this page: Total Payrolls · Major Aggregates · Goods-Producing · Trade, Transportation & Utilities · Information · Financial Activities · Professional & Business Services · Education & Health Services · Leisure & Hospitality · Other Services · Government

Total Payrolls

Major Aggregates

Goods-Producing

Trade, Transportation & Utilities

Information

Financial Activities

Professional & Business Services

Education & Health Services

Leisure & Hospitality

Other Services

Government

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics (establishment survey), via Macrobond; seasonally adjusted. The payroll survey counts jobs by employer industry, not by occupation. “Education and health services” and “Educational services” cover the private sector only; public schools, universities, and hospitals are counted under Government.