Employment by Sector (seasonally adjusted)

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Last updated October 22, 2025

Next update: November 21, 2025*

Latest Value		Change from One Year Ago
Total nonfarm Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	3,290.8 August 2025	13.6 (0.41%)
Mining and logging Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	5.5 August 2025	0.1 (1.85%)
Construction Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	168.5 August 2025	-1.6 (-0.94%)
Manufacturing Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	520 August 2025	-3 (-0.57%)
Durable goods Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	356.6 August 2025	-8.4 (-2.3%)
Non-durable goods Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	163.4 August 2025	5.4 (3.42%)
Trade, transportation and utilities Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	640.3 August 2025	4.3 (0.68%)
Wholesale trade Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	139.7 August 2025	4 (2.95%)
Retail trade Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	313 August 2025	-2.2 (-0.7%)
Transportation, warehousing and utilities Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	191.4 August 2025	3.2 (1.7%)
Information Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	26.3 August 2025	-0.1 (-0.38%)
Financial activities Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	144.6 August 2025	-4.4 (-2.95%)
Professional and business services Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	363.9 August 2025	9 (2.54%)
Education and health service Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	531.1 August 2025	17.5 (3.41%)
Leisure and hospitality Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	315 August 2025	1.3 (0.41%)
Other services Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	137.5 August 2025	-1.5 (-1.08%)
Government Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	434.3 August 2025	-8.7 (-1.96%)

* Dates represent when new data are expected to be released by their original sources and do not necessarily correspond to when data will be available on the CBER Economic Indicators website. A delay of up to 24 hours can be expected while data are being prepared and published.