Employment by Sector (seasonally adjusted)

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Last updated December 12, 2025

Next update: January 7, 2026*

Latest Value		Change from One Year Ago
Total nonfarm Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	3,295.8 September 2025	24.3 (0.74%)
Mining and logging Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	5.4 September 2025	0 (0%)
Construction Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	170.8 September 2025	-0.6 (-0.35%)
Manufacturing Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	522.2 September 2025	-0.6 (-0.11%)
Durable goods Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	358.7 September 2025	-5.7 (-1.56%)
Non-durable goods Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	163.5 September 2025	5.1 (3.22%)
Trade, transportation and utilities Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	638.8 September 2025	4.6 (0.73%)
Wholesale trade Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	140.2 September 2025	4.3 (3.16%)
Retail trade Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	311 September 2025	-4.2 (-1.33%)
Transportation, warehousing and utilities Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	191.1 September 2025	2.4 (1.27%)
Information Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	26.1 September 2025	-0.3 (-1.14%)
Financial activities Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	144.8 September 2025	-4.2 (-2.82%)
Professional and business services Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	367.1 September 2025	11.4 (3.2%)
Education and health service Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	527.8 September 2025	14.5 (2.82%)
Leisure and hospitality Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	317.9 September 2025	4.7 (1.5%)
Other services Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	137.9 September 2025	-0.2 (-0.14%)
Government Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1990	433.5 September 2025	-2.9 (-0.66%)

* 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.