US Jobs Statistics: Employment by Industry

Data updated Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

US jobs statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics in one place: how many people work in each industry, which sectors are adding or cutting jobs, and how the workforce is changing. Everything updates automatically after each BLS release.

Total nonfarm employment
159.04 million
Sep 2026 (preliminary) · +29,000 vs Aug 2026
Civilian labor force
170.26 million
Sep 2026 · +485,000 vs Aug 2026
Manufacturing jobs in the US
12.65 million
Sep 2026 (preliminary) · +9,000 vs Aug 2026
Government jobs in the US
23.33 million
Sep 2026 (preliminary) · -17,000 vs Aug 2026
Health care and social assistance jobs
23.96 million
Sep 2026 (preliminary) · +23,000 vs Aug 2026

US jobs by industry

US jobs by industry, September 2026 (preliminary)
IndustryJobs1-month change12-month change12-month %
Health care and social assistance23,958,600+23,000+520,400+2.2%
Government23,327,000-17,000-216,000-0.9%
Professional and business services22,482,000-9,000+123,000+0.6%
Leisure and hospitality16,969,000+10,000+62,000+0.4%
Retail trade15,479,900+5,800+26,500+0.2%
Manufacturing12,652,000+9,000+40,000+0.3%
Financial activities9,082,000-7,000-107,000-1.2%
Construction8,364,000+11,000+109,000+1.3%
Transportation and warehousing6,608,700+7,600-9,800-0.1%
Wholesale trade6,078,300+5,000+26,500+0.4%
Other services6,039,000+6,000+34,000+0.6%
Private educational services4,046,400-3,200-3,900-0.1%
Information2,739,000-10,000-120,000-4.2%
Mining and logging607,000-2,000+2,000+0.3%

Seasonally adjusted payroll employment. Updates automatically when the BLS publishes new figures. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics.

Manufacturing jobs statistics

Manufacturing jobs in the US

Seasonally adjusted manufacturing payroll employment, in thousands. Latest data point: Sep 2026 (preliminary). This chart updates automatically when the BLS publishes new figures. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics.

View the data table
PeriodThousand jobs
Sep 202612,652 (p)
Aug 202612,643 (p)
Jul 202612,628
Jun 202612,608
May 202612,595
Apr 202612,597
Mar 202612,598
Feb 202612,583
Jan 202612,582
Dec 202512,580
Nov 202512,593
Oct 202512,603
Sep 202512,612
Aug 202512,615
Jul 202512,625
Jun 202512,636
May 202512,651
Apr 202512,662
Mar 202512,666
Feb 202512,671
Jan 202512,673
Dec 202412,693
Nov 202412,711
Oct 202412,697

Government jobs statistics

Government jobs in the US

Seasonally adjusted federal, state and local government payroll employment, in thousands. Latest data point: Sep 2026 (preliminary). This chart updates automatically when the BLS publishes new figures. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics.

View the data table
PeriodThousand jobs
Sep 202623,327 (p)
Aug 202623,344 (p)
Jul 202623,300
Jun 202623,338
May 202623,333
Apr 202623,331
Mar 202623,333
Feb 202623,321
Jan 202623,329
Dec 202523,349
Nov 202523,359
Oct 202523,390
Sep 202523,543
Aug 202523,535
Jul 202523,585
Jun 202523,586
May 202523,561
Apr 202523,568
Mar 202523,559
Feb 202523,559
Jan 202523,557
Dec 202423,529
Nov 202423,504
Oct 202423,486

Health care jobs

Health care and social assistance jobs

Seasonally adjusted payroll employment, in thousands. Latest data point: Sep 2026 (preliminary). This chart updates automatically when the BLS publishes new figures. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics.

View the data table
PeriodThousand jobs
Sep 202623,959 (p)
Aug 202623,936 (p)
Jul 202623,901
Jun 202623,887
May 202623,849
Apr 202623,814
Mar 202623,757
Feb 202623,664
Jan 202623,694
Dec 202523,588
Nov 202523,546
Oct 202523,486
Sep 202523,438
Aug 202523,383
Jul 202523,360
Jun 202523,278
May 202523,217
Apr 202523,152
Mar 202523,076
Feb 202523,008
Jan 202522,960
Dec 202422,901
Nov 202422,832
Oct 202422,755

Workforce statistics: the US labor force

The civilian labor force counts everyone 16 and over who is working or looking for work. Its size depends on population growth and on how many people choose to take part.

Civilian labor force

People 16 and over who are working or looking for work, in thousands. Seasonally adjusted. Latest data point: Sep 2026. This chart updates automatically when the BLS publishes new figures. Source: BLS, Current Population Survey.

View the data table
PeriodThousand people
Sep 2026170,262
Aug 2026169,777
Jul 2026169,094
Jun 2026169,358
May 2026170,078
Apr 2026169,995
Mar 2026170,087
Feb 2026170,483
Jan 2026170,465
Dec 2025171,495
Nov 2025171,541
Sep 2025171,261
Aug 2025170,750
Jul 2025170,412
Jun 2025170,380
May 2025170,492
Apr 2025171,054
Mar 2025170,641
Feb 2025170,441
Jan 2025170,696
Dec 2024168,506
Nov 2024168,248
Oct 2024168,395
Sep 2024168,662

Labor force participation rate

Share of the civilian population 16 and over that is working or looking for work. Seasonally adjusted. Latest data point: Sep 2026. This chart updates automatically when the BLS publishes new figures. Source: BLS, Current Population Survey.

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PeriodPercent
Sep 202661.8
Aug 202661.6
Jul 202661.4
Jun 202661.5
May 202661.8
Apr 202661.8
Mar 202661.9
Feb 202662.0
Jan 202662.1
Dec 202562.4
Nov 202562.5
Sep 202562.5
Aug 202562.3
Jul 202562.2
Jun 202562.3
May 202562.4
Apr 202562.6
Mar 202562.5
Feb 202562.5
Jan 202562.6
Dec 202462.5
Nov 202462.4
Oct 202462.5
Sep 202462.7

Total nonfarm employment

Seasonally adjusted total nonfarm payroll employment, in thousands. Latest data point: Sep 2026 (preliminary). This chart updates automatically when the BLS publishes new figures. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics.

View the data table
PeriodThousand jobs
Sep 2026159,044 (p)
Aug 2026159,015 (p)
Jul 2026158,882
Jun 2026158,892
May 2026158,861
Apr 2026158,798
Mar 2026158,650
Feb 2026158,436
Jan 2026158,592
Dec 2025158,432
Nov 2025158,449
Oct 2025158,408
Sep 2025158,548
Aug 2025158,472
Jul 2025158,542
Jun 2025158,478
May 2025158,498
Apr 2025158,485
Mar 2025158,377
Feb 2025158,310
Jan 2025158,268
Dec 2024158,316
Nov 2024158,079
Oct 2024157,945

For where jobs are expected to grow over the next decade, see our guide to the fastest-growing jobs based on BLS projections.

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US Jobs Statistics FAQ

How many jobs are there in the US?

The cards at the top of this page show total nonfarm payroll employment and the size of the civilian labor force for the latest month, straight from the BLS.

Which industries employ the most people?

The industry table ranks sectors by the number of payroll jobs and shows how each one changed over the past month and the past 12 months.

How many manufacturing jobs are there in the US?

The manufacturing chart shows seasonally adjusted factory payroll employment for every month since the start of the series window, with the latest figure in the table.

How many government jobs are there?

Government employment includes federal, state and local government. The government chart on this page tracks it month by month.

Where do these statistics come from?

Jobs by industry come from the BLS Current Employment Statistics survey of employers; the labor force comes from the Current Population Survey of households. Both update automatically here after each release.

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