Jobs by Industry
Monthly payroll jobs from the Current Employment Statistics survey, seasonally adjusted, through Sep 2026.
- Nonfarm payroll jobs
- 159 million
- Sep 2026
- Change from prior month
- +29,000
- Change in a year
- +0.3%
- Average hourly earnings
- $37.81
- Private employees
U.S. nonfarm payroll jobs
Millions, seasonally adjusted
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| Period | Nonfarm jobs |
|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 159.0M |
| Dec 2025 | 158.4M |
| Dec 2024 | 158.3M |
| Dec 2023 | 156.9M |
| Dec 2022 | 154.3M |
| Dec 2021 | 149.8M |
| Dec 2020 | 142.5M |
| Dec 2019 | 151.8M |
| Dec 2018 | 149.8M |
| Dec 2017 | 147.5M |
| Dec 2016 | 145.4M |
Jobs by industry
Sep 2026
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| Industry | Jobs | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|
| Private education and health services | 28 million | +1.9% |
| Government | 23.3 million | -0.9% |
| Professional and business services | 22.5 million | +0.6% |
| Leisure and hospitality | 17 million | +0.4% |
| Retail trade | 15.5 million | +0.2% |
| Manufacturing | 12.7 million | +0.3% |
| Financial activities | 9.08 million | -1.2% |
| Construction | 8.36 million | +1.3% |
| Transportation, warehousing and utilities | 6.61 million | -0.1% |
| Other services | 6.04 million | +0.6% |
| Information | 2.74 million | -4.2% |
| Mining and logging | 607,000 | +0.3% |
Job growth by state
Total nonfarm jobs, change from a year earlier
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| # | State | Jobs | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina | 2.44 million | +2.3% |
| 2 | Louisiana | 2.02 million | +1.8% |
| 3 | Nevada | 1.62 million | +1.6% |
| 4 | Utah | 1.8 million | +1.5% |
| 5 | New Mexico | 904,300 | +1.3% |
| 6 | North Carolina | 5.13 million | +1.3% |
| 7 | Alaska | 340,700 | +1.3% |
| 8 | Minnesota | 3.06 million | +1.2% |
| 9 | Texas | 14.5 million | +1.1% |
| 10 | Idaho | 890,100 | +1.0% |
| 11 | Alabama | 2.22 million | +1.0% |
| 12 | Missouri | 3.01 million | +0.9% |
| 13 | Connecticut | 1.73 million | +0.9% |
| 14 | Arkansas | 1.35 million | +0.9% |
| 15 | Tennessee | 3.39 million | +0.8% |
| 16 | Wyoming | 295,500 | +0.8% |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 1.8 million | +0.8% |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | 6.21 million | +0.7% |
| 19 | California | 18.2 million | +0.7% |
| 20 | Washington | 3.65 million | +0.7% |
| 21 | Florida | 10 million | +0.6% |
| 22 | Arizona | 3.28 million | +0.6% |
| 23 | Mississippi | 1.2 million | +0.6% |
| 24 | Massachusetts | 3.71 million | +0.4% |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 3.04 million | +0.4% |
| 26 | Nebraska | 1.06 million | +0.4% |
| 27 | Colorado | 2.97 million | +0.4% |
| 28 | South Dakota | 470,500 | +0.4% |
| 29 | New Hampshire | 703,100 | +0.3% |
| 30 | Ohio | 5.69 million | +0.3% |
| 31 | Kansas | 1.47 million | +0.3% |
| 32 | Delaware | 495,800 | +0.3% |
| 33 | Iowa | 1.59 million | +0.3% |
| 34 | Illinois | 6.16 million | +0.2% |
| 35 | North Dakota | 447,300 | +0.2% |
| 36 | New York | 9.97 million | +0.2% |
| 37 | Maine | 661,700 | +0.1% |
| 38 | New Jersey | 4.38 million | +0.1% |
| 39 | Hawaii | 642,400 | +0.1% |
| 40 | Michigan | 4.49 million | 0.0% |
| 41 | Georgia | 4.98 million | 0.0% |
| 42 | West Virginia | 717,400 | 0.0% |
| 43 | Kentucky | 2.03 million | 0.0% |
| 44 | Vermont | 311,000 | -0.1% |
| 45 | Oregon | 1.97 million | -0.1% |
| 46 | Rhode Island | 513,100 | -0.1% |
| 47 | Indiana | 3.26 million | -0.4% |
| 48 | Maryland | 2.79 million | -0.5% |
| 49 | Virginia | 4.25 million | -0.6% |
| 50 | Montana | 520,300 | -1.0% |
| 51 | District of Columbia | 719,900 | -3.5% |
Frequently asked questions
- Where do monthly job numbers come from?
- The Current Employment Statistics survey asks about 120,000 businesses and government agencies each month how many people are on their payrolls. National numbers come out on the first Friday of the month and are revised in the next two months and each February.