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Industry Employment Momentum
3-month annualized employment growth across 84 detailed industries
Updated September 4, 2026
Ranking — 3-Month Annualized Growth
Detail
Sector
3m Ann.
6m Ann.
Acceleration
Employment
Pipeline Transportation
+9.9%
+6.0%
+18.4%
0.06M
Web Search Portals & Libraries
+7.7%
+5.4%
+19.6%
0.18M
Transit & Ground Passenger Transport
+6.4%
+0.2%
+4.7%
0.49M
Communications Equipment Mfg
+5.3%
+6.3%
+7.3%
0.08M
Transportation Equipment Mfg
+4.4%
+2.9%
+2.5%
1.76M
Nonresidential Building Construction
+4.3%
+4.3%
-2.0%
0.95M
Repair & Maintenance
+4.1%
+2.0%
+3.5%
1.49M
Electromedical & Control Instruments
+3.9%
+3.1%
+5.6%
0.42M
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg
+3.0%
+2.3%
+2.9%
0.42M
Machinery Manufacturing
+2.7%
+1.3%
+2.8%
1.09M
Museums & Historical Sites
+2.6%
+1.4%
-1.6%
0.18M
Durable Goods Manufacturing
+2.2%
+1.7%
+2.3%
7.87M
Fabricated Metal Product Mfg
+2.2%
+1.9%
+2.2%
1.45M
Computer & Electronic Product Mfg
+2.2%
+1.9%
+3.1%
1.00M
Electrical Equipment Mfg
+2.1%
+3.0%
-0.7%
0.44M
Wholesale Trade Agents & Brokers
+2.1%
+2.5%
+2.0%
0.45M
Temporary Help Services
+2.0%
+2.3%
-2.1%
3.21M
Specialty Trade Contractors
+2.0%
+0.8%
-0.7%
5.27M
Ambulatory Health Care
+2.0%
+1.9%
-1.5%
9.25M
Social Assistance
+2.0%
+2.4%
-2.6%
5.39M
Engineering Services
+1.9%
+2.2%
-1.2%
1.77M
Mining (Except Oil & Gas)
+1.9%
+2.1%
+3.6%
0.19M
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
+1.8%
+1.0%
+2.3%
3.41M
Life Sciences (Composite)
+1.7%
+1.6%
+1.3%
3.70M
Management of Companies & Enterprises
+1.7%
+0.4%
+2.5%
2.62M
Nursing & Residential Care
+1.6%
+1.8%
-1.2%
3.50M
Primary Metal Manufacturing
+1.6%
+1.5%
-0.1%
0.37M
Clothing & Accessories Stores
+1.6%
+1.8%
+4.3%
1.15M
Motion Picture & Sound Recording
+1.6%
-11.5%
-3.5%
0.33M
Technical Consulting Services
+1.5%
+1.6%
-0.9%
1.89M
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
+1.4%
+1.2%
+3.0%
0.61M
Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers
+1.1%
-0.6%
-0.7%
2.05M
Data Processing & Hosting
+1.0%
-1.7%
+12.2%
0.46M
Paper Manufacturing
+1.0%
+1.5%
+2.9%
0.36M
Semiconductor & Electronic Components
+0.9%
+0.4%
+1.0%
0.37M
Utilities
+0.9%
+1.1%
-1.0%
0.61M
Hospitals
+0.8%
+1.3%
-2.2%
5.77M
Administrative & Support Services
+0.8%
+1.3%
-1.1%
8.53M
Heavy & Civil Engineering
+0.8%
-0.4%
-6.7%
1.20M
Petroleum & Coal Products Mfg
+0.7%
+0.6%
+0.0%
0.11M
Tech (Composite)
+0.7%
+0.8%
+0.5%
9.27M
Waste Management & Remediation
+0.5%
+1.4%
-1.0%
0.53M
Wood Product Manufacturing
+0.5%
-0.5%
+6.4%
0.39M
Couriers & Messengers
+0.5%
+3.2%
+6.7%
1.10M
Chemical Manufacturing
+0.5%
+0.2%
+3.0%
0.90M
Private Educational Services
+0.5%
-0.1%
+0.0%
4.05M
Support Activities for Transportation
+0.4%
-0.2%
+2.5%
0.83M
Personal & Laundry Services
+0.4%
+0.5%
-2.4%
1.61M
State Government
+0.1%
-0.3%
+1.2%
5.47M
Construction of Buildings
+0.0%
+0.9%
-3.4%
1.87M
Food & Beverage Retailers
-0.1%
-0.2%
+0.8%
3.26M
Securities & Commodities
-0.3%
+1.7%
-4.1%
1.17M
Support Activities for Mining
-0.3%
+1.8%
+1.7%
0.26M
Food Services & Drinking Places
-0.4%
-0.3%
-1.7%
12.3M
Real Estate
-0.5%
-0.1%
+0.4%
1.85M
Computer Systems Design
-0.5%
-0.7%
+0.4%
2.37M
Rail Transportation
-0.5%
-2.3%
+5.5%
0.15M
Federal Government (excl USPS)
-0.5%
-1.0%
+12.0%
2.08M
Warehousing & Storage
-0.6%
+0.5%
+1.5%
1.83M
Electronics & Appliance Retail
-0.9%
-2.0%
+2.7%
0.37M
Accommodation
-1.0%
-1.1%
-2.3%
1.92M
Building Material & Garden Stores
-1.1%
+0.3%
+2.5%
1.36M
Religious, Civic & Professional Orgs
-1.1%
-0.4%
-2.9%
2.94M
Truck Transportation
-1.2%
-0.1%
+0.7%
1.47M
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
-1.3%
-0.4%
-0.2%
2.20M
Credit Intermediation (Banking)
-1.4%
-1.7%
+0.6%
2.53M
Printing & Related Support
-1.5%
-1.0%
-2.8%
0.34M
Local Government
-1.7%
-0.7%
-2.1%
15.1M
Oil & Gas Extraction
-2.1%
-1.6%
-1.4%
0.11M
Telecommunications
-2.3%
-2.9%
+7.3%
0.57M
Broadcasting & Content Providers
-2.5%
+0.6%
+7.0%
0.34M
Nondurable Goods Manufacturing
-2.5%
-1.6%
-0.9%
4.74M
Furniture & Home Furnishings Retail
-2.7%
-2.3%
-4.8%
0.39M
Beverage, Tobacco & Leather Mfg
-3.0%
-3.0%
-3.2%
0.34M
Insurance Carriers
-3.1%
-3.1%
+0.3%
2.94M
Food Manufacturing
-3.3%
-1.8%
-2.2%
1.76M
Publishing Industries
-3.3%
-1.9%
-2.5%
0.89M
Air Transportation
-3.9%
-0.5%
-3.1%
0.57M
Residential Building Construction
-4.4%
-2.6%
-5.0%
0.91M
Textile Product Mills
-4.7%
-3.0%
-10.3%
0.09M
General Merchandise Stores
-5.0%
-1.1%
-4.5%
3.21M
Plastics & Rubber Products Mfg
-5.2%
-2.9%
-2.5%
0.69M
Furniture & Related Product Mfg
-6.1%
-3.7%
-1.4%
0.33M
Apparel Manufacturing
-7.7%
-7.4%
+11.2%
0.07M
Textile Mills
-9.2%
-7.4%
-1.3%
0.08M
Performing Arts & Spectator Sports
-12.1%
-2.9%
-3.3%
0.58M