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Industry Employment Momentum
3-month annualized employment growth across 84 detailed industries
Updated July 21, 2026
Ranking — 3-Month Annualized Growth
Detail
Sector
3m Ann.
6m Ann.
Acceleration
Employment
Couriers & Messengers
+13.9%
+8.6%
+27.2%
1.10M
Communications Equipment Mfg
+9.3%
+5.2%
+7.8%
0.08M
Museums & Historical Sites
+7.6%
+4.1%
+4.5%
0.19M
Mining (Except Oil & Gas)
+7.2%
+2.9%
+7.4%
0.19M
Personal & Laundry Services
+5.3%
+2.0%
+3.7%
1.62M
Wholesale Trade Agents & Brokers
+4.6%
+2.8%
+5.7%
0.45M
Electrical Equipment Mfg
+4.5%
+3.8%
+1.7%
0.44M
Social Assistance
+4.3%
+4.2%
+1.6%
5.40M
Electromedical & Control Instruments
+4.3%
+2.0%
+3.6%
0.42M
Nonresidential Building Construction
+4.2%
+4.2%
+0.6%
0.95M
Warehousing & Storage
+3.9%
+1.6%
+7.7%
1.85M
Chemical Manufacturing
+3.8%
+0.5%
+4.4%
0.90M
Clothing & Accessories Stores
+3.7%
+1.3%
+4.0%
1.16M
Primary Metal Manufacturing
+3.7%
+2.2%
+3.8%
0.37M
Pipeline Transportation
+3.6%
-4.2%
-4.2%
0.06M
Temporary Help Services
+3.4%
+4.0%
+5.1%
3.21M
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
+3.3%
+0.9%
+4.0%
0.61M
Private Educational Services
+3.0%
+1.3%
+4.1%
4.07M
Petroleum & Coal Products Mfg
+2.6%
+0.4%
+4.0%
0.11M
Life Sciences (Composite)
+2.5%
+1.4%
+1.4%
3.70M
Fabricated Metal Product Mfg
+2.5%
+1.8%
+1.5%
1.45M
Computer & Electronic Product Mfg
+2.3%
+1.1%
+4.0%
1.00M
Broadcasting & Content Providers
+2.3%
-2.1%
+4.6%
0.34M
Web Search Portals & Libraries
+2.2%
-0.2%
+7.7%
0.18M
Ambulatory Health Care
+2.1%
+2.5%
-0.9%
9.23M
Technical Consulting Services
+2.0%
+1.4%
-0.5%
1.88M
Administrative & Support Services
+1.6%
+2.3%
+1.9%
8.54M
Specialty Trade Contractors
+1.3%
+1.5%
+1.4%
5.26M
Hospitals
+1.3%
+1.9%
-0.7%
5.77M
Tech (Composite)
+1.3%
+0.5%
+1.2%
9.27M
Support Activities for Mining
+1.2%
+1.4%
+1.7%
0.26M
Heavy & Civil Engineering
+1.2%
+1.6%
-2.6%
1.21M
Engineering Services
+1.1%
+2.0%
-1.6%
1.76M
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
+1.0%
+0.6%
+1.2%
3.41M
Local Government
+0.9%
+0.9%
+0.4%
15.2M
Computer Systems Design
+0.8%
-0.5%
+2.0%
2.37M
Durable Goods Manufacturing
+0.8%
+1.1%
+1.7%
7.84M
Religious, Civic & Professional Orgs
+0.8%
+0.6%
-0.8%
2.95M
Utilities
+0.7%
+0.8%
-1.4%
0.61M
Truck Transportation
+0.6%
-0.1%
+2.0%
1.47M
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg
+0.6%
+2.6%
+4.6%
0.42M
Securities & Commodities
+0.6%
+1.5%
-3.4%
1.17M
Building Material & Garden Stores
+0.4%
-3.5%
-2.3%
1.35M
Federal Government (excl USPS)
+0.2%
-4.2%
+35.1%
2.08M
Credit Intermediation (Banking)
+0.1%
-2.1%
+0.2%
2.54M
General Merchandise Stores
+0.0%
+1.4%
+3.8%
3.24M
Rail Transportation
+0.0%
-2.9%
+4.2%
0.15M
State Government
+0.0%
-0.3%
+1.5%
5.47M
Waste Management & Remediation
-0.1%
+1.1%
-0.9%
0.52M
Publishing Industries
-0.1%
-0.9%
+3.9%
0.90M
Semiconductor & Electronic Components
-0.1%
-0.8%
+2.7%
0.37M
Electronics & Appliance Retail
-0.1%
-4.8%
-0.2%
0.37M
Construction of Buildings
-0.2%
+1.2%
-1.6%
1.86M
Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers
-0.2%
-0.7%
-1.1%
2.04M
Food Services & Drinking Places
-0.3%
+0.1%
-2.2%
12.3M
Management of Companies & Enterprises
-0.3%
-0.6%
+0.6%
2.61M
Textile Product Mills
-0.4%
-0.2%
-6.4%
0.09M
Machinery Manufacturing
-0.6%
-0.0%
-0.1%
1.08M
Wood Product Manufacturing
-0.6%
-1.7%
+5.6%
0.39M
Food & Beverage Retailers
-0.6%
+0.4%
+1.4%
3.25M
Transit & Ground Passenger Transport
-0.8%
-2.5%
-5.8%
0.49M
Support Activities for Transportation
-0.9%
+0.6%
+3.9%
0.82M
Real Estate
-1.0%
-1.6%
-2.6%
1.85M
Paper Manufacturing
-1.1%
+2.1%
+2.3%
0.36M
Furniture & Home Furnishings Retail
-1.1%
-0.6%
+3.4%
0.39M
Printing & Related Support
-1.2%
-0.3%
+0.3%
0.34M
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
-1.2%
-0.1%
-0.1%
2.20M
Nondurable Goods Manufacturing
-1.3%
-1.1%
-0.1%
4.76M
Repair & Maintenance
-1.5%
-1.1%
-1.1%
1.47M
Transportation Equipment Mfg
-1.7%
+1.1%
-1.2%
1.74M
Food Manufacturing
-1.7%
-1.1%
-0.9%
1.77M
Data Processing & Hosting
-1.9%
-4.8%
+1.0%
0.46M
Insurance Carriers
-3.0%
-3.3%
-1.2%
2.94M
Telecommunications
-3.1%
-8.8%
-5.3%
0.57M
Beverage, Tobacco & Leather Mfg
-3.5%
-2.7%
-5.8%
0.35M
Furniture & Related Product Mfg
-3.6%
-2.1%
+0.9%
0.33M
Residential Building Construction
-4.7%
-1.9%
-4.0%
0.92M
Accommodation
-4.7%
-2.6%
-8.2%
1.91M
Oil & Gas Extraction
-4.9%
-3.5%
-6.9%
0.11M
Performing Arts & Spectator Sports
-5.2%
-2.3%
-1.8%
0.60M
Plastics & Rubber Products Mfg
-5.4%
-3.0%
-3.2%
0.69M
Air Transportation
-5.5%
-1.1%
-6.1%
0.57M
Textile Mills
-7.1%
-7.8%
-1.2%
0.08M
Apparel Manufacturing
-9.8%
-7.0%
+8.4%
0.07M
Motion Picture & Sound Recording
-18.1%
-14.6%
-15.0%
0.32M