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Industry Employment Momentum
3-month annualized employment growth across 84 detailed industries
Updated April 17, 2026
Ranking — 3-Month Annualized Growth
Detail
Sector
3m Ann.
6m Ann.
Acceleration
Employment
Performing Arts & Spectator Sports
+9.9%
+3.3%
+5.3%
0.62M
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg
+6.3%
+1.1%
+4.3%
0.42M
Nonresidential Building Construction
+5.9%
+4.8%
+8.9%
0.94M
Paper Manufacturing
+5.6%
+1.1%
+4.8%
0.36M
Temporary Help Services
+5.2%
+1.7%
+10.2%
3.18M
Construction of Buildings
+4.3%
+2.9%
+6.7%
1.87M
Social Assistance
+4.3%
+3.5%
+0.9%
5.35M
Electrical Equipment Mfg
+3.5%
+3.1%
+4.3%
0.44M
Support Activities for Transportation
+3.3%
-0.8%
+5.3%
0.83M
Waste Management & Remediation
+3.0%
+1.9%
+3.8%
0.53M
Air Transportation
+2.9%
+1.8%
+2.6%
0.58M
Heavy & Civil Engineering
+2.9%
+3.4%
+0.5%
1.20M
Hospitals
+2.9%
+2.5%
+0.5%
5.76M
Transportation Equipment Mfg
+2.8%
+1.1%
+5.0%
1.75M
Residential Building Construction
+2.8%
+1.1%
+4.5%
0.93M
Engineering Services
+2.6%
+2.7%
+1.1%
1.76M
Ambulatory Health Care
+2.5%
+2.7%
-0.4%
9.18M
Specialty Trade Contractors
+2.3%
+1.1%
+2.9%
5.25M
General Merchandise Stores
+2.2%
-0.8%
-0.2%
3.23M
Administrative & Support Services
+2.0%
+0.9%
+4.6%
8.49M
Food & Beverage Retailers
+2.0%
-0.0%
+1.1%
3.26M
Securities & Commodities
+1.8%
+2.9%
-0.0%
1.16M
Fabricated Metal Product Mfg
+1.7%
+1.3%
+1.3%
1.45M
Nursing & Residential Care
+1.6%
+1.8%
-0.5%
3.47M
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
+1.4%
+0.1%
+1.3%
2.21M
Textile Product Mills
+1.3%
+3.6%
+7.7%
0.09M
Durable Goods Manufacturing
+1.1%
+0.1%
+2.1%
7.82M
Machinery Manufacturing
+1.1%
+0.3%
+1.8%
1.09M
Religious, Civic & Professional Orgs
+1.0%
+1.3%
+0.4%
2.95M
Local Government
+0.8%
+0.7%
+0.7%
15.2M
Support Activities for Mining
+0.8%
+0.1%
+8.9%
0.26M
Food Services & Drinking Places
+0.6%
+1.3%
-1.5%
12.4M
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
+0.5%
+0.2%
+0.7%
3.40M
Communications Equipment Mfg
+0.5%
+1.0%
-6.5%
0.08M
Utilities
+0.3%
+1.2%
+0.9%
0.60M
Museums & Historical Sites
+0.2%
+1.7%
-4.0%
0.18M
Clothing & Accessories Stores
+0.2%
-0.1%
-3.0%
1.15M
Technical Consulting Services
+0.2%
+1.3%
-0.1%
1.87M
Couriers & Messengers
+0.0%
-6.7%
+0.4%
1.05M
State Government
+0.0%
-0.8%
+1.4%
5.48M
Private Educational Services
-0.1%
-0.6%
-0.3%
4.04M
Life Sciences (Composite)
-0.1%
+0.6%
-1.2%
3.67M
Printing & Related Support
-0.1%
-0.8%
+3.8%
0.34M
Wholesale Trade Agents & Brokers
-0.3%
-0.7%
+4.1%
0.44M
Food Manufacturing
-0.4%
-0.6%
-0.3%
1.78M
Accommodation
-0.5%
+1.5%
+1.0%
1.94M
Tech (Composite)
-0.5%
-0.2%
+0.1%
9.24M
Publishing Industries
-0.5%
-2.3%
-3.0%
0.90M
Plastics & Rubber Products Mfg
-0.6%
-1.4%
+0.5%
0.70M
Repair & Maintenance
-0.7%
-0.5%
-3.1%
1.47M
Primary Metal Manufacturing
-0.8%
-0.4%
-0.3%
0.36M
Computer & Electronic Product Mfg
-0.8%
-1.3%
+0.5%
0.99M
Furniture & Home Furnishings Retail
-0.8%
-2.7%
+2.3%
0.39M
Truck Transportation
-0.8%
-1.1%
+2.0%
1.46M
Electromedical & Control Instruments
-0.9%
-0.1%
-3.7%
0.41M
Nondurable Goods Manufacturing
-0.9%
-1.1%
-0.5%
4.77M
Management of Companies & Enterprises
-1.1%
-1.0%
-1.4%
2.61M
Warehousing & Storage
-1.2%
-2.5%
+2.8%
1.83M
Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers
-1.3%
-0.2%
-1.3%
2.05M
Personal & Laundry Services
-1.3%
+0.2%
-3.4%
1.60M
Web Search Portals & Libraries
-1.3%
-3.4%
-5.1%
0.18M
Oil & Gas Extraction
-1.4%
+0.3%
+5.1%
0.12M
Wood Product Manufacturing
-1.6%
-3.9%
+1.9%
0.39M
Semiconductor & Electronic Components
-1.8%
-2.3%
+6.4%
0.37M
Real Estate
-1.9%
-0.2%
-0.8%
1.85M
Mining (Except Oil & Gas)
-1.9%
-1.1%
+0.4%
0.19M
Beverage, Tobacco & Leather Mfg
-1.9%
+0.2%
-1.1%
0.35M
Furniture & Related Product Mfg
-2.0%
-3.3%
-0.1%
0.33M
Computer Systems Design
-2.1%
-1.6%
-0.1%
2.37M
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
-2.3%
-1.5%
-1.4%
0.61M
Insurance Carriers
-2.9%
-2.4%
-2.0%
2.97M
Transit & Ground Passenger Transport
-3.0%
+1.0%
-0.9%
0.49M
Chemical Manufacturing
-3.4%
-2.0%
-4.2%
0.89M
Credit Intermediation (Banking)
-4.3%
-2.2%
-4.0%
2.54M
Petroleum & Coal Products Mfg
-4.4%
-2.9%
-7.7%
0.11M
Apparel Manufacturing
-4.8%
-11.5%
-3.3%
0.07M
Rail Transportation
-6.6%
-5.4%
-2.8%
0.15M
Broadcasting & Content Providers
-7.5%
-4.9%
-7.1%
0.33M
Textile Mills
-8.5%
-7.2%
-9.0%
0.08M
Building Material & Garden Stores
-8.7%
-3.0%
-5.3%
1.35M
Data Processing & Hosting
-8.8%
-5.8%
-4.5%
0.46M
Motion Picture & Sound Recording
-10.2%
-6.7%
-3.9%
0.34M
Electronics & Appliance Retail
-10.7%
-5.3%
-11.4%
0.37M
Pipeline Transportation
-12.0%
-2.1%
-11.3%
0.06M
Federal Government (excl USPS)
-13.0%
-24.0%
-8.0%
2.06M
Telecommunications
-16.3%
-7.1%
-15.7%
0.57M