This statistic shows the number of new hires that were made in the information sector in the United States from 2001 to 2020. In 2021, 1.14 million people were hired in the IT sector, which represented the second highest number over the period under consideration.
Number of hires in the U.S. information sector from 2001 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
The Information sector comprises establishments engaged in the following processes: (a) producing and distributing information and cultural products, (b) providing the means to transmit or distribute these products as well as data or communications, and (c) processing data.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (February 24, 2022). Number of hires in the U.S. information sector from 2001 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/200008/number-of-hires-in-the-us-information-sector/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of hires in the U.S. information sector from 2001 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/200008/number-of-hires-in-the-us-information-sector/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Number of hires in the U.S. information sector from 2001 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/200008/number-of-hires-in-the-us-information-sector/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Hires in The U.S. Information Sector from 2001 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/200008/number-of-hires-in-the-us-information-sector/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of hires in the U.S. information sector from 2001 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/200008/number-of-hires-in-the-us-information-sector/ (last visited June 30, 2022)