In 2023, the majority of employees in cleaning occupations in the United States were working as janitors and cleaners, totaling more than 2.1 million workers. The next largest occupational group were maids and housekeeping cleaners, with roughly 836,000 working in these positions. The total number of employees working in cleaning occupations increased between 2022 and 2023 in the United States.
With so many Americans employed in cleaning services in the United States, it is of little surprise that the corresponding market size has been significant over the last decade. In 2023, the market size of janitorial services in the United States was valued at 92 billion U.S. dollars and has been growing annually between 2013 and 2021. In addition to this, the market size of carpet cleaning services was estimated at almost 6.53 billion U.S. dollars in 2022.
Number of employees in cleaning occupations in the United States in 2023, by job type
(in 1,000s)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 29, 2024). Number of employees in cleaning occupations in the United States in 2023, by job type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/324419/employees-in-cleaning-occupations-by-job-type-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of employees in cleaning occupations in the United States in 2023, by job type (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324419/employees-in-cleaning-occupations-by-job-type-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Number of employees in cleaning occupations in the United States in 2023, by job type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324419/employees-in-cleaning-occupations-by-job-type-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Employees in Cleaning Occupations in The United States in 2023, by Job Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324419/employees-in-cleaning-occupations-by-job-type-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of employees in cleaning occupations in the United States in 2023, by job type (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324419/employees-in-cleaning-occupations-by-job-type-us/ (last visited October 12, 2024)
Number of employees in cleaning occupations in the United States in 2023, by job type (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/324419/employees-in-cleaning-occupations-by-job-type-us/