Employees by industry U.S. February 2023 | Statista

As of February 2023, there were about 3.07 million people working in the information industry in the United States. The professional and business services industry employed the most people in the U.S., with about 22.91 million people working in this industry.

Number of employees in the United States in February 2023, by industry (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Number of employees in thousands
Professional and business services	22,912
Health care and social assistance	21,108.6
Leisure and hospitality	16,535
Retail trade	15,561.8
Manufacturing	12,983
Construction	7,918
Transportation and warehousing	6,699.7
Finance and insurance	6,684.5
Wholesale trade	6,048.8
Other services	5,826
State government	5,164
Private educational services	3,899.8
Information	3,075
Federal government	2,888
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,420.3
Local government	1,443
Mining and logging	631
Utilities	552.1

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March 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

February 2023

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

Data are preliminary and have been seasonally adjusted.

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