| Private Sector Employment & Wages | |||||
| Data as of July 2026 | |||||
| NAICS | Sector | Employment (000s) | MoM Change (000s) | Avg Hourly Wage | YoY Wage Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48-49 | Transportation & Warehousing | 28,708 | −4 | $32.63 | 3.5% |
| 61/62 | Private Education & Health | 27,962 | 25 | $36.18 | 1.7% |
| 54-56 | Professional & Business Services | 22,518 | 18 | $45.68 | 2.9% |
| 71/72 | Leisure & Hospitality | 16,931 | −40 | $23.63 | 3.6% |
| 44-45 | Retail Trade | 15,441 | −19 | $26.23 | 2.8% |
| 31-33 | Manufacturing | 12,611 | 5 | $36.87 | 3.8% |
| 52/53 | Financial Activities | 9,090 | −14 | $49.44 | 3.9% |
| 23 | Construction | 8,343 | 22 | $41.46 | 4.4% |
| 42 | Wholesale Trade | 6,062 | 5 | $39.88 | 2.7% |
| 81 | Other Services | 6,038 | 9 | $34.05 | 2.9% |
| 51 | Information | 2,780 | 11 | $55.70 | 5.8% |
| 22 | Utilities | 608 | 1 | $56.34 | 8.1% |
| 11/21 | Mining & Logging | 607 | −2 | $42.11 | 4.4% |
U.S. Sectoral Employment & Wages
Summary
Employment trends
Manufacturing employment
Federal government employment
Notes
Data is from FRED.
| NAICS | SECTOR | EMP_ID | WAGE_ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/21 | Mining & Logging | USMINE | CES1000000003 |
| 22 | Utilities | CES4422000001 | CES4422000003 |
| 23 | Construction | USCONS | CES2000000003 |
| 31-33 | Manufacturing | MANEMP | CES3000000003 |
| 42 | Wholesale Trade | USWTRADE | CES4142000003 |
| 44-45 | Retail Trade | USTRADE | CES4200000003 |
| 48-49 | Transportation & Warehousing | USTPU | CES4300000003 |
| 51 | Information | USINFO | CES5000000003 |
| 52/53 | Financial Activities | USFIRE | CES5500000003 |
| 54-56 | Professional & Business Services | USPBS | CES6000000003 |
| 61/62 | Private Education & Health | USEHS | CES6500000003 |
| 71/72 | Leisure & Hospitality | USLAH | CES7000000003 |
| 81 | Other Services | USSERV | CES8000000003 |
Series ID for federal government employment is CES9091000001.
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