U.S. Sectoral Employment & Wages

Author

Sanjay Paul

Published

August 29, 2026

Summary

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%

Manufacturing employment

Figure 2: Manufacturing Monthly Net Job Change

Federal government employment

Figure 3: Federal Government Employment, monthly

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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