United States · All industries · Annual, 2025

Employment in the United States

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Employment, establishments and average pay across all industries in the United States, 2004–2025, from DTG's QCEW-based estimates.

In 2025, employers in the United States had about 155,685,800 people on their payrolls across roughly 12,240,455 establishments, with average annual pay of $78,720.

Total employment in the United States grew 11.9% from 2020 to 2025. Employment reached its 2004–2025 peak in 2025, at about 155,685,800. Quarterly values, full industry and occupation detail and projections to 2036 for the United States are included with a free account. County-level detail is part of every paid plan, or one county free for seven days.

155,685,800Employment, 2025
12,240,455Establishments
$78,720Avg. annual pay

Employment, 2004 to 2025

Annual average · all industries · all ownerships

Employment by sector, 2025

NAICS sector · 20 sectors

Code	Sector	Employment	Share of the U.S.	Source
11	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	1,237,362	0.8%	est. · 1.00
21	Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	571,737	0.4%	pub.
23	Construction	8,429,630	5.4%	pub.
31-33	Manufacturing	12,628,519	8.1%	est. · 1.00
22	Utilities	876,665	0.6%	pub.
42	Wholesale Trade	6,037,616	3.9%	pub.
44-45	Retail Trade	15,446,436	9.9%	pub.
48-49	Transportation and Warehousing	7,587,895	4.9%	pub.
51	Information	2,988,611	1.9%	pub.
52	Finance and Insurance	6,351,364	4.1%	pub.
53	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	2,445,174	1.6%	pub.
54	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	10,862,126	7.0%	pub.
55	Management of Companies and Enterprises	2,604,036	1.7%	pub.
56	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	9,119,542	5.9%	pub.
61	Educational Services	13,321,200	8.6%	pub.
62	Health Care and Social Assistance	25,088,042	16.1%	pub.
71	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	3,038,282	1.9%	est. · 1.00
72	Accommodation and Food Services	14,225,604	9.1%	est. · 1.00
81	Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,715,683	3.0%	est. · 1.00
92	Public Administration	7,881,127	5.1%	pub.

† Not disclosed in QCEW; DTG estimate.

One public page per sector and per 3-digit subsector, annual, with the mark on every value. A sector name is a link where its page is built.

Last ten years

Annual · all industries · 10 years

Year	Employment	Estab.	Avg. annual pay	Change	Source
2025	155,685,781	12,240,455	$78,722	0.4%	pub.
2024	154,990,441	12,057,371	$75,585	1.2%	pub.
2023	153,140,899	11,866,306	$72,360	2.1%	pub.
2022	150,025,655	11,519,312	$69,986	4.3%	pub.
2021	143,780,068	10,909,076	$67,610	3.4%	pub.
2020	139,103,773	10,487,687	$64,021	6.1%	pub.
2019	148,105,092	10,233,822	$59,209	1.4%	pub.
2018	146,131,753	10,011,038	$57,266	1.6%	pub.
2017	143,859,856	9,835,104	$55,390	1.4%	pub.
2016	141,870,067	9,716,603	$53,621	1.7%	pub.

Employment by state, 2025

All industries · 51 states and DC

State	Employment	Source
Alabama	2,119,596	pub.
Alaska	332,377	pub.
Arizona	3,232,823	pub.
Arkansas	1,305,880	pub.
California	18,216,255	pub.
Colorado	2,891,093	pub.
Connecticut	1,691,668	pub.
Delaware	481,113	pub.
District of Columbia	742,405	est. · 1.00
Florida	9,904,283	pub.
Georgia	4,889,588	pub.
Hawaii	644,184	pub.
Idaho	873,908	pub.
Illinois	6,065,094	pub.
Indiana	3,189,601	pub.
Iowa	1,558,451	pub.
Kansas	1,432,669	pub.
Kentucky	1,988,548	pub.
Louisiana	1,926,460	pub.
Maine	650,598	pub.
Maryland	2,754,879	pub.
Massachusetts	3,630,930	pub.
Michigan	4,407,564	pub.
Minnesota	2,943,327	pub.
Mississippi	1,172,515	pub.
Missouri	2,897,996	pub.
Montana	512,343	pub.
Nebraska	1,021,089	pub.
Nevada	1,568,388	pub.
New Hampshire	688,272	pub.
New Jersey	4,281,739	pub.
New Mexico	874,532	pub.
New York	9,792,700	pub.
North Carolina	4,940,671	pub.
North Dakota	429,567	pub.
Ohio	5,534,202	pub.
Oklahoma	1,700,117	pub.
Oregon	1,985,511	pub.
Pennsylvania	6,052,441	pub.
Rhode Island	499,287	pub.
South Carolina	2,318,699	pub.
South Dakota	460,416	est. · 1.00
Tennessee	3,255,458	pub.
Texas	14,102,892	pub.
Utah	1,741,016	pub.
Vermont	308,147	pub.
Virginia	4,148,911	pub.
Washington	3,604,557	pub.
West Virginia	694,449	pub.
Wisconsin	2,944,433	pub.
Wyoming	282,143	est. · 1.00

Every state's own total for the same year, with its mark. A state name is a link to its page.

Employment by occupation group, 2025

SOC major group · 22 groups

Code	Occupation group	Employment	Share of the U.S.
11-0000	Management occupations	10,967,626	7.0%
13-0000	Business and financial operations occupations	10,406,275	6.7%
15-0000	Computer and mathematical occupations	5,205,394	3.3%
17-0000	Architecture and engineering occupations	2,600,561	1.7%
19-0000	Life, physical, and social science occupations	1,462,330	0.9%
21-0000	Community and social service occupations	2,645,786	1.7%
23-0000	Legal occupations	1,300,620	0.8%
25-0000	Educational instruction and library occupations	9,099,310	5.8%
27-0000	Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations	2,069,054	1.3%
29-0000	Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations	9,787,594	6.3%
31-0000	Healthcare support occupations	7,875,491	5.1%
33-0000	Protective service occupations	3,740,304	2.4%
35-0000	Food preparation and serving related occupations	13,655,237	8.8%
37-0000	Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations	4,569,291	2.9%
39-0000	Personal care and service occupations	3,237,374	2.1%
41-0000	Sales and related occupations	13,372,010	8.6%
43-0000	Office and administrative support occupations	18,339,432	11.8%
45-0000	Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	439,757	0.3%
47-0000	Construction and extraction occupations	6,433,545	4.1%
49-0000	Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	6,081,556	3.9%
51-0000	Production occupations	8,647,571	5.5%
53-0000	Transportation and material moving occupations	13,749,661	8.8%

Occupation values are DTG estimates built on OEWS and DTG's industry data. They carry no published or estimated mark and no reliability score, because there is no published occupation census to mark them against.

Where these numbers come from

What this page shows

Every industry sector in the nation, every occupation group and every state, with annual employment for the most recent complete year in the current vintage, and the nation’s own total over every actual year. Figures are for all ownerships combined and are not seasonally adjusted. Quarterly figures and the full industry and occupation depth are in the app, where the nation and every state are free.

Reading the table

A national value is DTG’s value for the nation: the value the Bureau of Labor Statistics published where QCEW disclosed it, and DTG’s estimate where QCEW withheld it. Where a value was withheld in QCEW it is marked as estimated rather than left blank, with its reliability score, and the legend beneath the table names the marker. A location quotient compares an area with the nation, so the nation has none of its own. Every figure on the page comes from one named vintage, stated beside the page, and does not change until the next release.

Estimated by Data Tactical Group from BLS QCEW, with CES/SAE and projection inputs described in the methodology. Method: Disclosure, Industry, Occupation.

Notes

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