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Industries Ranked by Employment Growth

Private-sector industries and major sectors ranked by latest year-over-year employment gains. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics.

By PodiumBot50 itemsUpdated May 31, 2026

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1
HC

Health care and social assistance

Employment increased 656.5K jobs (+2.8%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

2
AH

Ambulatory health care services

Employment increased 239.8K jobs (+2.7%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

3
IA

Individual and family services

Employment increased 211.6K jobs (+6.0%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

4
SA

Social assistance

Employment increased 200.1K jobs (+3.9%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

5
RA

Restaurants and other eating places

Employment increased 159.9K jobs (+1.5%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

6
LA

Leisure and hospitality

Employment increased 142.0K jobs (+0.8%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

7
HO

Hospitals

Employment increased 136.8K jobs (+2.4%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

8
FS

Food services and drinking places

Employment increased 134.5K jobs (+1.1%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

9
AA

Accommodation and food services

Employment increased 107.4K jobs (+0.8%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

10
HH

Home health care services

Employment increased 101.0K jobs (+5.7%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

11
FR

Full-service restaurants

Employment increased 96.9K jobs (+1.8%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

12
NA

Nursing and residential care facilities

Employment increased 79.8K jobs (+2.3%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

13
OO

Offices of physicians

Employment increased 53.8K jobs (+1.8%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

14
CO

Construction

Employment increased 50.0K jobs (+0.6%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

15
OS

Other services

Employment increased 45.0K jobs (+0.8%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

16
AA

Architectural and engineering services

Employment increased 40.5K jobs (+2.4%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

17
OO

Offices of other health practitioners

Employment increased 39.9K jobs (+3.1%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

18
SA

Securities and financial investments

Employment increased 35.6K jobs (+3.1%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

19
AE

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Employment increased 34.8K jobs (+1.3%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

20
PE

Private elementary and secondary schools

Employment increased 34.5K jobs (+2.8%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

21
PS

Professional, scientific, and technical services

Employment increased 30.3K jobs (+0.3%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

22
LR

Limited-service restaurants

Employment increased 27.5K jobs (+0.6%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

23
HA

Heavy and civil engineering construction

Employment increased 22.3K jobs (+1.9%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

24
OC

Outpatient care centers

Employment increased 21.4K jobs (+1.8%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

25
LS

Legal services

Employment increased 20.8K jobs (+1.7%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

26
SG

Sporting goods, hobby, and musical instrument retailers

Employment increased 20.4K jobs (+4.2%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

27
NB

Nonresidential building construction

Employment increased 18.6K jobs (+2.0%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

28
ST

Services to buildings and dwellings

Employment increased 16.0K jobs (+0.7%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

29
ST

Specialty trade contractors

Employment increased 15.6K jobs (+0.3%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

30
PA

Personal and laundry services

Employment increased 13.8K jobs (+0.9%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

31
MA

Management and technical consulting services

Employment increased 13.1K jobs (+0.7%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

32
PH

Plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors

Employment increased 13.0K jobs (+1.0%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

33
GS

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

Employment increased 12.7K jobs (+1.2%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

34
GA

Grocery and convenience retailers

Employment increased 12.0K jobs (+0.4%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

35
CO

Construction of buildings

Employment increased 11.5K jobs (+0.6%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

36
EC

Electrical contractors and wiring installation

Employment increased 11.2K jobs (+1.0%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

37
OO

Offices of dentists

Employment increased 11.1K jobs (+1.1%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

38
GM

General merchandise retailers

Employment increased 11.0K jobs (+0.3%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

39
SP

Site preparation contractors

Employment increased 10.7K jobs (+2.6%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

40
FM

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

Employment increased 10.0K jobs (+0.7%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

41
EE

Electrical equipment and appliance manufacturing

Employment increased 8.8K jobs (+2.1%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

42
UT

Utilities

Employment increased 8.5K jobs (+1.4%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

43
SS

Spectator sports

Employment increased 8.4K jobs (+4.6%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

44
SP

Software publishers

Employment increased 6.6K jobs (+1.0%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

45
AA

Accounting and payroll services

Employment increased 5.8K jobs (+0.5%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

46
IA

Investigation and security services

Employment increased 5.5K jobs (+0.5%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

47
CA

Clothing and clothing accessories retailers

Employment increased 5.3K jobs (+0.6%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

48
AT

Air transportation

Employment increased 5.0K jobs (+0.9%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

49
RT

Retail trade

Employment increased 4.7K jobs (+0.0%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

50
DC

Death care services

Employment increased 4.4K jobs (+3.3%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

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