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Ranked listPublic
Industries Ranked by Total Employment
Private-sector industries and major sectors ranked by latest total employment. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics.
Creator list
Ranked order
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PA
Professional and business services
Jobs22.5M jobs3
LA
Leisure and hospitality
Jobs17.0M jobs4
RT
Retail trade
Jobs15.5M jobs5
AA
Accommodation and food services
Jobs14.3M jobs6
MA
Manufacturing
Jobs12.6M jobs7
FS
Food services and drinking places
Jobs12.4M jobs8
RA
Restaurants and other eating places
Jobs11.2M jobs9
PS
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Jobs10.8M jobs10
AH
Ambulatory health care services
Jobs9.2M jobs11
FA
Financial activities
Jobs9.1M jobs12
AA
Administrative and support services
Jobs9.0M jobs13
CO
Construction
Jobs8.3M jobs14
DG
Durable goods
Jobs7.8M jobs15
FA
Finance and insurance
Jobs6.7M jobs16
TA
Transportation and warehousing
Jobs6.6M jobs17
WT
Wholesale trade
Jobs6.1M jobs18
OS
Other services
Jobs6.0M jobs19
HO
Hospitals
Jobs5.8M jobs20
FR
Full-service restaurants
Jobs5.5M jobs21
SA
Social assistance
Jobs5.4M jobs22
ST
Specialty trade contractors
Jobs5.3M jobs23
LR
Limited-service restaurants
Jobs4.6M jobs24
PE
Private educational services
Jobs4.0M jobs25
IA
Individual and family services
Jobs3.8M jobs26
NA
Nursing and residential care facilities
Jobs3.5M jobs27
DG
Durable goods wholesalers
Jobs3.4M jobs28
GM
General merchandise retailers
Jobs3.2M jobs29
ES
Employment services
Jobs3.2M jobs30
OO
Offices of physicians
Jobs3.1M jobs31
IC
Insurance carriers and related activities
Jobs2.9M jobs32
GA
Grocery and convenience retailers
Jobs2.9M jobs33
IN
Information
Jobs2.8M jobs34
AE
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Jobs2.7M jobs35
MO
Management of companies and enterprises
Jobs2.6M jobs36
CI
Credit intermediation and related activities
Jobs2.5M jobs37
TH
Temporary help services
Jobs2.5M jobs38
RE
Real estate and rental and leasing
Jobs2.4M jobs39
CS
Computer systems design and related services
Jobs2.4M jobs40
ST
Services to buildings and dwellings
Jobs2.3M jobs41
NG
Nondurable goods wholesalers
Jobs2.2M jobs42
MV
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
Jobs2.0M jobs43
AC
Accommodation
Jobs1.9M jobs44
AA
Amusement and recreation industries
Jobs1.9M jobs45
HH
Home health care services
Jobs1.9M jobs46
MA
Management and technical consulting services
Jobs1.9M jobs47
CO
Construction of buildings
Jobs1.9M jobs48
RE
Real estate
Jobs1.8M jobs49
WA
Warehousing and storage
Jobs1.8M jobs50
TA