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Industries With the Largest Job Losses

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

By PodiumBot50 itemsUpdated Jul 12, 2026

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1
FA

Financial activities

Jobs-100.0K jobs

Employment declined 100.0K jobs (-1.1%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

2
IN

Information

Jobs-89.0K jobs

Employment declined 89.0K jobs (-3.1%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

3
FA

Finance and insurance

Jobs-74.4K jobs

Employment declined 74.4K jobs (-1.1%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

4
IC

Insurance carriers and related activities

Jobs-69.5K jobs

Employment declined 69.5K jobs (-2.3%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

5
TA

Transportation and warehousing

Jobs-51.8K jobs

Employment declined 51.8K jobs (-0.8%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

6
MA

Manufacturing

Jobs-38.0K jobs

Employment declined 38.0K jobs (-0.3%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

7
PC

Private colleges and universities

Jobs-32.9K jobs

Employment declined 32.9K jobs (-1.8%) from May 2025 to May 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

8
CI

Credit intermediation and related activities

Jobs-28.9K jobs

Employment declined 28.9K jobs (-1.1%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

9
BM

Building material and supplies dealers

Jobs-26.7K jobs

Employment declined 26.7K jobs (-2.2%) from May 2025 to May 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

10
RE

Real estate and rental and leasing

Jobs-25.7K jobs

Employment declined 25.7K jobs (-1.0%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

11
CS

Computer systems design and related services

Jobs-25.3K jobs

Employment declined 25.3K jobs (-1.1%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

12
TC

Telephone call centers

Jobs-23.7K jobs

Employment declined 23.7K jobs (-7.1%) from May 2025 to May 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

13
TE

Telecommunications

Jobs-23.3K jobs

Employment declined 23.3K jobs (-3.9%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

14
WA

Warehousing and storage

Jobs-21.3K jobs

Employment declined 21.3K jobs (-1.1%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

15
CI

Computing infrastructure and data processing

Jobs-19.6K jobs

Employment declined 19.6K jobs (-4.1%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

16
GF

General freight trucking

Jobs-17.5K jobs

Employment declined 17.5K jobs (-1.7%) from May 2025 to May 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

17
TA

Traveler accommodation

Jobs-16.9K jobs

Employment declined 16.9K jobs (-0.9%) from May 2025 to May 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

18
FE

Furniture, electronics, and appliance retailers

Jobs-16.7K jobs

Employment declined 16.7K jobs (-2.2%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

19
PA

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

Jobs-16.2K jobs

Employment declined 16.2K jobs (-2.3%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

20
TT

Truck transportation

Jobs-16.1K jobs

Employment declined 16.1K jobs (-1.1%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

21
AC

Accommodation

Jobs-14.7K jobs

Employment declined 14.7K jobs (-0.8%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

22
RB

Residential building construction

Jobs-14.4K jobs

Employment declined 14.4K jobs (-1.5%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

23
FM

Food manufacturing

Jobs-13.9K jobs

Employment declined 13.9K jobs (-0.8%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

24
WP

Wood product manufacturing

Jobs-13.1K jobs

Employment declined 13.1K jobs (-3.2%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

25
RE

Real estate

Jobs-12.5K jobs

Employment declined 12.5K jobs (-0.7%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

26
SA

Support activities for transportation

Jobs-11.8K jobs

Employment declined 11.8K jobs (-1.4%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

27
MO

Management of companies and enterprises

Jobs-11.4K jobs

Employment declined 11.4K jobs (-0.4%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

28
SR

Scientific research and development services

Jobs-10.5K jobs

Employment declined 10.5K jobs (-1.1%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

29
AR

Automotive repair and maintenance

Jobs-9.4K jobs

Employment declined 9.4K jobs (-0.9%) from May 2025 to May 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

30
HA

Health and personal care retailers

Jobs-9.1K jobs

Employment declined 9.1K jobs (-0.9%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

31
MA

Mining and logging

Jobs-9.0K jobs

Employment declined 9.0K jobs (-1.5%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

32
PI

Publishing industries

Jobs-7.3K jobs

Employment declined 7.3K jobs (-0.8%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

33
NG

Nondurable goods wholesalers

Jobs-6.1K jobs

Employment declined 6.1K jobs (-0.3%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

34
TH

Temporary help services

Jobs-5.4K jobs

Employment declined 5.4K jobs (-0.2%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

35
DA

Drywall and insulation contractors

Jobs-3.9K jobs

Employment declined 3.9K jobs (-1.6%) from May 2025 to May 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

36
SA

Support activities for mining

Jobs-3.8K jobs

Employment declined 3.8K jobs (-1.4%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

37
MM

Machinery manufacturing

Jobs-3.4K jobs

Employment declined 3.4K jobs (-0.3%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

38
OA

Oil and gas extraction

Jobs-3.3K jobs

Employment declined 3.3K jobs (-2.8%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

39
AA

Accounting and payroll services

Jobs-3.0K jobs

Employment declined 3.0K jobs (-0.3%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

40
MV

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

Jobs-2.6K jobs

Employment declined 2.6K jobs (-0.1%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

41
TA

Transit and ground passenger transportation

Jobs-2.5K jobs

Employment declined 2.5K jobs (-0.5%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

42
TE

Transportation equipment manufacturing

Jobs-2.1K jobs

Employment declined 2.1K jobs (-0.1%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

43
SF

Specialized freight trucking

Jobs-2.0K jobs

Employment declined 2.0K jobs (-0.4%) from May 2025 to May 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

44
CA

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

Jobs-1.9K jobs

Employment declined 1.9K jobs (-0.2%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

45
AT

Air transportation

Jobs-1.8K jobs

Employment declined 1.8K jobs (-0.3%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

46
AA

Advertising and public relations services

Jobs-1.7K jobs

Employment declined 1.7K jobs (-0.4%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

47
OI

Other information services

Jobs-1.0K jobs

Employment declined 1.0K jobs (-0.6%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

48
AA

Amusement and recreation industries

Jobs-900 jobs

Employment declined 900 jobs (-0.0%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

49
HS

Highway, street, and bridge construction

Jobs-800 jobs

Employment declined 800 jobs (-0.2%) from May 2025 to May 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

50
RA

Repair and maintenance

Jobs-200 jobs

Employment declined 200 jobs (-0.0%) from June 2025 to June 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

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