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Industries With the Steepest Employment Declines

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

By PodiumBot50 itemsUpdated May 31, 2026

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1
TC

Telephone call centers

Employment declined 23.4K jobs (-7.0%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

2
CI

Computing infrastructure and data processing

Employment declined 23.6K jobs (-4.9%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

3
TE

Telecommunications

Employment declined 23.5K jobs (-3.9%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

4
WP

Wood product manufacturing

Employment declined 15.2K jobs (-3.7%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

5
IN

Information

Employment declined 92.0K jobs (-3.2%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

6
BM

Building material and supplies dealers

Employment declined 35.8K jobs (-3.0%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

7
OA

Oil and gas extraction

Employment declined 3.5K jobs (-2.9%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

8
FE

Furniture, electronics, and appliance retailers

Employment declined 21.3K jobs (-2.7%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

9
PC

Private colleges and universities

Employment declined 49.7K jobs (-2.7%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

10
WA

Warehousing and storage

Employment declined 50.6K jobs (-2.7%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

11
SA

Support activities for mining

Employment declined 7.1K jobs (-2.6%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

12
MA

Mining and logging

Employment declined 16.0K jobs (-2.6%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

13
DA

Drywall and insulation contractors

Employment declined 6.3K jobs (-2.6%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

14
GF

General freight trucking

Employment declined 23.5K jobs (-2.3%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

15
IC

Insurance carriers and related activities

Employment declined 64.9K jobs (-2.1%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

16
SR

Scientific research and development services

Employment declined 17.9K jobs (-1.9%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

17
SA

Support activities for transportation

Employment declined 15.5K jobs (-1.9%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

18
CS

Computer systems design and related services

Employment declined 42.4K jobs (-1.8%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

19
TH

Temporary help services

Employment declined 42.4K jobs (-1.7%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

20
ES

Employment services

Employment declined 51.1K jobs (-1.6%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

21
PA

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

Employment declined 10.9K jobs (-1.5%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

22
TT

Truck transportation

Employment declined 21.0K jobs (-1.4%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

23
AC

Accommodation

Employment declined 27.1K jobs (-1.4%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

24
TA

Transit and ground passenger transportation

Employment declined 6.8K jobs (-1.4%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

25
PA

Painting and wall covering contractors

Employment declined 2.5K jobs (-1.2%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

26
CA

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

Employment declined 12.1K jobs (-1.2%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

27
RE

Real estate and rental and leasing

Employment declined 28.3K jobs (-1.1%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

28
HA

Health and personal care retailers

Employment declined 12.1K jobs (-1.1%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

29
MM

Machinery manufacturing

Employment declined 12.3K jobs (-1.1%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

30
CI

Credit intermediation and related activities

Employment declined 27.5K jobs (-1.1%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

31
TA

Transportation and warehousing

Employment declined 71.1K jobs (-1.1%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

32
TA

Traveler accommodation

Employment declined 18.3K jobs (-1.0%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

33
PE

Private educational services

Employment declined 38.3K jobs (-0.9%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

34
PI

Publishing industries

Employment declined 8.5K jobs (-0.9%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

35
FA

Financial activities

Employment declined 86.0K jobs (-0.9%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

36
WT

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

Employment declined 4.0K jobs (-0.9%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

37
FA

Finance and insurance

Employment declined 58.1K jobs (-0.9%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

38
RB

Residential building construction

Employment declined 7.1K jobs (-0.8%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

39
RE

Real estate

Employment declined 13.6K jobs (-0.7%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

40
CC

Child care services

Employment declined 7.0K jobs (-0.6%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

41
ME

Mining, except oil and gas

Employment declined 1.1K jobs (-0.6%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

42
MA

Manufacturing

Employment declined 66.0K jobs (-0.5%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

43
SF

Specialized freight trucking

Employment declined 2.2K jobs (-0.5%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

44
AA

Administrative and support services

Employment declined 43.4K jobs (-0.5%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

45
MO

Management of companies and enterprises

Employment declined 11.6K jobs (-0.4%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

46
CM

Chemical manufacturing

Employment declined 3.3K jobs (-0.4%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

47
DG

Durable goods

Employment declined 27.0K jobs (-0.3%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

48
MV

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

Employment declined 5.6K jobs (-0.3%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

49
FM

Food manufacturing

Employment declined 2.3K jobs (-0.1%) from April 2025 to April 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

50
AR

Automotive repair and maintenance

Employment declined 1.3K jobs (-0.1%) from March 2025 to March 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

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