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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.

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1
CI

Computing infrastructure and data processing

Change-5.0%

Employment declined 24.0K jobs (-5.0%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

2
TE

Telecommunications

Change-4.7%

Employment declined 28.2K jobs (-4.7%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

3
TC

Telephone call centers

Change-4.1%

Employment declined 13.3K jobs (-4.1%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

4
SS

Spectator sports

Change-4.0%

Employment declined 7.5K jobs (-4.0%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

5
IN

Information

Change-3.9%

Employment declined 111.0K jobs (-3.9%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

6
PI

Publishing industries

Change-2.9%

Employment declined 26.5K jobs (-2.9%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

7
WP

Wood product manufacturing

Change-2.9%

Employment declined 11.6K jobs (-2.9%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

8
IC

Insurance carriers and related activities

Change-2.4%

Employment declined 72.7K jobs (-2.4%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

9
FE

Furniture, electronics, and appliance retailers

Change-2.3%

Employment declined 17.7K jobs (-2.3%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

10
PC

Private colleges and universities

Change-2.1%

Employment declined 39.3K jobs (-2.1%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

11
PA

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

Change-1.9%

Employment declined 13.6K jobs (-1.9%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

12
WA

Warehousing and storage

Change-1.8%

Employment declined 33.5K jobs (-1.8%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

13
AE

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Change-1.7%

Employment declined 44.6K jobs (-1.7%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

14
AA

Amusement and recreation industries

Change-1.6%

Employment declined 30.8K jobs (-1.6%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

15
CI

Credit intermediation and related activities

Change-1.5%

Employment declined 38.0K jobs (-1.5%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

16
CS

Computer systems design and related services

Change-1.4%

Employment declined 34.2K jobs (-1.4%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

17
SF

Specialized freight trucking

Change-1.4%

Employment declined 6.1K jobs (-1.4%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

18
AA

Advertising and public relations services

Change-1.3%

Employment declined 6.1K jobs (-1.3%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

19
FA

Finance and insurance

Change-1.2%

Employment declined 81.8K jobs (-1.2%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

20
BM

Building material and supplies dealers

Change-1.2%

Employment declined 14.0K jobs (-1.2%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

21
FA

Financial activities

Change-1.0%

Employment declined 96.0K jobs (-1.0%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

22
OA

Oil and gas extraction

Change-1.0%

Employment declined 1.2K jobs (-1.0%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

23
FM

Food manufacturing

Change-0.9%

Employment declined 16.4K jobs (-0.9%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

24
TA

Transportation and warehousing

Change-0.9%

Employment declined 56.7K jobs (-0.9%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

25
AR

Automotive repair and maintenance

Change-0.7%

Employment declined 7.6K jobs (-0.7%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

26
CC

Child care services

Change-0.7%

Employment declined 7.4K jobs (-0.7%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

27
TT

Truck transportation

Change-0.7%

Employment declined 9.7K jobs (-0.7%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

28
AT

Air transportation

Change-0.6%

Employment declined 3.7K jobs (-0.6%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

29
GF

General freight trucking

Change-0.6%

Employment declined 6.6K jobs (-0.6%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

30
OI

Other information services

Change-0.6%

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

31
HA

Health and personal care retailers

Change-0.6%

Employment declined 6.2K jobs (-0.6%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

32
RE

Real estate and rental and leasing

Change-0.6%

Employment declined 14.3K jobs (-0.6%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

33
SP

Software publishers

Change-0.5%

Employment declined 3.4K jobs (-0.5%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

34
RE

Real estate

Change-0.5%

Employment declined 9.6K jobs (-0.5%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

35
GA

Grocery and convenience retailers

Change-0.5%

Employment declined 14.7K jobs (-0.5%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

36
HS

Highway, street, and bridge construction

Change-0.4%

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

37
AA

Accounting and payroll services

Change-0.4%

Employment declined 4.6K jobs (-0.4%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

38
RB

Residential building construction

Change-0.3%

Employment declined 3.1K jobs (-0.3%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

39
MA

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

Change-0.3%

Employment declined 1.0K jobs (-0.3%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

40
TA

Traveler accommodation

Change-0.3%

Employment declined 4.7K jobs (-0.3%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

41
MO

Management of companies and enterprises

Change-0.2%

Employment declined 5.7K jobs (-0.2%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

42
AC

Accommodation

Change-0.2%

Employment declined 3.2K jobs (-0.2%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

43
PA

Painting and wall covering contractors

Change-0.1%

Employment declined 300 jobs (-0.1%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

44
PE

Private educational services

Change-0.1%

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

45
RA

Repair and maintenance

Change-0.0%

Employment declined 700 jobs (-0.0%) from August 2025 to August 2026. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, all employees, seasonally adjusted.

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