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U.S.- employment by industry 2017

Total employed persons in the U.S. in 2017, by industry (in thousand)

The data displays the employment in different industries in the U.S. in 2017. In 2017, about 7.08 million Americans worked in government or other public administration jobs. At this time there were approx. 125.97 million full-time employees in the United States The number of full time employees has increased since 2010, when the 2008 financial crisis caused employment numbers to drop substantially.

Education and health services 34483
Wholesale and retail trade 20314
Professional and business services 18835
Manufacturing 15408
Leisure and hospitality 14291
Construction 10692
Financial activities 10482
Transportation and utilities 8159
Other services 7485
Public administration 7083
Information 2903
Agriculture and related 2454
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 748