Educational Services Employment
NAICS 61 • BLS Current Employment Statistics (CES)
The Educational Services industry employed 4,038.8K workers as of Mar 2026 (seasonally adjusted), a change of -16.7K over 12 months. Source: BLS CES.
Monthly Employment (thousands, SA) — last 5 years
Show full history (1990–present, 435 months)| Date | Employment (K) | MoM Change |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 4,038.8 | +1.7 |
| Feb 2026 | 4,037.1 | -14.9 |
| Jan 2026 | 4,052.0 | +12.7 |
| Dec 2025 | 4,039.3 | -4 |
| Nov 2025 | 4,043.3 | -3.9 |
| Oct 2025 | 4,047.2 | -3.1 |
| Sep 2025 | 4,050.3 | -1.9 |
| Aug 2025 | 4,052.2 | +0.2 |
| Jul 2025 | 4,052.0 | +4.3 |
| Jun 2025 | 4,047.7 | -11 |
| May 2025 | 4,058.7 | -4.8 |
| Apr 2025 | 4,063.5 | +8 |
| Mar 2025 | 4,055.5 | 0 |
| Feb 2025 | 4,055.5 | +10.2 |
| Jan 2025 | 4,045.3 | +1.3 |
| Dec 2024 | 4,044.0 | +5.4 |
| Nov 2024 | 4,038.6 | +7.1 |
| Oct 2024 | 4,031.5 | +14.4 |
| Sep 2024 | 4,017.1 | +31.2 |
| Aug 2024 | 3,985.9 | +12.8 |
| Jul 2024 | 3,973.1 | -6.8 |
| Jun 2024 | 3,979.9 | +21.1 |
| May 2024 | 3,958.8 | +4.7 |
| Apr 2024 | 3,954.1 | +5.3 |
| Mar 2024 | 3,948.8 | +9.9 |
| Feb 2024 | 3,938.9 | +1.3 |
| Jan 2024 | 3,937.6 | +21.5 |
| Dec 2023 | 3,916.1 | +8.8 |
| Nov 2023 | 3,907.3 | +11.7 |
| Oct 2023 | 3,895.6 | +16.4 |
| Sep 2023 | 3,879.2 | +11.6 |
| Aug 2023 | 3,867.6 | +8.9 |
| Jul 2023 | 3,858.7 | +8.6 |
| Jun 2023 | 3,850.1 | +11.6 |
| May 2023 | 3,838.5 | +35.2 |
| Apr 2023 | 3,803.3 | +10.9 |
| Mar 2023 | 3,792.4 | +6.5 |
| Feb 2023 | 3,785.9 | +7 |
| Jan 2023 | 3,778.9 | +23.4 |
| Dec 2022 | 3,755.5 | -42.7 |
| Nov 2022 | 3,798.2 | +10.9 |
| Oct 2022 | 3,787.3 | +2 |
| Sep 2022 | 3,785.3 | +1.8 |
| Aug 2022 | 3,783.5 | +5.6 |
| Jul 2022 | 3,777.9 | +24.1 |
| Jun 2022 | 3,753.8 | +12 |
| May 2022 | 3,741.8 | +5.4 |
| Apr 2022 | 3,736.4 | -4 |
| Mar 2022 | 3,740.4 | +12.8 |
| Feb 2022 | 3,727.6 | +18.9 |
| Jan 2022 | 3,708.7 | +6.1 |
| Dec 2021 | 3,702.6 | +7.2 |
| Nov 2021 | 3,695.4 | +14.9 |
| Oct 2021 | 3,680.5 | +59.7 |
| Sep 2021 | 3,620.8 | -10.2 |
| Aug 2021 | 3,631.0 | +24.9 |
| Jul 2021 | 3,606.1 | +34.1 |
| Jun 2021 | 3,572.0 | +31.4 |
| May 2021 | 3,540.6 | +23 |
| Apr 2021 | 3,517.6 | — |