Information Employment
NAICS 51 • BLS Current Employment Statistics (CES)
The Information industry employed 2,791.0K workers as of Mar 2026 (seasonally adjusted), a change of -76K over 12 months. Source: BLS CES.
Monthly Employment (thousands, SA) — last 5 years
Show full history (1939–present, 1,047 months)| Date | Employment (K) | MoM Change |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 2,791.0 | -3 |
| Feb 2026 | 2,794.0 | -21 |
| Jan 2026 | 2,815.0 | -27 |
| Dec 2025 | 2,842.0 | -6 |
| Nov 2025 | 2,848.0 | -5 |
| Oct 2025 | 2,853.0 | -6 |
| Sep 2025 | 2,859.0 | -1 |
| Aug 2025 | 2,860.0 | -1 |
| Jul 2025 | 2,861.0 | -2 |
| Jun 2025 | 2,863.0 | -1 |
| May 2025 | 2,864.0 | -1 |
| Apr 2025 | 2,865.0 | -2 |
| Mar 2025 | 2,867.0 | -9 |
| Feb 2025 | 2,876.0 | -1 |
| Jan 2025 | 2,877.0 | -18 |
| Dec 2024 | 2,895.0 | +10 |
| Nov 2024 | 2,885.0 | -2 |
| Oct 2024 | 2,887.0 | -16 |
| Sep 2024 | 2,903.0 | -6 |
| Aug 2024 | 2,909.0 | -8 |
| Jul 2024 | 2,917.0 | -13 |
| Jun 2024 | 2,930.0 | 0 |
| May 2024 | 2,930.0 | -10 |
| Apr 2024 | 2,940.0 | -11 |
| Mar 2024 | 2,951.0 | -7 |
| Feb 2024 | 2,958.0 | -5 |
| Jan 2024 | 2,963.0 | 0 |
| Dec 2023 | 2,963.0 | +1 |
| Nov 2023 | 2,962.0 | +11 |
| Oct 2023 | 2,951.0 | -24 |
| Sep 2023 | 2,975.0 | -6 |
| Aug 2023 | 2,981.0 | -20 |
| Jul 2023 | 3,001.0 | -20 |
| Jun 2023 | 3,021.0 | -13 |
| May 2023 | 3,034.0 | -9 |
| Apr 2023 | 3,043.0 | -6 |
| Mar 2023 | 3,049.0 | +1 |
| Feb 2023 | 3,048.0 | -13 |
| Jan 2023 | 3,061.0 | -31 |
| Dec 2022 | 3,092.0 | -23 |
| Nov 2022 | 3,115.0 | +15 |
| Oct 2022 | 3,100.0 | +5 |
| Sep 2022 | 3,095.0 | -2 |
| Aug 2022 | 3,097.0 | +3 |
| Jul 2022 | 3,094.0 | +18 |
| Jun 2022 | 3,076.0 | +19 |
| May 2022 | 3,057.0 | +23 |
| Apr 2022 | 3,034.0 | +16 |
| Mar 2022 | 3,018.0 | +28 |
| Feb 2022 | 2,990.0 | +6 |
| Jan 2022 | 2,984.0 | +17 |
| Dec 2021 | 2,967.0 | +10 |
| Nov 2021 | 2,957.0 | +19 |
| Oct 2021 | 2,938.0 | +21 |
| Sep 2021 | 2,917.0 | +14 |
| Aug 2021 | 2,903.0 | +22 |
| Jul 2021 | 2,881.0 | +57 |
| Jun 2021 | 2,824.0 | +8 |
| May 2021 | 2,816.0 | +20 |
| Apr 2021 | 2,796.0 | — |