Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Employment
NAICS 54 • BLS Current Employment Statistics (CES)
The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry employed 10,790.1K workers as of Mar 2026 (seasonally adjusted), a change of +7.8K 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 | 10,790.1 | -13.5 |
| Feb 2026 | 10,803.6 | +13.2 |
| Jan 2026 | 10,790.4 | +5.8 |
| Dec 2025 | 10,784.6 | -6.2 |
| Nov 2025 | 10,790.8 | +36.7 |
| Oct 2025 | 10,754.1 | -6.5 |
| Sep 2025 | 10,760.6 | -5.1 |
| Aug 2025 | 10,765.7 | -6.8 |
| Jul 2025 | 10,772.5 | +4.5 |
| Jun 2025 | 10,768.0 | -15.8 |
| May 2025 | 10,783.8 | -2.9 |
| Apr 2025 | 10,786.7 | +4.4 |
| Mar 2025 | 10,782.3 | +2.4 |
| Feb 2025 | 10,779.9 | -12.8 |
| Jan 2025 | 10,792.7 | -21.2 |
| Dec 2024 | 10,813.9 | +25.6 |
| Nov 2024 | 10,788.3 | +5.7 |
| Oct 2024 | 10,782.6 | -12.4 |
| Sep 2024 | 10,795.0 | +1.3 |
| Aug 2024 | 10,793.7 | -12.2 |
| Jul 2024 | 10,805.9 | -14.7 |
| Jun 2024 | 10,820.6 | +3 |
| May 2024 | 10,817.6 | +24.3 |
| Apr 2024 | 10,793.3 | +3.2 |
| Mar 2024 | 10,790.1 | -19.1 |
| Feb 2024 | 10,809.2 | +2.2 |
| Jan 2024 | 10,807.0 | +6.9 |
| Dec 2023 | 10,800.1 | +22 |
| Nov 2023 | 10,778.1 | -2.2 |
| Oct 2023 | 10,780.3 | -4.1 |
| Sep 2023 | 10,784.4 | -2.7 |
| Aug 2023 | 10,787.1 | +0.2 |
| Jul 2023 | 10,786.9 | +11.1 |
| Jun 2023 | 10,775.8 | -0.8 |
| May 2023 | 10,776.6 | +22.1 |
| Apr 2023 | 10,754.5 | +15.4 |
| Mar 2023 | 10,739.1 | +14.1 |
| Feb 2023 | 10,725.0 | +31.6 |
| Jan 2023 | 10,693.4 | +16.3 |
| Dec 2022 | 10,677.1 | +18.1 |
| Nov 2022 | 10,659.0 | +26 |
| Oct 2022 | 10,633.0 | +39.3 |
| Sep 2022 | 10,593.7 | +23.8 |
| Aug 2022 | 10,569.9 | +26.6 |
| Jul 2022 | 10,543.3 | +52.7 |
| Jun 2022 | 10,490.6 | +40.3 |
| May 2022 | 10,450.3 | +38.6 |
| Apr 2022 | 10,411.7 | +33 |
| Mar 2022 | 10,378.7 | +62.3 |
| Feb 2022 | 10,316.4 | +52.4 |
| Jan 2022 | 10,264.0 | +38.5 |
| Dec 2021 | 10,225.5 | +48.3 |
| Nov 2021 | 10,177.2 | +68.5 |
| Oct 2021 | 10,108.7 | +63.9 |
| Sep 2021 | 10,044.8 | +64.8 |
| Aug 2021 | 9,980.0 | +55.5 |
| Jul 2021 | 9,924.5 | +86.9 |
| Jun 2021 | 9,837.6 | +25.2 |
| May 2021 | 9,812.4 | +49.7 |
| Apr 2021 | 9,762.7 | — |