United States Payroll Employment for the Professional and business services Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on April 11, 2023.

According to data from the US BLS, in March 2023, the number of US payroll employment for the professional and business services industry was 22,677,000 (not seasonally adjusted); this means that the US added 35,000 jobs to the professional and business services industry in March 2023.

The charts and table below shows the trend of payroll employment and the number of jobs added from January 2002 to March 2023.

You can see similar information for other industries.

US Payroll Employment for the Professional and business services Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Number of Jobs Added to the Professional and business services Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Payroll Employment for the Professional and business services Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 15758000
February 2002 15791000 33000
March 2002 15908000 117000
April 2002 16043000 135000
May 2002 16074000 31000
June 2002 16215000 141000
July 2002 16116000 -99000
August 2002 16226000 110000
September 2002 16168000 -58000
October 2002 16200000 32000
November 2002 16086000 -114000
December 2002 15908000 -178000
January 2003 15635000 -273000
February 2003 15724000 89000
March 2003 15769000 45000
April 2003 15917000 148000
May 2003 15994000 77000
June 2003 16164000 170000
July 2003 16172000 8000
August 2003 16243000 71000
September 2003 16265000 22000
October 2003 16334000 69000
November 2003 16281000 -53000
December 2003 16183000 -98000
January 2004 15846000 -337000
February 2004 15922000 76000
March 2004 16069000 147000
April 2004 16368000 299000
May 2004 16449000 81000
June 2004 16637000 188000
July 2004 16659000 22000
August 2004 16711000 52000
September 2004 16681000 -30000
October 2004 16841000 160000
November 2004 16767000 -74000
December 2004 16690000 -77000
January 2005 16327000 -363000
February 2005 16471000 144000
March 2005 16619000 148000
April 2005 16876000 257000
May 2005 16903000 27000
June 2005 17181000 278000
July 2005 17184000 3000
August 2005 17309000 125000
September 2005 17329000 20000
October 2005 17400000 71000
November 2005 17430000 30000
December 2005 17384000 -46000
January 2006 16985000 -399000
February 2006 17118000 133000
March 2006 17309000 191000
April 2006 17496000 187000
May 2006 17594000 98000
June 2006 17854000 260000
July 2006 17834000 -20000
August 2006 17940000 106000
September 2006 17882000 -58000
October 2006 17950000 68000
November 2006 17957000 7000
December 2006 17909000 -48000
January 2007 17534000 -375000
February 2007 17639000 105000
March 2007 17761000 122000
April 2007 17943000 182000
May 2007 18018000 75000
June 2007 18209000 191000
July 2007 18157000 -52000
August 2007 18223000 66000
September 2007 18195000 -28000
October 2007 18288000 93000
November 2007 18230000 -58000
December 2007 18209000 -21000
January 2008 17767000 -442000
February 2008 17789000 22000
March 2008 17827000 38000
April 2008 17980000 153000
May 2008 17950000 -30000
June 2008 18045000 95000
July 2008 17967000 -78000
August 2008 17951000 -16000
September 2008 17852000 -99000
October 2008 17840000 -12000
November 2008 17593000 -247000
December 2008 17398000 -195000
January 2009 16857000 -541000
February 2009 16719000 -138000
March 2009 16648000 -71000
April 2009 16688000 40000
May 2009 16626000 -62000
June 2009 16631000 5000
July 2009 16612000 -19000
August 2009 16622000 10000
September 2009 16592000 -30000
October 2009 16710000 118000
November 2009 16714000 4000
December 2009 16663000 -51000
January 2010 16313000 -350000
February 2010 16381000 68000
March 2010 16438000 57000
April 2010 16703000 265000
May 2010 16735000 32000
June 2010 16901000 166000
July 2010 16916000 15000
August 2010 16998000 82000
September 2010 16963000 -35000
October 2010 17122000 159000
November 2010 17194000 72000
December 2010 17227000 33000
January 2011 16804000 -423000
February 2011 16941000 137000
March 2011 17094000 153000
April 2011 17337000 243000
May 2011 17392000 55000
June 2011 17540000 148000
July 2011 17504000 -36000
August 2011 17616000 112000
September 2011 17617000 1000
October 2011 17762000 145000
November 2011 17781000 19000
December 2011 17803000 22000
January 2012 17440000 -363000
February 2012 17589000 149000
March 2012 17706000 117000
April 2012 17910000 204000
May 2012 17978000 68000
June 2012 18169000 191000
July 2012 18161000 -8000
August 2012 18231000 70000
September 2012 18191000 -40000
October 2012 18348000 157000
November 2012 18376000 28000
December 2012 18348000 -28000
January 2013 17951000 -397000
February 2013 18131000 180000
March 2013 18280000 149000
April 2013 18500000 220000
May 2013 18594000 94000
June 2013 18754000 160000
July 2013 18778000 24000
August 2013 18841000 63000
September 2013 18811000 -30000
October 2013 18942000 131000
November 2013 18987000 45000
December 2013 18907000 -80000
January 2014 18548000 -359000
February 2014 18671000 123000
March 2014 18795000 124000
April 2014 19019000 224000
May 2014 19096000 77000
June 2014 19292000 196000
July 2014 19303000 11000
August 2014 19382000 79000
September 2014 19369000 -13000
October 2014 19512000 143000
November 2014 19548000 36000
December 2014 19551000 3000
January 2015 19146000 -405000
February 2015 19250000 104000
March 2015 19347000 97000
April 2015 19594000 247000
May 2015 19700000 106000
June 2015 19881000 181000
July 2015 19910000 29000
August 2015 19944000 34000
September 2015 19889000 -55000
October 2015 20092000 203000
November 2015 20112000 20000
December 2015 20100000 -12000
January 2016 19653000 -447000
February 2016 19724000 71000
March 2016 19819000 95000
April 2016 20063000 244000
May 2016 20098000 35000
June 2016 20284000 186000
July 2016 20297000 13000
August 2016 20325000 28000
September 2016 20333000 8000
October 2016 20475000 142000
November 2016 20501000 26000
December 2016 20438000 -63000
January 2017 19992000 -446000
February 2017 20089000 97000
March 2017 20187000 98000
April 2017 20412000 225000
May 2017 20523000 111000
June 2017 20701000 178000
July 2017 20713000 12000
August 2017 20768000 55000
September 2017 20713000 -55000
October 2017 20892000 179000
November 2017 20935000 43000
December 2017 20836000 -99000
January 2018 20385000 -451000
February 2018 20519000 134000
March 2018 20623000 104000
April 2018 20872000 249000
May 2018 20972000 100000
June 2018 21151000 179000
July 2018 21144000 -7000
August 2018 21208000 64000
September 2018 21173000 -35000
October 2018 21363000 190000
November 2018 21397000 34000
December 2018 21286000 -111000
January 2019 20768000 -518000
February 2019 20900000 132000
March 2019 20968000 68000
April 2019 21219000 251000
May 2019 21278000 59000
June 2019 21458000 180000
July 2019 21474000 16000
August 2019 21530000 56000
September 2019 21479000 -51000
October 2019 21665000 186000
November 2019 21705000 40000
December 2019 21569000 -136000
January 2020 21097000 -472000
February 2020 21195000 98000
March 2020 21111000 -84000
April 2020 19133000 -1978000
May 2020 19337000 204000
June 2020 19800000 463000
July 2020 19991000 191000
August 2020 20212000 221000
September 2020 20288000 76000
October 2020 20695000 407000
November 2020 20789000 94000
December 2020 20866000 77000
January 2021 20536000 -330000
February 2021 20712000 176000
March 2021 20831000 119000
April 2021 21013000 182000
May 2021 21096000 83000
June 2021 21278000 182000
July 2021 21456000 178000
August 2021 21590000 134000
September 2021 21641000 51000
October 2021 22074000 433000
November 2021 22201000 127000
December 2021 22202000 1000
January 2022 21786000 -416000
February 2022 22086000 300000
March 2022 22207000 121000
April 2022 22393000 186000
May 2022 22455000 62000
June 2022 22619000 164000
July 2022 22735000 116000
August 2022 22795000 60000
September 2022 22806000 11000
October 2022 23044000 238000
November 2022 23028000 -16000
December 2022 22907000 -121000
January 2023 22468000 -439000
February 2023 22642000 174000
March 2023 22677000 35000