United States Payroll Employment for the Professional and technical 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 technical services industry was 10,773,000 (not seasonally adjusted); this means that the US lost 4,100 jobs in the professional and technical 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 technical services Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Number of Jobs Added to the Professional and technical services Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
US Payroll Employment for the Professional and technical services Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 6768700
February 2002 6788100 19400
March 2002 6759200 -28900
April 2002 6740000 -19200
May 2002 6654100 -85900
June 2002 6682900 28800
July 2002 6669800 -13100
August 2002 6668900 -900
September 2002 6600600 -68300
October 2002 6629100 28500
November 2002 6613000 -16100
December 2002 6592600 -20400
January 2003 6660200 67600
February 2003 6736800 76600
March 2003 6703900 -32900
April 2003 6701000 -2900
May 2003 6581100 -119900
June 2003 6612400 31300
July 2003 6588200 -24200
August 2003 6580100 -8100
September 2003 6559100 -21000
October 2003 6609200 50100
November 2003 6638900 29700
December 2003 6672700 33800
January 2004 6705600 32900
February 2004 6753500 47900
March 2004 6780400 26900
April 2004 6794200 13800
May 2004 6688600 -105600
June 2004 6770500 81900
July 2004 6780800 10300
August 2004 6782000 1200
September 2004 6763000 -19000
October 2004 6833900 70900
November 2004 6846700 12800
December 2004 6911000 64300
January 2005 6942200 31200
February 2005 7022400 80200
March 2005 7034600 12200
April 2005 7058900 24300
May 2005 6945600 -113300
June 2005 7044800 99200
July 2005 7060000 15200
August 2005 7081500 21500
September 2005 7064400 -17100
October 2005 7122600 58200
November 2005 7166300 43700
December 2005 7230100 63800
January 2006 7268200 38100
February 2006 7342000 73800
March 2006 7380600 38600
April 2006 7402900 22300
May 2006 7293400 -109500
June 2006 7388900 95500
July 2006 7417400 28500
August 2006 7422200 4800
September 2006 7390400 -31800
October 2006 7440700 50300
November 2006 7489100 48400
December 2006 7555800 66700
January 2007 7587100 31300
February 2007 7673800 86700
March 2007 7682700 8900
April 2007 7705400 22700
May 2007 7601500 -103900
June 2007 7684300 82800
July 2007 7692300 8000
August 2007 7695300 3000
September 2007 7697700 2400
October 2007 7759300 61600
November 2007 7789300 30000
December 2007 7885500 96200
January 2008 7889700 4200
February 2008 7943700 54000
March 2008 7928500 -15200
April 2008 7931700 3200
May 2008 7789200 -142500
June 2008 7837800 48600
July 2008 7831800 -6000
August 2008 7805300 -26500
September 2008 7760800 -44500
October 2008 7811300 50500
November 2008 7800700 -10600
December 2008 7813300 12600
January 2009 7752000 -61300
February 2009 7753300 1300
March 2009 7696300 -57000
April 2009 7668400 -27900
May 2009 7487300 -181100
June 2009 7487400 100
July 2009 7483700 -3700
August 2009 7449500 -34200
September 2009 7411800 -37700
October 2009 7462500 50700
November 2009 7467100 4600
December 2009 7515600 48500
January 2010 7500000 -15600
February 2010 7542900 42900
March 2010 7511900 -31000
April 2010 7539100 27200
May 2010 7379300 -159800
June 2010 7424600 45300
July 2010 7449200 24600
August 2010 7458500 9300
September 2010 7400000 -58500
October 2010 7475200 75200
November 2010 7538800 63600
December 2010 7609600 70800
January 2011 7604000 -5600
February 2011 7679900 75900
March 2011 7714400 34500
April 2011 7748800 34400
May 2011 7645100 -103700
June 2011 7701300 56200
July 2011 7708500 7200
August 2011 7709200 700
September 2011 7679700 -29500
October 2011 7741200 61500
November 2011 7771300 30100
December 2011 7846300 75000
January 2012 7846300 0
February 2012 7933200 86900
March 2012 7930800 -2400
April 2012 7958600 27800
May 2012 7849400 -109200
June 2012 7911100 61700
July 2012 7929800 18700
August 2012 7937200 7400
September 2012 7907200 -30000
October 2012 7980000 72800
November 2012 8013900 33900
December 2012 8088100 74200
January 2013 8061000 -27100
February 2013 8151500 90500
March 2013 8174600 23100
April 2013 8211000 36400
May 2013 8106100 -104900
June 2013 8143100 37000
July 2013 8175300 32200
August 2013 8169900 -5400
September 2013 8121500 -48400
October 2013 8203000 81500
November 2013 8248100 45100
December 2013 8273600 25500
January 2014 8267900 -5700
February 2014 8352200 84300
March 2014 8359400 7200
April 2014 8398300 38900
May 2014 8298200 -100100
June 2014 8354900 56700
July 2014 8397600 42700
August 2014 8391600 -6000
September 2014 8345100 -46500
October 2014 8434100 89000
November 2014 8477600 43500
December 2014 8548800 71200
January 2015 8531200 -17600
February 2015 8618800 87600
March 2015 8632100 13300
April 2015 8675600 43500
May 2015 8570400 -105200
June 2015 8633600 63200
July 2015 8684300 50700
August 2015 8675700 -8600
September 2015 8612000 -63700
October 2015 8714600 102600
November 2015 8753300 38700
December 2015 8799000 45700
January 2016 8804400 5400
February 2016 8869100 64700
March 2016 8865100 -4000
April 2016 8899000 33900
May 2016 8802500 -96500
June 2016 8857900 55400
July 2016 8898300 40400
August 2016 8887000 -11300
September 2016 8840900 -46100
October 2016 8923200 82300
November 2016 8944900 21700
December 2016 8976700 31800
January 2017 8965200 -11500
February 2017 9035400 70200
March 2017 9022400 -13000
April 2017 9072100 49700
May 2017 8972600 -99500
June 2017 9036100 63500
July 2017 9076400 40300
August 2017 9076300 -100
September 2017 9015800 -60500
October 2017 9102300 86500
November 2017 9149100 46800
December 2017 9169700 20600
January 2018 9149100 -20600
February 2018 9232800 83700
March 2018 9235000 2200
April 2018 9276000 41000
May 2018 9195700 -80300
June 2018 9262000 66300
July 2018 9306300 44300
August 2018 9308100 1800
September 2018 9241900 -66200
October 2018 9350600 108700
November 2018 9402900 52300
December 2018 9419400 16500
January 2019 9384900 -34500
February 2019 9470400 85500
March 2019 9479600 9200
April 2019 9520200 40600
May 2019 9439000 -81200
June 2019 9514900 75900
July 2019 9582600 67700
August 2019 9576600 -6000
September 2019 9506000 -70600
October 2019 9610600 104600
November 2019 9667200 56600
December 2019 9676700 9500
January 2020 9639400 -37300
February 2020 9739800 100400
March 2020 9694100 -45700
April 2020 9200200 -493900
May 2020 9147900 -52300
June 2020 9265800 117900
July 2020 9323900 58100
August 2020 9353500 29600
September 2020 9321500 -32000
October 2020 9465800 144300
November 2020 9494200 28400
December 2020 9576400 82200
January 2021 9577300 900
February 2021 9682200 104900
March 2021 9710600 28400
April 2021 9795700 85100
May 2021 9749300 -46400
June 2021 9826400 77100
July 2021 9948200 121800
August 2021 9984100 35900
September 2021 9966000 -18100
October 2021 10127100 161100
November 2021 10200300 73200
December 2021 10261600 61300
January 2022 10225700 -35900
February 2022 10332200 106500
March 2022 10371800 39600
April 2022 10446000 74200
May 2022 10400900 -45100
June 2022 10509700 108800
July 2022 10604600 94900
August 2022 10595900 -8700
September 2022 10538300 -57600
October 2022 10683400 145100
November 2022 10714500 31100
December 2022 10750700 36200
January 2023 10693600 -57100
February 2023 10777100 83500
March 2023 10773000 -4100