United States Payroll Employment for the Professional and business services Industry (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 22,952,000 (seasonally adjusted); this means that the US added 39,000 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 (Seas Adj.)
US Number of Jobs Added to the Professional and business services Industry (Seas Adj.)
US Payroll Employment for the Professional and business services Industry (Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 16096000
February 2002 16067000 -29000
March 2002 16082000 15000
April 2002 16082000 0
May 2002 16091000 9000
June 2002 16082000 -9000
July 2002 16009000 -73000
August 2002 16038000 29000
September 2002 16016000 -22000
October 2002 16033000 17000
November 2002 15991000 -42000
December 2002 15927000 -64000
January 2003 15993000 66000
February 2003 16020000 27000
March 2003 15950000 -70000
April 2003 15954000 4000
May 2003 16004000 50000
June 2003 16019000 15000
July 2003 16057000 38000
August 2003 16053000 -4000
September 2003 16108000 55000
October 2003 16130000 22000
November 2003 16168000 38000
December 2003 16195000 27000
January 2004 16224000 29000
February 2004 16237000 13000
March 2004 16264000 27000
April 2004 16376000 112000
May 2004 16449000 73000
June 2004 16481000 32000
July 2004 16521000 40000
August 2004 16519000 -2000
September 2004 16542000 23000
October 2004 16661000 119000
November 2004 16643000 -18000
December 2004 16659000 16000
January 2005 16713000 54000
February 2005 16797000 84000
March 2005 16826000 29000
April 2005 16886000 60000
May 2005 16909000 23000
June 2005 16998000 89000
July 2005 17064000 66000
August 2005 17123000 59000
September 2005 17193000 70000
October 2005 17214000 21000
November 2005 17293000 79000
December 2005 17327000 34000
January 2006 17380000 53000
February 2006 17441000 61000
March 2006 17528000 87000
April 2006 17549000 21000
May 2006 17607000 58000
June 2006 17676000 69000
July 2006 17715000 39000
August 2006 17761000 46000
September 2006 17751000 -10000
October 2006 17755000 4000
November 2006 17823000 68000
December 2006 17858000 35000
January 2007 17922000 64000
February 2007 17954000 32000
March 2007 17984000 30000
April 2007 18001000 17000
May 2007 18036000 35000
June 2007 18046000 10000
July 2007 18050000 4000
August 2007 18060000 10000
September 2007 18058000 -2000
October 2007 18094000 36000
November 2007 18095000 1000
December 2007 18141000 46000
January 2008 18131000 -10000
February 2008 18085000 -46000
March 2008 18042000 -43000
April 2008 18033000 -9000
May 2008 17973000 -60000
June 2008 17932000 -41000
July 2008 17871000 -61000
August 2008 17808000 -63000
September 2008 17738000 -70000
October 2008 17629000 -109000
November 2008 17459000 -170000
December 2008 17327000 -132000
January 2009 17172000 -155000
February 2009 16976000 -196000
March 2009 16826000 -150000
April 2009 16691000 -135000
May 2009 16641000 -50000
June 2009 16535000 -106000
July 2009 16512000 -23000
August 2009 16504000 -8000
September 2009 16510000 6000
October 2009 16529000 19000
November 2009 16589000 60000
December 2009 16593000 4000
January 2010 16612000 19000
February 2010 16632000 20000
March 2010 16615000 -17000
April 2010 16707000 92000
May 2010 16743000 36000
June 2010 16804000 61000
July 2010 16814000 10000
August 2010 16875000 61000
September 2010 16892000 17000
October 2010 16960000 68000
November 2010 17054000 94000
December 2010 17123000 69000
January 2011 17134000 11000
February 2011 17212000 78000
March 2011 17278000 66000
April 2011 17340000 62000
May 2011 17391000 51000
June 2011 17406000 15000
July 2011 17415000 9000
August 2011 17490000 75000
September 2011 17554000 64000
October 2011 17601000 47000
November 2011 17636000 35000
December 2011 17703000 67000
January 2012 17789000 86000
February 2012 17859000 70000
March 2012 17893000 34000
April 2012 17942000 49000
May 2012 17967000 25000
June 2012 18023000 56000
July 2012 18066000 43000
August 2012 18098000 32000
September 2012 18113000 15000
October 2012 18187000 74000
November 2012 18241000 54000
December 2012 18277000 36000
January 2013 18319000 42000
February 2013 18412000 93000
March 2013 18468000 56000
April 2013 18530000 62000
May 2013 18584000 54000
June 2013 18630000 46000
July 2013 18676000 46000
August 2013 18702000 26000
September 2013 18731000 29000
October 2013 18782000 51000
November 2013 18850000 68000
December 2013 18838000 -12000
January 2014 18885000 47000
February 2014 18948000 63000
March 2014 18994000 46000
April 2014 19053000 59000
May 2014 19093000 40000
June 2014 19155000 62000
July 2014 19192000 37000
August 2014 19249000 57000
September 2014 19304000 55000
October 2014 19334000 30000
November 2014 19388000 54000
December 2014 19468000 80000
January 2015 19493000 25000
February 2015 19537000 44000
March 2015 19565000 28000
April 2015 19609000 44000
May 2015 19691000 82000
June 2015 19742000 51000
July 2015 19775000 33000
August 2015 19808000 33000
September 2015 19828000 20000
October 2015 19902000 74000
November 2015 19937000 35000
December 2015 20006000 69000
January 2016 20017000 11000
February 2016 20029000 12000
March 2016 20053000 24000
April 2016 20084000 31000
May 2016 20091000 7000
June 2016 20134000 43000
July 2016 20178000 44000
August 2016 20182000 4000
September 2016 20251000 69000
October 2016 20273000 22000
November 2016 20309000 36000
December 2016 20341000 32000
January 2017 20382000 41000
February 2017 20400000 18000
March 2017 20431000 31000
April 2017 20464000 33000
May 2017 20525000 61000
June 2017 20559000 34000
July 2017 20599000 40000
August 2017 20640000 41000
September 2017 20636000 -4000
October 2017 20677000 41000
November 2017 20691000 14000
December 2017 20728000 37000
January 2018 20787000 59000
February 2018 20825000 38000
March 2018 20872000 47000
April 2018 20920000 48000
May 2018 20980000 60000
June 2018 21029000 49000
July 2018 21041000 12000
August 2018 21080000 39000
September 2018 21111000 31000
October 2018 21134000 23000
November 2018 21138000 4000
December 2018 21157000 19000
January 2019 21163000 6000
February 2019 21191000 28000
March 2019 21216000 25000
April 2019 21269000 53000
May 2019 21314000 45000
June 2019 21363000 49000
July 2019 21384000 21000
August 2019 21413000 29000
September 2019 21421000 8000
October 2019 21425000 4000
November 2019 21432000 7000
December 2019 21422000 -10000
January 2020 21424000 2000
February 2020 21437000 13000
March 2020 21353000 -84000
April 2020 19170000 -2183000
May 2020 19364000 194000
June 2020 19734000 370000
July 2020 19926000 192000
August 2020 20111000 185000
September 2020 20231000 120000
October 2020 20449000 218000
November 2020 20553000 104000
December 2020 20710000 157000
January 2021 20854000 144000
February 2021 20940000 86000
March 2021 21067000 127000
April 2021 21048000 -19000
May 2021 21131000 83000
June 2021 21234000 103000
July 2021 21397000 163000
August 2021 21500000 103000
September 2021 21592000 92000
October 2021 21821000 229000
November 2021 21960000 139000
December 2021 22069000 109000
January 2022 22164000 95000
February 2022 22306000 142000
March 2022 22439000 133000
April 2022 22421000 -18000
May 2022 22493000 72000
June 2022 22582000 89000
July 2022 22659000 77000
August 2022 22707000 48000
September 2022 22755000 48000
October 2022 22791000 36000
November 2022 22791000 0
December 2022 22814000 23000
January 2023 22858000 44000
February 2023 22913000 55000
March 2023 22952000 39000