In 2022, federal government was the nation\'s fifteenth-largest

 

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In 2022, federal government was the nation's fifteenth-largest industry.

US industries by size of workforce, 2022

Table showing US industries by size of workforce in 2022. Professional and business services is the largest.

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	Industry Sector	2022 Employment
1	Professional and business services	22,571,500 22,571,500 22,571,500
2	Health care and social assistance	20,555,000 20,555,000 20,555,000
3	State and local government	19,301,800 19,301,800 19,301,800
4	Leisure and hospitality	15,835,200 15,835,200 15,835,200
5	Retail trade	15,475,400 15,475,400 15,475,400
6	Manufacturing	12,825,700 12,825,700 12,825,700
7	Non-agriculture self-employed	9,112,600 9,112,600 9,112,600
8	Financial activities	9,044,500 9,044,500 9,044,500
9	Construction	7,748,000 7,748,000 7,748,000
10	Transportation and warehousing	6,651,100 6,651,100 6,651,100
11	Other services	6,362,700 6,362,700 6,362,700
12	Wholesale trade	5,962,600 5,962,600 5,962,600
13	Education services	3,794,700 3,794,700 3,794,700
14	Information	3,074,400 3,074,400 3,074,400
15	Federal government	2,869,400 2,869,400 2,869,400
16	Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting	2,184,400 2,184,400 2,184,400
17	Mining	559,900 559,900 559,900
18	Utilities	553,600 553,600 553,600

Employment data for wage and salary workers are from the BLS Current Employment Statistics survey, which counts jobs, whereas self-employed and agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting are from the Current Population Survey, which counts workers.

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