Jobs by industry · USPBS
Professional and business services jobs
As of Sep 2026, the professional and business services jobs stood at 22,482K (thousands of persons), a change of -9K from the month before.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED®. Monthly data, seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Sep 2026; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.
Latest (Sep 2026)
22,482K
Change from Aug 2026
-9K
A year earlier
22,359K
12-month change
+0.6%
22,482K Sep 2026 · Thousands of persons
Thousands of persons. Data from Jan 1939 to Sep 2026 (1,053 observations).
What it measures
This sector includes legal, accounting, engineering, consulting, computer design and administrative and staffing services. Temporary help jobs in this sector often turn down before the wider economy.
- Official title
- All Employees, Professional and Business Services
- Units
- Thousands of persons
- Frequency and adjustment
- Monthly, seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 22,482K | -9K |
| Aug 2026 | 22,491K | -5K |
| Jul 2026 | 22,496K | -6K |
| Jun 2026 | 22,502K | +36K |
| May 2026 | 22,466K | +6K |
| Apr 2026 | 22,460K | +20K |
| Mar 2026 | 22,440K | +28K |
| Feb 2026 | 22,412K | +4K |
| Jan 2026 | 22,408K | +36K |
| Dec 2025 | 22,372K | -19K |
| Nov 2025 | 22,391K | +56K |
| Oct 2025 | 22,335K | -24K |
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Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, All Employees, Professional and Business Services [USPBS], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/USPBS, Oct 27, 2026.
- View USPBS on FRED® · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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