Employment services

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The top three occupations in the Employment services Industry Group are human resources workers, laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand, and other managers. On average, full-time employees in the Employment services Industry Group work 42.3 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $58,038. Part-time employees in the same industry work 22.2 hours and earn an average annual salary of $20,549.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Employment services Industry Group are Milwaukee City (Central) PUMA, WI, Milwaukee City (South Central) PUMA, WI, and New Brunswick City, South River & Highland Park Boroughs PUMA, NJ.

The workforce of Employment services Industry Group in 2021 was 946,011 people, with 55.2% woman, and 44.8% men.

In 2021, 58.2% of the workforce in the Employment services Industry Group was White (550,806 people), of which 55.6% were women and 44.4% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Employment services Industry Group.

The workforce in Employment services Industry Group was 946,011 people and is concentrated in California (115,812 workers). The average annual salary was $51,348, being $8,247 less than the national average salary, which was $59,596.

Monthly Employment

Start Year

Y-Axis

−5.02%

Year-over-year decline

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.37M people employed in the Employment Services industry. This represents a −5.02% decrease in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Employment Services over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2021 were California (116k), Texas (83.4k), and Florida (65.8k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Employment services Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2021, Employment services Industry Group had an average annual wage of $51,348, $8,247 less than the average national salary of $59,596.

The graph shows the position of Employment services Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.502

WAGE GINI

Employment services has a wage GINI of 0.502, which is more than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Employment services (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Employment services Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Employment services Industry Group.

Human resources workers are the most common position with 135,342 workers, but the Employment services Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand and Other managers.

The highest average salary in Employment services goes to Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Employment services Industry Group according to occupations. In 2021, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were human resources workers (135,342 people), laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (66,320 people), and other managers (44,120 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$56,660

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$2,881

$47,043

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$1,790

On average, Male workers in the Employment services Industry Group make 1.2 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Employment services Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Employment services Industry Group. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Employment services Industry Group.

The Employment services Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

California and Texas stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Employment services Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Employment services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Employment services Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Employment services Industry Group is Professional and business services.

In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Employment services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Employment services Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Employment services is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Professional and business services Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Employment services Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Employment services Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2016

California
11,824
Texas
9,176
Florida
6,658

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Employment services industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Employment services Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 55.2% corresponds to women and 44.8% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $56,660 and $47,043.

72.6% of workers have a bachelors degree, high school or equivalent or some college.

Gender and Age

522,505

Women

55.2%

423,506

Men

44.8%

The workforce of Employment services industry in 2021 was 946,011 people, with 55.2% woman, and 44.8% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Employment services industry.

Races

In 2021, 58.2% of the workforce in the Employment services industry was White (550,806 people), of which 55.6% were women and 44.4% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black and Two or More Races.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Employment services workers in 2021 were bachelors degree (270,669 people), high school or equivalent (211,714 people), and some college (204,204 people).

The chart shows the Employment services workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Employment services industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 7.66% in the next ten years. The Employment services industry has a lower projected workforce growth at −0.487%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (27.5%) is higher than the projected national growth in output (24.2%).

Job Growth

−0.487%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

7.66%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Employment services. This industry is expected to grow less than than 7.66%, the average rate of national job growth.

Output Growth

27.5%

Estimate Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Employment services industry.

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