Employment – Jobs and Earnings by Sector
The number of jobs and total wage and salary earnings from employment in the report area are broken down by economic sector in this indicator output. These figures include both private and government employment. The sectors listed represent private employment except for the last table which includes all the earnings from jobs with local, state and federal government. A negative number means that overall business in that sector lost money for the year in the report area.
Farm; Nonfarm; Private Nonfarm
Source
Source Description
The Bureau of Economic Analysis is an agency of the Department of Commerce. BEA produces economic accounts statistics that enable government and business decision-makers, researchers, and the American public to follow and understand the performance of the Nation’s economy. To do this, BEA collects source data, conducts research and analysis, develops and implements estimation methodologies, and disseminates statistics to the public.
Methodology
Data are downloaded and processed from the Regional Economic Accounts page, using the Local Area Personal Income & Employment download tool. The last update for this dataset was to show new estimates for 2022.
Data Breakouts Available
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises
- Information; Finance and Insurance; Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
- Wholesale Trade; Retail Trade; Transportation and Warehousing
- Government and Government Enterprises
- Accommodation and Food Services; Other Services, Except Public Administration
- Health Care and Social Assistance; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
- Administrative and Waste Management Services; Educational Services
- Construction; Manufacturing
- Forestry, Fishing, and Related Activities; Mining; Utilities