AI Jobs Monitor · Chart 1 of 6
The economy grew. Tech shrank.
Since January 2020 all US jobs are up 4.8%. Over the same period information sector jobs are down 5.8% and IT services jobs are up 5.6%.
United States, January 2020 = 100. Payroll employment, seasonally adjusted.
All US jobsIT servicesInformation sector
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| Month | All jobs | IT services | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 104.8 | 105.6 | 94.2 |
| Sep 2026 | 104.7 | 105.5 | 94.3 |
| Aug 2026 | 104.6 | 105.8 | 94.7 |
| Jul 2026 | 104.5 | 106.0 | 95.4 |
| Jun 2026 | 104.5 | 106.3 | 95.2 |
| May 2026 | 104.5 | 106.3 | 95.9 |
| Apr 2026 | 104.5 | 106.3 | 96.1 |
| Mar 2026 | 104.4 | 106.3 | 96.3 |
| Feb 2026 | 104.2 | 106.8 | 96.2 |
| Jan 2026 | 104.3 | 106.5 | 97.0 |
| Dec 2025 | 104.2 | 106.8 | 98.0 |
| Nov 2025 | 104.2 | 106.9 | 98.2 |
| Oct 2025 | 104.2 | 106.8 | 98.3 |
| Sep 2025 | 104.3 | 107.1 | 98.6 |
| Aug 2025 | 104.2 | 107.4 | 98.6 |
| Jul 2025 | 104.3 | 107.5 | 98.6 |
| Jun 2025 | 104.2 | 107.7 | 98.7 |
| May 2025 | 104.3 | 108.2 | 98.7 |
| Apr 2025 | 104.2 | 108.2 | 98.8 |
| Mar 2025 | 104.2 | 108.1 | 98.8 |
| Feb 2025 | 104.1 | 108.4 | 99.1 |
| Jan 2025 | 104.1 | 108.9 | 99.2 |
| Dec 2024 | 104.1 | 109.1 | 99.8 |
| Nov 2024 | 104.0 | 109.0 | 99.4 |
| Oct 2024 | 103.9 | 109.2 | 99.5 |
| Sep 2024 | 103.9 | 109.4 | 100.1 |
| Aug 2024 | 103.8 | 109.4 | 100.3 |
| Jul 2024 | 103.8 | 109.6 | 100.6 |
| Jun 2024 | 103.7 | 109.7 | 101.0 |
| May 2024 | 103.7 | 109.5 | 101.0 |
| Apr 2024 | 103.6 | 109.5 | 101.3 |
| Mar 2024 | 103.6 | 109.5 | 101.7 |
| Feb 2024 | 103.4 | 109.7 | 102.0 |
| Jan 2024 | 103.3 | 109.8 | 102.1 |
| Dec 2023 | 103.2 | 109.9 | 102.1 |
| Nov 2023 | 103.1 | 110.0 | 102.1 |
| Oct 2023 | 103.0 | 110.1 | 101.7 |
| Sep 2023 | 102.9 | 110.2 | 102.6 |
| Aug 2023 | 102.8 | 110.7 | 102.8 |
| Jul 2023 | 102.6 | 110.9 | 103.4 |
| Jun 2023 | 102.5 | 111.0 | 104.1 |
| May 2023 | 102.4 | 111.2 | 104.6 |
| Apr 2023 | 102.2 | 111.4 | 104.9 |
| Mar 2023 | 102.0 | 111.4 | 105.1 |
| Feb 2023 | 102.0 | 111.3 | 105.1 |
| Jan 2023 | 101.8 | 111.2 | 105.5 |
| Dec 2022 | 101.5 | 111.4 | 106.6 |
| Nov 2022 | 101.5 | 111.4 | 107.4 |
| Oct 2022 | 101.3 | 111.2 | 106.9 |
| Sep 2022 | 101.0 | 110.8 | 106.7 |
| Aug 2022 | 100.9 | 110.5 | 106.8 |
| Jul 2022 | 100.7 | 110.3 | 106.7 |
| Jun 2022 | 100.2 | 110.3 | 106.0 |
| May 2022 | 99.9 | 110.1 | 105.4 |
| Apr 2022 | 99.7 | 109.6 | 104.6 |
| Mar 2022 | 99.5 | 109.3 | 104.0 |
| Feb 2022 | 99.2 | 108.3 | 103.1 |
| Jan 2022 | 98.7 | 108.0 | 102.9 |
| Dec 2021 | 98.5 | 107.2 | 102.3 |
| Nov 2021 | 98.2 | 106.7 | 101.9 |
| Oct 2021 | 97.7 | 106.0 | 101.3 |
| Sep 2021 | 97.2 | 105.4 | 100.6 |
| Aug 2021 | 96.9 | 104.6 | 100.1 |
| Jul 2021 | 96.5 | 104.1 | 99.3 |
| Jun 2021 | 95.9 | 103.1 | 97.3 |
| May 2021 | 95.4 | 102.3 | 97.1 |
| Apr 2021 | 95.1 | 102.0 | 96.4 |
| Mar 2021 | 94.9 | 101.4 | 95.5 |
| Feb 2021 | 94.3 | 100.9 | 95.3 |
| Jan 2021 | 94.0 | 100.2 | 94.7 |
| Dec 2020 | 93.8 | 99.7 | 93.5 |
| Nov 2020 | 93.9 | 99.1 | 92.9 |
| Oct 2020 | 93.7 | 98.8 | 92.5 |
| Sep 2020 | 93.3 | 98.3 | 92.9 |
| Aug 2020 | 92.6 | 97.9 | 91.0 |
| Jul 2020 | 91.6 | 97.2 | 90.4 |
| Jun 2020 | 90.6 | 97.3 | 90.4 |
| May 2020 | 87.5 | 97.2 | 89.9 |
| Apr 2020 | 85.8 | 97.2 | 91.1 |
| Mar 2020 | 99.3 | 99.6 | 100.0 |
| Feb 2020 | 100.2 | 100.3 | 100.3 |
| Jan 2020 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED (PAYEMS, USINFO, CES6054150001).
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