Industry Rankings

Top 25 industries ranked by key financial and employment metrics. Data from US Census Bureau business statistics and BLS, benchmarking firms across all 50 states; see our methodology. No jargon.

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Total employees · Census Bureau CBP 2023

# Industry Employment
1 Administrative and Support and Waste Management

NAICS 561

 12,960,998
2 Accommodation and Food Services

NAICS 722

 12,644,827
3 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

NAICS 541

 10,401,442
4 Health Care and Social Assistance

NAICS 621

 8,697,480
5 Health Care and Social Assistance

NAICS 622

 6,344,178
6 Construction

NAICS 238

 4,986,759
7 Educational Services

NAICS 611

 3,926,820
8 Management of Companies and Enterprises

NAICS 551

 3,855,720
9 Health Care and Social Assistance

NAICS 624

 3,742,670
10 Wholesale Trade

NAICS 423

 3,633,921
11 Retail Trade

NAICS 445

 3,333,898
12 Health Care and Social Assistance

NAICS 623

 3,278,910
13 Finance and Insurance

NAICS 524

 2,964,086
14 Finance and Insurance

NAICS 522

 2,953,663
15 Other Services (except Public Administration)

NAICS 813

 2,676,522
16 Wholesale Trade

NAICS 424

 2,358,648
17 Retail Trade

NAICS 441

 2,015,007
18 Accommodation and Food Services

NAICS 721

 1,963,343
19 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

NAICS 531

 1,819,631
20 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

NAICS 713

 1,794,693
21 Manufacturing

NAICS 311

 1,707,316
22 Transportation and Warehousing

NAICS 484

 1,693,228
23 Manufacturing

NAICS 336

 1,682,910
24 Construction

NAICS 236

 1,621,439
25 Other Services (except Public Administration)

NAICS 812

 1,556,668

Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 · SBA lending data →