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Private education and health services payroll employment in the United States, October 2026

The private education and health services payroll employment in the United States rose to 28,058,000 jobs in October 2026 from 28,005,000 jobs in September 2026 (+0.2%), according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is the highest value in the series since July 1943.

20M22M24M26M28M30M2016-112018-052019-112021-052022-112024-052026-102016-11: 22,865,000 jobs2016-12: 22,928,000 jobs2017-01: 22,941,000 jobs2017-02: 23,018,000 jobs2017-03: 23,047,000 jobs2017-04: 23,105,000 jobs2017-05: 23,140,000 jobs2017-06: 23,165,000 jobs2017-07: 23,232,000 jobs2017-08: 23,269,000 jobs2017-09: 23,295,000 jobs2017-10: 23,313,000 jobs2017-11: 23,354,000 jobs2017-12: 23,383,000 jobs2018-01: 23,438,000 jobs2018-02: 23,494,000 jobs2018-03: 23,523,000 jobs2018-04: 23,546,000 jobs2018-05: 23,583,000 jobs2018-06: 23,615,000 jobs2018-07: 23,643,000 jobs2018-08: 23,701,000 jobs2018-09: 23,709,000 jobs2018-10: 23,756,000 jobs2018-11: 23,768,000 jobs2018-12: 23,852,000 jobs2019-01: 23,902,000 jobs2019-02: 23,923,000 jobs2019-03: 23,988,000 jobs2019-04: 24,054,000 jobs2019-05: 24,090,000 jobs2019-06: 24,135,000 jobs2019-07: 24,181,000 jobs2019-08: 24,246,000 jobs2019-09: 24,288,000 jobs2019-10: 24,328,000 jobs2019-11: 24,391,000 jobs2019-12: 24,428,000 jobs2020-01: 24,510,000 jobs2020-02: 24,573,000 jobs2020-03: 24,356,000 jobs2020-04: 21,742,000 jobs2020-05: 22,150,000 jobs2020-06: 22,727,000 jobs2020-07: 22,923,000 jobs2020-08: 23,124,000 jobs2020-09: 23,189,000 jobs2020-10: 23,278,000 jobs2020-11: 23,337,000 jobs2020-12: 23,334,000 jobs2021-01: 23,362,000 jobs2021-02: 23,413,000 jobs2021-03: 23,536,000 jobs2021-04: 23,584,000 jobs2021-05: 23,616,000 jobs2021-06: 23,642,000 jobs2021-07: 23,684,000 jobs2021-08: 23,708,000 jobs2021-09: 23,705,000 jobs2021-10: 23,800,000 jobs2021-11: 23,845,000 jobs2021-12: 23,886,000 jobs2022-01: 23,869,000 jobs2022-02: 23,984,000 jobs2022-03: 24,057,000 jobs2022-04: 24,117,000 jobs2022-05: 24,176,000 jobs2022-06: 24,267,000 jobs2022-07: 24,395,000 jobs2022-08: 24,468,000 jobs2022-09: 24,552,000 jobs2022-10: 24,642,000 jobs2022-11: 24,729,000 jobs2022-12: 24,773,000 jobs2023-01: 24,883,000 jobs2023-02: 24,956,000 jobs2023-03: 25,033,000 jobs2023-04: 25,113,000 jobs2023-05: 25,221,000 jobs2023-06: 25,314,000 jobs2023-07: 25,435,000 jobs2023-08: 25,544,000 jobs2023-09: 25,641,000 jobs2023-10: 25,735,000 jobs2023-11: 25,853,000 jobs2023-12: 25,935,000 jobs2024-01: 26,033,000 jobs2024-02: 26,130,000 jobs2024-03: 26,225,000 jobs2024-04: 26,313,000 jobs2024-05: 26,383,000 jobs2024-06: 26,474,000 jobs2024-07: 26,515,000 jobs2024-08: 26,573,000 jobs2024-09: 26,691,000 jobs2024-10: 26,786,000 jobs2024-11: 26,870,000 jobs2024-12: 26,945,000 jobs2025-01: 27,006,000 jobs2025-02: 27,064,000 jobs2025-03: 27,132,000 jobs2025-04: 27,216,000 jobs2025-05: 27,276,000 jobs2025-06: 27,325,000 jobs2025-07: 27,412,000 jobs2025-08: 27,435,000 jobs2025-09: 27,489,000 jobs2025-10: 27,533,000 jobs2025-11: 27,589,000 jobs2025-12: 27,627,000 jobs2026-01: 27,746,000 jobs2026-02: 27,697,000 jobs2026-03: 27,792,000 jobs2026-04: 27,859,000 jobs2026-05: 27,883,000 jobs2026-06: 27,933,000 jobs2026-07: 27,947,000 jobs2026-08: 27,984,000 jobs2026-09: 28,005,000 jobs2026-10: 28,058,000 jobs20M22M24M26M28M30M2016-112020-032023-072026-102026-10: 28,058,000 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics: all employees, private education and health services, seasonally adjusted (CES6500000001). Retrieved 2026-11-06, published 2026-11-06.

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October 2026, jobs28,058,000
Previous, September 202628,005,000
Change+0.2%

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics: all employees, private education and health services, seasonally adjusted (CES6500000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/ce/ce.data.65a.EducationAndHealthCare.Employment. Retrieved 2026-11-06.
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