As of October 2024, the number of employees in the United States information sector totaled nearly three million people, representing a lower value compared to the same time in the previous year. The information sector in the United States comprises organizations engaged in the production and distribution of information and cultural products, as well as providing the means to transmit these products and data or communications related to it.
Number of employees in the United States' information sector from 2010 to 2024, by quarter
(in 1,000s)
The Information sector comprises establishments engaged in the following processes: (a) producing and distributing information and cultural products, (b) providing the means to transmit or distribute these products as well as data or communications, and (c) processing data.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (February 5, 2025). Number of employees in the United States' information sector from 2010 to 2024, by quarter (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199979/number-of-employees-in-the-us-information-sector/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of employees in the United States' information sector from 2010 to 2024, by quarter (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 5, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199979/number-of-employees-in-the-us-information-sector/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2025). Number of employees in the United States' information sector from 2010 to 2024, by quarter (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199979/number-of-employees-in-the-us-information-sector/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Employees in The United States' Information Sector from 2010 to 2024, by Quarter (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199979/number-of-employees-in-the-us-information-sector/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of employees in the United States' information sector from 2010 to 2024, by quarter (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199979/number-of-employees-in-the-us-information-sector/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
Number of employees in the United States' information sector from 2010 to 2024, by quarter (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, February 5, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/199979/number-of-employees-in-the-us-information-sector/
