As of October 2023, the number of employees in the United States information sector totaled over three million people, representing one of the highest values over the last years although still lower than at 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 2023, 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. (January 19, 2024). Number of employees in the United States' information sector from 2010 to 2023, by quarter (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199979/number-of-employees-in-the-us-information-sector/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Number of employees in the United States' information sector from 2010 to 2023, by quarter (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. 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 2023, by Quarter (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2024, 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 2023, by quarter (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199979/number-of-employees-in-the-us-information-sector/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Number of employees in the United States' information sector from 2010 to 2023, by quarter (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/199979/number-of-employees-in-the-us-information-sector/
