Professional & business services jobs are being shed fastest in the employment services industry group: Percent change in total and women's payroll employment, July 2024–July 2025, and women's share of total payroll employment, July 2024

Industry Percent change in total payroll employment, July 2024 to July 2025 Percent change in women’s payroll employment, July 2024 to July 2025 Women’s share of total payroll employment, July 2024
Manufacturing -0.9% -1.8% 29.0%
Federal government -2.4% -1.2% 46.8%
Professional and business services -0.3% -1.3% 45.7%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 0.2% -1.1% 47.8%
Management of companies and enterprises  0.4% 0.3% 50.5%
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services -1.2% -2.3% 42.0%
Employment services -3.2% -2.3% 47.9%
Economic Policy Institute

Note: Data are seasonally adjusted.

Source: Author's analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics' Current Employment Statistics public data series.

View the underlying data on epi.org.