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Employment trends
Official US employment observations provide context for the AI discussion. These series do not identify jobs created or lost because of AI.
Computer systems design and related services
2,355.4 thousand employees
2026-09 · preliminary · Seasonally adjusted · Retrieved 2026-10-17
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| UTC date | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | 2,446.9 |
| 2024-02-01 | 2,444.6 |
| 2024-03-01 | 2,439.8 |
| 2024-04-01 | 2,441 |
| 2024-05-01 | 2,440.6 |
| 2024-06-01 | 2,444.7 |
| 2024-07-01 | 2,442.6 |
| 2024-08-01 | 2,437.2 |
| 2024-09-01 | 2,437.6 |
| 2024-10-01 | 2,433.4 |
| 2024-11-01 | 2,429.2 |
| 2024-12-01 | 2,431.4 |
| 2025-01-01 | 2,426.3 |
| 2025-02-01 | 2,416.7 |
| 2025-03-01 | 2,408.9 |
| 2025-04-01 | 2,411.3 |
| 2025-05-01 | 2,410.3 |
| 2025-06-01 | 2,399.9 |
| 2025-07-01 | 2,395.7 |
| 2025-08-01 | 2,394 |
| 2025-09-01 | 2,387.6 |
| 2025-10-01 | 2,379.7 |
| 2025-11-01 | 2,381.5 |
| 2025-12-01 | 2,380.6 |
| 2026-01-01 | 2,374.2 |
| 2026-02-01 | 2,379.1 |
| 2026-03-01 | 2,369.6 |
| 2026-04-01 | 2,369.5 |
| 2026-05-01 | 2,370 |
| 2026-06-01 | 2,368.3 |
| 2026-07-01 | 2,362 |
| 2026-08-01 | 2,359.8 |
| 2026-09-01 | 2,355.4 |
Preliminary months: 2026-08, 2026-09.
BLS series CES6054150001 ↗Total US nonfarm employment
159,044 thousand employees
2026-09 · preliminary · Seasonally adjusted · Retrieved 2026-10-17
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| UTC date | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | 157,032 |
| 2024-02-01 | 157,238 |
| 2024-03-01 | 157,466 |
| 2024-04-01 | 157,530 |
| 2024-05-01 | 157,608 |
| 2024-06-01 | 157,695 |
| 2024-07-01 | 157,748 |
| 2024-08-01 | 157,757 |
| 2024-09-01 | 157,912 |
| 2024-10-01 | 157,945 |
| 2024-11-01 | 158,079 |
| 2024-12-01 | 158,316 |
| 2025-01-01 | 158,268 |
| 2025-02-01 | 158,310 |
| 2025-03-01 | 158,377 |
| 2025-04-01 | 158,485 |
| 2025-05-01 | 158,498 |
| 2025-06-01 | 158,478 |
| 2025-07-01 | 158,542 |
| 2025-08-01 | 158,472 |
| 2025-09-01 | 158,548 |
| 2025-10-01 | 158,408 |
| 2025-11-01 | 158,449 |
| 2025-12-01 | 158,432 |
| 2026-01-01 | 158,592 |
| 2026-02-01 | 158,436 |
| 2026-03-01 | 158,650 |
| 2026-04-01 | 158,798 |
| 2026-05-01 | 158,861 |
| 2026-06-01 | 158,892 |
| 2026-07-01 | 158,882 |
| 2026-08-01 | 159,015 |
| 2026-09-01 | 159,044 |
Preliminary months: 2026-08, 2026-09.
BLS series CES0000000001 ↗Monthly BLS Current Employment Statistics, checked weekly. Recent months may be revised; charts show the latest retrieved vintage, not a real-time historical release archive. The computer services series is an industry measure, not a count of all software developers or AI workers. Monthly dates are plotted at the first day solely for positioning.