Current Employment Statistics (CES6500000001) · Private education and health, seasonally adjusted
How many jobs are there in private education and health services?
The number of jobs in private education and health services was 28,005 thousand in the month ended , up 1.9% from a year earlier (preliminary).
Jobs in private education and health services, in thousands, seasonally adjusted, each month
Shaded bands are US recessions as the National Bureau of Economic Research dates them: to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to .
Shaded bands are US recessions as the National Bureau of Economic Research dates them: to .
Jobs in private education and health services, in thousands, change from a year earlier, each month (ours)
Shaded bands are US recessions as the National Bureau of Economic Research dates them: to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to , to .
Shaded bands are US recessions as the National Bureau of Economic Research dates them: to .
Each point is one month of the series as the source publishes it, or a change worked out from those values (ours). The US recessions are shaded. Pointing at the chart shows the month and the value.
Select a line to follow
Inspect and compare dates
The newest month beside the one before it and the nearest ones a year, five and ten years earlier. The last ten years are in the table under "The numbers behind the chart".
| Measure | Latest | The month before | A year earlier | Five years earlier | Ten years earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | |||||
| Jobs in private education and health services, in thousands | 28,005 thousand | 27,985 thousand | 27,489 thousand | 23,705 thousand | 22,779 thousand |
| Change over a year | +1.9% | +2.0% | +3.0% | +2.2% | +2.9% |
The table scrolls sideways; the first column stays in place.
Observed .
Right now
The number of jobs in private education and health services was 28,005 thousand in September 2026, the highest since our record begins in January 1939.
Over a year it is up 1.9% (ours). The source marks this value preliminary.
ChangeOurs
| Period | Then | Change |
|---|---|---|
| One month | 27,985 thousand in | +0.1% |
| Three months | 27,933 thousand in | +0.3% |
| Twelve months | 27,489 thousand in | +1.9% |
| Five years | 23,705 thousand in | +18.1% |
| Ten years | 22,779 thousand in | +22.9% |
In historyOurs
The number of jobs in private education and health services of 28,005 thousand in was higher than in 1,052 of the 1,052 other months since , the same in 0 and lower in 0.
Highest since : 28,005 thousand in . Lowest since : 1,381 thousand in .
AverageOurs
Average since : 10,447.4 thousand (ours, a plain mean of the 1,053 months).
ComparedOurs
Over a year the number of jobs in private education and health services is up 1.9%, which ranks 2 of the 35 rows of the table, where 1 is the largest change.
The table sets the number of jobs in private education and health services beside the industries on the jobs by industry page, by the change over a year in each one's newest month.
Openings and turnoverJob Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
In August 2026 the survey counted, for private education and health services, 1,484 thousand job openings, 810 thousand hires, 533 thousand quits and 232 thousand layoffs and discharges.
Over a year the counts are job openings down 1.9%, hires up 0.4%, quits down 6.3% and layoffs and discharges up 28.2% (ours).
Job openings, hires, quits and layoffs in private education and health services
- Job openings1,484952 to 2,282
- Hires810514 to 1,145
- Quits533349 to 661
- Layoffs and discharges23288 to 1,554
Each row is one measure of the second survey for private education and health services, in thousands over the last ten years, one month to a point, on one scale, with its newest value and its range printed beside it. Pointing at the chart shows the month and the value.
Observed .
Understanding the number of jobs in private education and health services
Where it stands today
The number of jobs in private education and health services was 28,005 thousand in September 2026.
What does the number of jobs in private education and health services measure?
Private education and health services covers private schools and colleges, health care, and social assistance such as child care and community services. Public schools, colleges and hospitals are counted in government.
Read more
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) counts these jobs each month in a survey of employers, the Current Employment Statistics, and publishes them in the Employment Situation report at the start of the next month. The count is all employees on payrolls, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
What 500metrics adds: the change over one month, three months, a year and five years, the highest and lowest value since the series begins, how the change over a year ranks among the lines of the jobs by industry page. For this industry it also shows the job openings, hires, quits and layoffs from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), a second BLS survey, beside the count of jobs.
The numbers behind the chart
What was the number of jobs in private education and health services in each month?The last ten years, 120 months, newest first; the chart and the file have every month since Jan 1939
| Month | Value | Change over a year |
|---|---|---|
| 28,005 thousand | +1.9% | |
| 27,985 thousand | +2.0% | |
| 27,947 thousand | +2.0% | |
| 27,933 thousand | +2.2% | |
| 27,883 thousand | +2.2% | |
| 27,859 thousand | +2.4% | |
| 27,792 thousand | +2.4% | |
| 27,697 thousand | +2.3% | |
| 27,746 thousand | +2.7% | |
| 27,627 thousand | +2.5% | |
| 27,589 thousand | +2.7% | |
| 27,533 thousand | +2.8% | |
| 27,489 thousand | +3.0% | |
| 27,435 thousand | +3.2% | |
| 27,412 thousand | +3.4% | |
| 27,325 thousand | +3.2% | |
| 27,276 thousand | +3.4% | |
| 27,216 thousand | +3.4% | |
| 27,132 thousand | +3.5% | |
| 27,064 thousand | +3.6% | |
| 27,006 thousand | +3.7% | |
| 26,945 thousand | +3.9% | |
| 26,870 thousand | +3.9% | |
| 26,786 thousand | +4.1% |
Show 96 more rows
| Month | Value | Change over a year |
|---|---|---|
| 26,691 thousand | +4.1% | |
| 26,573 thousand | +4.0% | |
| 26,515 thousand | +4.2% | |
| 26,474 thousand | +4.6% | |
| 26,383 thousand | +4.6% | |
| 26,313 thousand | +4.8% | |
| 26,225 thousand | +4.8% | |
| 26,130 thousand | +4.7% | |
| 26,033 thousand | +4.6% | |
| 25,935 thousand | +4.7% | |
| 25,853 thousand | +4.5% | |
| 25,735 thousand | +4.4% | |
| 25,641 thousand | +4.4% | |
| 25,544 thousand | +4.4% | |
| 25,435 thousand | +4.3% | |
| 25,314 thousand | +4.3% | |
| 25,221 thousand | +4.3% | |
| 25,113 thousand | +4.1% | |
| 25,033 thousand | +4.1% | |
| 24,956 thousand | +4.1% | |
| 24,883 thousand | +4.2% | |
| 24,773 thousand | +3.7% | |
| 24,729 thousand | +3.7% | |
| 24,642 thousand | +3.5% | |
| 24,552 thousand | +3.6% | |
| 24,468 thousand | +3.2% | |
| 24,395 thousand | +3.0% | |
| 24,267 thousand | +2.6% | |
| 24,176 thousand | +2.4% | |
| 24,117 thousand | +2.3% | |
| 24,057 thousand | +2.2% | |
| 23,984 thousand | +2.4% | |
| 23,869 thousand | +2.2% | |
| 23,886 thousand | +2.4% | |
| 23,845 thousand | +2.2% | |
| 23,800 thousand | +2.2% | |
| 23,705 thousand | +2.2% | |
| 23,708 thousand | +2.5% | |
| 23,684 thousand | +3.3% | |
| 23,642 thousand | +4.0% | |
| 23,616 thousand | +6.6% | |
| 23,584 thousand | +8.5% | |
| 23,536 thousand | −3.4% | |
| 23,413 thousand | −4.7% | |
| 23,362 thousand | −4.7% | |
| 23,334 thousand | −4.5% | |
| 23,337 thousand | −4.3% | |
| 23,278 thousand | −4.3% | |
| 23,189 thousand | −4.5% | |
| 23,124 thousand | −4.6% | |
| 22,923 thousand | −5.2% | |
| 22,727 thousand | −5.8% | |
| 22,150 thousand | −8.1% | |
| 21,742 thousand | −9.6% | |
| 24,356 thousand | +1.5% | |
| 24,573 thousand | +2.7% | |
| 24,510 thousand | +2.5% | |
| 24,428 thousand | +2.4% | |
| 24,391 thousand | +2.6% | |
| 24,328 thousand | +2.4% | |
| 24,288 thousand | +2.4% | |
| 24,246 thousand | +2.3% | |
| 24,181 thousand | +2.3% | |
| 24,135 thousand | +2.2% | |
| 24,090 thousand | +2.1% | |
| 24,054 thousand | +2.2% | |
| 23,988 thousand | +2.0% | |
| 23,923 thousand | +1.8% | |
| 23,902 thousand | +2.0% | |
| 23,852 thousand | +2.0% | |
| 23,768 thousand | +1.8% | |
| 23,756 thousand | +1.9% | |
| 23,709 thousand | +1.8% | |
| 23,701 thousand | +1.9% | |
| 23,643 thousand | +1.8% | |
| 23,615 thousand | +1.9% | |
| 23,583 thousand | +1.9% | |
| 23,546 thousand | +1.9% | |
| 23,523 thousand | +2.1% | |
| 23,494 thousand | +2.1% | |
| 23,438 thousand | +2.2% | |
| 23,383 thousand | +2.0% | |
| 23,354 thousand | +2.1% | |
| 23,313 thousand | +2.1% | |
| 23,295 thousand | +2.3% | |
| 23,269 thousand | +2.4% | |
| 23,232 thousand | +2.5% | |
| 23,165 thousand | +2.4% | |
| 23,140 thousand | +2.6% | |
| 23,105 thousand | +2.7% | |
| 23,047 thousand | +2.7% | |
| 23,018 thousand | +2.8% | |
| 22,941 thousand | +2.7% | |
| 22,928 thousand | +2.7% | |
| 22,865 thousand | +2.7% | |
| 22,827 thousand | +2.8% |
How does it compare with the industries on the jobs by industry page?Ranked by the change over a year
| Series | Month | Value | Change over a year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health care and social assistance | 23,959 thousand | +2.2% | 1 | |
| Private education and health (this page) | 28,005 thousand | +1.9% | 2 | |
| Utilities | 612 thousand | +1.7% | 3 | |
| Construction | 8,364 thousand | +1.3% | 4 | |
| Durable goods | 7,898 thousand | +1.1% | 5 | |
| Professional, scientific, technical | 10,844 thousand | +0.8% | 6 | |
| Accommodation and food services | 14,310 thousand | +0.7% | 7 | |
| Goods-producing | 21,623 thousand | +0.7% | 7 | |
| Other services | 6,039 thousand | +0.6% | 9 | |
| Professional and business services | 22,482 thousand | +0.6% | 9 | |
| Administrative, support, waste | 9,019 thousand | +0.5% | 11 | |
| Private service-providing | 114,094 thousand | +0.5% | 11 | |
| Total private | 135,717 thousand | +0.5% | 11 | |
| Leisure and hospitality | 16,969 thousand | +0.4% | 14 | |
| Wholesale trade | 6,078 thousand | +0.4% | 14 | |
| Local government | 15,173 thousand | +0.3% | 16 | |
| Manufacturing | 12,652 thousand | +0.3% | 16 | |
| Mining and logging | 607 thousand | +0.3% | 16 | |
| Service-providing | 137,421 thousand | +0.3% | 16 | |
| Total nonfarm | 159,044 thousand | +0.3% | 16 | |
| Retail trade | 15,480 thousand | +0.2% | 21 | |
| Trade, transportation, utilities | 28,778 thousand | +0.2% | 21 | |
| Mining, oil and gas extraction | 567 thousand | +0.1% | 23 | |
| Private education | 4,046 thousand | −0.1% | 24 | |
| Transportation and warehousing | 6,609 thousand | −0.1% | 24 | |
| Management of companies | 2,620 thousand | −0.3% | 26 | |
| State government | 5,472 thousand | −0.5% | 27 | |
| Real estate, rental, leasing | 2,438 thousand | −0.6% | 28 | |
| Government | 23,327 thousand | −0.9% | 29 | |
| Nondurable goods | 4,754 thousand | −0.9% | 29 | |
| Financial activities | 9,082 thousand | −1.2% | 31 | |
| Finance and insurance | 6,645 thousand | −1.4% | 32 | |
| Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,659 thousand | −1.6% | 33 | |
| Information | 2,739 thousand | −4.2% | 34 | |
| Federal government | 2,682 thousand | −8.0% | 35 |
The table scrolls sideways; the first column stays in place.
How many job openings, hires, quits and layoffs were there in private education and health services?Newest month of each measure
| Measure | Month | Count | Rate | Change over a year | Where the count stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job openings (preliminary) | 1,484 thousand | 5.0% | −1.9% | the lowest since February 2026 | |
| Hires (preliminary) | 810 thousand | 2.9% | +0.4% | the highest since January 2026 | |
| Quits (preliminary) | 533 thousand | 1.9% | −6.3% | the lowest since June 2026 | |
| Layoffs and discharges (preliminary) | 232 thousand | 0.8% | +28.2% | the highest since October 2025 |
The table scrolls sideways; the first column stays in place.
What do these figures leave out, and how are they cited?Limits, dates and how to cite
What this number cannot tell you
- BLS counts jobs, not people: a person with two jobs on two payrolls is counted twice. Farm jobs, the self-employed, unpaid family workers, private household workers and members of the military are not counted.
- The count comes from a survey of employers, so each month's value carries sampling error. BLS revises each month twice in the two months after it is first published, and each February it benchmarks the series to a full count of jobs from unemployment insurance tax records and revises earlier values, so past values on this page can change.
- BLS publishes this series from 1939.
- The job openings, hires, quits and layoffs come from JOLTS, a separate survey of employers that BLS holds from December 2000 and publishes about a month after the payroll counts, so its newest month can be an earlier month than the count of jobs.
- The changes, the ranks and the highest and lowest values are ours, worked out from the values BLS publishes; a change is in percent.
Observed . Checked .
Observed .
How to cite this
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, Private education and health, seasonally adjusted, through September 2026, with U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, through August 2026. Compiled by 500metrics, "How many jobs are there in private education and health services?", https://500metrics.com/jobs-by-industry/private-education-health.
Can the data be downloaded?jobs-by-industry-private-education-health.csv
Download the full history as CSV: 1,053 rows, to , 18,383 bytes.
Our text and compilation: CC BY 4.0.
Recession dates from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Page updated