FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY 
EMPLOYMENT

From 2003 to 2007 employment in the financial services industry averaged 5.4 percent of total U.S. employment.
EMPLOYMENT IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY, 2003-2007

(000)


Year

Monetary authorities

Depository credit interme-diation

Nondepository credit interme-diation

Activities related to credit interme-diation

Securities, commodity contracts, investments

Insurance carriers and related activities

Funds/
trusts

Total
200322.61,748.5749.9294.0757.72,266.080.45,919.1
200421.81,751.5756.9308.7766.12,258.681.75,945.3
200520.81,769.2769.9329.9786.12,259.383.76,018.9
200621.21,802.0776.3346.6818.32,303.787.96,156.0
200721.11,822.5724.0335.2847.92,308.187.86,146.6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
FINANCIAL SERVICES EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY, 2007

(000)



Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • Employment in private industry grew from 108.4 million in 2003 to 115.4 million in 2007.