Date Coverage: January 1958 to February 2024
 
 
Created: April 09, 2024
 
Last Updated: April 9, 2024

BLS College and University Employment

Employment in colleges and universities, seasonally adjusted

Employment in colleges and universities, seasonally adjusted, by institutional control (thousands), January 1958 to present.

Description

This workbook presents the number of employees in colleges and universities, seasonally adjusted, by institutional control (thousands).

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment, Hours, and Earnings from the Current Employment Statistics survey (National), Series IDs CES6561130001 (privately owned colleges and universities) and CES9092161101 (publicly owned postsecondary schools), retrieved from https://beta.bls.gov/labs/.

Downloads and Additional Sources

Data retrieved from https://beta.bls.gov/labs/.

Related Resources

BLS Beta Labs

US Bureau of Labor Statistics

Definitions

Industry Coding

The Current Employment Statistics (CES) program defines Series IDs corresponding to “industry codes” that are based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 2022). The following Series IDs are represented in this data visualization:

CES6561130001 (privately owned colleges and universities) .  Industry code 65611300 (Private junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools). Includes NAICS codes 6112 and 6113.

CES9092161101 (publicly owned postsecondary schools) .  Industry code 90921611 (State government education). There is no corresponding NAICS code.

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Change Log

4/9/2024: Initial revision.

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