Economic trends affect consumers, businesses, and government agencies alike.
Ember Economics helps you explore, interpret, and understand economic data through clear visualizations and interactive tools.
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Economic Indicators
Up-to-date interactive charts covering labor market trends, GDP growth, inflation, and more — each with added context to help make sense of the numbers.
Data Detective Quizzes
Test your knowledge of U.S. economic data programs — methodology, concepts, and the agencies behind the numbers. Five questions per round across seven surveys.
Supply Chain Explorer
Trace the upstream inputs and downstream buyers for sectors spanning the U.S. economy — built using data from BEA's Input-Output Accounts.
Impact Calculator
An interactive economic impact tool that shows how an initial investment or business activity creates ripple effects throughout the economy through supply chains and household spending.
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Explore more economic indicators →Employment Change by Industry
Nonfarm payroll employment change broken out by major industry sector (roughly 2-digit NAICS), ranked from the largest gain to the largest loss.
- Ranks the 14 CES supersectors (BLS's closest approximation to 2-digit NAICS, including Government) by the selected Time Period. These 14 categories don't overlap — summed together, they equal the total change in Nonfarm Payrolls for the same period.
- YTD (Year-to-Date) shows the cumulative change since December of the prior year — e.g. a July 2026 reading compares to December 2025. 12 Month shows the change over the trailing year — July 2026 compares to July 2025.
- Learn more about the CES Survey