The ISM Employment Index for US service providers tumbled 6.6 points to 45.2 in March 2026, one of the steepest drops since the pandemic, reversing three months of job growth and signaling a return to contraction. source: Institute for Supply Management
ISM Non Manufacturing Employment in the United States averaged 51.54 points from 1997 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 60.30 points in January of 2018 and a record low of 29.30 points in April of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States ISM Non-Manufacturing Employment. United States ISM Services Employment - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.
The Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business is based on data compiled from purchasing and supply executives nationwide. Survey responses reflect the change, if any, in the current month compared to the previous month. For each of the indicators measured (Business Activity, New Orders, Backlog of Orders, New Export Orders, Inventory Change, Inventory Sentiment, Imports, Prices, Employment and Supplier Deliveries) this report shows the percentage reporting each response, and the diffusion index. An index reading above 50 percent indicates that the non-manufacturing economy in that index is generally expanding; below 50 percent indicates that it is generally declining. Orders to the service producers make up about 90 percent of the US economy.
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Actual |
Previous |
Highest |
Lowest |
Dates |
Unit |
Frequency |
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45.20 |
51.80 |
60.30 |
29.30 |
1997 - 2026 |
points |
Monthly |
SA
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