The US ISM Services Employment Index rose by 2.8 points to 48.0 in April 2025 from 45.2 in March. Despite the improvement, the index remained below the 50 threshold for a second consecutive month, indicating continued contraction. source: Institute for Supply Management

ISM Non Manufacturing Employment in the United States averaged 51.53 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 May of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-04-06 02:00 PM
ISM Services Employment
Mar 45.2 51.8 51.7
2026-05-05 02:00 PM
ISM Services Employment
Apr 48.0 45.2 45
2026-06-03 02:00 PM
ISM Services Employment
May 48.0


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
ISM Manufacturing PMI 52.70 52.70 points Apr 2026
Factory Orders MoM 1.50 0.30 percent Mar 2026
Factory Orders ex Transportation 1.60 1.60 percent Mar 2026
ISM Manufacturing Employment 46.40 48.70 points Apr 2026
ISM Manufacturing New Orders 54.10 53.50 points Apr 2026
ISM Manufacturing Prices 84.60 78.30 points Apr 2026
ISM Services Business Activity 55.90 53.90 points Apr 2026
ISM Services Employment 48.00 45.20 points Apr 2026
ISM Services New Orders 53.50 60.60 points Apr 2026
ISM Services Prices 70.70 70.70 points Apr 2026


United States ISM Services Employment
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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
48.00 45.20 60.30 29.30 1997 - 2026 points Monthly
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