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Data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey provides monthly occupational employment data to examine changes in geoscience employment over time. The chart shows monthly occupational data from January 2019 through August 2025. Between July 2025 and August 2025, geoscience employment remained relatively flat overall near 272,000 jobs.

The data for the chart below is available in Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) format: Monthly Geoscience Employment