The Bureau of Labor Statistics' October 2026 employment report, released 6 November, shows payrolls in computer and electronic product manufacturing rose by 6,700 jobs to 1,008,300, while computing-infrastructure and web-hosting employment was unchanged at 454,800
The Bureau of Labor Statistics measured the number of employees on nonfarm payrolls in computer and electronic product manufacturing, which rose by 6,700 jobs to 1,008,300 in October 2026. The number of employees in computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services was unchanged at 454,800 in October 2026.
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Chip and electronics plants are still adding workers even as data-processing and hosting payrolls stay flat, a split that tracks where AI investment is creating jobs on the ground.
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