The private equity sector in the United States was estimated to employ 12 million individuals in 2022. The largest share of U.S. private equity sector employment was in business services, which accounts for 36 percent of the total. Personal services employed the second-largest share of US private equity sector workers, with 26 percent of the total.
Employment in the private equity (PE) sector in the United States in 2022, by industry
(in millions)
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American Investment Council. (July 13, 2023). Employment in the private equity (PE) sector in the United States in 2022, by industry (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/235704/private-equity-sector-employment-by-industry-usa/
American Investment Council. "Employment in the private equity (PE) sector in the United States in 2022, by industry (in millions)." Chart. July 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/235704/private-equity-sector-employment-by-industry-usa/
American Investment Council. (2023). Employment in the private equity (PE) sector in the United States in 2022, by industry (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/235704/private-equity-sector-employment-by-industry-usa/
American Investment Council. "Employment in The Private Equity (Pe) Sector in The United States in 2022, by Industry (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/235704/private-equity-sector-employment-by-industry-usa/
American Investment Council, Employment in the private equity (PE) sector in the United States in 2022, by industry (in millions) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/235704/private-equity-sector-employment-by-industry-usa/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Employment in the private equity (PE) sector in the United States in 2022, by industry (in millions) [Graph], American Investment Council, July 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/235704/private-equity-sector-employment-by-industry-usa/
