As per the survey (QES), which is fourth in series of the revamped survey released last year, manufacturing employed 12.25 million workers followed by 6.9 million in the education sector, 3.8 million in IT/BPOs and 3.3 million in the health sector. These four sectors constituted 83% of the total estimated workers in the nine sectors.
US stocks today: US stocks end higher as investors turn to earnings season
US markets ended higher with the S&P 500 near record levels, driven by SK Hynix’s strong Nasdaq debut and renewed momentum in AI-linked chip stocks.