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Current Employment Statistics (Establishment Data)

Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail, Not seasonally adjusted

   

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    Jan 1939    
 
 
    Apr 2024
Thousands of Persons
Name Period Value Preceding
Period
Year Ago
from Period
Total nonfarm
Apr 2024 158,016 157,213 155,201
Total private
Apr 2024 134,421 133,636 132,239
Goods-producing
Apr 2024 21,680 21,514 21,403
Mining and logging
Apr 2024 635 639 633
Logging
Apr 2024 39.3 41.4 42.1
Mining
Apr 2024 595.4 597.6 590.7
Oil and gas extraction
Apr 2024 117.4 118.6 115.8
Mining, except oil and gas
Apr 2024 188.3 186.2 186.0
Coal mining
Apr 2024 44.1 42.9 42.8
Support activities for mining
Apr 2024 289.7 292.8 288.9
Construction
Apr 2024 8,132 7,972 7,874
Construction of buildings
Apr 2024 1,847.9 1,831.2 1,772.5
Residential building
Apr 2024 940.1 929.5 912.0
Nonresidential building
Apr 2024 907.8 901.7 860.5
Heavy and civil engineering construction
Apr 2024 1,134.7 1,083.3 1,093.0
Specialty trade contractors
Apr 2024 5,149.8 5,057.8 5,008.5
Residential specialty trade contractors
Apr 2024 2,380.9 2,342.4 2,334.9
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors
Apr 2024 2,768.9 2,715.4 2,673.6
Manufacturing
Apr 2024 12,913 12,903 12,896
Durable goods
Apr 2024 8,120 8,120 8,063
Wood products
Apr 2024 414.5 412.6 417.6
Nonmetallic mineral products
Apr 2024 418.3 415.2 415.5
Primary metals
Apr 2024 369.5 370.0 372.3
Fabricated metal products
Apr 2024 1,466.2 1,467.4 1,446.8
Machinery
Apr 2024 1,136.0 1,132.3 1,129.2
Computer and electronic products
Apr 2024 1,098.8 1,099.6 1,105.3
Computer and peripheral equipment
Apr 2024 160.2 159.6 163.2
Communication equipment
Apr 2024 85.2 85.4 85.4
Semiconductors and electronic components
Apr 2024 391.3 390.9 395.3
Electronic instruments
Apr 2024 431.5 433.2 430.7
Electrical equipment and appliances
Apr 2024 409.6 411.6 412.8
Transportation equipment
Apr 2024 1,837.1 1,838.3 1,773.6
Motor vehicles and parts
Apr 2024 1,064.3 1,067.7 1,036.9
Furniture and related products
Apr 2024 344.9 347.5 361.9
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing
Apr 2024 625.0 625.7 627.7
Nondurable goods
Apr 2024 4,793 4,783 4,833
Food manufacturing
Apr 2024 1,721.2 1,719.3 1,714.2
Textile mills
Apr 2024 88.9 89.0 92.4
Textile product mills
Apr 2024 95.5 94.8 99.9
Apparel
Apr 2024 83.6 83.5 92.6
Paper and paper products
Apr 2024 349.7 349.6 358.3
Printing and related support activities
Apr 2024 366.1 364.4 373.5
Petroleum and coal products
Apr 2024 108.6 108.1 108.0
Chemicals
Apr 2024 896.6 900.4 900.5
Plastics and rubber products
Apr 2024 726.8 724.6 739.1
Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing
Apr 2024 355.6 349.4 354.5
Private service-providing
Apr 2024 112,741 112,122 110,836
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Apr 2024 28,747 28,701 28,544
Wholesale trade
Apr 2024 6,155.1 6,133.3 6,078.6
Durable goods
Apr 2024 3,417.2 3,414.4 3,371.4
Nondurable goods
Apr 2024 2,226.6 2,208.8 2,197.5
Electronic markets and agents and brokers
Apr 2024 511.3 510.1 509.7
Retail trade
Apr 2024 15,531.6 15,492.9 15,420.9
Motor vehicles and parts dealers
Apr 2024 2,069.2 2,065.3 2,025.3
Automobile dealers
Apr 2024 1,297.5 1,294.8 1,266.2
Furniture and home furnishings stores
Apr 2024 421.6 422.4 429.5
Electronics and appliance stores
Apr 2024 391.9 397.2 417.5
Building material and garden supply stores
Apr 2024 1,400.4 1,360.0 1,435.1
Food and beverage stores
Apr 2024 3,239.7 3,243.6 3,206.5
Health and personal care stores
Apr 2024 1,090.7 1,090.9 1,088.6
Gasoline stations
Apr 2024 1,072.8 1,066.7 1,048.6
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
Apr 2024 1,100.0 1,110.0 1,111.5
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores
Apr 2024 1,519.2 1,515.6 1,501.7
General merchandise stores
Apr 2024 3,226.1 3,221.2 3,156.6
Department stores
. . . .
Miscellaneous store retailers
. . . .
Nonstore retailers
. . . .
Transportation and warehousing
Apr 2024 6,474.2 6,488.1 6,472.1
Air transportation
Apr 2024 572.1 571.7 543.8
Rail transportation
Apr 2024 153.2 153.2 152.9
Water transportation
Apr 2024 74.0 71.6 67.1
Truck transportation
Apr 2024 1,539.7 1,532.3 1,560.8
Transit and ground passenger transportation
Apr 2024 448.3 447.0 425.2
Pipeline transportation
Apr 2024 53.8 53.0 52.1
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
Apr 2024 29.0 27.2 27.2
Support activities for transportation
Apr 2024 834.2 837.2 815.1
Couriers and messengers
Apr 2024 1,013.7 1,031.2 1,016.3
Warehousing and storage
Apr 2024 1,756.2 1,763.7 1,811.6
Utilities
Apr 2024 585.9 586.4 572.3
Information
Apr 2024 2,993 3,004 3,035
Publishing industries, except Internet
Apr 2024 921.7 922.6 947.2
Motion picture and sound recording industries
Apr 2024 429.5 434.0 422.0
Broadcasting, except Internet
Apr 2024 340.5 341.2 350.0
Telecommunications
Apr 2024 627.9 632.7 650.5
Data processing, hosting and related services
Apr 2024 497.1 496.2 485.7
Other information services
Apr 2024 176.3 177.3 179.9
Financial activities
Apr 2024 9,186 9,169 9,137
Finance and insurance
Apr 2024 6,709.5 6,707.9 6,703.0
Monetary authorities - central bank
Apr 2024 22.5 22.5 22.5
Credit intermediation and related activities
Apr 2024 2,582.2 2,590.1 2,636.0
Depository credit intermediation
Apr 2024 1,774.6 1,781.3 1,802.9
Commercial banking
Apr 2024 1,365.1 1,371.7 1,399.6
Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts
Apr 2024 1,105.0 1,101.5 1,088.2
Insurance carriers and related activities
Apr 2024 2,999.8 2,993.8 2,956.3
Real estate and rental and leasing
Apr 2024 2,476.0 2,461.3 2,433.7
Real estate
Apr 2024 1,867.1 1,858.3 1,845.6
Rental and leasing services
Apr 2024 585.6 579.9 565.4
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
Apr 2024 23.3 23.1 22.7
Professional and business services
Apr 2024 22,891 22,724 22,767
Professional and technical services
Apr 2024 11,020.1 10,966.5 10,799.3
Legal services
Apr 2024 1,181.7 1,177.2 1,171.7
Accounting and bookkeeping services
Apr 2024 1,239.5 1,242.0 1,221.2
Architectural and engineering services
Apr 2024 1,672.0 1,665.6 1,636.7
Computer systems design and related services
Apr 2024 2,542.6 2,515.8 2,489.5
Management and technical consulting services
Apr 2024 1,886.1 1,880.0 1,844.7
Management of companies and enterprises
Apr 2024 2,545.8 2,548.3 2,549.3
Administrative and waste services
Apr 2024 9,325.4 9,209.5 9,418.3
Administrative and support services
Apr 2024 8,810.4 8,700.8 8,922.9
Employment services
Apr 2024 3,459.6 3,481.0 3,620.5
Temporary help services
Apr 2024 2,688.6 2,712.4 2,860.1
Business support services
Apr 2024 706.5 710.1 749.0
Services to buildings and dwellings
Apr 2024 2,288.7 2,158.5 2,252.4
Waste management and remediation services
Apr 2024 515.0 508.7 495.4
Education and health services
Apr 2024 26,293 26,187 25,208
Educational services
Apr 2024 4,017.9 3,993.4 3,950.0
Health care and social assistance
Apr 2024 22,275.1 22,193.2 21,257.9
Health care
Apr 2024 17,504.1 17,455.3 16,740.0
Ambulatory health care services
Apr 2024 8,740.0 8,702.6 8,360.7
Offices of physicians
Apr 2024 3,004.5 2,999.1 2,882.1
Outpatient care centers
Apr 2024 1,079.6 1,079.6 1,052.1
Home health care services
Apr 2024 1,741.5 1,725.7 1,600.1
Hospitals
Apr 2024 5,509.3 5,507.0 5,274.1
Nursing and residential care facilities
Apr 2024 3,254.8 3,245.7 3,105.2
Nursing care facilities
Apr 2024 1,457.3 1,454.3 1,392.7
Social assistance
Apr 2024 4,771.0 4,737.9 4,517.9
Child day care services
Apr 2024 1,065.8 1,063.5 1,035.9
Leisure and hospitality
Apr 2024 16,739 16,483 16,358
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Apr 2024 2,580.2 2,486.0 2,433.6
Performing arts and spectator sports
Apr 2024 638.1 592.4 584.0
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions
Apr 2024 175.2 168.5 166.0
Amusements, gambling, and recreation
Apr 2024 1,766.9 1,725.1 1,683.6
Accommodation and food services
Apr 2024 14,159.1 13,997.1 13,924.8
Accommodation
Apr 2024 1,870.2 1,849.7 1,825.8
Food services and drinking places
Apr 2024 12,288.9 12,147.4 12,099.0
Other services
Apr 2024 5,892 5,854 5,787
Repair and maintenance
Apr 2024 1,481.1 1,474.4 1,442.7
Personal and laundry services
Apr 2024 1,554.4 1,534.6 1,525.7
Membership associations and organizations
Apr 2024 2,856.5 2,844.7 2,818.4
Government
Apr 2024 23,595 23,577 22,962
Federal
Apr 2024 2,983 2,978 2,899
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service
Apr 2024 2,372.3 2,370.2 2,289.5
U.S. Postal Service
Apr 2024 610.8 608.2 609.7
State government
Apr 2024 5,603 5,586 5,404
State government education
Apr 2024 2,824.2 2,808.5 2,702.0
State government, excluding education
Apr 2024 2,778.7 2,777.9 2,702.0
Local government
Apr 2024 15,009 15,013 14,659
Local government education
Apr 2024 8,337.4 8,360.3 8,194.3
Local government, excluding education
Apr 2024 6,671.4 6,652.5 6,464.9
   

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