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Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail
 [In thousands]
Industry Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
May
2023		 Mar.
2024		 Apr.
2024(p)		 May
2024(p)		 May
2023		 Mar.
2024		 Apr.
2024(p)		 May
2024(p)		 Change from:
Apr.2024 - May2024(p)

Total nonfarm

 156,132 157,210 158,001 158,918 155,787 158,106 158,271 158,543 272

Total private

 133,170 133,630 134,405 135,315 133,085 134,837 134,995 135,224 229

Goods-producing

 21,574 21,515 21,656 21,851 21,555 21,801 21,801 21,826 25

Mining and logging

 640 640 633 633 642 643 637 633 -4

Logging

 42.7 41.4 38.8 37.9 44.9 42.2 41.6 40.8 -0.8

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

 597.7 598.2 594.3 594.8 597.3 601.2 595.7 592.3 -3.4

Oil and gas extraction

 116.5 118.6 117.7 119.1 117.7 119.4 118.9 119.9 1.0

Mining (except oil and gas)

 188.6 186.2 188.7 190.7 186.7 189.9 190.1 190.1 0.0

Coal mining

 42.8 42.9 44.1 43.9 42.7 42.8 43.9 43.8 -0.1

Metal ore mining

 43.6 42.9 42.9 43.2 43.5 43.2 43.1 43.2 0.1

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

 102.2 100.4 101.7 103.6 100.5 103.8 103.0 103.1 0.1

Support activities for mining

 292.6 293.4 287.9 285.0 292.9 291.9 286.7 282.3 -4.4

Construction

 8,024 7,971 8,116 8,278 7,977 8,207 8,207 8,228 21

Construction of buildings

 1,796.8 1,830.5 1,843.7 1,867.1 1,797.7 1,862.5 1,863.8 1,870.3 6.5

Residential building construction

 925.1 929.2 935.2 949.3 922.6 946.3 946.2 949.7 3.5

Nonresidential building construction

 871.7 901.3 908.5 917.8 875.1 916.2 917.6 920.6 3.0

Heavy and civil engineering construction

 1,130.6 1,082.8 1,131.8 1,173.6 1,100.9 1,145.2 1,143.9 1,145.0 1.1

Specialty trade contractors

 5,096.4 5,057.2 5,140.6 5,237.4 5,078.2 5,199.1 5,199.4 5,212.4 13.0

Residential specialty trade contractors

 2,374.5 2,342.6 2,382.9 2,421.7 2,363.9 2,409.2 2,408.7 2,408.7 0.0

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

 2,721.9 2,714.6 2,757.7 2,815.7 2,714.3 2,789.9 2,790.7 2,803.7 13.0

Manufacturing

 12,910 12,904 12,907 12,940 12,936 12,951 12,957 12,965 8

Durable goods

 8,072 8,119 8,119 8,125 8,085 8,140 8,142 8,140 -2

Wood product manufacturing

 419.0 413.0 413.4 415.1 418.3 414.5 415.0 416.2 1.2

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

 418.3 414.1 418.6 423.0 417.7 420.7 422.0 421.0 -1.0

Primary metal manufacturing

 372.5 370.0 370.3 370.7 374.4 370.5 371.3 370.9 -0.4

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

 1,448.9 1,467.2 1,464.7 1,466.4 1,450.5 1,468.3 1,467.7 1,466.7 -1.0

Machinery manufacturing

 1,130.6 1,132.7 1,135.0 1,137.6 1,132.1 1,136.2 1,138.4 1,138.6 0.2

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

 1,105.9 1,099.4 1,097.7 1,098.5 1,108.3 1,103.2 1,101.8 1,102.8 1.0

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

 162.8 159.6 160.2 160.0 163.6 160.8 161.1 161.5 0.4

Communications equipment manufacturing

 85.8 85.4 85.3 85.7 86.0 85.5 85.6 86.4 0.8

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

 394.5 390.7 389.7 390.9 395.6 391.5 391.0 391.7 0.7

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

 431.3 433.2 431.9 431.1 431.3 434.4 433.1 432.4 -0.7

Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media and audio and video equipment manufacturing

 31.5 30.5 30.6 30.8 31.8 30.9 31.0 30.8 -0.2

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

 415.2 411.5 411.3 409.0 416.1 412.2 412.4 410.9 -1.5

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

 1,777.7 1,839.4 1,840.2 1,839.2 1,785.6 1,841.1 1,843.5 1,848.2 4.7

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

 1,036.5 1,068.8 1,068.0 1,066.0 1,039.7 1,067.3 1,067.0 1,070.1 3.1

Furniture and related product manufacturing

 358.3 347.6 344.1 343.3 356.6 347.3 344.5 342.3 -2.2

Miscellaneous manufacturing

 625.2 624.4 623.9 622.1 625.8 626.1 625.0 622.1 -2.9

Nondurable goods

 4,838 4,785 4,788 4,815 4,851 4,811 4,815 4,825 10

Food manufacturing

 1,712.4 1,720.8 1,720.8 1,728.1 1,726.6 1,732.0 1,735.5 1,738.9 3.4

Textile mills

 90.5 89.2 89.4 89.5 90.7 89.5 89.3 89.8 0.5

Textile product mills

 99.8 94.9 95.1 95.1 99.5 94.7 95.1 95.4 0.3

Apparel manufacturing

 91.0 83.5 83.7 84.7 90.6 84.2 83.8 84.2 0.4

Paper manufacturing

 357.0 349.6 348.0 347.9 357.5 349.2 348.8 348.3 -0.5

Printing and related support activities

 371.1 363.9 364.6 363.5 371.9 365.1 365.3 364.5 -0.8

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

 109.8 108.1 108.9 110.8 108.3 110.6 109.5 109.5 0.0

Chemical manufacturing

 903.6 900.1 896.7 903.9 905.1 899.7 899.0 903.1 4.1

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

 740.0 724.9 725.4 727.8 738.8 726.1 727.2 727.6 0.4

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

 362.9 349.9 354.9 364.1 361.5 359.8 361.9 363.8 1.9

Private service-providing

 111,596 112,115 112,749 113,464 111,530 113,036 113,194 113,398 204

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 28,699 28,702 28,735 28,892 28,875 28,962 29,005 29,032 27

Wholesale trade

 6,106.8 6,134.1 6,142.2 6,167.9 6,102.4 6,158.9 6,160.3 6,163.4 3.1

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

 3,387.5 3,413.9 3,416.5 3,433.9 3,386.1 3,423.6 3,426.9 3,432.6 5.7

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

 2,210.9 2,209.4 2,213.8 2,223.9 2,207.0 2,221.9 2,219.6 2,218.2 -1.4

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

 508.4 510.8 511.9 510.1 509.3 513.4 513.8 512.6 -1.2

Retail trade

 15,514.8 15,492.6 15,534.1 15,617.8 15,599.3 15,662.0 15,684.6 15,697.2 12.6

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

 2,041.2 2,065.0 2,073.5 2,076.5 2,035.5 2,072.7 2,075.5 2,075.4 -0.1

Automobile dealers

 1,272.1 1,294.9 1,298.2 1,299.9 1,271.2 1,296.4 1,298.9 1,300.5 1.6

Other motor vehicle dealers

 184.4 168.6 170.9 173.0 179.2 172.3 170.9 168.5 -2.4

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

 584.7 601.5 604.4 603.6 585.0 604.0 605.8 606.4 0.6

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

 1,457.5 1,359.9 1,399.9 1,444.3 1,401.6 1,373.1 1,379.6 1,391.7 12.1

Food and beverage retailers

 3,218.7 3,243.1 3,238.4 3,251.9 3,234.8 3,262.9 3,264.9 3,270.9 6.0

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

 842.6 819.0 812.1 804.7 851.8 822.6 821.4 816.5 -4.9

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

 427.2 422.4 420.0 414.7 432.4 422.5 423.9 420.0 -3.9

Electronics and appliance retailers

 415.4 396.6 392.1 390.0 419.4 400.0 397.5 396.5 -1.0

General merchandise retailers

 3,170.1 3,223.2 3,226.6 3,225.5 3,241.8 3,268.9 3,277.3 3,271.3 -6.0

Department stores

 939.2 941.5 942.1 938.0 980.3 968.2 972.9 968.1 -4.8

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

 2,230.9 2,281.7 2,284.5 2,287.5 2,261.5 2,300.7 2,304.4 2,303.2 -1.2

Health and personal care retailers

 1,089.4 1,090.4 1,087.9 1,086.6 1,097.9 1,093.7 1,096.8 1,097.5 0.7

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

 1,055.7 1,066.8 1,073.8 1,080.7 1,057.1 1,077.7 1,081.1 1,081.7 0.6

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

 1,115.9 1,109.8 1,103.0 1,111.1 1,146.0 1,145.2 1,143.0 1,147.2 4.2

Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers

 1,523.7 1,515.4 1,518.9 1,536.5 1,532.8 1,545.2 1,545.0 1,545.0 0.0

Transportation and warehousing

 6,504.2 6,489.0 6,473.2 6,519.3 6,599.0 6,553.4 6,572.9 6,583.5 10.6

Air transportation

 547.6 571.7 571.8 575.6 546.5 572.6 573.8 576.4 2.6

Rail transportation

 153.0 153.2 153.2 153.2 152.8 153.0 153.0 152.9 -0.1

Water transportation

 71.5 71.8 73.4 76.4 71.2 73.9 74.5 75.0 0.5

Truck transportation

 1,576.2 1,531.6 1,538.6 1,548.0 1,579.7 1,556.4 1,555.5 1,550.1 -5.4

Transit and ground passenger transportation

 443.6 447.6 450.0 452.3 429.4 433.9 436.5 437.7 1.2

Pipeline transportation

 51.5 53.0 53.3 53.8 51.5 53.0 53.2 53.5 0.3

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

 29.7 27.2 28.7 36.8 29.7 33.3 33.4 35.9 2.5

Support activities for transportation

 816.9 837.1 837.1 846.1 821.8 838.9 842.7 847.6 4.9

Couriers and messengers

 1,020.6 1,031.2 1,010.9 1,024.9 1,093.6 1,072.5 1,078.9 1,082.3 3.4

Warehousing and storage

 1,793.6 1,764.6 1,756.2 1,752.2 1,822.8 1,765.9 1,771.4 1,772.1 0.7

Utilities

 573.3 586.6 585.4 587.2 574.3 587.4 586.9 588.2 1.3

Information

 3,039 3,003 2,996 2,995 3,050 3,019 3,014 3,014 0

Motion picture and sound recording industries

 442.0 433.7 435.9 445.1 438.4 443.7 440.3 441.9 1.6

Publishing industries

 939.9 922.4 923.8 922.1 946.1 929.9 932.6 933.0 0.4

Broadcasting and content providers

 349.2 341.2 340.3 339.4 349.6 341.1 340.9 340.4 -0.5

Telecommunications

 645.7 632.7 625.0 618.9 649.5 630.3 627.3 624.7 -2.6

Computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services

 486.2 495.4 495.2 495.0 488.0 497.0 497.0 498.3 1.3

Web search portals, libraries, archives, and other information services

 176.3 177.2 176.2 174.4 177.9 177.2 176.3 176.1 -0.2

Financial activities

 9,164 9,170 9,174 9,200 9,192 9,226 9,224 9,234 10

Finance and insurance

 6,715.0 6,709.8 6,707.7 6,711.1 6,736.5 6,726.9 6,731.4 6,735.9 4.5

Monetary authorities-central bank

 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.7 22.6 22.7 22.7 0.0

Credit intermediation and related
activities

 2,635.7 2,591.0 2,584.5 2,584.1 2,639.3 2,592.8 2,590.4 2,590.1 -0.3

Depository credit intermediation(1)

 1,798.5 1,781.4 1,775.6 1,772.5 1,802.3 1,780.5 1,778.9 1,777.6 -1.3

Commercial banking

 1,393.7 1,371.8 1,365.8 1,362.6 1,395.4 1,370.2 1,367.6 1,365.8 -1.8

Nondepository credit intermediation

 539.8 524.5 524.7 526.6 539.9 527.0 526.6 526.8 0.2

Activities related to credit intermediation

 297.4 285.1 284.2 285.0 297.1 285.4 284.8 285.7 0.9

Securities, commodity contracts, funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles, investments, and related activities

 1,092.4 1,101.4 1,103.0 1,101.2 1,099.4 1,109.6 1,110.2 1,110.2 0.0

Insurance carriers and related activities

 2,964.4 2,994.9 2,997.7 3,003.3 2,975.1 3,001.9 3,008.1 3,012.9 4.8

Real estate and rental and leasing

 2,449.2 2,460.4 2,466.3 2,488.7 2,455.9 2,499.4 2,492.1 2,497.8 5.7

Real estate

 1,844.1 1,857.5 1,862.8 1,876.9 1,852.6 1,880.2 1,875.8 1,884.1 8.3

Rental and leasing services

 582.2 579.8 580.2 588.4 580.3 595.7 592.8 590.2 -2.6

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

 22.9 23.1 23.3 23.4 23.0 23.5 23.5 23.5 0.0

Professional and business services

 22,872 22,727 22,907 22,987 22,876 22,953 22,952 22,985 33

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 10,756.8 10,963.4 11,010.3 10,972.3 10,810.4 10,977.6 10,990.5 11,022.9 32.4

Legal services

 1,173.1 1,176.4 1,179.5 1,181.2 1,178.4 1,186.4 1,188.6 1,189.0 0.4

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

 1,129.8 1,241.9 1,236.9 1,154.3 1,152.9 1,163.9 1,165.3 1,172.9 7.6

Architectural, engineering, and related services

 1,652.1 1,665.8 1,673.5 1,696.6 1,658.3 1,690.3 1,690.9 1,700.8 9.9

Specialized design services

 152.1 152.0 153.3 150.2 152.0 153.9 153.6 150.8 -2.8

Computer systems design and related services

 2,492.4 2,515.2 2,538.9 2,539.7 2,494.3 2,536.6 2,539.1 2,541.5 2.4

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

 1,855.9 1,877.9 1,883.9 1,900.7 1,862.1 1,895.7 1,896.1 1,910.0 13.9

Scientific research and development services

 929.3 949.4 951.2 953.5 933.5 955.7 957.1 957.2 0.1

Advertising, public relations, and related services

 503.1 517.2 523.0 521.0 504.6 519.5 524.0 521.8 -2.2

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

 869.0 867.6 870.1 875.1 874.2 875.6 875.8 879.0 3.2

Management of companies and enterprises

 2,550.5 2,549.2 2,547.1 2,550.2 2,560.5 2,557.8 2,556.6 2,557.6 1.0

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 9,565.1 9,214.3 9,349.6 9,464.0 9,504.7 9,417.7 9,404.5 9,404.5 0.0

Administrative and support services

 9,066.7 8,705.9 8,835.3 8,946.3 9,004.8 8,902.7 8,886.8 8,884.3 -2.5

Office administrative services

 617.1 628.6 629.6 630.0 616.1 634.2 632.2 634.1 1.9

Facilities support services

 166.0 176.1 180.0 182.1 169.2 177.1 179.9 182.2 2.3

Employment services(1)

 3,682.7 3,484.2 3,477.5 3,503.9 3,689.7 3,533.0 3,522.8 3,506.2 -16.6

Temporary help services

 2,914.3 2,716.2 2,705.7 2,723.9 2,918.4 2,755.0 2,742.7 2,728.6 -14.1

Business support services

 744.4 710.3 704.6 699.8 749.6 715.5 709.6 710.0 0.4

Travel arrangement and reservation services

 189.6 194.7 192.9 195.0 188.5 196.4 193.9 194.0 0.1

Investigation and security services

 1,002.8 1,012.7 1,012.3 1,019.7 1,002.6 1,018.1 1,014.2 1,020.5 6.3

Services to buildings and dwellings

 2,324.9 2,158.9 2,291.3 2,367.2 2,251.5 2,283.6 2,287.1 2,292.3 5.2

Other support services

 339.2 340.4 347.1 348.6 337.6 344.8 347.1 345.0 -2.1

Waste management and remediation services

 498.4 508.4 514.3 517.7 499.9 515.0 517.7 520.2 2.5

Private education and health services

 25,210 26,182 26,297 26,269 25,200 26,087 26,193 26,279 86

Private educational services

 3,856.9 3,992.7 4,018.2 3,888.4 3,822.0 3,856.7 3,862.8 3,864.8 2.0

Health care and social assistance

 21,353.3 22,188.8 22,279.2 22,380.1 21,378.4 22,230.0 22,330.5 22,414.0 83.5

Health care(3)

 16,792.4 17,451.2 17,501.3 17,571.6 16,836.7 17,490.0 17,550.3 17,618.6 68.3

Ambulatory health care services

 8,391.8 8,699.6 8,729.7 8,780.7 8,404.6 8,719.6 8,749.6 8,792.3 42.7

Offices of physicians

 2,892.1 2,997.9 3,003.6 3,018.6 2,897.2 3,007.0 3,012.2 3,025.6 13.4

Offices of dentists

 1,028.5 1,026.6 1,026.6 1,034.9 1,027.8 1,031.5 1,031.3 1,034.9 3.6

Offices of other health practitioners

 1,146.9 1,190.6 1,198.0 1,204.9 1,146.9 1,195.4 1,200.9 1,206.1 5.2

Outpatient care centers

 1,049.7 1,081.3 1,081.8 1,083.4 1,053.5 1,079.8 1,083.8 1,086.5 2.7

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

 319.1 322.7 323.9 321.2 319.4 323.2 322.6 322.1 -0.5

Home health care services

 1,609.4 1,724.8 1,739.3 1,763.5 1,613.4 1,727.7 1,741.9 1,761.5 19.6

Other ambulatory health care services

 346.1 355.7 356.5 354.2 346.5 355.1 357.0 355.6 -1.4

Hospitals

 5,282.0 5,506.6 5,514.8 5,520.8 5,304.8 5,512.4 5,530.8 5,545.8 15.0

Nursing and residential care facilities

 3,118.6 3,245.0 3,256.8 3,270.1 3,127.3 3,258.0 3,269.9 3,280.5 10.6

Skilled nursing care facilities

 1,398.7 1,454.3 1,458.4 1,457.6 1,405.5 1,462.3 1,466.5 1,466.4 -0.1

Residential intellectual and developmental disability, mental health, and substance abuse facilities

 631.3 660.3 663.8 668.9 631.6 662.9 666.4 670.0 3.6

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

 932.8 969.1 972.7 981.4 933.3 971.5 974.1 981.8 7.7

Other residential care facilities

 155.8 161.3 161.9 162.2 156.9 161.3 162.9 162.3 -0.6

Social assistance

 4,560.9 4,737.6 4,777.9 4,808.5 4,541.7 4,740.0 4,780.2 4,795.4 15.2

Individual and family services

 3,012.1 3,161.4 3,196.3 3,211.8 3,007.2 3,166.0 3,198.4 3,209.5 11.1

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

 217.7 225.1 227.8 228.7 218.3 224.1 227.7 228.7 1.0

Vocational rehabilitation services

 279.0 287.2 288.5 290.9 279.1 288.0 289.2 289.7 0.5

Child care services

 1,052.1 1,063.9 1,065.3 1,077.1 1,037.1 1,061.9 1,064.9 1,067.5 2.6

Leisure and hospitality

 16,782 16,478 16,750 17,194 16,528 16,893 16,905 16,947 42

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 2,571.0 2,483.3 2,579.8 2,722.0 2,510.4 2,645.1 2,645.0 2,661.6 16.6

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

 599.9 592.7 641.2 665.1 573.4 626.8 624.6 631.2 6.6

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

 174.2 168.6 174.7 181.8 171.8 177.3 178.1 177.9 -0.2

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

 1,796.9 1,722.0 1,763.9 1,875.1 1,765.2 1,841.0 1,842.3 1,852.5 10.2

Accommodation and food services

 14,210.5 13,994.5 14,169.8 14,471.8 14,017.1 14,247.7 14,260.2 14,285.5 25.3

Accommodation

 1,881.7 1,848.5 1,879.9 1,944.6 1,874.3 1,922.0 1,925.3 1,926.0 0.7

Food services and drinking places

 12,328.8 12,146.0 12,289.9 12,527.2 12,142.8 12,325.7 12,334.9 12,359.5 24.6

Other services

 5,830 5,853 5,890 5,927 5,809 5,896 5,901 5,907 6

Repair and maintenance

 1,454.5 1,473.8 1,481.4 1,487.4 1,447.6 1,481.2 1,481.8 1,482.8 1.0

Personal and laundry services

 1,539.9 1,535.8 1,552.0 1,567.0 1,526.5 1,549.8 1,551.7 1,553.2 1.5

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

 2,835.1 2,843.6 2,856.2 2,872.5 2,835.2 2,864.5 2,867.8 2,871.0 3.2

Government

 22,962 23,580 23,596 23,603 22,702 23,269 23,276 23,319 43

Federal

 2,915 2,981 2,986 2,996 2,914 2,993 2,995 2,999 4

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

 2,310.7 2,372.6 2,375.1 2,389.4 2,307.9 2,385.9 2,388.6 2,392.0 3.4

U.S. Postal Service

 603.8 608.2 610.8 606.4 606.3 607.0 606.3 607.0 0.7

State government

 5,286 5,588 5,605 5,478 5,280 5,444 5,450 5,455 5

State government education

 2,576.1 2,810.3 2,821.3 2,679.9 2,568.9 2,658.6 2,663.2 2,662.5 -0.7

State government, excluding education

 2,709.8 2,778.1 2,783.4 2,797.8 2,711.3 2,785.8 2,787.0 2,792.4 5.4

Local government

 14,761 15,011 15,005 15,129 14,508 14,832 14,831 14,865 34

Local government education

 8,212.8 8,358.8 8,336.7 8,356.1 7,945.8 8,075.9 8,080.0 8,089.8 9.8

Local government, excluding education

 6,548.6 6,651.8 6,668.1 6,772.9 6,561.7 6,756.5 6,751.0 6,774.7 23.7

Footnotes
(1) Includes other industries, not shown separately.
(2) Includes motor vehicle manufacturing, motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing, and motor vehicle parts manufacturing.
(3) Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2023 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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