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
Jan.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011(p)
Jan.
2012(p)
Jan.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011(p)
Jan.
2012(p)
Change from:
Dec.2011 - Jan.2012(p)

Total nonfarm

128,327 133,172 132,952 130,263 130,456 131,963 132,166 132,409 243

Total private

106,199 110,692 110,614 108,403 108,207 109,959 110,179 110,436 257

Goods-producing

17,291 18,271 18,075 17,726 17,821 18,114 18,185 18,266 81

Mining and logging

721 820 818 812 738 814 822 832 10

Logging

47.5 49.7 48.9 48.9 48.4 48.7 49.1 49.6 0.5

Mining

673.7 769.9 769.0 763.1 689.9 764.9 772.7 782.2 9.5

Oil and gas extraction

162.0 183.2 185.5 184.6 162.9 183.2 185.4 186.1 0.7

Mining, except oil and gas(1)

199.5 221.6 216.4 209.3 210.5 219.1 220.6 221.0 0.4

Coal mining

83.7 87.1 86.9 86.5 83.7 86.9 86.6 86.7 0.1

Support activities for mining

312.2 365.1 367.1 369.2 316.5 362.6 366.7 375.1 8.4

Construction

5,046 5,644 5,441 5,160 5,456 5,520 5,551 5,572 21

Construction of buildings

1,152.8 1,247.5 1,223.9 1,178.4 1,212.3 1,226.9 1,228.4 1,237.3 8.9

Residential building

528.9 577.6 571.2 543.1 561.8 568.5 572.8 575.3 2.5

Nonresidential building

623.9 669.9 652.7 635.3 650.5 658.4 655.6 662.0 6.4

Heavy and civil engineering construction

710.4 867.1 799.6 731.7 818.8 834.2 841.5 840.1 -1.4

Specialty trade contractors

3,183.2 3,529.8 3,417.0 3,250.3 3,424.7 3,458.5 3,480.6 3,494.6 14.0

Residential specialty trade contractors

1,327.8 1,479.2 1,424.7 1,353.4 1,431.8 1,453.4 1,455.1 1,459.4 4.3

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

1,855.4 2,050.6 1,992.3 1,896.9 1,992.9 2,005.1 2,025.5 2,035.2 9.7

Manufacturing

11,524 11,807 11,816 11,754 11,627 11,780 11,812 11,862 50

Durable goods

7,124 7,344 7,365 7,355 7,174 7,331 7,364 7,408 44

Wood products

332.6 331.7 329.0 327.2 340.3 331.4 331.8 334.9 3.1

Nonmetallic mineral products

348.4 368.9 360.9 350.4 366.5 364.2 366.0 368.3 2.3

Primary metals

372.8 400.1 400.9 401.5 373.5 399.6 400.7 402.4 1.7

Fabricated metal products

1,310.2 1,361.0 1,366.6 1,370.2 1,316.8 1,359.4 1,367.9 1,378.8 10.9

Machinery

1,025.2 1,075.9 1,086.0 1,091.9 1,027.1 1,076.0 1,085.5 1,096.0 10.5

Computer and electronic products(1)

1,099.4 1,108.7 1,110.6 1,104.0 1,100.6 1,107.1 1,107.5 1,105.6 -1.9

Computer and peripheral equipment

156.7 161.8 162.7 162.4 156.8 161.1 162.2 162.4 0.2

Communications equipment

117.8 113.2 112.9 111.5 117.5 113.1 112.5 111.3 -1.2

Semiconductors and electronic components

376.5 387.4 387.0 385.6 376.6 387.0 386.3 386.4 0.1

Electronic instruments

406.1 401.3 402.6 399.4 406.8 401.1 401.5 400.2 -1.3

Electrical equipment and appliances

365.1 367.7 368.0 368.3 365.7 367.3 367.9 368.8 0.9

Transportation equipment(1)

1,352.1 1,408.3 1,421.4 1,423.3 1,355.6 1,405.1 1,415.0 1,425.3 10.3

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

698.7 732.8 743.5 744.9 702.4 730.2 738.4 746.3 7.9

Furniture and related products

348.4 347.9 346.1 344.1 353.8 349.8 348.2 349.7 1.5

Miscellaneous manufacturing

569.5 573.7 575.6 574.1 573.8 571.0 573.3 578.6 5.3

Nondurable goods

4,400 4,463 4,451 4,399 4,453 4,449 4,448 4,454 6

Food manufacturing

1,434.7 1,454.9 1,447.7 1,418.2 1,457.2 1,446.0 1,442.3 1,442.3 0.0

Beverages and tobacco products

175.5 192.4 189.6 187.2 181.4 191.7 192.0 193.3 1.3

Textile mills

118.1 119.1 118.9 119.0 119.4 119.2 119.6 120.3 0.7

Textile product mills

116.0 115.7 114.5 113.1 117.0 115.2 114.4 114.1 -0.3

Apparel

151.6 150.9 148.5 146.5 154.8 151.2 149.7 149.8 0.1

Leather and allied products

27.6 30.4 30.4 30.6 28.0 30.3 30.4 30.9 0.5

Paper and paper products

390.6 392.1 393.6 391.3 390.7 391.4 392.3 391.5 -0.8

Printing and related support activities

473.5 462.6 460.9 457.4 477.6 460.7 459.8 461.5 1.7

Petroleum and coal products

105.0 114.4 111.8 109.8 111.3 113.5 114.3 115.4 1.1

Chemicals

778.3 791.4 796.3 793.2 780.9 791.0 794.0 796.2 2.2

Plastics and rubber products

628.8 638.7 638.3 632.9 634.6 638.6 639.6 638.6 -1.0

Private service-providing

88,908 92,421 92,539 90,677 90,386 91,845 91,994 92,170 176

Trade, transportation, and utilities

24,619 25,591 25,804 25,016 24,821 25,154 25,183 25,220 37

Wholesale trade

5,430.0 5,573.9 5,580.7 5,528.8 5,483.4 5,554.1 5,568.9 5,582.9 14.0

Durable goods

2,709.6 2,767.2 2,774.8 2,757.9 2,729.3 2,761.9 2,771.3 2,778.3 7.0

Nondurable goods

1,902.9 1,960.3 1,957.9 1,929.5 1,930.7 1,948.9 1,952.7 1,957.0 4.3

Electronic markets and agents and brokers

817.5 846.4 848.0 841.4 823.4 843.3 844.9 847.6 2.7

Retail trade

14,443.1 15,083.5 15,225.8 14,633.7 14,550.1 14,724.7 14,730.9 14,741.4 10.5

Motor vehicle and parts dealers(1)

1,633.8 1,704.1 1,698.3 1,682.1 1,664.8 1,705.6 1,708.7 1,713.4 4.7

Automobile dealers

1,024.5 1,068.3 1,067.4 1,065.6 1,037.4 1,069.0 1,071.3 1,078.7 7.4

Furniture and home furnishings stores

444.1 463.1 467.0 452.2 439.5 446.8 446.2 447.7 1.5

Electronics and appliance stores

533.9 539.6 541.7 514.8 530.2 515.8 514.2 511.9 -2.3

Building material and garden supply stores

1,077.1 1,118.2 1,108.1 1,087.1 1,133.2 1,142.8 1,141.2 1,142.6 1.4

Food and beverage stores

2,794.8 2,861.6 2,873.2 2,821.2 2,811.1 2,839.1 2,844.2 2,838.9 -5.3

Health and personal care stores

976.7 996.7 999.9 991.9 976.8 987.0 983.9 991.3 7.4

Gasoline stations

811.2 832.6 827.3 818.3 822.2 833.3 830.9 829.6 -1.3

Clothing and clothing accessories stores

1,349.7 1,469.6 1,523.7 1,368.0 1,350.9 1,375.2 1,381.6 1,368.0 -13.6

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores

591.3 600.4 604.6 562.6 577.6 565.1 556.7 554.2 -2.5

General merchandise stores(1)

3,055.2 3,261.0 3,337.1 3,146.8 3,054.9 3,118.3 3,126.6 3,141.6 15.0

Department stores

1,551.3 1,671.1 1,734.6 1,618.9 1,534.0 1,570.1 1,575.7 1,595.1 19.4

Miscellaneous store retailers

746.5 774.7 778.1 748.7 760.8 760.6 761.2 763.7 2.5

Nonstore retailers

428.8 461.9 466.8 440.0 428.1 435.1 435.5 438.5 3.0

Transportation and warehousing

4,196.3 4,375.9 4,439.5 4,294.8 4,236.3 4,316.7 4,323.4 4,336.5 13.1

Air transportation

450.8 454.7 454.8 451.9 453.2 455.8 455.3 454.3 -1.0

Rail transportation

221.3 232.0 231.4 229.5 222.7 231.2 231.5 231.2 -0.3

Water transportation

61.6 62.2 63.0 64.4 63.3 63.1 63.3 66.0 2.7

Truck transportation

1,244.7 1,324.0 1,316.1 1,296.6 1,271.8 1,311.1 1,318.0 1,323.3 5.3

Transit and ground passenger transportation

446.6 449.0 449.7 447.8 436.4 431.4 434.1 437.4 3.3

Pipeline transportation

42.4 43.3 43.5 43.8 42.1 43.2 43.4 43.5 0.1

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

19.3 25.9 24.4 22.9 26.4 29.7 29.6 30.8 1.2

Support activities for transportation

547.7 576.8 575.8 572.9 552.4 574.5 574.6 577.5 2.9

Couriers and messengers

525.5 547.4 618.3 517.4 525.5 528.3 521.1 519.6 -1.5

Warehousing and storage

636.4 660.6 662.5 647.6 642.5 648.4 652.5 652.9 0.4

Utilities

549.5 557.4 558.0 558.2 551.2 558.2 559.5 559.6 0.1

Information

2,653 2,656 2,658 2,606 2,678 2,644 2,645 2,632 -13

Publishing industries, except Internet

748.4 748.7 749.4 741.4 751.1 745.8 746.0 744.2 -1.8

Motion picture and sound recording industries

347.2 364.0 365.3 335.5 365.4 359.5 362.3 354.4 -7.9

Broadcasting, except Internet

284.0 281.4 281.1 278.5 284.7 279.0 279.7 279.0 -0.7

Telecommunications

885.6 852.0 851.9 846.8 886.7 850.3 847.7 847.4 -0.3

Data processing, hosting and related services

240.5 244.6 243.7 238.8 242.7 244.1 242.4 241.1 -1.3

Other information services

147.1 165.1 166.5 165.1 147.8 165.1 166.8 166.2 -0.6

Financial activities

7,618 7,690 7,709 7,644 7,666 7,691 7,695 7,690 -5

Finance and insurance

5,737.7 5,757.4 5,772.3 5,739.4 5,750.5 5,750.7 5,756.4 5,748.9 -7.5

Monetary authorities - central bank

18.9 19.2 18.8 18.8 19.0 19.2 18.9 18.9 0.0

Credit intermediation and related
activities(1)

2,556.5 2,566.5 2,577.9 2,563.1 2,559.5 2,563.4 2,568.8 2,563.6 -5.2

Depository credit intermediation(1)

1,731.6 1,741.6 1,748.0 1,741.7 1,733.3 1,742.0 1,744.8 1,742.1 -2.7

Commercial banking

1,309.7 1,316.0 1,321.0 1,316.5 1,310.2 1,316.9 1,318.7 1,316.7 -2.0

Securities, commodity contracts, investments

801.3 806.3 804.3 797.4 803.7 805.1 802.6 799.7 -2.9

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,274.5 2,281.4 2,286.7 2,276.2 2,281.7 2,278.9 2,281.6 2,282.7 1.1

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles

86.5 84.0 84.6 83.9 86.6 84.1 84.5 84.0 -0.5

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,880.1 1,933.0 1,936.4 1,904.9 1,915.2 1,940.6 1,939.0 1,940.6 1.6

Real estate

1,369.1 1,405.2 1,410.3 1,390.4 1,391.6 1,408.9 1,409.6 1,413.1 3.5

Rental and leasing services

487.0 503.5 501.7 490.7 499.4 507.4 505.2 503.6 -1.6

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets

24.0 24.3 24.4 23.8 24.2 24.3 24.2 23.9 -0.3

Professional and business services

16,706 17,676 17,691 17,314 17,055 17,521 17,584 17,654 70

Professional and technical services(1)

7,559.4 7,777.6 7,859.3 7,879.1 7,534.6 7,787.1 7,816.2 7,846.5 30.3

Legal services

1,108.5 1,117.9 1,119.2 1,109.1 1,116.5 1,116.7 1,115.6 1,116.6 1.0

Accounting and bookkeeping services

972.7 890.0 966.3 1,077.5 877.7 943.6 960.9 973.4 12.5

Architectural and engineering services

1,258.9 1,307.3 1,302.7 1,289.4 1,277.8 1,301.9 1,302.4 1,309.3 6.9

Computer systems design and related services

1,487.2 1,563.4 1,564.6 1,553.5 1,493.0 1,553.1 1,557.6 1,559.3 1.7

Management and technical consulting services

1,021.3 1,105.3 1,113.5 1,088.3 1,033.9 1,092.7 1,098.6 1,101.6 3.0

Management of companies and enterprises

1,886.9 1,929.1 1,939.2 1,928.9 1,894.3 1,928.3 1,933.1 1,936.2 3.1

Administrative and waste services

7,259.8 7,969.5 7,892.3 7,505.8 7,625.8 7,806.0 7,835.0 7,871.7 36.7

Administrative and support services(1)

6,904.9 7,601.7 7,527.0 7,141.6 7,264.4 7,439.1 7,467.2 7,500.9 33.7

Employment services(1)

2,708.6 3,137.6 3,157.7 2,901.5 2,878.2 3,014.1 3,035.9 3,069.1 33.2

Temporary help services

2,105.5 2,491.2 2,505.3 2,268.9 2,245.5 2,377.6 2,385.9 2,406.0 20.1

Business support services

810.4 830.6 838.5 820.5 811.1 814.4 820.1 820.0 -0.1

Services to buildings and dwellings

1,612.0 1,798.5 1,702.5 1,619.5 1,777.3 1,784.1 1,781.5 1,785.5 4.0

Waste management and remediation services

354.9 367.8 365.3 364.2 361.4 366.9 367.8 370.8 3.0

Education and health services

19,580 20,290 20,233 19,986 19,696 20,046 20,074 20,110 36

Educational services

3,128.0 3,460.5 3,394.3 3,209.6 3,207.1 3,275.3 3,281.6 3,287.2 5.6

Health care and social assistance

16,451.5 16,829.1 16,838.3 16,776.8 16,488.9 16,770.8 16,792.8 16,822.5 29.7

Health care(3)

13,858.8 14,195.0 14,203.8 14,164.5 13,898.2 14,162.2 14,179.8 14,210.7 30.9

Ambulatory health care services(1)

6,028.0 6,243.7 6,245.5 6,214.7 6,051.5 6,222.8 6,230.3 6,243.2 12.9

Offices of physicians

2,320.5 2,395.5 2,400.2 2,384.1 2,324.7 2,386.6 2,386.9 2,389.6 2.7

Outpatient care centers

611.0 637.5 639.4 640.9 612.2 635.8 637.4 641.9 4.5

Home health care services

1,108.6 1,159.8 1,159.3 1,151.2 1,115.0 1,154.3 1,157.7 1,159.6 1.9

Hospitals

4,687.3 4,770.8 4,779.4 4,783.1 4,693.1 4,765.2 4,776.0 4,788.7 12.7

Nursing and residential care facilities(1)

3,143.5 3,180.5 3,178.9 3,166.7 3,153.6 3,174.2 3,173.5 3,178.8 5.3

Nursing care facilities

1,665.3 1,666.0 1,663.7 1,658.6 1,669.5 1,661.0 1,660.7 1,663.4 2.7

Social assistance(1)

2,592.7 2,634.1 2,634.5 2,612.3 2,590.7 2,608.6 2,613.0 2,611.8 -1.2

Child day care services

858.4 857.0 854.8 844.3 849.1 839.5 840.7 835.9 -4.8

Leisure and hospitality

12,477 13,179 13,110 12,821 13,138 13,436 13,455 13,499 44

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,665.2 1,761.6 1,745.8 1,696.9 1,891.3 1,910.7 1,908.9 1,923.8 14.9

Performing arts and spectator sports

349.9 382.7 372.4 356.4 394.2 397.9 391.6 399.6 8.0

Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks

116.5 129.0 128.0 122.9 128.9 134.3 135.4 135.6 0.2

Amusements, gambling, and recreation

1,198.8 1,249.9 1,245.4 1,217.6 1,368.2 1,378.5 1,381.9 1,388.6 6.7

Accommodation and food services

10,811.4 11,417.4 11,364.0 11,123.9 11,246.2 11,525.4 11,546.3 11,575.2 28.9

Accommodation

1,679.3 1,745.7 1,735.2 1,701.0 1,771.1 1,799.9 1,800.7 1,796.8 -3.9

Food services and drinking places

9,132.1 9,671.7 9,628.8 9,422.9 9,475.1 9,725.5 9,745.6 9,778.4 32.8

Other services

5,255 5,339 5,334 5,290 5,332 5,353 5,358 5,365 7

Repair and maintenance

1,135.3 1,162.0 1,156.3 1,148.4 1,153.9 1,166.0 1,165.8 1,167.1 1.3

Personal and laundry services

1,249.5 1,284.5 1,288.7 1,268.4 1,270.0 1,288.6 1,291.0 1,289.3 -1.7

Membership associations and organizations

2,870.0 2,892.9 2,889.0 2,872.8 2,907.9 2,898.7 2,901.4 2,908.2 6.8

Government

22,128 22,480 22,338 21,860 22,249 22,004 21,987 21,973 -14

Federal

2,851.0 2,830.0 2,834.0 2,809.0 2,873.0 2,839.0 2,835.0 2,829.0 -6.0

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

2,206.1 2,211.0 2,211.7 2,190.6 2,227.5 2,218.3 2,216.6 2,210.4 -6.2

U.S. Postal Service

644.4 618.5 622.1 618.6 645.1 620.3 618.7 618.1 -0.6

State government

5,037.0 5,233.0 5,159.0 4,968.0 5,125.0 5,056.0 5,051.0 5,054.0 3.0

State government education

2,311.2 2,570.9 2,494.1 2,303.9 2,387.2 2,383.0 2,378.1 2,381.1 3.0

State government, excluding education

2,726.2 2,662.1 2,664.4 2,663.8 2,737.4 2,673.2 2,672.8 2,672.7 -0.1

Local government

14,240.0 14,417.0 14,345.0 14,083.0 14,251.0 14,109.0 14,101.0 14,090.0 -11.0

Local government education

8,055.3 8,210.7 8,176.0 7,953.5 7,948.8 7,858.1 7,853.0 7,843.4 -9.6

Local government, excluding education

6,184.4 6,206.0 6,169.2 6,129.3 6,302.5 6,251.2 6,247.6 6,246.1 -1.5

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

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2011 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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Last Modified Date: February 03, 2012