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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
Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Feb.
2024(p)
Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Feb.
2024(p)
Change from:
Jan.2024 - Feb.2024(p)

Total nonfarm

153,817 158,269 155,414 156,555 155,060 157,304 157,533 157,808 275

Total private

131,013 134,901 132,406 133,112 132,509 134,228 134,405 134,628 223

Goods-producing

21,159 21,684 21,312 21,399 21,520 21,723 21,747 21,766 19

Mining and logging

624 642 628 631 633 643 640 640 0

Logging

45.0 42.7 41.8 41.9 44.6 42.5 41.8 41.9 0.1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

579.3 599.1 586.5 589.1 588.4 600.2 598.0 598.1 0.1

Oil and gas extraction

115.3 118.8 119.0 118.1 116.3 118.1 119.7 119.1 -0.6

Mining (except oil and gas)

182.5 187.0 183.7 184.5 187.6 188.5 189.2 189.4 0.2

Coal mining

42.5 42.6 42.7 43.0 42.6 42.8 42.9 43.1 0.2

Metal ore mining

43.2 43.9 43.3 43.4 43.3 44.0 43.6 43.6 0.0

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

96.8 100.5 97.7 98.1 101.7 101.7 102.7 102.7 0.0

Support activities for mining

281.5 293.3 283.8 286.5 284.5 293.6 289.1 289.6 0.5

Construction

7,642 8,051 7,802 7,855 7,947 8,120 8,139 8,162 23

Construction of buildings

1,760.0 1,834.7 1,802.9 1,809.3 1,799.8 1,837.1 1,844.2 1,848.3 4.1

Residential building construction

906.9 933.2 913.8 916.2 926.8 933.6 936.2 936.0 -0.2

Nonresidential building construction

853.1 901.5 889.1 893.1 873.0 903.5 908.0 912.3 4.3

Heavy and civil engineering construction

1,015.3 1,097.9 1,029.7 1,057.6 1,104.6 1,134.7 1,133.4 1,145.9 12.5

Specialty trade contractors

4,866.8 5,118.5 4,969.8 4,987.9 5,042.1 5,148.2 5,161.2 5,167.6 6.4

Residential specialty trade contractors

2,271.9 2,376.5 2,305.1 2,314.2 2,347.3 2,394.0 2,395.9 2,394.9 -1.0

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

2,594.9 2,742.0 2,664.7 2,673.7 2,694.8 2,754.2 2,765.3 2,772.7 7.4

Manufacturing

12,893 12,991 12,882 12,913 12,940 12,960 12,968 12,964 -4

Durable goods

8,055 8,172 8,106 8,126 8,075 8,148 8,147 8,149 2

Wood product manufacturing

419.7 414.3 411.2 413.7 421.6 414.3 414.0 415.6 1.6

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

414.4 425.6 411.9 412.0 422.4 424.3 421.8 420.9 -0.9

Primary metal manufacturing

370.8 374.3 370.8 371.2 371.1 372.4 372.3 371.6 -0.7

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

1,446.9 1,465.4 1,462.8 1,470.5 1,449.8 1,464.3 1,468.5 1,472.9 4.4

Machinery manufacturing

1,126.5 1,142.7 1,140.0 1,139.5 1,127.3 1,142.0 1,141.7 1,140.4 -1.3

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

1,106.1 1,109.7 1,102.4 1,102.2 1,109.7 1,107.9 1,107.6 1,105.9 -1.7

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

163.1 164.2 162.8 160.6 163.7 163.2 162.6 161.3 -1.3

Communications equipment manufacturing

84.8 87.0 86.2 86.2 85.1 86.9 86.7 86.6 -0.1

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

398.8 392.8 391.1 391.0 400.5 392.8 393.3 392.6 -0.7

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

428.6 435.2 432.0 434.1 429.1 434.8 434.1 434.7 0.6

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

30.8 30.5 30.3 30.3 31.3 30.2 30.8 30.7 -0.1

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

414.0 414.1 410.2 412.3 415.9 413.8 411.6 414.1 2.5

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

1,763.1 1,846.3 1,830.1 1,834.1 1,761.3 1,831.3 1,836.0 1,834.1 -1.9

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

1,026.7 1,076.3 1,061.4 1,064.7 1,026.1 1,063.1 1,065.5 1,065.1 -0.4

Furniture and related product manufacturing

363.9 351.2 344.8 345.9 364.4 349.7 346.8 346.7 -0.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing

629.5 628.4 622.0 624.7 631.6 627.5 626.3 626.9 0.6

Nondurable goods

4,838 4,819 4,776 4,787 4,865 4,812 4,821 4,815 -6

Food manufacturing

1,718.7 1,738.4 1,718.5 1,722.4 1,725.6 1,729.0 1,730.8 1,729.1 -1.7

Textile mills

91.3 89.3 88.3 89.2 92.3 89.3 89.3 90.0 0.7

Textile product mills

102.5 95.6 95.0 94.7 102.7 95.3 95.2 94.9 -0.3

Apparel manufacturing

90.6 87.5 86.4 85.3 91.2 87.6 87.3 86.3 -1.0

Paper manufacturing

361.9 356.0 351.1 350.8 361.0 353.6 351.2 350.3 -0.9

Printing and related support activities

373.7 366.2 364.4 363.4 376.2 364.1 367.4 365.7 -1.7

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

103.6 106.8 105.7 107.4 107.6 109.2 110.5 111.1 0.6

Chemical manufacturing

904.6 896.7 892.7 894.7 903.1 895.0 895.6 893.5 -2.1

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

742.9 728.2 725.4 727.1 744.6 727.1 729.8 729.5 -0.3

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

348.0 354.3 348.4 351.8 360.9 361.4 363.6 364.7 1.1

Private service-providing

109,854 113,217 111,094 111,713 110,989 112,505 112,658 112,862 204

Trade, transportation, and utilities

28,602 29,648 28,769 28,663 28,851 28,867 28,852 28,892 40

Wholesale trade

6,055.8 6,178.1 6,113.5 6,121.7 6,087.0 6,159.5 6,156.2 6,155.0 -1.2

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

3,365.1 3,435.2 3,410.5 3,414.8 3,373.1 3,425.3 3,425.5 3,423.8 -1.7

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

2,178.1 2,224.6 2,194.9 2,197.6 2,199.7 2,218.9 2,219.3 2,219.6 0.3

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

512.6 518.3 508.1 509.3 514.2 515.3 511.4 511.6 0.2

Retail trade

15,431.6 16,048.2 15,574.3 15,488.6 15,606.8 15,602.7 15,617.9 15,636.6 18.7

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

2,011.8 2,067.8 2,049.1 2,055.1 2,027.2 2,071.8 2,070.9 2,071.3 0.4

Automobile dealers

1,264.9 1,294.1 1,286.5 1,287.3 1,267.9 1,292.9 1,293.7 1,290.6 -3.1

Other motor vehicle dealers

171.7 168.3 163.8 165.0 179.0 174.8 173.9 172.9 -1.0

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

575.2 605.4 598.8 602.8 580.2 604.2 603.2 607.7 4.5

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

1,381.9 1,393.3 1,338.2 1,338.9 1,420.1 1,399.6 1,385.1 1,378.8 -6.3

Food and beverage retailers

3,229.1 3,285.1 3,238.8 3,246.0 3,238.7 3,247.4 3,250.2 3,253.1 2.9

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

867.7 866.3 834.6 827.7 865.8 829.6 828.1 825.4 -2.7

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

440.5 445.2 430.6 428.5 438.2 426.2 426.2 425.8 -0.4

Electronics and appliance retailers

427.2 421.1 404.0 399.2 427.6 403.5 401.9 399.7 -2.2

General merchandise retailers

3,172.9 3,421.9 3,247.7 3,214.4 3,217.2 3,209.1 3,226.7 3,243.9 17.2

Department stores

936.6 1,052.9 965.1 940.4 963.9 938.4 950.2 960.7 10.5

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

2,236.3 2,369.0 2,282.6 2,274.0 2,253.4 2,270.7 2,276.4 2,283.2 6.8

Health and personal care retailers

1,101.8 1,122.1 1,105.0 1,102.8 1,099.7 1,093.2 1,094.5 1,100.5 6.0

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

1,039.1 1,070.3 1,063.6 1,063.5 1,050.9 1,071.0 1,072.3 1,074.3 2.0

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

1,124.2 1,237.7 1,167.0 1,124.0 1,156.0 1,145.8 1,148.8 1,150.9 2.1

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

1,503.1 1,583.7 1,530.3 1,516.2 1,531.2 1,535.2 1,541.3 1,538.4 -2.9

Transportation and warehousing

6,549.3 6,837.2 6,497.7 6,467.3 6,588.0 6,520.6 6,491.7 6,511.4 19.7

Air transportation

531.7 568.6 564.5 568.5 536.0 569.9 569.5 573.4 3.9

Rail transportation

151.7 152.7 153.0 153.0 151.4 153.1 153.0 152.8 -0.2

Water transportation

64.7 69.4 69.6 69.7 67.4 70.9 72.3 72.7 0.4

Truck transportation

1,553.5 1,557.8 1,529.6 1,524.5 1,579.5 1,551.8 1,551.5 1,551.2 -0.3

Transit and ground passenger transportation

439.9 447.5 438.7 445.9 426.3 431.4 430.2 432.3 2.1

Pipeline transportation

51.7 51.7 52.2 52.5 51.8 51.8 52.4 52.5 0.1

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

22.8 29.0 25.2 26.2 29.5 33.0 31.6 32.2 0.6

Support activities for transportation

816.9 841.9 832.0 834.6 819.0 831.9 833.7 836.3 2.6

Couriers and messengers

1,062.8 1,301.2 1,056.8 1,025.9 1,077.6 1,059.9 1,032.0 1,049.3 17.3

Warehousing and storage

1,853.6 1,817.4 1,776.1 1,766.5 1,849.5 1,766.9 1,765.5 1,758.7 -6.8

Utilities

565.3 584.9 583.5 585.7 569.1 583.8 585.7 588.9 3.2

Information

3,028 3,028 2,973 2,996 3,049 3,012 3,018 3,020 2

Motion picture and sound recording industries

399.3 439.5 409.7 428.0 416.4 431.3 440.0 443.2 3.2

Publishing industries

949.4 935.5 920.5 922.2 954.0 931.7 928.1 930.3 2.2

Broadcasting and content providers

354.0 345.7 340.8 341.6 353.4 343.0 343.2 341.4 -1.8

Telecommunications

658.1 634.8 631.5 633.0 656.8 634.8 634.2 632.0 -2.2

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

483.4 495.5 493.2 493.7 483.2 493.6 494.0 494.3 0.3

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

184.1 177.3 177.3 177.6 185.2 177.6 178.7 178.9 0.2

Financial activities

9,097 9,265 9,178 9,180 9,146 9,233 9,232 9,233 1

Finance and insurance

6,690.0 6,756.9 6,717.8 6,718.8 6,699.4 6,737.6 6,733.7 6,730.9 -2.8

Monetary authorities-central bank

22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.6 22.5 22.6 22.5 -0.1

Credit intermediation and related
activities

2,645.5 2,607.6 2,597.3 2,590.8 2,643.2 2,603.8 2,597.9 2,589.0 -8.9

Depository credit intermediation(1)

1,804.8 1,785.9 1,782.9 1,781.4 1,802.5 1,785.3 1,782.6 1,779.1 -3.5

Commercial banking

1,402.7 1,377.0 1,374.1 1,373.6 1,399.5 1,377.7 1,374.2 1,370.5 -3.7

Nondepository credit intermediation

541.1 534.2 529.9 525.6 542.6 531.4 530.4 526.7 -3.7

Activities related to credit intermediation

299.6 287.5 284.5 283.8 298.1 287.2 284.9 283.3 -1.6

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

1,080.7 1,120.0 1,105.7 1,107.9 1,086.5 1,114.6 1,113.1 1,115.1 2.0

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,941.3 3,006.8 2,992.3 2,997.6 2,947.1 2,996.7 3,000.1 3,004.3 4.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,407.2 2,508.0 2,460.2 2,461.1 2,447.0 2,495.7 2,498.4 2,501.9 3.5

Real estate

1,828.5 1,891.3 1,856.6 1,859.8 1,849.5 1,872.8 1,876.4 1,879.7 3.3

Rental and leasing services

556.2 593.2 580.7 578.3 574.7 599.7 598.6 598.8 0.2

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

22.5 23.5 22.9 23.0 22.8 23.2 23.4 23.4 0.0

Professional and business services

22,533 22,965 22,548 22,683 22,779 22,882 22,922 22,931 9

Professional, scientific, and technical services

10,731.5 10,984.7 10,912.6 10,982.9 10,712.2 10,934.4 10,957.0 10,972.7 15.7

Legal services

1,175.0 1,204.9 1,183.2 1,186.7 1,181.4 1,193.5 1,189.9 1,192.6 2.7

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,209.1 1,159.5 1,192.4 1,235.7 1,134.0 1,157.6 1,162.6 1,163.6 1.0

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,619.3 1,670.4 1,660.1 1,665.9 1,642.9 1,672.6 1,683.3 1,689.7 6.4

Specialized design services

150.7 156.3 153.8 154.1 152.7 154.6 156.0 156.0 0.0

Computer systems design and related services

2,477.6 2,531.2 2,525.4 2,531.8 2,479.4 2,524.9 2,530.1 2,534.3 4.2

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,835.6 1,910.9 1,874.2 1,876.4 1,842.0 1,890.8 1,887.2 1,886.3 -0.9

Scientific research and development services

916.7 949.2 946.3 952.4 921.1 950.5 955.0 957.1 2.1

Advertising, public relations, and related services

500.8 521.1 513.7 516.6 503.0 517.9 519.6 519.2 -0.4

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

846.7 881.2 863.5 863.3 855.8 872.0 873.2 873.8 0.6

Management of companies and enterprises

2,542.2 2,566.7 2,548.9 2,551.7 2,551.0 2,558.0 2,557.3 2,560.6 3.3

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

9,259.1 9,413.3 9,086.8 9,148.3 9,515.7 9,389.2 9,408.0 9,397.8 -10.2

Administrative and support services

8,770.9 8,906.7 8,583.9 8,642.7 9,020.6 8,881.1 8,896.3 8,885.2 -11.1

Office administrative services

605.0 630.2 627.8 628.2 610.9 632.2 634.5 635.4 0.9

Facilities support services

164.5 172.7 173.0 172.4 165.7 172.8 173.3 173.4 0.1

Employment services(1)

3,675.2 3,633.7 3,435.0 3,482.0 3,728.1 3,533.4 3,537.7 3,523.6 -14.1

Temporary help services

2,915.8 2,855.1 2,668.4 2,717.1 2,955.0 2,764.5 2,763.3 2,747.9 -15.4

Business support services

757.0 742.6 722.7 716.6 757.1 723.7 719.9 716.6 -3.3

Travel arrangement and reservation services

183.2 196.1 195.2 195.0 186.3 197.4 197.9 198.2 0.3

Investigation and security services

990.6 1,015.3 1,004.2 1,010.9 999.6 1,012.8 1,015.8 1,018.6 2.8

Services to buildings and dwellings

2,067.7 2,173.8 2,091.1 2,100.2 2,237.0 2,266.1 2,273.1 2,274.1 1.0

Other support services

327.7 342.3 334.9 337.4 335.8 342.6 344.1 345.3 1.2

Waste management and remediation services

488.2 506.6 502.9 505.6 495.1 508.1 511.7 512.6 0.9

Private education and health services

25,069 25,980 25,754 26,129 24,968 25,831 25,938 26,023 85

Private educational services

3,928.9 3,907.2 3,757.7 3,994.3 3,795.1 3,842.5 3,862.4 3,856.8 -5.6

Health care and social assistance

21,139.7 22,073.0 21,996.7 22,134.3 21,173.0 21,988.5 22,075.1 22,165.8 90.7

Health care(3)

16,673.5 17,368.6 17,298.4 17,396.3 16,703.3 17,293.3 17,357.3 17,424.0 66.7

Ambulatory health care services

8,321.3 8,684.6 8,623.9 8,676.7 8,335.7 8,635.0 8,661.8 8,689.8 28.0

Offices of physicians

2,868.5 3,008.4 2,987.3 2,997.1 2,874.7 2,985.1 2,995.4 3,004.1 8.7

Offices of dentists

1,016.9 1,037.1 1,025.8 1,026.3 1,021.2 1,031.6 1,029.4 1,031.3 1.9

Offices of other health practitioners

1,136.1 1,188.6 1,177.2 1,193.0 1,135.7 1,183.6 1,186.6 1,192.2 5.6

Outpatient care centers

1,057.9 1,082.9 1,079.3 1,076.5 1,054.7 1,075.9 1,077.6 1,074.1 -3.5

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

320.8 326.3 323.1 324.0 319.9 325.3 323.5 323.7 0.2

Home health care services

1,578.4 1,687.6 1,680.1 1,705.6 1,586.3 1,680.4 1,697.0 1,709.9 12.9

Other ambulatory health care services

342.7 353.7 351.1 354.2 343.1 353.1 352.4 354.5 2.1

Hospitals

5,260.3 5,453.3 5,456.6 5,486.7 5,267.9 5,439.9 5,466.3 5,494.0 27.7

Nursing and residential care facilities

3,091.9 3,230.7 3,217.9 3,232.9 3,099.7 3,218.4 3,229.2 3,240.2 11.0

Skilled nursing care facilities

1,386.8 1,449.2 1,445.1 1,451.0 1,391.7 1,444.4 1,449.3 1,455.7 6.4

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

622.5 655.3 651.6 658.2 624.6 653.7 655.9 660.3 4.4

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

927.0 967.3 962.6 964.2 928.1 962.2 964.8 965.1 0.3

Other residential care facilities

155.6 158.9 158.6 159.5 155.4 158.2 159.2 159.1 -0.1

Social assistance

4,466.2 4,704.4 4,698.3 4,738.0 4,469.7 4,695.2 4,717.8 4,741.8 24.0

Individual and family services

2,952.3 3,130.0 3,134.1 3,161.3 2,955.4 3,127.7 3,144.1 3,163.1 19.0

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

214.3 228.0 223.6 227.0 213.0 224.7 224.7 225.9 1.2

Vocational rehabilitation services

275.6 285.6 283.4 285.7 278.5 286.1 287.4 287.8 0.4

Child care services

1,024.0 1,060.8 1,057.2 1,064.0 1,022.8 1,056.8 1,061.6 1,065.0 3.4

Leisure and hospitality

15,801 16,485 16,078 16,243 16,412 16,816 16,824 16,882 58

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,222.3 2,447.8 2,375.9 2,412.7 2,442.9 2,599.7 2,621.0 2,634.3 13.3

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

490.1 593.2 553.7 576.0 537.5 613.6 620.3 624.6 4.3

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

154.1 170.2 163.7 163.8 167.6 175.7 177.2 177.7 0.5

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

1,578.1 1,684.4 1,658.5 1,672.9 1,737.8 1,810.4 1,823.5 1,832.0 8.5

Accommodation and food services

13,578.6 14,037.1 13,702.4 13,830.1 13,969.5 14,216.4 14,202.7 14,247.3 44.6

Accommodation

1,784.3 1,853.3 1,817.4 1,826.4 1,880.4 1,924.2 1,922.2 1,925.2 3.0

Food services and drinking places

11,794.3 12,183.8 11,885.0 12,003.7 12,089.1 12,292.2 12,280.5 12,322.1 41.6

Other services

5,724 5,846 5,794 5,819 5,784 5,864 5,872 5,881 9

Repair and maintenance

1,417.1 1,468.3 1,457.3 1,460.9 1,431.8 1,473.2 1,475.4 1,477.1 1.7

Personal and laundry services

1,506.6 1,543.4 1,523.3 1,529.7 1,523.4 1,542.5 1,546.2 1,548.3 2.1

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

2,800.1 2,834.3 2,813.8 2,828.3 2,829.2 2,848.3 2,850.3 2,856.0 5.7

Government

22,804 23,368 23,008 23,443 22,551 23,076 23,128 23,180 52

Federal

2,880 2,971 2,958 2,972 2,892 2,961 2,973 2,982 9

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

2,276.4 2,358.3 2,353.5 2,364.8 2,288.8 2,359.7 2,367.6 2,376.4 8.8

U.S. Postal Service

603.2 612.3 604.8 607.1 602.9 601.1 605.5 605.8 0.3

State government

5,344 5,494 5,330 5,557 5,229 5,404 5,423 5,428 5

State government education

2,665.9 2,737.8 2,570.5 2,791.9 2,537.1 2,637.0 2,648.0 2,649.8 1.8

State government, excluding education

2,678.5 2,756.4 2,759.3 2,765.3 2,691.4 2,766.5 2,774.9 2,778.6 3.7

Local government

14,580 14,903 14,720 14,914 14,430 14,711 14,732 14,770 38

Local government education

8,185.1 8,308.9 8,155.2 8,312.9 7,919.8 8,038.7 8,041.0 8,053.2 12.2

Local government, excluding education

6,394.5 6,594.0 6,564.4 6,601.1 6,510.6 6,671.9 6,690.6 6,716.3 25.7

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.

Last Modified Date: March 08, 2024