Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1) [In thousands]
Industry	May 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025(p)	May 2025(p)
Total private	109,491	110,555	110,665	110,742
Goods-producing	15,421	15,398	15,408	15,411
Mining and logging	484	466	465	464
Construction	5,981	6,023	6,034	6,047
Manufacturing	8,956	8,909	8,909	8,900
Durable goods	5,443	5,366	5,367	5,355
Nondurable goods	3,513	3,543	3,542	3,545
Private service-providing	94,070	95,157	95,257	95,331
Trade, transportation, and utilities	24,427	24,655	24,649	24,628
Wholesale trade	4,835.8	4,891.6	4,893.6	4,897.2
Retail trade	13,303.9	13,382.0	13,386.8	13,369.0
Transportation and warehousing	5,816.6	5,908.8	5,897.6	5,889.0
Utilities	470.3	473.0	471.3	472.6
Information	2,366	2,345	2,345	2,346
Financial activities	6,906	6,990	6,994	7,009
Professional and business services	17,845	17,714	17,720	17,679
Private education and health services	23,011	23,762	23,837	23,910
Leisure and hospitality	14,667	14,794	14,816	14,856
Other services	4,848	4,897	4,896	4,903
Footnotes (1) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2024 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: June 06, 2025