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	Jan. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Jan. 2026(p)
Total private	109,775	110,164	110,349	110,470
Goods-producing	15,296	15,244	15,254	15,263
Mining and logging	469	452	451	450
Construction	5,989	6,015	6,021	6,036
Manufacturing	8,838	8,777	8,782	8,777
Durable goods	5,325	5,284	5,291	5,293
Nondurable goods	3,513	3,493	3,491	3,484
Private service-providing	94,479	94,920	95,095	95,207
Trade, transportation, and utilities	24,437	24,341	24,309	24,297
Wholesale trade	4,813.2	4,780.2	4,774.6	4,768.8
Retail trade	13,275.1	13,302.7	13,276.8	13,273.3
Transportation and warehousing	5,875.1	5,779.3	5,777.8	5,773.6
Utilities	473.6	478.6	480.1	480.9
Information	2,303	2,262	2,267	2,249
Financial activities	6,946	6,970	6,977	6,962
Professional and business services	17,596	17,575	17,596	17,646
Private education and health services	23,637	24,204	24,264	24,384
Leisure and hospitality	14,713	14,696	14,796	14,782
Other services	4,847	4,872	4,886	4,887
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 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: February 11, 2026