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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
Apr.
2023		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024(p)		 Apr.
2024(p)		 Apr.
2023		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024(p)		 Apr.
2024(p)		 Change from:
Mar.2024 - Apr.2024(p)

Total nonfarm

 155,201 156,551 157,213 158,016 155,484 157,796 158,111 158,286 175

Total private

 132,239 133,098 133,636 134,421 132,831 134,605 134,848 135,015 167

Goods-producing

 21,403 21,399 21,514 21,680 21,541 21,768 21,807 21,821 14

Mining and logging

 633 632 639 635 639 641 644 641 -3

Logging

 42.1 41.8 41.4 39.3 44.9 41.9 42.3 42.2 -0.1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

 590.7 590.2 597.6 595.4 593.8 599.0 601.8 598.3 -3.5

Oil and gas extraction

 115.8 118.2 118.6 117.4 116.9 119.0 119.2 118.5 -0.7

Mining (except oil and gas)

 186.0 184.5 186.2 188.3 187.2 189.2 189.8 189.7 -0.1

Coal mining

 42.8 42.9 42.9 44.1 42.8 43.0 42.9 44.1 1.2

Metal ore mining

 43.5 43.4 42.9 42.9 43.5 43.4 43.1 42.9 -0.2

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

 99.7 98.2 100.4 101.3 101.0 102.8 103.8 102.7 -1.1

Support activities for mining

 288.9 287.5 292.8 289.7 289.7 290.8 292.8 290.1 -2.7

Construction

 7,874 7,860 7,972 8,132 7,961 8,170 8,210 8,219 9

Construction of buildings

 1,772.5 1,809.7 1,831.2 1,847.9 1,792.6 1,850.0 1,863.6 1,867.3 3.7

Residential building construction

 912.0 915.2 929.5 940.1 923.3 936.7 947.2 950.0 2.8

Nonresidential building construction

 860.5 894.5 901.7 907.8 869.3 913.3 916.4 917.3 0.9

Heavy and civil engineering construction

 1,093.0 1,055.7 1,083.3 1,134.7 1,104.3 1,142.7 1,146.0 1,146.3 0.3

Specialty trade contractors

 5,008.5 4,994.8 5,057.8 5,149.8 5,064.5 5,177.6 5,200.2 5,205.1 4.9

Residential specialty trade contractors

 2,334.9 2,314.4 2,342.4 2,380.9 2,358.5 2,396.7 2,409.1 2,407.4 -1.7

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

 2,673.6 2,680.4 2,715.4 2,768.9 2,706.0 2,780.9 2,791.1 2,797.7 6.6

Manufacturing

 12,896 12,907 12,903 12,913 12,941 12,957 12,953 12,961 8

Durable goods

 8,063 8,118 8,120 8,120 8,084 8,141 8,143 8,144 1

Wood product manufacturing

 417.6 412.4 412.6 414.5 418.5 414.7 414.3 415.7 1.4

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

 415.5 411.3 415.2 418.3 418.9 420.3 421.6 422.0 0.4

Primary metal manufacturing

 372.3 370.5 370.0 369.5 373.2 371.1 370.5 370.7 0.2

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

 1,446.8 1,470.1 1,467.4 1,466.2 1,450.2 1,471.4 1,469.3 1,469.6 0.3

Machinery manufacturing

 1,129.2 1,135.5 1,132.3 1,136.0 1,132.3 1,137.6 1,136.0 1,139.4 3.4

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

 1,105.3 1,102.9 1,099.6 1,098.8 1,108.7 1,105.7 1,103.3 1,102.3 -1.0

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

 163.2 161.4 159.6 160.2 164.0 161.9 160.7 161.0 0.3

Communications equipment manufacturing

 85.4 86.0 85.4 85.2 85.4 86.2 85.5 85.4 -0.1

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

 395.3 391.5 390.9 391.3 396.5 392.7 391.7 392.1 0.4

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

 430.7 433.6 433.2 431.5 431.5 434.1 434.5 432.9 -1.6

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

 30.7 30.4 30.5 30.6 31.2 30.8 30.9 31.0 0.1

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

 412.8 412.0 411.6 409.6 414.1 413.5 412.3 411.1 -1.2

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

 1,773.6 1,831.7 1,838.3 1,837.1 1,775.8 1,831.6 1,840.1 1,841.0 0.9

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

 1,036.9 1,061.9 1,067.7 1,064.3 1,034.0 1,062.2 1,066.0 1,063.9 -2.1

Furniture and related product manufacturing

 361.9 346.2 347.5 344.9 363.0 347.4 347.6 345.9 -1.7

Miscellaneous manufacturing

 627.7 625.6 625.7 625.0 629.0 627.4 627.6 626.5 -1.1

Nondurable goods

 4,833 4,789 4,783 4,793 4,857 4,816 4,810 4,817 7

Food manufacturing

 1,714.2 1,725.6 1,719.3 1,721.2 1,728.2 1,731.8 1,730.8 1,735.5 4.7

Textile mills

 92.4 89.2 89.0 88.9 92.1 89.7 89.2 88.7 -0.5

Textile product mills

 99.9 95.5 94.8 95.5 99.7 95.5 94.4 95.4 1.0

Apparel manufacturing

 92.6 85.6 83.5 83.6 91.5 85.9 84.1 83.4 -0.7

Paper manufacturing

 358.3 350.9 349.6 349.7 359.0 350.3 349.6 350.3 0.7

Printing and related support activities

 373.5 362.6 364.4 366.1 374.9 365.4 365.7 366.7 1.0

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

 108.0 107.1 108.1 108.6 108.6 110.7 110.6 109.2 -1.4

Chemical manufacturing

 900.5 895.9 900.4 896.6 902.2 895.3 900.0 898.2 -1.8

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

 739.1 726.0 724.6 726.8 740.5 728.1 726.0 728.1 2.1

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

 354.5 350.7 349.4 355.6 360.6 363.1 359.2 361.9 2.7

Private service-providing

 110,836 111,699 112,122 112,741 111,290 112,837 113,041 113,194 153

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 28,544 28,686 28,701 28,747 28,834 28,928 28,959 29,011 52

Wholesale trade

 6,078.6 6,112.6 6,133.3 6,155.1 6,095.2 6,149.2 6,159.6 6,169.7 10.1

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

 3,371.4 3,409.1 3,414.4 3,417.2 3,379.7 3,419.4 3,422.8 3,425.3 2.5

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

 2,197.5 2,196.0 2,208.8 2,226.6 2,203.4 2,219.4 2,223.6 2,230.8 7.2

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

 509.7 507.5 510.1 511.3 512.1 510.4 513.2 513.6 0.4

Retail trade

 15,420.9 15,482.3 15,492.9 15,531.6 15,586.0 15,642.7 15,657.8 15,677.9 20.1

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

 2,025.3 2,057.1 2,065.3 2,069.2 2,027.2 2,072.8 2,073.1 2,072.7 -0.4

Automobile dealers

 1,266.2 1,288.6 1,294.8 1,297.5 1,267.0 1,292.4 1,296.3 1,298.6 2.3

Other motor vehicle dealers

 178.5 165.5 168.4 170.6 178.1 173.0 172.3 170.9 -1.4

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

 580.6 603.0 602.1 601.1 582.2 607.4 604.5 603.2 -1.3

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

 1,435.1 1,339.9 1,360.0 1,400.4 1,405.6 1,379.6 1,369.1 1,375.6 6.5

Food and beverage retailers

 3,206.5 3,253.9 3,243.6 3,239.7 3,231.5 3,258.2 3,262.3 3,264.4 2.1

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

 847.0 825.6 819.6 813.5 856.6 825.1 823.0 821.7 -1.3

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

 429.5 425.4 422.4 421.6 434.4 424.6 423.8 425.5 1.7

Electronics and appliance retailers

 417.5 400.2 397.2 391.9 422.2 400.5 399.2 396.2 -3.0

General merchandise retailers

 3,156.6 3,213.1 3,221.2 3,226.1 3,227.5 3,252.1 3,271.7 3,281.2 9.5

Department stores

 931.4 940.0 939.5 941.2 973.0 962.0 969.5 974.7 5.2

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

 2,225.2 2,273.1 2,281.7 2,284.9 2,254.5 2,290.1 2,302.1 2,306.5 4.4

Health and personal care retailers

 1,088.6 1,099.0 1,090.9 1,090.7 1,097.3 1,095.9 1,094.7 1,099.6 4.9

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

 1,048.6 1,063.3 1,066.7 1,072.8 1,057.5 1,075.1 1,077.7 1,080.6 2.9

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

 1,111.5 1,115.8 1,110.0 1,100.0 1,150.1 1,142.9 1,141.5 1,137.8 -3.7

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

 1,501.7 1,514.6 1,515.6 1,519.2 1,532.7 1,541.0 1,544.7 1,544.3 -0.4

Transportation and warehousing

 6,472.1 6,505.4 6,488.1 6,474.2 6,579.1 6,548.1 6,554.0 6,575.8 21.8

Air transportation

 543.8 568.7 571.7 572.1 544.9 572.3 572.6 573.9 1.3

Rail transportation

 152.9 153.6 153.2 153.2 152.8 153.3 153.2 153.4 0.2

Water transportation

 67.1 68.8 71.6 74.0 68.2 72.1 73.8 74.9 1.1

Truck transportation

 1,560.8 1,527.3 1,532.3 1,539.7 1,578.4 1,554.0 1,558.1 1,557.8 -0.3

Transit and ground passenger transportation

 425.2 447.0 447.0 448.3 412.3 433.2 433.2 435.1 1.9

Pipeline transportation

 52.1 52.9 53.0 53.8 52.1 53.0 53.0 53.6 0.6

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

 27.2 26.7 27.2 29.0 30.3 32.3 32.0 31.9 -0.1

Support activities for transportation

 815.1 836.6 837.2 834.2 819.9 837.3 837.8 839.7 1.9

Couriers and messengers

 1,016.3 1,053.0 1,031.2 1,013.7 1,086.4 1,072.8 1,072.3 1,079.9 7.6

Warehousing and storage

 1,811.6 1,770.8 1,763.7 1,756.2 1,833.8 1,767.8 1,768.0 1,775.6 7.6

Utilities

 572.3 585.6 586.4 585.9 573.5 588.3 587.4 587.4 0.0

Information

 3,035 2,997 3,004 2,993 3,053 3,017 3,021 3,013 -8

Motion picture and sound recording industries

 422.0 428.7 434.0 429.5 426.9 441.4 442.7 434.4 -8.3

Publishing industries

 947.2 919.1 922.6 921.7 955.2 927.1 931.0 932.4 1.4

Broadcasting and content providers

 350.0 345.2 341.2 340.5 350.6 343.8 341.1 341.1 0.0

Telecommunications

 650.5 631.7 632.7 627.9 653.1 631.7 631.3 630.0 -1.3

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

 485.7 494.6 496.2 497.1 487.2 495.2 497.9 498.8 0.9

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

 179.9 177.6 177.3 176.3 179.5 178.2 177.3 176.4 -0.9

Financial activities

 9,137 9,167 9,169 9,186 9,179 9,222 9,227 9,233 6

Finance and insurance

 6,703.0 6,709.3 6,707.9 6,709.5 6,725.1 6,724.4 6,725.9 6,732.5 6.6

Monetary authorities-central bank

 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.6 22.6 22.6 22.6 0.0

Credit intermediation and related
activities

 2,636.0 2,592.3 2,590.1 2,582.2 2,641.5 2,592.1 2,591.4 2,587.7 -3.7

Depository credit intermediation(1)

 1,802.9 1,782.1 1,781.3 1,774.6 1,806.0 1,780.3 1,780.0 1,777.5 -2.5

Commercial banking

 1,399.6 1,373.5 1,371.7 1,365.1 1,401.7 1,371.2 1,369.9 1,366.7 -3.2

Nondepository credit intermediation

 537.5 525.0 523.6 523.4 539.4 527.3 526.2 525.7 -0.5

Activities related to credit intermediation

 295.6 285.2 285.2 284.2 296.0 284.4 285.2 284.5 -0.7

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

 1,088.2 1,102.7 1,101.5 1,105.0 1,094.6 1,110.0 1,110.4 1,112.6 2.2

Insurance carriers and related activities

 2,956.3 2,991.8 2,993.8 2,999.8 2,966.4 2,999.7 3,001.5 3,009.6 8.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

 2,433.7 2,457.2 2,461.3 2,476.0 2,454.3 2,497.1 2,501.1 2,500.9 -0.2

Real estate

 1,845.6 1,856.4 1,858.3 1,867.1 1,854.9 1,876.1 1,880.2 1,878.8 -1.4

Rental and leasing services

 565.4 577.7 579.9 585.6 576.5 597.6 597.4 598.6 1.2

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

 22.7 23.1 23.1 23.3 22.9 23.4 23.5 23.5 0.0

Professional and business services

 22,767 22,691 22,724 22,891 22,827 22,936 22,946 22,942 -4

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 10,799.3 10,983.8 10,966.5 11,020.1 10,767.1 10,966.4 10,978.4 10,995.5 17.1

Legal services

 1,171.7 1,184.7 1,177.2 1,181.7 1,179.6 1,190.3 1,187.1 1,190.3 3.2

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

 1,221.2 1,235.7 1,242.0 1,239.5 1,144.6 1,160.0 1,162.3 1,164.0 1.7

Architectural, engineering, and related services

 1,636.7 1,668.0 1,665.6 1,672.0 1,652.2 1,690.4 1,688.9 1,688.8 -0.1

Specialized design services

 151.8 153.2 152.3 153.8 152.4 155.0 154.5 154.6 0.1

Computer systems design and related services

 2,489.5 2,531.3 2,515.8 2,542.6 2,490.5 2,533.8 2,538.7 2,544.3 5.6

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

 1,844.7 1,880.5 1,880.0 1,886.1 1,852.4 1,889.3 1,895.3 1,896.4 1.1

Scientific research and development services

 923.0 947.4 948.8 950.6 929.3 952.9 955.6 957.1 1.5

Advertising, public relations, and related services

 501.1 517.8 517.7 521.3 502.7 520.0 520.4 522.9 2.5

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

 859.6 865.2 867.1 872.5 863.5 874.8 875.7 877.1 1.4

Management of companies and enterprises

 2,549.3 2,554.6 2,548.3 2,545.8 2,558.3 2,561.2 2,557.0 2,555.7 -1.3

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 9,418.3 9,153.0 9,209.5 9,325.4 9,501.6 9,408.8 9,410.2 9,390.3 -19.9

Administrative and support services

 8,922.9 8,646.9 8,700.8 8,810.4 9,002.1 8,895.3 8,895.1 8,872.4 -22.7

Office administrative services

 614.2 628.6 628.1 628.8 615.2 633.6 633.8 631.4 -2.4

Facilities support services

 166.0 175.4 176.2 176.6 166.6 175.4 175.9 176.7 0.8

Employment services(1)

 3,620.5 3,485.3 3,481.0 3,459.6 3,694.1 3,533.3 3,531.3 3,516.5 -14.8

Temporary help services

 2,860.1 2,719.4 2,712.4 2,688.6 2,922.1 2,755.8 2,753.1 2,736.7 -16.4

Business support services

 749.0 716.9 710.1 706.5 753.1 716.9 714.7 709.8 -4.9

Travel arrangement and reservation services

 186.7 194.3 194.6 193.5 187.4 196.9 196.4 194.4 -2.0

Investigation and security services

 999.5 1,012.8 1,012.6 1,013.9 1,000.5 1,019.8 1,017.2 1,015.2 -2.0

Services to buildings and dwellings

 2,252.4 2,095.8 2,158.5 2,288.7 2,249.0 2,274.4 2,281.7 2,284.0 2.3

Other support services

 334.6 337.8 339.7 342.8 336.1 345.0 344.2 344.4 0.2

Waste management and remediation services

 495.4 506.1 508.7 515.0 499.5 513.5 515.1 517.9 2.8

Private education and health services

 25,208 26,116 26,187 26,293 25,109 26,011 26,099 26,194 95

Private educational services

 3,950.0 3,999.9 3,993.4 4,017.9 3,806.4 3,860.9 3,861.2 3,869.3 8.1

Health care and social assistance

 21,257.9 22,116.2 22,193.2 22,275.1 21,302.5 22,150.4 22,237.3 22,324.3 87.0

Health care(3)

 16,740.0 17,387.5 17,455.3 17,504.1 16,785.0 17,418.9 17,493.3 17,549.5 56.2

Ambulatory health care services

 8,360.7 8,677.4 8,702.6 8,740.0 8,377.0 8,692.1 8,721.3 8,754.7 33.4

Offices of physicians

 2,882.1 2,996.4 2,999.1 3,004.5 2,887.4 3,000.8 3,007.0 3,012.6 5.6

Offices of dentists

 1,021.0 1,029.6 1,030.3 1,032.8 1,024.4 1,034.0 1,034.6 1,036.3 1.7

Offices of other health practitioners

 1,139.6 1,192.0 1,189.6 1,202.4 1,142.0 1,192.1 1,195.3 1,203.6 8.3

Outpatient care centers

 1,052.1 1,075.6 1,079.6 1,079.6 1,053.6 1,074.0 1,078.4 1,081.9 3.5

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

 321.3 322.2 322.4 323.4 320.0 322.3 323.1 322.5 -0.6

Home health care services

 1,600.1 1,707.5 1,725.7 1,741.5 1,604.1 1,714.4 1,727.3 1,741.2 13.9

Other ambulatory health care services

 344.5 354.1 355.9 355.8 345.5 354.4 355.6 356.7 1.1

Hospitals

 5,274.1 5,478.6 5,507.0 5,509.3 5,290.4 5,486.4 5,513.9 5,527.4 13.5

Nursing and residential care facilities

 3,105.2 3,231.5 3,245.7 3,254.8 3,117.6 3,240.4 3,258.1 3,267.4 9.3

Skilled nursing care facilities

 1,392.7 1,448.2 1,454.3 1,457.3 1,401.4 1,453.7 1,462.9 1,466.6 3.7

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

 625.7 658.2 660.6 664.5 628.0 660.2 663.2 666.9 3.7

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

 932.0 966.0 969.0 970.8 931.8 967.1 970.2 970.8 0.6

Other residential care facilities

 154.8 159.1 161.8 162.2 156.3 159.4 161.8 163.2 1.4

Social assistance

 4,517.9 4,728.7 4,737.9 4,771.0 4,517.5 4,731.5 4,744.0 4,774.8 30.8

Individual and family services

 2,987.1 3,153.0 3,161.6 3,187.8 2,989.5 3,156.0 3,167.1 3,189.6 22.5

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

 216.5 225.7 225.4 228.0 216.6 224.8 224.4 227.8 3.4

Vocational rehabilitation services

 278.4 285.7 287.4 289.4 279.4 288.0 288.3 289.9 1.6

Child care services

 1,035.9 1,064.3 1,063.5 1,065.8 1,032.1 1,062.7 1,064.2 1,067.4 3.2

Leisure and hospitality

 16,358 16,221 16,483 16,739 16,489 16,839 16,892 16,897 5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 2,433.6 2,398.3 2,486.0 2,580.2 2,492.0 2,621.5 2,644.4 2,641.4 -3.0

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

 584.0 566.9 592.4 638.1 565.4 616.4 625.5 621.4 -4.1

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

 166.0 163.6 168.5 175.2 170.4 177.4 178.3 179.4 1.1

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

 1,683.6 1,667.8 1,725.1 1,766.9 1,756.2 1,827.7 1,840.6 1,840.6 0.0

Accommodation and food services

 13,924.8 13,822.7 13,997.1 14,159.1 13,997.4 14,217.6 14,247.4 14,255.2 7.8

Accommodation

 1,825.8 1,827.0 1,849.7 1,870.2 1,874.0 1,921.4 1,922.7 1,923.9 1.2

Food services and drinking places

 12,099.0 11,995.7 12,147.4 12,288.9 12,123.4 12,296.2 12,324.7 12,331.3 6.6

Other services

 5,787 5,821 5,854 5,892 5,799 5,884 5,897 5,904 7

Repair and maintenance

 1,442.7 1,461.5 1,474.4 1,481.1 1,442.7 1,477.5 1,481.9 1,482.2 0.3

Personal and laundry services

 1,525.7 1,530.5 1,534.6 1,554.4 1,524.4 1,548.3 1,549.3 1,553.8 4.5

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

 2,818.4 2,829.1 2,844.7 2,856.5 2,831.6 2,857.8 2,865.4 2,867.8 2.4

Government

 22,962 23,453 23,577 23,595 22,653 23,191 23,263 23,271 8

Federal

 2,899 2,970 2,978 2,983 2,908 2,981 2,991 2,993 2

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

 2,289.5 2,363.3 2,370.2 2,372.3 2,302.3 2,375.1 2,384.0 2,386.7 2.7

U.S. Postal Service

 609.7 607.1 608.2 610.8 606.1 606.2 607.0 606.2 -0.8

State government

 5,404 5,563 5,586 5,603 5,263 5,434 5,445 5,451 6

State government education

 2,702.0 2,795.0 2,808.5 2,824.2 2,558.5 2,653.7 2,661.6 2,669.1 7.5

State government, excluding education

 2,702.0 2,768.4 2,777.9 2,778.7 2,704.6 2,780.6 2,783.6 2,781.5 -2.1

Local government

 14,659 14,920 15,013 15,009 14,482 14,776 14,827 14,827 0

Local government education

 8,194.3 8,318.4 8,360.3 8,337.4 7,935.2 8,057.6 8,075.1 8,078.4 3.3

Local government, excluding education

 6,464.9 6,601.9 6,652.5 6,671.4 6,546.7 6,718.3 6,751.8 6,748.2 -3.6

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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