Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

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
Industry	Mar. 2020	Jan. 2021	Feb. 2021(p)	Mar. 2021(p)	Mar. 2020	Jan. 2021	Feb. 2021(p)	Mar. 2021(p)	Change from: Feb.2021 - Mar.2021(p)
Total nonfarm	149,952	140,980	142,077	143,400	150,840	142,736	143,204	144,120	916
Total private	126,825	119,527	120,312	121,432	128,066	121,169	121,727	122,507	780
Goods-producing	20,638	19,802	19,778	20,079	20,949	20,221	20,177	20,360	183

Mining and logging	669	593	584	608	674	596	590	610	20
Logging	46.7	46.4	46.2	44.2	47.6	46.2	46.1	45.0	-1.1
Mining	622.0	546.1	537.4	563.6	626.3	549.9	544.2	565.2	21.0
Oil and gas extraction	134.2	130.8	130.7	131.7	135.2	133.0	132.7	133.3	0.6
Mining, except oil and gas	181.5	175.5	174.5	178.5	184.3	179.2	179.2	180.3	1.1
Coal mining	44.8	42.9	43.2	43.7	44.9	42.4	42.9	43.6	0.7
Metal ore mining	42.1	41.5	41.6	41.9	42.1	41.8	41.8	41.8	0.0
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	94.6	91.1	89.7	92.9	97.3	95.0	94.5	94.9	0.4
Support activities for mining	306.3	239.8	232.2	253.4	306.8	237.7	232.3	251.6	19.3

Construction	7,297	7,067	7,006	7,217	7,557	7,412	7,356	7,466	110
Construction of buildings	1,639.1	1,623.2	1,621.3	1,658.3	1,676.3	1,666.3	1,671.5	1,689.3	17.8
Residential building	813.1	833.6	838.5	856.6	832.7	854.9	862.5	872.7	10.2
Nonresidential building	826.0	789.6	782.8	801.7	843.6	811.4	809.0	816.6	7.6
Heavy and civil engineering construction	1,021.9	946.8	933.4	987.1	1,097.4	1,054.6	1,035.6	1,062.9	27.3
Specialty trade contractors	4,635.7	4,496.8	4,451.0	4,571.2	4,783.5	4,691.1	4,649.2	4,714.2	65.0
Residential specialty trade contractors	2,050.5	2,066.1	2,049.8	2,100.6	2,109.7	2,141.3	2,130.8	2,157.6	26.8
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors	2,585.2	2,430.7	2,401.2	2,470.6	2,673.8	2,549.8	2,518.4	2,556.6	38.2

Manufacturing	12,672	12,142	12,188	12,254	12,718	12,213	12,231	12,284	53

Durable goods	7,949	7,551	7,574	7,616	7,961	7,581	7,590	7,620	30
Wood products	405.3	400.1	401.2	402.2	408.3	403.3	403.0	404.4	1.4
Nonmetallic mineral products	409.4	381.6	379.5	388.0	417.0	394.6	393.1	396.0	2.9
Primary metals	379.6	346.7	346.6	351.0	378.5	347.4	346.0	348.6	2.6
Fabricated metal products	1,452.4	1,377.7	1,384.1	1,400.1	1,454.2	1,382.8	1,384.1	1,397.8	13.7
Machinery	1,105.2	1,052.9	1,057.2	1,059.5	1,104.9	1,052.7	1,055.6	1,059.1	3.5
Computer and electronic products	1,078.9	1,071.0	1,074.9	1,079.0	1,079.5	1,073.1	1,075.5	1,078.6	3.1
Computer and peripheral equipment	161.4	162.3	163.4	163.5	161.7	162.6	163.4	163.6	0.2
Communications equipment	87.4	85.8	85.5	86.2	87.2	85.6	85.6	85.9	0.3
Semiconductors and electronic components	373.5	369.0	369.5	370.4	373.6	369.7	369.4	370.1	0.7
Electronic instruments	425.2	420.2	422.7	425.2	425.1	420.9	422.9	424.8	1.9
Miscellaneous computer and electronic products	31.4	33.7	33.8	33.7	31.9	34.3	34.2	34.2	0.0
Electrical equipment and appliances	394.6	370.2	371.5	373.2	395.7	370.1	371.3	374.0	2.7
Transportation equipment(1)	1,725.9	1,591.3	1,598.1	1,598.1	1,721.5	1,593.1	1,596.9	1,593.9	-3.0
Motor vehicles and parts(2)	983.9	903.7	906.8	909.8	978.9	904.4	901.4	900.4	-1.0
Furniture and related products	382.7	354.9	352.7	351.6	383.2	355.4	353.5	352.2	-1.3
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing	615.0	604.5	608.3	613.0	617.8	608.5	610.7	615.2	4.5

Nondurable goods	4,723	4,591	4,614	4,638	4,757	4,632	4,641	4,664	23
Food manufacturing	1,630.2	1,619.1	1,623.3	1,625.8	1,647.9	1,635.9	1,636.4	1,639.8	3.4
Textile mills	103.8	95.0	94.2	96.7	104.0	95.1	94.0	96.8	2.8
Textile product mills	109.0	105.2	106.3	106.2	110.0	105.8	106.7	106.7	0.0
Apparel	102.6	89.6	92.0	94.1	103.0	91.0	92.7	94.1	1.4
Paper and paper products	362.5	355.9	354.5	356.3	362.6	356.8	355.6	356.0	0.4
Printing and related support activities	413.1	368.6	366.8	372.2	415.3	370.2	368.5	374.4	5.9
Petroleum and coal products	109.6	99.2	99.9	100.1	113.0	103.7	103.7	103.2	-0.5
Chemicals	852.7	844.7	851.6	855.3	852.1	848.8	850.3	853.3	3.0
Plastics and rubber products	727.1	721.3	726.9	725.7	727.8	723.3	726.3	726.0	-0.3
Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing	312.5	292.0	298.5	305.3	321.6	301.0	306.5	313.9	7.4

Private service-providing	106,187	99,725	100,534	101,353	107,117	100,948	101,550	102,147	597

Trade, transportation, and utilities	27,423	26,957	26,805	26,907	27,729	27,023	27,093	27,187	94

Wholesale trade	5,847.9	5,600.8	5,609.4	5,635.0	5,876.6	5,631.4	5,637.6	5,661.3	23.7
Durable goods	3,204.1	3,076.5	3,083.1	3,096.7	3,214.8	3,088.0	3,092.6	3,106.9	14.3
Nondurable goods	2,136.2	2,047.4	2,050.2	2,061.3	2,151.6	2,064.4	2,066.8	2,076.5	9.7
Electronic markets and agents and brokers	507.6	476.9	476.1	477.0	510.2	479.0	478.2	477.9	-0.3

Retail trade	15,286.8	15,111.0	15,002.7	15,046.7	15,483.6	15,178.3	15,206.3	15,228.8	22.5
Motor vehicle and parts dealers	2,015.9	1,931.2	1,943.1	1,957.6	2,025.2	1,945.5	1,953.9	1,966.9	13.0
Automobile dealers	1,297.3	1,232.8	1,240.4	1,244.7	1,301.1	1,234.2	1,239.4	1,248.5	9.1
Other motor vehicle dealers	156.3	145.4	148.2	154.6	159.9	155.1	155.8	158.2	2.4
Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores	562.3	553.0	554.5	558.3	564.2	556.2	558.7	560.2	1.5
Furniture and home furnishings stores	459.0	438.2	435.9	441.3	461.7	435.9	438.2	443.8	5.6
Electronics and appliance stores	459.4	417.7	416.8	416.9	457.1	411.3	417.3	414.5	-2.8
Building material and garden supply stores	1,318.3	1,335.4	1,339.7	1,386.0	1,313.9	1,401.8	1,395.9	1,386.8	-9.1
Food and beverage stores	3,028.1	3,138.1	3,143.8	3,130.9	3,059.4	3,152.5	3,164.6	3,162.6	-2.0
Health and personal care stores	1,022.3	982.3	983.3	992.4	1,028.4	978.2	991.2	996.2	5.0
Gasoline stations	937.2	929.7	923.8	928.7	947.9	937.5	936.9	939.5	2.6
Clothing and clothing accessories stores	1,201.6	1,002.2	950.8	950.4	1,240.9	992.1	965.5	981.8	16.3
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores	524.6	476.8	470.7	464.5	533.7	464.9	469.5	463.5	-6.0
General merchandise stores	2,932.2	3,097.6	3,019.5	3,000.2	3,002.7	3,080.2	3,084.3	3,077.2	-7.1
Department stores	978.2	998.0	957.6	951.9	1,012.1	973.4	977.5	977.3	-0.2
General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters	1,954.0	2,099.6	2,061.9	2,048.3	1,990.7	2,106.8	2,106.8	2,099.9	-6.9
Miscellaneous store retailers	810.8	763.2	774.0	775.7	830.5	777.8	785.9	791.5	5.6
Nonstore retailers	577.4	598.6	601.3	602.1	582.2	600.6	603.1	604.5	1.4

Transportation and warehousing	5,741.7	5,706.7	5,655.3	5,686.2	5,822.1	5,674.0	5,709.5	5,757.0	47.5
Air transportation	516.7	409.3	404.5	411.5	518.5	412.2	407.2	412.9	5.7
Rail transportation	158.6	141.7	141.7	141.7	158.3	142.4	141.6	140.7	-0.9
Water transportation	64.6	56.3	57.2	58.4	67.0	58.4	59.2	60.2	1.0
Truck transportation	1,492.2	1,454.8	1,453.5	1,461.3	1,516.2	1,480.2	1,479.4	1,482.7	3.3
Transit and ground passenger transportation	497.9	367.3	381.0	393.7	484.6	357.2	367.6	380.4	12.8
Pipeline transportation	52.1	48.7	48.1	49.0	52.2	48.7	48.5	49.1	0.6
Scenic and sightseeing transportation	26.4	19.0	19.1	22.1	33.5	25.2	25.2	27.9	2.7
Support activities for transportation	751.1	689.8	692.5	696.8	754.3	690.5	693.8	699.9	6.1
Couriers and messengers	844.3	1,100.0	1,041.4	1,040.0	893.7	1,043.6	1,072.2	1,088.9	16.7
Warehousing and storage	1,337.8	1,419.8	1,416.3	1,411.7	1,343.8	1,415.6	1,414.8	1,414.3	-0.5

Utilities	546.5	538.9	537.8	539.4	547.0	539.4	539.3	539.6	0.3

Information	2,888	2,648	2,670	2,669	2,898	2,672	2,675	2,673	-2
Publishing industries, except Internet	784.7	760.1	758.9	760.7	788.7	764.4	761.5	764.6	3.1
Motion picture and sound recording industries	421.9	238.2	252.9	258.2	430.6	256.9	260.9	263.8	2.9
Broadcasting, except Internet	260.8	246.6	250.7	241.7	260.3	247.7	248.9	240.7	-8.2
Telecommunications	703.6	690.9	690.5	689.1	702.1	689.8	687.7	686.5	-1.2
Data processing, hosting and related services	362.9	351.7	356.1	355.1	361.4	353.1	354.0	353.3	-0.7
Other information services	354.2	360.0	361.0	364.2	355.0	359.8	361.5	364.5	3.0

Financial activities	8,805	8,733	8,734	8,748	8,850	8,781	8,772	8,788	16
Finance and insurance	6,498.2	6,534.0	6,535.0	6,539.0	6,506.2	6,545.0	6,540.0	6,544.8	4.8
Monetary authorities - central bank	20.0	20.2	20.2	20.1	20.0	20.2	20.3	20.2	-0.1
Credit intermediation and related activities	2,666.4	2,669.4	2,672.8	2,665.5	2,668.1	2,668.5	2,671.0	2,664.4	-6.6
Depository credit intermediation(1)	1,783.9	1,746.4	1,742.9	1,738.2	1,783.0	1,746.3	1,742.0	1,738.3	-3.7
Commercial banking	1,396.5	1,359.4	1,357.9	1,353.0	1,395.5	1,359.7	1,356.6	1,353.2	-3.4
Nondepository credit intermediation	580.2	606.2	610.2	607.5	582.6	606.3	610.2	607.0	-3.2
Activities related to credit intermediation	302.3	316.8	319.7	319.8	302.5	315.9	318.8	319.1	0.3
Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts	961.9	974.2	973.1	971.6	965.6	978.3	975.6	975.9	0.3
Insurance carriers and related activities	2,849.9	2,870.2	2,868.9	2,881.8	2,852.5	2,878.0	2,873.1	2,884.3	11.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,307.2	2,198.6	2,198.8	2,209.1	2,343.4	2,236.4	2,232.0	2,243.6	11.6
Real estate	1,721.3	1,695.8	1,698.0	1,704.1	1,742.9	1,717.7	1,716.2	1,726.2	10.0
Rental and leasing services	563.3	480.8	478.9	483.1	577.6	496.2	493.5	495.2	1.7
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets	22.6	22.0	21.9	21.9	22.9	22.5	22.3	22.2	-0.1

Professional and business services	21,050	20,291	20,442	20,535	21,318	20,640	20,718	20,784	66
Professional and technical services	9,694.1	9,553.9	9,654.3	9,664.9	9,666.6	9,561.1	9,592.8	9,620.3	27.5
Legal services	1,157.3	1,115.6	1,122.7	1,122.7	1,162.6	1,123.1	1,129.0	1,127.6	-1.4
Accounting and bookkeeping services	1,126.6	1,066.4	1,113.2	1,117.1	1,018.5	1,001.0	1,000.5	1,000.9	0.4
Architectural and engineering services	1,524.6	1,511.3	1,515.4	1,520.3	1,543.9	1,528.5	1,532.0	1,539.4	7.4
Specialized design services	139.4	134.2	133.7	134.4	140.3	135.7	134.7	135.2	0.5
Computer systems design and related services	2,200.9	2,209.8	2,221.8	2,209.0	2,226.4	2,215.9	2,224.8	2,230.3	5.5
Management and technical consulting services	1,550.5	1,558.3	1,569.9	1,571.4	1,570.2	1,579.2	1,582.5	1,590.1	7.6
Scientific research and development services	759.9	783.3	790.9	795.1	762.1	789.1	794.3	795.4	1.1
Advertising and related services	480.0	432.1	438.0	440.2	482.5	435.1	439.2	442.6	3.4
Other professional and technical services	754.9	742.9	748.7	754.7	760.2	753.5	755.8	758.8	3.0
Management of companies and enterprises	2,408.0	2,330.8	2,325.7	2,330.2	2,419.0	2,339.1	2,338.1	2,338.9	0.8
Administrative and waste services	8,947.5	8,406.1	8,461.7	8,539.5	9,232.3	8,740.1	8,786.7	8,825.2	38.5
Administrative and support services	8,498.0	7,964.9	8,021.3	8,095.4	8,775.8	8,290.8	8,338.0	8,374.6	36.6
Office administrative services	541.1	532.3	534.9	539.6	544.9	537.0	539.5	542.5	3.0
Facilities support services	163.9	153.0	152.6	154.3	163.8	154.5	153.2	153.6	0.4
Employment services(1)	3,408.1	3,207.5	3,246.1	3,272.1	3,527.7	3,334.6	3,381.0	3,393.9	12.9
Temporary help services	2,786.6	2,594.1	2,634.7	2,664.5	2,894.5	2,720.3	2,770.1	2,769.3	-0.8
Business support services	855.6	802.9	799.7	794.5	860.6	799.6	798.8	799.7	0.9
Travel arrangement and reservation services	208.8	144.3	143.9	146.9	210.1	147.8	146.7	147.7	1.0
Investigation and security services	941.7	893.5	899.2	906.0	949.0	905.5	903.0	913.0	10.0
Services to buildings and dwellings	2,051.9	1,939.6	1,955.1	1,987.8	2,191.2	2,115.6	2,124.3	2,128.3	4.0
Other support services	326.9	291.8	289.8	294.2	328.5	296.2	291.5	295.9	4.4
Waste management and remediation services	449.5	441.2	440.4	444.1	456.5	449.3	448.7	450.6	1.9

Education and health services	24,471	23,105	23,393	23,515	24,347	23,235	23,292	23,393	101
Educational services	3,850.3	3,321.2	3,541.8	3,612.7	3,696.3	3,398.2	3,404.6	3,469.0	64.4
Health care and social assistance	20,621.0	19,783.3	19,851.2	19,902.5	20,650.4	19,836.6	19,887.4	19,923.8	36.4
Health care(3)	16,360.9	15,854.6	15,884.7	15,904.4	16,397.4	15,898.8	15,923.8	15,935.3	11.5
Ambulatory health care services	7,772.3	7,657.2	7,696.5	7,714.7	7,790.1	7,683.9	7,716.1	7,731.4	15.3
Offices of physicians	2,694.6	2,652.2	2,663.6	2,667.1	2,699.4	2,658.0	2,669.0	2,671.9	2.9
Offices of dentists	957.4	984.0	987.6	989.8	959.7	985.9	991.4	992.4	1.0
Offices of other health practitioners	982.1	949.2	951.6	957.7	986.8	953.4	954.6	962.1	7.5
Outpatient care centers	998.5	986.2	992.1	993.6	997.7	989.0	992.5	992.6	0.1
Medical and diagnostic laboratories	286.9	289.8	292.6	291.6	287.2	289.6	291.5	291.5	0.0
Home health care services	1,537.2	1,486.2	1,493.8	1,499.7	1,542.9	1,495.1	1,501.1	1,505.3	4.2
Other ambulatory health care services	315.6	309.6	315.2	315.2	316.3	312.9	316.0	315.6	-0.4
Hospitals	5,233.9	5,132.7	5,132.2	5,139.6	5,235.5	5,140.2	5,138.3	5,137.7	-0.6
Nursing and residential care facilities	3,354.7	3,064.7	3,056.0	3,050.1	3,371.8	3,074.7	3,069.4	3,066.2	-3.2
Nursing care facilities	1,572.9	1,411.0	1,400.6	1,400.2	1,581.6	1,415.0	1,406.3	1,408.0	1.7
Residential mental health facilities	648.7	604.7	608.2	608.0	650.7	606.9	610.5	609.8	-0.7
Community care facilities for the elderly	969.1	897.8	895.7	891.8	974.5	900.2	900.1	897.3	-2.8
Other residential care facilities	164.0	151.2	151.5	150.1	165.0	152.6	152.5	151.1	-1.4
Social assistance	4,260.1	3,928.7	3,966.5	3,998.1	4,253.0	3,937.8	3,963.6	3,988.5	24.9
Individual and family services	2,728.8	2,603.0	2,620.2	2,638.6	2,733.3	2,611.1	2,622.8	2,642.9	20.1
Emergency and other relief services	186.7	182.5	183.8	185.3	186.3	183.4	184.1	184.8	0.7
Vocational rehabilitation services	317.8	273.0	274.5	277.8	320.6	276.7	276.3	278.3	2.0
Child day care services	1,026.8	870.2	888.0	896.4	1,012.9	866.6	880.4	882.5	2.1

Leisure and hospitality	15,745	12,576	13,037	13,473	16,133	13,117	13,501	13,781	280
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2,244.7	1,534.4	1,580.7	1,674.5	2,406.2	1,696.4	1,729.3	1,793.7	64.4
Performing arts and spectator sports	471.2	291.6	304.9	329.2	498.2	328.2	328.0	348.9	20.9
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions	161.9	118.1	118.3	123.5	172.4	128.0	129.2	131.5	2.3
Amusements, gambling, and recreation	1,611.6	1,124.7	1,157.5	1,221.8	1,735.6	1,240.2	1,272.1	1,313.3	41.2
Accommodation and food services	13,500.4	11,041.5	11,456.4	11,798.7	13,726.6	11,421.0	11,771.7	11,987.6	215.9
Accommodation	1,980.0	1,334.3	1,380.6	1,432.6	2,050.3	1,402.0	1,443.3	1,483.4	40.1
Food services and drinking places	11,520.4	9,707.2	10,075.8	10,366.1	11,676.3	10,019.0	10,328.4	10,504.2	175.8

Other services	5,805	5,415	5,453	5,506	5,842	5,480	5,499	5,541	42
Repair and maintenance	1,341.7	1,298.6	1,301.1	1,320.0	1,344.6	1,312.7	1,305.2	1,323.5	18.3
Personal and laundry services	1,492.5	1,284.7	1,307.8	1,332.1	1,507.0	1,302.1	1,326.0	1,344.6	18.6
Membership associations and organizations	2,970.8	2,831.4	2,844.0	2,854.2	2,990.5	2,864.7	2,868.0	2,873.2	5.2

Government	23,127	21,453	21,765	21,968	22,774	21,567	21,477	21,613	136
Federal	2,857	2,861	2,858	2,858	2,879	2,876	2,875	2,882	7
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service	2,262.1	2,258.5	2,252.4	2,253.7	2,277.8	2,268.6	2,265.8	2,273.1	7.3
U.S. Postal Service	594.9	602.1	606.0	603.8	601.5	607.8	609.3	608.9	-0.4
State government	5,405	4,913	5,090	5,164	5,242	5,008	4,956	5,002	46
State government education	2,703.6	2,242.7	2,420.8	2,495.1	2,536.2	2,324.7	2,277.1	2,326.7	49.6
State government, excluding education	2,701.3	2,670.6	2,669.6	2,669.3	2,706.0	2,682.9	2,679.0	2,675.5	-3.5
Local government	14,865	13,679	13,817	13,946	14,653	13,683	13,646	13,729	83
Local government education	8,328.4	7,521.0	7,648.8	7,753.5	8,009.3	7,394.7	7,359.9	7,435.9	76.0
Local government, excluding education	6,536.5	6,158.3	6,168.4	6,192.1	6,643.6	6,288.2	6,286.0	6,293.1	7.1
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 2020 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: April 02, 2021

Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

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