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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
Dec.
2024
Oct.
2025
Nov.
2025(p)
Dec.
2025(p)
Dec.
2024
Oct.
2025
Nov.
2025(p)
Dec.
2025(p)
Change from:
Nov.2025 - Dec.2025(p)

Total nonfarm

159,923 160,397 160,640 160,448 158,942 159,420 159,476 159,526 50

Total private

136,080 136,690 136,828 136,762 135,382 136,028 136,078 136,115 37

Goods-producing

21,628 21,783 21,693 21,548 21,673 21,606 21,624 21,603 -21

Mining and logging

623 616 612 606 624 612 610 608 -2

Logging

39.3 37.1 36.2 35.7 39.0 36.1 36.0 35.6 -0.4

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

583.4 578.4 575.7 570.4 585.0 576.3 573.7 572.4 -1.3

Oil and gas extraction

123.2 120.1 120.9 121.2 123.0 120.5 121.1 121.0 -0.1

Mining (except oil and gas)

189.7 192.4 191.9 188.2 191.3 190.7 191.3 190.3 -1.0

Coal mining

41.8 40.5 41.0 40.6 41.8 40.6 41.1 40.7 -0.4

Metal ore mining

44.9 44.6 45.0 45.6 45.1 44.9 45.2 45.6 0.4

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

103.0 107.3 105.9 102.0 104.4 105.2 104.9 104.0 -0.9

Support activities for mining

270.5 265.9 262.9 261.0 270.7 265.1 261.3 261.1 -0.2

Construction

8,219 8,457 8,383 8,231 8,289 8,292 8,314 8,303 -11

Construction of buildings

1,865.8 1,888.1 1,882.4 1,864.5 1,868.4 1,867.7 1,875.1 1,869.7 -5.4

Residential building construction

953.5 966.4 960.5 950.9 953.2 953.1 956.0 951.8 -4.2

Nonresidential building construction

912.3 921.7 921.9 913.6 915.2 914.6 919.1 917.9 -1.2

Heavy and civil engineering construction

1,137.1 1,232.7 1,203.9 1,151.3 1,172.7 1,181.3 1,183.2 1,185.5 2.3

Specialty trade contractors

5,216.1 5,336.1 5,296.7 5,215.3 5,247.9 5,242.7 5,255.8 5,248.0 -7.8

Residential specialty trade contractors

2,388.5 2,407.0 2,378.2 2,351.2 2,406.7 2,365.1 2,365.6 2,366.7 1.1

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

2,827.6 2,929.1 2,918.5 2,864.1 2,841.2 2,877.6 2,890.2 2,881.3 -8.9

Manufacturing

12,786 12,710 12,698 12,711 12,760 12,702 12,700 12,692 -8

Durable goods

7,934 7,851 7,852 7,872 7,910 7,858 7,855 7,852 -3

Wood product manufacturing

414.1 406.2 403.4 402.9 414.3 407.3 405.1 404.4 -0.7

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

427.9 433.3 431.0 429.1 425.7 429.3 428.5 427.8 -0.7

Primary metal manufacturing

372.8 373.3 372.8 375.3 371.9 374.1 373.9 374.6 0.7

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

1,434.6 1,440.7 1,439.5 1,443.5 1,433.8 1,442.6 1,443.1 1,442.6 -0.5

Machinery manufacturing

1,114.5 1,103.3 1,105.2 1,103.8 1,113.8 1,106.6 1,106.0 1,103.2 -2.8

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

1,016.2 997.3 995.4 997.1 1,014.5 998.5 996.5 996.6 0.1

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

111.9 108.1 108.1 108.2 111.0 107.8 107.9 107.6 -0.3

Communications equipment manufacturing

81.9 83.8 83.5 83.7 81.6 83.9 83.4 83.5 0.1

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

382.8 364.4 364.1 364.2 382.9 365.3 365.3 365.2 -0.1

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

410.1 413.1 412.0 413.7 409.8 413.7 412.3 413.3 1.0

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

29.5 27.9 27.7 27.3 29.3 27.8 27.6 27.1 -0.5

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

407.4 407.4 409.3 409.7 407.0 407.0 409.6 409.2 -0.4

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

1,792.3 1,747.1 1,753.9 1,765.7 1,777.6 1,747.5 1,750.3 1,751.5 1.2

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

1,019.7 981.1 982.7 991.3 1,007.5 983.1 980.6 979.9 -0.7

Furniture and related product manufacturing

338.9 335.1 335.6 334.8 337.9 337.4 336.0 334.8 -1.2

Miscellaneous manufacturing

615.7 607.6 606.1 609.6 613.5 607.3 605.7 607.5 1.8

Nondurable goods

4,852 4,859 4,846 4,839 4,850 4,844 4,845 4,840 -5

Food manufacturing

1,777.9 1,780.3 1,773.4 1,774.5 1,769.6 1,770.9 1,769.0 1,768.8 -0.2

Textile mills

86.1 85.2 84.4 84.5 86.1 84.9 84.4 84.5 0.1

Textile product mills

99.8 98.2 98.3 99.5 99.7 98.4 98.7 99.2 0.5

Apparel manufacturing

83.5 81.5 80.6 79.2 83.3 80.9 79.7 79.3 -0.4

Paper manufacturing

355.8 357.1 356.8 357.2 354.4 357.2 356.0 355.5 -0.5

Printing and related support activities

355.5 346.5 346.8 348.0 353.8 345.3 345.0 346.2 1.2

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

105.2 108.5 107.5 105.3 108.4 107.0 107.3 107.7 0.4

Chemical manufacturing

902.0 906.4 907.1 907.1 901.7 908.4 910.2 907.1 -3.1

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

720.3 713.6 713.4 710.8 719.3 714.3 716.4 711.5 -4.9

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

366.3 381.7 377.4 372.9 373.9 376.6 378.3 379.7 1.4

Private service-providing

114,452 114,907 115,135 115,214 113,709 114,422 114,454 114,512 58

Trade, transportation, and utilities

29,799 29,103 29,452 29,707 29,033 29,041 28,999 28,966 -33

Wholesale trade

6,202.4 6,173.4 6,171.1 6,183.8 6,178.7 6,164.3 6,163.1 6,161.1 -2.0

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

3,472.1 3,461.9 3,460.6 3,470.2 3,459.6 3,458.3 3,459.3 3,458.4 -0.9

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

2,233.6 2,226.8 2,225.1 2,226.2 2,225.5 2,223.5 2,221.1 2,218.7 -2.4

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

496.7 484.7 485.4 487.4 493.6 482.5 482.7 484.0 1.3

Retail trade

15,954.0 15,589.6 15,825.8 15,945.1 15,537.5 15,581.3 15,564.4 15,539.4 -25.0

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

2,049.4 2,062.6 2,058.1 2,055.1 2,051.3 2,057.1 2,056.8 2,057.5 0.7

Automobile dealers

1,297.0 1,303.3 1,299.2 1,298.8 1,294.0 1,298.6 1,297.1 1,296.8 -0.3

Other motor vehicle dealers

157.9 159.8 159.1 157.4 164.5 161.0 162.4 163.0 0.6

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

594.5 599.5 599.8 598.9 592.8 597.5 597.3 597.7 0.4

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

1,363.8 1,345.0 1,345.8 1,350.2 1,387.0 1,368.9 1,370.8 1,374.1 3.3

Food and beverage retailers

3,276.0 3,251.5 3,275.5 3,272.4 3,234.5 3,247.6 3,244.3 3,235.4 -8.9

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

841.2 793.8 822.8 837.0 801.8 790.0 793.9 796.3 2.4

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

426.0 402.9 412.3 417.5 407.3 400.1 401.3 399.1 -2.2

Electronics and appliance retailers

415.2 390.9 410.5 419.5 394.5 389.9 392.7 397.2 4.5

General merchandise retailers

3,455.5 3,315.2 3,402.5 3,443.9 3,272.6 3,303.2 3,285.9 3,268.9 -17.0

Department stores

1,124.0 1,001.6 1,067.0 1,106.3 1,020.9 1,001.3 997.8 1,000.2 2.4

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

2,331.5 2,313.6 2,335.5 2,337.6 2,251.7 2,301.9 2,288.1 2,268.7 -19.4

Health and personal care retailers

1,122.1 1,087.5 1,087.5 1,096.9 1,089.9 1,080.4 1,070.8 1,067.1 -3.7

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

1,057.2 1,069.0 1,071.7 1,072.0 1,057.6 1,069.0 1,072.2 1,071.5 -0.7

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

1,235.7 1,134.7 1,195.0 1,238.3 1,133.8 1,139.0 1,143.8 1,139.4 -4.4

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

1,553.1 1,530.3 1,566.9 1,579.3 1,509.0 1,526.1 1,525.9 1,529.2 3.3

Transportation and warehousing

7,048.5 6,741.6 6,854.5 6,975.3 6,723.2 6,696.5 6,671.3 6,664.7 -6.6

Air transportation

568.4 576.1 577.3 579.8 569.3 577.8 579.9 580.9 1.0

Rail transportation

154.6 150.9 150.3 150.3 154.9 151.1 150.3 151.0 0.7

Water transportation

67.7 71.9 69.8 70.8 69.9 71.9 72.1 73.0 0.9

Truck transportation

1,521.9 1,530.0 1,521.7 1,516.4 1,516.8 1,516.4 1,513.3 1,513.3 0.0

Transit and ground passenger transportation

500.9 510.8 513.4 516.7 485.0 492.3 496.2 499.9 3.7

Pipeline transportation

56.2 60.8 60.9 61.4 56.4 61.2 61.3 61.6 0.3

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

26.1 35.9 31.8 31.7 30.2 35.3 36.1 36.3 0.2

Support activities for transportation

855.1 848.1 850.1 846.7 843.9 846.8 843.1 837.9 -5.2

Couriers and messengers

1,407.3 1,125.9 1,234.7 1,364.5 1,152.8 1,138.0 1,120.3 1,119.3 -1.0

Warehousing and storage

1,890.3 1,831.2 1,844.5 1,837.0 1,844.0 1,805.7 1,798.7 1,791.5 -7.2

Utilities

594.3 598.1 601.0 602.4 593.1 598.9 600.3 601.1 0.8

Information

2,964 2,924 2,920 2,932 2,944 2,917 2,914 2,914 0

Motion picture and sound recording industries

415.8 395.7 401.3 402.4 406.9 391.5 396.4 394.3 -2.1

Publishing industries

924.7 919.8 913.7 918.4 917.5 918.4 913.2 912.7 -0.5

Broadcasting and content providers

332.2 336.8 334.7 334.6 331.0 335.1 334.1 334.0 -0.1

Telecommunications

622.0 601.8 597.7 613.3 620.8 601.3 599.6 610.2 10.6

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

485.5 483.1 484.0 478.3 484.4 484.0 483.9 477.7 -6.2

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

183.7 187.1 188.6 185.0 183.7 186.6 186.8 185.1 -1.7

Financial activities

9,235 9,251 9,251 9,274 9,206 9,237 9,237 9,244 7

Finance and insurance

6,743.9 6,750.7 6,755.9 6,764.8 6,724.6 6,748.0 6,744.4 6,746.0 1.6

Monetary authorities-central bank

21.2 20.6 20.5 20.3 21.2 20.7 20.5 20.4 -0.1

Credit intermediation and related
activities

2,558.7 2,551.3 2,557.7 2,562.6 2,556.3 2,558.3 2,560.1 2,560.5 0.4

Depository credit intermediation(1)

1,779.7 1,777.8 1,781.5 1,787.5 1,778.6 1,783.6 1,783.4 1,786.1 2.7

Commercial banking

1,369.6 1,358.2 1,359.1 1,365.0 1,369.2 1,363.4 1,361.5 1,364.4 2.9

Nondepository credit intermediation

507.9 498.7 500.3 500.3 505.9 498.7 500.2 499.0 -1.2

Activities related to credit intermediation

271.1 274.8 275.9 274.8 271.8 275.9 276.4 275.4 -1.0

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

1,135.5 1,160.0 1,164.5 1,170.5 1,127.9 1,155.0 1,159.4 1,162.5 3.1

Insurance carriers and related activities

3,028.5 3,018.8 3,013.2 3,011.4 3,019.2 3,014.0 3,004.4 3,002.6 -1.8

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,490.9 2,500.0 2,495.5 2,509.0 2,481.0 2,488.9 2,492.2 2,497.7 5.5

Real estate

1,886.9 1,887.7 1,887.7 1,898.7 1,872.4 1,877.1 1,880.1 1,882.4 2.3

Rental and leasing services

580.7 589.1 584.6 587.0 585.5 588.7 589.1 592.3 3.2

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

23.3 23.2 23.2 23.3 23.1 23.1 23.0 23.0 0.0

Professional and business services

22,707 22,748 22,692 22,605 22,614 22,513 22,526 22,517 -9

Professional, scientific, and technical services

10,912.2 10,880.8 10,892.5 10,905.4 10,864.8 10,859.3 10,870.7 10,863.0 -7.7

Legal services

1,203.7 1,210.0 1,212.9 1,219.2 1,192.0 1,205.8 1,206.1 1,208.1 2.0

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,133.8 1,124.5 1,131.7 1,144.9 1,141.0 1,157.3 1,158.3 1,156.6 -1.7

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,727.3 1,762.6 1,763.8 1,762.3 1,728.7 1,756.3 1,762.3 1,764.6 2.3

Specialized design services

153.3 152.9 152.4 150.6 150.9 150.1 149.9 148.4 -1.5

Computer systems design and related services

2,453.8 2,420.1 2,417.3 2,406.9 2,446.1 2,406.5 2,403.2 2,399.3 -3.9

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,908.9 1,900.4 1,903.3 1,911.6 1,885.2 1,884.5 1,886.3 1,887.1 0.8

Scientific research and development services

939.8 918.6 918.6 920.8 940.8 918.5 920.1 921.2 1.1

Advertising, public relations, and related services

500.5 496.5 497.7 497.6 496.7 494.0 496.6 493.8 -2.8

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

891.1 895.2 894.8 891.5 883.4 886.3 887.9 884.0 -3.9

Management of companies and enterprises

2,631.3 2,626.5 2,631.2 2,640.8 2,621.7 2,630.0 2,632.2 2,633.0 0.8

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

9,163.9 9,240.3 9,168.3 9,058.4 9,127.8 9,023.7 9,022.8 9,021.3 -1.5

Administrative and support services

8,646.0 8,718.1 8,647.3 8,540.3 8,609.1 8,503.8 8,503.4 8,501.6 -1.8

Office administrative services

626.9 620.8 622.0 626.6 626.2 620.2 621.5 624.3 2.8

Facilities support services

184.7 189.7 185.3 184.0 186.2 187.0 185.9 185.1 -0.8

Employment services(1)

3,380.1 3,304.9 3,278.3 3,258.5 3,268.8 3,168.5 3,161.7 3,150.8 -10.9

Temporary help services

2,643.0 2,583.1 2,556.2 2,537.3 2,551.8 2,463.7 2,458.3 2,452.6 -5.7

Business support services

686.4 646.8 650.0 656.1 669.7 642.2 639.5 639.8 0.3

Travel arrangement and reservation services

190.3 197.8 196.7 195.5 191.1 195.9 196.2 196.7 0.5

Investigation and security services

1,034.5 1,046.8 1,045.6 1,041.1 1,030.4 1,037.7 1,036.9 1,036.8 -0.1

Services to buildings and dwellings

2,218.8 2,369.5 2,327.9 2,242.3 2,310.8 2,314.6 2,321.2 2,329.0 7.8

Other support services

324.3 341.8 341.5 336.2 325.9 337.7 340.6 339.1 -1.5

Waste management and remediation services

517.9 522.2 521.0 518.1 518.7 519.9 519.4 519.7 0.3

Private education and health services

27,093 27,738 27,860 27,793 26,931 27,540 27,599 27,640 41

Private educational services

4,055.8 4,117.4 4,142.2 4,047.5 3,992.1 3,985.3 3,985.9 3,988.0 2.1

Health care and social assistance

23,037.6 23,620.2 23,717.8 23,745.6 22,939.1 23,555.1 23,613.2 23,651.7 38.5

Health care(3)

18,034.7 18,341.9 18,424.0 18,439.8 17,949.6 18,289.4 18,333.1 18,354.2 21.1

Ambulatory health care services

8,990.3 9,102.0 9,150.1 9,150.2 8,933.9 9,060.7 9,086.7 9,091.3 4.6

Offices of physicians

3,041.8 3,095.4 3,105.3 3,115.2 3,014.8 3,080.6 3,086.3 3,089.6 3.3

Offices of dentists

1,053.2 1,061.8 1,070.0 1,067.8 1,047.8 1,058.2 1,063.7 1,061.8 -1.9

Offices of other health practitioners

1,272.0 1,294.3 1,300.5 1,297.9 1,262.8 1,285.7 1,289.4 1,290.4 1.0

Outpatient care centers

1,123.2 1,128.5 1,134.8 1,134.5 1,117.9 1,125.9 1,128.3 1,129.4 1.1

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

306.0 314.1 315.4 314.7 305.5 313.4 314.2 313.7 -0.5

Home health care services

1,835.6 1,841.7 1,855.5 1,851.7 1,826.4 1,831.7 1,838.0 1,837.9 -0.1

Other ambulatory health care services

358.5 366.2 368.6 368.4 358.6 365.4 366.9 368.6 1.7

Hospitals

5,654.9 5,788.0 5,808.5 5,816.9 5,640.7 5,777.9 5,787.9 5,804.2 16.3

Nursing and residential care facilities

3,389.5 3,451.9 3,465.4 3,472.7 3,375.0 3,450.8 3,458.5 3,458.7 0.2

Skilled nursing care facilities

1,522.5 1,561.7 1,568.7 1,565.9 1,515.4 1,557.8 1,563.9 1,560.0 -3.9

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

689.3 704.2 709.0 712.1 686.7 705.0 707.4 709.4 2.0

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

1,007.6 1,011.6 1,013.7 1,019.8 1,003.4 1,013.6 1,013.1 1,014.7 1.6

Other residential care facilities

170.1 174.4 174.0 174.9 169.5 174.4 174.0 174.6 0.6

Social assistance

5,002.9 5,278.3 5,293.8 5,305.8 4,989.5 5,265.7 5,280.1 5,297.5 17.4

Individual and family services

3,374.8 3,646.2 3,655.4 3,660.3 3,370.7 3,637.9 3,646.9 3,659.9 13.0

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

238.2 240.0 242.1 243.0 235.5 240.6 241.4 241.3 -0.1

Vocational rehabilitation services

286.1 280.4 283.3 285.2 286.5 281.4 283.7 284.8 1.1

Child care services

1,103.8 1,111.7 1,113.0 1,117.3 1,096.8 1,105.8 1,108.1 1,111.5 3.4

Leisure and hospitality

16,672 17,093 16,911 16,861 16,979 17,123 17,120 17,167 47

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,510.9 2,675.3 2,569.1 2,549.3 2,665.5 2,702.9 2,690.5 2,707.9 17.4

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

599.3 653.1 640.7 631.9 616.2 641.1 645.5 648.5 3.0

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

177.7 185.2 183.1 181.9 182.4 184.7 185.5 185.8 0.3

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

1,733.9 1,837.0 1,745.3 1,735.5 1,866.9 1,877.1 1,859.5 1,873.6 14.1

Accommodation and food services

14,161.1 14,417.5 14,342.1 14,311.4 14,313.5 14,420.4 14,429.3 14,459.5 30.2

Accommodation

1,889.5 1,924.1 1,889.3 1,889.1 1,948.5 1,939.9 1,942.0 1,945.0 3.0

Food services and drinking places

12,271.6 12,493.4 12,452.8 12,422.3 12,365.0 12,480.5 12,487.3 12,514.5 27.2

Other services

5,982 6,050 6,049 6,042 6,002 6,051 6,059 6,064 5

Repair and maintenance

1,465.5 1,488.7 1,485.1 1,477.3 1,470.9 1,483.0 1,484.6 1,484.8 0.2

Personal and laundry services

1,611.1 1,634.4 1,631.5 1,635.7 1,610.9 1,629.9 1,632.7 1,634.6 1.9

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

2,905.6 2,927.2 2,932.4 2,928.9 2,920.6 2,938.1 2,941.4 2,944.6 3.2

Government

23,843 23,707 23,812 23,686 23,560 23,392 23,398 23,411 13

Federal

3,020 2,746 2,743 2,747 3,012 2,733 2,736 2,738 2

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

2,414.2 2,157.9 2,148.6 2,144.8 2,412.6 2,140.9 2,143.1 2,144.5 1.4

U.S. Postal Service

606.0 588.5 594.5 601.7 598.9 592.3 592.9 593.4 0.5

State government

5,608 5,629 5,646 5,563 5,512 5,473 5,474 5,467 -7

State government education

2,735.8 2,738.7 2,757.9 2,682.8 2,629.7 2,584.1 2,581.5 2,577.2 -4.3

State government, excluding education

2,872.5 2,890.6 2,888.5 2,880.3 2,882.1 2,889.2 2,892.8 2,890.1 -2.7

Local government

15,215 15,332 15,423 15,376 15,036 15,186 15,188 15,206 18

Local government education

8,448.8 8,459.2 8,546.5 8,518.6 8,185.8 8,257.0 8,258.2 8,260.9 2.7

Local government, excluding education

6,766.1 6,872.8 6,876.9 6,857.1 6,850.0 6,929.0 6,929.5 6,945.1 15.6

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 2024 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: January 09, 2026