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	Oct. 2021	Aug. 2022	Sept. 2022(p)	Oct. 2022(p)	Oct. 2021	Aug. 2022	Sept. 2022(p)	Oct. 2022(p)	Change from: Sept.2022 - Oct.2022(p)
Total nonfarm	149,310	152,674	153,197	154,369	148,005	152,732	153,047	153,308	261
Total private	126,847	131,180	130,793	131,656	125,911	130,406	130,725	130,958	233
Goods-producing	20,705	21,481	21,409	21,451	20,499	21,196	21,244	21,277	33

Mining and logging	584	638	637	639	578	631	634	634	0
Logging	45.5	47.0	46.4	45.5	44.9	45.4	45.7	44.7	-1.0
Mining	538.9	590.9	591.0	593.3	533.5	585.8	588.2	588.8	0.6
Oil and gas extraction	121.7	135.0	134.9	135.2	121.3	134.5	135.2	135.6	0.4
Mining, except oil and gas	177.6	183.5	182.4	183.0	176.0	180.2	180.4	181.1	0.7
Coal mining	36.5	37.8	37.9	37.9	36.5	38.0	38.1	37.9	-0.2
Metal ore mining	41.8	43.9	43.6	43.6	41.9	43.6	43.8	43.7	-0.1
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	99.3	101.8	100.9	101.5	97.7	98.6	98.5	99.5	1.0
Support activities for mining	239.6	272.4	273.7	275.1	236.2	271.1	272.6	272.1	-0.5

Construction	7,636	7,911	7,877	7,888	7,455	7,698	7,720	7,721	1
Construction of buildings	1,684.0	1,745.4	1,731.3	1,742.1	1,654.0	1,709.7	1,711.3	1,716.9	5.6
Residential building	883.1	918.8	907.9	915.3	869.0	900.8	901.3	903.7	2.4
Nonresidential building	800.9	826.6	823.4	826.8	785.0	808.9	810.0	813.2	3.2
Heavy and civil engineering construction	1,099.9	1,125.0	1,124.9	1,127.1	1,043.5	1,074.7	1,074.3	1,073.9	-0.4
Specialty trade contractors	4,852.3	5,040.1	5,020.3	5,019.2	4,757.0	4,914.0	4,934.0	4,930.0	-4.0
Residential specialty trade contractors	2,236.6	2,315.7	2,306.3	2,305.1	2,203.1	2,266.2	2,275.2	2,273.7	-1.5
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors	2,615.7	2,724.4	2,714.0	2,714.1	2,553.9	2,647.8	2,658.8	2,656.3	-2.5

Manufacturing	12,485	12,932	12,895	12,924	12,466	12,867	12,890	12,922	32

Durable goods	7,764	8,030	8,008	8,031	7,766	8,003	8,016	8,039	23
Wood products	415.8	431.8	429.4	430.0	413.5	430.8	430.8	429.9	-0.9
Nonmetallic mineral products	407.1	423.3	420.9	425.0	402.1	416.6	416.4	419.6	3.2
Primary metals	352.1	363.5	364.6	364.6	353.6	363.6	366.3	366.1	-0.2
Fabricated metal products	1,397.5	1,445.4	1,446.9	1,452.5	1,398.1	1,443.6	1,449.1	1,454.3	5.2
Machinery	1,060.9	1,102.1	1,097.2	1,098.8	1,063.6	1,099.3	1,099.6	1,102.6	3.0
Computer and electronic products	1,064.4	1,096.5	1,088.9	1,096.3	1,066.0	1,091.7	1,091.2	1,096.6	5.4
Computer and peripheral equipment	159.1	164.7	164.5	166.7	159.2	164.0	164.4	166.4	2.0
Communications equipment	84.8	84.1	82.4	84.4	85.4	84.2	83.2	84.7	1.5
Semiconductors and electronic components	370.1	390.6	387.5	390.3	371.5	388.6	388.6	391.0	2.4
Electronic instruments	419.6	424.5	422.4	423.0	419.5	422.9	423.1	422.8	-0.3
Miscellaneous computer and electronic products	30.8	32.6	32.1	31.9	30.4	31.9	31.9	31.6	-0.3
Electrical equipment and appliances	397.5	411.1	410.9	410.9	398.0	410.8	412.1	412.4	0.3
Transportation equipment(1)	1,672.7	1,729.5	1,730.7	1,730.2	1,676.6	1,723.0	1,727.7	1,732.4	4.7
Motor vehicles and parts(2)	992.1	1,022.3	1,024.2	1,018.3	998.4	1,011.1	1,018.5	1,023.3	4.8
Furniture and related products	379.6	382.1	379.2	379.7	379.4	381.7	381.4	381.2	-0.2
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing	616.5	644.6	639.7	642.9	615.3	641.6	641.7	643.5	1.8

Nondurable goods	4,721	4,902	4,887	4,893	4,700	4,864	4,874	4,883	9
Food manufacturing	1,656.4	1,723.9	1,720.4	1,719.3	1,642.6	1,701.3	1,709.1	1,710.1	1.0
Textile mills	99.7	100.1	100.2	99.3	99.4	99.7	100.0	99.3	-0.7
Textile product mills	104.6	103.4	102.9	102.5	104.3	104.1	103.4	102.8	-0.6
Apparel	92.5	95.1	94.1	94.8	91.5	94.8	94.2	94.6	0.4
Paper and paper products	348.0	357.7	358.4	358.8	348.7	358.4	359.6	360.5	0.9
Printing and related support activities	372.5	378.3	373.4	376.2	369.9	377.5	373.7	374.7	1.0
Petroleum and coal products	107.8	107.9	107.4	107.9	105.6	105.6	105.9	105.8	-0.1
Chemicals	871.3	908.4	904.9	906.7	874.1	906.2	908.9	910.5	1.6
Plastics and rubber products	726.8	756.7	754.1	757.8	729.2	757.5	758.1	761.1	3.0
Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing	341.3	370.3	371.0	369.5	334.7	359.3	361.3	363.4	2.1

Private service-providing	106,142	109,699	109,384	110,205	105,412	109,210	109,481	109,681	200

Trade, transportation, and utilities	28,100	28,643	28,586	28,845	28,013	28,799	28,792	28,823	31

Wholesale trade	5,725.0	5,913.1	5,903.3	5,931.5	5,716.3	5,896.9	5,908.5	5,923.1	14.6
Durable goods	3,148.3	3,255.6	3,249.0	3,260.0	3,149.9	3,247.2	3,253.9	3,262.6	8.7
Nondurable goods	2,092.7	2,154.1	2,149.0	2,164.2	2,083.4	2,147.1	2,149.4	2,155.4	6.0
Electronic markets and agents and brokers	484.0	503.4	505.3	507.3	483.0	502.6	505.2	505.1	-0.1

Retail trade	15,577.9	15,778.2	15,659.5	15,822.3	15,537.0	15,829.5	15,821.9	15,829.1	7.2
Motor vehicle and parts dealers	1,951.0	1,988.7	1,980.2	1,980.5	1,946.8	1,974.7	1,975.3	1,977.1	1.8
Automobile dealers	1,223.7	1,240.8	1,235.6	1,235.5	1,222.5	1,235.5	1,234.6	1,235.7	1.1
Other motor vehicle dealers	172.2	177.5	174.0	174.1	172.3	170.7	172.4	173.3	0.9
Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores	555.1	570.4	570.6	570.9	552.0	568.5	568.4	568.1	-0.3
Furniture and home furnishings stores	445.8	426.2	423.5	429.9	444.8	433.1	431.4	430.2	-1.2
Electronics and appliance stores	440.2	423.8	422.2	423.8	423.5	427.9	424.7	419.0	-5.7
Building material and garden supply stores	1,364.6	1,405.1	1,378.6	1,373.6	1,379.4	1,397.2	1,393.2	1,394.6	1.4
Food and beverage stores	3,118.4	3,209.8	3,181.9	3,195.6	3,118.8	3,200.9	3,201.6	3,198.9	-2.7
Health and personal care stores	1,054.7	1,058.7	1,062.7	1,080.0	1,050.9	1,069.1	1,073.4	1,075.6	2.2
Gasoline stations	949.5	990.6	981.4	984.4	943.5	974.6	975.4	980.0	4.6
Clothing and clothing accessories stores	1,064.8	1,087.5	1,071.5	1,085.1	1,072.0	1,085.5	1,086.8	1,091.5	4.7
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores	540.8	529.1	520.0	533.1	544.0	533.0	530.4	531.8	1.4
General merchandise stores	3,160.8	3,147.5	3,136.2	3,209.6	3,138.2	3,225.4	3,219.0	3,216.8	-2.2
Department stores	956.0	939.3	929.8	957.6	950.7	966.7	962.1	956.9	-5.2
General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters	2,204.8	2,208.2	2,206.4	2,252.0	2,187.4	2,258.7	2,256.9	2,259.9	3.0
Miscellaneous store retailers	825.7	868.3	856.1	867.5	826.1	859.5	862.6	865.8	3.2
Nonstore retailers	661.6	642.9	645.2	659.2	649.0	648.6	648.1	647.8	-0.3

Transportation and warehousing	6,258.3	6,407.6	6,481.4	6,547.2	6,220.2	6,529.5	6,518.2	6,526.4	8.2
Air transportation	505.0	567.9	567.3	571.1	505.5	564.3	567.0	571.2	4.2
Rail transportation	145.8	146.8	147.3	147.3	145.7	146.8	147.2	147.1	-0.1
Water transportation	55.7	63.3	62.9	61.7	55.0	61.4	61.7	61.8	0.1
Truck transportation	1,546.5	1,612.2	1,594.4	1,614.2	1,528.9	1,597.4	1,587.9	1,601.1	13.2
Transit and ground passenger transportation	404.7	354.5	423.9	432.1	384.1	414.0	409.1	411.5	2.4
Pipeline transportation	50.4	47.8	47.0	47.2	50.3	47.8	47.3	47.2	-0.1
Scenic and sightseeing transportation	26.4	35.3	34.1	32.3	26.1	29.1	30.4	31.0	0.6
Support activities for transportation	746.1	786.9	790.2	797.2	741.0	785.6	790.6	792.0	1.4
Couriers and messengers	1,044.8	1,044.7	1,057.0	1,077.1	1,077.6	1,114.5	1,114.9	1,121.4	6.5
Warehousing and storage	1,732.9	1,748.2	1,757.3	1,767.0	1,706.0	1,768.6	1,762.1	1,742.1	-20.0

Utilities	538.9	543.9	541.7	544.1	539.5	542.6	543.2	544.3	1.1

Information	2,897	3,056	3,042	3,052	2,886	3,032	3,039	3,043	4
Publishing industries, except Internet	793.2	844.9	846.0	837.0	793.8	839.8	845.4	840.5	-4.9
Motion picture and sound recording industries	423.4	448.9	431.8	446.1	412.0	435.4	432.8	436.5	3.7
Broadcasting, except Internet	234.4	234.0	234.6	234.4	232.4	234.8	233.9	232.9	-1.0
Telecommunications	660.5	664.2	663.8	661.0	661.8	664.6	662.6	661.3	-1.3
Data processing, hosting and related services	402.0	427.6	432.1	434.4	401.4	427.7	431.4	432.4	1.0
Other information services	383.1	436.5	433.2	439.4	384.8	429.8	433.0	439.8	6.8

Financial activities	8,846	9,022	8,969	8,995	8,817	8,967	8,968	8,971	3
Finance and insurance	6,534.9	6,622.3	6,585.8	6,617.9	6,527.9	6,605.3	6,599.6	6,612.0	12.4
Monetary authorities - central bank	20.8	21.1	21.0	21.2	20.8	21.0	21.0	21.1	0.1
Credit intermediation and related activities	2,703.2	2,708.5	2,691.6	2,692.2	2,705.4	2,700.4	2,699.0	2,696.5	-2.5
Depository credit intermediation(1)	1,727.6	1,748.6	1,740.4	1,742.2	1,733.4	1,741.5	1,745.6	1,747.5	1.9
Commercial banking	1,342.0	1,347.5	1,339.0	1,344.4	1,347.9	1,342.5	1,344.7	1,348.1	3.4
Nondepository credit intermediation	641.9	627.5	620.5	622.6	639.5	626.9	621.7	621.5	-0.2
Activities related to credit intermediation	333.7	332.4	330.7	327.4	332.5	331.9	331.7	327.5	-4.2
Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts	1,004.8	1,050.3	1,043.6	1,056.0	1,001.6	1,041.1	1,045.6	1,051.0	5.4
Insurance carriers and related activities	2,806.1	2,842.4	2,829.6	2,848.5	2,800.1	2,842.8	2,834.0	2,843.4	9.4
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,310.9	2,399.3	2,383.6	2,377.5	2,289.2	2,361.9	2,367.9	2,359.2	-8.7
Real estate	1,785.8	1,823.8	1,820.8	1,830.1	1,769.6	1,805.1	1,815.4	1,814.5	-0.9
Rental and leasing services	504.6	554.7	542.2	526.7	499.1	536.3	531.9	524.1	-7.8
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets	20.5	20.8	20.6	20.7	20.5	20.5	20.6	20.6	0.0

Professional and business services	21,875	22,474	22,466	22,707	21,619	22,402	22,454	22,493	39
Professional and technical services	10,090.9	10,516.5	10,449.6	10,601.3	10,073.2	10,515.3	10,538.6	10,581.3	42.7
Legal services	1,173.3	1,179.2	1,170.9	1,186.6	1,168.6	1,180.8	1,178.7	1,182.1	3.4
Accounting and bookkeeping services	1,024.6	1,064.3	1,062.8	1,082.2	1,076.3	1,112.7	1,118.6	1,123.5	4.9
Architectural and engineering services	1,582.3	1,671.9	1,659.3	1,674.7	1,570.9	1,651.3	1,656.4	1,663.2	6.8
Specialized design services	146.5	153.9	153.7	156.4	144.3	153.7	154.4	154.7	0.3
Computer systems design and related services	2,355.3	2,446.0	2,423.6	2,456.3	2,339.9	2,434.7	2,438.2	2,447.0	8.8
Management and technical consulting services	1,700.8	1,774.4	1,769.7	1,807.9	1,675.5	1,772.5	1,777.5	1,784.9	7.4
Scientific research and development services	840.8	896.9	888.2	897.8	842.0	888.4	892.9	898.2	5.3
Advertising and related services	455.4	491.6	487.7	493.9	452.0	489.6	489.7	491.8	2.1
Other professional and technical services	811.9	838.3	833.7	845.5	803.7	831.6	832.2	835.9	3.7
Management of companies and enterprises	2,342.7	2,400.0	2,389.0	2,395.9	2,342.9	2,390.4	2,392.8	2,397.0	4.2
Administrative and waste services	9,441.4	9,557.2	9,627.5	9,709.8	9,202.4	9,496.6	9,523.0	9,514.9	-8.1
Administrative and support services	8,972.7	9,073.4	9,144.7	9,223.1	8,738.2	9,017.9	9,043.2	9,034.2	-9.0
Office administrative services	561.6	605.8	604.6	608.9	560.2	601.6	604.0	606.8	2.8
Facilities support services	157.3	157.1	157.5	158.8	156.3	156.2	157.1	157.1	0.0
Employment services(1)	3,843.8	3,817.6	3,912.9	3,985.9	3,699.7	3,872.2	3,882.9	3,884.4	1.5
Temporary help services	3,146.5	3,090.2	3,174.6	3,241.1	3,025.1	3,155.0	3,167.6	3,179.4	11.8
Business support services	813.0	766.4	763.0	768.6	801.6	775.7	767.3	761.5	-5.8
Travel arrangement and reservation services	145.6	156.7	157.0	157.4	143.7	153.6	155.2	155.7	0.5
Investigation and security services	909.3	934.5	941.5	943.7	904.9	932.4	939.4	938.0	-1.4
Services to buildings and dwellings	2,229.2	2,306.0	2,279.0	2,270.4	2,164.1	2,201.0	2,213.6	2,207.2	-6.4
Other support services	312.9	329.3	329.2	329.4	307.7	325.2	323.7	323.6	-0.1
Waste management and remediation services	468.7	483.8	482.8	486.7	464.2	478.7	479.8	480.7	0.9

Education and health services	24,048	24,298	24,624	24,954	23,805	24,562	24,653	24,732	79
Educational services	3,827.8	3,585.7	3,851.7	4,006.7	3,651.8	3,840.7	3,850.8	3,859.1	8.3
Health care and social assistance	20,220.2	20,712.6	20,772.1	20,947.7	20,153.6	20,721.0	20,801.7	20,872.8	71.1
Health care(3)	16,096.0	16,468.2	16,522.8	16,629.8	16,056.7	16,460.0	16,524.6	16,577.2	52.6
Ambulatory health care services	7,990.9	8,211.2	8,234.5	8,311.2	7,965.3	8,218.1	8,250.2	8,280.9	30.7
Offices of physicians	2,775.6	2,838.7	2,850.7	2,877.0	2,766.2	2,843.9	2,855.3	2,864.9	9.6
Offices of dentists	1,010.1	1,047.3	1,041.4	1,054.2	1,006.8	1,042.9	1,045.9	1,050.9	5.0
Offices of other health practitioners	1,040.9	1,095.7	1,096.3	1,109.9	1,036.3	1,094.1	1,100.1	1,106.4	6.3
Outpatient care centers	1,004.4	1,030.9	1,031.6	1,033.5	1,005.2	1,031.6	1,032.0	1,033.4	1.4
Medical and diagnostic laboratories	310.4	313.7	311.8	310.6	309.7	314.9	313.5	310.2	-3.3
Home health care services	1,538.2	1,566.7	1,579.8	1,598.3	1,529.2	1,571.1	1,581.0	1,587.1	6.1
Other ambulatory health care services	311.3	318.2	322.9	327.7	312.0	319.7	322.4	327.9	5.5
Hospitals	5,128.5	5,216.2	5,244.3	5,254.5	5,122.3	5,211.9	5,237.0	5,247.8	10.8
Nursing and residential care facilities	2,976.6	3,040.8	3,044.0	3,064.1	2,969.1	3,030.0	3,037.4	3,048.5	11.1
Nursing care facilities	1,356.3	1,364.4	1,367.4	1,378.8	1,349.2	1,360.6	1,362.9	1,367.0	4.1
Residential mental health facilities	596.6	614.6	616.1	618.0	597.0	613.0	615.8	617.4	1.6
Community care facilities for the elderly	870.3	903.5	903.6	909.1	869.6	899.0	901.4	906.1	4.7
Other residential care facilities	153.4	158.3	156.9	158.2	153.3	157.4	157.4	158.0	0.6
Social assistance	4,124.2	4,244.4	4,249.3	4,317.9	4,096.9	4,261.0	4,277.1	4,295.6	18.5
Individual and family services	2,739.2	2,825.5	2,821.0	2,860.1	2,734.5	2,822.4	2,838.7	2,848.3	9.6
Emergency and other relief services	192.9	202.6	200.4	205.9	193.3	204.3	202.6	206.9	4.3
Vocational rehabilitation services	276.4	278.2	274.7	276.7	274.4	274.7	275.0	274.5	-0.5
Child day care services	915.7	938.1	953.2	975.2	894.6	959.7	960.9	965.8	4.9

Leisure and hospitality	14,805	16,441	15,979	15,902	14,728	15,744	15,851	15,886	35
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2,108.8	2,568.5	2,378.7	2,309.3	2,123.5	2,304.2	2,324.2	2,333.8	9.6
Performing arts and spectator sports	450.8	511.3	524.7	513.1	430.3	490.8	497.4	498.8	1.4
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions	146.4	172.1	163.5	163.1	143.4	161.1	161.5	161.7	0.2
Amusements, gambling, and recreation	1,511.6	1,885.1	1,690.5	1,633.1	1,549.8	1,652.3	1,665.3	1,673.3	8.0
Accommodation and food services	12,695.7	13,872.8	13,600.3	13,592.4	12,604.1	13,440.1	13,526.7	13,552.6	25.9
Accommodation	1,579.6	1,853.6	1,762.8	1,748.2	1,566.3	1,719.1	1,736.7	1,756.6	19.9
Food services and drinking places	11,116.1	12,019.2	11,837.5	11,844.2	11,037.8	11,721.0	11,790.0	11,796.0	6.0

Other services	5,571	5,765	5,718	5,750	5,544	5,704	5,724	5,733	9
Repair and maintenance	1,386.8	1,437.8	1,436.1	1,443.6	1,379.6	1,427.9	1,435.9	1,438.3	2.4
Personal and laundry services	1,414.5	1,472.1	1,468.1	1,481.2	1,401.7	1,460.4	1,468.3	1,469.6	1.3
Membership associations and organizations	2,769.4	2,855.4	2,813.9	2,825.4	2,762.6	2,815.2	2,819.7	2,824.9	5.2

Government	22,463	21,494	22,404	22,713	22,094	22,326	22,322	22,350	28
Federal	2,882	2,868	2,875	2,879	2,880	2,864	2,867	2,873	6
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service	2,283.6	2,274.7	2,280.1	2,280.8	2,279.7	2,263.9	2,268.0	2,272.0	4.0
U.S. Postal Service	597.9	592.8	594.8	598.1	600.6	599.9	599.1	601.1	2.0
State government	5,388	5,000	5,345	5,419	5,224	5,261	5,261	5,254	-7
State government education	2,737.1	2,343.1	2,700.5	2,787.8	2,567.3	2,618.5	2,622.6	2,620.8	-1.8
State government, excluding education	2,650.7	2,656.9	2,644.6	2,630.9	2,657.0	2,642.4	2,638.1	2,633.1	-5.0
Local government	14,193	13,626	14,184	14,415	13,990	14,201	14,194	14,223	29
Local government education	7,876.7	7,024.2	7,751.1	7,991.8	7,633.0	7,776.2	7,755.0	7,768.5	13.5
Local government, excluding education	6,316.5	6,601.7	6,432.4	6,423.1	6,357.3	6,424.6	6,439.0	6,454.5	15.5
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 2021 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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