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	Jan. 2020	Nov. 2020	Dec. 2020(p)	Jan. 2021(p)	Jan. 2020	Nov. 2020	Dec. 2020(p)	Jan. 2021(p)	Change from: Dec.2020 - Jan.2021(p)
Total nonfarm	150,055	144,121	143,700	140,927	152,234	142,809	142,582	142,631	49
Total private	127,405	122,128	121,889	119,532	129,445	121,321	121,117	121,123	6
Goods-producing	20,626	20,203	20,157	19,811	21,096	20,146	20,222	20,218	-4

Mining and logging	678	599	601	605	689	597	600	609	9
Logging	47.9	45.7	46.6	46.2	48.6	44.9	45.8	46.3	0.5
Mining	629.8	553.1	554.7	558.8	640.6	552.5	553.8	562.6	8.8
Oil and gas extraction	137.2	139.8	141.9	141.0	138.8	139.4	141.1	141.9	0.8
Mining, except oil and gas	181.8	176.7	177.9	175.9	187.5	176.2	178.9	179.4	0.5
Coal mining	47.4	39.3	42.4	43.0	47.4	39.3	42.1	42.4	0.3
Metal ore mining	41.5	41.6	41.3	41.5	42.0	41.9	41.5	41.8	0.3
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	92.9	95.8	94.2	91.4	98.1	95.0	95.3	95.2	-0.1
Support activities for mining	310.8	236.6	234.9	241.9	314.3	236.9	233.8	241.3	7.5

Construction	7,243	7,413	7,305	7,051	7,615	7,353	7,395	7,392	-3
Construction of buildings	1,634.4	1,657.6	1,650.3	1,617.8	1,682.1	1,651.2	1,655.3	1,658.3	3.0
Residential building	805.9	844.3	845.7	828.5	829.8	836.7	844.3	847.9	3.6
Nonresidential building	828.5	813.3	804.6	789.3	852.3	814.5	811.0	810.4	-0.6
Heavy and civil engineering construction	1,002.1	1,058.8	1,007.0	943.9	1,112.2	1,036.2	1,049.5	1,051.5	2.0
Specialty trade contractors	4,606.2	4,696.4	4,647.2	4,489.0	4,820.2	4,665.6	4,690.0	4,682.5	-7.5
Residential specialty trade contractors	2,034.4	2,141.6	2,125.8	2,060.1	2,127.0	2,132.2	2,140.7	2,136.5	-4.2
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors	2,571.8	2,554.8	2,521.4	2,428.9	2,693.2	2,533.4	2,549.3	2,546.0	-3.3

Manufacturing	12,705	12,191	12,251	12,155	12,792	12,196	12,227	12,217	-10

Durable goods	7,967	7,570	7,610	7,556	8,002	7,580	7,598	7,581	-17
Wood products	406.7	398.7	402.5	400.5	411.3	398.8	402.3	403.6	1.3
Nonmetallic mineral products	403.8	399.3	398.4	381.7	416.7	396.7	400.9	394.5	-6.4
Primary metals	379.7	348.5	349.0	348.0	379.4	350.0	348.2	347.4	-0.8
Fabricated metal products	1,461.0	1,376.5	1,388.2	1,377.4	1,469.0	1,383.1	1,385.2	1,381.1	-4.1
Machinery	1,115.1	1,051.5	1,055.1	1,054.8	1,115.1	1,055.6	1,055.3	1,054.6	-0.7
Computer and electronic products	1,079.3	1,071.2	1,074.3	1,072.0	1,081.9	1,071.0	1,072.1	1,073.4	1.3
Computer and peripheral equipment	162.8	162.2	162.5	161.7	162.5	162.2	162.2	161.8	-0.4
Communications equipment	86.7	85.1	85.3	86.0	86.9	85.0	85.1	85.9	0.8
Semiconductors and electronic components	373.1	367.1	368.2	369.4	374.7	367.4	368.3	370.1	1.8
Electronic instruments	426.0	422.4	422.8	420.3	426.6	422.2	421.7	420.5	-1.2
Miscellaneous computer and electronic products	30.7	34.4	35.5	34.6	31.2	34.2	34.8	35.1	0.3
Electrical equipment and appliances	399.4	371.8	375.2	370.6	399.2	372.1	373.6	370.4	-3.2
Transportation equipment(1)	1,720.0	1,595.2	1,603.1	1,593.1	1,722.7	1,594.7	1,598.1	1,594.9	-3.2
Motor vehicles and parts(2)	976.0	905.0	913.3	905.1	975.9	906.9	910.5	905.2	-5.3
Furniture and related products	384.3	354.2	356.8	353.4	385.2	355.0	356.1	354.0	-2.1
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing	617.2	603.1	607.3	604.6	621.5	602.7	606.2	607.5	1.3

Nondurable goods	4,738	4,621	4,641	4,599	4,790	4,616	4,629	4,636	7
Food manufacturing	1,636.7	1,634.1	1,642.8	1,620.4	1,661.0	1,629.1	1,634.1	1,636.3	2.2
Textile mills	105.6	95.6	95.3	95.0	106.1	95.6	95.2	95.1	-0.1
Textile product mills	112.6	104.5	105.8	105.4	113.6	103.9	105.2	105.6	0.4
Apparel	103.1	89.4	92.6	89.4	104.3	89.2	92.7	90.2	-2.5
Paper and paper products	362.8	354.5	357.1	354.9	364.2	355.6	356.2	355.8	-0.4
Printing and related support activities	417.8	373.1	374.8	370.1	420.2	370.7	372.9	371.7	-1.2
Petroleum and coal products	109.4	103.5	105.1	103.0	113.7	103.9	107.2	106.9	-0.3
Chemicals	849.7	838.5	844.7	848.1	854.7	839.6	841.1	851.6	10.5
Plastics and rubber products	729.5	716.1	725.0	722.9	731.1	717.8	723.8	723.7	-0.1
Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing	310.9	311.7	297.9	290.1	321.5	310.4	300.9	299.1	-1.8

Private service-providing	106,779	101,925	101,732	99,721	108,349	101,175	100,895	100,905	10

Trade, transportation, and utilities	27,755	27,520	27,942	27,030	27,852	26,983	27,108	27,058	-50

Wholesale trade	5,865.3	5,615.0	5,632.6	5,602.4	5,901.1	5,602.4	5,617.9	5,632.2	14.3
Durable goods	3,205.5	3,064.8	3,080.3	3,069.7	3,218.6	3,064.4	3,073.6	3,081.5	7.9
Nondurable goods	2,146.7	2,069.0	2,070.5	2,053.1	2,167.2	2,058.2	2,063.6	2,070.0	6.4
Electronic markets and agents and brokers	513.1	481.2	481.8	479.6	515.3	479.8	480.7	480.7	0.0

Retail trade	15,508.4	15,487.9	15,755.0	15,175.0	15,605.2	15,129.7	15,264.6	15,226.8	-37.8
Motor vehicle and parts dealers	2,025.0	1,940.2	1,948.2	1,933.8	2,044.1	1,941.0	1,953.8	1,947.3	-6.5
Automobile dealers	1,306.1	1,229.9	1,239.4	1,235.3	1,312.8	1,229.7	1,239.6	1,236.8	-2.8
Other motor vehicle dealers	152.4	150.0	148.9	144.5	162.0	154.0	155.7	153.9	-1.8
Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores	566.5	560.3	559.9	554.0	569.3	557.3	558.5	556.6	-1.9
Furniture and home furnishings stores	474.6	443.4	455.3	438.3	472.0	432.8	435.2	436.0	0.8
Electronics and appliance stores	470.4	455.3	454.0	412.8	467.0	435.3	434.5	405.2	-29.3
Building material and garden supply stores	1,238.4	1,363.3	1,395.3	1,362.8	1,299.0	1,402.8	1,428.8	1,429.6	0.8
Food and beverage stores	3,062.6	3,161.3	3,180.8	3,151.3	3,077.4	3,139.2	3,148.1	3,163.3	15.2
Health and personal care stores	1,035.5	969.5	987.5	981.6	1,029.1	950.1	960.8	975.2	14.4
Gasoline stations	949.8	938.5	938.6	931.3	958.4	937.4	939.5	938.2	-1.3
Clothing and clothing accessories stores	1,278.8	1,029.5	1,074.8	1,003.2	1,272.7	966.8	978.4	993.2	14.8
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores	557.8	484.1	499.2	473.3	558.2	456.4	457.6	459.0	1.4
General merchandise stores	3,010.9	3,300.2	3,405.6	3,135.6	2,997.0	3,091.3	3,152.3	3,114.0	-38.3
Department stores	1,039.7	1,092.5	1,130.5	1,002.3	1,015.2	982.4	981.1	973.3	-7.8
General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters	1,971.2	2,207.7	2,275.1	2,133.3	1,981.8	2,108.9	2,171.2	2,140.7	-30.5
Miscellaneous store retailers	828.0	779.9	781.7	760.4	846.8	773.2	767.4	772.4	5.0
Nonstore retailers	576.6	622.7	634.0	590.6	583.5	603.4	608.2	593.4	-14.8

Transportation and warehousing	5,835.1	5,876.7	6,014.0	5,713.9	5,798.1	5,711.3	5,687.2	5,659.4	-27.8
Air transportation	510.5	392.9	395.9	409.3	514.1	394.3	397.4	412.2	14.8
Rail transportation	159.2	143.0	145.4	144.4	160.5	143.3	144.8	144.8	0.0
Water transportation	65.3	58.4	58.2	57.1	67.3	59.8	59.2	58.9	-0.3
Truck transportation	1,495.6	1,480.5	1,477.3	1,449.4	1,522.8	1,472.8	1,478.3	1,475.4	-2.9
Transit and ground passenger transportation	503.0	389.5	379.3	370.2	493.8	372.7	363.1	360.3	-2.8
Pipeline transportation	51.9	50.3	49.6	49.1	51.7	50.2	49.5	49.0	-0.5
Scenic and sightseeing transportation	26.1	21.2	20.6	18.8	35.0	25.1	24.6	24.9	0.3
Support activities for transportation	761.0	699.2	700.6	689.0	763.2	694.5	694.8	689.5	-5.3
Couriers and messengers	958.3	1,173.4	1,306.0	1,101.9	879.2	1,063.9	1,033.0	1,019.3	-13.7
Warehousing and storage	1,304.2	1,468.3	1,481.1	1,424.7	1,310.5	1,434.7	1,442.5	1,425.1	-17.4

Utilities	546.2	540.0	540.1	538.8	547.6	539.5	538.5	539.1	0.6

Information	2,868	2,659	2,665	2,647	2,910	2,650	2,656	2,672	16
Publishing industries, except Internet	777.5	758.2	759.1	759.0	781.2	755.2	759.1	763.2	4.1
Motion picture and sound recording industries	408.1	260.6	261.3	243.5	441.9	258.4	257.6	262.6	5.0
Broadcasting, except Internet	261.7	248.2	248.0	246.3	263.0	247.9	246.7	246.9	0.2
Telecommunications	710.1	681.2	683.7	685.4	711.5	679.0	679.4	685.4	6.0
Data processing, hosting and related services	360.4	354.2	354.7	352.1	362.0	352.7	355.1	353.5	-1.6
Other information services	350.4	357.0	358.3	360.8	350.0	357.0	357.6	360.1	2.5

Financial activities	8,783	8,763	8,788	8,729	8,849	8,756	8,774	8,782	8
Finance and insurance	6,476.3	6,542.2	6,554.3	6,525.0	6,498.5	6,532.8	6,539.2	6,540.2	1.0
Monetary authorities - central bank	19.8	20.2	20.3	20.2	19.7	20.3	20.3	20.2	-0.1
Credit intermediation and related activities	2,663.5	2,669.2	2,672.6	2,669.2	2,667.7	2,668.9	2,669.6	2,671.0	1.4
Depository credit intermediation(1)	1,783.1	1,751.3	1,750.0	1,746.6	1,785.5	1,754.7	1,750.9	1,747.7	-3.2
Commercial banking	1,395.6	1,365.3	1,363.2	1,359.5	1,396.6	1,368.3	1,364.6	1,360.6	-4.0
Nondepository credit intermediation	578.5	601.2	607.0	606.9	580.8	599.9	605.3	608.4	3.1
Activities related to credit intermediation	301.9	316.7	315.6	315.7	301.4	314.3	313.4	314.9	1.5
Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts	956.6	971.5	975.2	977.2	964.1	971.6	972.7	981.7	9.0
Insurance carriers and related activities	2,836.4	2,881.3	2,886.2	2,858.4	2,847.0	2,872.0	2,876.6	2,867.3	-9.3
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,306.8	2,220.9	2,233.6	2,203.9	2,350.6	2,223.6	2,234.6	2,241.7	7.1
Real estate	1,720.6	1,714.3	1,726.7	1,702.5	1,744.0	1,712.5	1,720.5	1,724.4	3.9
Rental and leasing services	563.8	484.0	484.3	479.4	583.4	488.6	491.7	494.8	3.1
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets	22.4	22.6	22.6	22.0	23.2	22.5	22.4	22.5	0.1

Professional and business services	21,036	20,580	20,632	20,290	21,437	20,391	20,547	20,644	97
Professional and technical services	9,639.4	9,475.6	9,551.8	9,558.5	9,673.8	9,466.2	9,526.9	9,567.0	40.1
Legal services	1,154.4	1,125.3	1,127.4	1,118.6	1,162.9	1,122.8	1,121.3	1,126.1	4.8
Accounting and bookkeeping services	1,069.2	966.3	999.0	1,065.6	1,022.7	997.6	1,000.4	1,004.2	3.8
Architectural and engineering services	1,517.3	1,523.7	1,525.4	1,513.6	1,535.2	1,521.6	1,526.7	1,530.7	4.0
Specialized design services	140.9	135.1	135.2	132.9	143.2	134.0	133.6	134.5	0.9
Computer systems design and related services	2,223.1	2,203.5	2,205.3	2,217.0	2,232.2	2,190.0	2,209.6	2,220.9	11.3
Management and technical consulting services	1,551.7	1,550.5	1,568.1	1,549.8	1,571.6	1,535.5	1,553.9	1,570.0	16.1
Scientific research and development services	749.0	779.3	784.7	787.0	756.5	779.9	784.0	794.0	10.0
Advertising and related services	483.8	437.5	443.8	432.7	488.3	436.2	441.2	435.5	-5.7
Other professional and technical services	750.0	754.4	762.9	741.3	761.4	748.6	756.2	751.1	-5.1
Management of companies and enterprises	2,422.2	2,339.1	2,351.6	2,339.1	2,430.0	2,339.9	2,347.5	2,346.4	-1.1
Administrative and waste services	8,974.3	8,765.7	8,728.2	8,392.3	9,333.2	8,584.8	8,672.1	8,730.5	58.4
Administrative and support services	8,524.8	8,315.7	8,279.9	7,950.4	8,875.3	8,134.8	8,222.2	8,280.7	58.5
Office administrative services	539.7	525.3	528.3	529.8	543.5	523.4	528.7	533.2	4.5
Facilities support services	164.1	153.6	153.4	151.8	166.4	153.3	152.9	153.4	0.5
Employment services(1)	3,455.1	3,323.0	3,388.5	3,185.7	3,598.7	3,176.2	3,255.7	3,318.1	62.4
Temporary help services	2,826.0	2,713.3	2,763.5	2,580.0	2,949.7	2,558.5	2,622.8	2,703.7	80.9
Business support services	869.4	819.8	824.9	806.0	867.3	800.3	803.7	802.7	-1.0
Travel arrangement and reservation services	216.3	148.8	145.5	144.5	221.7	149.1	147.0	148.1	1.1
Investigation and security services	939.6	909.9	899.3	892.6	953.7	903.2	895.2	904.6	9.4
Services to buildings and dwellings	2,014.5	2,138.3	2,039.6	1,945.4	2,192.6	2,130.8	2,135.0	2,121.5	-13.5
Other support services	326.1	297.0	300.4	294.6	331.5	298.5	304.0	299.1	-4.9
Waste management and remediation services	449.5	450.0	448.3	441.9	457.9	450.0	449.9	449.8	-0.1

Education and health services	24,364	23,510	23,401	23,118	24,513	23,278	23,247	23,240	-7
Educational services	3,697.3	3,555.5	3,401.6	3,276.8	3,786.5	3,388.2	3,318.7	3,352.6	33.9
Health care and social assistance	20,667.1	19,954.6	19,999.8	19,840.8	20,726.9	19,889.4	19,928.5	19,887.7	-40.8
Health care(3)	16,412.5	15,979.5	16,040.1	15,910.9	16,460.2	15,935.4	15,979.7	15,950.1	-29.6
Ambulatory health care services	7,821.5	7,708.0	7,737.9	7,683.0	7,850.5	7,680.4	7,703.4	7,706.9	3.5
Offices of physicians	2,710.2	2,672.1	2,682.0	2,662.5	2,716.9	2,660.1	2,664.8	2,668.2	3.4
Offices of dentists	985.7	983.8	987.8	984.2	987.9	981.2	983.5	986.3	2.8
Offices of other health practitioners	993.8	944.2	949.7	948.4	998.2	941.3	946.7	952.6	5.9
Outpatient care centers	996.0	998.8	1,006.8	998.6	996.8	998.4	1,001.9	999.0	-2.9
Medical and diagnostic laboratories	288.8	286.2	289.1	290.9	289.9	286.3	288.1	290.6	2.5
Home health care services	1,529.7	1,516.7	1,514.2	1,487.1	1,540.2	1,508.8	1,509.0	1,495.9	-13.1
Other ambulatory health care services	317.3	306.2	308.3	311.3	320.6	304.3	309.4	314.3	4.9
Hospitals	5,224.4	5,148.2	5,183.3	5,164.4	5,231.0	5,136.3	5,171.9	5,169.8	-2.1
Nursing and residential care facilities	3,366.6	3,123.3	3,118.9	3,063.5	3,378.7	3,118.7	3,104.4	3,073.4	-31.0
Nursing care facilities	1,581.4	1,443.3	1,439.7	1,410.3	1,586.5	1,439.0	1,433.6	1,414.2	-19.4
Residential mental health facilities	647.7	614.0	612.5	606.0	650.2	613.3	611.2	608.2	-3.0
Community care facilities for the elderly	972.1	911.1	912.3	896.6	975.0	911.5	905.7	899.0	-6.7
Other residential care facilities	165.4	154.9	154.4	150.6	167.0	154.9	153.9	152.0	-1.9
Social assistance	4,254.6	3,975.1	3,959.7	3,929.9	4,266.7	3,954.0	3,948.8	3,937.6	-11.2
Individual and family services	2,703.7	2,624.8	2,615.6	2,597.3	2,714.4	2,618.7	2,613.6	2,605.1	-8.5
Emergency and other relief services	185.8	185.4	186.5	182.7	186.4	185.1	183.9	183.4	-0.5
Vocational rehabilitation services	318.2	278.7	276.1	272.8	322.9	280.1	276.6	275.6	-1.0
Child day care services	1,046.9	886.2	881.5	877.1	1,043.0	870.1	874.7	873.5	-1.2

Leisure and hospitality	16,117	13,418	12,858	12,497	16,858	13,632	13,096	13,035	-61
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2,245.9	1,698.8	1,603.4	1,528.8	2,502.5	1,816.5	1,713.6	1,690.4	-23.2
Performing arts and spectator sports	463.1	320.4	309.5	289.1	525.8	329.3	320.2	325.4	5.2
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions	161.3	129.8	128.2	121.5	175.3	133.5	133.0	131.5	-1.5
Amusements, gambling, and recreation	1,621.5	1,248.6	1,165.7	1,118.2	1,801.4	1,353.7	1,260.4	1,233.5	-26.9
Accommodation and food services	13,871.5	11,719.2	11,254.1	10,967.8	14,355.0	11,815.6	11,381.9	11,344.2	-37.7
Accommodation	2,007.6	1,411.3	1,377.2	1,336.2	2,108.3	1,453.6	1,422.1	1,403.8	-18.3
Food services and drinking places	11,863.9	10,307.9	9,876.9	9,631.6	12,246.7	10,362.0	9,959.8	9,940.4	-19.4

Other services	5,856	5,475	5,446	5,410	5,930	5,485	5,467	5,474	7
Repair and maintenance	1,341.8	1,309.9	1,305.2	1,299.3	1,359.5	1,311.9	1,312.4	1,313.6	1.2
Personal and laundry services	1,541.9	1,311.1	1,298.4	1,285.7	1,561.9	1,311.6	1,298.0	1,302.8	4.8
Membership associations and organizations	2,972.0	2,853.6	2,842.7	2,825.0	3,009.0	2,861.6	2,856.1	2,857.9	1.8

Government	22,650	21,993	21,811	21,395	22,789	21,488	21,465	21,508	43
Federal	2,835	2,895	2,904	2,851	2,852	2,888	2,889	2,865	-24
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service	2,233.4	2,281.0	2,279.6	2,248.6	2,247.9	2,283.7	2,285.1	2,261.0	-24.1
U.S. Postal Service	601.5	613.8	624.7	602.1	604.2	604.2	604.3	604.1	-0.2
State government	5,185	5,112	5,049	4,875	5,284	4,931	4,940	4,971	31
State government education	2,494.2	2,432.3	2,373.0	2,209.7	2,578.5	2,245.3	2,255.5	2,291.6	36.1
State government, excluding education	2,690.3	2,679.5	2,676.1	2,665.1	2,705.0	2,685.8	2,684.9	2,679.2	-5.7
Local government	14,630	13,986	13,858	13,669	14,653	13,669	13,636	13,672	36
Local government education	8,138.3	7,677.4	7,635.8	7,503.8	8,024.5	7,334.8	7,328.1	7,377.5	49.4
Local government, excluding education	6,491.8	6,308.4	6,222.6	6,164.7	6,628.8	6,333.8	6,307.8	6,294.5	-13.3
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: February 05, 2021

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

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