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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
Jan.
2019
Nov.
2019
Dec.
2019(p)
Jan.
2020(p)
Jan.
2019
Nov.
2019
Dec.
2019(p)
Jan.
2020(p)
Change from:
Dec.2019 - Jan.2020(p)

Total nonfarm

147,879 153,177 152,934 150,102 150,134 151,814 151,961 152,186 225

Total private

125,501 130,023 129,919 127,557 127,628 129,155 129,297 129,503 206

Goods-producing

20,539 21,209 21,034 20,713 21,023 21,131 21,126 21,158 32

Mining and logging

733 729 713 702 746 724 713 713 0

Logging

49.3 55.3 53.7 52.2 50.3 53.7 53.0 53.0 0.0

Mining

683.5 674.0 659.7 649.9 695.7 670.5 660.4 659.7 -0.7

Oil and gas extraction

141.1 156.7 158.0 157.3 142.4 155.9 158.0 158.4 0.4

Mining, except oil and gas

186.7 191.2 187.2 184.9 193.5 190.7 189.6 190.8 1.2

Coal mining

52.0 52.2 51.2 51.1 52.1 52.2 51.1 51.3 0.2

Metal ore mining

41.7 40.8 40.5 40.8 42.0 41.1 40.8 41.3 0.5

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

93.0 98.2 95.5 93.0 99.4 97.4 97.6 98.2 0.6

Support activities for mining

355.7 326.1 314.5 307.7 359.8 323.9 312.8 310.5 -2.3

Construction

7,069 7,609 7,447 7,238 7,452 7,539 7,550 7,594 44

Construction of buildings

1,602.8 1,680.5 1,666.1 1,630.3 1,653.8 1,670.4 1,674.0 1,676.9 2.9

Residential building

789.7 837.2 828.1 807.8 815.5 830.2 828.7 831.1 2.4

Nonresidential building

813.1 843.3 838.0 822.5 838.3 840.2 845.3 845.8 0.5

Heavy and civil engineering construction

965.9 1,104.6 1,040.8 985.2 1,081.2 1,086.3 1,085.7 1,091.8 6.1

Specialty trade contractors

4,500.3 4,823.9 4,740.3 4,622.9 4,717.3 4,781.8 4,790.1 4,825.1 35.0

Residential specialty trade contractors

1,983.2 2,106.7 2,066.4 2,021.8 2,082.2 2,091.1 2,092.6 2,110.4 17.8

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

2,517.1 2,717.2 2,673.9 2,601.1 2,635.1 2,690.7 2,697.5 2,714.7 17.2

Manufacturing

12,737 12,871 12,874 12,773 12,825 12,868 12,863 12,851 -12

Durable goods

8,023 8,065 8,071 8,020 8,059 8,064 8,063 8,052 -11

Wood products

402.9 411.7 411.4 406.9 407.5 410.9 411.3 411.3 0.0

Nonmetallic mineral products

412.0 427.3 419.7 410.3 425.4 423.5 421.7 422.1 0.4

Primary metals

388.3 378.0 377.4 374.6 388.0 379.0 375.6 373.6 -2.0

Fabricated metal products

1,487.6 1,490.2 1,486.2 1,480.3 1,493.0 1,489.7 1,484.9 1,486.0 1.1

Machinery

1,129.4 1,115.7 1,117.2 1,115.7 1,131.4 1,119.3 1,117.5 1,116.1 -1.4

Computer and electronic products

1,065.0 1,090.9 1,096.4 1,093.3 1,068.2 1,092.3 1,095.7 1,096.4 0.7

Computer and peripheral equipment

159.7 166.1 168.1 169.4 160.1 166.4 168.0 169.6 1.6

Communications equipment

82.9 83.8 84.4 83.0 83.3 83.7 84.1 83.3 -0.8

Semiconductors and electronic components

372.7 378.3 378.9 377.5 374.2 378.9 379.4 379.1 -0.3

Electronic instruments

417.3 429.2 431.4 431.4 417.9 430.1 431.0 432.0 1.0

Miscellaneous computer and electronic products

32.4 33.5 33.6 32.0 32.8 33.1 33.2 32.4 -0.8

Electrical equipment and appliances

404.6 405.5 406.7 404.5 405.6 405.1 405.4 405.2 -0.2

Transportation equipment(1)

1,733.7 1,739.0 1,747.0 1,731.1 1,735.1 1,739.1 1,743.0 1,733.5 -9.5

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

1,010.4 996.5 1,001.7 985.5 1,010.6 995.9 997.2 986.6 -10.6

Furniture and related products

388.1 387.1 387.8 386.4 389.8 387.6 387.3 387.8 0.5

Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing

611.5 619.6 621.5 616.7 615.4 617.9 620.2 620.3 0.1

Nondurable goods

4,714 4,806 4,803 4,753 4,766 4,804 4,800 4,799 -1

Food manufacturing

1,609.6 1,663.1 1,662.7 1,634.4 1,632.9 1,661.4 1,660.7 1,657.6 -3.1

Textile mills

109.3 107.2 106.7 106.6 109.8 107.2 106.8 107.2 0.4

Textile product mills

113.7 113.2 112.7 112.5 114.8 112.6 112.1 113.0 0.9

Apparel

111.7 107.1 106.2 104.2 112.7 106.8 106.4 105.2 -1.2

Paper and paper products

364.3 363.7 365.6 364.1 365.8 365.0 365.2 365.6 0.4

Printing and related support activities

426.0 423.4 421.1 416.7 428.6 421.3 419.2 419.0 -0.2

Petroleum and coal products

111.4 112.8 111.9 111.3 115.5 113.5 114.1 115.5 1.4

Chemicals

840.0 852.4 854.9 846.7 844.0 853.6 852.6 850.1 -2.5

Plastics and rubber products

729.8 740.8 743.8 744.5 734.5 741.0 742.6 745.5 2.9

Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing

297.7 322.4 317.6 312.2 307.6 321.3 320.5 320.6 0.1

Private service-providing

104,962 108,814 108,885 106,844 106,605 108,024 108,171 108,345 174

Trade, transportation, and utilities

27,598 28,350 28,584 27,747 27,711 27,762 27,821 27,848 27

Wholesale trade

5,837.2 5,936.8 5,947.8 5,912.2 5,878.9 5,926.3 5,935.8 5,944.2 8.4

Durable goods

3,165.7 3,218.3 3,225.8 3,216.6 3,182.5 3,218.6 3,220.8 3,227.7 6.9

Nondurable goods

2,139.1 2,180.8 2,184.5 2,160.1 2,162.6 2,171.9 2,179.3 2,180.2 0.9

Electronic markets and agents and brokers

532.4 537.7 537.5 535.5 533.8 535.8 535.7 536.3 0.6

Retail trade

15,628.1 16,080.2 16,159.1 15,570.3 15,696.5 15,630.8 15,675.7 15,667.4 -8.3

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

1,996.4 2,053.5 2,048.5 2,040.6 2,018.8 2,053.6 2,056.2 2,060.2 4.0

Automobile dealers

1,288.8 1,301.7 1,304.0 1,303.3 1,296.7 1,302.2 1,305.9 1,309.3 3.4

Other motor vehicle dealers

153.3 162.4 158.6 155.5 163.3 166.4 165.7 165.1 -0.6

Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores

554.3 589.4 585.9 581.8 558.8 584.9 584.5 585.8 1.3

Furniture and home furnishings stores

483.6 483.0 491.9 471.3 476.1 467.6 469.5 467.8 -1.7

Electronics and appliance stores

486.2 495.3 496.5 490.5 477.6 481.1 482.2 482.2 0.0

Building material and garden supply stores

1,227.8 1,272.2 1,272.4 1,250.6 1,290.2 1,302.7 1,309.5 1,312.8 3.3

Food and beverage stores

3,056.7 3,119.2 3,119.4 3,075.1 3,070.8 3,092.1 3,088.5 3,090.0 1.5

Health and personal care stores

1,073.2 1,073.8 1,082.5 1,061.7 1,064.0 1,052.4 1,053.0 1,052.0 -1.0

Gasoline stations

928.3 955.5 948.9 940.6 940.3 951.4 951.5 950.2 -1.3

Clothing and clothing accessories stores

1,340.5 1,355.3 1,405.1 1,281.3 1,332.5 1,249.2 1,282.5 1,277.9 -4.6

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores

561.4 581.1 590.3 548.5 549.0 542.1 544.9 550.4 5.5

General merchandise stores

3,093.1 3,271.6 3,291.7 3,060.6 3,068.6 3,056.3 3,061.4 3,047.0 -14.4

Department stores

1,132.3 1,200.7 1,231.1 1,092.3 1,105.9 1,085.0 1,087.7 1,070.8 -16.9

General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters

1,960.8 2,070.9 2,060.6 1,968.3 1,962.7 1,971.3 1,973.7 1,976.2 2.5

Miscellaneous store retailers

817.8 842.7 833.5 800.7 841.1 826.0 820.9 820.6 -0.3

Nonstore retailers

563.1 577.0 578.4 548.8 567.5 556.3 555.6 556.3 0.7

Transportation and warehousing

5,582.6 5,786.0 5,927.9 5,719.8 5,584.3 5,658.0 5,661.9 5,690.2 28.3

Air transportation

494.9 504.3 506.3 506.9 498.9 507.2 508.3 509.9 1.6

Rail transportation

182.2 165.9 163.7 163.7 183.6 165.8 164.4 164.4 0.0

Water transportation

63.8 65.5 64.2 63.1 65.7 66.1 65.1 65.1 0.0

Truck transportation

1,501.0 1,539.7 1,524.6 1,503.5 1,527.9 1,529.8 1,525.8 1,529.0 3.2

Transit and ground passenger transportation

503.9 520.4 522.0 516.9 494.7 503.8 506.0 507.1 1.1

Pipeline transportation

50.6 51.4 51.4 51.3 50.7 51.4 51.3 51.3 0.0

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

26.3 31.7 30.0 27.0 37.0 36.2 35.7 35.9 0.2

Support activities for transportation

743.9 763.0 766.0 760.9 749.6 760.0 760.8 763.0 2.2

Couriers and messengers

842.1 915.9 1,075.3 929.8 798.2 845.1 851.8 866.1 14.3

Warehousing and storage

1,173.9 1,228.2 1,224.4 1,196.7 1,178.0 1,192.6 1,192.7 1,198.4 5.7

Utilities

549.7 547.0 549.3 545.0 551.6 547.2 547.9 546.5 -1.4

Information

2,799 2,900 2,897 2,846 2,843 2,874 2,882 2,887 5

Publishing industries, except Internet

746.6 767.7 767.3 767.9 749.9 764.9 765.5 768.7 3.2

Motion picture and sound recording industries

407.6 462.3 460.1 415.8 439.8 445.7 452.6 451.2 -1.4

Broadcasting, except Internet

268.4 267.4 265.8 260.7 269.0 264.8 264.1 261.8 -2.3

Telecommunications

726.0 708.1 708.0 700.0 728.9 705.1 703.4 703.0 -0.4

Data processing, hosting and related services

329.1 344.8 345.3 350.2 332.2 345.2 346.7 352.0 5.3

Other information services

320.9 349.2 350.9 351.4 323.5 348.5 349.3 350.7 1.4

Financial activities

8,618 8,805 8,820 8,746 8,676 8,804 8,809 8,808 -1

Finance and insurance

6,364.7 6,466.3 6,475.3 6,443.2 6,383.2 6,457.9 6,461.5 6,463.2 1.7

Monetary authorities - central bank

19.8 19.6 19.1 19.5 19.8 19.6 19.3 19.6 0.3

Credit intermediation and related
activities

2,641.8 2,664.4 2,672.6 2,666.3 2,647.1 2,664.1 2,668.5 2,670.0 1.5

Depository credit intermediation(1)

1,770.3 1,776.2 1,782.4 1,781.9 1,772.0 1,779.7 1,783.2 1,783.2 0.0

Commercial banking

1,389.9 1,387.3 1,391.4 1,391.0 1,391.3 1,390.4 1,392.2 1,391.2 -1.0

Nondepository credit intermediation

569.8 581.7 582.7 578.7 573.1 579.0 579.7 580.9 1.2

Activities related to credit intermediation

301.7 306.5 307.5 305.7 301.9 305.4 305.6 305.8 0.2

Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts

950.7 967.1 971.0 960.9 956.5 966.7 967.4 966.3 -1.1

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,752.4 2,815.2 2,812.6 2,796.5 2,759.8 2,807.5 2,806.3 2,807.3 1.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,253.1 2,338.8 2,345.0 2,302.9 2,292.5 2,345.6 2,347.5 2,345.1 -2.4

Real estate

1,670.3 1,740.2 1,748.8 1,719.0 1,691.6 1,740.4 1,743.1 1,742.4 -0.7

Rental and leasing services

560.1 575.1 572.5 560.9 577.6 581.7 580.9 579.0 -1.9

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets

22.7 23.5 23.7 23.0 23.3 23.5 23.5 23.7 0.2

Professional and business services

20,709 21,727 21,597 21,128 21,126 21,481 21,495 21,516 21

Professional and technical services

9,384.9 9,682.3 9,693.4 9,655.0 9,410.6 9,649.9 9,661.7 9,674.5 12.8

Legal services

1,137.5 1,159.4 1,162.3 1,152.2 1,144.7 1,157.1 1,156.2 1,160.7 4.5

Accounting and bookkeeping services

1,062.6 1,013.0 1,039.5 1,082.9 1,009.7 1,031.9 1,033.2 1,029.7 -3.5

Architectural and engineering services

1,474.1 1,528.9 1,527.6 1,511.0 1,496.6 1,526.2 1,528.4 1,526.6 -1.8

Specialized design services

140.7 148.1 146.9 143.6 142.7 145.8 144.6 146.2 1.6

Computer systems design and related services

2,150.2 2,251.0 2,235.3 2,243.5 2,158.2 2,235.8 2,240.3 2,249.1 8.8

Management and technical consulting services

1,488.3 1,570.8 1,569.7 1,539.3 1,506.1 1,553.5 1,556.2 1,558.5 2.3

Scientific research and development services

708.0 742.8 745.8 735.6 712.3 741.8 744.6 742.7 -1.9

Advertising and related services

485.9 497.5 496.9 491.6 492.5 495.6 495.1 495.8 0.7

Other professional and technical services

737.6 770.8 769.4 755.3 747.9 762.2 763.0 765.4 2.4

Management of companies and enterprises

2,394.9 2,445.7 2,451.8 2,436.3 2,404.0 2,445.0 2,448.3 2,447.5 -0.8

Administrative and waste services

8,929.3 9,598.5 9,452.0 9,037.0 9,311.5 9,385.7 9,385.3 9,393.9 8.6

Administrative and support services

8,490.8 9,134.6 8,988.0 8,579.4 8,866.3 8,921.6 8,920.1 8,928.5 8.4

Office administrative services

517.2 530.8 529.9 526.9 519.7 529.4 530.7 531.0 0.3

Facilities support services

159.8 166.6 167.1 165.9 161.2 166.4 167.1 168.0 0.9

Employment services(1)

3,482.8 3,825.1 3,796.7 3,503.3 3,645.0 3,649.1 3,652.2 3,649.9 -2.3

Temporary help services

2,822.7 3,107.2 3,085.8 2,822.8 2,964.8 2,945.5 2,951.4 2,949.9 -1.5

Business support services

888.4 893.2 891.2 872.5 886.0 869.8 868.5 869.7 1.2

Travel arrangement and reservation services

214.9 220.7 219.6 216.8 219.9 221.8 222.3 222.4 0.1

Investigation and security services

934.2 967.3 966.0 954.9 947.1 961.0 962.0 965.6 3.6

Services to buildings and dwellings

1,968.6 2,184.2 2,075.6 2,002.4 2,155.9 2,176.2 2,170.9 2,180.4 9.5

Other support services

324.9 346.7 341.9 336.7 331.3 347.8 346.5 341.5 -5.0

Waste management and remediation services

438.5 463.9 464.0 457.6 445.2 464.1 465.2 465.4 0.2

Education and health services

23,724 24,682 24,630 24,390 23,900 24,436 24,458 24,530 72

Educational services

3,619.5 3,991.8 3,903.4 3,739.3 3,737.0 3,806.7 3,803.6 3,828.5 24.9

Health care and social assistance

20,104.4 20,690.6 20,726.1 20,650.3 20,162.7 20,628.9 20,653.9 20,701.1 47.2

Health care(3)

16,064.1 16,462.3 16,497.5 16,430.3 16,112.6 16,419.2 16,437.8 16,473.3 35.5

Ambulatory health care services

7,556.2 7,816.7 7,842.3 7,806.3 7,586.8 7,792.7 7,809.7 7,832.2 22.5

Offices of physicians

2,632.2 2,712.2 2,725.1 2,707.9 2,641.1 2,702.5 2,707.9 2,713.5 5.6

Offices of dentists

959.9 977.1 977.7 972.9 961.9 974.9 974.0 975.5 1.5

Offices of other health practitioners

950.4 982.3 985.9 980.7 953.6 978.8 982.3 984.5 2.2

Outpatient care centers

947.1 973.2 981.8 980.4 948.6 972.5 978.5 981.6 3.1

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

278.8 289.8 289.0 288.9 279.6 289.6 288.1 290.6 2.5

Home health care services

1,483.4 1,563.1 1,563.9 1,555.4 1,493.6 1,555.6 1,558.8 1,563.5 4.7

Other ambulatory health care services

304.4 319.0 318.9 320.1 308.4 318.8 320.1 322.9 2.8

Hospitals

5,158.0 5,249.1 5,255.8 5,247.8 5,164.3 5,236.8 5,243.1 5,252.8 9.7

Nursing and residential care facilities

3,349.9 3,396.5 3,399.4 3,376.2 3,361.5 3,389.7 3,385.0 3,388.3 3.3

Nursing care facilities

1,596.0 1,599.7 1,594.9 1,585.1 1,599.7 1,594.7 1,588.0 1,590.4 2.4

Residential mental health facilities

638.9 650.9 652.1 649.4 642.0 651.2 650.6 651.8 1.2

Community care facilities for the elderly

951.2 979.0 985.3 975.1 954.8 977.0 979.6 977.9 -1.7

Other residential care facilities

163.8 166.9 167.1 166.6 165.1 166.8 166.8 168.2 1.4

Social assistance

4,040.3 4,228.3 4,228.6 4,220.0 4,050.1 4,209.7 4,216.1 4,227.8 11.7

Individual and family services

2,535.2 2,673.5 2,674.1 2,677.5 2,545.5 2,668.5 2,671.6 2,682.9 11.3

Emergency and other relief services

181.0 186.1 188.4 185.9 181.1 185.8 186.2 186.3 0.1

Vocational rehabilitation services

320.2 324.9 325.2 320.3 324.7 324.4 325.0 324.1 -0.9

Child day care services

1,003.9 1,043.8 1,040.9 1,036.3 998.7 1,031.1 1,033.3 1,034.4 1.1

Leisure and hospitality

15,739 16,439 16,455 16,120 16,496 16,744 16,780 16,816 36

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,163.1 2,298.1 2,309.1 2,242.8 2,430.1 2,469.3 2,479.3 2,493.5 14.2

Performing arts and spectator sports

448.5 503.6 492.8 458.6 514.7 517.7 514.1 520.8 6.7

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

157.7 171.6 169.3 159.9 172.7 176.3 176.9 174.4 -2.5

Amusements, gambling, and recreation

1,556.9 1,622.9 1,647.0 1,624.3 1,742.7 1,775.3 1,788.3 1,798.3 10.0

Accommodation and food services

13,575.6 14,141.0 14,146.2 13,876.9 14,065.9 14,274.6 14,300.4 14,322.1 21.7

Accommodation

1,957.1 2,028.7 2,032.7 1,995.9 2,060.8 2,090.6 2,100.0 2,097.3 -2.7

Food services and drinking places

11,618.5 12,112.3 12,113.5 11,881.0 12,005.1 12,184.0 12,200.4 12,224.8 24.4

Other services

5,775 5,911 5,902 5,867 5,853 5,923 5,926 5,940 14

Repair and maintenance

1,317.1 1,365.4 1,357.6 1,353.4 1,333.1 1,368.7 1,364.9 1,369.0 4.1

Personal and laundry services

1,490.8 1,531.2 1,534.3 1,517.1 1,514.6 1,529.3 1,534.3 1,537.7 3.4

Membership associations and organizations

2,966.7 3,014.0 3,009.9 2,996.0 3,005.7 3,024.5 3,027.0 3,033.2 6.2

Government

22,378 23,154 23,015 22,545 22,506 22,659 22,664 22,683 19

Federal

2,796.0 2,858.0 2,859.0 2,846.0 2,811.0 2,850.0 2,848.0 2,860.0 12.0

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

2,192.6 2,243.8 2,237.8 2,244.7 2,204.4 2,243.7 2,244.1 2,255.6 11.5

U.S. Postal Service

603.1 614.5 620.7 601.6 606.7 605.8 603.4 604.6 1.2

State government

5,075.0 5,379.0 5,297.0 5,062.0 5,170.0 5,181.0 5,178.0 5,165.0 -13.0

State government education

2,402.8 2,682.0 2,605.7 2,371.4 2,484.9 2,478.5 2,475.1 2,459.5 -15.6

State government, excluding education

2,672.0 2,696.5 2,691.3 2,690.3 2,685.0 2,702.0 2,702.6 2,705.3 2.7

Local government

14,507.0 14,917.0 14,859.0 14,637.0 14,525.0 14,628.0 14,638.0 14,658.0 20.0

Local government education

8,094.0 8,375.7 8,339.8 8,149.0 7,978.3 8,031.8 8,031.1 8,036.3 5.2

Local government, excluding education

6,413.0 6,541.5 6,518.7 6,488.2 6,547.0 6,595.9 6,607.3 6,621.8 14.5

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 2019 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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Last Modified Date: February 21, 2020