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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
Oct.
2023
Aug.
2024
Sept.
2024(p)
Oct.
2024(p)
Oct.
2023
Aug.
2024
Sept.
2024(p)
Oct.
2024(p)
Change from:
Sept.2024 - Oct.2024(p)

Total nonfarm

157,878 158,731 159,181 160,007 156,832 158,770 158,993 159,005 12

Total private

134,550 136,184 135,739 136,203 133,862 135,384 135,576 135,548 -28

Goods-producing

21,819 22,120 22,015 21,987 21,654 21,835 21,858 21,821 -37

Mining and logging

648 644 643 643 644 635 637 638 1

Logging

46.1 39.6 39.5 39.1 45.4 38.0 38.0 38.0 0.0

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

601.9 604.1 603.2 603.5 598.9 596.7 598.9 599.7 0.8

Oil and gas extraction

118.4 120.7 119.7 120.1 117.8 119.0 119.7 119.6 -0.1

Mining (except oil and gas)

188.0 191.8 191.5 190.7 186.5 188.6 189.1 189.3 0.2

Coal mining

42.3 43.2 43.1 42.6 42.2 43.2 43.1 42.7 -0.4

Metal ore mining

43.6 44.0 43.7 43.6 43.7 43.6 43.6 43.6 0.0

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

102.1 104.6 104.7 104.5 100.6 101.8 102.4 103.0 0.6

Support activities for mining

295.5 291.6 292.0 292.7 294.6 289.1 290.1 290.8 0.7

Construction

8,249 8,494 8,445 8,470 8,087 8,275 8,302 8,310 8

Construction of buildings

1,851.1 1,917.5 1,896.8 1,908.4 1,828.0 1,882.7 1,885.2 1,886.8 1.6

Residential building construction

944.8 968.3 961.7 970.1 932.0 951.6 955.7 957.0 1.3

Nonresidential building construction

906.3 949.2 935.1 938.3 896.0 931.1 929.5 929.8 0.3

Heavy and civil engineering construction

1,181.3 1,204.9 1,207.2 1,210.0 1,129.7 1,152.5 1,159.7 1,158.6 -1.1

Specialty trade contractors

5,217.0 5,371.7 5,340.8 5,352.0 5,129.4 5,239.3 5,256.9 5,264.6 7.7

Residential specialty trade contractors

2,430.1 2,475.6 2,454.2 2,448.1 2,394.1 2,414.3 2,420.2 2,413.6 -6.6

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

2,786.9 2,896.1 2,886.6 2,903.9 2,735.3 2,825.0 2,836.7 2,851.0 14.3

Manufacturing

12,922 12,982 12,927 12,874 12,923 12,925 12,919 12,873 -46

Durable goods

8,087 8,126 8,091 8,041 8,092 8,100 8,097 8,050 -47

Wood product manufacturing

415.4 416.6 414.0 411.8 415.9 414.6 413.3 412.4 -0.9

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

426.3 427.8 428.8 434.0 421.8 423.0 425.0 428.2 3.2

Primary metal manufacturing

374.1 373.7 371.4 370.6 374.7 372.3 371.4 370.9 -0.5

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

1,455.6 1,461.3 1,456.1 1,450.5 1,457.0 1,458.5 1,458.4 1,453.5 -4.9

Machinery manufacturing

1,132.6 1,131.8 1,126.6 1,126.7 1,138.3 1,129.4 1,131.2 1,131.4 0.2

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

1,102.8 1,101.8 1,096.4 1,093.2 1,104.5 1,097.2 1,097.5 1,095.8 -1.7

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

161.9 160.5 159.9 160.3 161.5 159.7 160.1 160.1 0.0

Communications equipment manufacturing

87.3 84.9 84.3 84.8 87.3 84.8 84.5 84.7 0.2

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

389.1 393.3 390.0 385.6 390.5 391.0 390.3 388.2 -2.1

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

433.6 431.7 431.1 431.5 434.4 430.7 431.7 432.0 0.3

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

30.9 31.4 31.1 31.0 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 0.0

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

416.5 404.1 402.8 404.6 417.6 403.5 403.2 404.9 1.7

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

1,788.0 1,847.0 1,840.7 1,793.0 1,784.0 1,842.6 1,839.2 1,794.8 -44.4

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

1,027.3 1,071.0 1,066.0 1,055.4 1,025.3 1,067.0 1,062.8 1,056.8 -6.0

Furniture and related product manufacturing

350.8 341.9 338.0 337.6 352.8 340.5 339.6 338.9 -0.7

Miscellaneous manufacturing

625.2 619.9 616.5 618.7 625.2 618.4 618.6 619.1 0.5

Nondurable goods

4,835 4,856 4,836 4,833 4,831 4,825 4,822 4,823 1

Food manufacturing

1,734.3 1,757.0 1,756.6 1,757.3 1,728.9 1,745.3 1,747.4 1,749.5 2.1

Textile mills

89.8 89.6 89.6 89.0 89.7 89.0 89.3 89.0 -0.3

Textile product mills

96.3 93.9 94.0 95.1 96.8 93.5 94.6 95.5 0.9

Apparel manufacturing

88.3 84.0 83.4 83.2 88.6 84.1 83.6 83.3 -0.3

Paper manufacturing

352.5 348.7 348.4 349.9 353.6 349.7 349.2 350.0 0.8

Printing and related support activities

367.4 361.7 360.1 361.4 366.5 360.6 360.4 360.4 0.0

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

109.3 110.7 109.3 108.3 107.5 107.8 107.6 107.3 -0.3

Chemical manufacturing

896.3 905.2 900.0 898.7 900.6 902.8 902.3 902.1 -0.2

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

731.3 723.6 718.6 716.2 734.6 722.4 721.2 718.9 -2.3

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

369.6 381.5 376.1 373.5 363.7 369.3 366.8 366.9 0.1

Private service-providing

112,731 114,064 113,724 114,216 112,208 113,549 113,718 113,727 9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

28,973 28,918 28,945 29,157 28,888 29,039 29,066 29,065 -1

Wholesale trade

6,154.6 6,201.7 6,184.0 6,209.9 6,145.2 6,182.1 6,188.2 6,198.6 10.4

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

3,415.3 3,459.4 3,446.6 3,463.7 3,416.0 3,449.7 3,452.9 3,462.3 9.4

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

2,219.8 2,227.9 2,222.0 2,228.7 2,212.4 2,219.1 2,221.1 2,222.3 1.2

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

519.5 514.4 515.4 517.5 516.8 513.3 514.2 514.0 -0.2

Retail trade

15,629.8 15,610.1 15,544.8 15,669.5 15,613.3 15,646.8 15,662.2 15,655.8 -6.4

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

2,066.7 2,081.1 2,078.9 2,081.7 2,063.2 2,073.4 2,075.6 2,078.6 3.0

Automobile dealers

1,286.7 1,303.6 1,305.1 1,308.0 1,286.2 1,302.7 1,304.6 1,307.8 3.2

Other motor vehicle dealers

176.5 172.1 168.3 165.5 176.2 166.1 166.1 165.3 -0.8

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

603.5 605.4 605.5 608.2 600.7 604.5 604.9 605.5 0.6

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

1,374.7 1,378.0 1,355.9 1,351.9 1,396.7 1,374.9 1,373.6 1,372.1 -1.5

Food and beverage retailers

3,241.4 3,261.0 3,242.5 3,264.2 3,244.4 3,260.0 3,263.4 3,268.6 5.2

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

839.2 806.7 813.8 821.1 835.7 817.5 819.0 815.8 -3.2

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

431.6 413.4 417.4 423.8 431.4 420.6 421.9 420.4 -1.5

Electronics and appliance retailers

407.6 393.3 396.4 397.3 404.2 396.9 397.1 395.4 -1.7

General merchandise retailers

3,253.6 3,253.2 3,260.1 3,307.3 3,238.7 3,286.6 3,290.0 3,288.0 -2.0

Department stores

969.5 948.8 954.0 983.2 966.0 968.6 971.2 972.4 1.2

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

2,284.1 2,304.4 2,306.1 2,324.1 2,272.7 2,318.0 2,318.9 2,315.6 -3.3

Health and personal care retailers

1,101.0 1,071.9 1,081.0 1,094.3 1,098.0 1,086.8 1,090.4 1,090.3 -0.1

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

1,067.4 1,090.8 1,080.9 1,075.4 1,065.8 1,079.6 1,078.9 1,075.2 -3.7

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

1,144.5 1,125.3 1,101.3 1,125.3 1,140.6 1,128.7 1,130.6 1,124.8 -5.8

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

1,541.3 1,542.1 1,530.4 1,548.3 1,530.2 1,539.3 1,540.7 1,542.4 1.7

Transportation and warehousing

6,607.8 6,514.1 6,624.1 6,685.4 6,549.4 6,620.0 6,622.7 6,619.0 -3.7

Air transportation

563.7 579.4 575.5 574.5 562.8 576.9 575.2 574.3 -0.9

Rail transportation

152.7 150.2 149.9 149.9 152.8 150.5 150.1 150.5 0.4

Water transportation

72.6 77.8 75.9 75.5 71.8 74.5 74.5 74.8 0.3

Truck transportation

1,565.0 1,566.3 1,561.3 1,562.1 1,548.2 1,546.4 1,546.3 1,546.2 -0.1

Transit and ground passenger transportation

447.0 380.4 464.4 469.8 429.0 440.0 449.2 450.9 1.7

Pipeline transportation

51.8 54.2 54.5 54.2 51.8 54.3 54.5 54.2 -0.3

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

31.6 44.0 39.4 35.1 28.7 35.4 34.3 34.2 -0.1

Support activities for transportation

828.9 854.8 854.1 857.6 826.7 855.9 855.9 856.5 0.6

Couriers and messengers

1,085.0 1,045.0 1,079.3 1,112.9 1,102.0 1,104.2 1,111.6 1,113.3 1.7

Warehousing and storage

1,809.5 1,762.0 1,769.8 1,793.8 1,775.6 1,781.9 1,771.1 1,764.1 -7.0

Utilities

580.5 591.6 592.2 591.7 579.8 590.4 593.3 591.6 -1.7

Information

2,989 3,022 2,991 2,999 2,982 2,991 2,994 2,997 3

Motion picture and sound recording industries

405.2 463.5 438.8 452.1 396.5 447.5 445.4 448.0 2.6

Publishing industries

933.7 928.1 929.0 925.3 937.2 918.4 922.8 926.7 3.9

Broadcasting and content providers

344.8 336.7 337.1 332.2 344.2 336.6 336.3 333.0 -3.3

Telecommunications

637.7 619.9 617.7 617.7 638.1 619.7 620.2 618.3 -1.9

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

490.9 496.5 493.7 495.4 489.1 493.9 494.0 494.7 0.7

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

177.1 176.9 175.1 176.5 177.1 175.2 175.6 176.3 0.7

Financial activities

9,244 9,309 9,259 9,275 9,223 9,251 9,255 9,255 0

Finance and insurance

6,743.2 6,770.8 6,743.9 6,753.2 6,738.8 6,747.9 6,750.0 6,749.0 -1.0

Monetary authorities-central bank

22.5 23.3 23.2 23.1 22.5 23.0 23.2 23.2 0.0

Credit intermediation and related
activities

2,609.9 2,581.2 2,570.3 2,571.5 2,614.6 2,577.5 2,576.5 2,577.1 0.6

Depository credit intermediation(1)

1,785.1 1,774.7 1,766.4 1,768.4 1,790.4 1,770.9 1,773.0 1,773.9 0.9

Commercial banking

1,377.6 1,362.5 1,355.5 1,355.5 1,382.6 1,359.5 1,360.6 1,360.5 -0.1

Nondepository credit intermediation

533.1 526.6 525.6 523.9 533.2 525.6 524.6 524.2 -0.4

Activities related to credit intermediation

291.7 279.9 278.3 279.2 291.0 281.1 278.9 279.0 0.1

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

1,114.8 1,130.3 1,122.2 1,126.1 1,112.4 1,119.8 1,123.0 1,122.8 -0.2

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,996.0 3,036.0 3,028.2 3,032.5 2,989.3 3,027.6 3,027.3 3,025.9 -1.4

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,500.3 2,538.2 2,514.8 2,521.3 2,484.5 2,502.7 2,504.6 2,505.9 1.3

Real estate

1,878.5 1,906.6 1,891.9 1,906.6 1,863.4 1,890.2 1,892.3 1,892.9 0.6

Rental and leasing services

598.5 607.7 599.1 590.6 597.9 588.8 588.4 589.0 0.6

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

23.3 23.9 23.8 24.1 23.2 23.7 23.9 24.0 0.1

Professional and business services

23,116 23,050 23,009 23,084 22,859 22,929 22,920 22,873 -47

Professional, scientific, and technical services

10,908.2 11,024.6 10,942.0 11,040.9 10,888.0 11,022.4 11,032.2 11,030.7 -1.5

Legal services

1,190.6 1,176.1 1,172.2 1,188.4 1,185.0 1,180.8 1,181.8 1,183.6 1.8

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,112.2 1,127.8 1,120.0 1,130.6 1,151.3 1,173.5 1,174.9 1,174.5 -0.4

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,680.9 1,733.8 1,711.2 1,720.1 1,670.6 1,706.9 1,707.1 1,710.6 3.5

Specialized design services

156.2 153.1 152.6 154.9 155.3 152.9 152.6 153.5 0.9

Computer systems design and related services

2,522.6 2,557.2 2,529.1 2,553.9 2,510.0 2,546.7 2,548.1 2,543.5 -4.6

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,902.1 1,901.7 1,895.7 1,924.9 1,882.6 1,902.6 1,904.5 1,906.7 2.2

Scientific research and development services

943.5 963.7 954.8 956.7 943.8 955.2 957.0 957.4 0.4

Advertising, public relations, and related services

517.1 521.7 521.5 525.9 514.2 521.0 522.8 523.3 0.5

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

883.0 889.5 884.9 885.5 875.2 882.8 883.4 877.5 -5.9

Management of companies and enterprises

2,562.8 2,569.1 2,561.3 2,569.1 2,563.8 2,559.5 2,564.4 2,567.8 3.4

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

9,644.9 9,456.7 9,506.1 9,474.2 9,407.5 9,346.8 9,322.9 9,274.5 -48.4

Administrative and support services

9,138.8 8,929.5 8,980.3 8,950.1 8,906.0 8,826.7 8,802.1 8,753.0 -49.1

Office administrative services

635.2 633.6 632.1 636.7 630.2 630.5 631.2 632.0 0.8

Facilities support services

172.7 187.0 185.6 184.4 170.9 183.4 184.5 184.2 -0.3

Employment services(1)

3,716.3 3,435.5 3,517.3 3,500.0 3,567.6 3,454.5 3,433.5 3,382.0 -51.5

Temporary help services

2,935.4 2,651.5 2,729.7 2,712.4 2,799.4 2,673.2 2,653.0 2,604.5 -48.5

Business support services

737.5 689.3 690.8 691.1 731.0 694.7 689.8 684.9 -4.9

Travel arrangement and reservation services

196.0 197.5 196.1 196.3 194.6 194.9 194.8 194.9 0.1

Investigation and security services

1,011.6 1,026.5 1,029.3 1,034.7 1,006.8 1,024.2 1,023.2 1,030.1 6.9

Services to buildings and dwellings

2,321.8 2,413.2 2,380.2 2,359.2 2,263.7 2,300.5 2,301.0 2,302.3 1.3

Other support services

347.7 346.9 348.9 347.7 341.2 344.0 344.2 342.6 -1.6

Waste management and remediation services

506.1 527.2 525.8 524.1 501.5 520.1 520.8 521.5 0.7

Private education and health services

25,848 26,210 26,535 26,830 25,637 26,470 26,565 26,622 57

Private educational services

3,976.5 3,616.2 3,884.0 4,049.0 3,830.9 3,880.8 3,894.8 3,901.0 6.2

Health care and social assistance

21,871.0 22,594.1 22,651.2 22,781.3 21,805.8 22,589.5 22,669.9 22,721.2 51.3

Health care(3)

17,207.5 17,760.5 17,791.0 17,896.4 17,158.1 17,741.0 17,796.7 17,849.0 52.3

Ambulatory health care services

8,592.9 8,863.2 8,875.1 8,956.4 8,560.5 8,861.6 8,888.6 8,924.2 35.6

Offices of physicians

2,970.6 3,039.3 3,036.7 3,061.2 2,958.7 3,041.3 3,045.8 3,050.9 5.1

Offices of dentists

1,027.1 1,048.1 1,042.5 1,057.0 1,027.1 1,043.8 1,045.9 1,055.8 9.9

Offices of other health practitioners

1,179.1 1,220.7 1,220.5 1,231.3 1,171.3 1,218.3 1,221.0 1,225.2 4.2

Outpatient care centers

1,070.3 1,092.7 1,095.1 1,097.5 1,069.8 1,093.6 1,098.3 1,097.0 -1.3

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

321.4 317.1 315.8 319.3 321.4 318.0 316.6 318.9 2.3

Home health care services

1,670.1 1,785.6 1,803.7 1,824.4 1,657.6 1,786.1 1,800.0 1,812.3 12.3

Other ambulatory health care services

354.3 359.7 360.8 365.7 354.6 360.6 361.1 364.1 3.0

Hospitals

5,413.1 5,588.0 5,607.7 5,621.9 5,399.1 5,585.8 5,601.9 5,609.8 7.9

Nursing and residential care facilities

3,201.5 3,309.3 3,308.2 3,318.1 3,198.5 3,293.6 3,306.2 3,315.0 8.8

Skilled nursing care facilities

1,440.9 1,480.1 1,480.1 1,481.1 1,437.3 1,471.1 1,475.5 1,477.2 1.7

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

646.7 673.7 676.5 679.2 646.0 671.9 676.4 678.7 2.3

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

955.9 988.9 984.6 990.6 957.6 985.0 987.8 992.1 4.3

Other residential care facilities

158.0 166.6 167.0 167.2 157.7 165.6 166.6 167.0 0.4

Social assistance

4,663.5 4,833.6 4,860.2 4,884.9 4,647.7 4,848.5 4,873.2 4,872.2 -1.0

Individual and family services

3,101.7 3,278.1 3,280.4 3,294.3 3,093.5 3,269.1 3,290.3 3,286.8 -3.5

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

223.1 230.7 230.4 232.5 223.8 231.8 232.2 233.0 0.8

Vocational rehabilitation services

285.0 290.2 288.6 289.0 283.6 289.0 289.6 288.6 -1.0

Child care services

1,053.7 1,034.6 1,060.8 1,069.1 1,046.7 1,058.6 1,061.1 1,063.7 2.6

Leisure and hospitality

16,704 17,591 17,072 16,945 16,765 16,953 16,993 16,989 -4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,546.7 2,931.3 2,692.4 2,614.0 2,568.4 2,665.2 2,656.3 2,646.3 -10.0

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

624.2 672.2 663.7 657.0 605.1 645.9 641.3 638.0 -3.3

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

176.6 188.9 179.5 179.3 176.3 177.9 177.5 178.2 0.7

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

1,745.9 2,070.2 1,849.2 1,777.7 1,787.0 1,841.4 1,837.5 1,830.1 -7.4

Accommodation and food services

14,157.0 14,659.7 14,379.2 14,330.9 14,197.0 14,287.6 14,336.6 14,343.0 6.4

Accommodation

1,899.7 2,045.6 1,960.3 1,926.2 1,911.1 1,922.0 1,931.7 1,934.4 2.7

Food services and drinking places

12,257.3 12,614.1 12,418.9 12,404.7 12,285.9 12,365.6 12,404.9 12,408.6 3.7

Other services

5,857 5,964 5,913 5,926 5,854 5,916 5,925 5,926 1

Repair and maintenance

1,473.6 1,478.8 1,475.4 1,483.2 1,467.6 1,474.4 1,476.4 1,478.3 1.9

Personal and laundry services

1,552.7 1,570.7 1,567.4 1,570.7 1,549.2 1,563.8 1,567.7 1,566.2 -1.5

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

2,830.5 2,914.5 2,870.6 2,872.2 2,837.0 2,877.8 2,880.8 2,881.0 0.2

Government

23,328 22,547 23,442 23,804 22,970 23,386 23,417 23,457 40

Federal

2,956 3,004 3,004 3,007 2,953 2,997 3,001 3,002 1

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

2,351.5 2,403.3 2,402.1 2,403.7 2,346.3 2,391.7 2,393.8 2,395.9 2.1

U.S. Postal Service

604.4 601.1 601.6 603.0 606.9 605.6 607.0 605.6 -1.4

State government

5,542 5,213 5,562 5,671 5,375 5,473 5,486 5,504 18

State government education

2,785.9 2,365.1 2,719.3 2,827.9 2,617.4 2,644.7 2,650.8 2,662.2 11.4

State government, excluding education

2,755.9 2,847.5 2,842.8 2,843.2 2,757.2 2,828.7 2,835.5 2,842.2 6.7

Local government

14,830 14,330 14,876 15,126 14,642 14,916 14,930 14,951 21

Local government education

8,234.6 7,364.8 8,086.7 8,351.0 8,017.3 8,124.6 8,126.7 8,133.7 7.0

Local government, excluding education

6,595.8 6,965.3 6,789.6 6,775.3 6,624.8 6,791.7 6,802.9 6,816.8 13.9

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 2023 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: November 01, 2024