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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
Aug.
2025		 June
2026		 July
2026(p)		 Aug.
2026(p)		 Aug.
2025		 June
2026		 July
2026(p)		 Aug.
2026(p)		 Change from:
July2026 - Aug.2026(p)

Total nonfarm

 158,424 159,734 158,726 158,880 158,472 158,892 158,913 159,075 162

Total private

 135,740 136,546 136,598 136,425 134,937 135,554 135,625 135,752 127

Goods-producing

 21,740 21,785 21,846 21,879 21,461 21,536 21,565 21,606 41

Mining and logging

 616 615 612 615 607 609 606 609 3

Logging

 40.7 38.5 40.1 40.7 39.6 38.6 39.0 39.3 0.3

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

 575.7 576.3 572.2 574.6 567.8 570.5 566.9 569.9 3.0

Oil and gas extraction

 116.9 115.8 115.7 115.5 115.9 115.1 114.7 114.9 0.2

Mining (except oil and gas)

 191.5 193.8 193.8 193.4 188.1 190.4 189.5 190.3 0.8

Coal mining

 39.7 38.7 38.3 38.2 39.5 38.6 38.0 38.1 0.1

Metal ore mining

 45.0 46.7 46.7 46.6 44.5 46.3 46.5 46.5 0.0

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

 106.8 108.4 108.8 108.6 104.0 105.5 105.1 105.7 0.6

Support activities for mining

 267.3 266.7 262.7 265.7 263.8 265.0 262.7 264.7 2.0

Construction

 8,452 8,491 8,531 8,557 8,239 8,319 8,337 8,359 22

Construction of buildings

 1,879.7 1,893.9 1,902.9 1,900.6 1,844.1 1,862.0 1,865.5 1,871.0 5.5

Residential building construction

 938.6 927.8 932.1 936.9 922.8 916.1 916.4 923.7 7.3

Nonresidential building construction

 941.1 966.1 970.8 963.7 921.3 945.9 949.1 947.3 -1.8

Heavy and civil engineering construction

 1,236.3 1,244.6 1,248.5 1,260.7 1,183.6 1,204.3 1,206.4 1,210.8 4.4

Specialty trade contractors

 5,335.5 5,352.5 5,379.4 5,396.0 5,211.4 5,253.1 5,265.5 5,276.7 11.2

Residential specialty trade contractors

 2,426.9 2,398.8 2,395.2 2,399.3 2,369.7 2,347.3 2,345.6 2,349.0 3.4

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

 2,908.6 2,953.7 2,984.2 2,996.7 2,841.7 2,905.8 2,919.9 2,927.7 7.8

Manufacturing

 12,672 12,679 12,703 12,707 12,615 12,608 12,622 12,638 16

Durable goods

 7,843 7,899 7,918 7,926 7,819 7,852 7,876 7,891 15

Wood product manufacturing

 405.3 396.0 396.0 394.7 403.5 392.5 392.5 391.3 -1.2

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

 420.5 427.9 427.3 426.7 417.1 422.2 422.6 422.3 -0.3

Primary metal manufacturing

 364.8 369.5 371.5 371.7 363.3 367.5 368.6 369.9 1.3

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

 1,437.6 1,456.7 1,461.9 1,461.3 1,435.8 1,449.6 1,455.1 1,460.8 5.7

Machinery manufacturing

 1,082.7 1,094.3 1,099.4 1,101.4 1,083.3 1,088.7 1,091.2 1,097.3 6.1

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

 1,000.3 1,001.1 1,004.1 1,005.1 995.0 994.8 997.2 998.5 1.3

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

 100.8 100.1 100.3 100.0 100.0 99.8 99.8 99.2 -0.6

Communications equipment manufacturing

 79.7 83.5 83.7 84.1 79.6 82.8 83.5 83.9 0.4

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

 378.5 371.9 373.4 373.7 375.6 368.3 369.6 370.4 0.8

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

 411.8 418.6 420.1 421.1 410.9 417.2 418.3 419.2 0.9

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

 29.5 27.0 26.6 26.2 28.9 26.7 26.0 25.8 -0.2

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

 428.4 440.2 443.5 443.2 428.5 439.5 441.3 443.4 2.1

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

 1,747.1 1,760.6 1,766.6 1,775.1 1,740.0 1,752.5 1,765.6 1,764.6 -1.0

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

 967.1 961.5 960.2 968.9 963.2 956.6 967.3 962.8 -4.5

Furniture and related product manufacturing

 341.2 333.9 332.1 333.1 339.0 330.5 328.9 330.6 1.7

Miscellaneous manufacturing

 615.0 618.4 615.2 613.8 613.0 614.3 612.7 611.8 -0.9

Nondurable goods

 4,829 4,780 4,785 4,781 4,796 4,756 4,746 4,747 1

Food manufacturing

 1,800.2 1,773.0 1,783.5 1,781.6 1,785.0 1,770.7 1,766.8 1,764.6 -2.2

Textile mills

 81.5 78.4 77.4 78.3 81.3 78.2 77.1 78.3 1.2

Textile product mills

 92.3 93.8 92.8 93.7 91.8 93.7 93.1 93.7 0.6

Apparel manufacturing

 78.7 73.2 72.5 72.6 78.7 72.6 72.2 72.0 -0.2

Paper manufacturing

 355.7 357.5 357.1 355.0 356.0 357.7 356.2 355.7 -0.5

Printing and related support activities

 342.3 340.9 339.8 338.2 342.0 339.7 339.6 338.5 -1.1

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

 111.4 111.4 112.0 110.3 109.2 109.1 109.2 108.7 -0.5

Chemical manufacturing

 904.3 904.9 903.3 904.7 901.5 901.4 898.5 901.5 3.0

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

 705.5 691.4 693.4 692.6 703.9 688.0 689.2 689.1 -0.1

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

 356.7 355.1 353.3 354.0 346.6 344.8 344.2 344.6 0.4

Private service-providing

 114,000 114,761 114,752 114,546 113,476 114,018 114,060 114,146 86

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 28,620 28,711 28,730 28,679 28,743 28,728 28,762 28,778 16

Wholesale trade

 6,056.7 6,083.3 6,094.8 6,079.7 6,043.0 6,059.0 6,064.3 6,072.1 7.8

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

 3,401.1 3,417.6 3,432.0 3,420.9 3,394.4 3,407.4 3,414.4 3,418.6 4.2

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

 2,210.5 2,220.3 2,216.3 2,213.0 2,204.9 2,205.7 2,204.7 2,209.9 5.2

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

 445.1 445.4 446.5 445.8 443.7 445.9 445.2 443.6 -1.6

Retail trade

 15,406.9 15,492.3 15,517.8 15,470.2 15,440.3 15,473.6 15,486.8 15,488.2 1.4

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

 2,054.7 2,059.8 2,064.7 2,059.0 2,046.9 2,049.0 2,052.5 2,051.6 -0.9

Automobile dealers

 1,293.4 1,287.4 1,289.2 1,283.5 1,292.5 1,284.3 1,286.3 1,282.7 -3.6

Other motor vehicle dealers

 163.2 166.4 167.0 165.4 157.9 159.4 159.8 159.7 -0.1

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

 598.1 606.0 608.5 610.1 596.5 605.2 606.5 609.3 2.8

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

 1,372.4 1,417.0 1,388.7 1,358.6 1,370.5 1,355.9 1,355.2 1,353.2 -2.0

Food and beverage retailers

 3,258.5 3,263.8 3,261.8 3,253.4 3,257.6 3,256.1 3,254.3 3,249.9 -4.4

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

 758.7 741.6 744.2 744.2 770.7 756.9 755.6 754.0 -1.6

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

 386.9 381.6 382.3 384.0 394.1 388.2 388.3 389.9 1.6

Electronics and appliance retailers

 371.8 360.0 361.9 360.2 376.6 368.7 367.2 364.1 -3.1

General merchandise retailers

 3,218.5 3,209.0 3,224.6 3,245.3 3,246.4 3,249.0 3,258.0 3,271.1 13.1

Department stores

 905.5 917.9 920.3 935.9 927.9 943.9 946.4 950.4 4.0

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

 2,313.0 2,291.1 2,304.3 2,309.4 2,318.5 2,305.1 2,311.6 2,320.7 9.1

Health and personal care retailers

 1,041.5 1,046.2 1,050.0 1,038.8 1,058.3 1,052.7 1,053.8 1,052.3 -1.5

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

 1,054.9 1,074.8 1,072.4 1,068.0 1,046.1 1,064.9 1,059.6 1,057.2 -2.4

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

 1,146.1 1,143.2 1,157.6 1,155.0 1,146.8 1,152.8 1,151.9 1,152.0 0.1

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

 1,501.6 1,536.9 1,553.8 1,547.9 1,497.0 1,536.3 1,545.9 1,546.9 1.0

Transportation and warehousing

 6,553.8 6,525.1 6,503.3 6,516.3 6,657.8 6,587.5 6,601.3 6,606.3 5.0

Air transportation

 573.9 571.8 570.9 568.9 571.0 568.1 567.7 566.1 -1.6

Rail transportation

 154.0 150.0 149.6 149.6 154.1 150.1 149.5 150.4 0.9

Water transportation

 75.1 73.0 74.4 73.7 71.5 69.8 70.3 70.6 0.3

Truck transportation

 1,501.9 1,475.2 1,480.0 1,488.7 1,480.2 1,465.1 1,465.5 1,470.3 4.8

Transit and ground passenger transportation

 427.3 480.1 428.1 433.7 490.3 490.3 493.2 496.9 3.7

Pipeline transportation

 57.0 56.5 57.1 57.2 56.9 56.3 57.1 56.9 -0.2

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

 47.1 40.7 43.3 41.9 36.4 32.4 32.4 32.0 -0.4

Support activities for transportation

 830.4 824.9 826.6 833.1 831.4 826.9 826.6 829.7 3.1

Couriers and messengers

 1,026.0 1,025.8 1,042.7 1,037.9 1,096.6 1,082.7 1,099.0 1,096.0 -3.0

Warehousing and storage

 1,861.1 1,827.1 1,830.6 1,831.6 1,869.4 1,845.8 1,840.0 1,837.4 -2.6

Utilities

 602.1 610.5 613.8 613.0 601.4 607.8 609.2 611.7 2.5

Information

 2,879 2,783 2,787 2,759 2,860 2,763 2,768 2,745 -23

Motion picture and sound recording industries

 361.1 333.7 338.1 342.5 349.0 322.3 330.6 329.8 -0.8

Publishing industries

 913.8 901.7 897.1 887.8 910.9 893.4 889.9 883.2 -6.7

Broadcasting and content providers

 340.7 337.6 334.4 325.1 341.7 336.4 333.4 328.4 -5.0

Telecommunications

 595.7 569.7 571.8 565.2 594.5 570.3 569.7 567.6 -2.1

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

 481.0 460.4 460.3 453.5 479.4 460.0 461.0 453.3 -7.7

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

 186.3 179.9 185.4 184.6 184.2 180.4 183.2 182.8 -0.4

Financial activities

 9,238 9,142 9,160 9,135 9,185 9,108 9,097 9,086 -11

Finance and insurance

 6,752.7 6,681.2 6,679.7 6,670.5 6,733.4 6,671.5 6,658.5 6,651.1 -7.4

Monetary authorities-central bank

 19.7 18.5 18.5 18.4 19.6 18.4 18.3 18.4 0.1

Credit intermediation and related
activities

 2,566.8 2,545.2 2,539.5 2,535.7 2,564.5 2,539.1 2,531.7 2,528.3 -3.4

Depository credit intermediation(1)

 1,787.5 1,776.4 1,775.0 1,773.1 1,784.5 1,771.6 1,769.5 1,767.8 -1.7

Commercial banking

 1,374.5 1,356.1 1,354.4 1,352.8 1,371.7 1,352.8 1,350.5 1,348.3 -2.2

Nondepository credit intermediation

 499.6 494.4 491.5 489.3 499.1 492.7 490.4 488.8 -1.6

Activities related to credit intermediation

 279.7 274.4 273.0 273.3 280.9 274.8 271.8 271.7 -0.1

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

 1,154.6 1,177.0 1,183.3 1,183.7 1,143.9 1,171.5 1,172.2 1,174.4 2.2

Insurance carriers and related activities

 3,011.6 2,940.5 2,938.4 2,932.7 3,005.4 2,942.5 2,936.3 2,930.0 -6.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

 2,484.8 2,460.3 2,480.6 2,464.4 2,451.5 2,436.8 2,438.6 2,435.1 -3.5

Real estate

 1,869.5 1,852.3 1,867.4 1,855.2 1,853.6 1,845.4 1,846.9 1,843.7 -3.2

Rental and leasing services

 593.5 586.6 592.0 588.1 576.2 570.2 570.7 570.4 -0.3

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

 21.8 21.4 21.2 21.1 21.7 21.2 21.0 21.0 0.0

Professional and business services

 22,492 22,636 22,643 22,635 22,375 22,502 22,517 22,527 10

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 10,772.3 10,846.7 10,883.4 10,842.1 10,765.7 10,833.6 10,837.3 10,842.3 5.0

Legal services

 1,219.3 1,256.9 1,256.4 1,241.9 1,224.7 1,244.4 1,245.3 1,245.9 0.6

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

 1,089.1 1,098.3 1,095.5 1,081.5 1,127.1 1,124.8 1,126.4 1,124.6 -1.8

Architectural, engineering, and related services

 1,756.2 1,789.2 1,796.4 1,790.1 1,731.4 1,765.1 1,768.5 1,770.7 2.2

Specialized design services

 149.2 150.1 151.2 152.1 148.7 150.7 150.9 151.4 0.5

Computer systems design and related services

 2,405.7 2,360.2 2,377.9 2,375.3 2,394.0 2,368.3 2,363.6 2,362.7 -0.9

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

 1,858.3 1,887.9 1,894.4 1,895.1 1,858.3 1,887.9 1,891.8 1,896.6 4.8

Scientific research and development services

 922.6 923.0 928.0 923.0 916.2 914.3 915.2 914.2 -1.0

Advertising, public relations, and related services

 484.1 480.0 479.0 477.7 482.9 477.8 476.8 476.0 -0.8

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

 887.8 901.1 904.6 905.4 882.5 900.3 898.9 900.2 1.3

Management of companies and enterprises

 2,636.1 2,629.4 2,640.4 2,634.3 2,625.8 2,616.8 2,621.3 2,621.9 0.6

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 9,083.6 9,159.7 9,119.4 9,158.6 8,983.3 9,051.5 9,058.3 9,062.7 4.4

Administrative and support services

 8,557.1 8,628.3 8,587.4 8,629.0 8,462.0 8,525.5 8,532.3 8,537.9 5.6

Office administrative services

 622.2 639.2 642.8 641.3 619.1 637.7 636.8 639.1 2.3

Facilities support services

 182.1 177.9 179.2 180.8 179.8 178.1 178.6 179.6 1.0

Employment services(1)

 3,148.6 3,188.4 3,147.0 3,210.9 3,169.4 3,210.4 3,217.2 3,226.4 9.2

Temporary help services

 2,460.2 2,488.3 2,448.6 2,505.7 2,483.3 2,507.5 2,512.7 2,519.5 6.8

Business support services

 637.0 622.5 619.1 618.8 643.5 627.3 626.1 623.6 -2.5

Travel arrangement and reservation services

 188.3 188.3 189.6 189.1 186.7 186.5 186.8 187.4 0.6

Investigation and security services

 1,047.3 1,045.6 1,045.2 1,043.9 1,045.8 1,045.6 1,046.7 1,043.1 -3.6

Services to buildings and dwellings

 2,404.0 2,427.4 2,430.2 2,412.3 2,290.3 2,306.8 2,306.4 2,307.1 0.7

Other support services

 327.6 339.0 334.3 331.9 327.3 333.1 333.6 331.7 -1.9

Waste management and remediation services

 526.5 531.4 532.0 529.6 521.3 526.0 526.0 524.8 -1.2

Private education and health services

 27,186 27,748 27,657 27,684 27,435 27,933 27,945 27,974 29

Private educational services

 3,793.5 3,863.3 3,760.1 3,779.1 4,052.2 4,045.9 4,044.3 4,045.4 1.1

Health care and social assistance

 23,392.6 23,884.5 23,896.7 23,904.7 23,382.9 23,887.2 23,900.3 23,928.7 28.4

Health care(3)

 18,162.1 18,472.5 18,524.7 18,517.7 18,142.2 18,494.6 18,507.8 18,520.7 12.9

Ambulatory health care services

 9,032.6 9,201.5 9,235.0 9,230.6 9,030.0 9,227.3 9,241.4 9,248.5 7.1

Offices of physicians

 3,013.3 3,044.9 3,054.5 3,054.2 3,017.0 3,054.4 3,059.5 3,061.5 2.0

Offices of dentists

 1,055.5 1,061.9 1,060.0 1,056.1 1,050.6 1,061.5 1,058.6 1,054.0 -4.6

Offices of other health practitioners

 1,308.5 1,342.3 1,354.1 1,351.5 1,305.1 1,347.8 1,352.3 1,355.2 2.9

Outpatient care centers

 1,173.6 1,189.1 1,193.5 1,191.8 1,174.7 1,192.0 1,194.0 1,194.1 0.1

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

 310.7 310.4 311.9 310.2 311.3 311.5 311.8 310.2 -1.6

Home health care services

 1,806.3 1,873.2 1,879.5 1,889.4 1,806.3 1,881.2 1,885.1 1,896.4 11.3

Other ambulatory health care services

 364.7 379.7 381.5 377.4 364.9 378.8 380.0 377.2 -2.8

Hospitals

 5,678.3 5,767.6 5,778.0 5,784.0 5,675.9 5,771.3 5,768.9 5,776.5 7.6

Nursing and residential care facilities

 3,451.2 3,503.4 3,511.7 3,503.1 3,436.3 3,496.0 3,497.5 3,495.7 -1.8

Skilled nursing care facilities

 1,566.8 1,591.0 1,596.9 1,594.6 1,557.4 1,588.6 1,590.1 1,590.2 0.1

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

 696.3 710.2 709.3 705.9 694.3 707.7 706.9 705.7 -1.2

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

 1,015.8 1,028.9 1,033.4 1,029.4 1,012.9 1,027.0 1,028.3 1,026.9 -1.4

Other residential care facilities

 172.3 173.3 172.1 173.2 171.8 172.7 172.3 173.0 0.7

Social assistance

 5,230.5 5,412.0 5,372.0 5,387.0 5,240.7 5,392.6 5,392.5 5,408.0 15.5

Individual and family services

 3,632.7 3,787.7 3,794.4 3,798.8 3,628.5 3,778.7 3,785.3 3,798.1 12.8

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

 232.8 236.5 237.6 237.3 234.0 235.8 236.5 238.3 1.8

Vocational rehabilitation services

 283.5 286.3 282.8 286.1 282.2 281.4 280.2 283.3 3.1

Child care services

 1,081.5 1,101.5 1,057.2 1,064.8 1,096.0 1,096.8 1,090.5 1,088.2 -2.3

Leisure and hospitality

 17,526 17,643 17,667 17,576 16,870 16,960 16,939 17,001 62

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 2,966.8 2,972.2 2,985.7 2,917.0 2,701.2 2,665.7 2,653.7 2,647.4 -6.3

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

 630.4 621.1 604.9 610.7 607.8 590.1 587.4 584.7 -2.7

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

 188.9 195.5 198.1 193.8 179.2 183.7 184.0 184.8 0.8

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

 2,147.5 2,155.6 2,182.7 2,112.5 1,914.2 1,891.9 1,882.3 1,877.9 -4.4

Accommodation and food services

 14,559.3 14,670.6 14,681.2 14,658.9 14,168.3 14,294.1 14,285.6 14,353.4 67.8

Accommodation

 2,060.1 2,026.2 2,064.7 2,043.1 1,923.3 1,916.1 1,918.0 1,926.6 8.6

Food services and drinking places

 12,499.2 12,644.4 12,616.5 12,615.8 12,245.0 12,378.0 12,367.6 12,426.8 59.2

Other services

 6,059 6,098 6,108 6,078 6,008 6,024 6,032 6,035 3

Repair and maintenance

 1,483.5 1,483.5 1,487.1 1,482.4 1,477.5 1,468.9 1,481.8 1,478.3 -3.5

Personal and laundry services

 1,614.3 1,631.3 1,630.8 1,630.1 1,604.7 1,619.1 1,613.7 1,623.2 9.5

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

 2,960.7 2,983.5 2,990.5 2,965.2 2,925.9 2,935.8 2,936.2 2,933.5 -2.7

Government

 22,684 23,188 22,128 22,455 23,535 23,338 23,288 23,323 35

Federal

 2,912 2,684 2,679 2,674 2,916 2,685 2,679 2,674 -5

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

 2,323.5 2,084.5 2,077.5 2,078.8 2,323.5 2,082.3 2,076.1 2,072.8 -3.3

U.S. Postal Service

 588.0 599.9 601.4 594.9 592.5 602.8 602.6 601.1 -1.5

State government

 5,221 5,205 5,136 5,200 5,487 5,462 5,480 5,470 -10

State government education

 2,330.2 2,325.7 2,255.0 2,323.0 2,614.0 2,599.4 2,618.5 2,609.8 -8.7

State government, excluding education

 2,890.4 2,878.8 2,880.5 2,876.8 2,872.5 2,862.8 2,861.5 2,860.6 -0.9

Local government

 14,551 15,299 14,313 14,581 15,132 15,191 15,129 15,179 50

Local government education

 7,478.4 8,126.9 7,100.0 7,427.3 8,227.0 8,209.4 8,151.9 8,193.8 41.9

Local government, excluding education

 7,072.6 7,172.0 7,212.9 7,154.1 6,905.3 6,981.9 6,976.8 6,985.0 8.2

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 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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