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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
June
2023		 Apr.
2024		 May
2024(p)		 June
2024(p)		 June
2023		 Apr.
2024		 May
2024(p)		 June
2024(p)		 Change from:
May2024 - June2024(p)

Total nonfarm

 156,842 158,001 158,845 159,392 156,027 158,214 158,432 158,638 206

Total private

 134,233 134,404 135,287 136,190 133,270 134,945 135,138 135,274 136

Goods-producing

 21,860 21,656 21,834 22,085 21,597 21,798 21,810 21,829 19

Mining and logging

 647 633 632 638 642 638 634 634 0

Logging

 44.2 38.8 37.4 39.2 44.3 41.4 40.2 39.7 -0.5

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

 603.0 594.1 594.5 599.0 597.8 596.4 593.7 594.0 0.3

Oil and gas extraction

 117.0 117.7 118.9 121.9 116.9 119.0 120.1 121.4 1.3

Mining (except oil and gas)

 190.5 188.7 190.9 192.4 187.1 189.8 189.9 189.8 -0.1

Coal mining

 43.2 44.0 43.9 44.4 43.0 43.8 43.9 44.4 0.5

Metal ore mining

 43.8 43.0 43.2 43.4 43.4 43.1 43.2 43.3 0.1

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

 103.5 101.7 103.8 104.6 100.7 102.8 102.8 102.1 -0.7

Support activities for mining

 295.5 287.7 284.7 284.7 293.8 287.6 283.7 282.8 -0.9

Construction

 8,195 8,112 8,266 8,427 8,010 8,202 8,218 8,245 27

Construction of buildings

 1,839.0 1,843.1 1,863.6 1,906.1 1,810.6 1,863.9 1,869.3 1,878.1 8.8

Residential building construction

 943.8 935.4 947.8 964.8 929.7 946.2 948.7 951.8 3.1

Nonresidential building construction

 895.2 907.7 915.8 941.3 880.9 917.7 920.6 926.3 5.7

Heavy and civil engineering construction

 1,158.7 1,129.7 1,172.6 1,199.0 1,111.5 1,142.5 1,144.9 1,151.2 6.3

Specialty trade contractors

 5,197.0 5,138.7 5,229.7 5,322.1 5,088.1 5,196.0 5,203.8 5,215.4 11.6

Residential specialty trade contractors

 2,428.5 2,381.0 2,421.0 2,462.6 2,373.5 2,406.4 2,405.8 2,408.2 2.4

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

 2,768.5 2,757.7 2,808.7 2,859.5 2,714.6 2,789.6 2,798.0 2,807.2 9.2

Manufacturing

 13,018 12,911 12,936 13,020 12,945 12,958 12,958 12,950 -8

Durable goods

 8,151 8,123 8,128 8,175 8,104 8,143 8,138 8,128 -10

Wood product manufacturing

 419.4 413.8 414.9 419.8 417.1 415.4 416.4 418.1 1.7

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

 425.5 418.5 423.6 429.7 420.2 422.2 421.7 423.0 1.3

Primary metal manufacturing

 376.2 372.9 372.2 375.1 375.7 373.7 372.7 373.1 0.4

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

 1,461.3 1,464.6 1,464.8 1,465.4 1,453.9 1,466.4 1,462.7 1,456.2 -6.5

Machinery manufacturing

 1,145.6 1,134.6 1,136.4 1,138.7 1,135.8 1,136.7 1,135.7 1,129.2 -6.5

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

 1,118.2 1,096.6 1,096.5 1,106.6 1,110.6 1,100.7 1,101.1 1,100.3 -0.8

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

 164.6 160.2 159.0 160.1 163.8 160.8 160.5 160.0 -0.5

Communications equipment manufacturing

 87.6 84.6 85.1 85.7 86.5 84.9 85.7 85.0 -0.7

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

 397.9 389.5 390.7 395.2 394.8 391.0 391.7 392.0 0.3

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

 436.5 431.7 430.8 434.1 434.4 433.0 432.3 432.3 0.0

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

 31.6 30.6 30.9 31.5 31.2 31.0 30.9 31.0 0.1

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

 415.8 411.4 408.9 408.3 412.6 412.2 409.7 406.9 -2.8

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

 1,797.9 1,842.6 1,843.2 1,861.0 1,793.0 1,845.8 1,851.8 1,856.5 4.7

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

 1,043.5 1,069.7 1,070.3 1,080.8 1,044.1 1,069.5 1,074.8 1,080.7 5.9

Furniture and related product manufacturing

 360.8 344.1 343.6 346.6 358.5 345.3 343.3 344.0 0.7

Miscellaneous manufacturing

 630.0 624.0 623.4 624.1 626.5 624.6 622.6 620.4 -2.2

Nondurable goods

 4,867 4,788 4,808 4,845 4,841 4,815 4,820 4,822 2

Food manufacturing

 1,725.0 1,720.1 1,725.7 1,741.3 1,722.3 1,734.7 1,737.4 1,740.5 3.1

Textile mills

 91.1 89.3 90.0 90.2 90.5 89.3 90.1 89.6 -0.5

Textile product mills

 98.4 95.7 96.0 95.1 98.2 95.5 96.1 95.6 -0.5

Apparel manufacturing

 91.0 83.7 84.4 85.0 90.2 83.8 84.0 83.8 -0.2

Paper manufacturing

 356.8 347.9 344.2 348.9 356.2 348.7 346.1 348.4 2.3

Printing and related support activities

 369.8 363.9 363.0 363.4 369.3 364.6 363.6 362.6 -1.0

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

 111.7 109.0 110.9 112.1 108.9 109.6 109.5 109.6 0.1

Chemical manufacturing

 907.5 897.3 900.8 905.6 902.6 899.1 901.1 901.7 0.6

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

 743.4 725.5 727.8 728.7 740.1 726.7 726.9 724.4 -2.5

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

 371.9 355.5 365.5 374.9 362.4 362.5 364.8 365.8 1.0

Private service-providing

 112,373 112,748 113,453 114,105 111,673 113,147 113,328 113,445 117

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 28,802 28,740 28,885 29,018 28,860 29,003 29,025 29,039 14

Wholesale trade

 6,135.1 6,147.4 6,164.8 6,213.0 6,103.8 6,165.4 6,166.9 6,181.1 14.2

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

 3,398.8 3,418.5 3,430.9 3,460.6 3,385.8 3,429.5 3,434.9 3,447.2 12.3

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

 2,226.3 2,215.9 2,222.0 2,237.6 2,208.7 2,221.0 2,217.7 2,219.2 1.5

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

 510.0 513.0 511.9 514.8 509.3 514.9 514.3 514.7 0.4

Retail trade

 15,590.4 15,531.9 15,609.5 15,686.2 15,593.8 15,676.2 15,683.3 15,674.8 -8.5

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

 2,054.9 2,074.1 2,077.3 2,088.1 2,040.2 2,075.7 2,075.5 2,075.4 -0.1

Automobile dealers

 1,277.2 1,298.7 1,301.3 1,308.0 1,272.9 1,299.7 1,302.0 1,305.1 3.1

Other motor vehicle dealers

 188.2 170.9 174.5 177.0 179.0 170.8 169.3 168.1 -1.2

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

 589.5 604.5 601.5 603.1 588.2 605.2 604.2 602.2 -2.0

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

 1,454.2 1,399.8 1,441.0 1,433.1 1,400.1 1,377.7 1,386.0 1,383.6 -2.4

Food and beverage retailers

 3,241.4 3,238.0 3,249.3 3,266.4 3,232.5 3,261.1 3,263.8 3,262.0 -1.8

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

 838.4 811.0 801.7 798.3 847.9 818.7 813.5 807.9 -5.6

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

 427.3 418.8 414.9 413.8 431.7 422.5 420.0 417.5 -2.5

Electronics and appliance retailers

 411.1 392.2 386.8 384.5 416.2 396.2 393.6 390.4 -3.2

General merchandise retailers

 3,186.9 3,226.8 3,224.9 3,249.8 3,246.8 3,279.9 3,276.9 3,282.1 5.2

Department stores

 942.2 942.1 937.4 947.6 974.8 973.7 971.2 971.0 -0.2

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

 2,244.7 2,284.7 2,287.5 2,302.2 2,272.0 2,306.2 2,305.7 2,311.0 5.3

Health and personal care retailers

 1,090.9 1,088.4 1,087.4 1,088.2 1,100.6 1,097.3 1,098.4 1,099.5 1.1

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

 1,068.8 1,072.3 1,079.8 1,092.8 1,059.8 1,079.8 1,080.6 1,081.1 0.5

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

 1,124.1 1,103.5 1,110.2 1,126.9 1,137.9 1,142.5 1,145.8 1,144.0 -1.8

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

 1,530.8 1,518.0 1,537.9 1,542.6 1,528.0 1,543.5 1,542.8 1,539.2 -3.6

Transportation and warehousing

 6,498.8 6,474.4 6,523.0 6,526.6 6,586.9 6,574.2 6,586.4 6,593.7 7.3

Air transportation

 555.0 571.9 574.0 581.2 549.6 573.7 575.6 577.8 2.2

Rail transportation

 153.0 153.2 152.8 152.8 152.6 153.2 153.0 153.3 0.3

Water transportation

 73.7 73.8 76.5 78.6 70.8 74.9 75.4 76.1 0.7

Truck transportation

 1,590.2 1,538.2 1,546.4 1,559.4 1,578.7 1,554.8 1,548.7 1,548.6 -0.1

Transit and ground passenger transportation

 417.5 450.0 455.0 432.1 429.2 437.1 440.3 442.9 2.6

Pipeline transportation

 51.9 53.3 53.8 54.1 51.8 53.3 53.6 54.0 0.4

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

 35.0 28.7 37.4 42.2 29.8 33.0 35.3 35.2 -0.1

Support activities for transportation

 815.9 838.5 845.7 846.3 821.6 843.4 847.4 850.1 2.7

Couriers and messengers

 1,027.4 1,010.5 1,024.4 1,030.7 1,090.4 1,079.5 1,083.3 1,084.2 0.9

Warehousing and storage

 1,779.2 1,756.3 1,757.0 1,749.2 1,812.4 1,771.3 1,773.8 1,771.5 -2.3

Utilities

 577.6 585.8 587.8 591.7 575.2 587.4 588.7 589.6 0.9

Information

 3,063 2,996 3,002 3,033 3,043 3,016 3,021 3,027 6

Motion picture and sound recording industries

 440.6 435.7 450.7 461.4 429.2 441.8 447.4 452.2 4.8

Publishing industries

 955.2 923.2 921.8 935.9 950.1 932.4 933.1 933.3 0.2

Broadcasting and content providers

 347.7 340.3 339.2 338.3 347.0 340.8 340.2 339.7 -0.5

Telecommunications

 651.4 624.6 623.0 625.1 649.5 628.0 627.5 626.2 -1.3

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

 491.2 495.5 493.2 494.9 490.3 496.9 496.7 497.7 1.0

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

 177.2 176.2 174.1 177.3 176.5 176.5 176.3 177.4 1.1

Financial activities

 9,246 9,174 9,202 9,277 9,201 9,223 9,235 9,244 9

Finance and insurance

 6,755.7 6,707.9 6,711.6 6,755.2 6,740.1 6,732.4 6,738.0 6,745.8 7.8

Monetary authorities-central bank

 22.8 22.5 22.5 22.9 22.7 22.7 22.7 22.8 0.1

Credit intermediation and related
activities

 2,646.6 2,584.1 2,583.3 2,590.6 2,638.3 2,589.6 2,588.4 2,584.5 -3.9

Depository credit intermediation(1)

 1,809.6 1,775.5 1,772.9 1,779.2 1,804.6 1,778.7 1,777.1 1,773.9 -3.2

Commercial banking

 1,402.8 1,365.8 1,362.9 1,367.0 1,399.2 1,367.5 1,365.8 1,363.2 -2.6

Nondepository credit intermediation

 541.3 524.1 525.3 526.0 538.9 525.9 525.5 524.4 -1.1

Activities related to credit intermediation

 295.7 284.5 285.1 285.4 294.8 285.1 285.9 286.2 0.3

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

 1,108.9 1,104.3 1,105.7 1,117.8 1,104.5 1,111.9 1,114.1 1,117.1 3.0

Insurance carriers and related activities

 2,977.4 2,997.0 3,000.1 3,023.9 2,974.6 3,008.2 3,012.8 3,021.4 8.6

Real estate and rental and leasing

 2,490.7 2,465.6 2,490.2 2,521.4 2,460.9 2,490.6 2,496.6 2,497.7 1.1

Real estate

 1,863.6 1,862.4 1,877.1 1,892.5 1,851.6 1,874.6 1,882.3 1,882.8 0.5

Rental and leasing services

 604.0 579.9 589.7 605.3 586.5 592.6 590.9 591.7 0.8

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

 23.1 23.3 23.4 23.6 22.8 23.4 23.4 23.2 -0.2

Professional and business services

 22,962 22,903 22,996 23,028 22,883 22,936 22,967 22,950 -17

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 10,835.6 11,007.5 10,975.3 11,048.9 10,831.7 10,990.0 11,026.7 11,050.9 24.2

Legal services

 1,197.4 1,178.8 1,181.9 1,201.6 1,182.9 1,188.2 1,189.2 1,190.6 1.4

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

 1,119.1 1,236.4 1,153.6 1,147.9 1,153.4 1,167.0 1,176.3 1,180.9 4.6

Architectural, engineering, and related services

 1,688.5 1,673.0 1,698.4 1,727.8 1,667.0 1,690.9 1,702.4 1,707.3 4.9

Specialized design services

 154.4 153.0 150.6 150.8 153.3 153.3 151.2 150.8 -0.4

Computer systems design and related services

 2,492.4 2,539.6 2,539.4 2,542.5 2,499.5 2,540.4 2,543.0 2,550.4 7.4

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

 1,867.0 1,882.2 1,893.3 1,899.7 1,869.9 1,892.9 1,900.6 1,902.7 2.1

Scientific research and development services

 942.9 951.3 954.9 968.5 933.0 957.5 958.5 960.1 1.6

Advertising, public relations, and related services

 508.4 523.0 523.5 526.6 507.1 523.8 523.6 524.3 0.7

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

 865.5 870.2 879.7 883.5 865.7 875.9 881.9 883.8 1.9

Management of companies and enterprises

 2,572.4 2,544.7 2,546.3 2,571.1 2,560.2 2,555.0 2,555.7 2,557.6 1.9

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 9,553.6 9,350.6 9,473.9 9,407.8 9,491.2 9,390.5 9,384.5 9,341.5 -43.0

Administrative and support services

 9,048.9 8,836.3 8,954.8 8,882.3 8,990.8 8,872.9 8,864.0 8,820.1 -43.9

Office administrative services

 620.1 630.0 629.5 632.6 617.5 632.2 632.8 633.6 0.8

Facilities support services

 169.1 179.9 180.2 181.6 170.3 179.5 180.9 181.8 0.9

Employment services(1)

 3,605.8 3,480.1 3,515.2 3,390.5 3,663.6 3,510.0 3,489.8 3,444.2 -45.6

Temporary help services

 2,834.3 2,708.3 2,734.6 2,610.8 2,890.1 2,731.3 2,715.4 2,666.5 -48.9

Business support services

 740.0 703.3 697.7 696.7 748.2 708.3 708.1 705.3 -2.8

Travel arrangement and reservation services

 192.3 193.0 195.4 193.9 189.1 193.7 193.7 192.0 -1.7

Investigation and security services

 1,008.7 1,012.3 1,019.6 1,019.1 1,010.7 1,013.7 1,019.2 1,020.1 0.9

Services to buildings and dwellings

 2,373.6 2,291.2 2,368.2 2,421.6 2,254.1 2,289.3 2,295.8 2,301.8 6.0

Other support services

 339.3 346.5 349.0 346.3 337.3 346.2 343.6 341.3 -2.3

Waste management and remediation services

 504.7 514.3 519.1 525.5 500.4 517.6 520.5 521.4 0.9

Private education and health services

 25,079 26,295 26,253 26,130 25,277 26,185 26,266 26,348 82

Private educational services

 3,627.0 4,015.7 3,878.2 3,652.3 3,823.3 3,857.0 3,855.0 3,854.3 -0.7

Health care and social assistance

 21,452.3 22,279.1 22,374.8 22,477.6 21,453.3 22,328.4 22,411.3 22,493.7 82.4

Health care(3)

 16,889.9 17,503.1 17,561.8 17,641.2 16,899.6 17,548.8 17,608.4 17,657.0 48.6

Ambulatory health care services

 8,421.6 8,731.4 8,776.7 8,797.8 8,435.0 8,749.3 8,787.4 8,809.4 22.0

Offices of physicians

 2,902.8 3,004.9 3,015.6 3,028.1 2,910.3 3,013.7 3,024.4 3,036.2 11.8

Offices of dentists

 1,029.8 1,027.4 1,035.7 1,043.0 1,026.9 1,032.1 1,036.4 1,040.8 4.4

Offices of other health practitioners

 1,150.3 1,199.1 1,206.7 1,210.2 1,152.1 1,202.4 1,208.2 1,214.3 6.1

Outpatient care centers

 1,051.9 1,081.6 1,080.7 1,086.1 1,056.1 1,083.6 1,085.3 1,089.6 4.3

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

 320.7 324.5 322.0 319.9 320.6 322.8 322.2 321.0 -1.2

Home health care services

 1,621.6 1,737.2 1,761.4 1,755.7 1,622.5 1,737.6 1,755.0 1,751.5 -3.5

Other ambulatory health care services

 344.5 356.7 354.6 354.8 346.4 357.1 355.9 356.0 0.1

Hospitals

 5,319.0 5,516.2 5,517.8 5,557.0 5,323.9 5,532.3 5,544.6 5,566.3 21.7

Nursing and residential care facilities

 3,149.3 3,255.5 3,267.3 3,286.4 3,140.7 3,267.2 3,276.4 3,281.3 4.9

Skilled nursing care facilities

 1,417.3 1,458.8 1,458.8 1,471.6 1,412.6 1,466.9 1,467.4 1,470.7 3.3

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

 636.1 663.4 667.8 671.4 635.4 665.6 668.4 669.4 1.0

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

 938.2 971.7 979.0 978.0 935.7 971.8 978.0 976.0 -2.0

Other residential care facilities

 157.7 161.6 161.7 165.4 157.0 162.8 162.7 165.2 2.5

Social assistance

 4,562.4 4,776.0 4,813.0 4,836.4 4,553.7 4,779.6 4,802.9 4,836.7 33.8

Individual and family services

 3,029.9 3,194.5 3,213.6 3,244.3 3,025.2 3,197.2 3,215.0 3,241.4 26.4

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

 220.7 227.9 229.2 232.2 220.6 228.1 229.5 231.5 2.0

Vocational rehabilitation services

 284.0 287.7 289.9 292.3 280.6 288.5 289.1 289.7 0.6

Child care services

 1,027.8 1,065.9 1,080.3 1,067.6 1,027.4 1,065.8 1,069.3 1,074.1 4.8

Leisure and hospitality

 17,320 16,753 17,187 17,623 16,588 16,884 16,906 16,913 7

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 2,825.1 2,584.1 2,724.9 2,938.3 2,529.6 2,643.9 2,656.2 2,664.7 8.5

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

 615.0 639.5 655.4 660.8 582.6 621.2 623.4 626.3 2.9

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

 184.8 174.7 181.4 190.7 172.2 178.4 178.5 179.0 0.5

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

 2,025.3 1,769.9 1,888.1 2,086.8 1,774.8 1,844.3 1,854.3 1,859.4 5.1

Accommodation and food services

 14,494.6 14,168.6 14,461.9 14,684.8 14,058.7 14,239.8 14,250.2 14,247.8 -2.4

Accommodation

 2,009.7 1,876.6 1,938.3 2,045.8 1,886.9 1,921.3 1,920.5 1,921.2 0.7

Food services and drinking places

 12,484.9 12,292.0 12,523.6 12,639.0 12,171.8 12,318.5 12,329.7 12,326.6 -3.1

Other services

 5,901 5,887 5,928 5,996 5,821 5,900 5,908 5,924 16

Repair and maintenance

 1,465.5 1,481.2 1,487.7 1,492.0 1,451.2 1,481.2 1,481.9 1,482.6 0.7

Personal and laundry services

 1,553.5 1,549.9 1,565.5 1,568.0 1,532.4 1,549.5 1,551.4 1,553.1 1.7

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

 2,882.3 2,856.2 2,874.8 2,936.0 2,837.4 2,869.6 2,875.0 2,888.7 13.7

Government

 22,609 23,597 23,558 23,202 22,757 23,269 23,294 23,364 70

Federal

 2,924 2,986 2,993 2,998 2,920 2,993 2,996 3,001 5

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

 2,321.4 2,375.1 2,386.5 2,393.6 2,313.4 2,387.1 2,389.3 2,393.4 4.1

U.S. Postal Service

 602.7 610.8 606.4 603.9 606.9 606.3 607.0 607.4 0.4

State government

 5,052 5,604 5,444 5,208 5,301 5,448 5,439 5,465 26

State government education

 2,314.5 2,820.5 2,646.3 2,381.3 2,578.8 2,658.5 2,642.0 2,654.6 12.6

State government, excluding education

 2,737.6 2,783.6 2,798.1 2,826.7 2,721.8 2,789.4 2,797.0 2,810.0 13.0

Local government

 14,633 15,007 15,121 14,996 14,536 14,828 14,859 14,898 39

Local government education

 7,870.5 8,338.4 8,352.6 8,020.1 7,955.5 8,074.9 8,080.9 8,085.5 4.6

Local government, excluding education

 6,762.2 6,668.1 6,768.8 6,975.7 6,580.4 6,753.5 6,778.1 6,812.2 34.1

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.
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