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	Nov. 2023	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024(p)	Nov. 2024(p)	Nov. 2023	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024(p)	Nov. 2024(p)	Change from: Oct.2024 - Nov.2024(p)
Total nonfarm	158,347	159,184	160,035	160,560	157,014	159,025	159,061	159,288	227
Total private	134,881	135,732	136,228	136,597	134,014	135,606	135,604	135,798	194
Goods-producing	21,768	22,013	21,975	21,911	21,690	21,850	21,806	21,840	34

Mining and logging	642	641	642	642	640	636	638	640	2
Logging	44.0	39.5	39.3	39.0	43.4	38.2	38.2	38.2	0.0
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	597.7	601.9	602.3	602.5	596.2	598.2	599.3	601.5	2.2
Oil and gas extraction	118.3	119.7	120.1	120.6	117.4	119.6	119.6	119.7	0.1
Mining (except oil and gas)	188.1	191.1	190.5	190.9	187.1	189.0	189.3	190.0	0.7
Coal mining	42.6	43.1	42.6	43.2	42.7	43.2	42.8	43.4	0.6
Metal ore mining	43.9	43.5	43.6	43.9	43.7	43.6	43.6	43.7	0.1
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	101.6	104.5	104.3	103.8	100.7	102.3	102.9	102.9	0.0
Support activities for mining	291.3	291.1	291.7	291.0	291.7	289.6	290.4	291.8	1.4

Construction	8,173	8,446	8,465	8,381	8,102	8,301	8,303	8,313	10
Construction of buildings	1,837.8	1,896.5	1,906.2	1,889.1	1,829.8	1,884.1	1,883.8	1,883.5	-0.3
Residential building construction	934.5	961.2	969.7	960.7	931.4	955.4	956.2	957.6	1.4
Nonresidential building construction	903.3	935.3	936.5	928.4	898.4	928.7	927.6	925.9	-1.7
Heavy and civil engineering construction	1,155.3	1,208.2	1,210.7	1,183.7	1,131.5	1,160.8	1,159.8	1,161.3	1.5
Specialty trade contractors	5,179.7	5,341.4	5,348.1	5,307.9	5,140.3	5,256.2	5,259.4	5,268.1	8.7
Residential specialty trade contractors	2,409.2	2,456.2	2,451.6	2,431.2	2,390.0	2,421.5	2,414.5	2,416.2	1.7
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors	2,770.5	2,885.2	2,896.5	2,876.7	2,750.3	2,834.7	2,844.9	2,851.9	7.0

Manufacturing	12,953	12,926	12,868	12,888	12,948	12,913	12,865	12,887	22

Durable goods	8,133	8,091	8,044	8,078	8,129	8,096	8,052	8,078	26
Wood product manufacturing	415.4	414.3	412.4	412.0	415.1	413.6	412.8	412.5	-0.3
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	425.4	428.8	433.8	430.7	422.5	424.8	428.2	426.7	-1.5
Primary metal manufacturing	371.3	371.3	370.6	370.5	372.1	371.4	371.0	371.3	0.3
Fabricated metal product manufacturing	1,459.9	1,456.7	1,453.7	1,455.7	1,460.0	1,459.5	1,456.3	1,456.4	0.1
Machinery manufacturing	1,136.0	1,127.1	1,126.3	1,133.4	1,138.0	1,132.0	1,132.0	1,134.7	2.7
Computer and electronic product manufacturing	1,103.7	1,096.3	1,091.2	1,086.4	1,106.5	1,096.7	1,093.2	1,089.2	-4.0
Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing	161.9	159.9	159.6	159.4	162.2	159.9	159.5	159.6	0.1
Communications equipment manufacturing	86.9	84.2	84.3	85.2	87.0	84.4	84.4	85.1	0.7
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing	390.3	390.0	386.1	382.4	392.1	390.0	387.6	384.1	-3.5
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing	433.9	431.1	430.5	427.9	434.6	431.4	430.9	429.1	-1.8
Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media and audio and video equipment manufacturing	30.7	31.1	30.7	31.5	30.6	30.9	30.7	31.4	0.7
Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing	415.0	402.6	403.1	400.6	415.1	402.4	403.4	400.8	-2.6
Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)	1,827.7	1,840.4	1,796.2	1,829.4	1,822.1	1,838.1	1,796.6	1,828.6	32.0
Motor vehicles and parts(2)	1,061.9	1,065.7	1,058.6	1,060.0	1,058.5	1,062.5	1,059.5	1,059.1	-0.4
Furniture and related product manufacturing	352.2	338.0	338.3	339.5	352.0	339.9	339.6	338.6	-1.0
Miscellaneous manufacturing	626.0	615.4	618.4	619.7	625.5	618.0	618.8	619.1	0.3

Nondurable goods	4,820	4,835	4,824	4,810	4,819	4,817	4,813	4,809	-4
Food manufacturing	1,731.4	1,755.7	1,750.7	1,744.3	1,729.3	1,744.1	1,742.8	1,741.8	-1.0
Textile mills	90.5	89.5	89.1	89.6	90.0	89.3	89.1	89.2	0.1
Textile product mills	96.1	94.0	95.2	95.4	96.1	94.5	95.4	95.4	0.0
Apparel manufacturing	87.9	83.4	83.2	83.2	88.6	83.7	83.3	83.3	0.0
Paper manufacturing	353.9	348.7	349.8	350.5	353.1	349.3	349.9	349.1	-0.8
Printing and related support activities	366.1	359.9	360.6	360.4	364.5	360.0	359.7	358.9	-0.8
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing	108.5	109.4	108.5	106.1	109.0	107.7	107.3	107.0	-0.3
Chemical manufacturing	893.9	899.6	898.4	899.8	897.2	901.9	901.8	902.5	0.7
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing	729.6	718.2	715.9	716.1	729.7	720.6	718.2	717.0	-1.2
Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing	361.8	376.1	372.4	364.1	361.4	366.3	365.6	364.9	-0.7

Private service-providing	113,113	113,719	114,253	114,686	112,324	113,756	113,798	113,958	160

Trade, transportation, and utilities	29,407	28,948	29,152	29,584	28,843	29,059	29,055	29,032	-23

Wholesale trade	6,157.4	6,183.6	6,200.9	6,198.2	6,152.1	6,184.5	6,188.6	6,190.2	1.6
Merchant wholesalers, durable goods	3,421.3	3,447.0	3,457.9	3,455.2	3,420.5	3,450.4	3,455.1	3,453.1	-2.0
Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods	2,216.5	2,221.4	2,225.7	2,225.6	2,215.8	2,220.1	2,219.8	2,223.5	3.7
Wholesale trade agents and brokers	519.6	515.2	517.3	517.4	515.8	514.0	513.7	513.6	-0.1

Retail trade	15,926.4	15,542.2	15,676.1	15,956.6	15,570.4	15,654.1	15,650.4	15,622.4	-28.0
Motor vehicle and parts dealers	2,065.5	2,079.4	2,081.1	2,081.7	2,066.0	2,075.7	2,078.2	2,080.8	2.6
Automobile dealers	1,290.6	1,305.7	1,306.8	1,308.1	1,291.3	1,304.7	1,306.8	1,307.7	0.9
Other motor vehicle dealers	170.6	168.2	166.0	164.1	174.9	166.3	166.0	167.8	1.8
Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers	604.3	605.5	608.3	609.5	599.8	604.8	605.5	605.3	-0.2
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers	1,369.4	1,355.5	1,354.3	1,345.9	1,398.9	1,373.1	1,372.0	1,368.1	-3.9
Food and beverage retailers	3,275.7	3,242.4	3,271.1	3,297.5	3,247.5	3,263.3	3,271.4	3,268.5	-2.9
Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers	850.8	813.4	827.1	846.9	832.0	823.5	823.4	825.6	2.2
Furniture and home furnishings retailers	438.5	417.0	423.3	430.0	428.6	421.4	419.8	418.4	-1.4
Electronics and appliance retailers	412.3	396.4	403.8	416.9	403.5	402.1	403.6	407.2	3.6
General merchandise retailers	3,373.7	3,260.2	3,306.7	3,424.2	3,193.0	3,286.9	3,283.1	3,268.1	-15.0
Department stores	1,024.6	953.9	978.7	1,030.6	937.7	968.8	967.3	957.0	-10.3
Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers	2,349.1	2,306.3	2,328.0	2,393.6	2,255.3	2,318.0	2,315.9	2,311.1	-4.8
Health and personal care retailers	1,115.5	1,080.8	1,098.6	1,111.3	1,093.6	1,090.6	1,092.6	1,089.3	-3.3
Gasoline stations and fuel dealers	1,071.6	1,081.3	1,080.0	1,084.2	1,066.9	1,080.1	1,079.5	1,080.7	1.2
Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers	1,216.8	1,099.0	1,114.9	1,191.7	1,132.7	1,126.4	1,117.2	1,114.0	-3.2
Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers	1,587.4	1,530.2	1,542.3	1,573.2	1,539.8	1,534.5	1,533.0	1,527.3	-5.7

Transportation and warehousing	6,742.1	6,630.4	6,682.5	6,837.8	6,538.9	6,627.8	6,623.8	6,627.2	3.4
Air transportation	564.8	576.1	574.7	572.8	566.0	575.6	574.4	574.8	0.4
Rail transportation	152.7	149.9	149.8	149.8	152.8	149.8	150.0	150.0	0.0
Water transportation	69.8	75.9	74.8	71.6	71.0	74.2	74.0	73.6	-0.4
Truck transportation	1,565.1	1,561.7	1,561.0	1,563.1	1,550.1	1,546.6	1,545.8	1,548.7	2.9
Transit and ground passenger transportation	445.5	465.9	471.9	471.0	430.3	450.9	452.9	454.7	1.8
Pipeline transportation	52.1	54.5	54.3	54.6	52.1	54.5	54.4	54.6	0.2
Scenic and sightseeing transportation	28.4	38.4	34.5	29.0	31.0	33.6	33.6	32.7	-0.9
Support activities for transportation	830.9	853.8	860.8	866.1	826.9	856.5	859.3	862.3	3.0
Couriers and messengers	1,209.6	1,078.8	1,100.2	1,236.2	1,086.4	1,108.1	1,105.8	1,103.6	-2.2
Warehousing and storage	1,823.2	1,775.4	1,800.5	1,823.6	1,772.3	1,778.0	1,773.6	1,772.2	-1.4

Utilities	581.1	592.0	592.4	591.3	581.4	593.0	592.0	591.9	-0.1

Information	3,015	2,993	2,990	2,999	2,999	2,992	2,986	2,986	0
Motion picture and sound recording industries	431.4	440.6	446.4	454.1	420.4	445.0	443.0	444.9	1.9
Publishing industries	933.8	929.0	925.6	924.3	933.0	921.2	924.6	921.6	-3.0
Broadcasting and content providers	343.4	337.1	336.4	334.0	342.3	337.0	335.6	334.1	-1.5
Telecommunications	636.6	617.8	611.6	614.7	635.0	619.6	613.3	614.5	1.2
Computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services	491.5	493.3	492.4	493.1	490.7	493.1	492.1	493.2	1.1
Web search portals, libraries, archives, and other information services	178.2	175.2	177.2	179.1	177.4	175.8	177.0	178.0	1.0

Financial activities	9,239	9,257	9,284	9,295	9,227	9,257	9,263	9,280	17
Finance and insurance	6,744.6	6,742.7	6,754.9	6,774.0	6,736.6	6,751.6	6,751.9	6,765.1	13.2
Monetary authorities-central bank	22.6	23.2	23.1	23.4	22.6	23.2	23.2	23.4	0.2
Credit intermediation and related activities	2,602.2	2,570.0	2,568.8	2,576.7	2,607.2	2,577.5	2,575.5	2,582.3	6.8
Depository credit intermediation(1)	1,784.7	1,766.6	1,768.8	1,771.2	1,787.6	1,773.1	1,774.1	1,773.9	-0.2
Commercial banking	1,376.9	1,355.7	1,356.4	1,358.2	1,380.1	1,360.8	1,361.2	1,361.0	-0.2
Nondepository credit intermediation	529.9	525.0	523.3	527.5	531.9	525.8	524.7	529.6	4.9
Activities related to credit intermediation	287.6	278.4	276.7	278.0	287.7	278.6	276.8	278.8	2.0
Securities, commodity contracts, funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles, investments, and related activities	1,115.6	1,122.2	1,127.4	1,128.2	1,113.4	1,123.2	1,123.9	1,125.0	1.1
Insurance carriers and related activities	3,004.2	3,027.3	3,035.6	3,045.7	2,993.4	3,027.7	3,029.3	3,034.4	5.1
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,494.3	2,514.7	2,528.7	2,520.7	2,490.7	2,505.8	2,511.5	2,515.2	3.7
Real estate	1,876.6	1,891.4	1,907.6	1,902.8	1,868.9	1,891.8	1,892.8	1,894.0	1.2
Rental and leasing services	594.3	599.5	597.0	593.9	598.6	590.1	594.8	597.3	2.5
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)	23.4	23.8	24.1	24.0	23.2	23.9	23.9	23.9	0.0

Professional and business services	23,067	23,008	23,128	23,129	22,869	22,951	22,928	22,954	26
Professional, scientific, and technical services	10,941.8	10,942.9	11,047.1	11,077.0	10,907.2	11,032.1	11,034.8	11,050.7	15.9
Legal services	1,195.2	1,172.5	1,188.2	1,191.6	1,188.1	1,181.8	1,183.5	1,184.3	0.8
Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services	1,125.7	1,119.9	1,128.8	1,137.6	1,151.0	1,173.1	1,171.4	1,170.6	-0.8
Architectural, engineering, and related services	1,677.6	1,709.3	1,715.4	1,721.4	1,673.4	1,705.5	1,706.9	1,717.3	10.4
Specialized design services	155.8	152.6	156.2	158.0	154.2	152.9	154.7	155.6	0.9
Computer systems design and related services	2,534.6	2,529.3	2,558.9	2,566.1	2,517.7	2,549.7	2,548.3	2,549.5	1.2
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	1,904.2	1,895.3	1,924.4	1,926.1	1,886.2	1,903.8	1,905.6	1,908.0	2.4
Scientific research and development services	949.1	957.3	960.9	962.4	948.5	959.2	960.9	961.9	1.0
Advertising, public relations, and related services	516.3	521.6	526.1	524.3	514.8	522.7	523.2	522.9	-0.3
Other professional, scientific, and technical services	883.3	885.1	888.2	889.5	873.4	883.5	880.2	880.6	0.4
Management of companies and enterprises	2,557.2	2,560.6	2,567.5	2,565.6	2,556.2	2,563.3	2,565.7	2,564.8	-0.9
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	9,568.3	9,504.6	9,513.8	9,486.1	9,405.5	9,355.5	9,327.6	9,338.8	11.2
Administrative and support services	9,060.8	8,978.6	8,987.4	8,959.5	8,900.0	8,833.9	8,804.4	8,813.3	8.9
Office administrative services	635.9	633.6	637.2	637.0	632.9	631.8	632.1	633.2	1.1
Facilities support services	172.9	185.6	184.2	184.9	172.4	184.4	184.2	185.7	1.5
Employment services(1)	3,693.3	3,515.3	3,534.7	3,562.4	3,553.2	3,463.1	3,429.7	3,436.5	6.8
Temporary help services	2,911.8	2,728.9	2,744.4	2,759.7	2,785.8	2,678.0	2,644.7	2,646.3	1.6
Business support services	739.4	691.6	693.0	701.3	723.6	691.6	687.3	687.1	-0.2
Travel arrangement and reservation services	197.1	196.6	197.9	199.0	197.5	195.6	196.7	198.5	1.8
Investigation and security services	1,017.2	1,028.5	1,034.9	1,030.7	1,012.9	1,022.2	1,030.1	1,025.6	-4.5
Services to buildings and dwellings	2,262.2	2,378.7	2,361.1	2,305.3	2,266.4	2,302.1	2,304.7	2,307.7	3.0
Other support services	342.8	348.7	344.4	338.9	341.1	343.1	339.7	339.1	-0.6
Waste management and remediation services	507.5	526.0	526.4	526.6	505.5	521.6	523.2	525.5	2.3

Private education and health services	26,023	26,524	26,831	26,987	25,747	26,561	26,628	26,707	79
Private educational services	4,013.4	3,879.6	4,036.2	4,077.7	3,835.0	3,889.8	3,892.8	3,899.7	6.9
Health care and social assistance	22,009.1	22,644.3	22,794.5	22,909.4	21,912.4	22,670.9	22,735.1	22,807.4	72.3
Health care(3)	17,314.3	17,784.7	17,911.2	18,000.4	17,241.4	17,800.2	17,867.2	17,920.8	53.6
Ambulatory health care services	8,649.8	8,873.9	8,967.9	9,011.8	8,604.5	8,893.2	8,937.6	8,960.0	22.4
Offices of physicians	2,995.1	3,037.2	3,071.5	3,081.9	2,977.2	3,048.3	3,059.6	3,061.5	1.9
Offices of dentists	1,033.3	1,042.2	1,058.8	1,055.4	1,031.1	1,045.5	1,057.3	1,052.6	-4.7
Offices of other health practitioners	1,184.5	1,220.3	1,233.8	1,247.9	1,178.0	1,223.7	1,229.5	1,239.0	9.5
Outpatient care centers	1,078.6	1,094.1	1,094.0	1,098.4	1,074.0	1,096.8	1,093.8	1,094.4	0.6
Medical and diagnostic laboratories	323.9	315.8	318.9	318.7	323.6	316.5	318.4	318.2	-0.2
Home health care services	1,680.0	1,803.6	1,825.8	1,844.9	1,667.5	1,801.6	1,815.4	1,831.4	16.0
Other ambulatory health care services	354.4	360.7	365.1	364.6	353.1	360.8	363.5	363.0	-0.5
Hospitals	5,439.1	5,606.8	5,625.3	5,650.9	5,420.2	5,603.1	5,614.3	5,633.6	19.3
Nursing and residential care facilities	3,225.4	3,304.0	3,318.0	3,337.7	3,216.7	3,303.9	3,315.3	3,327.2	11.9
Skilled nursing care facilities	1,449.0	1,480.5	1,485.0	1,491.0	1,443.5	1,476.9	1,480.8	1,484.7	3.9
Residential intellectual and developmental disability, mental health, and substance abuse facilities	651.3	672.0	676.2	680.7	650.8	672.7	676.1	680.0	3.9
Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly	967.1	984.5	990.4	997.4	964.7	987.7	991.8	994.3	2.5
Other residential care facilities	158.0	167.0	166.4	168.6	157.7	166.6	166.6	168.2	1.6
Social assistance	4,694.8	4,859.6	4,883.3	4,909.0	4,671.0	4,870.7	4,867.9	4,886.6	18.7
Individual and family services	3,120.1	3,279.0	3,293.4	3,315.0	3,108.2	3,289.1	3,286.7	3,303.9	17.2
Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services	225.9	230.3	232.4	232.5	224.4	231.9	232.7	231.0	-1.7
Vocational rehabilitation services	286.3	288.5	287.5	289.4	285.7	289.5	287.2	288.8	1.6
Child care services	1,062.5	1,061.8	1,070.0	1,072.1	1,052.6	1,060.2	1,061.3	1,062.9	1.6

Leisure and hospitality	16,496	17,079	16,946	16,763	16,775	17,014	17,016	17,069	53
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2,435.6	2,696.4	2,629.1	2,536.5	2,577.8	2,671.1	2,671.8	2,690.2	18.4
Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries	594.9	665.5	661.5	640.5	604.3	644.4	643.2	652.9	9.7
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions	173.4	179.6	179.0	178.6	176.1	178.1	179.2	180.2	1.0
Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries	1,667.3	1,851.3	1,788.6	1,717.4	1,797.4	1,848.6	1,849.4	1,857.1	7.7
Accommodation and food services	14,060.7	14,382.4	14,316.5	14,226.2	14,197.3	14,342.9	14,344.1	14,378.7	34.6
Accommodation	1,849.5	1,961.0	1,915.6	1,870.6	1,910.6	1,929.8	1,928.0	1,933.7	5.7
Food services and drinking places	12,211.2	12,421.4	12,400.9	12,355.6	12,286.7	12,413.1	12,416.1	12,445.0	28.9

Other services	5,866	5,910	5,922	5,929	5,864	5,922	5,922	5,930	8
Repair and maintenance	1,472.8	1,474.1	1,484.5	1,483.0	1,470.4	1,475.9	1,479.3	1,481.4	2.1
Personal and laundry services	1,554.4	1,566.6	1,568.0	1,573.9	1,549.0	1,566.7	1,564.0	1,568.1	4.1
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations	2,838.8	2,869.1	2,869.1	2,872.5	2,844.7	2,879.4	2,878.8	2,880.4	1.6

Government	23,466	23,452	23,807	23,963	23,000	23,419	23,457	23,490	33
Federal	2,964	3,004	3,009	3,008	2,952	3,001	3,003	3,001	-2
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service	2,358.0	2,402.1	2,405.5	2,405.1	2,350.2	2,394.7	2,398.0	2,398.7	0.7
U.S. Postal Service	606.0	601.6	603.0	603.2	601.7	606.5	604.9	602.2	-2.7
State government	5,569	5,574	5,679	5,726	5,383	5,495	5,514	5,534	20
State government education	2,814.5	2,732.9	2,836.2	2,875.7	2,624.6	2,659.3	2,669.7	2,681.3	11.6
State government, excluding education	2,754.9	2,841.0	2,843.1	2,849.8	2,758.5	2,835.6	2,843.9	2,852.9	9.0
Local government	14,933	14,874	15,119	15,229	14,665	14,923	14,940	14,955	15
Local government education	8,325.5	8,085.5	8,344.6	8,425.8	8,017.3	8,121.7	8,125.6	8,131.1	5.5
Local government, excluding education	6,607.5	6,788.8	6,774.5	6,803.3	6,647.4	6,801.4	6,814.7	6,824.2	9.5
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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