Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

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	Dec. 2019	Oct. 2020	Nov. 2020(p)	Dec. 2020(p)	Dec. 2019	Oct. 2020	Nov. 2020(p)	Dec. 2020(p)	Change from: Nov.2020 - Dec.2020(p)
Total nonfarm	152,929	143,502	144,105	143,777	151,998	142,428	142,764	142,624	-140
Total private	129,918	121,571	122,162	122,027	129,319	120,901	121,318	121,223	-95
Goods-producing	21,037	20,361	20,320	20,283	21,136	20,192	20,259	20,352	93

Mining and logging	714	629	629	630	715	623	626	630	4
Logging	53.7	52.4	51.8	53.0	53.2	51.0	50.9	52.2	1.3
Mining	659.9	576.7	577.3	577.0	661.3	572.4	575.2	577.3	2.1
Oil and gas extraction	158.0	160.4	161.6	164.4	157.9	159.7	161.4	163.7	2.3
Mining, except oil and gas	187.2	182.0	181.1	179.1	189.3	180.1	179.9	179.9	0.0
Coal mining	51.2	44.8	44.7	44.7	51.1	44.6	44.2	44.1	-0.1
Metal ore mining	40.6	40.5	40.4	40.0	40.7	40.6	40.6	40.3	-0.3
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	95.4	96.7	96.0	94.4	97.5	94.9	95.1	95.5	0.4
Support activities for mining	314.7	234.3	234.6	233.5	314.1	232.6	233.9	233.7	-0.2

Construction	7,447	7,507	7,425	7,322	7,555	7,333	7,362	7,413	51
Construction of buildings	1,666.4	1,667.9	1,655.3	1,649.9	1,675.9	1,645.9	1,650.7	1,655.3	4.6
Residential building	827.7	849.9	844.6	849.3	829.5	836.6	838.8	847.7	8.9
Nonresidential building	838.7	818.0	810.7	800.6	846.4	809.3	811.9	807.6	-4.3
Heavy and civil engineering construction	1,042.4	1,080.4	1,050.6	997.2	1,087.6	1,015.7	1,025.4	1,040.4	15.0
Specialty trade contractors	4,738.5	4,758.9	4,718.6	4,674.8	4,791.9	4,671.5	4,685.4	4,717.5	32.1
Residential specialty trade contractors	2,066.7	2,138.3	2,131.5	2,120.1	2,095.0	2,106.6	2,120.2	2,134.0	13.8
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors	2,671.8	2,620.6	2,587.1	2,554.7	2,696.9	2,564.9	2,565.2	2,583.5	18.3

Manufacturing	12,876	12,225	12,266	12,331	12,866	12,236	12,271	12,309	38

Durable goods	8,072	7,599	7,637	7,685	8,064	7,623	7,648	7,673	25
Wood products	411.1	397.3	398.9	401.1	411.0	398.3	399.1	400.8	1.7
Nonmetallic mineral products	419.8	407.2	406.8	407.9	422.3	402.5	404.1	410.2	6.1
Primary metals	377.6	339.7	341.7	342.4	375.9	343.6	342.9	340.8	-2.1
Fabricated metal products	1,485.7	1,393.4	1,394.1	1,406.8	1,485.1	1,402.2	1,401.9	1,404.6	2.7
Machinery	1,117.4	1,047.5	1,050.8	1,058.0	1,117.3	1,052.6	1,055.1	1,057.9	2.8
Computer and electronic products	1,096.4	1,087.6	1,090.9	1,095.4	1,095.3	1,090.4	1,091.6	1,093.2	1.6
Computer and peripheral equipment	167.8	170.6	169.8	170.3	167.5	170.2	169.9	170.1	0.2
Communications equipment	84.4	81.6	83.5	83.5	84.2	82.3	83.2	83.1	-0.1
Semiconductors and electronic components	378.8	372.8	371.7	373.4	379.1	373.5	372.9	373.7	0.8
Electronic instruments	431.8	427.2	429.8	430.7	431.3	428.9	429.7	429.6	-0.1
Miscellaneous computer and electronic products	33.6	35.4	36.1	37.5	33.2	35.5	35.9	36.7	0.8
Electrical equipment and appliances	407.1	378.7	378.3	381.8	405.6	378.9	378.2	380.1	1.9
Transportation equipment(1)	1,747.2	1,593.3	1,614.2	1,623.6	1,743.7	1,599.8	1,614.0	1,619.2	5.2
Motor vehicles and parts(2)	1,001.7	904.0	924.1	934.0	997.9	914.6	925.5	932.2	6.7
Furniture and related products	387.8	353.9	357.8	360.5	386.8	355.0	358.6	359.8	1.2
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing	621.9	600.6	603.1	607.4	620.7	599.2	602.2	606.0	3.8

Nondurable goods	4,804	4,626	4,629	4,646	4,802	4,613	4,623	4,636	13
Food manufacturing	1,662.8	1,630.4	1,631.7	1,639.7	1,661.1	1,622.0	1,626.3	1,631.8	5.5
Textile mills	106.7	96.3	96.5	96.5	106.7	96.8	96.5	96.4	-0.1
Textile product mills	112.7	104.2	104.2	105.1	112.0	103.7	103.9	104.5	0.6
Apparel	106.2	89.1	87.0	90.8	106.3	88.8	86.9	90.9	4.0
Paper and paper products	365.6	353.5	355.0	357.7	365.0	355.2	356.1	356.8	0.7
Printing and related support activities	421.2	368.5	371.1	373.6	419.3	367.5	368.9	371.7	2.8
Petroleum and coal products	111.9	106.7	104.9	106.1	113.9	105.5	105.1	108.3	3.2
Chemicals	855.3	834.6	834.9	838.4	853.3	836.5	835.2	835.8	0.6
Plastics and rubber products	743.8	729.1	732.7	742.6	743.0	730.7	734.7	741.6	6.9
Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing	317.5	313.7	310.9	295.7	320.9	306.7	309.6	298.4	-11.2

Private service-providing	108,881	101,210	101,842	101,744	108,183	100,709	101,059	100,871	-188

Trade, transportation, and utilities	28,582	26,830	27,410	27,896	27,809	26,761	26,880	27,071	191

Wholesale trade	5,947.8	5,654.7	5,672.8	5,699.6	5,933.2	5,646.6	5,658.4	5,683.5	25.1
Durable goods	3,224.5	3,066.2	3,078.1	3,094.8	3,218.2	3,062.0	3,077.0	3,088.4	11.4
Nondurable goods	2,185.3	2,084.9	2,089.3	2,096.2	2,179.5	2,082.1	2,078.0	2,088.8	10.8
Electronic markets and agents and brokers	538.0	503.6	505.4	508.6	535.5	502.5	503.4	506.3	2.9

Retail trade	16,159.7	15,183.7	15,500.8	15,730.5	15,672.2	15,162.0	15,140.8	15,261.3	120.5
Motor vehicle and parts dealers	2,049.0	1,962.0	1,965.3	1,974.5	2,057.1	1,961.6	1,965.7	1,980.8	15.1
Automobile dealers	1,304.0	1,226.2	1,227.4	1,239.2	1,306.5	1,223.3	1,226.3	1,239.7	13.4
Other motor vehicle dealers	159.2	156.8	154.8	153.6	166.3	159.0	159.0	160.3	1.3
Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores	585.8	579.0	583.1	581.7	584.3	579.3	580.4	580.8	0.4
Furniture and home furnishings stores	491.8	428.9	444.6	457.7	470.2	429.3	433.6	435.9	2.3
Electronics and appliance stores	495.9	458.0	465.8	465.7	479.8	454.2	446.4	445.9	-0.5
Building material and garden supply stores	1,269.9	1,383.1	1,376.2	1,369.9	1,305.8	1,402.3	1,405.5	1,407.3	1.8
Food and beverage stores	3,119.7	3,152.2	3,182.5	3,198.4	3,088.3	3,148.8	3,155.9	3,163.8	7.9
Health and personal care stores	1,082.8	986.0	997.0	1,014.0	1,055.8	985.9	978.1	987.9	9.8
Gasoline stations	949.1	928.5	930.5	930.6	951.5	929.1	929.7	931.3	1.6
Clothing and clothing accessories stores	1,410.5	958.7	1,022.2	1,069.7	1,286.9	970.0	966.2	973.9	7.7
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores	589.4	459.1	476.5	492.1	543.1	459.4	450.8	453.5	2.7
General merchandise stores	3,291.9	3,148.5	3,318.7	3,411.6	3,060.7	3,126.5	3,115.9	3,172.6	56.7
Department stores	1,231.3	1,054.7	1,128.1	1,166.1	1,090.6	1,042.3	1,032.4	1,030.4	-2.0
General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters	2,060.6	2,093.8	2,190.6	2,245.5	1,970.1	2,084.2	2,083.5	2,142.2	58.7
Miscellaneous store retailers	834.3	750.3	745.6	750.0	821.5	732.4	735.1	736.2	1.1
Nonstore retailers	575.4	568.4	575.9	596.3	551.5	562.5	557.9	572.2	14.3

Transportation and warehousing	5,925.3	5,454.3	5,697.9	5,926.3	5,655.9	5,414.2	5,542.2	5,588.8	46.6
Air transportation	506.3	386.2	387.4	390.3	508.2	385.9	388.9	391.7	2.8
Rail transportation	163.7	145.2	145.2	145.2	163.8	145.1	144.9	144.9	0.0
Water transportation	64.3	56.6	55.9	55.7	65.2	56.7	57.4	56.8	-0.6
Truck transportation	1,525.2	1,478.3	1,484.9	1,482.4	1,526.4	1,465.2	1,477.0	1,484.3	7.3
Transit and ground passenger transportation	522.0	402.7	403.8	394.6	506.1	384.6	387.0	378.4	-8.6
Pipeline transportation	51.4	49.3	49.3	49.3	51.2	49.3	49.3	49.3	0.0
Scenic and sightseeing transportation	30.0	24.1	21.8	20.6	35.9	23.6	25.7	24.5	-1.2
Support activities for transportation	765.9	688.8	696.3	700.1	760.7	687.9	692.5	693.8	1.3
Couriers and messengers	1,073.1	942.6	1,134.3	1,361.8	846.4	948.0	1,032.2	1,069.6	37.4
Warehousing and storage	1,223.4	1,280.5	1,319.0	1,326.3	1,192.0	1,267.9	1,287.3	1,295.5	8.2

Utilities	549.3	537.5	538.5	539.6	547.9	538.6	538.1	537.7	-0.4

Information	2,895	2,631	2,642	2,640	2,883	2,625	2,627	2,626	-1
Publishing industries, except Internet	765.9	739.8	743.1	744.6	764.4	739.1	740.4	743.8	3.4
Motion picture and sound recording industries	459.5	272.9	272.1	270.5	454.4	266.8	267.6	264.2	-3.4
Broadcasting, except Internet	265.6	246.2	247.5	246.3	264.0	246.0	246.6	245.0	-1.6
Telecommunications	708.1	676.9	679.6	677.0	704.3	675.6	674.8	672.3	-2.5
Data processing, hosting and related services	345.2	338.8	339.4	340.9	346.4	339.1	338.8	341.4	2.6
Other information services	351.0	356.4	359.9	360.2	349.5	358.0	359.2	359.4	0.2

Financial activities	8,819	8,723	8,737	8,758	8,814	8,715	8,731	8,743	12
Finance and insurance	6,475.4	6,496.9	6,515.7	6,530.2	6,464.4	6,498.7	6,507.7	6,514.6	6.9
Monetary authorities - central bank	19.1	19.9	19.8	19.9	19.2	20.0	20.0	20.1	0.1
Credit intermediation and related activities	2,672.7	2,663.9	2,677.5	2,681.5	2,669.1	2,670.2	2,677.3	2,677.1	-0.2
Depository credit intermediation(1)	1,782.0	1,749.0	1,751.8	1,750.3	1,783.4	1,757.8	1,755.3	1,750.9	-4.4
Commercial banking	1,390.9	1,361.2	1,362.2	1,359.8	1,392.8	1,368.7	1,365.7	1,361.8	-3.9
Nondepository credit intermediation	582.9	597.7	604.2	609.1	580.2	595.3	603.2	606.5	3.3
Activities related to credit intermediation	307.8	317.2	321.5	322.1	305.5	317.1	318.8	319.7	0.9
Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts	971.0	979.6	974.6	980.3	968.6	976.3	974.9	977.0	2.1
Insurance carriers and related activities	2,812.6	2,833.5	2,843.8	2,848.5	2,807.5	2,832.2	2,835.5	2,840.4	4.9
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,344.0	2,225.9	2,220.8	2,228.2	2,349.1	2,216.6	2,223.4	2,228.2	4.8
Real estate	1,747.9	1,713.7	1,718.0	1,724.0	1,743.5	1,705.2	1,716.5	1,717.0	0.5
Rental and leasing services	572.4	488.9	479.5	481.0	582.0	488.3	483.8	488.2	4.4
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets	23.7	23.3	23.3	23.2	23.6	23.1	23.1	23.0	-0.1

Professional and business services	21,600	20,670	20,748	20,800	21,503	20,443	20,531	20,692	161
Professional and technical services	9,693.5	9,441.3	9,469.6	9,540.8	9,667.4	9,449.4	9,455.6	9,508.1	52.5
Legal services	1,162.3	1,121.3	1,125.7	1,129.0	1,156.3	1,119.2	1,122.8	1,122.6	-0.2
Accounting and bookkeeping services	1,039.4	963.6	980.8	1,019.8	1,037.1	1,012.9	1,011.7	1,014.0	2.3
Architectural and engineering services	1,528.5	1,512.3	1,512.2	1,513.4	1,530.2	1,504.2	1,510.1	1,514.5	4.4
Specialized design services	146.7	138.2	137.8	138.5	144.4	137.6	136.8	136.4	-0.4
Computer systems design and related services	2,233.6	2,204.6	2,203.6	2,203.9	2,238.9	2,193.6	2,188.6	2,208.9	20.3
Management and technical consulting services	1,570.2	1,534.4	1,536.7	1,543.4	1,557.2	1,518.2	1,519.6	1,528.8	9.2
Scientific research and development services	745.7	761.8	765.8	770.8	744.8	764.7	766.5	770.2	3.7
Advertising and related services	497.1	447.4	447.6	452.0	495.1	445.4	446.8	449.2	2.4
Other professional and technical services	770.0	757.7	759.4	770.0	763.4	753.6	752.7	763.5	10.8
Management of companies and enterprises	2,451.5	2,356.1	2,357.8	2,373.1	2,447.7	2,358.6	2,357.4	2,368.1	10.7
Administrative and waste services	9,455.0	8,872.3	8,920.6	8,886.4	9,387.4	8,634.5	8,717.9	8,815.3	97.4
Administrative and support services	8,991.2	8,412.9	8,459.6	8,425.5	8,922.2	8,175.8	8,257.0	8,352.8	95.8
Office administrative services	529.6	512.1	512.9	514.4	530.1	509.6	511.1	514.6	3.5
Facilities support services	167.0	155.7	154.5	154.4	166.7	154.3	154.3	154.1	-0.2
Employment services(1)	3,797.9	3,418.1	3,486.2	3,553.1	3,653.4	3,267.7	3,317.5	3,405.9	88.4
Temporary help services	3,086.3	2,751.2	2,813.5	2,866.1	2,950.0	2,616.9	2,658.7	2,726.3	67.6
Business support services	892.4	793.1	807.8	816.2	869.5	781.7	788.0	795.2	7.2
Travel arrangement and reservation services	220.1	154.3	152.0	149.2	222.5	154.3	152.3	150.6	-1.7
Investigation and security services	966.4	921.1	926.1	917.1	962.9	917.4	919.5	913.0	-6.5
Services to buildings and dwellings	2,075.4	2,156.2	2,117.2	2,017.4	2,170.0	2,094.8	2,110.4	2,112.0	1.6
Other support services	342.4	302.3	302.9	303.7	347.1	296.0	303.9	307.4	3.5
Waste management and remediation services	463.8	459.4	461.0	460.9	465.2	458.7	460.9	462.5	1.6

Education and health services	24,633	23,487	23,581	23,470	24,465	23,279	23,323	23,292	-31
Educational services	3,909.2	3,610.3	3,629.9	3,483.0	3,810.3	3,445.6	3,441.0	3,378.5	-62.5
Health care and social assistance	20,724.0	19,876.2	19,950.6	19,987.3	20,654.2	19,833.3	19,881.8	19,913.8	32.0
Health care(3)	16,497.8	15,963.2	16,011.1	16,066.3	16,438.6	15,935.4	15,966.4	16,005.2	38.8
Ambulatory health care services	7,842.8	7,641.8	7,687.8	7,716.2	7,811.1	7,627.0	7,661.4	7,682.1	20.7
Offices of physicians	2,726.5	2,663.4	2,673.2	2,679.9	2,709.2	2,659.2	2,662.5	2,662.7	0.2
Offices of dentists	977.8	957.4	963.7	969.3	974.0	957.9	960.8	965.4	4.6
Offices of other health practitioners	985.4	925.6	932.5	937.1	982.0	923.4	929.8	933.7	3.9
Outpatient care centers	980.9	973.5	982.4	992.0	977.4	976.1	983.3	987.6	4.3
Medical and diagnostic laboratories	289.0	281.8	283.6	284.4	288.2	282.7	282.9	283.5	0.6
Home health care services	1,564.2	1,534.3	1,546.4	1,545.2	1,560.1	1,525.6	1,538.4	1,539.9	1.5
Other ambulatory health care services	319.0	305.8	306.0	308.3	320.3	302.1	303.7	309.3	5.6
Hospitals	5,255.3	5,166.1	5,177.9	5,208.8	5,242.1	5,156.8	5,164.4	5,195.9	31.5
Nursing and residential care facilities	3,399.7	3,155.3	3,145.4	3,141.3	3,385.4	3,151.6	3,140.6	3,127.2	-13.4
Nursing care facilities	1,594.8	1,459.6	1,450.1	1,445.2	1,588.2	1,457.6	1,445.4	1,439.3	-6.1
Residential mental health facilities	652.2	622.6	621.3	620.4	650.7	622.6	620.6	619.2	-1.4
Community care facilities for the elderly	985.6	915.0	916.6	918.7	979.7	913.3	917.2	912.2	-5.0
Other residential care facilities	167.1	158.1	157.4	157.0	166.8	158.1	157.4	156.5	-0.9
Social assistance	4,226.2	3,913.0	3,939.5	3,921.0	4,215.6	3,897.9	3,915.4	3,908.6	-6.8
Individual and family services	2,672.0	2,570.6	2,594.1	2,581.9	2,670.2	2,567.2	2,585.7	2,578.7	-7.0
Emergency and other relief services	188.4	180.6	184.0	185.5	186.2	181.4	183.6	183.1	-0.5
Vocational rehabilitation services	325.2	284.4	281.9	279.6	325.2	285.7	282.8	279.6	-3.2
Child day care services	1,040.6	877.4	879.5	874.0	1,034.0	863.6	863.3	867.2	3.9

Leisure and hospitality	16,450	13,365	13,225	12,712	16,784	13,382	13,457	12,959	-498
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2,311.7	1,718.7	1,676.2	1,584.0	2,481.5	1,738.1	1,786.6	1,684.0	-102.6
Performing arts and spectator sports	493.7	304.3	312.5	300.1	514.3	297.2	321.0	310.5	-10.5
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions	171.1	134.0	130.7	129.6	178.5	133.6	134.8	134.6	-0.2
Amusements, gambling, and recreation	1,646.9	1,280.4	1,233.0	1,154.3	1,788.7	1,307.3	1,330.8	1,238.9	-91.9
Accommodation and food services	14,138.5	11,646.2	11,549.0	11,127.7	14,302.9	11,643.7	11,670.2	11,274.6	-395.6
Accommodation	2,032.6	1,422.2	1,387.5	1,358.9	2,099.6	1,436.2	1,449.1	1,425.5	-23.6
Food services and drinking places	12,105.9	10,224.0	10,161.5	9,768.8	12,203.3	10,207.5	10,221.1	9,849.1	-372.0

Other services	5,902	5,504	5,499	5,468	5,925	5,504	5,510	5,488	-22
Repair and maintenance	1,357.8	1,329.4	1,328.8	1,323.3	1,365.4	1,326.4	1,331.2	1,330.2	-1.0
Personal and laundry services	1,533.7	1,290.2	1,291.4	1,279.7	1,533.0	1,288.8	1,291.7	1,279.3	-12.4
Membership associations and organizations	3,010.5	2,884.3	2,879.1	2,864.9	3,026.3	2,889.1	2,887.2	2,878.7	-8.5

Government	23,011	21,931	21,943	21,750	22,679	21,527	21,446	21,401	-45
Federal	2,859.0	2,988	2,906	2,922	2,847.0	2,988	2,902	2,908	6
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service	2,237.8	2,385.6	2,291.9	2,296.9	2,243.7	2,383.4	2,296.8	2,301.9	5.1
U.S. Postal Service	620.7	602.0	613.9	624.7	603.1	604.4	605.3	605.9	0.6
State government	5,291.0	5,031	5,028	4,939	5,184.0	4,850	4,845	4,826	-19
State government education	2,600.1	2,336.8	2,347.4	2,262.9	2,481.3	2,156.3	2,156.9	2,137.0	-19.9
State government, excluding education	2,690.6	2,694.6	2,680.3	2,676.5	2,702.4	2,693.3	2,688.0	2,688.8	0.8
Local government	14,861.0	13,912	14,009	13,889	14,648.0	13,689	13,699	13,667	-32
Local government education	8,340.4	7,636.1	7,703.9	7,669.7	8,039.2	7,371.6	7,363.4	7,363.1	-0.3
Local government, excluding education	6,520.2	6,276.3	6,305.4	6,218.8	6,609.2	6,317.8	6,335.4	6,303.9	-31.5
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.

Last Modified Date: January 08, 2021

Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

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