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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.
2022		 June
2023		 July
2023(p)		 Aug.
2023(p)		 Aug.
2022		 June
2023		 July
2023(p)		 Aug.
2023(p)		 Change from:
July2023 - Aug.2023(p)

Total nonfarm

 153,285 156,905 156,034 156,302 153,332 156,075 156,232 156,419 187

Total private

 131,870 134,351 134,479 134,499 131,101 133,427 133,582 133,761 179

Goods-producing

 21,573 21,847 21,879 21,911 21,283 21,582 21,596 21,632 36

Mining and logging

 619 648 652 650 611 642 644 642 -2

Logging

 47.1 46.0 48.4 47.8 45.6 46.2 47.2 46.3 -0.9

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

 572.1 601.9 603.8 602.4 565.0 595.5 596.6 596.1 -0.5

Oil and gas extraction

 116.6 118.4 119.2 119.8 115.6 118.1 118.3 118.7 0.4

Mining (except oil and gas)

 187.3 190.6 191.7 190.0 183.5 186.9 187.6 186.5 -1.1

Coal mining

 40.6 41.7 42.0 41.3 40.6 41.5 41.8 41.3 -0.5

Metal ore mining

 43.4 44.2 44.3 44.3 43.0 43.7 43.8 44.0 0.2

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

 103.3 104.7 105.4 104.4 99.9 101.7 102.0 101.2 -0.8

Support activities for mining

 268.2 292.9 292.9 292.6 265.9 290.5 290.7 290.9 0.2

Construction

 7,992 8,141 8,188 8,202 7,781 7,955 7,971 7,993 22

Construction of buildings

 1,789.3 1,829.0 1,835.3 1,833.5 1,752.5 1,796.9 1,796.1 1,800.3 4.2

Residential building construction

 942.6 947.1 942.2 940.4 924.5 929.5 922.2 924.6 2.4

Nonresidential building construction

 846.7 881.9 893.1 893.1 828.0 867.4 873.9 875.7 1.8

Heavy and civil engineering construction

 1,125.5 1,161.0 1,170.4 1,179.7 1,075.4 1,115.9 1,120.7 1,127.8 7.1

Specialty trade contractors

 5,077.6 5,150.7 5,182.7 5,189.2 4,952.9 5,041.9 5,053.7 5,064.8 11.1

Residential specialty trade contractors

 2,360.9 2,400.2 2,415.2 2,402.9 2,309.0 2,345.7 2,352.3 2,351.3 -1.0

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

 2,716.7 2,750.5 2,767.5 2,786.3 2,643.9 2,696.2 2,701.4 2,713.5 12.1

Manufacturing

 12,962 13,058 13,039 13,059 12,891 12,985 12,981 12,997 16

Durable goods

 8,050 8,172 8,156 8,178 8,018 8,125 8,136 8,148 12

Wood product manufacturing

 432.1 424.6 422.2 425.4 430.3 422.5 420.6 423.7 3.1

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

 429.6 438.0 437.8 438.2 423.1 431.4 432.3 432.5 0.2

Primary metal manufacturing

 363.7 370.5 371.9 370.4 364.2 370.2 371.6 370.7 -0.9

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

 1,439.5 1,461.2 1,457.6 1,457.4 1,437.2 1,453.2 1,450.8 1,455.4 4.6

Machinery manufacturing

 1,112.8 1,140.6 1,139.8 1,138.7 1,108.7 1,130.5 1,131.5 1,135.1 3.6

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

 1,100.7 1,110.6 1,113.6 1,109.5 1,095.5 1,104.2 1,106.0 1,104.1 -1.9

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

 164.7 169.1 169.3 168.3 164.1 168.3 168.3 167.8 -0.5

Communications equipment manufacturing

 85.2 86.4 86.6 85.6 85.2 85.3 85.6 85.5 -0.1

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

 394.2 390.7 390.5 388.7 391.9 388.2 387.0 386.5 -0.5

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

 423.9 430.7 433.2 433.5 422.3 429.2 431.6 431.4 -0.2

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

 32.7 33.7 34.0 33.4 32.0 33.2 33.5 32.9 -0.6

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

 405.3 405.7 407.5 409.3 405.0 402.7 405.2 408.9 3.7

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

 1,749.9 1,822.8 1,808.3 1,835.7 1,742.3 1,817.7 1,826.5 1,827.1 0.6

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

 1,030.8 1,068.9 1,051.2 1,078.8 1,025.2 1,070.6 1,073.0 1,072.9 -0.1

Furniture and related product manufacturing

 380.0 365.1 361.9 358.4 380.2 362.7 360.5 358.9 -1.6

Miscellaneous manufacturing

 635.9 632.8 635.2 635.3 631.7 629.9 631.3 631.8 0.5

Nondurable goods

 4,912 4,886 4,883 4,881 4,873 4,860 4,845 4,849 4

Food manufacturing

 1,724.1 1,721.8 1,728.1 1,731.2 1,700.6 1,718.8 1,713.3 1,715.3 2.0

Textile mills

 98.8 94.5 94.2 93.2 98.4 93.7 93.8 92.8 -1.0

Textile product mills

 103.1 99.5 99.1 99.2 103.3 99.6 99.0 99.7 0.7

Apparel manufacturing

 93.6 93.3 91.0 91.1 93.4 92.3 91.0 91.2 0.2

Paper manufacturing

 360.5 350.8 349.3 348.8 361.1 350.4 349.8 349.4 -0.4

Printing and related support activities

 383.9 377.1 376.8 376.2 383.1 376.3 376.1 375.8 -0.3

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

 106.7 109.2 108.5 108.5 104.4 106.6 105.4 106.2 0.8

Chemical manufacturing

 913.9 922.7 919.7 921.9 911.7 918.2 914.8 919.6 4.8

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

 762.9 748.7 745.3 740.4 762.3 744.2 741.9 738.2 -3.7

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

 364.5 368.7 371.1 370.6 354.8 359.7 359.9 360.8 0.9

Private service-providing

 110,297 112,504 112,600 112,588 109,818 111,845 111,986 112,129 143

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 28,640 28,816 28,786 28,737 28,777 28,850 28,868 28,848 -20

Wholesale trade

 6,014.6 6,080.3 6,101.8 6,090.4 5,995.5 6,047.4 6,065.4 6,070.1 4.7

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

 3,315.2 3,355.7 3,368.6 3,363.4 3,306.4 3,339.7 3,350.3 3,354.0 3.7

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

 2,176.3 2,200.6 2,204.7 2,195.0 2,167.7 2,184.4 2,188.3 2,186.4 -1.9

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

 523.1 524.0 528.5 532.0 521.4 523.3 526.8 529.7 2.9

Retail trade

 15,487.3 15,537.8 15,551.4 15,530.9 15,513.4 15,525.4 15,538.6 15,544.9 6.3

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

 2,025.9 2,049.8 2,051.0 2,054.6 2,012.8 2,034.7 2,038.6 2,041.5 2.9

Automobile dealers

 1,259.0 1,261.7 1,260.5 1,265.4 1,253.5 1,257.1 1,258.3 1,260.2 1.9

Other motor vehicle dealers

 182.2 186.4 185.7 183.3 175.6 177.2 177.1 176.9 -0.2

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

 584.7 601.7 604.8 605.9 583.6 600.4 603.2 604.4 1.2

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

 1,425.0 1,427.9 1,405.1 1,375.3 1,417.6 1,365.7 1,369.2 1,369.0 -0.2

Food and beverage retailers

 3,223.1 3,250.6 3,266.0 3,256.8 3,210.2 3,240.7 3,246.3 3,246.9 0.6

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

 895.9 845.7 837.8 835.6 906.6 853.3 848.0 843.2 -4.8

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

 450.1 433.7 428.9 429.4 455.5 437.9 435.8 435.0 -0.8

Electronics and appliance retailers

 445.8 412.0 408.9 406.2 455.3 418.3 415.9 412.3 -3.6

General merchandise retailers

 3,076.5 3,128.8 3,139.7 3,147.2 3,139.2 3,185.9 3,186.9 3,191.9 5.0

Department stores

 934.0 931.7 931.6 937.3 960.6 963.7 959.1 959.4 0.3

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

 2,142.5 2,197.1 2,208.1 2,209.9 2,178.7 2,222.2 2,227.8 2,232.5 4.7

Health and personal care retailers

 1,092.1 1,096.5 1,090.3 1,085.9 1,102.4 1,105.1 1,103.8 1,098.4 -5.4

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

 1,056.0 1,080.5 1,087.0 1,089.8 1,042.0 1,071.1 1,074.0 1,075.0 1.0

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

 1,147.8 1,120.8 1,131.3 1,145.2 1,146.0 1,134.8 1,137.9 1,144.1 6.2

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

 1,545.0 1,537.2 1,543.2 1,540.5 1,536.6 1,534.1 1,533.9 1,534.9 1.0

Transportation and warehousing

 6,580.8 6,638.1 6,573.6 6,556.2 6,712.1 6,719.5 6,709.5 6,675.3 -34.2

Air transportation

 514.5 546.2 548.4 550.8 511.0 540.9 543.8 547.2 3.4

Rail transportation

 146.8 150.5 150.5 150.5 146.5 150.2 150.3 150.2 -0.1

Water transportation

 67.7 71.8 71.2 71.3 65.6 68.7 67.5 68.8 1.3

Truck transportation

 1,617.9 1,619.8 1,619.9 1,584.2 1,600.0 1,607.8 1,604.3 1,567.6 -36.7

Transit and ground passenger transportation

 358.8 425.0 378.4 382.7 416.6 436.8 435.9 441.4 5.5

Pipeline transportation

 48.7 47.9 47.8 47.4 48.6 47.5 47.4 47.4 0.0

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

 38.7 41.4 44.5 44.4 31.9 36.2 36.9 37.5 0.6

Support activities for transportation

 798.4 807.5 811.8 815.4 796.6 814.1 815.5 815.7 0.2

Couriers and messengers

 1,068.6 1,060.0 1,042.3 1,042.7 1,144.7 1,114.2 1,109.3 1,100.3 -9.0

Warehousing and storage

 1,920.7 1,868.0 1,858.8 1,866.8 1,950.6 1,903.1 1,898.6 1,899.2 0.6

Utilities

 556.8 560.2 559.1 559.2 555.5 557.5 554.8 557.3 2.5

Information

 3,126 3,102 3,088 3,066 3,110 3,081 3,066 3,051 -15

Motion picture and sound recording industries

 475.5 475.4 468.4 449.7 461.9 463.6 454.4 437.6 -16.8

Publishing industries

 954.7 940.1 933.6 937.0 951.5 933.6 929.3 933.4 4.1

Broadcasting and content providers

 358.3 352.5 351.3 348.2 358.1 351.8 352.4 348.8 -3.6

Telecommunications

 666.6 648.8 644.6 636.9 667.3 647.1 641.3 637.7 -3.6

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

 474.6 494.5 498.1 503.4 477.1 494.5 498.7 504.5 5.8

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

 196.4 190.7 191.8 191.1 194.5 190.7 190.1 189.2 -0.9

Financial activities

 9,121 9,181 9,223 9,209 9,066 9,137 9,154 9,158 4

Finance and insurance

 6,703.7 6,731.0 6,753.0 6,747.6 6,686.4 6,717.1 6,724.8 6,728.2 3.4

Monetary authorities-central bank

 21.6 22.2 22.4 22.1 21.4 22.1 22.0 22.0 0.0

Credit intermediation and related
activities

 2,696.6 2,675.2 2,675.8 2,668.3 2,688.5 2,668.0 2,666.4 2,660.7 -5.7

Depository credit intermediation(1)

 1,771.9 1,790.8 1,792.6 1,786.7 1,765.9 1,785.2 1,784.3 1,782.0 -2.3

Commercial banking

 1,372.3 1,379.4 1,379.2 1,375.0 1,367.3 1,375.1 1,372.5 1,371.0 -1.5

Nondepository credit intermediation

 595.8 570.8 571.2 566.7 594.0 569.3 569.0 564.7 -4.3

Activities related to credit intermediation

 328.9 313.6 312.0 314.9 328.6 313.5 313.1 314.0 0.9

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

 1,066.7 1,090.6 1,099.2 1,097.1 1,057.4 1,085.9 1,085.5 1,087.0 1.5

Insurance carriers and related activities

 2,918.8 2,943.0 2,955.6 2,960.1 2,919.1 2,941.1 2,950.9 2,958.5 7.6

Real estate and rental and leasing

 2,417.4 2,449.7 2,470.4 2,461.3 2,379.9 2,419.8 2,428.8 2,429.3 0.5

Real estate

 1,837.9 1,857.3 1,869.1 1,862.8 1,819.3 1,845.9 1,849.2 1,850.2 1.0

Rental and leasing services

 556.7 569.7 578.6 575.6 538.2 551.6 557.2 556.5 -0.7

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

 22.8 22.7 22.7 22.9 22.4 22.3 22.4 22.6 0.2

Professional and business services

 22,795 23,070 23,056 23,096 22,707 23,016 22,996 23,015 19

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 10,595.9 10,889.3 10,954.6 10,935.8 10,595.3 10,895.9 10,915.2 10,935.8 20.6

Legal services

 1,177.3 1,194.9 1,192.3 1,174.2 1,176.6 1,182.1 1,179.9 1,175.7 -4.2

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

 1,073.5 1,125.2 1,130.1 1,118.5 1,123.5 1,163.1 1,164.0 1,166.7 2.7

Architectural, engineering, and related services

 1,642.9 1,703.9 1,709.5 1,709.7 1,622.7 1,684.0 1,684.8 1,688.8 4.0

Specialized design services

 154.3 161.2 160.4 160.5 153.8 159.9 159.9 160.1 0.2

Computer systems design and related services

 2,478.3 2,501.5 2,525.0 2,537.1 2,468.8 2,509.4 2,516.8 2,527.2 10.4

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

 1,805.9 1,874.9 1,888.1 1,884.3 1,802.9 1,880.0 1,884.4 1,883.7 -0.7

Scientific research and development services

 911.7 945.2 954.0 957.3 902.9 936.3 938.5 946.4 7.9

Advertising, public relations, and related services

 496.3 498.3 500.2 503.7 494.6 497.3 498.0 500.9 2.9

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

 855.7 884.2 895.0 890.5 849.6 883.8 888.9 886.3 -2.6

Management of companies and enterprises

 2,506.9 2,533.4 2,537.3 2,531.7 2,496.5 2,519.3 2,519.8 2,521.7 1.9

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 9,692.4 9,647.2 9,564.3 9,628.8 9,615.3 9,600.8 9,561.0 9,557.3 -3.7

Administrative and support services

 9,206.1 9,148.4 9,063.2 9,124.1 9,133.7 9,104.7 9,064.3 9,058.3 -6.0

Office administrative services

 606.7 623.2 623.2 622.9 600.0 619.1 618.2 618.5 0.3

Facilities support services

 158.3 163.5 165.8 166.2 157.0 164.8 164.3 164.4 0.1

Employment services(1)

 3,865.4 3,701.0 3,620.1 3,678.2 3,906.4 3,771.1 3,737.5 3,722.5 -15.0

Temporary help services

 3,083.8 2,926.3 2,855.3 2,895.0 3,120.0 2,978.3 2,954.4 2,935.5 -18.9

Business support services

 782.2 750.0 745.1 743.1 793.8 759.1 757.3 753.5 -3.8

Travel arrangement and reservation services

 174.5 184.9 186.0 186.7 171.5 181.6 183.2 184.0 0.8

Investigation and security services

 962.6 985.6 979.4 988.9 960.3 986.5 981.7 986.8 5.1

Services to buildings and dwellings

 2,313.8 2,396.0 2,399.8 2,392.4 2,207.2 2,279.6 2,280.7 2,287.4 6.7

Other support services

 342.6 344.2 343.8 345.7 337.4 342.9 341.4 341.2 -0.2

Waste management and remediation services

 486.3 498.8 501.1 504.7 481.6 496.1 496.7 499.0 2.3

Private education and health services

 24,222 25,102 25,114 25,238 24,496 25,316 25,418 25,520 102

Private educational services

 3,574.3 3,729.6 3,643.0 3,668.5 3,827.3 3,932.4 3,934.5 3,939.2 4.7

Health care and social assistance

 20,647.9 21,372.3 21,471.4 21,569.3 20,668.8 21,383.9 21,483.5 21,580.8 97.3

Health care(3)

 16,377.9 16,858.2 16,949.8 17,020.5 16,378.6 16,870.4 16,943.4 17,014.3 70.9

Ambulatory health care services

 8,152.0 8,389.4 8,434.0 8,473.4 8,164.5 8,404.9 8,442.7 8,482.6 39.9

Offices of physicians

 2,813.8 2,889.3 2,906.8 2,917.1 2,818.8 2,896.9 2,906.4 2,920.5 14.1

Offices of dentists

 1,025.1 1,037.7 1,042.5 1,040.7 1,023.7 1,034.6 1,042.2 1,039.7 -2.5

Offices of other health practitioners

 1,094.0 1,132.2 1,137.3 1,147.5 1,094.3 1,136.1 1,138.4 1,146.5 8.1

Outpatient care centers

 1,040.2 1,055.3 1,060.6 1,066.3 1,041.6 1,059.8 1,062.4 1,067.4 5.0

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

 322.0 324.0 324.8 326.3 322.1 324.2 325.0 326.2 1.2

Home health care services

 1,534.5 1,616.0 1,625.0 1,635.2 1,539.9 1,616.2 1,629.0 1,640.2 11.2

Other ambulatory health care services

 322.4 334.9 337.0 340.3 324.1 337.1 339.3 342.1 2.8

Hospitals

 5,187.1 5,312.0 5,332.7 5,349.8 5,183.2 5,314.6 5,330.7 5,345.2 14.5

Nursing and residential care facilities

 3,038.8 3,156.8 3,183.1 3,197.3 3,030.9 3,150.9 3,170.0 3,186.5 16.5

Skilled nursing care facilities

 1,361.7 1,416.3 1,425.8 1,432.8 1,359.7 1,413.4 1,419.4 1,428.3 8.9

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

 615.0 634.9 639.4 640.7 613.5 634.0 636.9 638.8 1.9

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

 908.5 948.3 960.7 965.5 904.7 946.8 957.1 961.9 4.8

Other residential care facilities

 153.6 157.3 157.2 158.3 153.1 156.7 156.6 157.5 0.9

Social assistance

 4,270.0 4,514.1 4,521.6 4,548.8 4,290.2 4,513.5 4,540.1 4,566.5 26.4

Individual and family services

 2,849.3 3,019.6 3,045.7 3,057.2 2,850.7 3,014.3 3,035.8 3,056.3 20.5

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

 203.2 217.9 217.9 218.7 204.7 218.0 218.8 220.0 1.2

Vocational rehabilitation services

 272.4 283.9 283.1 284.0 268.8 280.5 279.5 280.9 1.4

Child care services

 945.1 992.7 974.9 988.9 965.9 1,000.7 1,006.0 1,009.3 3.3

Leisure and hospitality

 16,614 17,294 17,392 17,312 15,935 16,583 16,615 16,655 40

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 2,585.6 2,750.5 2,793.4 2,738.3 2,310.6 2,454.7 2,457.8 2,474.5 16.7

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

 532.8 572.3 565.6 569.0 506.9 535.4 533.9 538.8 4.9

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

 172.6 184.6 187.5 185.5 161.2 172.1 171.8 174.0 2.2

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

 1,880.2 1,993.6 2,040.3 1,983.8 1,642.5 1,747.2 1,752.1 1,761.7 9.6

Accommodation and food services

 14,028.3 14,543.0 14,598.6 14,574.0 13,624.0 14,128.4 14,157.4 14,180.9 23.5

Accommodation

 1,916.5 1,973.0 2,012.9 1,990.5 1,792.1 1,860.4 1,865.8 1,874.4 8.6

Food services and drinking places

 12,111.8 12,570.0 12,585.7 12,583.5 11,831.9 12,268.0 12,291.6 12,306.5 14.9

Other services

 5,779 5,939 5,941 5,930 5,727 5,862 5,869 5,882 13

Repair and maintenance

 1,406.3 1,460.1 1,463.3 1,461.5 1,398.5 1,447.0 1,451.9 1,453.6 1.7

Personal and laundry services

 1,500.9 1,557.6 1,545.0 1,548.0 1,494.6 1,535.4 1,536.6 1,543.1 6.5

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

 2,872.0 2,921.6 2,933.1 2,920.8 2,834.0 2,879.5 2,880.7 2,885.7 5.0

Government

 21,415 22,554 21,555 21,803 22,231 22,648 22,650 22,658 8

Federal

 2,867 2,930 2,944 2,948 2,865 2,925 2,931 2,941 10

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

 2,274.6 2,326.2 2,338.8 2,345.5 2,264.4 2,316.6 2,325.4 2,332.0 6.6

U.S. Postal Service

 592.8 603.7 605.3 602.4 600.4 608.5 605.7 608.5 2.8

State government

 4,865 4,996 4,918 4,977 5,109 5,231 5,226 5,226 0

State government education

 2,194.5 2,276.0 2,193.1 2,246.4 2,451.7 2,529.1 2,517.1 2,512.2 -4.9

State government, excluding education

 2,670.7 2,719.7 2,725.2 2,730.5 2,657.0 2,702.3 2,708.4 2,713.6 5.2

Local government

 13,683 14,628 13,693 13,878 14,257 14,492 14,493 14,491 -2

Local government education

 7,070.6 7,845.8 6,842.5 7,071.7 7,827.3 7,895.7 7,877.4 7,867.2 -10.2

Local government, excluding education

 6,612.4 6,782.2 6,850.4 6,806.6 6,430.0 6,596.4 6,615.1 6,624.0 8.9

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 2022 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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