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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
Mar.
2024
Jan.
2025
Feb.
2025(p)
Mar.
2025(p)
Mar.
2024
Jan.
2025
Feb.
2025(p)
Mar.
2025(p)
Change from:
Feb.2025 - Mar.2025(p)

Total nonfarm

156,612 157,095 157,950 158,506 157,517 159,053 159,170 159,398 228

Total private

132,995 133,595 134,108 134,585 134,216 135,461 135,577 135,786 209

Goods-producing

21,359 21,250 21,317 21,407 21,645 21,662 21,688 21,700 12

Mining and logging

630 619 619 618 637 621 625 623 -2

Logging

42.2 39.1 39.5 38.5 42.6 38.9 39.0 38.8 -0.2

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

588.0 579.5 579.6 579.2 594.3 581.6 585.6 584.4 -1.2

Oil and gas extraction

121.7 123.4 121.4 122.1 122.1 123.1 122.4 122.6 0.2

Mining (except oil and gas)

188.5 186.8 187.2 187.1 192.6 191.3 192.1 190.7 -1.4

Coal mining

42.0 41.4 41.2 40.2 42.3 41.3 41.2 40.2 -1.0

Metal ore mining

44.3 45.0 45.0 44.9 44.6 45.1 45.1 45.1 0.0

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

102.2 100.4 101.0 102.0 105.7 104.9 105.8 105.3 -0.5

Support activities for mining

277.8 269.3 271.0 270.0 279.6 267.2 271.1 271.1 0.0

Construction

7,939 7,955 7,989 8,079 8,170 8,286 8,300 8,313 13

Construction of buildings

1,811.6 1,831.6 1,830.3 1,841.5 1,844.0 1,870.8 1,871.9 1,874.6 2.7

Residential building construction

922.9 935.0 933.8 940.8 939.7 955.3 954.8 957.9 3.1

Nonresidential building construction

888.7 896.6 896.5 900.7 904.3 915.5 917.1 916.7 -0.4

Heavy and civil engineering construction

1,087.8 1,072.6 1,088.7 1,120.8 1,149.8 1,173.4 1,177.0 1,180.4 3.4

Specialty trade contractors

5,039.9 5,050.3 5,069.9 5,117.0 5,176.1 5,241.9 5,251.5 5,257.9 6.4

Residential specialty trade contractors

2,337.1 2,307.9 2,322.7 2,326.4 2,396.3 2,397.9 2,405.0 2,392.1 -12.9

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

2,702.8 2,742.4 2,747.2 2,790.6 2,779.8 2,844.0 2,846.5 2,865.8 19.3

Manufacturing

12,790 12,676 12,709 12,710 12,838 12,755 12,763 12,764 1

Durable goods

7,971 7,863 7,884 7,880 7,994 7,903 7,910 7,907 -3

Wood product manufacturing

415.9 412.2 414.6 413.1 417.3 415.0 415.9 414.6 -1.3

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

412.6 419.5 420.2 423.5 419.2 429.0 430.9 429.9 -1.0

Primary metal manufacturing

371.6 371.2 374.6 377.1 372.1 373.2 376.1 377.4 1.3

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

1,446.4 1,433.1 1,437.0 1,434.1 1,448.3 1,435.6 1,437.7 1,436.1 -1.6

Machinery manufacturing

1,117.9 1,112.5 1,111.7 1,110.5 1,121.0 1,114.2 1,113.6 1,113.3 -0.3

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

1,027.3 1,008.3 1,007.5 1,006.3 1,030.9 1,012.2 1,010.2 1,010.3 0.1

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

108.0 109.4 110.2 109.4 108.9 110.0 110.6 110.3 -0.3

Communications equipment manufacturing

83.3 81.2 81.3 82.4 83.4 81.3 81.7 82.6 0.9

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

393.6 381.0 378.8 377.5 394.6 381.6 379.7 378.8 -0.9

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

413.1 408.4 409.2 409.3 414.3 410.3 409.8 410.3 0.5

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

29.3 28.3 28.0 27.7 29.7 29.0 28.5 28.2 -0.3

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

418.2 407.8 406.8 405.1 418.6 407.8 406.8 405.6 -1.2

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

1,793.7 1,753.5 1,768.1 1,763.3 1,796.7 1,765.7 1,771.8 1,770.7 -1.1

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

1,018.6 988.6 1,003.2 1,003.2 1,019.5 997.3 1,005.9 1,005.7 -0.2

Furniture and related product manufacturing

348.6 335.5 335.5 337.9 348.4 337.4 336.8 336.5 -0.3

Miscellaneous manufacturing

618.7 609.0 607.8 609.5 621.5 613.1 610.2 612.3 2.1

Nondurable goods

4,819 4,813 4,825 4,830 4,844 4,852 4,853 4,857 4

Food manufacturing

1,750.2 1,756.2 1,758.6 1,756.7 1,760.9 1,768.3 1,768.2 1,769.4 1.2

Textile mills

86.4 85.9 85.1 85.2 86.7 85.9 85.5 85.5 0.0

Textile product mills

98.3 99.2 99.3 99.8 97.9 99.2 99.3 99.5 0.2

Apparel manufacturing

84.0 83.2 83.7 83.3 84.9 84.8 84.0 84.1 0.1

Paper manufacturing

355.6 354.6 355.4 354.4 354.9 354.2 355.5 354.0 -1.5

Printing and related support activities

359.1 352.0 351.9 351.6 360.1 354.3 353.7 352.3 -1.4

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

108.9 105.9 106.1 107.3 110.8 109.5 108.8 109.1 0.3

Chemical manufacturing

897.3 898.3 900.5 902.7 896.9 901.0 901.2 902.1 0.9

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

727.0 716.3 719.2 721.0 727.9 718.9 719.8 721.8 2.0

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

352.5 361.4 365.6 368.4 363.2 375.7 377.0 378.7 1.7

Private service-providing

111,636 112,345 112,791 113,178 112,571 113,799 113,889 114,086 197

Trade, transportation, and utilities

28,614 29,015 28,881 28,911 28,891 29,087 29,108 29,156 48

Wholesale trade

6,105.2 6,145.1 6,148.0 6,152.7 6,130.2 6,174.4 6,179.8 6,177.8 -2.0

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

3,412.3 3,441.8 3,451.2 3,455.7 3,423.1 3,454.5 3,463.1 3,466.8 3.7

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

2,201.9 2,211.4 2,208.0 2,211.2 2,213.3 2,226.1 2,225.0 2,222.3 -2.7

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

491.0 491.9 488.8 485.8 493.8 493.8 491.7 488.7 -3.0

Retail trade

15,366.8 15,517.7 15,402.9 15,431.2 15,545.3 15,573.2 15,571.4 15,595.1 23.7

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

2,041.8 2,036.4 2,044.4 2,057.4 2,049.5 2,055.7 2,061.2 2,064.9 3.7

Automobile dealers

1,280.9 1,286.3 1,291.4 1,297.9 1,282.7 1,293.9 1,295.9 1,299.7 3.8

Other motor vehicle dealers

169.1 157.1 158.5 162.8 172.6 166.4 166.3 166.3 0.0

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

591.8 593.0 594.5 596.7 594.1 595.4 598.9 598.9 0.0

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

1,385.1 1,341.4 1,345.2 1,388.8 1,392.6 1,390.9 1,392.1 1,396.4 4.3

Food and beverage retailers

3,202.3 3,232.3 3,220.3 3,222.7 3,219.6 3,237.0 3,220.4 3,241.1 20.7

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

804.7 802.9 794.3 789.8 809.8 799.6 796.4 794.5 -1.9

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

409.8 413.3 408.1 407.6 411.3 410.3 409.0 408.1 -0.9

Electronics and appliance retailers

394.9 389.6 386.2 382.2 398.5 389.3 387.4 386.4 -1.0

General merchandise retailers

3,210.4 3,298.7 3,262.8 3,255.0 3,261.4 3,295.8 3,306.6 3,301.8 -4.8

Department stores

987.0 1,025.1 1,000.0 993.8 1,009.5 1,020.4 1,019.2 1,017.9 -1.3

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

2,223.4 2,273.6 2,262.8 2,261.2 2,251.9 2,275.5 2,287.4 2,283.9 -3.5

Health and personal care retailers

1,085.8 1,100.4 1,088.6 1,086.2 1,090.4 1,091.1 1,088.6 1,091.1 2.5

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

1,041.2 1,046.6 1,047.9 1,049.6 1,052.1 1,055.8 1,061.3 1,060.1 -1.2

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

1,112.7 1,154.2 1,106.9 1,098.9 1,146.6 1,129.7 1,129.1 1,128.5 -0.6

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

1,482.8 1,504.8 1,492.5 1,482.8 1,523.3 1,517.6 1,515.7 1,516.7 1.0

Transportation and warehousing

6,553.8 6,759.5 6,737.2 6,728.8 6,626.1 6,744.5 6,760.7 6,783.6 22.9

Air transportation

561.7 566.8 571.8 574.7 562.5 571.0 574.3 575.2 0.9

Rail transportation

158.3 153.6 153.8 153.8 157.9 154.7 154.3 153.6 -0.7

Water transportation

67.7 66.5 66.2 67.1 69.7 69.7 69.0 69.2 0.2

Truck transportation

1,506.3 1,500.7 1,493.4 1,501.7 1,531.0 1,519.1 1,516.3 1,525.9 9.6

Transit and ground passenger transportation

478.9 497.8 499.1 501.0 465.6 489.1 486.0 488.3 2.3

Pipeline transportation

54.6 59.2 59.4 59.1 54.5 58.7 59.1 58.8 -0.3

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

24.9 23.5 23.2 24.2 31.5 30.1 30.0 30.6 0.6

Support activities for transportation

825.4 841.4 841.9 844.0 828.1 842.7 843.2 847.1 3.9

Couriers and messengers

1,036.4 1,211.7 1,194.3 1,182.0 1,080.8 1,172.4 1,196.7 1,212.5 15.8

Warehousing and storage

1,839.6 1,838.3 1,834.1 1,821.2 1,844.5 1,837.0 1,831.8 1,822.4 -9.4

Utilities

587.9 592.6 593.2 598.1 589.0 594.5 596.1 599.1 3.0

Information

2,940 2,905 2,922 2,922 2,959 2,940 2,941 2,939 -2

Motion picture and sound recording industries

390.3 381.1 398.8 399.0 402.0 407.6 410.2 409.0 -1.2

Publishing industries

910.0 913.3 912.4 915.7 916.3 918.1 919.4 920.9 1.5

Broadcasting and content providers

342.9 331.4 334.6 330.9 342.7 332.9 332.0 331.2 -0.8

Telecommunications

629.9 608.6 606.3 605.4 628.5 608.8 607.6 604.7 -2.9

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

482.2 485.6 487.7 488.2 485.3 488.1 488.7 490.5 1.8

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

184.5 184.6 182.1 183.0 184.1 184.0 183.1 182.9 -0.2

Financial activities

9,094 9,173 9,185 9,188 9,152 9,220 9,236 9,245 9

Finance and insurance

6,667.4 6,722.5 6,727.1 6,728.9 6,688.0 6,733.4 6,741.7 6,748.1 6.4

Monetary authorities-central bank

20.3 21.4 21.3 21.3 20.5 21.4 21.4 21.4 0.0

Credit intermediation and related
activities

2,572.9 2,555.2 2,554.3 2,553.2 2,574.5 2,555.5 2,555.7 2,554.2 -1.5

Depository credit intermediation(1)

1,789.1 1,776.8 1,773.6 1,773.2 1,787.8 1,776.2 1,773.3 1,772.5 -0.8

Commercial banking

1,383.8 1,367.8 1,363.1 1,362.8 1,381.9 1,366.9 1,361.7 1,361.6 -0.1

Nondepository credit intermediation

504.3 504.5 505.0 504.7 506.8 505.0 506.1 506.8 0.7

Activities related to credit intermediation

279.5 273.9 275.7 275.3 279.9 274.2 276.4 274.9 -1.5

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

1,098.5 1,119.9 1,123.9 1,126.7 1,109.0 1,126.2 1,131.7 1,136.4 4.7

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,975.7 3,026.0 3,027.6 3,027.7 2,984.0 3,030.3 3,032.9 3,036.1 3.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,426.1 2,450.9 2,457.8 2,459.3 2,464.4 2,486.7 2,494.1 2,496.6 2.5

Real estate

1,839.1 1,855.3 1,859.8 1,861.8 1,861.3 1,876.6 1,881.2 1,883.3 2.1

Rental and leasing services

564.9 572.8 575.1 574.7 580.6 586.9 589.7 590.1 0.4

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

22.1 22.8 22.9 22.8 22.5 23.2 23.2 23.2 0.0

Professional and business services

22,396 22,193 22,330 22,357 22,637 22,579 22,586 22,589 3

Professional, scientific, and technical services

10,776.4 10,816.6 10,858.8 10,843.4 10,789.7 10,862.4 10,856.2 10,861.9 5.7

Legal services

1,185.4 1,188.2 1,185.1 1,186.7 1,194.2 1,193.8 1,191.4 1,195.1 3.7

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,229.2 1,162.8 1,211.0 1,214.5 1,152.9 1,141.8 1,142.1 1,141.4 -0.7

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,666.2 1,716.9 1,718.3 1,719.9 1,690.6 1,736.1 1,740.4 1,744.3 3.9

Specialized design services

149.5 148.8 147.5 147.8 151.6 150.4 149.4 150.0 0.6

Computer systems design and related services

2,416.0 2,443.5 2,431.1 2,405.4 2,437.3 2,446.7 2,437.1 2,428.8 -8.3

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,840.5 1,859.3 1,865.8 1,861.6 1,857.3 1,871.1 1,875.5 1,878.0 2.5

Scientific research and development services

928.2 930.8 933.3 938.2 934.5 941.5 941.8 944.1 2.3

Advertising, public relations, and related services

492.4 493.6 492.8 491.3 494.1 495.9 494.0 493.4 -0.6

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

869.0 872.7 873.9 878.0 877.1 885.1 884.5 886.7 2.2

Management of companies and enterprises

2,607.6 2,609.3 2,607.8 2,619.2 2,616.2 2,618.0 2,619.5 2,626.6 7.1

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

9,011.9 8,767.3 8,863.5 8,893.9 9,231.0 9,098.4 9,109.8 9,100.0 -9.8

Administrative and support services

8,511.9 8,252.3 8,349.9 8,378.3 8,725.3 8,577.3 8,588.9 8,578.3 -10.6

Office administrative services

614.4 620.4 622.0 622.6 618.7 623.7 625.1 626.2 1.1

Facilities support services

175.8 184.7 184.0 183.3 176.5 186.2 185.4 185.4 0.0

Employment services(1)

3,329.1 3,142.2 3,192.0 3,187.0 3,391.3 3,257.3 3,248.6 3,235.9 -12.7

Temporary help services

2,623.4 2,438.5 2,488.5 2,490.6 2,675.7 2,543.8 2,533.7 2,527.3 -6.4

Business support services

700.2 663.4 663.4 658.3 704.1 664.9 664.0 661.8 -2.2

Travel arrangement and reservation services

188.0 190.8 191.9 192.8 189.9 193.3 194.6 194.5 -0.1

Investigation and security services

1,017.5 1,015.4 1,021.8 1,022.1 1,021.8 1,024.0 1,025.7 1,027.4 1.7

Services to buildings and dwellings

2,156.3 2,119.2 2,152.6 2,180.6 2,287.8 2,300.2 2,314.7 2,312.1 -2.6

Other support services

330.6 316.2 322.2 331.6 335.1 327.8 330.7 334.9 4.2

Waste management and remediation services

500.0 515.0 513.6 515.6 505.7 521.1 520.9 521.7 0.8

Private education and health services

26,325 26,857 27,160 27,232 26,214 26,993 27,053 27,130 77

Private educational services

4,086.7 3,917.0 4,133.8 4,136.1 3,942.5 3,991.3 4,000.4 3,999.4 -1.0

Health care and social assistance

22,237.9 22,940.2 23,026.4 23,096.0 22,271.9 23,001.2 23,052.3 23,130.1 77.8

Health care(3)

17,433.9 17,948.0 18,006.1 18,046.7 17,471.9 17,988.3 18,031.0 18,084.6 53.6

Ambulatory health care services

8,662.2 8,926.4 8,963.8 8,970.8 8,680.7 8,953.2 8,971.9 8,991.7 19.8

Offices of physicians

2,938.2 3,013.2 3,027.3 3,025.4 2,947.0 3,019.2 3,029.2 3,034.2 5.0

Offices of dentists

1,033.6 1,053.0 1,051.5 1,044.6 1,038.6 1,054.0 1,053.5 1,050.9 -2.6

Offices of other health practitioners

1,210.0 1,254.1 1,262.2 1,268.8 1,214.1 1,262.4 1,264.4 1,273.1 8.7

Outpatient care centers

1,109.9 1,115.1 1,119.4 1,116.7 1,108.7 1,115.7 1,118.4 1,117.1 -1.3

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

311.6 306.7 308.2 308.1 311.2 306.1 306.4 307.3 0.9

Home health care services

1,702.6 1,826.3 1,838.0 1,844.7 1,705.2 1,837.9 1,841.9 1,847.1 5.2

Other ambulatory health care services

356.3 358.0 357.2 362.5 355.9 358.0 358.0 362.1 4.1

Hospitals

5,495.5 5,650.2 5,659.6 5,674.5 5,502.9 5,650.1 5,663.4 5,680.5 17.1

Nursing and residential care facilities

3,276.2 3,371.4 3,382.7 3,401.4 3,288.3 3,385.0 3,395.7 3,412.4 16.7

Skilled nursing care facilities

1,476.5 1,512.8 1,519.7 1,533.2 1,484.0 1,519.3 1,528.1 1,539.4 11.3

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

660.0 683.9 685.3 691.3 662.5 687.4 687.3 693.6 6.3

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

977.1 1,004.9 1,006.5 1,005.3 979.3 1,008.0 1,009.4 1,007.8 -1.6

Other residential care facilities

162.6 169.8 171.2 171.6 162.6 170.3 170.9 171.6 0.7

Social assistance

4,804.0 4,992.2 5,020.3 5,049.3 4,800.0 5,012.9 5,021.3 5,045.5 24.2

Individual and family services

3,193.1 3,375.4 3,393.6 3,414.5 3,198.2 3,390.1 3,397.4 3,419.3 21.9

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

228.9 238.5 238.9 239.9 228.1 239.5 239.1 239.4 0.3

Vocational rehabilitation services

283.4 281.1 284.3 283.7 284.7 285.0 285.4 284.8 -0.6

Child care services

1,098.6 1,097.2 1,103.5 1,111.2 1,088.9 1,098.3 1,099.3 1,101.9 2.6

Leisure and hospitality

16,362 16,263 16,355 16,572 16,772 16,965 16,948 16,991 43

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,441.0 2,434.7 2,462.9 2,532.1 2,612.7 2,680.2 2,688.9 2,701.2 12.3

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

554.0 558.5 578.0 600.2 587.9 616.0 622.9 631.5 8.6

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

169.4 169.1 172.2 175.1 178.3 182.7 184.7 183.8 -0.9

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

1,717.6 1,707.1 1,712.7 1,756.8 1,846.5 1,881.5 1,881.3 1,885.9 4.6

Accommodation and food services

13,921.4 13,828.1 13,892.0 14,039.9 14,159.7 14,284.6 14,258.9 14,289.5 30.6

Accommodation

1,859.3 1,849.9 1,861.4 1,884.9 1,921.9 1,946.6 1,949.2 1,950.0 0.8

Food services and drinking places

12,062.1 11,978.2 12,030.6 12,155.0 12,237.8 12,338.0 12,309.7 12,339.5 29.8

Other services

5,905 5,939 5,958 5,996 5,946 6,015 6,017 6,036 19

Repair and maintenance

1,462.1 1,460.3 1,466.5 1,481.6 1,466.7 1,478.8 1,477.1 1,486.1 9.0

Personal and laundry services

1,562.7 1,594.3 1,596.5 1,603.6 1,576.8 1,613.3 1,614.3 1,618.2 3.9

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

2,880.5 2,884.0 2,895.2 2,911.0 2,902.0 2,922.9 2,925.7 2,932.1 6.4

Government

23,617 23,500 23,842 23,921 23,301 23,592 23,593 23,612 19

Federal

2,986 3,002 2,992 2,986 2,997 3,015 3,004 3,000 -4

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

2,377.4 2,399.1 2,391.5 2,386.9 2,388.8 2,410.3 2,403.4 2,400.2 -3.2

U.S. Postal Service

608.6 602.9 600.3 599.5 608.1 604.3 600.6 599.9 -0.7

State government

5,560 5,454 5,648 5,674 5,414 5,524 5,520 5,526 6

State government education

2,756.2 2,583.8 2,770.7 2,793.2 2,601.3 2,639.3 2,630.8 2,635.8 5.0

State government, excluding education

2,803.7 2,869.7 2,876.8 2,881.2 2,812.3 2,884.2 2,889.1 2,890.4 1.3

Local government

15,071 15,044 15,202 15,261 14,890 15,053 15,069 15,086 17

Local government education

8,404.6 8,319.1 8,460.9 8,497.5 8,116.6 8,194.6 8,202.2 8,210.9 8.7

Local government, excluding education

6,666.1 6,724.9 6,741.3 6,763.9 6,773.4 6,858.1 6,867.1 6,875.2 8.1

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 2024 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: April 04, 2025