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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
May
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026(p)		 May
2026(p)		 May
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026(p)		 May
2026(p)		 Change from:
Apr.2026 - May2026(p)

Total nonfarm

 159,032 157,751 158,726 159,467 158,498 158,650 158,829 159,001 172

Total private

 135,216 134,107 135,076 135,838 134,937 135,317 135,494 135,614 120

Goods-producing

 21,586 21,236 21,403 21,591 21,538 21,513 21,527 21,555 28

Mining and logging

 618 598 605 612 618 604 609 613 4

Logging

 39.9 37.3 36.6 37.3 41.4 37.8 39.2 38.7 -0.5

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

 577.7 560.6 568.6 575.1 576.9 566.1 569.9 574.7 4.8

Oil and gas extraction

 118.3 115.6 114.1 115.1 118.6 115.9 115.5 115.6 0.1

Mining (except oil and gas)

 191.2 183.5 188.8 192.5 189.3 187.3 188.8 190.4 1.6

Coal mining

 40.3 38.2 39.0 38.8 40.0 38.4 38.7 38.7 0.0

Metal ore mining

 44.9 45.6 45.9 46.1 44.9 45.7 46.2 46.2 0.0

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

 106.0 99.7 103.9 107.6 104.4 103.2 103.9 105.5 1.6

Support activities for mining

 268.2 261.5 265.7 267.5 269.0 262.9 265.6 268.7 3.1

Construction

 8,326 8,086 8,248 8,384 8,269 8,311 8,320 8,337 17

Construction of buildings

 1,862.8 1,833.6 1,851.9 1,871.6 1,858.9 1,864.9 1,868.9 1,868.9 0.0

Residential building construction

 935.9 910.9 917.2 927.0 932.9 927.0 926.4 924.7 -1.7

Nonresidential building construction

 926.9 922.7 934.7 944.6 926.0 937.9 942.5 944.2 1.7

Heavy and civil engineering construction

 1,209.0 1,145.4 1,200.8 1,233.5 1,180.6 1,202.0 1,203.9 1,206.5 2.6

Specialty trade contractors

 5,254.4 5,107.3 5,195.6 5,279.1 5,229.1 5,244.3 5,247.4 5,261.4 14.0

Residential specialty trade contractors

 2,400.6 2,299.9 2,337.2 2,370.4 2,386.7 2,362.4 2,359.0 2,361.6 2.6

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

 2,853.8 2,807.4 2,858.4 2,908.7 2,842.4 2,881.9 2,888.4 2,899.8 11.4

Manufacturing

 12,642 12,552 12,550 12,595 12,651 12,598 12,598 12,605 7

Durable goods

 7,842 7,802 7,803 7,843 7,845 7,824 7,826 7,843 17

Wood product manufacturing

 408.4 391.3 391.7 391.8 407.9 392.5 392.1 390.2 -1.9

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

 418.8 413.8 418.1 422.9 417.1 419.8 420.0 420.8 0.8

Primary metal manufacturing

 365.2 363.5 364.7 366.7 364.7 363.9 365.6 366.7 1.1

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

 1,435.4 1,441.3 1,442.8 1,451.4 1,434.8 1,443.6 1,445.6 1,452.3 6.7

Machinery manufacturing

 1,090.7 1,084.9 1,079.8 1,084.8 1,090.8 1,085.8 1,084.2 1,085.3 1.1

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

 998.4 985.7 988.8 992.0 1,000.7 989.5 992.4 993.3 0.9

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

 99.2 99.1 99.9 100.4 99.8 99.8 100.3 100.7 0.4

Communications equipment manufacturing

 79.4 80.6 81.9 82.4 79.2 80.7 82.2 82.3 0.1

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

 382.4 367.4 367.6 368.5 382.8 368.7 369.2 368.5 -0.7

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

 408.9 411.5 413.0 414.4 410.3 412.7 413.8 415.0 1.2

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

 28.5 27.1 26.4 26.3 28.6 27.6 26.9 26.8 -0.1

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

 428.0 435.4 436.5 437.0 428.9 435.4 436.9 438.2 1.3

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

 1,743.3 1,746.0 1,740.7 1,749.8 1,747.0 1,750.6 1,745.9 1,750.8 4.9

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

 974.8 958.9 953.5 960.5 974.3 959.1 954.5 958.1 3.6

Furniture and related product manufacturing

 339.0 333.0 331.3 333.1 338.9 333.8 332.9 331.9 -1.0

Miscellaneous manufacturing

 615.1 607.5 608.6 613.1 613.7 608.9 610.7 613.7 3.0

Nondurable goods

 4,800 4,750 4,747 4,752 4,806 4,774 4,772 4,762 -10

Food manufacturing

 1,774.9 1,766.4 1,762.8 1,762.9 1,785.6 1,778.3 1,779.9 1,776.3 -3.6

Textile mills

 82.0 79.0 78.4 78.3 82.0 79.2 78.9 78.4 -0.5

Textile product mills

 93.8 94.2 93.6 93.2 93.7 93.9 93.8 93.1 -0.7

Apparel manufacturing

 80.1 73.6 71.9 72.5 79.6 74.4 73.2 72.8 -0.4

Paper manufacturing

 353.3 357.9 357.3 355.8 354.1 357.5 356.6 356.4 -0.2

Printing and related support activities

 345.3 340.9 339.0 342.3 344.7 341.0 340.6 341.0 0.4

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

 110.2 107.2 109.0 111.2 108.7 109.2 109.3 109.9 0.6

Chemical manufacturing

 899.6 894.0 895.2 896.6 899.3 894.6 896.5 897.7 1.2

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

 707.7 696.4 696.0 691.1 706.5 696.4 695.8 689.7 -6.1

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

 353.3 340.6 343.3 347.6 352.0 349.6 347.4 346.5 -0.9

Private service-providing

 113,630 112,871 113,673 114,247 113,399 113,804 113,967 114,059 92

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 28,631 28,404 28,477 28,595 28,765 28,650 28,712 28,709 -3

Wholesale trade

 6,074.1 6,032.1 6,037.3 6,048.3 6,067.7 6,051.3 6,049.5 6,045.8 -3.7

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

 3,407.0 3,392.4 3,392.0 3,394.6 3,406.2 3,399.3 3,396.2 3,393.5 -2.7

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

 2,220.7 2,200.3 2,205.2 2,216.7 2,213.4 2,210.6 2,211.2 2,213.9 2.7

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

 446.4 439.4 440.1 437.0 448.1 441.4 442.1 438.4 -3.7

Retail trade

 15,373.4 15,281.1 15,343.9 15,416.6 15,440.0 15,435.5 15,459.0 15,457.9 -1.1

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

 2,056.2 2,038.7 2,043.0 2,049.3 2,052.2 2,045.7 2,045.8 2,044.5 -1.3

Automobile dealers

 1,292.9 1,287.7 1,285.1 1,285.7 1,292.3 1,289.2 1,287.5 1,285.4 -2.1

Other motor vehicle dealers

 164.0 155.5 160.1 165.5 159.3 158.5 160.3 160.9 0.6

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

 599.3 595.5 597.8 598.1 600.6 598.0 598.0 598.2 0.2

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

 1,435.3 1,342.9 1,402.3 1,426.8 1,379.5 1,351.5 1,362.5 1,368.1 5.6

Food and beverage retailers

 3,242.7 3,241.8 3,238.2 3,241.7 3,257.2 3,259.4 3,257.5 3,254.5 -3.0

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

 761.2 751.7 748.1 744.1 776.7 758.2 758.1 756.5 -1.6

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

 392.1 388.2 385.1 382.3 397.7 388.4 388.9 387.8 -1.1

Electronics and appliance retailers

 369.1 363.5 363.0 361.8 379.0 369.8 369.2 368.7 -0.5

General merchandise retailers

 3,195.0 3,190.6 3,195.1 3,198.9 3,238.1 3,238.9 3,254.4 3,246.2 -8.2

Department stores

 904.0 917.1 908.3 910.8 933.2 938.4 935.4 936.9 1.5

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

 2,291.0 2,273.5 2,286.8 2,288.1 2,304.9 2,300.5 2,319.0 2,309.3 -9.7

Health and personal care retailers

 1,045.7 1,045.6 1,044.5 1,043.9 1,058.7 1,048.7 1,048.2 1,050.4 2.2

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

 1,044.0 1,049.0 1,050.5 1,059.3 1,045.7 1,059.5 1,056.1 1,060.5 4.4

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

 1,111.7 1,118.4 1,108.7 1,119.0 1,139.9 1,145.7 1,144.1 1,141.6 -2.5

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

 1,481.6 1,502.4 1,513.5 1,533.6 1,492.0 1,527.9 1,532.3 1,535.6 3.3

Transportation and warehousing

 6,582.1 6,485.9 6,491.4 6,522.7 6,655.5 6,557.6 6,596.9 6,597.5 0.6

Air transportation

 574.0 576.1 575.6 569.6 573.4 575.9 575.8 567.1 -8.7

Rail transportation

 155.8 150.0 150.1 150.1 155.4 149.9 149.4 149.6 0.2

Water transportation

 71.8 69.3 69.8 70.2 70.2 71.3 70.6 69.3 -1.3

Truck transportation

 1,487.0 1,442.0 1,457.3 1,463.7 1,487.7 1,464.3 1,469.2 1,464.8 -4.4

Transit and ground passenger transportation

 506.0 503.9 500.1 511.6 489.8 490.8 486.5 495.9 9.4

Pipeline transportation

 56.3 56.0 56.0 55.9 56.0 55.9 55.8 56.0 0.2

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

 37.2 25.7 26.7 36.4 34.1 33.4 32.2 32.4 0.2

Support activities for transportation

 832.7 820.9 821.0 817.9 833.8 823.8 823.9 821.1 -2.8

Couriers and messengers

 1,010.4 1,022.3 1,022.5 1,029.6 1,079.8 1,059.8 1,097.5 1,098.9 1.4

Warehousing and storage

 1,850.9 1,819.7 1,812.3 1,817.7 1,875.3 1,832.5 1,836.0 1,842.4 6.4

Utilities

 601.6 604.8 604.2 607.1 601.7 605.8 606.8 608.2 1.4

Information

 2,863 2,776 2,777 2,776 2,864 2,793 2,785 2,783 -2

Motion picture and sound recording industries

 361.5 328.6 326.7 334.5 354.9 336.6 330.9 328.2 -2.7

Publishing industries

 902.4 896.4 896.1 894.7 906.6 900.3 900.2 900.1 -0.1

Broadcasting and content providers

 342.1 333.8 339.0 331.7 342.2 335.0 337.2 333.2 -4.0

Telecommunications

 597.7 576.0 574.2 571.3 598.4 577.2 574.7 574.3 -0.4

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

 480.0 462.4 463.3 465.4 481.2 464.0 462.4 466.1 3.7

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

 179.7 178.8 177.5 178.8 181.1 179.4 179.7 180.6 0.9

Financial activities

 9,186 9,077 9,088 9,079 9,211 9,132 9,126 9,104 -22

Finance and insurance

 6,722.5 6,669.5 6,665.8 6,643.0 6,744.9 6,688.0 6,683.2 6,663.0 -20.2

Monetary authorities-central bank

 19.8 18.6 18.6 18.5 19.9 18.8 18.7 18.6 -0.1

Credit intermediation and related
activities

 2,564.6 2,534.8 2,536.1 2,528.8 2,566.8 2,537.3 2,536.5 2,531.7 -4.8

Depository credit intermediation(1)

 1,778.4 1,772.6 1,771.4 1,766.4 1,782.1 1,773.6 1,773.6 1,770.4 -3.2

Commercial banking

 1,369.8 1,356.9 1,354.4 1,349.9 1,372.4 1,356.9 1,357.3 1,354.7 -2.6

Nondepository credit intermediation

 505.1 492.8 493.2 489.5 504.6 493.8 491.9 488.9 -3.0

Activities related to credit intermediation

 281.1 269.4 271.5 272.9 280.1 269.9 271.0 272.4 1.4

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

 1,126.7 1,156.8 1,161.4 1,156.9 1,137.4 1,165.5 1,169.4 1,164.8 -4.6

Insurance carriers and related activities

 3,011.4 2,959.3 2,949.7 2,938.8 3,020.8 2,966.4 2,958.6 2,947.9 -10.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

 2,463.6 2,407.2 2,422.1 2,436.2 2,465.9 2,443.7 2,442.5 2,440.9 -1.6

Real estate

 1,857.1 1,829.4 1,840.6 1,841.8 1,860.5 1,850.6 1,851.1 1,848.6 -2.5

Rental and leasing services

 584.6 556.6 560.3 573.2 583.5 571.7 570.0 571.1 1.1

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

 21.9 21.2 21.2 21.2 21.9 21.4 21.4 21.2 -0.2

Professional and business services

 22,493 22,211 22,482 22,532 22,450 22,440 22,462 22,468 6

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 10,749.5 10,778.7 10,852.9 10,769.0 10,783.8 10,795.6 10,811.9 10,813.5 1.6

Legal services

 1,212.9 1,224.4 1,227.9 1,231.1 1,218.2 1,234.1 1,236.0 1,237.2 1.2

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

 1,113.1 1,194.0 1,187.0 1,092.7 1,127.5 1,120.9 1,119.8 1,114.4 -5.4

Architectural, engineering, and related services

 1,719.2 1,735.9 1,753.7 1,759.1 1,723.0 1,758.2 1,762.4 1,764.1 1.7

Specialized design services

 146.2 148.5 148.4 148.0 147.7 150.3 149.3 148.6 -0.7

Computer systems design and related services

 2,408.1 2,343.7 2,374.0 2,373.4 2,410.3 2,369.6 2,372.2 2,373.9 1.7

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

 1,859.4 1,860.7 1,877.1 1,871.8 1,864.3 1,875.2 1,879.7 1,876.2 -3.5

Scientific research and development services

 926.9 905.6 913.5 915.0 927.9 910.7 915.0 915.9 0.9

Advertising, public relations, and related services

 480.9 477.5 479.3 481.4 480.9 480.5 481.6 483.3 1.7

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

 882.8 888.4 892.0 896.5 884.0 896.1 895.9 899.9 4.0

Management of companies and enterprises

 2,617.3 2,606.8 2,602.0 2,605.1 2,625.2 2,616.2 2,611.4 2,614.3 2.9

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 9,126.6 8,825.1 9,027.0 9,158.3 9,040.8 9,028.6 9,038.6 9,040.0 1.4

Administrative and support services

 8,606.9 8,306.4 8,503.3 8,630.4 8,519.7 8,503.6 8,512.1 8,512.3 0.2

Office administrative services

 620.8 623.2 629.6 632.9 623.3 626.6 631.2 632.2 1.0

Facilities support services

 179.6 184.0 182.8 181.2 179.6 184.3 182.9 183.2 0.3

Employment services(1)

 3,221.7 3,125.8 3,166.7 3,237.5 3,208.5 3,180.5 3,187.5 3,191.1 3.6

Temporary help services

 2,525.2 2,434.3 2,473.9 2,531.4 2,513.1 2,479.9 2,488.6 2,490.0 1.4

Business support services

 652.7 627.5 628.7 620.8 658.9 630.1 627.9 625.6 -2.3

Travel arrangement and reservation services

 188.4 181.8 183.5 184.5 187.5 183.4 183.2 184.0 0.8

Investigation and security services

 1,045.2 1,038.9 1,054.0 1,050.0 1,043.5 1,046.5 1,053.4 1,051.1 -2.3

Services to buildings and dwellings

 2,367.5 2,192.7 2,321.4 2,385.1 2,292.2 2,316.9 2,311.4 2,309.3 -2.1

Other support services

 331.0 332.5 336.6 338.4 326.3 335.3 334.6 335.8 1.2

Waste management and remediation services

 519.7 518.7 523.7 527.9 521.1 525.0 526.5 527.7 1.2

Private education and health services

 27,274 27,888 27,983 27,903 27,276 27,792 27,846 27,886 40

Private educational services

 4,085.9 4,176.2 4,195.8 4,062.1 4,058.7 4,035.6 4,030.9 4,024.3 -6.6

Health care and social assistance

 23,188.4 23,712.2 23,787.1 23,841.1 23,217.0 23,756.7 23,814.7 23,861.9 47.2

Health care(3)

 17,982.6 18,369.1 18,419.3 18,441.4 18,028.8 18,411.1 18,451.7 18,486.9 35.2

Ambulatory health care services

 8,962.2 9,158.5 9,196.1 9,213.1 8,973.5 9,184.6 9,207.6 9,233.3 25.7

Offices of physicians

 2,994.7 3,039.0 3,044.4 3,049.1 3,000.3 3,049.8 3,053.2 3,057.9 4.7

Offices of dentists

 1,044.6 1,054.2 1,058.7 1,061.9 1,047.3 1,059.8 1,061.7 1,063.3 1.6

Offices of other health practitioners

 1,307.5 1,331.7 1,348.9 1,342.9 1,305.6 1,337.0 1,342.6 1,345.3 2.7

Outpatient care centers

 1,175.0 1,195.7 1,191.6 1,191.9 1,178.1 1,195.4 1,194.7 1,195.8 1.1

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

 306.1 308.3 311.0 311.4 306.5 309.0 310.1 311.9 1.8

Home health care services

 1,773.6 1,854.2 1,867.1 1,877.7 1,773.8 1,858.5 1,870.3 1,881.2 10.9

Other ambulatory health care services

 360.7 375.4 374.4 378.2 362.0 375.1 375.0 377.9 2.9

Hospitals

 5,617.2 5,749.4 5,747.8 5,745.2 5,642.5 5,755.3 5,757.5 5,763.5 6.0

Nursing and residential care facilities

 3,403.2 3,461.2 3,475.4 3,483.1 3,412.8 3,471.2 3,486.6 3,490.1 3.5

Skilled nursing care facilities

 1,540.6 1,572.7 1,576.4 1,579.3 1,547.9 1,578.5 1,585.2 1,585.1 -0.1

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

 687.8 703.6 707.0 706.0 688.3 704.8 707.1 705.7 -1.4

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

 1,004.1 1,013.2 1,019.0 1,023.4 1,005.6 1,015.5 1,020.6 1,024.7 4.1

Other residential care facilities

 170.7 171.7 173.0 174.4 171.0 172.4 173.7 174.6 0.9

Social assistance

 5,205.8 5,343.1 5,367.8 5,399.7 5,188.2 5,345.6 5,363.0 5,375.0 12.0

Individual and family services

 3,568.2 3,723.7 3,753.2 3,769.3 3,571.7 3,733.5 3,756.9 3,766.5 9.6

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

 235.9 238.4 235.2 236.7 235.9 238.0 235.6 236.5 0.9

Vocational rehabilitation services

 285.1 279.2 275.1 278.7 283.8 279.9 277.0 279.4 2.4

Child care services

 1,116.6 1,101.8 1,104.3 1,115.0 1,096.8 1,094.2 1,093.5 1,092.6 -0.9

Leisure and hospitality

 17,162 16,533 16,843 17,309 16,839 16,979 17,009 17,079 70

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 2,772.7 2,511.2 2,607.1 2,782.7 2,680.8 2,687.4 2,689.1 2,700.8 11.7

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

 623.9 574.8 605.2 627.1 594.4 605.4 602.1 608.8 6.7

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

 182.6 173.9 179.7 185.8 178.7 181.9 182.5 183.2 0.7

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

 1,966.2 1,762.5 1,822.2 1,969.8 1,907.7 1,900.1 1,904.5 1,908.8 4.3

Accommodation and food services

 14,389.1 14,021.6 14,236.2 14,526.5 14,158.0 14,291.6 14,319.6 14,378.2 58.6

Accommodation

 1,958.4 1,863.4 1,875.9 1,936.2 1,940.5 1,936.4 1,929.7 1,940.3 10.6

Food services and drinking places

 12,430.7 12,158.2 12,360.3 12,590.3 12,217.5 12,355.2 12,389.9 12,437.9 48.0

Other services

 6,021 5,982 6,023 6,053 5,994 6,018 6,027 6,030 3

Repair and maintenance

 1,481.7 1,469.4 1,476.7 1,479.7 1,471.8 1,472.5 1,471.2 1,471.2 0.0

Personal and laundry services

 1,608.2 1,585.7 1,609.9 1,624.5 1,595.9 1,601.3 1,610.4 1,614.0 3.6

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

 2,930.9 2,926.8 2,936.6 2,948.8 2,925.9 2,944.4 2,945.6 2,944.5 -1.1

Government

 23,816 23,644 23,650 23,629 23,561 23,333 23,335 23,387 52

Federal

 2,948 2,674 2,672 2,679 2,952 2,682 2,676 2,677 1

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

 2,357.7 2,072.7 2,072.3 2,078.0 2,360.2 2,082.7 2,078.6 2,076.0 -2.6

U.S. Postal Service

 590.1 601.5 600.0 600.6 592.2 599.0 597.8 600.7 2.9

State government

 5,508 5,617 5,631 5,463 5,515 5,469 5,471 5,467 -4

State government education

 2,629.5 2,757.8 2,766.5 2,587.7 2,636.3 2,599.7 2,599.2 2,588.4 -10.8

State government, excluding education

 2,878.2 2,859.6 2,864.8 2,875.2 2,878.4 2,869.7 2,871.7 2,878.1 6.4

Local government

 15,360 15,353 15,347 15,487 15,094 15,182 15,188 15,243 55

Local government education

 8,472.2 8,517.3 8,481.9 8,507.3 8,207.9 8,240.5 8,238.1 8,250.2 12.1

Local government, excluding education

 6,887.9 6,835.8 6,865.0 6,979.5 6,886.5 6,941.3 6,949.7 6,993.2 43.5

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 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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