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

Total nonfarm

 158,368 157,214 157,769 158,695 158,485 158,436 158,621 158,736 115

Total private

 134,457 133,640 134,125 135,049 134,917 135,115 135,305 135,428 123

Goods-producing

 21,430 21,126 21,239 21,401 21,555 21,480 21,513 21,523 10

Mining and logging

 617 594 598 603 622 601 603 606 3

Logging

 39.8 36.9 37.4 35.0 41.7 36.7 37.6 37.7 0.1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

 577.6 557.5 560.8 567.5 579.8 564.7 565.6 568.1 2.5

Oil and gas extraction

 117.9 115.4 115.8 113.8 118.7 116.2 115.9 115.2 -0.7

Mining (except oil and gas)

 188.3 182.4 183.5 188.5 189.3 187.5 187.1 188.2 1.1

Coal mining

 39.9 38.8 38.2 39.0 40.0 38.9 38.4 38.7 0.3

Metal ore mining

 45.0 45.5 45.4 45.8 45.1 45.7 45.6 46.0 0.4

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

 103.4 98.1 99.9 103.7 104.2 102.9 103.1 103.4 0.3

Support activities for mining

 271.4 259.7 261.5 265.2 271.8 261.0 262.6 264.7 2.1

Construction

 8,190 7,999 8,088 8,248 8,271 8,296 8,312 8,321 9

Construction of buildings

 1,839.4 1,822.9 1,834.1 1,850.8 1,858.8 1,863.0 1,866.2 1,870.3 4.1

Residential building construction

 925.0 906.4 912.1 916.1 933.6 926.8 928.0 926.5 -1.5

Nonresidential building construction

 914.4 916.5 922.0 934.7 925.2 936.2 938.2 943.8 5.6

Heavy and civil engineering construction

 1,167.1 1,113.8 1,144.1 1,198.0 1,179.0 1,198.1 1,200.5 1,201.3 0.8

Specialty trade contractors

 5,183.6 5,062.2 5,109.8 5,199.1 5,233.4 5,235.2 5,245.3 5,249.0 3.7

Residential specialty trade contractors

 2,372.2 2,279.1 2,301.2 2,330.0 2,395.1 2,353.3 2,361.9 2,353.0 -8.9

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

 2,811.4 2,783.1 2,808.6 2,869.1 2,838.3 2,881.9 2,883.4 2,896.0 12.6

Manufacturing

 12,623 12,533 12,553 12,550 12,662 12,583 12,598 12,596 -2

Durable goods

 7,838 7,787 7,804 7,809 7,853 7,811 7,824 7,826 2

Wood product manufacturing

 406.9 390.6 391.2 391.5 407.7 392.1 392.7 392.5 -0.2

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

 416.3 410.3 414.1 420.1 418.0 418.8 420.3 421.4 1.1

Primary metal manufacturing

 364.4 363.4 363.0 364.4 364.6 364.1 363.3 364.8 1.5

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

 1,434.7 1,438.4 1,442.8 1,444.8 1,436.3 1,440.4 1,444.4 1,446.3 1.9

Machinery manufacturing

 1,095.5 1,084.1 1,084.8 1,080.0 1,096.0 1,084.8 1,085.5 1,083.7 -1.8

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

 997.3 984.3 985.6 986.0 1,001.7 987.8 989.2 989.6 0.4

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

 98.9 98.5 99.1 99.3 99.9 98.8 99.7 99.6 -0.1

Communications equipment manufacturing

 78.8 81.0 80.6 80.8 79.0 81.2 80.8 81.2 0.4

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

 382.6 367.2 367.3 367.7 384.0 368.8 368.8 369.3 0.5

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

 408.7 410.5 411.5 411.0 410.0 411.4 412.2 411.8 -0.4

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

 28.3 27.1 27.1 27.2 28.7 27.7 27.7 27.6 -0.1

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

 427.1 433.8 435.4 436.2 427.7 433.8 435.4 436.5 1.1

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

 1,743.0 1,739.7 1,746.6 1,744.1 1,747.3 1,743.3 1,751.0 1,747.4 -3.6

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

 972.1 955.4 959.5 957.2 972.1 957.4 959.4 956.4 -3.0

Furniture and related product manufacturing

 338.5 334.4 333.2 333.3 339.6 335.9 334.3 334.4 0.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing

 614.2 608.0 607.3 608.3 614.0 609.5 608.3 609.2 0.9

Nondurable goods

 4,785 4,746 4,749 4,741 4,809 4,772 4,774 4,770 -4

Food manufacturing

 1,770.0 1,768.9 1,766.2 1,761.7 1,783.7 1,779.9 1,779.9 1,781.4 1.5

Textile mills

 82.2 79.3 79.0 78.2 82.2 79.8 79.2 78.9 -0.3

Textile product mills

 93.5 94.6 93.8 93.3 93.5 94.2 93.7 93.6 -0.1

Apparel manufacturing

 80.5 73.5 73.6 71.1 80.3 73.8 74.3 72.5 -1.8

Paper manufacturing

 354.8 354.8 357.7 355.6 355.6 355.1 357.2 355.5 -1.7

Printing and related support activities

 345.3 340.2 341.2 339.8 345.1 341.1 340.9 340.4 -0.5

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

 109.3 107.1 107.3 109.2 109.7 109.1 109.1 109.1 0.0

Chemical manufacturing

 896.9 897.7 892.5 894.0 898.6 898.8 892.9 895.3 2.4

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

 705.6 693.5 696.4 694.7 706.5 693.9 696.6 695.6 -1.0

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

 347.3 336.0 341.1 343.3 353.4 346.5 350.2 347.7 -2.5

Private service-providing

 113,027 112,514 112,886 113,648 113,362 113,635 113,792 113,905 113

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 28,543 28,379 28,417 28,494 28,783 28,618 28,664 28,724 60

Wholesale trade

 6,053.3 6,020.7 6,038.6 6,053.6 6,066.9 6,053.0 6,059.5 6,065.5 6.0

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

 3,402.5 3,389.1 3,398.4 3,402.7 3,408.9 3,402.0 3,405.9 3,407.2 1.3

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

 2,205.9 2,192.6 2,200.6 2,210.5 2,210.4 2,209.1 2,211.5 2,214.7 3.2

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

 444.9 439.0 439.6 440.4 447.6 441.9 442.1 443.6 1.5

Retail trade

 15,335.3 15,255.2 15,285.9 15,348.7 15,461.6 15,425.9 15,444.5 15,466.3 21.8

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

 2,051.8 2,039.5 2,039.9 2,042.7 2,051.8 2,054.6 2,047.2 2,046.2 -1.0

Automobile dealers

 1,289.6 1,288.1 1,287.9 1,285.7 1,290.9 1,292.6 1,290.0 1,288.4 -1.6

Other motor vehicle dealers

 163.3 154.5 155.7 159.6 162.8 161.0 158.5 159.7 1.2

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

 598.9 596.9 596.3 597.4 598.1 601.1 598.8 598.1 -0.7

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

 1,421.3 1,311.2 1,343.8 1,403.0 1,393.4 1,358.5 1,353.2 1,365.7 12.5

Food and beverage retailers

 3,237.7 3,246.3 3,242.0 3,235.1 3,259.5 3,249.4 3,259.6 3,255.0 -4.6

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

 767.4 754.0 751.5 746.3 778.1 758.0 757.5 756.8 -0.7

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

 395.8 389.3 388.1 385.4 399.6 389.4 388.4 389.3 0.9

Electronics and appliance retailers

 371.6 364.7 363.4 360.9 378.5 368.5 369.1 367.5 -1.6

General merchandise retailers

 3,198.2 3,194.4 3,190.9 3,195.6 3,242.9 3,234.6 3,242.4 3,253.9 11.5

Department stores

 910.4 913.8 917.0 908.2 936.4 931.4 937.1 930.5 -6.6

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

 2,287.8 2,280.6 2,273.9 2,287.4 2,306.5 2,303.2 2,305.2 2,323.5 18.3

Health and personal care retailers

 1,049.5 1,043.3 1,045.5 1,044.5 1,059.2 1,043.9 1,048.3 1,047.1 -1.2

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

 1,038.4 1,049.8 1,049.4 1,053.5 1,045.6 1,060.5 1,059.7 1,058.3 -1.4

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

 1,100.0 1,115.9 1,119.0 1,108.4 1,136.5 1,143.7 1,148.2 1,148.3 0.1

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

 1,471.0 1,500.8 1,503.9 1,519.6 1,494.6 1,522.7 1,528.4 1,535.0 6.6

Transportation and warehousing

 6,556.9 6,498.4 6,488.0 6,485.9 6,655.4 6,532.5 6,554.0 6,584.3 30.3

Air transportation

 571.1 571.1 576.1 575.9 571.1 574.3 575.9 576.1 0.2

Rail transportation

 156.2 150.0 150.0 150.0 155.7 150.7 149.9 149.3 -0.6

Water transportation

 68.1 68.5 69.1 70.2 69.6 71.4 71.5 71.3 -0.2

Truck transportation

 1,476.7 1,440.5 1,442.3 1,456.6 1,490.6 1,465.1 1,465.3 1,469.6 4.3

Transit and ground passenger transportation

 504.2 505.5 504.6 496.4 489.3 491.2 490.0 482.5 -7.5

Pipeline transportation

 55.8 56.2 56.0 55.9 55.6 55.9 55.9 55.7 -0.2

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

 28.0 25.3 25.7 26.9 33.2 33.2 33.1 32.3 -0.8

Support activities for transportation

 832.0 821.8 821.9 816.3 836.3 823.2 824.1 820.8 -3.3

Couriers and messengers

 1,001.1 1,036.5 1,021.8 1,023.2 1,072.7 1,036.4 1,058.1 1,096.0 37.9

Warehousing and storage

 1,863.7 1,823.0 1,820.5 1,814.5 1,881.3 1,831.1 1,830.2 1,830.7 0.5

Utilities

 597.3 604.3 604.6 605.6 599.1 606.3 605.7 607.6 1.9

Information

 2,854 2,772 2,772 2,762 2,865 2,792 2,786 2,773 -13

Motion picture and sound recording industries

 354.1 331.1 326.5 324.1 358.6 339.1 334.8 328.8 -6.0

Publishing industries

 901.5 892.0 896.3 891.6 905.2 898.9 898.6 896.7 -1.9

Broadcasting and content providers

 343.1 335.2 333.1 336.3 342.6 334.8 334.8 335.8 1.0

Telecommunications

 595.3 573.5 575.9 574.2 598.0 576.9 577.0 574.5 -2.5

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

 481.0 463.1 460.9 458.6 481.3 463.8 461.6 457.7 -3.9

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

 179.0 177.2 178.9 177.6 179.5 178.7 179.2 179.3 0.1

Financial activities

 9,156 9,102 9,073 9,073 9,205 9,149 9,130 9,119 -11

Finance and insurance

 6,716.1 6,692.3 6,666.5 6,659.3 6,740.4 6,707.7 6,687.9 6,682.3 -5.6

Monetary authorities-central bank

 19.9 18.7 18.6 18.6 20.0 18.9 18.8 18.7 -0.1

Credit intermediation and related
activities

 2,560.1 2,544.3 2,534.7 2,534.8 2,565.1 2,547.5 2,538.2 2,537.6 -0.6

Depository credit intermediation(1)

 1,775.6 1,777.3 1,772.8 1,771.4 1,779.8 1,779.1 1,774.7 1,775.6 0.9

Commercial banking

 1,369.9 1,361.3 1,356.9 1,353.4 1,372.3 1,361.7 1,357.2 1,357.4 0.2

Nondepository credit intermediation

 505.2 492.9 492.7 493.6 505.9 494.0 494.0 492.7 -1.3

Activities related to credit intermediation

 279.3 274.1 269.2 269.8 279.4 274.4 269.5 269.4 -0.1

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

 1,124.9 1,157.4 1,154.8 1,159.3 1,133.9 1,165.8 1,165.3 1,169.5 4.2

Insurance carriers and related activities

 3,011.2 2,971.9 2,958.4 2,946.6 3,021.4 2,975.5 2,965.6 2,956.5 -9.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

 2,439.7 2,409.6 2,406.1 2,414.1 2,464.8 2,441.1 2,441.9 2,436.5 -5.4

Real estate

 1,847.3 1,838.2 1,828.9 1,835.3 1,861.3 1,853.7 1,849.4 1,847.7 -1.7

Rental and leasing services

 570.7 550.2 556.0 557.6 581.6 565.9 571.0 567.4 -3.6

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

 21.7 21.2 21.2 21.2 21.9 21.5 21.5 21.4 -0.1

Professional and business services

 22,450 22,145 22,214 22,478 22,470 22,412 22,438 22,445 7

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 10,813.3 10,820.7 10,783.6 10,847.5 10,786.7 10,810.0 10,805.1 10,817.0 11.9

Legal services

 1,209.7 1,228.2 1,224.6 1,228.4 1,216.3 1,234.9 1,234.7 1,237.1 2.4

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

 1,192.0 1,196.8 1,197.8 1,190.1 1,124.7 1,130.5 1,129.3 1,130.5 1.2

Architectural, engineering, and related services

 1,708.0 1,734.9 1,736.1 1,752.5 1,722.4 1,754.5 1,759.0 1,762.9 3.9

Specialized design services

 145.8 147.0 148.8 148.6 146.6 148.9 150.7 149.9 -0.8

Computer systems design and related services

 2,410.1 2,377.2 2,342.6 2,371.7 2,411.3 2,379.1 2,367.9 2,368.9 1.0

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

 1,858.2 1,867.2 1,860.4 1,875.0 1,866.6 1,875.7 1,875.7 1,879.7 4.0

Scientific research and development services

 925.3 906.5 908.0 910.3 930.1 912.9 912.2 912.2 0.0

Advertising, public relations, and related services

 480.4 478.9 477.9 479.7 481.8 480.6 480.6 481.5 0.9

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

 883.8 884.0 887.4 891.2 886.9 892.8 895.0 894.4 -0.6

Management of companies and enterprises

 2,613.7 2,602.6 2,607.3 2,606.3 2,623.4 2,618.0 2,615.3 2,611.8 -3.5

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 9,023.2 8,721.2 8,823.4 9,023.7 9,059.7 8,984.1 9,017.7 9,016.3 -1.4

Administrative and support services

 8,504.3 8,203.5 8,304.0 8,502.0 8,538.4 8,459.8 8,492.5 8,491.2 -1.3

Office administrative services

 615.5 616.0 624.2 629.5 617.1 620.0 627.5 631.2 3.7

Facilities support services

 179.6 181.8 184.0 182.8 180.3 182.8 184.4 183.0 -1.4

Employment services(1)

 3,191.7 3,099.4 3,126.0 3,176.2 3,224.2 3,164.8 3,171.6 3,173.1 1.5

Temporary help services

 2,504.0 2,412.3 2,434.7 2,487.3 2,527.5 2,471.9 2,477.2 2,485.1 7.9

Business support services

 659.0 628.1 627.1 629.0 662.1 628.9 629.9 628.1 -1.8

Travel arrangement and reservation services

 188.2 177.5 180.0 182.8 188.5 180.5 181.6 182.4 0.8

Investigation and security services

 1,042.5 1,036.9 1,038.1 1,050.1 1,044.6 1,044.5 1,046.1 1,050.1 4.0

Services to buildings and dwellings

 2,299.0 2,136.0 2,191.3 2,316.7 2,294.2 2,303.5 2,316.5 2,310.2 -6.3

Other support services

 328.8 327.8 333.3 334.9 327.4 334.8 334.9 333.1 -1.8

Waste management and remediation services

 518.9 517.7 519.4 521.7 521.3 524.3 525.2 525.1 -0.1

Private education and health services

 27,340 27,808 27,883 27,962 27,216 27,697 27,788 27,834 46

Private educational services

 4,232.9 4,168.7 4,174.9 4,186.3 4,063.5 4,033.1 4,033.0 4,025.2 -7.8

Health care and social assistance

 23,107.3 23,638.8 23,707.9 23,775.5 23,152.0 23,664.0 23,754.6 23,808.5 53.9

Health care(3)

 17,942.6 18,305.0 18,364.3 18,409.7 17,989.9 18,330.7 18,409.0 18,446.3 37.3

Ambulatory health care services

 8,939.2 9,118.5 9,152.1 9,182.7 8,957.4 9,124.4 9,179.0 9,197.2 18.2

Offices of physicians

 2,985.2 3,010.6 3,033.2 3,036.8 2,993.1 3,011.8 3,044.6 3,046.9 2.3

Offices of dentists

 1,044.9 1,053.9 1,054.1 1,059.0 1,050.6 1,056.6 1,059.6 1,061.7 2.1

Offices of other health practitioners

 1,304.7 1,333.2 1,330.3 1,346.4 1,302.4 1,332.8 1,336.7 1,342.3 5.6

Outpatient care centers

 1,172.7 1,194.2 1,197.9 1,192.4 1,174.9 1,193.3 1,198.0 1,196.3 -1.7

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

 305.7 309.4 308.3 311.0 305.5 308.0 308.9 309.6 0.7

Home health care services

 1,763.8 1,843.9 1,853.1 1,864.6 1,766.9 1,848.7 1,857.1 1,867.9 10.8

Other ambulatory health care services

 362.2 373.3 375.2 372.5 363.9 373.2 374.0 372.6 -1.4

Hospitals

 5,607.1 5,735.5 5,751.0 5,751.0 5,625.3 5,742.9 5,757.8 5,762.1 4.3

Nursing and residential care facilities

 3,396.3 3,451.0 3,461.2 3,476.0 3,407.2 3,463.4 3,472.2 3,487.0 14.8

Skilled nursing care facilities

 1,533.6 1,567.2 1,572.5 1,576.2 1,541.2 1,575.7 1,579.1 1,585.4 6.3

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

 686.4 701.6 703.7 707.5 687.8 703.4 705.4 708.0 2.6

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

 1,006.2 1,011.9 1,013.3 1,018.7 1,007.9 1,013.3 1,015.4 1,019.7 4.3

Other residential care facilities

 170.1 170.3 171.7 173.6 170.3 171.0 172.4 174.0 1.6

Social assistance

 5,164.7 5,333.8 5,343.6 5,365.8 5,162.1 5,333.3 5,345.6 5,362.2 16.6

Individual and family services

 3,539.3 3,718.1 3,723.2 3,752.5 3,546.5 3,722.8 3,734.1 3,758.1 24.0

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

 235.0 235.6 238.5 235.4 234.6 235.7 238.0 235.7 -2.3

Vocational rehabilitation services

 281.2 277.5 279.2 275.4 282.5 278.9 279.8 276.8 -3.0

Child care services

 1,109.2 1,102.6 1,102.7 1,102.5 1,098.5 1,095.9 1,093.7 1,091.5 -2.2

Leisure and hospitality

 16,704 16,333 16,543 16,851 16,836 16,935 16,964 16,978 14

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 2,609.9 2,454.8 2,515.2 2,634.6 2,667.9 2,685.9 2,690.6 2,702.7 12.1

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

 599.9 560.2 577.5 627.7 587.6 607.5 611.2 619.4 8.2

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

 174.9 168.4 173.2 179.3 178.5 181.2 181.4 182.0 0.6

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

 1,835.1 1,726.2 1,764.5 1,827.6 1,901.8 1,897.2 1,898.0 1,901.3 3.3

Accommodation and food services

 14,093.8 13,877.9 14,027.3 14,216.4 14,168.1 14,249.5 14,273.3 14,275.5 2.2

Accommodation

 1,897.5 1,836.3 1,863.6 1,870.8 1,946.2 1,921.8 1,934.1 1,919.1 -15.0

Food services and drinking places

 12,196.3 12,041.6 12,163.7 12,345.6 12,221.9 12,327.7 12,339.2 12,356.4 17.2

Other services

 5,980 5,975 5,984 6,028 5,987 6,032 6,022 6,032 10

Repair and maintenance

 1,471.3 1,469.0 1,469.3 1,477.0 1,468.4 1,479.8 1,473.0 1,471.7 -1.3

Personal and laundry services

 1,595.1 1,589.4 1,585.6 1,608.9 1,595.9 1,607.0 1,601.2 1,609.7 8.5

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

 2,913.6 2,916.4 2,929.3 2,941.8 2,923.1 2,945.2 2,947.4 2,950.7 3.3

Government

 23,911 23,574 23,644 23,646 23,568 23,321 23,316 23,308 -8

Federal

 2,978 2,683 2,672 2,671 2,976 2,689 2,674 2,665 -9

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

 2,373.7 2,080.9 2,070.7 2,070.6 2,376.9 2,089.4 2,076.0 2,068.8 -7.2

U.S. Postal Service

 604.1 602.3 601.5 600.0 598.7 599.7 598.3 596.5 -1.8

State government

 5,682 5,602 5,618 5,630 5,522 5,473 5,471 5,472 1

State government education

 2,813.1 2,747.3 2,758.1 2,766.3 2,645.5 2,604.8 2,602.5 2,603.8 1.3

State government, excluding education

 2,868.9 2,854.3 2,859.5 2,863.7 2,876.1 2,867.8 2,868.0 2,867.7 -0.3

Local government

 15,251 15,289 15,354 15,345 15,070 15,159 15,171 15,171 0

Local government education

 8,464.8 8,477.3 8,518.3 8,481.1 8,203.9 8,229.5 8,236.2 8,231.3 -4.9

Local government, excluding education

 6,786.4 6,811.4 6,835.3 6,863.5 6,865.9 6,929.8 6,934.7 6,939.6 4.9

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 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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