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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
Sept.
2024
July
2025
Aug.
2025(p)
Sept.
2025(p)
Sept.
2024
July
2025
Aug.
2025(p)
Sept.
2025(p)
Change from:
Aug.2025 - Sept.2025(p)

Total nonfarm

158,527 159,219 159,415 159,732 158,314 159,511 159,507 159,626 119

Total private

135,037 136,835 136,703 136,123 134,852 135,913 135,931 136,028 97

Goods-producing

21,854 21,928 21,889 21,779 21,691 21,643 21,611 21,621 10

Mining and logging

629 622 621 615 624 616 613 610 -3

Logging

40.0 38.4 38.4 37.5 38.9 37.5 37.3 36.7 -0.6

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

589.0 583.2 582.5 577.0 585.1 578.1 575.6 573.6 -2.0

Oil and gas extraction

122.5 122.2 120.2 119.1 122.5 121.1 119.1 119.2 0.1

Mining (except oil and gas)

193.9 194.7 194.2 193.1 191.7 191.2 191.2 191.1 -0.1

Coal mining

42.3 40.9 40.8 40.5 42.3 40.6 40.7 40.4 -0.3

Metal ore mining

45.1 44.4 44.5 44.3 45.1 44.2 44.2 44.3 0.1

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

106.5 109.4 108.9 108.3 104.3 106.4 106.3 106.4 0.1

Support activities for mining

272.6 266.3 268.1 264.8 270.9 265.8 265.3 263.3 -2.0

Construction

8,410 8,512 8,494 8,443 8,267 8,300 8,286 8,305 19

Construction of buildings

1,877.1 1,913.3 1,900.4 1,881.2 1,865.2 1,874.6 1,866.2 1,870.4 4.2

Residential building construction

955.6 970.4 966.4 959.8 949.7 953.6 950.2 954.1 3.9

Nonresidential building construction

921.5 942.9 934.0 921.4 915.5 921.0 916.0 916.3 0.3

Heavy and civil engineering construction

1,212.6 1,226.2 1,233.0 1,235.4 1,163.8 1,178.9 1,182.8 1,187.7 4.9

Specialty trade contractors

5,319.9 5,372.7 5,360.2 5,326.6 5,237.6 5,246.4 5,236.8 5,247.1 10.3

Residential specialty trade contractors

2,449.2 2,440.6 2,425.5 2,399.6 2,417.6 2,376.5 2,369.1 2,368.3 -0.8

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

2,870.7 2,932.1 2,934.7 2,927.0 2,820.0 2,869.9 2,867.7 2,878.8 11.1

Manufacturing

12,815 12,794 12,774 12,721 12,800 12,727 12,712 12,706 -6

Durable goods

7,943 7,921 7,897 7,865 7,944 7,890 7,869 7,865 -4

Wood product manufacturing

417.1 415.6 413.3 411.8 416.4 412.4 412.1 411.5 -0.6

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

427.0 434.7 433.1 434.6 424.1 430.3 430.1 431.6 1.5

Primary metal manufacturing

372.3 377.7 375.9 374.3 372.3 376.0 374.5 374.6 0.1

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

1,435.8 1,443.1 1,440.5 1,434.4 1,438.0 1,436.8 1,437.4 1,436.9 -0.5

Machinery manufacturing

1,112.7 1,111.8 1,103.9 1,101.4 1,115.4 1,105.5 1,103.1 1,104.4 1.3

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

1,024.7 1,011.8 1,006.4 999.5 1,025.9 1,003.3 1,001.5 999.8 -1.7

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

110.0 110.1 110.4 109.6 110.3 109.5 109.9 109.7 -0.2

Communications equipment manufacturing

82.0 82.9 82.9 83.3 82.1 82.2 82.7 83.4 0.7

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

391.9 377.4 372.8 367.9 392.3 373.0 370.5 368.0 -2.5

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

411.0 412.8 411.3 410.0 411.7 410.3 410.0 410.5 0.5

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

29.8 28.6 29.0 28.7 29.5 28.2 28.4 28.3 -0.1

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

409.1 407.7 405.9 406.3 409.2 405.8 405.9 406.4 0.5

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

1,796.6 1,762.7 1,764.3 1,758.4 1,791.5 1,769.7 1,755.2 1,752.8 -2.4

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

1,017.7 990.8 994.7 993.8 1,014.3 1,000.9 992.3 991.1 -1.2

Furniture and related product manufacturing

338.7 343.1 341.7 337.0 340.3 340.5 339.2 338.2 -1.0

Miscellaneous manufacturing

609.2 612.7 612.3 606.9 611.1 609.2 610.1 609.0 -1.1

Nondurable goods

4,872 4,873 4,877 4,856 4,856 4,837 4,843 4,841 -2

Food manufacturing

1,787.1 1,784.6 1,789.1 1,782.6 1,776.1 1,772.5 1,772.7 1,771.2 -1.5

Textile mills

86.7 84.5 84.8 85.7 86.5 84.2 84.6 85.4 0.8

Textile product mills

98.9 96.1 97.7 97.2 99.3 96.2 97.5 97.7 0.2

Apparel manufacturing

83.7 82.2 82.5 82.4 83.9 82.2 82.4 82.5 0.1

Paper manufacturing

354.4 356.3 356.1 353.5 354.7 355.4 356.3 354.1 -2.2

Printing and related support activities

354.4 348.9 348.0 346.8 354.8 348.5 347.6 347.5 -0.1

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

110.3 109.2 108.9 108.4 109.2 106.9 106.7 107.0 0.3

Chemical manufacturing

896.7 910.2 908.1 904.3 898.3 904.0 905.2 906.1 0.9

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

720.4 717.4 720.3 712.3 722.9 715.0 718.5 715.0 -3.5

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

379.1 383.3 381.6 382.4 369.9 371.7 371.4 374.7 3.3

Private service-providing

113,183 114,907 114,814 114,344 113,161 114,270 114,320 114,407 87

Trade, transportation, and utilities

28,834 28,988 28,945 28,926 28,943 29,071 29,068 29,066 -2

Wholesale trade

6,149.9 6,193.8 6,169.5 6,157.5 6,154.5 6,163.1 6,155.3 6,164.7 9.4

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

3,444.3 3,471.6 3,459.2 3,452.4 3,449.9 3,457.1 3,452.0 3,457.8 5.8

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

2,211.5 2,237.5 2,224.1 2,222.0 2,211.0 2,222.6 2,218.8 2,224.1 5.3

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

494.1 484.7 486.2 483.1 493.6 483.4 484.5 482.8 -1.7

Retail trade

15,410.9 15,581.4 15,543.8 15,478.0 15,523.2 15,576.4 15,579.6 15,593.5 13.9

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

2,055.1 2,063.1 2,061.9 2,058.9 2,050.8 2,053.7 2,055.1 2,055.9 0.8

Automobile dealers

1,290.8 1,300.0 1,298.9 1,298.2 1,289.8 1,298.7 1,298.9 1,298.1 -0.8

Other motor vehicle dealers

168.8 166.1 164.4 160.9 166.5 157.9 159.0 158.8 -0.2

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

595.5 597.0 598.6 599.8 594.5 597.2 597.2 599.0 1.8

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

1,380.3 1,405.8 1,371.0 1,345.0 1,397.3 1,375.1 1,367.9 1,363.2 -4.7

Food and beverage retailers

3,203.6 3,255.4 3,247.2 3,228.5 3,225.8 3,243.8 3,247.0 3,250.1 3.1

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

798.5 777.6 777.1 784.3 807.1 792.9 790.7 791.2 0.5

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

404.0 397.6 395.8 399.0 408.0 405.4 403.6 403.4 -0.2

Electronics and appliance retailers

394.5 380.0 381.3 385.3 399.1 387.5 387.1 387.8 0.7

General merchandise retailers

3,244.0 3,279.0 3,286.6 3,290.5 3,272.4 3,308.3 3,317.4 3,320.3 2.9

Department stores

998.6 979.7 980.9 982.8 1,016.7 1,003.0 1,003.6 1,002.8 -0.8

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

2,245.4 2,299.3 2,305.7 2,307.7 2,255.7 2,305.3 2,313.8 2,317.6 3.8

Health and personal care retailers

1,074.9 1,079.2 1,072.4 1,079.2 1,086.2 1,093.1 1,089.1 1,091.1 2.0

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

1,055.9 1,075.4 1,066.2 1,065.6 1,054.6 1,063.0 1,057.7 1,063.8 6.1

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

1,099.9 1,124.1 1,138.7 1,115.5 1,125.7 1,134.9 1,140.6 1,143.7 3.1

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

1,498.7 1,521.8 1,522.7 1,510.5 1,503.3 1,511.6 1,514.1 1,514.2 0.1

Transportation and warehousing

6,680.0 6,609.3 6,633.3 6,694.2 6,670.1 6,732.7 6,735.2 6,709.9 -25.3

Air transportation

565.6 584.8 581.3 577.2 564.9 579.8 578.5 577.6 -0.9

Rail transportation

154.9 152.3 151.7 151.7 154.9 152.6 152.1 151.9 -0.2

Water transportation

71.5 75.3 76.3 73.5 70.0 71.8 72.5 72.0 -0.5

Truck transportation

1,532.0 1,540.8 1,545.7 1,532.0 1,515.8 1,523.4 1,523.5 1,516.7 -6.8

Transit and ground passenger transportation

496.7 421.5 422.0 501.9 481.7 484.3 484.8 487.5 2.7

Pipeline transportation

55.9 61.0 61.3 60.7 56.0 60.7 61.2 60.8 -0.4

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

35.3 47.1 48.3 42.2 30.6 36.7 37.8 36.9 -0.9

Support activities for transportation

840.3 850.6 847.6 844.1 841.7 849.3 847.6 846.7 -0.9

Couriers and messengers

1,074.8 1,074.7 1,088.1 1,095.5 1,103.7 1,150.5 1,154.2 1,147.5 -6.7

Warehousing and storage

1,853.0 1,801.2 1,811.0 1,815.4 1,850.8 1,823.6 1,823.0 1,812.3 -10.7

Utilities

593.6 603.4 598.5 596.0 595.0 598.9 597.8 597.6 -0.2

Information

2,928 2,955 2,948 2,921 2,929 2,932 2,925 2,925 0

Motion picture and sound recording industries

394.5 422.1 412.6 391.1 398.3 408.5 400.3 398.9 -1.4

Publishing industries

916.0 926.4 927.7 931.9 912.4 921.8 923.4 927.1 3.7

Broadcasting and content providers

338.9 334.4 333.0 335.4 339.6 334.6 333.8 334.7 0.9

Telecommunications

614.9 600.1 601.9 595.6 616.0 599.2 599.4 597.1 -2.3

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

481.5 486.8 483.3 479.8 479.4 483.5 480.8 479.7 -1.1

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

182.5 185.0 189.7 187.0 183.1 184.2 187.5 187.3 -0.2

Financial activities

9,180 9,319 9,282 9,234 9,175 9,245 9,230 9,235 5

Finance and insurance

6,701.6 6,785.2 6,757.5 6,730.9 6,707.4 6,750.7 6,738.0 6,740.4 2.4

Monetary authorities-central bank

21.0 21.2 21.1 20.9 21.0 20.9 20.9 20.9 0.0

Credit intermediation and related
activities

2,552.3 2,569.5 2,560.9 2,551.8 2,557.6 2,559.9 2,557.7 2,557.7 0.0

Depository credit intermediation(1)

1,776.0 1,786.4 1,782.9 1,776.8 1,782.4 1,778.7 1,779.5 1,782.1 2.6

Commercial banking

1,369.5 1,368.4 1,364.9 1,359.7 1,374.5 1,362.4 1,362.3 1,363.6 1.3

Nondepository credit intermediation

504.1 506.3 502.5 499.7 503.4 504.1 501.8 500.3 -1.5

Activities related to credit intermediation

272.2 276.8 275.5 275.3 271.8 277.0 276.4 275.4 -1.0

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

1,119.6 1,164.1 1,158.9 1,150.3 1,120.3 1,148.6 1,149.1 1,152.2 3.1

Insurance carriers and related activities

3,008.7 3,030.4 3,016.6 3,007.9 3,008.5 3,021.3 3,010.3 3,009.6 -0.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,478.4 2,533.3 2,524.6 2,503.5 2,467.3 2,494.1 2,491.9 2,494.8 2.9

Real estate

1,871.2 1,897.1 1,891.9 1,875.7 1,869.9 1,876.5 1,875.8 1,875.7 -0.1

Rental and leasing services

584.4 612.9 609.5 604.7 574.6 594.5 593.1 595.9 2.8

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

22.8 23.3 23.2 23.1 22.8 23.1 23.0 23.2 0.2

Professional and business services

22,664 22,660 22,656 22,578 22,575 22,550 22,533 22,513 -20

Professional, scientific, and technical services

10,748.7 10,916.8 10,869.8 10,775.7 10,835.3 10,862.2 10,861.8 10,859.0 -2.8

Legal services

1,180.2 1,213.8 1,197.2 1,194.4 1,190.0 1,202.1 1,202.5 1,203.6 1.1

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,104.7 1,126.2 1,120.3 1,114.7 1,157.5 1,155.2 1,157.0 1,158.3 1.3

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,709.0 1,786.2 1,778.2 1,753.4 1,705.6 1,753.9 1,752.3 1,754.6 2.3

Specialized design services

149.9 150.8 151.3 149.6 150.2 150.3 150.7 149.7 -1.0

Computer systems design and related services

2,429.3 2,432.1 2,429.0 2,392.1 2,447.8 2,418.7 2,417.2 2,410.6 -6.6

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,857.6 1,882.1 1,878.5 1,875.2 1,864.2 1,877.7 1,879.6 1,882.6 3.0

Scientific research and development services

936.0 941.9 931.0 919.9 937.8 928.6 925.0 922.4 -2.6

Advertising, public relations, and related services

496.4 497.6 496.4 493.3 497.7 494.9 495.4 494.6 -0.8

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

885.6 886.1 887.9 883.1 884.6 880.8 882.1 882.5 0.4

Management of companies and enterprises

2,614.0 2,652.9 2,640.6 2,628.8 2,619.8 2,632.1 2,632.6 2,633.8 1.2

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

9,301.3 9,090.4 9,145.6 9,173.5 9,119.9 9,055.8 9,039.0 9,019.9 -19.1

Administrative and support services

8,784.9 8,562.8 8,618.3 8,650.3 8,606.3 8,534.0 8,517.0 8,498.4 -18.6

Office administrative services

619.7 625.2 622.9 618.3 617.6 621.7 620.7 618.0 -2.7

Facilities support services

185.0 185.3 187.9 187.2 183.6 184.7 185.2 186.1 0.9

Employment services(1)

3,359.7 3,112.4 3,178.4 3,244.4 3,266.2 3,207.1 3,194.4 3,176.6 -17.8

Temporary help services

2,634.6 2,413.9 2,473.9 2,535.3 2,555.5 2,504.0 2,493.9 2,478.0 -15.9

Business support services

682.8 640.6 635.6 641.4 682.7 648.1 642.1 640.5 -1.6

Travel arrangement and reservation services

189.7 196.9 195.8 194.5 188.7 195.3 193.8 194.3 0.5

Investigation and security services

1,031.9 1,034.0 1,040.2 1,047.4 1,028.6 1,035.5 1,037.8 1,042.0 4.2

Services to buildings and dwellings

2,377.4 2,427.7 2,423.5 2,380.2 2,305.9 2,305.3 2,311.4 2,309.2 -2.2

Other support services

338.7 340.7 334.0 336.9 332.8 336.3 331.6 331.7 0.1

Waste management and remediation services

516.4 527.6 527.3 523.2 513.6 521.8 522.0 521.5 -0.5

Private education and health services

26,643 27,100 27,189 27,455 26,688 27,409 27,452 27,511 59

Private educational services

3,972.3 3,709.2 3,743.2 3,989.6 3,987.2 4,002.1 4,005.7 4,007.5 1.8

Health care and social assistance

22,670.2 23,390.7 23,445.8 23,465.7 22,700.8 23,406.4 23,446.6 23,503.7 57.1

Health care(3)

17,764.7 18,194.2 18,227.1 18,242.6 17,774.8 18,192.6 18,219.4 18,262.2 42.8

Ambulatory health care services

8,834.8 8,989.9 9,009.2 9,018.7 8,853.5 9,006.3 9,017.3 9,040.6 23.3

Offices of physicians

2,978.7 3,056.6 3,065.4 3,067.5 2,990.3 3,060.8 3,069.4 3,078.0 8.6

Offices of dentists

1,045.7 1,059.1 1,057.1 1,046.0 1,050.2 1,055.4 1,052.5 1,050.7 -1.8

Offices of other health practitioners

1,240.0 1,275.6 1,279.5 1,279.0 1,242.4 1,280.3 1,281.0 1,284.7 3.7

Outpatient care centers

1,122.5 1,122.0 1,118.2 1,123.1 1,125.2 1,123.0 1,119.3 1,124.3 5.0

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

304.0 309.0 311.7 311.6 305.0 310.0 311.5 311.5 0.0

Home health care services

1,782.8 1,803.9 1,814.3 1,826.7 1,779.2 1,812.3 1,820.3 1,827.5 7.2

Other ambulatory health care services

361.1 363.7 363.0 364.8 361.2 364.5 363.3 363.8 0.5

Hospitals

5,596.1 5,759.7 5,762.9 5,782.3 5,589.2 5,754.3 5,761.7 5,778.1 16.4

Nursing and residential care facilities

3,333.8 3,444.6 3,455.0 3,441.6 3,332.1 3,432.0 3,440.4 3,443.5 3.1

Skilled nursing care facilities

1,502.0 1,555.9 1,563.5 1,557.9 1,497.7 1,549.3 1,554.6 1,554.8 0.2

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

671.5 701.0 703.2 701.1 671.9 698.3 701.1 702.7 1.6

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

992.1 1,012.5 1,013.3 1,007.5 994.7 1,010.0 1,009.9 1,011.0 1.1

Other residential care facilities

168.2 175.2 175.0 175.1 167.7 174.4 174.8 175.0 0.2

Social assistance

4,905.5 5,196.5 5,218.7 5,223.1 4,926.0 5,213.8 5,227.2 5,241.5 14.3

Individual and family services

3,294.9 3,595.7 3,604.3 3,605.1 3,308.3 3,582.8 3,597.0 3,616.6 19.6

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

234.0 240.5 238.3 237.4 235.6 239.9 239.3 239.4 0.1

Vocational rehabilitation services

284.7 289.9 285.6 281.1 285.4 285.6 284.4 282.2 -2.2

Child care services

1,091.9 1,070.4 1,090.5 1,099.5 1,096.8 1,105.5 1,106.4 1,103.3 -3.1

Leisure and hospitality

16,966 17,771 17,689 17,193 16,869 17,025 17,057 17,104 47

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,669.9 3,051.0 2,980.7 2,764.8 2,633.5 2,710.6 2,720.9 2,733.6 12.7

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

618.2 667.7 661.6 672.5 597.8 642.5 643.6 652.3 8.7

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

180.4 197.5 193.1 185.8 178.3 182.5 183.3 184.2 0.9

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

1,871.3 2,185.8 2,126.0 1,906.5 1,857.4 1,885.6 1,894.0 1,897.1 3.1

Accommodation and food services

14,296.0 14,719.6 14,708.7 14,428.4 14,235.1 14,314.6 14,336.3 14,370.5 34.2

Accommodation

1,972.7 2,088.6 2,068.7 1,971.2 1,942.7 1,943.5 1,944.2 1,941.9 -2.3

Food services and drinking places

12,323.3 12,631.0 12,640.0 12,457.2 12,292.4 12,371.1 12,392.1 12,428.6 36.5

Other services

5,968 6,114 6,105 6,037 5,982 6,038 6,055 6,053 -2

Repair and maintenance

1,461.9 1,489.7 1,497.3 1,487.4 1,465.4 1,481.4 1,492.5 1,490.7 -1.8

Personal and laundry services

1,599.1 1,633.5 1,640.3 1,628.8 1,599.5 1,622.9 1,630.8 1,629.5 -1.3

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

2,906.8 2,990.3 2,967.8 2,920.6 2,917.1 2,933.3 2,931.6 2,932.3 0.7

Government

23,490 22,384 22,712 23,609 23,462 23,598 23,576 23,598 22

Federal

3,009 2,939 2,916 2,915 3,008 2,935 2,921 2,918 -3

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

2,407.0 2,339.9 2,327.9 2,325.4 2,401.1 2,338.7 2,327.9 2,325.2 -2.7

U.S. Postal Service

602.0 599.0 588.1 589.3 607.2 596.3 592.9 593.2 0.3

State government

5,548 5,155 5,214 5,569 5,468 5,505 5,483 5,499 16

State government education

2,681.2 2,243.6 2,309.0 2,671.5 2,606.0 2,610.6 2,593.6 2,604.6 11.0

State government, excluding education

2,867.1 2,911.6 2,905.3 2,897.3 2,862.1 2,894.3 2,889.4 2,894.2 4.8

Local government

14,933 14,290 14,582 15,125 14,986 15,158 15,172 15,181 9

Local government education

8,129.4 7,130.8 7,497.9 8,230.1 8,167.6 8,244.2 8,259.6 8,264.8 5.2

Local government, excluding education

6,803.2 7,159.6 7,083.7 6,894.9 6,818.6 6,913.3 6,912.3 6,915.8 3.5

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 2024 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: November 20, 2025