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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.
2024
June
2025
July
2025(p)
Aug.
2025(p)
Aug.
2024
June
2025
July
2025(p)
Aug.
2025(p)
Change from:
July2025 - Aug.2025(p)

Total nonfarm

158,070 160,256 159,210 159,410 158,074 159,439 159,518 159,540 22

Total private

135,474 136,808 136,834 136,702 134,644 135,857 135,934 135,972 38

Goods-producing

21,957 21,909 21,935 21,905 21,659 21,659 21,651 21,626 -25

Mining and logging

631 625 621 617 622 620 615 609 -6

Logging

40.0 38.7 38.4 38.5 38.6 38.8 37.6 37.5 -0.1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

591.2 586.7 582.9 578.1 583.5 581.5 577.4 571.9 -5.5

Oil and gas extraction

123.6 122.3 122.4 120.3 121.9 121.6 121.2 119.1 -2.1

Mining (except oil and gas)

194.6 194.9 194.4 193.3 191.3 191.7 190.8 190.4 -0.4

Coal mining

42.4 41.1 40.9 40.3 42.4 41.0 40.6 40.3 -0.3

Metal ore mining

45.8 44.5 44.4 44.6 45.3 44.3 44.1 44.2 0.1

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

106.4 109.3 109.1 108.4 103.7 106.4 106.1 105.9 -0.2

Support activities for mining

273.0 269.5 266.1 264.5 270.3 268.2 265.4 262.4 -3.0

Construction

8,458 8,478 8,514 8,505 8,237 8,303 8,302 8,295 -7

Construction of buildings

1,898.2 1,907.3 1,914.9 1,906.9 1,861.3 1,877.5 1,876.5 1,872.3 -4.2

Residential building construction

962.7 968.3 971.7 971.1 944.5 955.6 955.0 954.1 -0.9

Nonresidential building construction

935.5 939.0 943.2 935.8 916.8 921.9 921.5 918.2 -3.3

Heavy and civil engineering construction

1,209.2 1,216.3 1,226.7 1,232.3 1,157.1 1,171.8 1,177.8 1,180.1 2.3

Specialty trade contractors

5,350.6 5,354.3 5,372.3 5,366.2 5,218.8 5,253.5 5,247.6 5,242.2 -5.4

Residential specialty trade contractors

2,469.2 2,432.7 2,440.9 2,429.8 2,409.3 2,381.0 2,378.8 2,373.6 -5.2

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

2,881.4 2,921.6 2,931.4 2,936.4 2,809.5 2,872.5 2,868.8 2,868.6 -0.2

Manufacturing

12,868 12,806 12,800 12,783 12,800 12,736 12,734 12,722 -12

Durable goods

7,976 7,933 7,923 7,901 7,943 7,887 7,892 7,873 -19

Wood product manufacturing

419.2 415.5 416.0 413.4 417.9 413.4 412.8 412.4 -0.4

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

426.1 434.9 434.9 432.5 422.0 429.9 430.1 429.2 -0.9

Primary metal manufacturing

374.9 377.2 377.8 376.4 373.2 374.9 376.1 374.8 -1.3

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

1,439.9 1,444.9 1,442.8 1,440.4 1,436.5 1,436.7 1,436.5 1,437.4 0.9

Machinery manufacturing

1,116.9 1,114.7 1,112.9 1,111.0 1,114.2 1,108.5 1,106.9 1,108.1 1.2

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

1,029.9 1,009.4 1,011.8 1,006.3 1,025.9 1,004.0 1,003.5 1,001.4 -2.1

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

110.4 109.7 110.0 111.1 110.2 109.8 109.7 110.6 0.9

Communications equipment manufacturing

82.6 82.6 82.9 82.8 82.4 81.6 82.1 82.4 0.3

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

395.4 378.4 377.4 371.3 393.4 375.3 372.9 369.2 -3.7

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

411.5 410.2 412.9 412.0 410.4 409.0 410.5 410.6 0.1

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

30.0 28.5 28.6 29.1 29.5 28.2 28.3 28.5 0.2

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

410.7 408.1 407.7 407.1 410.8 406.5 405.9 406.8 0.9

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

1,801.6 1,771.4 1,762.8 1,763.3 1,790.1 1,764.8 1,770.2 1,755.7 -14.5

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

1,021.4 1,004.2 990.7 996.7 1,016.6 999.2 1,001.2 993.9 -7.3

Furniture and related product manufacturing

342.8 343.3 342.7 340.3 341.4 339.5 340.3 338.3 -2.0

Miscellaneous manufacturing

613.5 613.6 613.1 610.7 611.1 609.1 609.5 609.1 -0.4

Nondurable goods

4,892 4,873 4,877 4,882 4,857 4,849 4,842 4,849 7

Food manufacturing

1,788.5 1,775.4 1,784.1 1,790.8 1,774.5 1,774.7 1,773.5 1,776.6 3.1

Textile mills

86.7 85.4 85.7 85.5 86.2 85.3 85.2 85.0 -0.2

Textile product mills

98.6 99.3 98.0 99.8 98.4 99.3 98.1 99.4 1.3

Apparel manufacturing

84.3 82.6 82.6 82.0 84.1 81.8 82.3 81.9 -0.4

Paper manufacturing

354.3 355.0 356.3 353.8 355.2 355.2 355.4 354.5 -0.9

Printing and related support activities

355.8 351.9 348.7 347.5 354.8 351.1 348.4 347.3 -1.1

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

111.5 109.0 109.2 108.9 109.2 106.6 106.9 106.7 -0.2

Chemical manufacturing

902.3 907.7 910.4 910.0 899.3 904.0 904.3 906.7 2.4

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

725.5 720.5 717.5 721.3 724.3 716.1 715.3 719.6 4.3

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

384.4 386.4 384.1 382.1 371.2 374.7 372.3 371.7 -0.6

Private service-providing

113,517 114,899 114,899 114,797 112,985 114,198 114,283 114,346 63

Trade, transportation, and utilities

28,804 29,048 28,979 28,940 28,912 29,075 29,080 29,082 2

Wholesale trade

6,168.4 6,198.1 6,193.9 6,162.8 6,147.4 6,167.5 6,159.2 6,147.5 -11.7

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

3,456.8 3,472.6 3,471.6 3,455.3 3,446.1 3,458.5 3,454.6 3,447.0 -7.6

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

2,218.3 2,239.9 2,237.1 2,220.5 2,209.1 2,222.5 2,220.6 2,215.0 -5.6

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

493.3 485.6 485.2 487.0 492.2 486.5 484.0 485.5 1.5

Retail trade

15,478.8 15,583.4 15,573.9 15,550.7 15,509.5 15,570.7 15,577.9 15,588.4 10.5

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

2,056.8 2,067.4 2,062.4 2,062.2 2,048.9 2,055.6 2,053.8 2,055.8 2.0

Automobile dealers

1,288.7 1,302.0 1,299.1 1,300.1 1,288.6 1,298.3 1,298.6 1,300.4 1.8

Other motor vehicle dealers

172.7 165.6 166.5 165.0 166.9 157.8 158.2 159.5 1.3

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

595.4 599.8 596.8 597.1 593.5 599.5 596.9 595.9 -1.0

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

1,403.2 1,439.2 1,405.6 1,372.3 1,399.3 1,383.6 1,377.9 1,370.4 -7.5

Food and beverage retailers

3,222.6 3,249.5 3,254.3 3,248.3 3,221.7 3,243.7 3,243.0 3,247.2 4.2

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

791.7 776.4 775.8 776.2 804.2 791.6 790.7 788.9 -1.8

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

400.3 398.0 397.9 395.6 406.8 404.3 405.0 403.0 -2.0

Electronics and appliance retailers

391.4 378.4 377.9 380.6 397.4 387.3 385.7 385.9 0.2

General merchandise retailers

3,236.8 3,265.4 3,279.1 3,288.9 3,268.8 3,302.9 3,311.2 3,321.6 10.4

Department stores

993.8 979.8 979.7 982.0 1,013.9 1,006.6 1,005.2 1,006.5 1.3

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

2,243.0 2,285.6 2,299.4 2,306.9 2,254.9 2,296.3 2,306.0 2,315.1 9.1

Health and personal care retailers

1,065.8 1,082.2 1,079.5 1,078.0 1,080.2 1,090.1 1,093.2 1,092.4 -0.8

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

1,065.0 1,066.6 1,073.2 1,064.8 1,054.6 1,055.2 1,060.5 1,055.9 -4.6

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

1,126.3 1,120.6 1,124.3 1,140.5 1,127.2 1,134.4 1,135.2 1,141.4 6.2

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

1,510.6 1,516.1 1,519.7 1,519.5 1,504.6 1,513.6 1,512.4 1,514.8 2.4

Transportation and warehousing

6,563.8 6,665.1 6,607.8 6,627.7 6,663.0 6,737.8 6,744.1 6,747.7 3.6

Air transportation

569.0 581.8 584.9 582.7 566.0 577.5 580.4 580.1 -0.3

Rail transportation

155.2 153.0 152.3 152.3 155.3 153.3 152.8 152.8 0.0

Water transportation

73.3 75.2 75.3 75.3 70.1 71.9 71.8 71.9 0.1

Truck transportation

1,537.5 1,531.8 1,540.8 1,544.4 1,516.4 1,519.5 1,523.9 1,523.0 -0.9

Transit and ground passenger transportation

409.3 481.5 421.9 422.4 469.8 490.8 484.7 484.9 0.2

Pipeline transportation

55.6 61.2 61.0 61.3 55.7 60.9 60.8 61.3 0.5

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

40.5 43.1 47.1 48.5 31.5 35.6 37.2 38.2 1.0

Support activities for transportation

842.0 846.3 849.6 847.0 842.3 848.7 849.3 847.8 -1.5

Couriers and messengers

1,043.0 1,087.7 1,074.1 1,083.8 1,099.3 1,149.9 1,154.2 1,157.9 3.7

Warehousing and storage

1,838.4 1,803.5 1,800.8 1,810.0 1,856.6 1,829.7 1,829.0 1,829.8 0.8

Utilities

593.1 601.6 603.4 599.2 592.4 598.5 599.1 598.3 -0.8

Information

2,956 2,954 2,954 2,950 2,929 2,938 2,931 2,926 -5

Motion picture and sound recording industries

415.5 422.7 422.1 413.8 400.0 409.9 408.7 401.1 -7.6

Publishing industries

915.4 923.6 926.9 927.9 910.6 919.4 921.2 922.3 1.1

Broadcasting and content providers

338.8 334.5 333.9 333.3 339.8 334.2 334.0 333.7 -0.3

Telecommunications

617.4 603.2 598.9 598.3 615.6 602.2 598.3 597.6 -0.7

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

484.7 485.8 487.0 487.7 480.4 487.6 484.4 484.5 0.1

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

184.5 184.3 185.0 189.4 182.7 184.4 184.3 187.2 2.9

Financial activities

9,229 9,278 9,325 9,305 9,170 9,244 9,253 9,250 -3

Finance and insurance

6,728.4 6,755.3 6,790.4 6,773.3 6,705.1 6,744.0 6,756.3 6,751.6 -4.7

Monetary authorities-central bank

21.0 21.2 21.1 21.0 20.8 21.1 20.8 20.7 -0.1

Credit intermediation and related
activities

2,563.3 2,565.4 2,570.7 2,564.2 2,559.9 2,559.4 2,561.1 2,560.6 -0.5

Depository credit intermediation(1)

1,784.0 1,783.5 1,786.7 1,784.3 1,780.5 1,778.2 1,778.7 1,780.0 1.3

Commercial banking

1,376.4 1,367.1 1,368.7 1,365.8 1,373.5 1,363.5 1,362.4 1,362.5 0.1

Nondepository credit intermediation

505.6 507.0 507.2 504.8 504.5 506.1 505.3 504.3 -1.0

Activities related to credit intermediation

273.7 274.9 276.8 275.1 275.0 275.0 277.1 276.3 -0.8

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

1,127.4 1,150.2 1,163.7 1,160.1 1,116.4 1,145.5 1,148.5 1,149.9 1.4

Insurance carriers and related activities

3,016.7 3,018.5 3,034.9 3,028.0 3,008.0 3,018.0 3,025.9 3,020.4 -5.5

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,500.5 2,522.8 2,534.6 2,532.0 2,464.9 2,500.3 2,496.4 2,498.0 1.6

Real estate

1,885.6 1,886.7 1,898.6 1,899.5 1,868.4 1,879.9 1,879.3 1,882.2 2.9

Rental and leasing services

592.0 612.9 612.7 609.3 573.9 597.4 594.0 592.8 -1.2

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

22.9 23.2 23.3 23.2 22.6 23.0 23.1 23.0 -0.1

Professional and business services

22,714 22,685 22,659 22,646 22,591 22,563 22,553 22,536 -17

Professional, scientific, and technical services

10,831.5 10,866.0 10,915.8 10,861.5 10,828.1 10,849.8 10,858.9 10,855.3 -3.6

Legal services

1,184.3 1,210.7 1,213.8 1,196.2 1,189.9 1,199.4 1,201.6 1,201.4 -0.2

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,113.4 1,130.5 1,126.2 1,117.3 1,157.1 1,153.9 1,153.3 1,154.0 0.7

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,733.8 1,773.3 1,785.9 1,777.6 1,705.5 1,748.9 1,753.9 1,752.3 -1.6

Specialized design services

150.4 149.1 150.8 151.1 150.4 149.2 150.6 150.9 0.3

Computer systems design and related services

2,457.0 2,414.2 2,432.4 2,425.6 2,446.9 2,422.0 2,418.7 2,415.4 -3.3

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,863.7 1,875.0 1,881.5 1,880.2 1,862.6 1,876.1 1,876.8 1,879.8 3.0

Scientific research and development services

942.5 939.1 941.3 930.5 935.0 930.8 927.9 924.3 -3.6

Advertising, public relations, and related services

496.4 494.7 497.5 496.5 496.1 492.8 495.0 495.9 0.9

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

890.0 879.4 886.4 886.5 884.4 876.8 881.1 881.3 0.2

Management of companies and enterprises

2,625.7 2,646.5 2,653.0 2,640.2 2,618.0 2,632.7 2,632.0 2,632.3 0.3

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

9,256.5 9,172.3 9,090.3 9,144.4 9,145.0 9,080.9 9,061.7 9,048.3 -13.4

Administrative and support services

8,738.3 8,646.1 8,562.8 8,617.3 8,632.5 8,559.5 8,539.6 8,525.9 -13.7

Office administrative services

619.7 620.5 625.9 622.5 617.5 621.0 622.7 621.5 -1.2

Facilities support services

186.4 185.8 185.6 188.4 182.8 185.2 184.8 185.3 0.5

Employment services(1)

3,282.0 3,187.0 3,111.4 3,174.3 3,292.3 3,223.4 3,210.5 3,198.7 -11.8

Temporary help services

2,559.2 2,482.8 2,416.3 2,471.3 2,573.8 2,519.0 2,508.8 2,499.0 -9.8

Business support services

680.8 647.0 639.7 638.4 686.0 652.5 647.5 643.1 -4.4

Travel arrangement and reservation services

190.7 197.9 197.0 195.7 188.1 195.9 195.2 193.7 -1.5

Investigation and security services

1,030.0 1,032.1 1,034.2 1,039.8 1,027.9 1,032.6 1,035.3 1,036.9 1.6

Services to buildings and dwellings

2,411.9 2,433.2 2,428.0 2,424.4 2,304.2 2,314.3 2,307.2 2,315.1 7.9

Other support services

336.8 342.6 341.0 333.8 333.7 334.7 336.5 331.5 -5.0

Waste management and remediation services

518.2 526.2 527.5 527.1 512.5 521.4 522.1 522.4 0.3

Private education and health services

26,322 27,118 27,092 27,169 26,590 27,329 27,406 27,452 46

Private educational services

3,702.1 3,796.0 3,707.7 3,725.5 3,967.5 3,993.5 3,998.9 3,998.4 -0.5

Health care and social assistance

22,619.4 23,322.4 23,384.3 23,443.6 22,622.1 23,335.3 23,406.9 23,453.7 46.8

Health care(3)

17,740.0 18,108.5 18,190.1 18,227.1 17,721.2 18,138.0 18,189.3 18,219.9 30.6

Ambulatory health care services

8,823.7 8,944.8 8,987.8 9,010.5 8,823.5 8,970.5 9,005.2 9,017.9 12.7

Offices of physicians

2,980.9 3,044.7 3,052.6 3,062.9 2,984.9 3,051.1 3,057.3 3,066.4 9.1

Offices of dentists

1,052.3 1,050.4 1,061.0 1,057.4 1,048.7 1,050.0 1,057.4 1,053.6 -3.8

Offices of other health practitioners

1,240.1 1,274.6 1,277.0 1,282.6 1,237.5 1,279.0 1,282.0 1,283.7 1.7

Outpatient care centers

1,120.9 1,118.8 1,121.9 1,121.0 1,121.2 1,121.3 1,122.8 1,121.5 -1.3

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

305.0 307.0 308.7 312.8 306.1 308.6 310.0 312.7 2.7

Home health care services

1,764.6 1,785.6 1,800.9 1,811.4 1,764.2 1,796.5 1,809.5 1,817.1 7.6

Other ambulatory health care services

359.9 363.7 365.7 362.4 360.9 364.1 366.2 362.9 -3.3

Hospitals

5,577.5 5,733.9 5,761.1 5,765.2 5,573.8 5,742.4 5,754.6 5,763.4 8.8

Nursing and residential care facilities

3,338.8 3,429.8 3,441.2 3,451.4 3,323.9 3,425.1 3,429.5 3,438.6 9.1

Skilled nursing care facilities

1,501.6 1,548.7 1,554.9 1,564.4 1,493.7 1,547.8 1,548.9 1,556.5 7.6

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

673.3 698.0 700.4 702.2 670.7 695.8 697.9 700.3 2.4

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

996.1 1,007.9 1,010.6 1,010.0 992.1 1,006.7 1,008.2 1,007.0 -1.2

Other residential care facilities

167.8 175.2 175.3 174.8 167.4 174.8 174.5 174.7 0.2

Social assistance

4,879.4 5,213.9 5,194.2 5,216.5 4,900.9 5,197.3 5,217.6 5,233.8 16.2

Individual and family services

3,293.6 3,573.4 3,595.5 3,607.1 3,287.5 3,560.1 3,582.7 3,598.6 15.9

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

234.4 241.4 240.5 238.0 235.2 240.0 240.0 239.3 -0.7

Vocational rehabilitation services

286.2 292.4 287.7 281.4 285.0 287.9 283.9 281.1 -2.8

Child care services

1,065.2 1,106.7 1,070.5 1,090.0 1,093.2 1,109.4 1,111.0 1,114.9 3.9

Leisure and hospitality

17,467 17,709 17,775 17,688 16,818 17,016 17,022 17,050 28

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,901.5 2,993.3 3,050.5 2,988.4 2,632.8 2,711.0 2,707.7 2,722.0 14.3

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

619.2 671.0 670.2 668.9 594.9 638.8 643.5 644.5 1.0

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

189.5 193.9 197.1 192.5 178.6 181.6 181.8 182.4 0.6

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

2,092.8 2,128.4 2,183.2 2,127.0 1,859.3 1,890.6 1,882.4 1,895.1 12.7

Accommodation and food services

14,565.9 14,715.9 14,724.8 14,700.0 14,185.2 14,305.4 14,314.5 14,327.7 13.2

Accommodation

2,054.0 2,049.6 2,090.2 2,066.7 1,935.0 1,944.6 1,947.9 1,950.1 2.2

Food services and drinking places

12,511.9 12,666.3 12,634.6 12,633.3 12,250.2 12,360.8 12,366.6 12,377.6 11.0

Other services

6,025 6,107 6,115 6,099 5,975 6,033 6,038 6,050 12

Repair and maintenance

1,467.4 1,497.1 1,490.1 1,495.2 1,464.2 1,484.9 1,482.3 1,492.2 9.9

Personal and laundry services

1,603.9 1,629.0 1,634.2 1,637.1 1,594.8 1,615.8 1,623.0 1,627.9 4.9

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

2,953.4 2,981.1 2,990.3 2,966.3 2,916.2 2,932.5 2,933.0 2,930.2 -2.8

Government

22,596 23,448 22,376 22,708 23,430 23,582 23,584 23,568 -16

Federal

3,010 2,938 2,939 2,916 3,004 2,943 2,933 2,918 -15

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

2,408.3 2,348.8 2,340.1 2,327.8 2,398.0 2,349.7 2,336.3 2,325.0 -11.3

U.S. Postal Service

601.4 588.8 599.0 588.1 606.3 593.4 596.3 593.0 -3.3

State government

5,199 5,254 5,156 5,226 5,453 5,511 5,506 5,493 -13

State government education

2,325.0 2,343.6 2,244.5 2,320.5 2,598.1 2,618.8 2,611.9 2,605.8 -6.1

State government, excluding education

2,873.8 2,910.8 2,911.5 2,905.6 2,854.9 2,892.3 2,894.0 2,887.5 -6.5

Local government

14,387 15,256 14,281 14,566 14,973 15,128 15,145 15,157 12

Local government education

7,405.6 8,154.3 7,122.0 7,473.4 8,165.8 8,225.1 8,232.6 8,241.8 9.2

Local government, excluding education

6,981.4 7,101.3 7,158.7 7,093.0 6,807.6 6,903.1 6,912.8 6,915.0 2.2

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: September 05, 2025