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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
July
2024		 May
2025		 June
2025(p)		 July
2025(p)		 July
2024		 May
2025		 June
2025(p)		 July
2025(p)		 Change from:
June2025 - July2025(p)

Total nonfarm

 157,771 159,930 160,293 159,227 158,003 159,452 159,466 159,539 73

Total private

 135,580 136,097 136,833 136,877 134,611 135,884 135,887 135,970 83

Goods-producing

 21,964 21,715 21,913 21,929 21,677 21,680 21,667 21,654 -13

Mining and logging

 630 622 626 623 623 622 621 617 -4

Logging

 40.1 37.5 38.7 38.8 38.9 39.2 38.8 37.9 -0.9

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

 589.7 584.4 586.9 583.8 583.9 582.9 582.4 579.0 -3.4

Oil and gas extraction

 124.0 122.2 122.7 122.7 123.0 122.6 122.2 121.8 -0.4

Mining (except oil and gas)

 195.6 193.5 194.8 194.4 191.7 191.8 191.7 190.9 -0.8

Coal mining

 43.2 41.3 41.1 40.9 42.9 41.0 41.0 40.6 -0.4

Metal ore mining

 45.6 44.3 44.5 44.4 45.1 44.4 44.2 44.1 -0.1

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

 106.8 107.9 109.2 109.1 103.7 106.4 106.5 106.2 -0.3

Support activities for mining

 270.1 268.7 269.4 266.7 269.2 268.5 268.5 266.3 -2.2

Construction

 8,430 8,353 8,480 8,518 8,214 8,305 8,308 8,310 2

Construction of buildings

 1,895.7 1,878.9 1,907.9 1,913.0 1,857.1 1,881.2 1,879.2 1,876.3 -2.9

Residential building construction

 958.5 958.5 968.5 970.6 940.8 956.8 956.1 954.7 -1.4

Nonresidential building construction

 937.2 920.4 939.4 942.4 916.3 924.4 923.1 921.6 -1.5

Heavy and civil engineering construction

 1,196.1 1,203.6 1,215.2 1,224.2 1,146.5 1,176.0 1,172.0 1,178.0 6.0

Specialty trade contractors

 5,338.6 5,270.0 5,356.4 5,380.4 5,210.4 5,248.1 5,257.0 5,255.9 -1.1

Residential specialty trade contractors

 2,472.5 2,393.6 2,432.9 2,438.7 2,410.1 2,381.3 2,381.0 2,378.0 -3.0

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

 2,866.1 2,876.4 2,923.5 2,941.7 2,800.3 2,866.8 2,876.0 2,877.9 1.9

Manufacturing

 12,904 12,740 12,807 12,788 12,840 12,753 12,738 12,727 -11

Durable goods

 8,008 7,894 7,931 7,915 7,983 7,902 7,889 7,889 0

Wood product manufacturing

 422.3 415.8 415.3 415.1 419.0 416.0 413.2 412.1 -1.1

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

 426.8 431.6 434.8 434.9 421.9 430.1 430.1 430.3 0.2

Primary metal manufacturing

 375.0 376.3 377.5 378.3 373.7 376.1 375.3 376.7 1.4

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

 1,445.9 1,437.7 1,444.2 1,445.2 1,439.4 1,437.4 1,436.6 1,438.5 1.9

Machinery manufacturing

 1,124.0 1,111.7 1,114.5 1,110.4 1,116.7 1,111.8 1,107.6 1,104.4 -3.2

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

 1,037.4 1,003.8 1,009.0 1,012.3 1,029.0 1,006.8 1,003.8 1,003.8 0.0

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

 110.6 108.7 109.7 110.0 110.0 109.2 109.7 109.4 -0.3

Communications equipment manufacturing

 83.3 82.4 82.1 82.4 82.5 82.1 81.1 81.6 0.5

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

 398.2 376.4 378.5 377.4 394.1 377.4 375.8 373.6 -2.2

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

 415.3 408.3 410.2 414.0 413.0 410.0 409.0 411.1 2.1

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

 30.0 28.0 28.5 28.5 29.5 28.1 28.2 28.1 -0.1

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

 414.8 405.3 407.8 407.6 412.9 405.8 406.2 405.6 -0.6

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

 1,802.9 1,760.6 1,771.3 1,753.5 1,815.9 1,767.4 1,767.2 1,766.2 -1.0

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

 1,016.9 1,002.4 1,004.1 982.1 1,032.6 1,002.2 999.3 996.9 -2.4

Furniture and related product manufacturing

 343.4 338.8 343.4 343.3 342.7 339.0 340.0 340.9 0.9

Miscellaneous manufacturing

 615.9 611.9 613.6 613.9 611.7 611.2 609.1 610.6 1.5

Nondurable goods

 4,896 4,846 4,876 4,873 4,857 4,851 4,849 4,838 -11

Food manufacturing

 1,782.0 1,764.9 1,776.6 1,783.1 1,770.1 1,775.1 1,774.0 1,771.9 -2.1

Textile mills

 87.5 85.0 85.4 84.2 86.9 85.0 85.3 83.8 -1.5

Textile product mills

 100.3 99.1 99.3 98.0 100.2 98.8 99.2 98.1 -1.1

Apparel manufacturing

 84.6 83.1 82.6 82.5 84.4 82.6 81.9 82.3 0.4

Paper manufacturing

 356.1 353.7 355.2 356.3 355.6 354.9 355.5 355.6 0.1

Printing and related support activities

 356.3 350.8 352.1 348.8 355.5 350.7 351.3 348.6 -2.7

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

 111.6 107.9 109.0 109.1 109.2 106.2 106.6 106.9 0.3

Chemical manufacturing

 905.6 903.1 907.8 908.5 899.1 902.6 903.5 902.4 -1.1

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

 727.9 720.8 721.1 719.4 725.1 718.9 716.3 716.6 0.3

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

 384.5 377.5 386.5 383.5 370.9 376.2 375.1 371.6 -3.5

Private service-providing

 113,616 114,382 114,920 114,948 112,934 114,204 114,220 114,316 96

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 28,857 28,947 29,048 29,005 28,919 29,088 29,066 29,077 11

Wholesale trade

 6,179.2 6,186.0 6,199.9 6,194.7 6,143.6 6,179.6 6,171.5 6,163.7 -7.8

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

 3,460.3 3,465.5 3,472.7 3,471.9 3,443.5 3,465.5 3,460.1 3,456.9 -3.2

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

 2,224.8 2,233.3 2,241.2 2,238.7 2,207.8 2,225.9 2,225.0 2,223.9 -1.1

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

 494.1 487.2 486.0 484.1 492.3 488.2 486.4 482.9 -3.5

Retail trade

 15,540.0 15,505.6 15,580.6 15,595.9 15,522.8 15,575.7 15,561.4 15,577.1 15.7

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

 2,060.9 2,065.1 2,067.5 2,067.7 2,050.4 2,061.3 2,056.5 2,058.4 1.9

Automobile dealers

 1,290.5 1,299.3 1,302.2 1,299.6 1,289.3 1,298.9 1,298.5 1,298.9 0.4

Other motor vehicle dealers

 177.1 165.1 165.7 167.9 168.1 160.1 157.9 159.3 1.4

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

 593.3 600.7 599.6 600.2 593.0 602.3 600.1 600.1 0.0

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

 1,429.1 1,433.8 1,439.3 1,419.8 1,401.0 1,385.8 1,387.8 1,388.6 0.8

Food and beverage retailers

 3,233.8 3,230.5 3,250.1 3,254.2 3,219.7 3,243.5 3,242.9 3,241.4 -1.5

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

 786.7 778.9 776.5 777.0 800.9 795.1 791.6 792.2 0.6

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

 398.2 400.4 397.9 397.9 405.8 406.7 404.4 406.1 1.7

Electronics and appliance retailers

 388.5 378.5 378.6 379.1 395.1 388.4 387.2 386.1 -1.1

General merchandise retailers

 3,247.0 3,258.2 3,265.5 3,290.4 3,271.5 3,305.0 3,302.2 3,313.0 10.8

Department stores

 1,000.0 980.8 979.8 987.8 1,015.7 1,011.3 1,006.7 1,006.9 0.2

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

 2,247.0 2,277.4 2,285.7 2,302.6 2,255.8 2,293.7 2,295.4 2,306.1 10.7

Health and personal care retailers

 1,071.4 1,075.9 1,081.6 1,076.8 1,086.7 1,086.9 1,089.3 1,091.4 2.1

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

 1,066.4 1,055.9 1,061.8 1,065.4 1,053.9 1,056.0 1,050.8 1,053.8 3.0

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

 1,127.0 1,104.7 1,120.0 1,124.5 1,132.8 1,131.9 1,131.0 1,131.0 0.0

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

 1,517.7 1,502.6 1,518.3 1,520.1 1,505.9 1,510.2 1,509.3 1,507.3 -2.0

Transportation and warehousing

 6,542.6 6,657.0 6,665.9 6,611.7 6,661.3 6,734.0 6,734.6 6,738.2 3.6

Air transportation

 568.9 581.0 581.0 583.6 564.8 580.6 577.0 579.5 2.5

Rail transportation

 155.8 153.5 153.0 153.0 156.0 153.4 153.2 153.2 0.0

Water transportation

 74.0 72.8 75.0 74.9 70.7 71.0 71.6 71.4 -0.2

Truck transportation

 1,533.3 1,523.2 1,531.6 1,539.3 1,516.6 1,523.9 1,519.6 1,523.2 3.6

Transit and ground passenger transportation

 406.3 505.4 481.4 427.1 466.8 489.6 491.6 489.5 -2.1

Pipeline transportation

 56.7 60.5 61.2 60.7 56.3 60.1 60.8 60.4 -0.4

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

 40.5 37.2 43.9 46.1 31.4 34.2 35.6 36.0 0.4

Support activities for transportation

 840.8 847.6 845.4 847.8 841.5 848.9 848.8 849.0 0.2

Couriers and messengers

 1,032.6 1,068.1 1,088.9 1,078.1 1,100.3 1,144.9 1,151.7 1,157.7 6.0

Warehousing and storage

 1,833.7 1,807.7 1,804.5 1,801.1 1,856.9 1,827.4 1,824.7 1,818.3 -6.4

Utilities

 595.5 598.0 601.7 602.5 591.6 598.2 598.5 598.4 -0.1

Information

 2,960 2,932 2,955 2,961 2,936 2,941 2,941 2,939 -2

Motion picture and sound recording industries

 413.3 414.4 423.2 427.1 400.7 411.1 412.8 415.3 2.5

Publishing industries

 917.7 913.4 924.4 925.0 912.6 919.5 919.4 919.8 0.4

Broadcasting and content providers

 340.0 334.1 334.5 334.6 340.8 334.4 334.3 334.6 0.3

Telecommunications

 621.8 603.6 603.1 601.8 619.3 604.5 602.8 600.5 -2.3

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

 484.2 483.7 485.8 487.0 480.3 486.9 487.4 483.9 -3.5

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

 183.3 182.7 184.3 185.3 182.1 184.4 184.1 184.5 0.4

Financial activities

 9,239 9,221 9,279 9,339 9,164 9,250 9,248 9,263 15

Finance and insurance

 6,738.5 6,723.9 6,754.6 6,793.6 6,704.9 6,747.6 6,744.5 6,758.7 14.2

Monetary authorities-central bank

 20.9 21.2 21.2 21.1 20.5 21.2 21.1 20.8 -0.3

Credit intermediation and related
activities

 2,572.1 2,556.2 2,565.3 2,570.9 2,562.4 2,558.8 2,559.0 2,561.2 2.2

Depository credit intermediation(1)

 1,787.8 1,772.7 1,783.6 1,786.7 1,780.0 1,776.3 1,778.1 1,778.4 0.3

Commercial banking

 1,380.3 1,359.5 1,367.1 1,368.7 1,374.1 1,362.3 1,363.4 1,362.1 -1.3

Nondepository credit intermediation

 509.4 506.8 507.0 507.1 507.0 506.5 506.1 505.3 -0.8

Activities related to credit intermediation

 274.9 276.7 274.7 277.1 275.4 276.0 274.7 277.5 2.8

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

 1,131.1 1,131.1 1,150.3 1,167.5 1,116.5 1,141.9 1,146.8 1,151.6 4.8

Insurance carriers and related activities

 3,014.4 3,015.4 3,017.8 3,034.1 3,005.5 3,025.7 3,017.6 3,025.1 7.5

Real estate and rental and leasing

 2,500.4 2,497.3 2,524.7 2,545.2 2,458.8 2,502.7 2,503.4 2,504.7 1.3

Real estate

 1,888.5 1,875.9 1,887.6 1,902.0 1,867.5 1,881.2 1,880.8 1,881.5 0.7

Rental and leasing services

 589.2 598.3 613.9 619.9 568.8 598.3 599.6 600.1 0.5

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

 22.7 23.1 23.2 23.3 22.5 23.2 23.0 23.1 0.1

Professional and business services

 22,730 22,631 22,695 22,670 22,623 22,587 22,576 22,562 -14

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 10,883.9 10,831.3 10,864.1 10,907.1 10,832.0 10,860.6 10,848.9 10,852.0 3.1

Legal services

 1,201.0 1,191.8 1,211.4 1,210.7 1,190.5 1,196.6 1,199.3 1,199.9 0.6

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

 1,123.7 1,140.3 1,130.1 1,129.2 1,155.8 1,153.0 1,154.4 1,155.0 0.6

Architectural, engineering, and related services

 1,737.8 1,740.1 1,769.2 1,785.4 1,706.9 1,744.5 1,747.6 1,754.3 6.7

Specialized design services

 150.3 147.8 149.1 149.2 150.1 148.8 148.7 149.2 0.5

Computer systems design and related services

 2,462.1 2,430.6 2,419.8 2,434.7 2,447.5 2,431.7 2,426.3 2,421.1 -5.2

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

 1,871.6 1,873.7 1,871.3 1,873.9 1,866.0 1,877.9 1,871.8 1,869.2 -2.6

Scientific research and development services

 949.1 935.4 939.5 943.7 934.8 936.4 931.4 930.4 -1.0

Advertising, public relations, and related services

 499.6 491.6 494.4 498.2 497.2 491.8 492.6 495.4 2.8

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

 888.7 880.0 879.3 882.1 883.2 880.0 876.8 877.6 0.8

Management of companies and enterprises

 2,641.4 2,622.8 2,649.2 2,659.0 2,622.8 2,633.3 2,636.1 2,637.9 1.8

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 9,205.1 9,177.3 9,181.3 9,103.5 9,167.9 9,093.0 9,091.1 9,072.0 -19.1

Administrative and support services

 8,688.5 8,658.4 8,655.1 8,576.5 8,657.0 8,572.3 8,569.6 8,549.8 -19.8

Office administrative services

 620.9 622.7 620.4 624.2 617.8 623.5 620.9 621.9 1.0

Facilities support services

 183.6 185.2 185.8 184.6 182.0 184.7 184.9 184.1 -0.8

Employment services(1)

 3,222.7 3,247.9 3,193.2 3,130.1 3,315.4 3,237.0 3,231.6 3,224.4 -7.2

Temporary help services

 2,506.7 2,536.0 2,488.8 2,436.8 2,594.3 2,529.0 2,526.0 2,521.6 -4.4

Business support services

 680.3 650.6 647.1 638.4 687.8 656.8 652.2 646.5 -5.7

Travel arrangement and reservation services

 189.8 196.2 197.7 195.8 187.8 195.2 195.7 194.3 -1.4

Investigation and security services

 1,026.1 1,032.5 1,034.1 1,032.9 1,028.0 1,031.3 1,033.8 1,034.4 0.6

Services to buildings and dwellings

 2,427.8 2,386.2 2,434.2 2,427.8 2,303.7 2,311.5 2,313.8 2,305.9 -7.9

Other support services

 337.3 337.1 342.6 342.7 334.4 332.2 336.6 338.4 1.8

Waste management and remediation services

 516.6 518.9 526.2 527.0 510.9 520.7 521.5 522.2 0.7

Private education and health services

 26,215 27,275 27,121 27,084 26,525 27,278 27,330 27,409 79

Private educational services

 3,665.1 4,027.0 3,794.8 3,699.7 3,956.9 4,001.9 3,994.3 4,000.1 5.8

Health care and social assistance

 22,549.4 23,248.2 23,325.8 23,384.6 22,568.5 23,276.5 23,335.5 23,408.8 73.3

Health care(3)

 17,689.5 18,045.6 18,111.9 18,195.6 17,683.3 18,105.6 18,143.2 18,198.6 55.4

Ambulatory health care services

 8,788.6 8,937.9 8,944.1 8,985.4 8,799.1 8,959.6 8,970.3 9,003.9 33.6

Offices of physicians

 2,977.3 3,044.4 3,044.7 3,053.8 2,980.1 3,049.2 3,050.4 3,057.1 6.7

Offices of dentists

 1,050.8 1,047.6 1,050.0 1,060.8 1,048.0 1,050.4 1,049.8 1,056.9 7.1

Offices of other health practitioners

 1,228.9 1,277.9 1,274.3 1,274.3 1,232.0 1,276.6 1,279.2 1,281.2 2.0

Outpatient care centers

 1,117.2 1,117.9 1,117.4 1,120.0 1,118.6 1,121.5 1,120.4 1,121.7 1.3

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

 304.8 305.8 307.2 308.4 306.4 306.4 308.1 309.1 1.0

Home health care services

 1,753.7 1,785.3 1,787.2 1,804.3 1,755.7 1,794.0 1,798.2 1,812.6 14.4

Other ambulatory health care services

 355.9 359.0 363.3 363.8 358.4 361.4 364.3 365.4 1.1

Hospitals

 5,566.1 5,700.6 5,733.0 5,762.8 5,562.4 5,728.7 5,743.2 5,759.2 16.0

Nursing and residential care facilities

 3,334.8 3,407.1 3,434.8 3,447.4 3,321.8 3,417.3 3,429.7 3,435.5 5.8

Skilled nursing care facilities

 1,500.3 1,537.0 1,551.9 1,560.4 1,493.5 1,544.9 1,550.8 1,553.7 2.9

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

 674.6 694.7 697.9 700.6 671.7 695.1 695.8 697.8 2.0

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

 991.1 1,002.1 1,009.8 1,011.3 988.5 1,003.8 1,008.4 1,009.5 1.1

Other residential care facilities

 168.8 173.3 175.2 175.1 168.0 173.6 174.8 174.4 -0.4

Social assistance

 4,859.9 5,202.6 5,213.9 5,189.0 4,885.2 5,170.9 5,192.3 5,210.2 17.9

Individual and family services

 3,275.8 3,548.4 3,570.8 3,590.3 3,267.9 3,539.6 3,557.9 3,578.5 20.6

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

 236.9 241.9 241.4 241.3 236.9 241.6 240.3 241.2 0.9

Vocational rehabilitation services

 291.5 286.3 292.4 291.8 287.5 285.4 288.8 287.6 -1.2

Child care services

 1,055.7 1,126.0 1,109.3 1,065.6 1,092.9 1,104.3 1,105.4 1,102.9 -2.5

Leisure and hospitality

 17,562 17,312 17,713 17,779 16,792 17,021 17,025 17,030 5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 2,971.5 2,784.7 2,994.3 3,054.3 2,627.5 2,704.2 2,711.9 2,712.6 0.7

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

 609.1 657.5 671.1 661.6 583.3 628.8 637.5 636.9 -0.6

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

 194.7 186.1 194.0 198.4 178.4 182.2 181.9 182.7 0.8

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

 2,167.7 1,941.1 2,129.2 2,194.3 1,865.8 1,893.2 1,892.5 1,893.0 0.5

Accommodation and food services

 14,590.5 14,526.8 14,718.6 14,724.4 14,164.9 14,316.6 14,312.6 14,317.4 4.8

Accommodation

 2,078.9 1,967.4 2,049.5 2,093.6 1,931.8 1,949.9 1,945.5 1,950.6 5.1

Food services and drinking places

 12,511.6 12,559.4 12,669.1 12,630.8 12,233.1 12,366.7 12,367.1 12,366.8 -0.3

Other services

 6,053 6,064 6,109 6,110 5,975 6,039 6,034 6,036 2

Repair and maintenance

 1,474.4 1,495.2 1,498.1 1,491.2 1,464.6 1,486.9 1,484.1 1,482.9 -1.2

Personal and laundry services

 1,608.5 1,632.7 1,629.1 1,628.1 1,596.2 1,619.1 1,615.8 1,618.2 2.4

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

 2,970.2 2,936.1 2,981.7 2,990.6 2,913.9 2,932.8 2,934.0 2,934.7 0.7

Government

 22,191 23,833 23,460 22,350 23,392 23,568 23,579 23,569 -10

Federal

 3,015 2,947 2,938 2,938 3,002 2,952 2,943 2,931 -12

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

 2,406.4 2,356.9 2,348.8 2,338.8 2,394.7 2,359.1 2,349.2 2,335.1 -14.1

U.S. Postal Service

 608.8 590.2 588.8 599.0 606.8 592.7 593.7 596.1 2.4

State government

 5,102 5,498 5,257 5,176 5,444 5,515 5,525 5,530 5

State government education

 2,235.6 2,604.1 2,346.1 2,257.8 2,593.4 2,620.8 2,628.7 2,627.5 -1.2

State government, excluding education

 2,866.2 2,894.2 2,910.9 2,917.9 2,850.1 2,894.1 2,896.2 2,902.1 5.9

Local government

 14,074 15,388 15,265 14,236 14,946 15,101 15,111 15,108 -3

Local government education

 7,035.8 8,489.5 8,160.4 7,081.6 8,144.9 8,204.4 8,204.0 8,193.6 -10.4

Local government, excluding education

 7,037.8 6,898.9 7,104.2 7,153.9 6,800.8 6,896.5 6,906.6 6,914.1 7.5

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.
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