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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
Oct.
2022
Aug.
2023
Sept.
2023(p)
Oct.
2023(p)
Oct.
2022
Aug.
2023
Sept.
2023(p)
Oct.
2023(p)
Change from:
Sept.2023 - Oct.2023(p)

Total nonfarm

155,041 156,392 156,918 157,984 154,006 156,476 156,773 156,923 150

Total private

132,422 134,415 134,002 134,741 131,744 133,686 133,932 134,031 99

Goods-producing

21,553 21,901 21,810 21,805 21,384 21,622 21,650 21,639 -11

Mining and logging

622 652 650 651 616 644 645 646 1

Logging

45.6 48.1 48.2 48.1 45.1 46.7 47.5 47.4 -0.1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

576.7 604.0 601.5 602.6 571.1 597.6 597.9 598.4 0.5

Oil and gas extraction

116.9 119.8 119.2 119.5 116.6 118.7 118.8 119.1 0.3

Mining (except oil and gas)

186.8 190.5 189.3 187.6 184.8 186.9 186.8 185.8 -1.0

Coal mining

41.0 41.6 41.3 40.9 40.9 41.5 41.3 40.8 -0.5

Metal ore mining

43.1 44.2 44.2 43.6 43.2 43.9 44.2 43.7 -0.5

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

102.7 104.7 103.8 103.1 100.7 101.5 101.3 101.3 0.0

Support activities for mining

273.0 293.7 293.0 295.5 269.7 292.0 292.3 293.5 1.2

Construction

7,976 8,207 8,164 8,193 7,814 7,997 8,010 8,033 23

Construction of buildings

1,788.8 1,835.6 1,825.3 1,839.3 1,763.8 1,802.6 1,809.5 1,815.8 6.3

Residential building construction

942.1 941.1 936.6 949.0 929.5 925.9 931.8 935.5 3.7

Nonresidential building construction

846.7 894.5 888.7 890.3 834.3 876.7 877.7 880.3 2.6

Heavy and civil engineering construction

1,125.4 1,179.7 1,181.1 1,180.7 1,073.8 1,126.6 1,129.4 1,131.0 1.6

Specialty trade contractors

5,062.0 5,191.8 5,157.4 5,173.0 4,976.0 5,067.6 5,071.5 5,085.7 14.2

Residential specialty trade contractors

2,353.3 2,405.9 2,393.9 2,407.7 2,323.2 2,356.0 2,362.8 2,372.8 10.0

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

2,708.7 2,785.9 2,763.5 2,765.3 2,652.8 2,711.6 2,708.7 2,712.9 4.2

Manufacturing

12,955 13,042 12,996 12,961 12,954 12,981 12,995 12,960 -35

Durable goods

8,053 8,168 8,139 8,104 8,059 8,137 8,147 8,111 -36

Wood product manufacturing

428.6 424.6 421.4 421.8 428.8 422.7 422.3 422.1 -0.2

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

431.0 437.8 437.3 437.6 426.2 432.4 433.8 433.8 0.0

Primary metal manufacturing

366.0 372.0 369.3 368.2 368.0 371.5 370.6 369.7 -0.9

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

1,444.7 1,455.7 1,453.6 1,456.4 1,446.7 1,454.1 1,456.3 1,457.1 0.8

Machinery manufacturing

1,107.9 1,138.2 1,130.5 1,128.1 1,113.3 1,134.7 1,135.7 1,134.0 -1.7

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

1,096.6 1,107.5 1,096.7 1,096.0 1,097.5 1,101.6 1,099.0 1,097.3 -1.7

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

166.7 168.3 166.9 166.3 166.3 167.5 166.9 166.1 -0.8

Communications equipment manufacturing

84.9 85.4 85.6 86.6 85.3 85.5 86.0 86.6 0.6

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

391.3 388.3 382.8 382.6 392.4 386.0 384.4 383.5 -0.9

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

421.5 431.8 428.1 427.8 421.6 429.5 428.5 428.3 -0.2

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

32.2 33.7 33.3 32.7 31.9 33.1 33.2 32.8 -0.4

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

404.5 407.4 406.0 405.7 406.0 406.6 406.5 406.9 0.4

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

1,762.5 1,831.4 1,840.1 1,807.8 1,758.9 1,824.2 1,835.1 1,805.2 -29.9

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

1,037.8 1,074.0 1,083.2 1,047.5 1,032.9 1,069.5 1,078.4 1,045.2 -33.2

Furniture and related product manufacturing

378.0 360.6 355.0 354.4 380.8 359.4 357.5 356.0 -1.5

Miscellaneous manufacturing

633.3 632.7 629.0 628.4 632.8 629.3 630.1 628.4 -1.7

Nondurable goods

4,902 4,874 4,857 4,857 4,895 4,844 4,848 4,849 1

Food manufacturing

1,716.7 1,731.6 1,726.7 1,733.2 1,707.6 1,718.0 1,721.2 1,727.4 6.2

Textile mills

97.3 93.6 93.0 93.1 97.2 93.2 92.9 93.0 0.1

Textile product mills

102.3 98.9 98.4 97.0 102.4 99.2 98.7 97.5 -1.2

Apparel manufacturing

93.5 91.7 91.1 90.6 93.3 91.6 91.3 90.8 -0.5

Paper manufacturing

361.3 346.2 347.3 348.1 362.7 347.4 348.1 348.7 0.6

Printing and related support activities

382.4 375.5 370.5 373.5 380.9 374.8 371.7 372.8 1.1

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

106.9 108.2 106.4 106.5 105.0 105.8 105.2 104.8 -0.4

Chemical manufacturing

913.8 917.1 913.2 910.6 916.9 915.0 916.6 914.0 -2.6

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

762.1 741.0 742.2 738.3 768.8 739.5 743.2 740.1 -3.1

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

365.8 370.3 367.9 366.2 360.0 359.8 359.0 360.2 1.2

Private service-providing

110,869 112,514 112,192 112,936 110,360 112,064 112,282 112,392 110

Trade, transportation, and utilities

28,843 28,714 28,721 28,958 28,815 28,842 28,885 28,884 -1

Wholesale trade

6,024.1 6,082.0 6,076.2 6,099.4 6,019.6 6,065.3 6,081.3 6,090.7 9.4

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

3,317.5 3,359.6 3,362.7 3,369.9 3,321.8 3,352.2 3,367.6 3,371.2 3.6

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

2,180.3 2,189.6 2,184.6 2,195.1 2,173.1 2,182.2 2,184.7 2,187.6 2.9

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

526.3 532.8 528.9 534.4 524.7 530.9 529.0 531.9 2.9

Retail trade

15,502.5 15,503.8 15,415.1 15,562.9 15,496.7 15,532.1 15,545.4 15,546.1 0.7

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

2,016.9 2,056.6 2,058.5 2,063.6 2,015.2 2,045.8 2,054.1 2,060.0 5.9

Automobile dealers

1,253.5 1,265.5 1,267.6 1,273.3 1,255.0 1,262.0 1,267.2 1,273.1 5.9

Other motor vehicle dealers

178.4 183.7 177.3 174.2 177.8 176.6 175.6 173.7 -1.9

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

585.0 607.4 613.6 616.1 582.4 607.2 611.3 613.1 1.8

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

1,393.0 1,380.4 1,356.3 1,348.4 1,420.4 1,373.3 1,372.2 1,369.1 -3.1

Food and beverage retailers

3,212.2 3,257.0 3,229.5 3,249.3 3,210.4 3,248.2 3,249.2 3,252.6 3.4

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

893.2 835.3 837.6 847.3 896.7 847.5 845.0 841.6 -3.4

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

451.8 428.3 428.9 439.5 452.7 435.2 436.4 438.3 1.9

Electronics and appliance retailers

441.4 407.0 408.7 407.8 431.1 411.1 408.4 403.1 -5.3

General merchandise retailers

3,117.6 3,125.3 3,124.7 3,193.5 3,105.9 3,176.7 3,179.4 3,180.1 0.7

Department stores

949.1 929.1 927.7 958.6 945.4 954.2 955.1 953.5 -1.6

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

2,168.5 2,196.2 2,197.0 2,234.9 2,160.5 2,222.5 2,224.4 2,226.6 2.2

Health and personal care retailers

1,114.0 1,086.4 1,090.6 1,106.4 1,108.8 1,099.4 1,101.2 1,100.9 -0.3

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

1,052.6 1,087.2 1,082.8 1,078.7 1,049.2 1,072.8 1,078.5 1,076.3 -2.2

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

1,155.2 1,139.1 1,112.4 1,142.0 1,153.2 1,138.6 1,135.7 1,138.4 2.7

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

1,547.8 1,536.5 1,522.7 1,533.7 1,536.9 1,529.8 1,530.1 1,527.1 -3.0

Transportation and warehousing

6,759.9 6,568.6 6,671.0 6,734.6 6,741.7 6,685.8 6,698.3 6,686.2 -12.1

Air transportation

517.3 550.1 552.7 556.2 516.8 547.1 551.6 555.1 3.5

Rail transportation

147.8 150.5 150.3 150.3 147.6 150.2 150.2 150.2 0.0

Water transportation

65.9 71.5 70.7 71.1 66.2 69.0 69.1 70.3 1.2

Truck transportation

1,619.7 1,588.8 1,589.6 1,589.7 1,605.4 1,570.2 1,583.6 1,578.6 -5.0

Transit and ground passenger transportation

439.4 380.9 450.7 453.0 417.0 438.5 434.9 434.2 -0.7

Pipeline transportation

48.0 48.2 48.3 47.9 48.1 48.0 48.5 48.0 -0.5

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

35.6 43.9 41.6 37.7 34.0 36.5 36.4 36.0 -0.4

Support activities for transportation

806.8 816.5 817.6 818.8 801.3 815.3 816.4 815.0 -1.4

Couriers and messengers

1,102.9 1,060.4 1,079.9 1,107.9 1,156.1 1,123.6 1,125.2 1,127.8 2.6

Warehousing and storage

1,976.5 1,857.8 1,869.6 1,902.0 1,949.2 1,887.4 1,882.4 1,871.0 -11.4

Utilities

556.5 559.9 558.6 561.1 556.9 558.4 559.9 560.7 0.8

Information

3,124 3,057 3,037 3,037 3,116 3,040 3,036 3,027 -9

Motion picture and sound recording industries

473.3 451.7 431.4 436.0 463.5 437.4 433.6 428.2 -5.4

Publishing industries

947.3 929.2 935.8 924.4 950.3 926.1 929.8 925.3 -4.5

Broadcasting and content providers

358.2 346.9 346.4 348.0 357.0 347.5 347.4 347.7 0.3

Telecommunications

663.2 638.9 638.2 641.1 663.9 639.9 639.1 640.5 1.4

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

481.2 498.7 495.8 495.6 480.4 499.2 495.6 494.6 -1.0

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

200.5 191.1 189.8 191.6 200.5 189.9 190.3 190.2 -0.1

Financial activities

9,111 9,208 9,154 9,178 9,086 9,153 9,155 9,153 -2

Finance and insurance

6,705.3 6,741.9 6,702.5 6,716.3 6,700.0 6,720.1 6,716.6 6,708.8 -7.8

Monetary authorities-central bank

21.6 22.1 22.0 21.9 21.6 22.0 22.0 21.9 -0.1

Credit intermediation and related
activities

2,690.5 2,667.3 2,643.9 2,637.3 2,694.4 2,657.7 2,649.8 2,639.8 -10.0

Depository credit intermediation(1)

1,772.9 1,787.8 1,772.2 1,768.2 1,777.8 1,781.7 1,778.7 1,773.3 -5.4

Commercial banking

1,369.6 1,375.0 1,361.4 1,355.9 1,374.3 1,369.8 1,366.8 1,361.0 -5.8

Nondepository credit intermediation

592.2 566.5 561.0 559.9 590.4 564.1 560.6 557.6 -3.0

Activities related to credit intermediation

325.4 313.0 310.7 309.2 326.2 311.8 310.5 308.9 -1.6

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

1,066.7 1,098.9 1,084.6 1,092.8 1,063.3 1,088.2 1,088.6 1,089.8 1.2

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,926.5 2,953.6 2,952.0 2,964.3 2,920.7 2,952.2 2,956.2 2,957.3 1.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,405.6 2,466.5 2,451.3 2,462.1 2,385.8 2,432.5 2,438.7 2,443.8 5.1

Real estate

1,852.6 1,865.6 1,855.7 1,872.5 1,835.5 1,850.7 1,853.3 1,856.6 3.3

Rental and leasing services

530.3 578.1 573.0 566.8 527.7 559.3 562.7 564.5 1.8

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

22.7 22.8 22.6 22.8 22.6 22.5 22.7 22.7 0.0

Professional and business services

23,044 23,086 23,060 23,287 22,791 22,995 23,012 23,027 15

Professional, scientific, and technical services

10,683.4 10,925.0 10,853.7 10,972.2 10,664.8 10,916.7 10,935.6 10,952.6 17.0

Legal services

1,184.9 1,177.3 1,175.6 1,188.2 1,179.0 1,178.3 1,181.9 1,181.9 0.0

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,095.0 1,114.4 1,105.4 1,119.6 1,134.6 1,158.8 1,158.4 1,158.7 0.3

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,645.3 1,707.1 1,688.3 1,697.4 1,633.5 1,685.2 1,684.6 1,687.2 2.6

Specialized design services

155.1 161.2 158.8 160.9 153.7 160.5 159.7 160.2 0.5

Computer systems design and related services

2,496.1 2,528.8 2,501.3 2,535.1 2,488.7 2,518.1 2,518.0 2,524.7 6.7

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,835.9 1,885.4 1,886.4 1,914.8 1,813.4 1,882.9 1,891.0 1,893.6 2.6

Scientific research and development services

909.3 955.1 945.7 947.2 909.9 943.7 948.4 947.3 -1.1

Advertising, public relations, and related services

496.7 500.5 501.1 506.7 495.5 498.9 501.7 504.0 2.3

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

865.1 895.2 891.1 902.3 856.5 890.2 891.9 895.0 3.1

Management of companies and enterprises

2,504.7 2,537.1 2,524.9 2,523.3 2,505.9 2,525.7 2,526.9 2,524.4 -2.5

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

9,855.4 9,623.5 9,681.0 9,791.0 9,620.0 9,553.0 9,549.5 9,549.9 0.4

Administrative and support services

9,367.0 9,120.4 9,179.3 9,291.3 9,136.6 9,056.7 9,052.8 9,054.6 1.8

Office administrative services

610.7 626.7 631.0 640.3 607.2 622.7 629.4 635.4 6.0

Facilities support services

159.0 167.5 166.7 166.4 157.1 165.1 165.1 164.8 -0.3

Employment services(1)

4,038.5 3,679.1 3,757.2 3,864.8 3,897.4 3,728.3 3,712.0 3,709.4 -2.6

Temporary help services

3,240.9 2,906.1 2,981.3 3,078.6 3,141.4 2,950.8 2,941.9 2,948.5 6.6

Business support services

783.6 742.0 741.8 744.1 779.3 750.7 746.7 739.2 -7.5

Travel arrangement and reservation services

176.2 187.2 187.1 190.6 174.5 184.9 186.2 189.0 2.8

Investigation and security services

971.3 982.0 986.0 987.0 966.1 980.4 982.7 982.8 0.1

Services to buildings and dwellings

2,283.5 2,391.1 2,361.4 2,344.0 2,217.3 2,283.2 2,287.3 2,287.0 -0.3

Other support services

344.2 344.8 348.1 354.1 337.6 341.4 343.2 347.1 3.9

Waste management and remediation services

488.4 503.1 501.7 499.7 483.4 496.3 496.7 495.3 -1.4

Private education and health services

24,872 25,243 25,564 25,909 24,661 25,525 25,603 25,692 89

Private educational services

3,995.9 3,669.6 3,948.0 4,111.2 3,846.5 3,942.2 3,951.3 3,962.8 11.5

Health care and social assistance

20,875.6 21,573.2 21,615.5 21,797.5 20,814.5 21,582.5 21,651.8 21,729.0 77.2

Health care(3)

16,532.2 17,024.4 17,060.5 17,175.4 16,487.1 17,017.2 17,065.2 17,123.6 58.4

Ambulatory health care services

8,244.6 8,468.7 8,492.0 8,572.7 8,217.0 8,479.4 8,509.3 8,541.7 32.4

Offices of physicians

2,847.1 2,919.3 2,928.6 2,960.1 2,836.0 2,923.4 2,933.3 2,945.9 12.6

Offices of dentists

1,027.3 1,042.5 1,038.7 1,039.0 1,026.7 1,040.7 1,042.1 1,038.5 -3.6

Offices of other health practitioners

1,113.6 1,144.1 1,144.9 1,158.3 1,109.0 1,143.5 1,148.2 1,152.6 4.4

Outpatient care centers

1,046.6 1,062.8 1,063.6 1,075.3 1,045.7 1,065.0 1,066.7 1,074.8 8.1

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

318.4 325.7 325.4 325.4 317.4 325.4 326.4 325.3 -1.1

Home health care services

1,560.7 1,633.0 1,647.7 1,668.6 1,550.8 1,638.5 1,649.4 1,658.9 9.5

Other ambulatory health care services

330.9 341.3 343.1 346.0 331.6 342.8 343.2 345.8 2.6

Hospitals

5,226.8 5,358.0 5,373.9 5,395.1 5,219.6 5,351.0 5,364.6 5,382.7 18.1

Nursing and residential care facilities

3,060.8 3,197.7 3,194.6 3,207.6 3,050.5 3,186.8 3,191.3 3,199.2 7.9

Skilled nursing care facilities

1,373.5 1,433.4 1,431.2 1,441.1 1,364.7 1,429.0 1,428.6 1,433.0 4.4

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

619.5 641.4 644.9 646.1 619.3 639.6 643.9 645.2 1.3

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

914.3 966.1 962.1 963.3 913.3 961.7 962.2 964.0 1.8

Other residential care facilities

153.5 156.8 156.4 157.1 153.2 156.5 156.7 157.0 0.3

Social assistance

4,343.4 4,548.8 4,555.0 4,622.1 4,327.4 4,565.3 4,586.6 4,605.4 18.8

Individual and family services

2,882.4 3,055.8 3,054.0 3,096.7 2,875.1 3,055.9 3,074.4 3,088.7 14.3

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

206.2 217.5 217.6 221.1 207.1 219.3 220.3 221.6 1.3

Vocational rehabilitation services

271.8 282.9 282.3 285.1 269.4 280.5 283.1 283.5 0.4

Child care services

983.0 992.6 1,001.1 1,019.2 975.8 1,009.6 1,008.8 1,011.6 2.8

Leisure and hospitality

16,107 17,278 16,784 16,677 16,135 16,629 16,703 16,722 19

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,329.2 2,731.4 2,519.7 2,475.0 2,360.2 2,471.5 2,485.2 2,505.6 20.4

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

524.3 569.2 581.1 577.0 520.0 544.4 554.2 564.5 10.3

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

163.4 183.0 176.2 175.8 162.0 173.0 174.5 175.1 0.6

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

1,641.5 1,979.2 1,762.4 1,722.2 1,678.2 1,754.1 1,756.5 1,766.0 9.5

Accommodation and food services

13,777.8 14,546.2 14,264.0 14,201.6 13,775.0 14,157.6 14,217.6 14,216.8 -0.8

Accommodation

1,802.8 1,990.1 1,905.4 1,875.1 1,819.1 1,873.6 1,885.3 1,892.0 6.7

Food services and drinking places

11,975.0 12,556.1 12,358.6 12,326.5 11,955.9 12,284.0 12,332.3 12,324.8 -7.5

Other services

5,768 5,928 5,872 5,890 5,756 5,880 5,888 5,887 -1

Repair and maintenance

1,417.4 1,460.7 1,456.4 1,464.0 1,410.5 1,453.2 1,457.0 1,458.0 1.0

Personal and laundry services

1,511.2 1,549.0 1,547.9 1,554.4 1,505.4 1,545.3 1,554.6 1,551.1 -3.5

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

2,839.7 2,918.5 2,867.5 2,872.0 2,839.9 2,881.9 2,876.7 2,877.8 1.1

Government

22,619 21,977 22,916 23,243 22,262 22,790 22,841 22,892 51

Federal

2,877 2,952 2,960 2,958 2,871 2,944 2,948 2,951 3

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

2,279.3 2,349.4 2,357.5 2,352.4 2,269.6 2,335.0 2,340.7 2,343.1 2.4

U.S. Postal Service

598.1 602.4 602.5 605.4 601.7 608.7 607.2 608.0 0.8

State government

5,263 5,014 5,362 5,440 5,104 5,261 5,271 5,281 10

State government education

2,605.5 2,275.6 2,630.3 2,707.2 2,446.0 2,539.5 2,546.0 2,548.5 2.5

State government, excluding education

2,657.8 2,738.1 2,731.6 2,732.9 2,658.4 2,721.6 2,725.3 2,732.7 7.4

Local government

14,479 14,011 14,594 14,845 14,287 14,585 14,622 14,660 38

Local government education

8,045.8 7,208.7 7,954.6 8,221.8 7,826.8 7,965.5 7,976.4 8,002.8 26.4

Local government, excluding education

6,432.9 6,802.4 6,639.8 6,623.4 6,460.4 6,619.4 6,645.3 6,657.2 11.9

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 2022 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: November 03, 2023