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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.
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