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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
Mar.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026(p)		 Mar.
2026(p)		 Mar.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026(p)		 Mar.
2026(p)		 Change from:
Feb.2026 - Mar.2026(p)

Total nonfarm

 157,540 156,728 157,204 157,775 158,377 158,592 158,459 158,637 178

Total private

 133,646 133,487 133,631 134,127 134,818 135,263 135,134 135,320 186

Goods-producing

 21,284 21,103 21,123 21,253 21,559 21,501 21,481 21,524 43

Mining and logging

 615 595 594 599 620 602 601 603 2

Logging

 40.9 36.8 36.9 37.4 41.2 37.1 36.7 37.6 0.9

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

 573.6 557.8 557.4 561.1 578.5 565.0 564.2 565.5 1.3

Oil and gas extraction

 117.7 115.5 115.4 115.8 118.2 115.5 116.3 116.1 -0.2

Mining (except oil and gas)

 186.1 182.5 182.5 183.6 189.7 187.3 187.3 187.1 -0.2

Coal mining

 40.0 39.1 38.8 38.1 40.1 39.1 38.8 38.3 -0.5

Metal ore mining

 45.5 45.6 45.5 45.4 45.7 45.6 45.6 45.6 0.0

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

 100.6 97.8 98.2 100.1 103.9 102.7 102.9 103.3 0.4

Support activities for mining

 269.8 259.8 259.5 261.7 270.6 262.2 260.6 262.3 1.7

Construction

 8,049 8,003 8,005 8,108 8,273 8,317 8,304 8,330 26

Construction of buildings

 1,828.0 1,818.0 1,825.3 1,843.8 1,860.1 1,859.5 1,865.8 1,873.4 7.6

Residential building construction

 919.4 905.7 907.4 915.7 935.5 926.6 928.5 931.6 3.1

Nonresidential building construction

 908.6 912.3 917.9 928.1 924.6 932.9 937.3 941.8 4.5

Heavy and civil engineering construction

 1,122.2 1,112.6 1,115.5 1,147.7 1,180.3 1,206.1 1,200.8 1,204.6 3.8

Specialty trade contractors

 5,098.7 5,071.9 5,063.7 5,116.4 5,232.5 5,251.0 5,236.9 5,252.0 15.1

Residential specialty trade contractors

 2,331.0 2,287.2 2,282.8 2,306.1 2,394.4 2,369.1 2,357.8 2,369.0 11.2

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

 2,767.7 2,784.7 2,780.9 2,810.3 2,838.1 2,881.9 2,879.1 2,883.0 3.9

Manufacturing

 12,620 12,505 12,524 12,546 12,666 12,582 12,576 12,591 15

Durable goods

 7,831 7,765 7,778 7,799 7,854 7,803 7,804 7,819 15

Wood product manufacturing

 405.7 390.3 390.7 392.2 407.1 394.0 392.3 393.6 1.3

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

 410.7 410.1 410.0 415.8 416.9 418.2 418.7 421.5 2.8

Primary metal manufacturing

 364.5 363.1 363.4 362.4 364.8 364.2 363.7 362.6 -1.1

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

 1,432.7 1,435.9 1,438.7 1,444.3 1,434.2 1,438.8 1,440.5 1,445.7 5.2

Machinery manufacturing

 1,092.8 1,082.1 1,083.5 1,085.8 1,094.9 1,084.4 1,085.5 1,087.4 1.9

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

 1,001.8 984.3 984.0 984.3 1,005.6 988.3 987.4 987.5 0.1

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

 100.0 98.2 98.5 99.1 101.0 98.6 98.7 99.8 1.1

Communications equipment manufacturing

 79.1 80.7 81.0 80.5 79.2 80.7 81.2 80.6 -0.6

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

 384.5 368.1 367.2 367.5 385.8 369.4 368.7 368.4 -0.3

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

 409.8 409.9 410.5 411.1 410.8 411.6 411.4 412.1 0.7

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

 28.4 27.4 26.8 26.1 28.8 28.0 27.3 26.7 -0.6

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

 428.0 432.9 433.8 435.9 428.3 432.8 433.9 435.8 1.9

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

 1,743.7 1,727.5 1,733.1 1,740.2 1,750.1 1,739.2 1,738.7 1,745.2 6.5

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

 972.9 944.1 948.8 951.3 975.3 952.3 952.2 952.8 0.6

Furniture and related product manufacturing

 337.1 331.7 333.1 331.5 337.8 333.9 334.6 332.6 -2.0

Miscellaneous manufacturing

 613.6 606.7 608.1 606.9 614.2 609.2 609.1 607.5 -1.6

Nondurable goods

 4,789 4,740 4,746 4,747 4,812 4,779 4,772 4,772 0

Food manufacturing

 1,770.6 1,766.3 1,770.0 1,765.5 1,781.9 1,780.2 1,779.9 1,778.5 -1.4

Textile mills

 82.5 79.9 79.3 78.9 82.7 80.0 79.8 79.2 -0.6

Textile product mills

 94.3 94.5 94.6 94.4 94.0 94.2 94.3 94.2 -0.1

Apparel manufacturing

 80.1 73.4 73.4 73.5 81.0 74.5 73.8 74.3 0.5

Paper manufacturing

 354.7 354.9 354.7 358.0 354.5 354.9 355.4 357.8 2.4

Printing and related support activities

 345.5 339.2 339.8 340.8 345.8 340.7 340.8 340.4 -0.4

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

 109.3 106.9 106.9 106.6 111.0 109.2 108.8 108.5 -0.3

Chemical manufacturing

 898.8 893.9 897.3 892.6 898.8 898.0 898.3 893.1 -5.2

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

 707.8 695.0 693.4 696.0 708.1 697.0 693.9 696.4 2.5

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

 345.0 336.3 336.3 340.2 354.5 349.9 347.0 349.6 2.6

Private service-providing

 112,362 112,384 112,508 112,874 113,259 113,762 113,653 113,796 143

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 28,554 28,606 28,377 28,405 28,792 28,654 28,605 28,638 33

Wholesale trade

 6,040.6 6,017.3 6,020.3 6,033.7 6,062.0 6,044.6 6,051.3 6,054.6 3.3

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

 3,399.7 3,387.9 3,388.1 3,394.2 3,407.8 3,397.4 3,400.2 3,402.1 1.9

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

 2,196.2 2,190.8 2,193.4 2,201.8 2,207.2 2,206.6 2,209.9 2,212.5 2.6

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

 444.7 438.6 438.8 437.7 447.0 440.6 441.2 440.0 -1.2

Retail trade

 15,301.8 15,365.6 15,253.3 15,277.0 15,457.5 15,426.2 15,418.2 15,427.9 9.7

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

 2,046.5 2,037.4 2,038.7 2,038.0 2,053.3 2,056.2 2,053.9 2,045.3 -8.6

Automobile dealers

 1,290.5 1,288.6 1,288.6 1,286.8 1,292.0 1,296.6 1,293.1 1,289.2 -3.9

Other motor vehicle dealers

 162.2 154.0 154.6 155.4 164.9 161.6 160.7 157.9 -2.8

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

 593.8 594.8 595.5 595.8 596.3 598.1 600.1 598.2 -1.9

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

 1,386.5 1,305.1 1,310.8 1,342.3 1,390.7 1,353.9 1,352.1 1,346.8 -5.3

Food and beverage retailers

 3,232.6 3,254.1 3,247.2 3,244.5 3,250.7 3,258.6 3,253.6 3,263.5 9.9

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

 774.1 766.4 753.3 750.5 779.6 763.5 757.0 756.3 -0.7

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

 400.2 395.7 388.9 387.8 400.5 391.0 388.8 387.6 -1.2

Electronics and appliance retailers

 373.9 370.7 364.4 362.7 379.1 372.6 368.2 368.7 0.5

General merchandise retailers

 3,197.9 3,234.9 3,193.8 3,190.2 3,244.6 3,230.1 3,232.0 3,234.4 2.4

Department stores

 915.7 939.4 913.2 916.4 940.0 933.5 932.9 937.2 4.3

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

 2,282.2 2,295.5 2,280.6 2,273.8 2,304.6 2,296.6 2,299.1 2,297.2 -1.9

Health and personal care retailers

 1,057.7 1,052.8 1,043.0 1,045.9 1,061.7 1,044.6 1,044.4 1,049.3 4.9

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

 1,036.8 1,054.1 1,050.0 1,049.0 1,047.4 1,061.3 1,060.9 1,059.9 -1.0

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

 1,105.7 1,157.2 1,116.3 1,117.3 1,135.2 1,143.7 1,145.5 1,149.7 4.2

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

 1,464.0 1,503.6 1,500.2 1,499.3 1,494.3 1,514.3 1,518.8 1,522.7 3.9

Transportation and warehousing

 6,612.3 6,619.7 6,499.1 6,490.5 6,671.7 6,578.0 6,529.5 6,550.5 21.0

Air transportation

 566.8 564.2 571.1 575.2 567.4 569.7 574.3 575.2 0.9

Rail transportation

 156.1 149.6 150.0 150.0 155.8 151.0 150.4 149.6 -0.8

Water transportation

 67.3 68.9 68.4 69.1 69.6 72.4 71.4 71.6 0.2

Truck transportation

 1,469.0 1,446.2 1,440.4 1,442.6 1,491.4 1,465.6 1,464.9 1,464.1 -0.8

Transit and ground passenger transportation

 502.1 504.4 505.4 505.8 487.6 494.0 492.2 492.2 0.0

Pipeline transportation

 55.1 56.4 56.2 55.9 55.0 55.6 55.9 55.9 0.0

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

 24.6 24.5 25.3 26.7 32.0 32.9 34.0 34.3 0.3

Support activities for transportation

 828.9 824.6 822.6 823.3 831.9 826.0 824.5 826.2 1.7

Couriers and messengers

 1,070.7 1,158.9 1,035.4 1,019.2 1,100.2 1,080.4 1,030.4 1,050.8 20.4

Warehousing and storage

 1,871.7 1,822.0 1,824.3 1,822.7 1,880.8 1,830.4 1,831.5 1,830.6 -0.9

Utilities

 599.5 603.2 604.4 604.1 600.4 604.7 606.2 605.0 -1.2

Information

 2,856 2,782 2,769 2,772 2,867 2,815 2,794 2,791 -3

Motion picture and sound recording industries

 350.7 330.9 327.6 328.1 359.3 352.4 338.5 337.4 -1.1

Publishing industries

 904.4 894.7 893.6 897.9 906.4 901.7 902.0 902.8 0.8

Broadcasting and content providers

 340.0 333.4 334.5 332.8 340.4 334.8 334.1 334.2 0.1

Telecommunications

 598.7 578.3 572.5 572.1 598.2 580.0 576.0 574.4 -1.6

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

 482.8 467.1 462.4 461.2 482.9 467.5 464.1 462.6 -1.5

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

 179.5 177.6 177.9 179.7 179.6 178.3 179.4 180.0 0.6

Financial activities

 9,145 9,100 9,102 9,076 9,201 9,147 9,149 9,134 -15

Finance and insurance

 6,723.6 6,701.1 6,691.5 6,669.6 6,743.0 6,710.4 6,706.1 6,689.9 -16.2

Monetary authorities-central bank

 19.9 18.8 18.7 18.6 20.0 18.9 18.9 18.8 -0.1

Credit intermediation and related
activities

 2,563.3 2,551.4 2,543.4 2,533.9 2,565.3 2,550.8 2,545.3 2,536.8 -8.5

Depository credit intermediation(1)

 1,780.6 1,782.3 1,777.4 1,772.4 1,780.6 1,781.2 1,777.9 1,773.6 -4.3

Commercial banking

 1,374.7 1,365.2 1,361.3 1,356.6 1,373.8 1,364.6 1,361.2 1,356.8 -4.4

Nondepository credit intermediation

 503.2 495.0 492.8 493.3 505.1 495.3 494.0 494.5 0.5

Activities related to credit intermediation

 279.5 274.1 273.2 268.2 279.6 274.3 273.3 268.6 -4.7

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

 1,122.5 1,150.3 1,157.7 1,153.3 1,132.4 1,158.7 1,165.3 1,163.4 -1.9

Insurance carriers and related activities

 3,017.9 2,980.6 2,971.7 2,963.8 3,025.3 2,982.0 2,976.6 2,970.9 -5.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

 2,421.8 2,399.3 2,410.4 2,406.7 2,458.1 2,436.8 2,442.7 2,444.0 1.3

Real estate

 1,838.8 1,827.9 1,838.6 1,829.6 1,859.3 1,848.5 1,854.6 1,851.4 -3.2

Rental and leasing services

 561.5 550.2 550.6 555.9 577.0 566.8 566.6 571.2 4.6

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

 21.5 21.2 21.2 21.2 21.8 21.5 21.5 21.4 -0.1

Professional and business services

 22,220 22,040 22,148 22,189 22,457 22,408 22,415 22,417 2

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 10,768.0 10,762.0 10,820.5 10,775.2 10,782.3 10,790.4 10,803.6 10,790.1 -13.5

Legal services

 1,207.0 1,230.8 1,228.3 1,223.9 1,215.7 1,233.9 1,233.8 1,233.1 -0.7

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

 1,200.4 1,153.5 1,196.5 1,197.2 1,126.0 1,129.2 1,128.4 1,125.3 -3.1

Architectural, engineering, and related services

 1,695.2 1,734.5 1,734.2 1,734.9 1,718.4 1,750.4 1,753.4 1,757.4 4.0

Specialized design services

 146.4 147.4 147.0 148.5 148.3 148.8 149.0 150.3 1.3

Computer systems design and related services

 2,384.5 2,374.0 2,381.0 2,343.8 2,408.9 2,374.2 2,381.3 2,368.1 -13.2

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

 1,849.1 1,860.3 1,865.6 1,857.7 1,864.3 1,871.1 1,873.5 1,872.5 -1.0

Scientific research and development services

 928.1 904.9 906.0 907.8 933.0 913.7 912.3 911.4 -0.9

Advertising, public relations, and related services

 479.8 474.2 478.5 473.3 482.1 476.5 479.1 476.2 -2.9

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

 877.5 882.4 883.4 888.1 885.6 892.7 892.8 895.7 2.9

Management of companies and enterprises

 2,613.0 2,606.7 2,602.3 2,606.1 2,620.9 2,619.6 2,617.7 2,614.9 -2.8

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 8,839.2 8,671.2 8,725.5 8,807.7 9,054.0 8,998.2 8,993.5 9,012.0 18.5

Administrative and support services

 8,326.2 8,154.0 8,207.7 8,287.5 8,535.1 8,475.3 8,468.9 8,486.1 17.2

Office administrative services

 616.4 615.0 617.6 617.8 620.2 618.3 620.0 621.3 1.3

Facilities support services

 179.1 179.6 181.2 183.0 179.9 181.1 182.4 183.5 1.1

Employment services(1)

 3,160.7 3,059.2 3,101.9 3,133.3 3,223.6 3,170.5 3,173.7 3,184.7 11.0

Temporary help services

 2,477.5 2,372.5 2,412.6 2,434.2 2,528.3 2,470.2 2,470.1 2,474.5 4.4

Business support services

 660.7 630.8 628.0 626.0 663.6 632.6 629.0 629.2 0.2

Travel arrangement and reservation services

 185.3 175.1 177.5 179.1 186.5 178.4 180.4 180.8 0.4

Investigation and security services

 1,032.8 1,035.2 1,036.8 1,036.4 1,038.8 1,045.1 1,043.7 1,044.0 0.3

Services to buildings and dwellings

 2,165.7 2,134.3 2,137.3 2,179.9 2,294.1 2,314.8 2,305.0 2,307.7 2.7

Other support services

 325.5 324.8 327.4 332.0 328.5 334.6 334.7 335.0 0.3

Waste management and remediation services

 513.0 517.2 517.8 520.2 518.9 522.9 524.6 525.9 1.3

Private education and health services

 27,231 27,647 27,799 27,882 27,132 27,746 27,704 27,795 91

Private educational services

 4,193.6 3,992.2 4,160.9 4,173.9 4,055.5 4,052.0 4,037.1 4,038.8 1.7

Health care and social assistance

 23,037.3 23,655.1 23,637.7 23,707.9 23,076.0 23,694.4 23,666.6 23,756.5 89.9

Health care(3)

 17,991.7 18,339.3 18,303.9 18,363.5 18,028.1 18,363.6 18,331.2 18,407.6 76.4

Ambulatory health care services

 8,994.7 9,148.6 9,116.9 9,150.4 9,012.6 9,160.7 9,123.7 9,178.0 54.3

Offices of physicians

 2,976.5 3,051.1 3,010.7 3,036.5 2,985.4 3,052.3 3,012.9 3,047.9 35.0

Offices of dentists

 1,045.1 1,054.4 1,052.8 1,053.4 1,050.8 1,055.9 1,055.7 1,058.9 3.2

Offices of other health practitioners

 1,296.7 1,327.6 1,333.0 1,327.0 1,298.0 1,330.8 1,331.9 1,334.7 2.8

Outpatient care centers

 1,170.9 1,192.3 1,193.5 1,198.9 1,171.3 1,191.9 1,193.8 1,199.2 5.4

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

 308.9 313.4 309.5 308.1 308.8 311.7 308.2 308.4 0.2

Home health care services

 1,833.6 1,838.5 1,844.0 1,851.5 1,835.5 1,847.0 1,847.8 1,854.7 6.9

Other ambulatory health care services

 363.0 371.3 373.4 375.0 362.8 371.1 373.5 374.2 0.7

Hospitals

 5,602.8 5,730.5 5,736.0 5,752.4 5,612.6 5,734.1 5,745.0 5,759.9 14.9

Nursing and residential care facilities

 3,394.2 3,460.2 3,451.0 3,460.7 3,402.9 3,468.8 3,462.5 3,469.7 7.2

Skilled nursing care facilities

 1,531.7 1,569.2 1,567.1 1,571.6 1,538.0 1,574.4 1,575.1 1,577.5 2.4

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

 685.3 701.0 701.6 703.7 686.9 703.8 703.2 705.0 1.8

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

 1,009.2 1,018.1 1,012.0 1,013.6 1,009.8 1,018.4 1,013.4 1,015.1 1.7

Other residential care facilities

 168.0 171.9 170.3 171.8 168.2 172.3 170.8 172.1 1.3

Social assistance

 5,045.6 5,315.8 5,333.8 5,344.4 5,047.9 5,330.8 5,335.4 5,348.9 13.5

Individual and family services

 3,425.0 3,703.0 3,718.3 3,721.4 3,434.3 3,712.3 3,721.3 3,732.2 10.9

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

 234.0 235.1 235.5 238.2 233.8 236.0 236.0 237.9 1.9

Vocational rehabilitation services

 283.4 276.0 277.3 279.2 284.7 280.3 279.3 280.3 1.0

Child care services

 1,103.2 1,101.7 1,102.7 1,105.6 1,095.2 1,102.1 1,098.8 1,098.5 -0.3

Leisure and hospitality

 16,406 16,252 16,338 16,564 16,823 16,966 16,955 16,999 44

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 2,504.3 2,416.9 2,453.0 2,530.4 2,669.9 2,668.6 2,686.8 2,700.8 14.0

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

 564.2 530.7 559.4 588.5 593.9 591.8 608.1 619.6 11.5

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

 171.5 170.7 168.5 173.7 179.3 182.9 181.3 181.7 0.4

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

 1,768.6 1,715.5 1,725.1 1,768.2 1,896.7 1,893.9 1,897.4 1,899.5 2.1

Accommodation and food services

 13,901.4 13,835.3 13,885.4 14,033.6 14,153.1 14,296.9 14,268.6 14,298.0 29.4

Accommodation

 1,870.3 1,827.5 1,839.7 1,862.1 1,944.7 1,930.4 1,928.3 1,936.2 7.9

Food services and drinking places

 12,031.1 12,007.8 12,045.7 12,171.5 12,208.4 12,366.5 12,340.3 12,361.8 21.5

Other services

 5,950 5,957 5,975 5,986 5,987 6,026 6,031 6,022 -9

Repair and maintenance

 1,465.4 1,457.7 1,469.5 1,470.3 1,469.2 1,471.5 1,479.4 1,472.6 -6.8

Personal and laundry services

 1,579.6 1,591.1 1,589.4 1,586.1 1,594.5 1,608.7 1,606.8 1,601.8 -5.0

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

 2,904.6 2,908.3 2,915.8 2,929.9 2,923.1 2,945.5 2,944.9 2,948.0 3.1

Government

 23,894 23,241 23,573 23,648 23,559 23,329 23,325 23,317 -8

Federal

 2,991 2,671 2,670 2,660 2,988 2,685 2,676 2,658 -18

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

 2,391.2 2,078.9 2,068.1 2,058.4 2,390.0 2,090.3 2,075.7 2,059.4 -16.3

U.S. Postal Service

 599.4 592.0 602.3 601.5 598.3 594.6 599.9 598.6 -1.3

State government

 5,675 5,419 5,612 5,624 5,523 5,479 5,480 5,476 -4

State government education

 2,807.9 2,568.5 2,759.0 2,767.9 2,647.7 2,612.2 2,614.1 2,611.1 -3.0

State government, excluding education

 2,867.1 2,850.6 2,852.6 2,856.2 2,875.7 2,866.8 2,866.0 2,864.8 -1.2

Local government

 15,228 15,151 15,291 15,364 15,048 15,165 15,169 15,183 14

Local government education

 8,476.6 8,344.8 8,479.1 8,526.5 8,198.8 8,234.7 8,238.9 8,248.1 9.2

Local government, excluding education

 6,751.5 6,806.1 6,811.9 6,837.4 6,849.1 6,930.3 6,929.7 6,934.8 5.1

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 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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