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

Total nonfarm

157,157 159,358 156,723 157,286 158,310 158,432 158,558 158,466 -92

Total private

133,333 135,712 133,481 133,705 134,751 135,083 135,229 135,143 -86

Goods-producing

21,209 21,401 21,114 21,131 21,560 21,456 21,507 21,482 -25

Mining and logging

616 602 595 594 622 604 602 600 -2

Logging

42.0 37.7 37.1 36.9 41.4 37.6 37.1 36.6 -0.5

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

573.7 563.8 558.2 557.2 580.6 566.3 565.1 563.7 -1.4

Oil and gas extraction

117.9 116.7 115.5 115.3 118.9 116.5 115.5 116.2 0.7

Mining (except oil and gas)

185.1 186.1 182.9 182.6 190.3 188.0 187.7 187.6 -0.1

Coal mining

40.2 39.4 39.4 39.2 40.3 39.5 39.4 39.2 -0.2

Metal ore mining

45.5 46.1 45.6 45.5 45.6 46.0 45.6 45.7 0.1

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

99.4 100.6 97.9 97.9 104.3 102.5 102.6 102.7 0.1

Support activities for mining

270.7 261.0 259.8 259.3 271.4 261.8 261.9 259.9 -2.0

Construction

7,967 8,199 8,006 8,011 8,267 8,272 8,320 8,309 -11

Construction of buildings

1,816.1 1,846.7 1,818.9 1,826.8 1,857.3 1,853.2 1,859.9 1,866.4 6.5

Residential building construction

913.9 924.1 906.1 908.9 934.1 925.1 927.0 929.4 2.4

Nonresidential building construction

902.2 922.6 912.8 917.9 923.2 928.1 932.9 937.0 4.1

Heavy and civil engineering construction

1,090.5 1,163.2 1,112.5 1,114.7 1,175.2 1,195.9 1,205.1 1,198.6 -6.5

Specialty trade contractors

5,060.1 5,188.8 5,074.2 5,069.2 5,234.5 5,222.4 5,255.0 5,244.1 -10.9

Residential specialty trade contractors

2,327.8 2,344.6 2,287.6 2,285.9 2,401.3 2,361.8 2,369.4 2,359.9 -9.5

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

2,732.3 2,844.2 2,786.6 2,783.3 2,833.2 2,860.6 2,885.6 2,884.2 -1.4

Manufacturing

12,626 12,600 12,513 12,526 12,671 12,580 12,585 12,573 -12

Durable goods

7,838 7,816 7,770 7,780 7,859 7,797 7,805 7,801 -4

Wood product manufacturing

407.9 394.4 390.4 389.6 409.0 395.2 393.5 391.1 -2.4

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

408.4 415.9 411.2 411.1 416.6 414.9 418.5 418.9 0.4

Primary metal manufacturing

364.0 363.7 363.1 361.8 365.1 363.3 364.3 362.6 -1.7

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

1,436.3 1,440.2 1,436.4 1,441.5 1,435.7 1,439.7 1,439.1 1,441.2 2.1

Machinery manufacturing

1,093.8 1,085.3 1,083.9 1,085.4 1,095.4 1,084.4 1,085.3 1,086.4 1.1

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

1,003.0 990.2 986.2 986.3 1,005.7 989.5 989.5 988.8 -0.7

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

101.6 98.8 98.4 98.6 101.8 98.2 98.5 98.6 0.1

Communications equipment manufacturing

78.6 80.6 80.7 81.1 78.9 80.5 80.8 81.3 0.5

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

384.6 369.3 368.6 367.5 385.8 370.1 369.6 368.6 -1.0

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

409.6 413.5 410.3 411.1 410.1 413.0 411.8 411.8 0.0

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

28.6 28.0 28.2 28.0 29.0 27.8 28.8 28.4 -0.4

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

427.5 431.5 433.9 435.0 427.5 432.0 433.4 434.6 1.2

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

1,750.3 1,745.9 1,727.3 1,729.2 1,754.7 1,733.0 1,737.9 1,733.9 -4.0

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

976.3 961.3 944.0 946.5 979.5 951.0 951.2 949.6 -1.6

Furniture and related product manufacturing

335.5 334.7 331.2 331.4 337.3 334.3 333.5 333.4 -0.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing

610.8 613.7 606.8 608.6 612.4 611.0 609.8 610.1 0.3

Nondurable goods

4,788 4,784 4,743 4,746 4,812 4,783 4,780 4,772 -8

Food manufacturing

1,770.6 1,786.6 1,768.8 1,769.5 1,779.6 1,780.2 1,781.8 1,780.1 -1.7

Textile mills

82.2 81.0 79.9 79.1 82.7 80.9 80.0 79.7 -0.3

Textile product mills

94.8 94.1 94.3 94.1 94.6 93.9 94.0 93.9 -0.1

Apparel manufacturing

81.0 74.9 73.6 74.2 81.2 75.2 74.6 74.3 -0.3

Paper manufacturing

355.2 353.9 354.7 355.6 355.3 352.8 354.6 355.4 0.8

Printing and related support activities

346.5 342.0 339.5 339.8 348.5 340.5 340.7 340.5 -0.2

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

108.2 107.4 105.7 105.8 110.3 109.7 108.6 108.2 -0.4

Chemical manufacturing

897.0 901.4 894.7 898.5 898.2 900.8 899.5 900.5 1.0

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

707.4 698.2 695.5 692.3 706.8 697.5 696.7 692.5 -4.2

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

344.9 344.4 336.1 336.6 355.0 351.3 349.3 347.2 -2.1

Private service-providing

112,124 114,311 112,367 112,574 113,191 113,627 113,722 113,661 -61

Trade, transportation, and utilities

28,605 29,348 28,562 28,406 28,806 28,616 28,617 28,615 -2

Wholesale trade

6,045.5 6,063.7 6,018.8 6,021.3 6,075.9 6,042.5 6,045.0 6,051.0 6.0

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

3,398.0 3,408.9 3,389.4 3,390.8 3,409.4 3,397.7 3,398.6 3,401.9 3.3

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

2,195.7 2,211.3 2,191.6 2,191.4 2,211.8 2,204.5 2,205.8 2,207.5 1.7

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

451.8 443.5 437.8 439.1 454.7 440.3 440.6 441.6 1.0

Retail trade

15,287.6 15,807.1 15,366.1 15,273.2 15,441.8 15,413.5 15,424.2 15,426.5 2.3

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

2,036.9 2,049.8 2,036.3 2,041.3 2,055.0 2,051.8 2,057.2 2,057.6 0.4

Automobile dealers

1,286.4 1,295.0 1,288.3 1,291.1 1,292.2 1,292.7 1,297.3 1,296.2 -1.1

Other motor vehicle dealers

157.5 157.0 153.6 154.4 164.6 162.6 161.7 161.1 -0.6

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

593.0 597.8 594.4 595.8 598.2 596.4 598.2 600.3 2.1

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

1,346.3 1,354.2 1,305.0 1,310.6 1,389.2 1,376.4 1,355.0 1,355.0 0.0

Food and beverage retailers

3,230.8 3,285.8 3,253.6 3,248.3 3,228.7 3,247.4 3,254.9 3,248.7 -6.2

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

778.8 808.4 765.7 752.5 781.7 767.2 762.6 755.9 -6.7

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

400.5 406.6 394.8 389.3 401.0 388.4 390.5 389.0 -1.5

Electronics and appliance retailers

378.3 401.8 370.9 363.2 380.7 378.7 372.1 366.9 -5.2

General merchandise retailers

3,209.5 3,382.0 3,234.9 3,205.5 3,249.2 3,216.7 3,232.9 3,240.7 7.8

Department stores

928.3 1,034.1 939.4 922.9 948.1 932.6 934.7 938.5 3.8

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

2,281.2 2,347.9 2,295.5 2,282.6 2,301.1 2,284.1 2,298.2 2,302.1 3.9

Health and personal care retailers

1,061.9 1,063.6 1,052.4 1,047.1 1,061.5 1,035.1 1,044.3 1,046.9 2.6

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

1,036.9 1,060.2 1,055.6 1,051.5 1,048.6 1,059.9 1,062.7 1,062.6 -0.1

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

1,112.5 1,247.2 1,157.6 1,114.1 1,132.2 1,149.1 1,141.1 1,141.0 -0.1

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

1,474.0 1,555.9 1,505.0 1,502.3 1,495.7 1,509.9 1,513.5 1,518.1 4.6

Transportation and warehousing

6,675.1 6,871.4 6,573.5 6,508.0 6,689.1 6,555.4 6,543.0 6,531.7 -11.3

Air transportation

565.2 569.7 564.4 572.1 568.8 571.0 570.0 575.1 5.1

Rail transportation

155.9 151.7 151.7 151.7 156.4 152.1 152.6 151.9 -0.7

Water transportation

66.7 69.3 68.9 68.3 69.5 71.6 72.4 71.4 -1.0

Truck transportation

1,464.3 1,470.6 1,442.8 1,439.6 1,487.6 1,467.2 1,463.0 1,462.5 -0.5

Transit and ground passenger transportation

500.5 513.3 504.4 507.1 486.2 495.9 494.4 493.9 -0.5

Pipeline transportation

55.6 57.1 56.4 56.2 55.4 57.6 55.6 56.0 0.4

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

23.2 28.4 24.5 25.1 31.0 33.5 32.8 33.7 0.9

Support activities for transportation

829.5 827.0 824.1 823.3 830.9 819.5 825.2 824.5 -0.7

Couriers and messengers

1,137.6 1,309.2 1,112.8 1,037.2 1,119.9 1,050.8 1,044.6 1,028.0 -16.6

Warehousing and storage

1,876.6 1,875.1 1,823.5 1,827.4 1,883.4 1,836.2 1,832.4 1,834.7 2.3

Utilities

596.6 605.8 603.2 603.9 598.8 604.5 604.9 606.2 1.3

Information

2,862 2,866 2,789 2,789 2,876 2,842 2,823 2,812 -11

Motion picture and sound recording industries

354.9 356.0 331.6 335.3 365.1 346.1 353.6 344.1 -9.5

Publishing industries

902.2 907.2 897.8 894.3 906.3 904.0 904.7 903.9 -0.8

Broadcasting and content providers

342.3 342.6 333.2 335.2 340.6 340.5 334.9 334.5 -0.4

Telecommunications

600.2 605.9 580.6 578.3 601.0 598.3 582.3 581.3 -1.0

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

482.5 473.7 468.1 467.2 482.4 472.9 468.8 468.5 -0.3

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

179.5 180.7 177.8 178.2 180.2 180.6 178.3 179.5 1.2

Financial activities

9,152 9,221 9,108 9,117 9,199 9,186 9,156 9,166 10

Finance and insurance

6,724.0 6,758.0 6,704.2 6,702.8 6,740.5 6,734.2 6,715.0 6,719.6 4.6

Monetary authorities-central bank

20.0 19.0 18.8 18.7 20.0 19.1 18.9 18.8 -0.1

Credit intermediation and related
activities

2,562.9 2,569.5 2,556.0 2,548.0 2,565.9 2,564.0 2,555.5 2,551.4 -4.1

Depository credit intermediation(1)

1,780.1 1,791.3 1,782.6 1,777.3 1,780.7 1,787.2 1,781.8 1,778.7 -3.1

Commercial banking

1,373.9 1,373.5 1,365.2 1,361.0 1,373.5 1,371.4 1,365.1 1,362.1 -3.0

Nondepository credit intermediation

503.3 498.4 497.2 495.3 504.6 496.7 496.8 495.9 -0.9

Activities related to credit intermediation

279.5 279.8 276.2 275.4 280.6 280.1 276.8 276.8 0.0

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

1,119.9 1,166.4 1,151.9 1,160.7 1,128.8 1,158.3 1,161.0 1,169.0 8.0

Insurance carriers and related activities

3,021.2 3,003.1 2,977.5 2,975.4 3,025.8 2,992.8 2,979.6 2,980.4 0.8

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,428.2 2,462.9 2,404.0 2,414.5 2,458.7 2,451.7 2,440.7 2,446.5 5.8

Real estate

1,843.3 1,875.7 1,833.2 1,843.6 1,859.1 1,860.3 1,853.5 1,859.6 6.1

Rental and leasing services

563.2 565.3 549.6 549.7 577.6 569.8 565.7 565.4 -0.3

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

21.7 21.9 21.2 21.2 22.0 21.6 21.5 21.5 0.0

Professional and business services

22,208 22,442 22,039 22,133 22,473 22,372 22,390 22,385 -5

Professional, scientific, and technical services

10,786.0 10,829.5 10,766.0 10,816.7 10,779.9 10,784.6 10,796.4 10,807.5 11.1

Legal services

1,203.9 1,241.4 1,230.8 1,230.8 1,211.5 1,231.2 1,235.0 1,237.6 2.6

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,191.1 1,124.1 1,152.6 1,192.7 1,125.1 1,129.8 1,129.7 1,128.3 -1.4

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,697.7 1,744.6 1,737.2 1,734.0 1,717.6 1,745.9 1,751.3 1,752.8 1.5

Specialized design services

146.1 150.1 148.1 147.5 147.8 148.1 149.1 149.2 0.1

Computer systems design and related services

2,412.3 2,387.7 2,374.2 2,379.4 2,416.7 2,380.6 2,376.2 2,382.1 5.9

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,852.4 1,892.9 1,861.8 1,864.8 1,861.6 1,871.6 1,872.3 1,873.7 1.4

Scientific research and development services

925.3 911.4 904.2 905.3 932.8 912.2 912.9 911.5 -1.4

Advertising, public relations, and related services

482.5 486.2 475.3 479.0 483.6 481.7 477.8 480.2 2.4

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

874.7 891.1 881.8 883.2 883.2 883.4 892.1 892.2 0.1

Management of companies and enterprises

2,602.5 2,633.9 2,603.7 2,600.9 2,614.9 2,622.0 2,616.9 2,614.9 -2.0

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

8,819.9 8,978.7 8,669.3 8,715.6 9,077.7 8,965.0 8,977.0 8,962.7 -14.3

Administrative and support services

8,305.8 8,458.6 8,152.2 8,194.2 8,556.8 8,443.1 8,453.5 8,434.7 -18.8

Office administrative services

620.4 618.7 614.9 618.6 623.0 619.4 618.6 621.0 2.4

Facilities support services

179.3 179.4 180.0 180.1 180.5 180.0 181.1 181.3 0.2

Employment services(1)

3,168.2 3,232.5 3,054.9 3,090.9 3,234.5 3,143.7 3,148.9 3,144.3 -4.6

Temporary help services

2,480.0 2,529.4 2,368.2 2,401.3 2,533.0 2,451.4 2,453.9 2,447.4 -6.5

Business support services

666.5 652.2 633.5 628.9 665.9 636.4 633.2 628.9 -4.3

Travel arrangement and reservation services

185.1 181.7 175.0 177.8 187.1 183.2 178.5 180.7 2.2

Investigation and security services

1,033.5 1,049.7 1,035.1 1,034.0 1,039.1 1,045.7 1,045.2 1,040.8 -4.4

Services to buildings and dwellings

2,136.2 2,215.6 2,133.0 2,135.9 2,302.4 2,303.2 2,312.6 2,302.1 -10.5

Other support services

316.6 328.8 325.8 328.0 324.3 331.5 335.4 335.5 0.1

Waste management and remediation services

514.1 520.1 517.1 521.4 520.9 521.9 523.5 528.0 4.5

Private education and health services

27,170 27,772 27,656 27,820 27,064 27,627 27,756 27,722 -34

Private educational services

4,189.8 4,100.5 3,994.1 4,162.1 4,055.5 4,039.3 4,051.9 4,036.2 -15.7

Health care and social assistance

22,979.7 23,671.5 23,661.6 23,658.3 23,008.3 23,587.5 23,703.9 23,685.3 -18.6

Health care(3)

17,954.5 18,368.5 18,344.5 18,317.3 17,980.5 18,295.3 18,372.0 18,344.0 -28.0

Ambulatory health care services

8,989.7 9,169.0 9,151.5 9,124.7 8,996.8 9,120.8 9,166.9 9,132.9 -34.0

Offices of physicians

2,983.2 3,065.8 3,047.7 3,011.9 2,985.1 3,039.0 3,051.2 3,013.8 -37.4

Offices of dentists

1,049.7 1,061.0 1,056.3 1,055.2 1,051.8 1,055.5 1,057.4 1,057.5 0.1

Offices of other health practitioners

1,289.7 1,326.0 1,330.7 1,337.4 1,291.4 1,325.7 1,335.9 1,339.2 3.3

Outpatient care centers

1,171.4 1,193.5 1,192.7 1,193.8 1,170.4 1,188.4 1,191.9 1,193.6 1.7

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

308.6 313.4 313.7 308.9 306.9 312.3 312.0 307.3 -4.7

Home health care services

1,827.2 1,840.0 1,839.2 1,844.6 1,830.5 1,830.3 1,847.5 1,848.2 0.7

Other ambulatory health care services

359.9 369.3 371.2 372.9 360.7 369.6 371.0 373.2 2.2

Hospitals

5,586.0 5,728.8 5,734.0 5,741.5 5,595.1 5,718.8 5,737.5 5,749.1 11.6

Nursing and residential care facilities

3,378.8 3,470.7 3,459.0 3,451.1 3,388.6 3,455.7 3,467.6 3,462.0 -5.6

Skilled nursing care facilities

1,521.9 1,577.0 1,568.3 1,566.3 1,529.5 1,569.9 1,573.7 1,574.1 0.4

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

679.4 703.9 700.6 701.0 681.1 701.0 703.3 702.5 -0.8

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

1,009.2 1,018.3 1,018.3 1,011.6 1,009.6 1,013.5 1,018.4 1,013.0 -5.4

Other residential care facilities

168.3 171.5 171.8 172.2 168.4 171.3 172.2 172.4 0.2

Social assistance

5,025.2 5,303.0 5,317.1 5,341.0 5,027.8 5,292.2 5,331.9 5,341.3 9.4

Individual and family services

3,411.4 3,679.6 3,702.7 3,721.8 3,415.7 3,675.7 3,712.8 3,725.2 12.4

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

233.5 236.2 235.2 235.1 233.5 234.6 235.7 235.4 -0.3

Vocational rehabilitation services

283.1 283.3 276.6 277.6 284.7 282.8 280.5 279.3 -1.2

Child care services

1,097.2 1,103.9 1,102.6 1,106.5 1,094.0 1,099.0 1,103.0 1,101.4 -1.6

Leisure and hospitality

16,207 16,661 16,253 16,328 16,796 16,961 16,949 16,922 -27

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,442.1 2,514.6 2,417.2 2,445.5 2,659.8 2,679.5 2,665.3 2,672.9 7.6

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

548.3 589.8 530.2 550.7 591.0 604.4 589.0 594.9 5.9

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

168.6 178.5 171.0 169.1 180.7 181.6 183.0 181.3 -1.7

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

1,725.2 1,746.3 1,716.0 1,725.7 1,888.1 1,893.5 1,893.3 1,896.7 3.4

Accommodation and food services

13,764.5 14,146.8 13,835.6 13,882.2 14,136.3 14,281.8 14,283.6 14,248.9 -34.7

Accommodation

1,851.7 1,878.2 1,826.6 1,836.6 1,938.3 1,938.5 1,927.1 1,922.1 -5.0

Food services and drinking places

11,912.8 12,268.6 12,009.0 12,045.6 12,198.0 12,343.3 12,356.5 12,326.8 -29.7

Other services

5,920 6,001 5,960 5,981 5,977 6,023 6,031 6,039 8

Repair and maintenance

1,454.7 1,467.6 1,458.6 1,468.3 1,467.1 1,475.0 1,474.3 1,480.7 6.4

Personal and laundry services

1,574.8 1,607.7 1,591.8 1,593.1 1,591.0 1,607.0 1,610.4 1,610.8 0.4

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

2,890.5 2,925.3 2,909.6 2,919.2 2,919.2 2,940.9 2,946.5 2,947.1 0.6

Government

23,824 23,646 23,242 23,581 23,559 23,349 23,329 23,323 -6

Federal

2,992 2,739 2,682 2,681 2,997 2,722 2,693 2,683 -10

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

2,392.2 2,137.3 2,089.6 2,078.6 2,397.1 2,127.6 2,098.7 2,083.6 -15.1

U.S. Postal Service

600.2 601.6 592.0 602.3 599.8 594.2 594.3 599.8 5.5

State government

5,655 5,571 5,408 5,611 5,525 5,476 5,475 5,480 5

State government education

2,792.9 2,706.3 2,558.2 2,759.1 2,649.0 2,602.6 2,608.5 2,615.7 7.2

State government, excluding education

2,862.3 2,864.9 2,850.1 2,851.5 2,875.6 2,873.7 2,866.3 2,864.7 -1.6

Local government

15,177 15,336 15,152 15,289 15,037 15,151 15,161 15,160 -1

Local government education

8,446.7 8,492.9 8,346.4 8,478.4 8,191.4 8,231.8 8,232.1 8,232.6 0.5

Local government, excluding education

6,730.0 6,843.4 6,805.2 6,810.9 6,845.3 6,919.3 6,928.7 6,927.4 -1.3

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.

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026