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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
Apr.
2024
Feb.
2025
Mar.
2025(p)
Apr.
2025(p)
Apr.
2024
Feb.
2025
Mar.
2025(p)
Apr.
2025(p)
Change from:
Mar.2025 - Apr.2025(p)

Total nonfarm

157,438 157,944 158,411 159,316 157,635 159,155 159,340 159,517 177

Total private

133,804 134,104 134,502 135,377 134,345 135,568 135,738 135,905 167

Goods-producing

21,514 21,318 21,404 21,562 21,650 21,686 21,695 21,706 11

Mining and logging

624 620 619 620 630 625 624 625 1

Logging

39.5 39.7 38.4 37.0 42.0 39.2 38.9 39.3 0.4

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

584.9 580.0 580.5 583.1 588.2 585.8 585.5 585.6 0.1

Oil and gas extraction

120.8 121.5 121.8 121.4 121.8 122.4 122.4 122.4 0.0

Mining (except oil and gas)

191.3 187.5 188.7 191.7 192.5 192.4 192.2 192.6 0.4

Coal mining

43.2 41.2 41.1 40.9 43.3 41.3 41.2 40.9 -0.3

Metal ore mining

44.4 45.0 45.0 44.6 44.5 45.1 45.1 44.7 -0.4

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

103.7 101.3 102.6 106.2 104.7 106.0 105.9 107.0 1.1

Support activities for mining

272.8 271.0 270.0 270.0 273.9 271.0 270.9 270.6 -0.3

Construction

8,089 7,987 8,071 8,226 8,173 8,298 8,305 8,316 11

Construction of buildings

1,826.5 1,829.5 1,843.1 1,856.9 1,845.7 1,871.7 1,875.6 1,878.5 2.9

Residential building construction

931.0 933.1 940.6 945.9 940.8 954.3 957.0 956.3 -0.7

Nonresidential building construction

895.5 896.4 902.5 911.0 904.9 917.4 918.6 922.2 3.6

Heavy and civil engineering construction

1,136.5 1,087.4 1,120.3 1,167.2 1,147.3 1,175.8 1,179.2 1,178.7 -0.5

Specialty trade contractors

5,126.1 5,069.7 5,107.8 5,201.9 5,180.3 5,250.6 5,250.0 5,259.0 9.0

Residential specialty trade contractors

2,378.0 2,320.0 2,322.5 2,363.1 2,403.6 2,402.1 2,389.0 2,393.1 4.1

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

2,748.1 2,749.7 2,785.3 2,838.8 2,776.7 2,848.5 2,861.0 2,865.9 4.9

Manufacturing

12,801 12,711 12,714 12,716 12,847 12,763 12,766 12,765 -1

Durable goods

7,977 7,884 7,881 7,886 7,997 7,909 7,907 7,909 2

Wood product manufacturing

416.6 414.6 412.7 414.4 418.0 416.0 414.4 415.5 1.1

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

417.3 420.1 423.4 426.8 419.8 430.9 429.6 429.7 0.1

Primary metal manufacturing

374.4 374.4 375.9 375.5 375.2 375.4 376.1 376.0 -0.1

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

1,443.9 1,437.4 1,433.6 1,436.7 1,446.4 1,438.4 1,435.9 1,439.0 3.1

Machinery manufacturing

1,120.4 1,113.3 1,114.1 1,116.5 1,123.0 1,115.6 1,116.9 1,118.9 2.0

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

1,025.6 1,007.6 1,007.9 1,002.8 1,029.5 1,010.1 1,011.2 1,007.2 -4.0

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

109.2 110.2 109.4 109.5 109.9 110.5 110.2 110.2 0.0

Communications equipment manufacturing

82.5 81.3 82.2 81.6 82.7 81.6 82.3 81.8 -0.5

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

392.4 379.0 379.2 377.4 394.2 380.0 380.3 379.2 -1.1

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

412.1 409.1 409.3 407.2 413.0 409.6 410.1 408.4 -1.7

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

29.4 28.0 27.8 27.1 29.7 28.4 28.2 27.6 -0.6

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

418.0 406.7 405.0 407.0 419.2 406.6 405.9 407.6 1.7

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

1,797.9 1,766.2 1,760.7 1,756.6 1,800.6 1,769.0 1,766.9 1,763.8 -3.1

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

1,020.6 1,001.6 1,000.5 997.1 1,018.1 1,003.1 1,002.0 997.3 -4.7

Furniture and related product manufacturing

345.1 335.3 337.2 338.8 345.9 337.1 336.9 338.4 1.5

Miscellaneous manufacturing

617.8 608.1 610.5 610.9 619.7 610.2 612.8 612.4 -0.4

Nondurable goods

4,824 4,827 4,833 4,830 4,850 4,854 4,859 4,856 -3

Food manufacturing

1,749.1 1,759.9 1,758.5 1,759.1 1,763.7 1,769.8 1,771.4 1,774.5 3.1

Textile mills

86.5 85.1 85.7 85.8 86.4 85.6 85.9 85.6 -0.3

Textile product mills

100.9 99.4 100.0 98.1 100.6 99.2 99.7 98.0 -1.7

Apparel manufacturing

84.2 83.7 83.2 83.7 84.1 84.0 84.0 83.7 -0.3

Paper manufacturing

353.6 355.4 354.9 353.9 354.6 355.6 354.6 354.8 0.2

Printing and related support activities

359.6 351.9 352.0 352.1 360.1 353.9 352.8 352.3 -0.5

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

110.0 106.0 107.0 106.5 109.9 108.2 108.5 106.8 -1.7

Chemical manufacturing

894.7 900.5 902.5 900.6 896.3 901.1 901.9 902.0 0.1

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

727.6 719.3 721.0 718.2 728.5 719.5 721.7 719.1 -2.6

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

358.2 366.0 368.5 372.1 365.8 377.1 378.5 379.2 0.7

Private service-providing

112,290 112,786 113,098 113,815 112,695 113,882 114,043 114,199 156

Trade, transportation, and utilities

28,656 28,887 28,861 28,915 28,916 29,109 29,134 29,166 32

Wholesale trade

6,122.7 6,149.2 6,155.2 6,170.7 6,137.5 6,181.5 6,180.7 6,186.5 5.8

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

3,419.8 3,451.9 3,459.8 3,468.2 3,428.3 3,465.1 3,471.1 3,476.9 5.8

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

2,210.3 2,208.1 2,210.0 2,217.2 2,214.6 2,224.6 2,221.3 2,222.0 0.7

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

492.6 489.2 485.4 485.3 494.6 491.8 488.3 487.6 -0.7

Retail trade

15,406.9 15,404.0 15,428.5 15,465.8 15,545.7 15,569.4 15,591.1 15,589.3 -1.8

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

2,050.6 2,045.5 2,056.4 2,056.1 2,052.2 2,060.6 2,063.2 2,058.6 -4.6

Automobile dealers

1,284.2 1,292.5 1,297.3 1,295.4 1,285.0 1,295.8 1,299.1 1,297.0 -2.1

Other motor vehicle dealers

171.6 158.5 163.3 164.2 171.5 166.0 166.3 164.3 -2.0

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

594.8 594.5 595.8 596.5 595.6 598.7 597.9 597.3 -0.6

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

1,425.5 1,345.1 1,384.5 1,423.7 1,398.2 1,389.9 1,391.6 1,394.3 2.7

Food and beverage retailers

3,197.0 3,220.1 3,220.6 3,228.8 3,220.8 3,220.9 3,241.6 3,251.1 9.5

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

796.5 794.3 790.4 782.6 806.8 796.8 795.3 792.9 -2.4

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

406.0 408.1 408.3 402.4 410.8 409.2 408.5 406.5 -2.0

Electronics and appliance retailers

390.5 386.2 382.1 380.2 396.0 387.6 386.7 386.5 -0.2

General merchandise retailers

3,215.4 3,262.9 3,255.7 3,258.7 3,266.2 3,307.9 3,304.6 3,305.0 0.4

Department stores

988.3 1,000.0 993.8 994.4 1,015.3 1,020.1 1,019.8 1,020.2 0.4

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

2,227.1 2,262.9 2,261.9 2,264.3 2,250.9 2,287.8 2,284.7 2,284.8 0.1

Health and personal care retailers

1,083.7 1,089.0 1,087.6 1,081.0 1,093.1 1,088.5 1,091.6 1,090.0 -1.6

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

1,046.6 1,048.8 1,049.8 1,051.4 1,053.9 1,061.8 1,060.1 1,058.9 -1.2

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

1,106.2 1,106.9 1,099.5 1,089.1 1,143.8 1,128.4 1,127.4 1,124.1 -3.3

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

1,485.4 1,491.4 1,484.0 1,494.4 1,510.7 1,514.6 1,515.7 1,514.4 -1.3

Transportation and warehousing

6,538.5 6,740.5 6,681.3 6,684.2 6,643.7 6,762.8 6,765.5 6,794.5 29.0

Air transportation

562.1 571.8 574.3 577.5 563.5 574.6 575.2 578.1 2.9

Rail transportation

158.3 153.8 153.8 153.8 157.9 154.4 153.7 153.8 0.1

Water transportation

69.6 67.4 68.0 68.7 70.4 69.8 69.9 69.6 -0.3

Truck transportation

1,511.8 1,493.8 1,499.9 1,509.3 1,528.5 1,516.1 1,523.1 1,524.5 1.4

Transit and ground passenger transportation

482.0 499.7 500.6 503.4 468.0 486.3 487.8 489.9 2.1

Pipeline transportation

54.8 59.4 59.2 60.2 54.7 59.0 59.0 59.8 0.8

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

26.4 23.2 24.6 28.2 31.3 30.2 31.4 32.7 1.3

Support activities for transportation

827.6 842.2 843.2 842.9 832.7 843.3 846.1 848.6 2.5

Couriers and messengers

1,014.4 1,194.3 1,131.6 1,111.1 1,087.5 1,185.7 1,175.7 1,184.1 8.4

Warehousing and storage

1,831.5 1,834.9 1,826.1 1,829.1 1,849.2 1,843.4 1,843.6 1,853.4 9.8

Utilities

587.5 593.1 595.7 594.2 588.8 595.3 596.7 596.1 -0.6

Information

2,934 2,921 2,920 2,922 2,952 2,940 2,938 2,938 0

Motion picture and sound recording industries

391.1 398.4 398.2 404.9 397.7 410.2 409.1 411.1 2.0

Publishing industries

910.9 912.8 915.5 916.8 917.4 919.7 921.1 921.8 0.7

Broadcasting and content providers

342.3 335.0 331.6 334.6 342.7 332.9 332.2 334.7 2.5

Telecommunications

622.5 606.1 604.8 599.2 625.3 607.4 604.1 602.3 -1.8

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

483.3 486.4 487.1 483.2 485.6 486.8 488.4 485.2 -3.2

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

183.4 182.1 183.0 182.9 183.2 183.1 182.8 183.0 0.2

Financial activities

9,097 9,183 9,182 9,202 9,152 9,235 9,241 9,255 14

Finance and insurance

6,667.1 6,724.3 6,725.2 6,725.6 6,690.8 6,739.2 6,745.1 6,749.1 4.0

Monetary authorities-central bank

20.4 21.3 21.3 21.3 20.5 21.3 21.4 21.4 0.0

Credit intermediation and related
activities

2,565.6 2,554.2 2,553.4 2,551.6 2,570.1 2,556.1 2,555.0 2,556.0 1.0

Depository credit intermediation(1)

1,783.6 1,773.8 1,773.6 1,770.9 1,786.1 1,773.7 1,773.2 1,773.7 0.5

Commercial banking

1,378.2 1,363.3 1,363.1 1,358.8 1,379.6 1,361.9 1,361.8 1,360.6 -1.2

Nondepository credit intermediation

503.4 504.7 504.6 506.2 505.2 506.0 506.9 507.9 1.0

Activities related to credit intermediation

278.6 275.7 275.2 274.5 278.9 276.4 275.0 274.4 -0.6

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

1,101.8 1,123.9 1,126.9 1,131.9 1,110.2 1,131.8 1,136.8 1,139.9 3.1

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,979.3 3,024.9 3,023.6 3,020.8 2,990.0 3,030.0 3,031.9 3,031.8 -0.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,429.9 2,459.1 2,456.7 2,476.5 2,460.7 2,495.7 2,496.3 2,505.4 9.1

Real estate

1,842.4 1,861.1 1,858.2 1,868.1 1,860.6 1,882.1 1,881.7 1,885.3 3.6

Rental and leasing services

565.2 575.1 575.7 585.5 577.6 590.4 591.5 597.0 5.5

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

22.3 22.9 22.8 22.9 22.5 23.2 23.1 23.1 0.0

Professional and business services

22,593 22,328 22,355 22,577 22,645 22,594 22,597 22,614 17

Professional, scientific, and technical services

10,827.3 10,856.2 10,848.0 10,885.4 10,804.2 10,855.2 10,861.8 10,865.3 3.5

Legal services

1,188.5 1,185.2 1,187.0 1,190.9 1,194.9 1,191.7 1,195.5 1,196.9 1.4

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,225.2 1,212.6 1,223.6 1,214.4 1,153.3 1,144.5 1,145.2 1,144.3 -0.9

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,674.4 1,717.4 1,716.0 1,729.6 1,691.7 1,739.1 1,741.4 1,746.5 5.1

Specialized design services

150.6 147.5 147.9 147.7 151.3 149.3 149.9 148.7 -1.2

Computer systems design and related services

2,441.5 2,431.0 2,406.3 2,430.4 2,442.7 2,438.4 2,430.8 2,432.1 1.3

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,846.1 1,864.5 1,864.9 1,868.8 1,856.7 1,874.8 1,880.2 1,879.6 -0.6

Scientific research and development services

930.5 933.4 937.0 935.1 936.2 941.2 942.5 940.7 -1.8

Advertising, public relations, and related services

498.8 492.0 490.1 490.0 499.6 493.1 492.2 491.3 -0.9

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

871.7 872.6 875.2 878.5 877.9 883.0 884.2 885.1 0.9

Management of companies and enterprises

2,604.0 2,607.7 2,617.4 2,615.2 2,614.3 2,619.0 2,624.9 2,625.7 0.8

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

9,161.9 8,864.3 8,889.4 9,076.3 9,226.6 9,119.8 9,110.7 9,122.5 11.8

Administrative and support services

8,656.4 8,350.6 8,376.7 8,555.4 8,718.4 8,598.8 8,591.4 8,599.1 7.7

Office administrative services

616.7 622.2 618.8 620.2 617.7 623.8 622.4 621.6 -0.8

Facilities support services

179.6 184.5 183.7 181.9 180.5 185.4 184.7 183.4 -1.3

Employment services(1)

3,331.0 3,190.6 3,185.5 3,216.6 3,385.0 3,257.7 3,250.3 3,254.1 3.8

Temporary help services

2,618.3 2,488.0 2,488.0 2,516.7 2,665.7 2,541.6 2,538.9 2,542.5 3.6

Business support services

694.3 663.8 657.6 654.9 698.1 664.0 661.3 658.8 -2.5

Travel arrangement and reservation services

186.6 192.6 193.5 195.6 187.9 195.4 195.6 197.0 1.4

Investigation and security services

1,017.5 1,021.8 1,020.3 1,025.8 1,019.7 1,025.5 1,026.0 1,028.5 2.5

Services to buildings and dwellings

2,293.6 2,153.0 2,186.2 2,323.0 2,292.8 2,316.3 2,316.7 2,320.2 3.5

Other support services

337.1 322.1 331.1 337.4 336.8 330.7 334.5 335.6 1.1

Waste management and remediation services

505.5 513.7 512.7 520.9 508.2 521.0 519.3 523.4 4.1

Private education and health services

26,427 27,162 27,228 27,321 26,308 27,058 27,132 27,202 70

Private educational services

4,110.5 4,130.5 4,127.7 4,165.2 3,953.0 3,998.9 3,996.5 4,008.0 11.5

Health care and social assistance

22,316.9 23,031.3 23,100.1 23,156.0 22,355.4 23,058.6 23,135.8 23,194.0 58.2

Health care(3)

17,488.6 18,008.6 18,054.6 18,101.0 17,531.5 18,035.7 18,093.4 18,144.0 50.6

Ambulatory health care services

8,695.8 8,965.7 8,971.3 8,993.7 8,712.2 8,972.9 8,991.2 9,012.6 21.4

Offices of physicians

2,946.9 3,028.5 3,025.6 3,035.5 2,955.5 3,030.4 3,035.6 3,043.6 8.0

Offices of dentists

1,034.3 1,051.6 1,047.4 1,052.8 1,038.9 1,054.4 1,053.7 1,057.1 3.4

Offices of other health practitioners

1,218.8 1,262.2 1,268.1 1,275.1 1,219.7 1,264.0 1,272.3 1,277.0 4.7

Outpatient care centers

1,110.2 1,118.9 1,115.0 1,117.7 1,112.0 1,117.9 1,115.2 1,120.6 5.4

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

313.0 308.3 308.4 308.1 311.2 306.4 307.4 306.6 -0.8

Home health care services

1,715.3 1,838.0 1,845.2 1,842.8 1,717.7 1,841.1 1,845.7 1,845.8 0.1

Other ambulatory health care services

357.3 358.2 361.6 361.7 357.2 358.7 361.4 361.9 0.5

Hospitals

5,505.9 5,661.2 5,685.6 5,702.2 5,520.9 5,669.1 5,693.9 5,716.0 22.1

Nursing and residential care facilities

3,286.9 3,381.7 3,397.7 3,405.1 3,298.4 3,393.7 3,408.3 3,415.4 7.1

Skilled nursing care facilities

1,481.2 1,518.4 1,528.6 1,531.0 1,488.9 1,525.7 1,534.7 1,537.6 2.9

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

663.3 685.6 691.9 692.9 665.5 687.5 694.2 695.0 0.8

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

979.5 1,007.0 1,006.5 1,008.5 980.3 1,009.9 1,008.6 1,009.9 1.3

Other residential care facilities

162.9 170.7 170.7 172.7 163.7 170.6 170.8 173.0 2.2

Social assistance

4,828.3 5,022.7 5,045.5 5,055.0 4,823.9 5,022.9 5,042.4 5,050.0 7.6

Individual and family services

3,212.6 3,396.2 3,410.4 3,411.9 3,216.3 3,398.2 3,414.4 3,416.8 2.4

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

231.7 238.9 240.0 241.8 231.8 239.3 239.9 241.6 1.7

Vocational rehabilitation services

283.9 283.3 283.7 283.3 285.0 284.7 284.8 284.5 -0.3

Child care services

1,100.1 1,104.3 1,111.4 1,118.0 1,090.7 1,100.7 1,103.3 1,107.1 3.8

Leisure and hospitality

16,640 16,346 16,559 16,857 16,768 16,931 16,969 16,993 24

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,547.7 2,460.7 2,525.3 2,633.2 2,605.2 2,683.3 2,690.5 2,693.6 3.1

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

592.1 576.7 595.4 634.8 576.3 619.1 623.4 621.1 -2.3

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

175.5 171.6 174.7 178.7 178.9 183.9 183.0 182.7 -0.3

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

1,780.1 1,712.4 1,755.2 1,819.7 1,850.0 1,880.3 1,884.1 1,889.8 5.7

Accommodation and food services

14,092.2 13,885.2 14,033.4 14,223.5 14,162.8 14,247.8 14,278.3 14,298.9 20.6

Accommodation

1,887.1 1,861.5 1,881.8 1,909.0 1,929.6 1,948.7 1,948.5 1,952.5 4.0

Food services and drinking places

12,205.1 12,023.7 12,151.6 12,314.5 12,233.2 12,299.1 12,329.8 12,346.4 16.6

Other services

5,943 5,959 5,993 6,021 5,954 6,015 6,032 6,031 -1

Repair and maintenance

1,469.9 1,467.1 1,479.2 1,486.0 1,468.2 1,476.8 1,483.9 1,483.8 -0.1

Personal and laundry services

1,579.3 1,596.4 1,601.5 1,615.8 1,579.2 1,613.3 1,616.2 1,617.4 1.2

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

2,894.1 2,895.6 2,911.9 2,918.7 2,906.3 2,924.7 2,931.9 2,929.9 -2.0

Government

23,634 23,840 23,909 23,939 23,290 23,587 23,602 23,612 10

Federal

2,991 2,992 2,991 2,982 2,995 3,002 2,998 2,989 -9

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

2,379.8 2,391.5 2,391.5 2,378.0 2,388.0 2,401.7 2,397.9 2,389.4 -8.5

U.S. Postal Service

611.1 600.3 599.5 604.2 607.1 600.5 599.8 600.0 0.2

State government

5,576 5,645 5,661 5,675 5,418 5,514 5,516 5,522 6

State government education

2,766.3 2,767.7 2,779.0 2,785.3 2,603.2 2,624.0 2,623.4 2,624.8 1.4

State government, excluding education

2,809.3 2,877.2 2,882.1 2,889.7 2,814.8 2,890.4 2,892.6 2,896.9 4.3

Local government

15,067 15,203 15,257 15,282 14,877 15,071 15,088 15,101 13

Local government education

8,384.2 8,462.8 8,493.2 8,483.7 8,119.9 8,206.0 8,216.5 8,223.2 6.7

Local government, excluding education

6,682.3 6,740.4 6,763.9 6,797.8 6,756.9 6,864.8 6,871.3 6,877.7 6.4

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.

Last Modified Date: May 02, 2025