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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
May
2024
Mar.
2025
Apr.
2025(p)
May
2025(p)
May
2024
Mar.
2025
Apr.
2025(p)
May
2025(p)
Change from:
Apr.2025 - May2025(p)

Total nonfarm

158,256 158,402 159,238 159,964 157,828 159,275 159,422 159,561 139

Total private

134,665 134,491 135,300 136,127 134,505 135,682 135,828 135,968 140

Goods-producing

21,690 21,404 21,560 21,718 21,661 21,691 21,705 21,700 -5

Mining and logging

624 619 621 624 624 624 626 625 -1

Logging

38.1 38.4 37.4 37.1 40.0 38.9 39.5 39.1 -0.4

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

585.9 580.4 584.0 587.3 583.8 585.3 586.3 585.4 -0.9

Oil and gas extraction

121.9 121.6 121.7 122.2 122.7 122.3 122.7 122.9 0.2

Mining (except oil and gas)

194.1 188.7 190.8 194.5 192.4 192.1 192.0 192.6 0.6

Coal mining

43.2 41.1 40.9 41.2 42.9 41.2 41.0 40.9 -0.1

Metal ore mining

44.8 45.0 44.4 44.3 44.8 45.0 44.5 44.3 -0.2

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

106.1 102.6 105.5 109.0 104.8 105.9 106.5 107.4 0.9

Support activities for mining

269.9 270.1 271.5 270.6 268.7 270.9 271.6 269.9 -1.7

Construction

8,237 8,071 8,218 8,354 8,188 8,303 8,310 8,314 4

Construction of buildings

1,847.1 1,842.8 1,857.1 1,881.5 1,851.3 1,876.1 1,879.3 1,886.0 6.7

Residential building construction

943.4 940.5 948.6 963.8 942.6 957.9 959.2 962.8 3.6

Nonresidential building construction

903.7 902.3 908.5 917.7 908.7 918.2 920.1 923.2 3.1

Heavy and civil engineering construction

1,178.3 1,118.7 1,163.5 1,206.8 1,149.6 1,178.3 1,176.1 1,179.8 3.7

Specialty trade contractors

5,211.9 5,109.1 5,197.8 5,265.2 5,187.4 5,248.4 5,254.5 5,248.0 -6.5

Residential specialty trade contractors

2,418.6 2,322.9 2,365.1 2,390.1 2,401.4 2,387.1 2,391.2 2,380.2 -11.0

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

2,793.3 2,786.2 2,832.7 2,875.1 2,786.0 2,861.3 2,863.3 2,867.8 4.5

Manufacturing

12,829 12,714 12,721 12,740 12,849 12,764 12,769 12,761 -8

Durable goods

7,986 7,882 7,890 7,895 7,997 7,907 7,913 7,906 -7

Wood product manufacturing

418.4 413.1 414.5 414.7 419.6 414.8 415.8 415.8 0.0

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

422.0 423.5 429.9 432.9 420.3 430.1 432.0 431.5 -0.5

Primary metal manufacturing

374.2 375.7 375.9 378.5 374.4 376.2 376.8 378.1 1.3

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

1,445.1 1,434.1 1,436.6 1,440.9 1,445.4 1,436.3 1,439.2 1,440.5 1.3

Machinery manufacturing

1,122.9 1,114.1 1,116.3 1,108.7 1,122.9 1,115.6 1,118.0 1,110.7 -7.3

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

1,027.5 1,007.2 1,001.8 1,003.2 1,030.7 1,010.2 1,006.5 1,006.2 -0.3

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

110.0 109.4 108.4 108.7 110.1 109.9 109.2 108.9 -0.3

Communications equipment manufacturing

83.5 82.1 81.7 82.5 83.6 82.2 82.0 82.3 0.3

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

393.4 378.5 376.6 376.2 394.9 379.6 378.6 377.7 -0.9

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

411.0 409.4 407.3 407.5 412.7 410.3 408.6 409.1 0.5

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

29.6 27.8 27.8 28.3 29.5 28.3 28.2 28.3 0.1

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

415.3 405.3 405.6 407.6 416.4 406.1 407.0 408.1 1.1

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

1,799.6 1,761.0 1,760.2 1,757.9 1,806.9 1,767.9 1,767.1 1,767.0 -0.1

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

1,020.6 1,000.5 999.3 997.5 1,022.1 1,002.5 999.3 999.7 0.4

Furniture and related product manufacturing

344.6 336.8 338.4 338.3 344.5 336.7 338.1 337.1 -1.0

Miscellaneous manufacturing

616.8 610.7 610.9 612.0 615.9 612.6 612.1 611.4 -0.7

Nondurable goods

4,843 4,832 4,831 4,845 4,852 4,857 4,856 4,855 -1

Food manufacturing

1,754.0 1,759.2 1,759.9 1,767.2 1,766.8 1,772.5 1,775.8 1,779.7 3.9

Textile mills

87.0 85.7 85.5 85.1 87.2 85.8 85.4 85.1 -0.3

Textile product mills

101.2 99.3 98.4 99.7 101.1 99.1 98.3 99.3 1.0

Apparel manufacturing

85.0 83.0 83.3 83.2 84.4 83.7 83.3 82.6 -0.7

Paper manufacturing

349.4 354.9 355.9 354.5 349.4 354.7 356.5 355.0 -1.5

Printing and related support activities

358.9 351.4 350.9 350.4 358.8 352.1 351.3 350.7 -0.6

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

111.9 106.9 107.1 107.9 109.7 108.4 107.1 106.1 -1.0

Chemical manufacturing

898.1 902.6 899.9 901.0 898.0 901.8 901.2 900.7 -0.5

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

729.8 720.8 718.4 718.0 728.7 721.3 719.1 717.4 -1.7

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

368.1 368.1 371.2 377.7 368.0 377.9 378.3 378.0 -0.3

Private service-providing

112,975 113,087 113,740 114,409 112,844 113,991 114,123 114,268 145

Trade, transportation, and utilities

28,794 28,862 28,848 28,954 28,935 29,101 29,093 29,097 4

Wholesale trade

6,134.8 6,153.6 6,164.6 6,182.4 6,132.1 6,176.7 6,180.3 6,182.8 2.5

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

3,430.4 3,458.4 3,459.4 3,462.7 3,431.7 3,467.0 3,467.5 3,466.2 -1.3

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

2,213.3 2,209.7 2,219.9 2,231.9 2,207.5 2,221.3 2,224.9 2,227.1 2.2

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

491.1 485.5 485.3 487.8 492.9 488.4 487.9 489.5 1.6

Retail trade

15,487.1 15,429.1 15,461.1 15,508.6 15,558.5 15,585.8 15,583.1 15,576.6 -6.5

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

2,053.5 2,056.0 2,060.4 2,064.2 2,050.7 2,063.0 2,061.6 2,061.8 0.2

Automobile dealers

1,286.5 1,297.2 1,295.4 1,298.9 1,286.8 1,298.8 1,297.2 1,299.3 2.1

Other motor vehicle dealers

175.3 163.3 164.5 166.6 169.6 166.1 164.1 161.5 -2.6

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

591.7 595.5 600.5 598.7 594.4 598.0 600.3 601.0 0.7

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

1,468.2 1,385.2 1,420.8 1,441.6 1,416.6 1,390.6 1,391.6 1,389.0 -2.6

Food and beverage retailers

3,208.4 3,221.0 3,225.5 3,233.3 3,223.5 3,240.0 3,247.0 3,247.5 0.5

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

787.0 791.0 785.3 778.2 802.3 796.5 795.6 794.2 -1.4

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

402.0 408.5 403.9 399.5 408.0 408.9 407.5 405.6 -1.9

Electronics and appliance retailers

385.0 382.5 381.4 378.7 394.3 387.6 388.1 388.7 0.6

General merchandise retailers

3,213.9 3,256.1 3,254.3 3,256.0 3,263.1 3,302.4 3,301.9 3,303.2 1.3

Department stores

983.2 993.9 988.0 980.4 1,015.2 1,016.5 1,015.1 1,013.9 -1.2

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

2,230.7 2,262.2 2,266.3 2,275.6 2,248.0 2,285.9 2,286.8 2,289.3 2.5

Health and personal care retailers

1,085.4 1,087.3 1,080.5 1,076.0 1,094.1 1,090.6 1,088.6 1,085.0 -3.6

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

1,053.5 1,049.8 1,050.5 1,056.0 1,054.1 1,059.9 1,057.8 1,057.3 -0.5

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

1,112.3 1,099.6 1,093.5 1,104.6 1,144.7 1,130.5 1,129.7 1,131.8 2.1

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

1,504.9 1,483.1 1,490.3 1,498.7 1,509.4 1,512.3 1,509.3 1,506.8 -2.5

Transportation and warehousing

6,581.9 6,683.7 6,629.4 6,665.5 6,653.3 6,742.1 6,734.0 6,739.8 5.8

Air transportation

563.8 574.1 578.1 582.5 565.2 575.0 579.1 582.8 3.7

Rail transportation

157.7 153.8 153.9 153.9 157.4 153.4 153.5 153.7 0.2

Water transportation

72.0 68.1 69.8 72.7 70.5 70.2 70.6 70.9 0.3

Truck transportation

1,519.9 1,501.2 1,510.9 1,523.5 1,521.6 1,524.1 1,526.3 1,525.4 -0.9

Transit and ground passenger transportation

487.4 501.2 503.5 507.4 471.6 488.3 490.0 491.8 1.8

Pipeline transportation

55.3 59.2 59.9 60.4 55.0 59.0 59.6 59.9 0.3

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

34.5 24.6 28.0 36.8 31.7 31.5 32.7 33.4 0.7

Support activities for transportation

835.0 842.7 848.2 849.0 837.1 846.6 853.0 851.3 -1.7

Couriers and messengers

1,027.6 1,132.6 1,057.9 1,069.6 1,093.6 1,161.6 1,137.1 1,143.6 6.5

Warehousing and storage

1,828.7 1,826.2 1,819.2 1,809.7 1,849.6 1,832.4 1,832.1 1,827.0 -5.1

Utilities

589.7 595.7 593.3 597.1 590.8 596.8 595.3 597.5 2.2

Information

2,939 2,921 2,921 2,928 2,953 2,938 2,938 2,940 2

Motion picture and sound recording industries

404.6 398.2 403.7 412.8 401.5 408.8 409.8 409.6 -0.2

Publishing industries

909.3 916.0 913.1 912.9 917.1 920.7 919.7 919.8 0.1

Broadcasting and content providers

341.4 332.0 335.2 336.2 342.1 332.9 335.1 336.0 0.9

Telecommunications

621.3 605.2 601.6 596.7 623.4 604.0 603.3 599.4 -3.9

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

481.2 487.1 485.1 486.9 485.8 489.2 487.6 490.8 3.2

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

181.2 182.4 182.3 182.6 183.0 182.5 182.7 184.5 1.8

Financial activities

9,126 9,180 9,186 9,223 9,159 9,238 9,241 9,254 13

Finance and insurance

6,673.0 6,724.3 6,716.0 6,725.1 6,698.6 6,743.8 6,741.0 6,749.4 8.4

Monetary authorities-central bank

20.4 21.3 21.3 21.2 20.5 21.4 21.4 21.3 -0.1

Credit intermediation and related
activities

2,565.6 2,554.1 2,550.7 2,554.3 2,569.1 2,555.8 2,555.8 2,557.0 1.2

Depository credit intermediation(1)

1,781.2 1,774.1 1,769.3 1,771.7 1,785.0 1,773.8 1,773.1 1,775.2 2.1

Commercial banking

1,375.8 1,363.6 1,359.4 1,359.3 1,378.2 1,362.6 1,361.7 1,361.8 0.1

Nondepository credit intermediation

505.1 504.7 506.4 506.6 505.1 506.8 507.7 506.7 -1.0

Activities related to credit intermediation

279.3 275.3 275.0 276.0 279.1 275.2 275.0 275.2 0.2

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

1,103.2 1,126.9 1,130.0 1,129.7 1,113.7 1,136.4 1,138.4 1,140.4 2.0

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,983.8 3,022.0 3,014.0 3,019.9 2,995.3 3,030.2 3,025.4 3,030.7 5.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,453.4 2,455.9 2,469.5 2,497.9 2,460.2 2,494.2 2,499.9 2,504.1 4.2

Real estate

1,857.1 1,858.5 1,865.7 1,879.2 1,863.1 1,880.8 1,883.4 1,884.7 1.3

Rental and leasing services

573.9 574.6 580.9 595.7 574.6 590.3 593.4 596.3 2.9

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

22.4 22.8 22.9 23.0 22.5 23.1 23.1 23.1 0.0

Professional and business services

22,682 22,351 22,571 22,618 22,656 22,583 22,593 22,575 -18

Professional, scientific, and technical services

10,792.0 10,844.5 10,882.4 10,827.1 10,824.5 10,858.7 10,861.8 10,859.9 -1.9

Legal services

1,190.4 1,186.6 1,187.3 1,191.8 1,193.9 1,194.5 1,194.4 1,195.5 1.1

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,142.9 1,223.9 1,215.2 1,138.3 1,158.7 1,147.0 1,146.6 1,149.7 3.1

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,697.6 1,716.7 1,728.6 1,739.2 1,700.1 1,740.6 1,744.3 1,743.3 -1.0

Specialized design services

148.8 147.9 147.6 147.4 149.4 149.8 148.6 148.5 -0.1

Computer systems design and related services

2,441.7 2,404.8 2,429.9 2,430.6 2,444.2 2,429.9 2,432.4 2,433.1 0.7

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,856.1 1,862.4 1,871.3 1,877.0 1,863.0 1,878.9 1,881.7 1,883.3 1.6

Scientific research and development services

934.7 936.8 932.7 930.4 936.9 942.0 937.6 933.7 -3.9

Advertising, public relations, and related services

498.6 490.2 490.2 488.8 497.4 492.1 490.7 488.6 -2.1

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

881.2 875.2 879.6 883.6 880.9 883.9 885.5 884.3 -1.2

Management of companies and enterprises

2,603.3 2,618.6 2,617.9 2,622.9 2,614.5 2,626.4 2,628.5 2,633.2 4.7

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

9,286.8 8,887.9 9,070.9 9,168.3 9,216.6 9,098.3 9,102.3 9,081.7 -20.6

Administrative and support services

8,776.5 8,375.3 8,551.3 8,645.9 8,705.2 8,579.2 8,580.1 8,558.2 -21.9

Office administrative services

616.4 618.4 618.3 623.3 617.7 622.6 620.0 624.3 4.3

Facilities support services

182.0 184.8 185.2 185.2 181.1 185.7 185.7 185.2 -0.5

Employment services(1)

3,364.9 3,185.1 3,214.5 3,242.6 3,364.9 3,241.0 3,240.4 3,223.7 -16.7

Temporary help services

2,646.2 2,486.2 2,513.7 2,531.4 2,645.7 2,527.3 2,530.4 2,510.2 -20.2

Business support services

687.4 657.8 656.0 650.4 695.7 662.0 660.2 657.9 -2.3

Travel arrangement and reservation services

188.6 193.4 196.0 196.3 187.3 195.0 196.6 195.4 -1.2

Investigation and security services

1,025.7 1,020.1 1,028.1 1,028.4 1,024.0 1,025.6 1,029.8 1,028.3 -1.5

Services to buildings and dwellings

2,370.3 2,184.1 2,318.6 2,382.5 2,299.0 2,312.9 2,314.6 2,312.0 -2.6

Other support services

341.2 331.6 334.6 337.2 335.4 334.3 332.9 331.3 -1.6

Waste management and remediation services

510.3 512.6 519.6 522.4 511.4 519.1 522.2 523.5 1.3

Private education and health services

26,375 27,222 27,337 27,296 26,387 27,123 27,223 27,310 87

Private educational services

3,971.1 4,128.8 4,168.4 4,041.6 3,952.4 3,996.7 4,012.3 4,021.0 8.7

Health care and social assistance

22,403.8 23,093.6 23,168.5 23,254.0 22,434.7 23,125.8 23,210.9 23,289.2 78.3

Health care(3)

17,541.3 18,050.7 18,015.4 18,064.8 17,590.3 18,079.8 18,062.4 18,124.6 62.2

Ambulatory health care services

8,737.5 8,968.5 8,922.6 8,950.2 8,747.6 8,981.6 8,942.1 8,970.8 28.7

Offices of physicians

2,957.2 3,026.0 3,033.1 3,045.1 2,965.1 3,035.2 3,042.3 3,052.1 9.8

Offices of dentists

1,042.2 1,047.2 1,046.5 1,050.4 1,042.8 1,052.8 1,051.9 1,051.9 0.0

Offices of other health practitioners

1,225.2 1,266.6 1,276.8 1,283.8 1,224.6 1,271.8 1,278.2 1,283.5 5.3

Outpatient care centers

1,110.6 1,113.6 1,116.6 1,116.3 1,114.7 1,113.9 1,119.4 1,121.4 2.0

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

309.8 308.5 305.2 304.4 309.4 307.6 304.3 304.1 -0.2

Home health care services

1,737.3 1,845.4 1,783.2 1,791.3 1,734.2 1,839.6 1,784.8 1,797.1 12.3

Other ambulatory health care services

355.2 361.2 361.2 358.9 356.8 360.7 361.1 360.7 -0.4

Hospitals

5,507.5 5,684.9 5,691.0 5,709.3 5,537.2 5,692.2 5,708.5 5,738.4 29.9

Nursing and residential care facilities

3,296.3 3,397.3 3,401.8 3,405.3 3,305.5 3,406.0 3,411.8 3,415.4 3.6

Skilled nursing care facilities

1,479.7 1,527.9 1,530.5 1,535.5 1,489.0 1,534.0 1,537.5 1,543.8 6.3

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

667.4 692.0 693.9 693.7 668.0 693.8 695.6 694.7 -0.9

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

986.4 1,006.8 1,004.6 1,003.3 985.4 1,007.5 1,005.5 1,003.9 -1.6

Other residential care facilities

162.8 170.6 172.8 172.8 163.1 170.7 173.2 173.1 -0.1

Social assistance

4,862.5 5,042.9 5,153.1 5,189.2 4,844.4 5,046.0 5,148.5 5,164.6 16.1

Individual and family services

3,232.5 3,408.5 3,512.8 3,538.0 3,234.8 3,420.2 3,519.2 3,534.8 15.6

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

232.7 239.9 241.2 242.4 233.4 239.7 241.2 242.6 1.4

Vocational rehabilitation services

286.2 283.6 281.7 282.8 284.6 284.3 282.9 282.0 -0.9

Child care services

1,111.1 1,110.9 1,117.4 1,126.0 1,091.5 1,101.8 1,105.2 1,105.2 0.0

Leisure and hospitality

17,076 16,558 16,858 17,331 16,791 16,976 17,005 17,053 48

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,702.4 2,524.8 2,629.9 2,788.4 2,625.9 2,691.6 2,694.1 2,710.7 16.6

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

607.9 595.2 634.6 660.1 576.7 624.4 622.4 629.5 7.1

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

182.5 174.8 178.4 185.4 178.6 182.8 182.2 182.0 -0.2

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

1,912.0 1,754.8 1,816.9 1,942.9 1,870.6 1,884.4 1,889.5 1,899.2 9.7

Accommodation and food services

14,373.9 14,033.2 14,228.2 14,542.2 14,164.7 14,284.4 14,311.2 14,342.6 31.4

Accommodation

1,947.6 1,881.0 1,907.7 1,968.5 1,929.5 1,947.4 1,951.1 1,952.3 1.2

Food services and drinking places

12,426.3 12,152.2 12,320.5 12,573.7 12,235.2 12,337.0 12,360.1 12,390.3 30.2

Other services

5,983 5,993 6,019 6,059 5,963 6,032 6,030 6,039 9

Repair and maintenance

1,475.7 1,479.0 1,485.5 1,492.6 1,470.5 1,483.6 1,483.7 1,486.3 2.6

Personal and laundry services

1,594.2 1,603.3 1,616.3 1,631.5 1,580.8 1,617.3 1,617.4 1,620.6 3.2

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

2,913.1 2,910.2 2,916.8 2,934.5 2,911.4 2,930.8 2,929.2 2,932.2 3.0

Government

23,591 23,911 23,938 23,837 23,323 23,593 23,594 23,593 -1

Federal

2,998 2,990 2,977 2,950 2,998 2,991 2,978 2,956 -22

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

2,391.2 2,390.4 2,372.9 2,359.6 2,390.4 2,392.7 2,379.2 2,363.4 -15.8

U.S. Postal Service

606.7 599.5 604.2 590.2 607.2 598.6 599.2 592.5 -6.7

State government

5,412 5,664 5,679 5,501 5,420 5,515 5,518 5,518 0

State government education

2,587.1 2,780.4 2,790.1 2,603.6 2,596.8 2,622.7 2,623.6 2,620.7 -2.9

State government, excluding education

2,824.4 2,883.3 2,888.5 2,897.6 2,823.1 2,892.4 2,894.7 2,897.6 2.9

Local government

15,181 15,257 15,282 15,386 14,905 15,087 15,098 15,119 21

Local government education

8,396.4 8,494.2 8,483.8 8,485.0 8,120.5 8,211.6 8,216.3 8,216.0 -0.3

Local government, excluding education

6,784.4 6,762.8 6,798.0 6,900.8 6,784.6 6,875.5 6,881.6 6,902.5 20.9

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 2024 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: June 06, 2025