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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
Nov.
2024
Sept.
2025
Oct.
2025(p)
Nov.
2025(p)
Nov.
2024
Sept.
2025
Oct.
2025(p)
Nov.
2025(p)
Change from:
Oct.2025 - Nov.2025(p)

Total nonfarm

159,882 159,732 160,411 160,652 158,619 159,593 159,488 159,552 64

Total private

135,893 136,145 136,710 136,842 135,095 136,027 136,079 136,148 69

Goods-producing

21,744 21,783 21,787 21,699 21,669 21,627 21,618 21,637 19

Mining and logging

626 615 615 610 625 611 612 608 -4

Logging

39.6 37.6 36.6 35.6 38.8 36.6 35.7 35.6 -0.1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

586.8 577.3 578.7 574.1 585.8 574.2 576.5 572.0 -4.5

Oil and gas extraction

123.7 119.6 120.1 121.0 122.9 120.1 120.5 121.2 0.7

Mining (except oil and gas)

192.5 193.2 193.1 192.7 192.0 191.3 191.5 192.2 0.7

Coal mining

42.3 40.5 40.5 41.0 42.3 40.5 40.7 41.2 0.5

Metal ore mining

44.7 44.3 44.6 45.1 45.0 44.5 44.9 45.2 0.3

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

105.5 108.4 108.0 106.6 104.8 106.3 105.9 105.8 -0.1

Support activities for mining

270.6 264.5 265.5 260.4 270.9 262.8 264.5 258.6 -5.9

Construction

8,343 8,442 8,462 8,395 8,274 8,305 8,304 8,332 28

Construction of buildings

1,871.6 1,879.8 1,888.3 1,883.8 1,865.5 1,870.0 1,869.6 1,878.1 8.5

Residential building construction

954.5 959.0 966.6 961.9 951.4 953.8 954.7 958.1 3.4

Nonresidential building construction

917.1 920.8 921.7 921.9 914.1 916.2 914.9 920.0 5.1

Heavy and civil engineering construction

1,187.7 1,231.1 1,236.2 1,211.7 1,165.8 1,185.0 1,186.2 1,191.2 5.0

Specialty trade contractors

5,283.4 5,331.2 5,337.0 5,299.8 5,242.9 5,249.9 5,247.9 5,262.9 15.0

Residential specialty trade contractors

2,426.6 2,401.0 2,404.6 2,371.8 2,407.3 2,366.2 2,362.1 2,358.4 -3.7

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

2,856.8 2,930.2 2,932.4 2,928.0 2,835.6 2,883.7 2,885.8 2,904.5 18.7

Manufacturing

12,775 12,726 12,710 12,694 12,770 12,711 12,702 12,697 -5

Durable goods

7,931 7,867 7,853 7,853 7,925 7,867 7,860 7,856 -4

Wood product manufacturing

415.1 409.8 405.8 402.8 415.6 409.0 407.1 404.8 -2.3

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

429.0 435.8 431.8 429.0 425.4 432.1 428.5 427.1 -1.4

Primary metal manufacturing

370.8 374.7 373.6 371.5 372.3 374.4 373.6 372.4 -1.2

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

1,436.1 1,435.9 1,440.4 1,441.3 1,436.6 1,439.1 1,443.4 1,445.3 1.9

Machinery manufacturing

1,113.8 1,102.9 1,101.5 1,102.9 1,114.9 1,105.9 1,105.6 1,104.6 -1.0

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

1,017.5 1,000.7 998.1 998.9 1,018.9 1,001.4 999.7 999.7 0.0

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

110.5 109.8 108.0 108.1 110.4 109.7 107.9 108.0 0.1

Communications equipment manufacturing

82.1 83.3 84.0 83.5 82.0 83.3 84.0 83.4 -0.6

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

385.6 367.7 364.8 365.1 386.3 368.1 365.6 366.2 0.6

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

409.3 411.7 412.8 413.8 410.3 412.3 413.8 413.9 0.1

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

30.0 28.2 28.5 28.4 29.9 28.0 28.4 28.2 -0.2

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

408.8 406.0 406.7 408.6 409.2 406.6 406.7 408.9 2.2

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

1,787.6 1,757.3 1,752.4 1,757.0 1,781.3 1,751.5 1,751.3 1,752.8 1.5

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

1,015.2 992.8 986.7 984.3 1,010.9 989.1 987.1 982.2 -4.9

Furniture and related product manufacturing

339.7 337.5 335.6 335.4 338.7 338.4 337.7 336.2 -1.5

Miscellaneous manufacturing

612.1 606.6 606.9 605.3 611.9 608.4 606.2 604.5 -1.7

Nondurable goods

4,844 4,859 4,857 4,841 4,845 4,844 4,842 4,841 -1

Food manufacturing

1,776.4 1,783.0 1,783.9 1,777.9 1,772.7 1,771.4 1,773.6 1,773.0 -0.6

Textile mills

86.8 85.7 85.0 84.2 86.4 85.4 84.7 84.1 -0.6

Textile product mills

99.2 97.4 97.7 97.7 99.5 97.9 97.9 98.0 0.1

Apparel manufacturing

83.8 81.9 80.9 80.1 83.6 82.0 80.5 79.3 -1.2

Paper manufacturing

355.7 356.3 356.6 356.2 354.6 356.3 356.7 355.7 -1.0

Printing and related support activities

355.3 347.4 346.1 345.3 354.1 347.7 344.7 343.3 -1.4

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

107.0 109.2 107.9 106.9 108.3 107.7 106.4 106.6 0.2

Chemical manufacturing

895.6 904.0 905.4 902.6 899.3 905.9 907.5 906.7 -0.8

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

718.1 710.8 710.7 711.4 718.6 713.8 713.1 715.1 2.0

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

366.5 382.8 382.6 378.6 368.2 375.6 377.3 379.3 2.0

Private service-providing

114,149 114,362 114,923 115,143 113,426 114,400 114,461 114,511 50

Trade, transportation, and utilities

29,455 28,931 29,100 29,457 28,952 29,072 29,071 29,059 -12

Wholesale trade

6,171.5 6,158.9 6,178.4 6,173.7 6,165.7 6,165.9 6,168.2 6,166.0 -2.2

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

3,455.5 3,452.4 3,458.8 3,455.3 3,453.7 3,458.0 3,455.6 3,454.9 -0.7

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

2,221.0 2,223.3 2,233.9 2,233.7 2,219.6 2,225.1 2,229.9 2,229.3 -0.6

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

495.0 483.2 485.7 484.7 492.4 482.8 482.7 481.8 -0.9

Retail trade

15,812.0 15,484.2 15,579.8 15,831.0 15,503.1 15,605.2 15,602.8 15,609.0 6.2

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

2,052.7 2,059.6 2,062.2 2,056.3 2,052.5 2,055.8 2,056.3 2,055.3 -1.0

Automobile dealers

1,294.0 1,298.7 1,303.3 1,297.7 1,293.2 1,297.9 1,298.3 1,296.0 -2.3

Other motor vehicle dealers

162.4 161.2 159.5 158.7 166.4 159.6 160.6 162.1 1.5

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

596.3 599.7 599.4 599.9 592.9 598.3 597.4 597.2 -0.2

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

1,369.3 1,346.4 1,340.9 1,344.4 1,389.2 1,367.0 1,366.1 1,368.1 2.0

Food and beverage retailers

3,267.9 3,231.3 3,254.3 3,284.5 3,236.3 3,252.8 3,255.4 3,257.8 2.4

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

830.8 784.6 794.7 827.3 806.2 793.3 791.2 796.8 5.6

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

417.8 397.3 403.7 414.2 407.9 402.8 401.4 403.9 2.5

Electronics and appliance retailers

413.0 387.3 391.0 413.1 398.3 390.5 389.8 392.9 3.1

General merchandise retailers

3,402.4 3,289.9 3,315.3 3,402.6 3,265.0 3,315.5 3,313.5 3,306.5 -7.0

Department stores

1,081.5 982.4 1,001.6 1,067.0 1,015.0 1,004.9 1,004.3 1,004.6 0.3

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

2,320.9 2,307.5 2,313.7 2,335.6 2,250.1 2,310.6 2,309.2 2,301.9 -7.3

Health and personal care retailers

1,106.5 1,078.7 1,086.7 1,088.6 1,085.0 1,087.4 1,080.3 1,072.1 -8.2

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

1,057.2 1,066.0 1,068.2 1,071.2 1,053.6 1,065.0 1,068.7 1,071.9 3.2

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

1,186.9 1,117.7 1,133.1 1,194.8 1,116.6 1,147.6 1,146.8 1,155.7 8.9

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

1,538.3 1,510.0 1,524.4 1,561.3 1,498.7 1,520.8 1,524.5 1,524.8 0.3

Transportation and warehousing

6,877.5 6,692.2 6,744.9 6,852.2 6,688.8 6,702.6 6,702.1 6,684.4 -17.7

Air transportation

563.2 577.2 575.3 576.5 565.5 577.6 577.1 579.0 1.9

Rail transportation

154.8 151.3 150.9 150.9 155.6 151.5 151.1 150.8 -0.3

Water transportation

68.3 73.2 71.7 69.2 69.7 71.6 71.5 71.4 -0.1

Truck transportation

1,530.0 1,531.1 1,528.2 1,518.9 1,517.8 1,515.3 1,514.0 1,509.6 -4.4

Transit and ground passenger transportation

502.8 503.6 511.9 513.5 486.3 489.4 492.8 495.9 3.1

Pipeline transportation

55.9 60.7 60.8 61.0 55.8 60.8 61.2 61.4 0.2

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

26.4 41.1 36.2 29.9 29.9 35.6 35.1 34.7 -0.4

Support activities for transportation

848.1 844.0 847.3 850.0 843.9 845.7 847.3 845.6 -1.7

Couriers and messengers

1,234.2 1,095.0 1,126.0 1,234.6 1,119.9 1,136.8 1,137.5 1,119.6 -17.9

Warehousing and storage

1,893.8 1,815.0 1,836.6 1,847.7 1,844.4 1,818.3 1,814.5 1,816.4 1.9

Utilities

593.9 596.1 597.3 599.7 593.9 597.8 598.1 599.1 1.0

Information

2,938 2,924 2,928 2,921 2,927 2,924 2,919 2,915 -4

Motion picture and sound recording industries

406.8 390.4 394.2 395.5 399.4 396.8 390.0 392.0 2.0

Publishing industries

914.4 931.4 924.6 918.0 913.0 924.5 921.7 917.2 -4.5

Broadcasting and content providers

336.2 334.9 336.1 334.6 335.2 334.5 334.6 333.9 -0.7

Telecommunications

614.4 602.3 601.0 599.1 614.5 602.3 599.4 598.8 -0.6

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

480.2 478.4 485.0 485.7 480.0 479.6 486.4 486.2 -0.2

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

185.6 186.1 186.9 188.4 184.5 186.5 186.9 187.3 0.4

Financial activities

9,210 9,237 9,246 9,247 9,194 9,236 9,233 9,231 -2

Finance and insurance

6,730.0 6,736.9 6,747.9 6,751.0 6,719.0 6,744.9 6,745.5 6,739.7 -5.8

Monetary authorities-central bank

21.2 20.9 20.6 20.5 21.2 20.8 20.7 20.6 -0.1

Credit intermediation and related
activities

2,555.7 2,554.2 2,551.0 2,556.5 2,558.4 2,559.5 2,557.6 2,558.3 0.7

Depository credit intermediation(1)

1,779.0 1,778.3 1,777.5 1,780.9 1,781.0 1,782.7 1,782.9 1,782.1 -0.8

Commercial banking

1,370.2 1,360.2 1,358.0 1,358.7 1,372.4 1,363.3 1,362.4 1,360.4 -2.0

Nondepository credit intermediation

506.8 499.1 499.3 500.6 506.4 500.2 499.1 500.2 1.1

Activities related to credit intermediation

269.9 276.8 274.2 275.0 270.9 276.6 275.6 276.0 0.4

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

1,126.8 1,151.4 1,155.8 1,158.5 1,122.6 1,152.7 1,151.8 1,154.6 2.8

Insurance carriers and related activities

3,026.3 3,010.4 3,020.5 3,015.5 3,016.8 3,011.9 3,015.4 3,006.2 -9.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,479.6 2,499.6 2,498.1 2,496.1 2,474.8 2,491.1 2,487.2 2,491.0 3.8

Real estate

1,880.1 1,875.5 1,885.6 1,887.7 1,871.5 1,876.2 1,875.7 1,878.9 3.2

Rental and leasing services

576.5 601.0 589.3 585.2 580.4 591.8 588.4 589.0 0.6

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

23.0 23.1 23.2 23.2 22.9 23.1 23.1 23.1 0.0

Professional and business services

22,773 22,592 22,760 22,705 22,578 22,529 22,522 22,534 12

Professional, scientific, and technical services

10,874.6 10,773.3 10,876.4 10,889.5 10,846.5 10,860.3 10,858.9 10,870.4 11.5

Legal services

1,198.6 1,195.5 1,208.6 1,211.8 1,191.8 1,204.0 1,204.3 1,204.3 0.0

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,118.2 1,114.6 1,129.3 1,136.5 1,145.9 1,160.7 1,161.6 1,163.6 2.0

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,724.3 1,752.0 1,759.9 1,760.7 1,721.3 1,753.2 1,754.9 1,760.3 5.4

Specialized design services

155.0 149.8 152.3 153.0 152.7 150.0 150.1 150.8 0.7

Computer systems design and related services

2,459.4 2,393.9 2,420.2 2,417.5 2,444.7 2,412.3 2,406.4 2,403.2 -3.2

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,890.7 1,874.9 1,900.4 1,903.4 1,871.9 1,882.9 1,885.0 1,887.1 2.1

Scientific research and development services

940.4 919.4 918.8 919.0 940.2 922.3 918.8 919.5 0.7

Advertising, public relations, and related services

500.5 491.6 494.1 495.6 498.5 493.1 492.6 494.8 2.2

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

887.5 881.6 892.8 892.0 879.6 881.8 885.2 886.8 1.6

Management of companies and enterprises

2,612.9 2,630.4 2,626.8 2,633.0 2,616.1 2,634.0 2,630.3 2,633.2 2.9

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

9,285.1 9,187.8 9,256.4 9,182.0 9,115.3 9,034.7 9,033.2 9,030.6 -2.6

Administrative and support services

8,764.6 8,665.4 8,735.4 8,662.0 8,596.8 8,514.7 8,513.8 8,511.7 -2.1

Office administrative services

623.6 619.5 621.9 623.7 620.6 619.7 620.2 621.7 1.5

Facilities support services

183.6 187.3 190.0 185.5 184.6 186.0 187.2 186.5 -0.7

Employment services(1)

3,403.0 3,260.4 3,316.3 3,292.8 3,265.2 3,190.8 3,178.5 3,175.3 -3.2

Temporary help services

2,664.6 2,548.6 2,594.7 2,572.5 2,550.1 2,487.5 2,474.8 2,469.8 -5.0

Business support services

689.3 642.0 648.2 652.4 675.2 642.6 642.7 640.0 -2.7

Travel arrangement and reservation services

192.0 193.8 198.5 196.2 191.4 193.6 196.3 195.7 -0.6

Investigation and security services

1,035.2 1,042.8 1,046.2 1,043.2 1,029.5 1,037.2 1,037.2 1,035.2 -2.0

Services to buildings and dwellings

2,307.0 2,383.0 2,372.9 2,327.0 2,300.5 2,311.6 2,313.7 2,316.6 2.9

Other support services

330.9 336.6 341.4 341.2 329.9 333.2 338.0 340.7 2.7

Waste management and remediation services

520.5 522.4 521.0 520.0 518.5 520.0 519.4 518.9 -0.5

Private education and health services

27,127 27,445 27,756 27,882 26,848 27,499 27,558 27,623 65

Private educational services

4,162.8 3,979.4 4,121.7 4,145.5 3,984.8 3,993.3 3,988.1 3,988.9 0.8

Health care and social assistance

22,963.8 23,465.2 23,634.4 23,736.3 22,863.6 23,505.5 23,570.1 23,634.1 64.0

Health care(3)

17,981.0 18,238.9 18,355.6 18,435.3 17,900.8 18,258.8 18,302.6 18,348.9 46.3

Ambulatory health care services

8,967.2 9,015.0 9,114.3 9,153.2 8,915.3 9,039.7 9,071.0 9,095.0 24.0

Offices of physicians

3,021.9 3,065.5 3,098.2 3,105.8 3,003.6 3,076.1 3,082.4 3,087.9 5.5

Offices of dentists

1,054.9 1,048.1 1,064.4 1,071.0 1,052.2 1,053.3 1,060.2 1,064.5 4.3

Offices of other health practitioners

1,270.0 1,278.0 1,300.3 1,304.6 1,259.3 1,284.4 1,290.7 1,295.1 4.4

Outpatient care centers

1,126.6 1,122.2 1,126.2 1,128.5 1,121.1 1,123.0 1,123.8 1,123.7 -0.1

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

305.2 310.8 313.1 314.3 305.1 311.4 312.8 313.5 0.7

Home health care services

1,826.2 1,825.9 1,845.7 1,859.8 1,813.3 1,827.3 1,836.0 1,843.7 7.7

Other ambulatory health care services

362.4 364.5 366.4 369.2 360.7 364.2 365.1 366.6 1.5

Hospitals

5,643.6 5,780.5 5,786.5 5,809.4 5,625.7 5,773.0 5,776.3 5,787.7 11.4

Nursing and residential care facilities

3,370.2 3,443.4 3,454.8 3,472.7 3,359.8 3,446.1 3,455.3 3,466.2 10.9

Skilled nursing care facilities

1,515.2 1,557.8 1,562.1 1,572.2 1,508.5 1,555.7 1,560.1 1,568.5 8.4

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

682.5 702.1 705.7 709.8 681.4 703.7 706.1 708.3 2.2

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

1,003.4 1,008.5 1,012.1 1,016.0 1,000.9 1,012.0 1,014.3 1,014.8 0.5

Other residential care facilities

169.1 175.0 174.9 174.7 168.9 174.7 174.8 174.6 -0.2

Social assistance

4,982.8 5,226.3 5,278.8 5,301.0 4,962.8 5,246.7 5,267.5 5,285.2 17.7

Individual and family services

3,360.6 3,608.9 3,644.3 3,659.2 3,349.3 3,619.6 3,637.8 3,650.6 12.8

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

235.6 237.7 240.5 242.6 234.8 240.0 241.4 242.4 1.0

Vocational rehabilitation services

284.9 280.1 280.9 284.1 284.3 281.5 282.0 284.0 2.0

Child care services

1,101.7 1,099.6 1,113.1 1,115.1 1,094.4 1,105.6 1,106.3 1,108.2 1.9

Leisure and hospitality

16,655 17,197 17,081 16,886 16,932 17,090 17,106 17,094 -12

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,513.0 2,760.3 2,675.1 2,564.6 2,662.2 2,722.3 2,699.4 2,685.2 -14.2

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

602.4 664.3 656.9 636.2 610.3 643.4 641.3 641.3 0.0

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

178.6 185.5 186.1 183.8 180.9 184.4 185.2 186.2 1.0

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

1,732.0 1,910.5 1,832.1 1,744.6 1,871.0 1,894.5 1,872.9 1,857.7 -15.2

Accommodation and food services

14,141.5 14,436.3 14,405.4 14,321.0 14,270.0 14,367.9 14,406.6 14,409.0 2.4

Accommodation

1,888.7 1,973.0 1,918.5 1,871.1 1,943.3 1,938.2 1,930.9 1,927.7 -3.2

Food services and drinking places

12,252.8 12,463.3 12,486.9 12,449.9 12,326.7 12,429.7 12,475.7 12,481.3 5.6

Other services

5,991 6,036 6,052 6,045 5,995 6,050 6,052 6,055 3

Repair and maintenance

1,471.1 1,486.9 1,487.9 1,478.6 1,471.0 1,488.9 1,482.1 1,478.9 -3.2

Personal and laundry services

1,609.6 1,627.1 1,632.8 1,631.8 1,605.4 1,627.8 1,629.5 1,633.3 3.8

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

2,910.5 2,922.0 2,930.8 2,934.3 2,918.6 2,933.5 2,940.5 2,942.9 2.4

Government

23,989 23,587 23,701 23,810 23,524 23,566 23,409 23,404 -5

Federal

3,014 2,908 2,746 2,743 3,009 2,912 2,750 2,744 -6

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

2,410.0 2,319.0 2,157.9 2,148.6 2,406.4 2,319.0 2,157.7 2,151.0 -6.7

U.S. Postal Service

603.6 589.3 588.5 594.5 602.2 593.1 591.9 592.5 0.6

State government

5,683 5,561 5,625 5,645 5,493 5,486 5,474 5,477 3

State government education

2,810.7 2,663.3 2,736.7 2,759.1 2,617.3 2,593.5 2,585.1 2,584.3 -0.8

State government, excluding education

2,872.6 2,897.4 2,888.2 2,886.0 2,876.1 2,892.8 2,888.9 2,892.9 4.0

Local government

15,292 15,118 15,330 15,422 15,022 15,168 15,185 15,183 -2

Local government education

8,470.4 8,221.4 8,464.4 8,553.0 8,180.7 8,256.0 8,262.1 8,264.9 2.8

Local government, excluding education

6,821.2 6,896.8 6,865.1 6,868.5 6,840.8 6,912.1 6,922.9 6,917.6 -5.3

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 2024 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: December 16, 2025