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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
Jan.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024(p)
Jan.
2025(p)
Jan.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024(p)
Jan.
2025(p)
Change from:
Dec.2024 - Jan.2025(p)

Total nonfarm

154,942 159,882 159,943 157,091 157,049 158,619 158,926 159,069 143

Total private

131,909 135,893 136,102 133,631 133,896 135,095 135,368 135,479 111

Goods-producing

21,181 21,744 21,624 21,262 21,611 21,669 21,667 21,667 0

Mining and logging

621 626 622 615 632 625 622 615 -7

Logging

42.5 39.6 39.4 39.4 42.3 38.8 39.0 39.1 0.1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

578.2 586.8 582.6 575.9 590.1 585.8 583.4 575.7 -7.7

Oil and gas extraction

121.4 123.7 122.4 122.4 122.1 122.9 122.4 122.4 0.0

Mining (except oil and gas)

185.6 192.5 189.5 186.6 191.2 192.0 191.2 191.1 -0.1

Coal mining

42.0 42.3 41.7 41.0 42.3 42.3 41.7 41.0 -0.7

Metal ore mining

44.4 44.7 44.9 45.0 44.6 45.0 45.1 45.1 0.0

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

99.2 105.5 102.9 100.6 104.3 104.8 104.4 105.1 0.7

Support activities for mining

271.2 270.6 270.7 266.9 276.8 270.9 269.8 262.2 -7.6

Construction

7,779 8,343 8,218 7,960 8,113 8,274 8,287 8,291 4

Construction of buildings

1,784.8 1,871.6 1,866.2 1,832.0 1,828.9 1,865.5 1,869.2 1,872.2 3.0

Residential building construction

906.3 954.5 954.2 935.3 930.5 951.4 954.1 956.0 1.9

Nonresidential building construction

878.5 917.1 912.0 896.7 898.4 914.1 915.1 916.2 1.1

Heavy and civil engineering construction

1,036.7 1,187.7 1,135.1 1,068.8 1,139.3 1,165.8 1,170.8 1,168.5 -2.3

Specialty trade contractors

4,957.9 5,283.4 5,217.1 5,059.4 5,145.0 5,242.9 5,246.9 5,250.4 3.5

Residential specialty trade contractors

2,301.0 2,426.6 2,389.1 2,311.9 2,388.4 2,407.3 2,405.1 2,403.0 -2.1

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

2,656.9 2,856.8 2,828.0 2,747.5 2,756.6 2,835.6 2,841.8 2,847.4 5.6

Manufacturing

12,781 12,775 12,784 12,687 12,866 12,770 12,758 12,761 3

Durable goods

7,974 7,931 7,933 7,868 8,013 7,925 7,907 7,904 -3

Wood product manufacturing

414.0 415.1 413.9 414.4 416.4 415.6 414.3 417.0 2.7

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

410.8 429.0 427.9 419.0 420.1 425.4 425.6 428.6 3.0

Primary metal manufacturing

371.5 370.8 373.4 371.3 373.4 372.3 372.2 372.3 0.1

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

1,445.5 1,436.1 1,434.6 1,435.9 1,450.1 1,436.6 1,433.7 1,437.5 3.8

Machinery manufacturing

1,124.3 1,113.8 1,113.4 1,111.6 1,127.8 1,114.9 1,112.4 1,113.2 0.8

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

1,036.4 1,017.5 1,016.1 1,007.1 1,040.0 1,018.9 1,014.6 1,010.3 -4.3

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

112.1 110.5 111.9 110.4 112.1 110.4 111.0 110.2 -0.8

Communications equipment manufacturing

84.4 82.1 81.9 81.8 84.8 82.0 81.7 81.7 0.0

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

394.3 385.6 382.7 377.7 395.9 386.3 382.6 378.5 -4.1

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

416.3 409.3 410.1 408.0 417.4 410.3 409.8 410.1 0.3

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

29.3 30.0 29.5 29.2 29.7 29.9 29.6 29.9 0.3

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

415.9 408.8 407.1 408.5 417.1 409.2 406.4 408.5 2.1

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

1,791.7 1,787.6 1,792.0 1,751.8 1,799.0 1,781.3 1,776.3 1,763.9 -12.4

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

1,018.8 1,015.2 1,019.4 987.4 1,024.4 1,010.9 1,005.5 995.8 -9.7

Furniture and related product manufacturing

346.2 339.7 338.9 336.4 348.4 338.7 337.6 336.8 -0.8

Miscellaneous manufacturing

617.6 612.1 616.0 612.2 621.1 611.9 613.9 615.9 2.0

Nondurable goods

4,807 4,844 4,851 4,819 4,853 4,845 4,851 4,857 6

Food manufacturing

1,743.9 1,776.4 1,777.9 1,759.0 1,757.0 1,772.7 1,771.0 1,771.7 0.7

Textile mills

86.0 86.8 86.5 86.3 86.4 86.4 86.5 86.3 -0.2

Textile product mills

98.6 99.2 99.8 99.9 98.7 99.5 99.8 99.7 -0.1

Apparel manufacturing

86.6 83.8 83.5 83.2 87.6 83.6 83.4 84.8 1.4

Paper manufacturing

355.4 355.7 355.3 355.8 355.9 354.6 353.5 355.0 1.5

Printing and related support activities

360.0 355.3 355.6 352.0 363.1 354.1 353.8 354.3 0.5

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

106.4 107.0 105.2 105.6 110.5 108.3 108.4 109.3 0.9

Chemical manufacturing

890.5 895.6 901.4 900.1 896.0 899.3 901.5 902.3 0.8

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

727.5 718.1 720.0 716.1 731.5 718.6 719.6 718.3 -1.3

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

351.7 366.5 366.2 360.7 366.5 368.2 373.8 374.9 1.1

Private service-providing

110,728 114,149 114,478 112,369 112,285 113,426 113,701 113,812 111

Trade, transportation, and utilities

28,722 29,455 29,809 28,987 28,819 28,952 29,021 29,059 38

Wholesale trade

6,085.3 6,171.5 6,201.8 6,152.2 6,128.6 6,165.7 6,178.6 6,180.6 2.0

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

3,404.8 3,455.5 3,470.7 3,449.0 3,421.8 3,453.7 3,458.0 3,458.2 0.2

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

2,189.6 2,221.0 2,234.2 2,210.2 2,213.2 2,219.6 2,226.5 2,227.1 0.6

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

490.9 495.0 496.9 493.0 493.6 492.4 494.1 495.3 1.2

Retail trade

15,468.6 15,812.0 15,954.2 15,519.5 15,520.8 15,503.1 15,539.4 15,573.7 34.3

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

2,030.0 2,052.7 2,049.6 2,038.5 2,051.1 2,052.5 2,051.4 2,055.9 4.5

Automobile dealers

1,274.7 1,294.0 1,296.9 1,291.1 1,282.4 1,293.2 1,294.5 1,296.8 2.3

Other motor vehicle dealers

164.3 162.4 157.9 157.9 174.1 166.4 164.5 167.1 2.6

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

591.0 596.3 594.8 589.5 594.5 592.9 592.4 592.0 -0.4

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

1,360.1 1,369.3 1,363.8 1,340.7 1,403.7 1,389.2 1,386.5 1,385.7 -0.8

Food and beverage retailers

3,205.9 3,267.9 3,275.8 3,233.7 3,216.6 3,236.3 3,236.8 3,237.1 0.3

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

824.3 830.8 840.8 803.8 815.0 806.2 801.9 800.2 -1.7

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

421.2 417.8 425.6 416.4 415.9 407.9 407.6 412.9 5.3

Electronics and appliance retailers

403.1 413.0 415.2 387.4 399.1 398.3 394.3 387.3 -7.0

General merchandise retailers

3,237.3 3,402.4 3,457.5 3,300.7 3,227.1 3,265.0 3,275.7 3,306.9 31.2

Department stores

1,002.7 1,081.5 1,126.1 1,027.2 997.5 1,015.0 1,024.4 1,027.9 3.5

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

2,234.6 2,320.9 2,331.4 2,273.5 2,229.6 2,250.1 2,251.3 2,279.1 27.8

Health and personal care retailers

1,101.0 1,106.5 1,120.8 1,100.4 1,088.9 1,085.0 1,089.7 1,092.0 2.3

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

1,040.9 1,057.2 1,057.1 1,047.5 1,050.6 1,053.6 1,057.4 1,056.0 -1.4

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

1,169.9 1,186.9 1,236.1 1,150.9 1,153.5 1,116.6 1,132.9 1,125.2 -7.7

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

1,499.2 1,538.3 1,552.7 1,503.3 1,514.3 1,498.7 1,507.1 1,514.7 7.6

Transportation and warehousing

6,582.9 6,877.5 7,059.0 6,723.9 6,583.8 6,688.8 6,710.3 6,711.4 1.1

Air transportation

556.1 563.2 567.8 566.3 560.9 565.5 568.3 569.4 1.1

Rail transportation

157.3 154.8 154.6 154.6 157.1 155.6 155.4 156.3 0.9

Water transportation

66.2 68.3 67.6 65.9 69.1 69.7 69.6 69.5 -0.1

Truck transportation

1,507.9 1,530.0 1,521.7 1,503.4 1,531.9 1,517.8 1,518.1 1,521.9 3.8

Transit and ground passenger transportation

464.9 502.8 501.5 497.9 457.2 486.3 486.0 490.1 4.1

Pipeline transportation

54.1 55.9 56.2 54.2 54.6 55.8 56.2 54.5 -1.7

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

23.9 26.4 26.1 22.5 31.0 29.9 29.9 29.4 -0.5

Support activities for transportation

824.0 848.1 855.0 847.8 825.8 843.9 845.5 846.8 1.3

Couriers and messengers

1,089.5 1,234.2 1,418.2 1,175.9 1,060.8 1,119.9 1,138.5 1,135.3 -3.2

Warehousing and storage

1,839.0 1,893.8 1,890.3 1,835.4 1,835.4 1,844.4 1,842.8 1,838.2 -4.6

Utilities

584.8 593.9 594.4 591.7 586.2 593.9 593.1 593.2 0.1

Information

2,924 2,938 2,965 2,911 2,966 2,927 2,943 2,945 2

Motion picture and sound recording industries

375.4 406.8 416.6 381.8 405.4 399.4 406.9 408.5 1.6

Publishing industries

910.9 914.4 924.9 918.3 916.5 913.0 917.6 920.1 2.5

Broadcasting and content providers

342.2 336.2 332.2 331.5 344.8 335.2 331.2 333.0 1.8

Telecommunications

629.0 614.4 622.3 613.1 631.8 614.5 620.8 612.9 -7.9

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

483.2 480.2 485.0 481.0 483.6 480.0 483.1 485.0 1.9

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

183.3 185.6 183.7 185.5 184.1 184.5 183.8 185.4 1.6

Financial activities

9,114 9,210 9,246 9,174 9,165 9,194 9,213 9,220 7

Finance and insurance

6,681.7 6,730.0 6,753.6 6,723.3 6,698.9 6,719.0 6,732.0 6,735.4 3.4

Monetary authorities-central bank

20.7 21.2 21.2 21.4 20.8 21.2 21.2 21.4 0.2

Credit intermediation and related
activities

2,583.5 2,555.7 2,558.6 2,552.8 2,585.1 2,558.4 2,555.7 2,553.2 -2.5

Depository credit intermediation(1)

1,789.3 1,779.0 1,779.7 1,777.1 1,789.4 1,781.0 1,778.9 1,777.1 -1.8

Commercial banking

1,383.8 1,370.2 1,369.5 1,368.8 1,384.2 1,372.4 1,370.1 1,368.7 -1.4

Nondepository credit intermediation

513.4 506.8 508.1 505.3 514.4 506.4 505.8 505.2 -0.6

Activities related to credit intermediation

280.8 269.9 270.8 270.4 281.3 270.9 271.0 270.9 -0.1

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

1,102.6 1,126.8 1,134.6 1,120.4 1,110.4 1,122.6 1,126.7 1,125.5 -1.2

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,974.9 3,026.3 3,039.2 3,028.7 2,982.6 3,016.8 3,028.4 3,035.3 6.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,432.0 2,479.6 2,492.8 2,450.6 2,466.0 2,474.8 2,480.7 2,484.6 3.9

Real estate

1,841.8 1,880.1 1,890.0 1,857.9 1,859.0 1,871.5 1,873.4 1,877.0 3.6

Rental and leasing services

568.1 576.5 579.5 569.8 584.5 580.4 584.2 584.4 0.2

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

22.1 23.0 23.3 22.9 22.5 22.9 23.1 23.2 0.1

Professional and business services

22,282 22,773 22,704 22,242 22,667 22,578 22,609 22,598 -11

Professional, scientific, and technical services

10,761.9 10,874.6 10,911.8 10,851.5 10,805.3 10,846.5 10,873.8 10,890.9 17.1

Legal services

1,188.9 1,198.6 1,204.8 1,188.9 1,193.7 1,191.8 1,194.0 1,194.9 0.9

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,184.7 1,118.2 1,136.6 1,173.7 1,154.2 1,145.9 1,144.1 1,144.7 0.6

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,660.9 1,724.3 1,727.3 1,717.4 1,684.2 1,721.3 1,729.8 1,736.9 7.1

Specialized design services

152.1 155.0 153.3 150.2 153.5 152.7 151.3 151.7 0.4

Computer systems design and related services

2,441.5 2,459.4 2,446.2 2,452.6 2,447.0 2,444.7 2,444.2 2,457.9 13.7

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,846.5 1,890.7 1,911.4 1,867.2 1,860.1 1,871.9 1,887.5 1,877.1 -10.4

Scientific research and development services

927.9 940.4 940.5 931.5 936.1 940.2 941.4 942.0 0.6

Advertising, public relations, and related services

493.9 500.5 500.5 493.7 500.3 498.5 497.1 497.4 0.3

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

865.5 887.5 891.2 876.3 876.2 879.6 884.5 888.4 3.9

Management of companies and enterprises

2,604.7 2,612.9 2,631.0 2,612.7 2,612.9 2,616.1 2,621.8 2,619.3 -2.5

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

8,915.4 9,285.1 9,161.6 8,777.9 9,248.5 9,115.3 9,113.1 9,088.0 -25.1

Administrative and support services

8,417.3 8,764.6 8,644.6 8,264.4 8,745.0 8,596.8 8,594.4 8,567.5 -26.9

Office administrative services

616.0 623.6 626.7 621.4 620.8 620.6 626.1 624.0 -2.1

Facilities support services

173.1 183.6 183.7 185.7 174.7 184.6 185.7 187.7 2.0

Employment services(1)

3,305.5 3,403.0 3,379.5 3,140.0 3,421.5 3,265.2 3,257.3 3,242.3 -15.0

Temporary help services

2,591.0 2,664.6 2,641.4 2,434.9 2,700.2 2,550.1 2,547.1 2,534.7 -12.4

Business support services

712.5 689.3 685.4 662.3 710.6 675.2 668.8 663.4 -5.4

Travel arrangement and reservation services

188.7 192.0 190.3 187.8 191.5 191.4 190.8 191.0 0.2

Investigation and security services

1,009.4 1,035.2 1,034.3 1,021.6 1,018.8 1,029.5 1,030.4 1,029.3 -1.1

Services to buildings and dwellings

2,086.0 2,307.0 2,219.7 2,125.5 2,271.3 2,300.5 2,308.9 2,300.4 -8.5

Other support services

326.1 330.9 325.0 320.1 335.8 329.9 326.4 329.2 2.8

Waste management and remediation services

498.1 520.5 517.0 513.5 503.5 518.5 518.7 520.5 1.8

Private education and health services

25,867 27,127 27,099 26,844 26,031 26,848 26,930 26,991 61

Private educational services

3,842.1 4,162.8 4,058.0 3,893.3 3,930.6 3,984.8 3,985.4 3,981.0 -4.4

Health care and social assistance

22,024.8 22,963.8 23,040.7 22,950.4 22,100.6 22,863.6 22,944.3 23,010.3 66.0

Health care(3)

17,278.5 17,981.0 18,039.3 17,958.8 17,338.0 17,900.8 17,955.5 17,999.2 43.7

Ambulatory health care services

8,589.5 8,967.2 8,993.9 8,927.0 8,628.2 8,915.3 8,936.7 8,953.3 16.6

Offices of physicians

2,934.8 3,021.9 3,045.2 3,015.1 2,942.3 3,003.6 3,017.3 3,019.5 2.2

Offices of dentists

1,033.1 1,054.9 1,054.1 1,055.3 1,036.0 1,052.2 1,048.8 1,056.8 8.0

Offices of other health practitioners

1,192.8 1,270.0 1,272.2 1,253.8 1,201.9 1,259.3 1,263.0 1,261.8 -1.2

Outpatient care centers

1,101.3 1,126.6 1,123.5 1,114.8 1,101.4 1,121.1 1,117.9 1,115.5 -2.4

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

313.0 305.2 306.2 307.5 313.0 305.1 305.3 305.9 0.6

Home health care services

1,663.3 1,826.2 1,834.2 1,822.3 1,680.8 1,813.3 1,825.7 1,836.3 10.6

Other ambulatory health care services

351.2 362.4 358.5 358.2 352.7 360.7 358.7 357.5 -1.2

Hospitals

5,442.6 5,643.6 5,655.3 5,654.2 5,452.7 5,625.7 5,642.2 5,656.1 13.9

Nursing and residential care facilities

3,246.4 3,370.2 3,390.1 3,377.6 3,257.1 3,359.8 3,376.6 3,389.8 13.2

Skilled nursing care facilities

1,465.6 1,515.2 1,522.5 1,519.4 1,468.5 1,508.5 1,516.1 1,523.2 7.1

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

651.0 682.5 689.6 683.1 655.7 681.4 687.0 686.9 -0.1

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

970.3 1,003.4 1,007.9 1,004.8 972.6 1,000.9 1,004.0 1,009.2 5.2

Other residential care facilities

159.5 169.1 170.1 170.3 160.2 168.9 169.5 170.6 1.1

Social assistance

4,746.3 4,982.8 5,001.4 4,991.6 4,762.6 4,962.8 4,988.8 5,011.1 22.3

Individual and family services

3,153.6 3,360.6 3,373.5 3,375.0 3,164.5 3,349.3 3,370.3 3,390.4 20.1

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

226.5 235.6 238.1 238.9 227.7 234.8 235.4 239.8 4.4

Vocational rehabilitation services

280.2 284.9 285.7 280.6 284.3 284.3 285.9 284.5 -1.4

Child care services

1,086.0 1,101.7 1,104.1 1,097.1 1,086.1 1,094.4 1,097.1 1,096.4 -0.7

Leisure and hospitality

15,980 16,655 16,672 16,265 16,720 16,932 16,981 16,978 -3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,337.3 2,513.0 2,509.2 2,432.2 2,590.1 2,662.2 2,663.1 2,677.9 14.8

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

520.5 602.4 599.0 558.3 585.2 610.3 614.4 613.5 -0.9

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

164.2 178.6 177.5 169.1 177.7 180.9 181.7 182.4 0.7

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

1,652.6 1,732.0 1,732.7 1,704.8 1,827.2 1,871.0 1,867.0 1,882.0 15.0

Accommodation and food services

13,643.0 14,141.5 14,163.2 13,832.5 14,129.7 14,270.0 14,317.4 14,299.9 -17.5

Accommodation

1,830.6 1,888.7 1,889.5 1,844.1 1,919.3 1,943.3 1,944.9 1,943.1 -1.8

Food services and drinking places

11,812.4 12,252.8 12,273.7 11,988.4 12,210.4 12,326.7 12,372.5 12,356.8 -15.7

Other services

5,839 5,991 5,983 5,946 5,917 5,995 6,004 6,021 17

Repair and maintenance

1,448.0 1,471.1 1,464.0 1,462.3 1,465.8 1,471.0 1,470.9 1,480.8 9.9

Personal and laundry services

1,546.4 1,609.6 1,612.9 1,596.4 1,569.1 1,605.4 1,611.7 1,615.8 4.1

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

2,844.7 2,910.5 2,906.0 2,886.9 2,882.0 2,918.6 2,921.5 2,924.5 3.0

Government

23,033 23,989 23,841 23,460 23,153 23,524 23,558 23,590 32

Federal

2,963 3,014 3,020 3,006 2,977 3,009 3,015 3,024 9

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

2,357.5 2,410.0 2,414.2 2,402.9 2,370.7 2,406.4 2,415.8 2,419.5 3.7

U.S. Postal Service

605.1 603.6 606.0 602.9 606.1 602.2 599.1 604.8 5.7

State government

5,297 5,683 5,605 5,422 5,390 5,493 5,504 5,506 2

State government education

2,515.9 2,810.7 2,730.1 2,550.6 2,593.9 2,617.3 2,620.9 2,620.1 -0.8

State government, excluding education

2,781.0 2,872.6 2,874.8 2,871.8 2,796.2 2,876.1 2,882.9 2,885.9 3.0

Local government

14,773 15,292 15,216 15,032 14,786 15,022 15,039 15,060 21

Local government education

8,197.5 8,470.4 8,451.0 8,309.1 8,081.9 8,180.7 8,189.9 8,200.7 10.8

Local government, excluding education

6,575.3 6,821.2 6,764.6 6,723.3 6,703.9 6,840.8 6,849.1 6,858.8 9.7

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: February 07, 2025