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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
2022		 Mar.
2023		 Apr.
2023(p)		 May
2023(p)		 May
2022		 Mar.
2023		 Apr.
2023(p)		 May
2023(p)		 Change from:
Apr.2023 - May2023(p)

Total nonfarm

 152,291 154,440 155,386 156,306 152,042 155,472 155,766 156,105 339

Total private

 129,929 131,616 132,483 133,382 129,920 132,907 133,160 133,443 283

Goods-producing

 21,148 21,218 21,400 21,566 21,125 21,501 21,529 21,555 26

Mining and logging

 597 628 634 640 600 635 640 643 3

Logging

 41.7 45.7 43.8 44.4 43.9 46.3 46.6 46.6 0.0

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

 555.3 582.3 590.2 595.8 556.1 588.8 593.7 596.5 2.8

Oil and gas extraction

 119.2 116.9 117.2 117.8 120.4 117.7 118.4 119.0 0.6

Mining (except oil and gas)

 184.0 183.2 186.1 188.7 181.8 187.2 187.3 186.8 -0.5

Coal mining

 40.5 41.3 41.4 41.4 40.4 41.2 41.3 41.3 0.0

Metal ore mining

 42.9 43.6 43.9 44.1 42.9 43.9 44.0 44.1 0.1

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

 100.6 98.3 100.8 103.2 98.5 102.2 102.0 101.5 -0.5

Support activities for mining

 252.1 282.2 286.9 289.3 253.9 283.9 288.0 290.7 2.7

Construction

 7,783 7,657 7,824 7,973 7,736 7,890 7,903 7,928 25

Construction of buildings

 1,751.4 1,754.9 1,765.4 1,792.0 1,752.6 1,790.4 1,787.7 1,794.3 6.6

Residential building construction

 926.6 911.7 917.1 932.8 925.1 931.6 930.2 932.6 2.4

Nonresidential building construction

 824.8 843.2 848.3 859.2 827.5 858.8 857.5 861.7 4.2

Heavy and civil engineering construction

 1,099.5 1,042.2 1,094.4 1,134.1 1,073.2 1,103.6 1,095.5 1,106.2 10.7

Specialty trade contractors

 4,932.5 4,860.1 4,964.2 5,046.8 4,909.7 4,996.1 5,019.9 5,027.2 7.3

Residential specialty trade contractors

 2,315.8 2,255.3 2,309.1 2,344.3 2,296.7 2,314.8 2,328.2 2,328.3 0.1

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

 2,616.7 2,604.8 2,655.1 2,702.5 2,613.0 2,681.3 2,691.7 2,698.9 7.2

Manufacturing

 12,768 12,933 12,942 12,953 12,789 12,976 12,986 12,984 -2

Durable goods

 7,937 8,077 8,088 8,095 7,943 8,092 8,103 8,106 3

Wood product manufacturing

 431.5 424.7 422.8 425.0 430.9 426.0 424.2 425.0 0.8

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

 421.9 425.5 427.3 430.8 417.4 431.2 429.3 427.5 -1.8

Primary metal manufacturing

 359.7 368.2 367.1 368.5 361.1 367.7 367.8 369.8 2.0

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

 1,428.1 1,444.7 1,449.8 1,447.4 1,428.8 1,446.0 1,451.1 1,448.8 -2.3

Machinery manufacturing

 1,100.9 1,124.9 1,124.0 1,121.1 1,100.7 1,125.0 1,124.2 1,121.8 -2.4

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

 1,082.4 1,095.6 1,098.3 1,098.9 1,085.1 1,099.0 1,102.1 1,101.8 -0.3

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

 160.3 167.2 167.7 167.3 161.0 168.2 168.5 168.4 -0.1

Communications equipment manufacturing

 85.4 84.2 84.3 84.9 85.6 84.1 84.4 84.9 0.5

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

 382.8 388.4 388.4 386.9 384.3 389.3 390.2 388.8 -1.4

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

 423.0 423.2 425.2 426.7 422.8 424.3 425.7 426.2 0.5

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

 30.9 32.6 32.7 33.1 31.4 33.1 33.3 33.5 0.2

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

 402.7 404.5 402.8 405.3 403.6 405.3 403.9 406.0 2.1

Transportation equipment manufacturing(1)

 1,699.1 1,790.0 1,799.5 1,806.5 1,706.4 1,790.4 1,801.0 1,811.5 10.5

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

 995.9 1,051.2 1,063.4 1,065.5 1,002.2 1,052.1 1,061.1 1,067.9 6.8

Furniture and related product manufacturing

 383.7 368.3 366.2 362.2 382.7 368.1 367.2 363.2 -4.0

Miscellaneous manufacturing

 626.7 630.9 630.2 629.3 626.5 633.1 632.0 630.2 -1.8

Nondurable goods

 4,831 4,856 4,854 4,858 4,846 4,884 4,883 4,878 -5

Food manufacturing

 1,677.6 1,716.1 1,712.2 1,710.5 1,695.9 1,729.0 1,729.8 1,729.7 -0.1

Textile mills

 99.2 95.4 95.6 93.5 99.0 95.4 95.5 93.5 -2.0

Textile product mills

 105.4 102.5 101.0 100.8 105.3 102.2 101.1 100.7 -0.4

Apparel manufacturing

 93.4 93.4 94.0 92.8 93.4 93.6 93.5 92.8 -0.7

Paper manufacturing

 363.1 356.4 352.9 351.7 362.9 356.0 353.7 352.1 -1.6

Printing and related support activities

 380.9 380.8 379.9 378.7 381.4 382.0 381.3 379.3 -2.0

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

 107.6 102.6 105.5 107.3 106.4 105.5 106.3 105.9 -0.4

Chemical manufacturing

 899.1 913.7 914.0 916.0 900.8 914.7 916.5 918.2 1.7

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

 756.0 747.1 747.2 748.1 753.6 748.6 747.9 747.2 -0.7

Beverage, tobacco, and leather and allied product manufacturing

 348.2 348.1 351.7 358.7 347.2 357.2 357.8 358.1 0.3

Private service-providing

 108,781 110,398 111,083 111,816 108,795 111,406 111,631 111,888 257

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 28,423 28,588 28,583 28,716 28,634 28,867 28,884 28,921 37

Wholesale trade

 5,965.3 6,022.3 6,035.3 6,054.7 5,961.1 6,047.9 6,050.3 6,051.4 1.1

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

 3,287.2 3,333.5 3,335.5 3,347.8 3,285.5 3,342.3 3,342.6 3,347.0 4.4

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

 2,159.7 2,166.2 2,174.6 2,186.3 2,157.1 2,180.6 2,180.9 2,183.3 2.4

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

 518.4 522.6 525.2 520.6 518.5 525.0 526.8 521.1 -5.7

Retail trade

 15,344.5 15,348.2 15,375.5 15,450.9 15,453.2 15,529.2 15,539.2 15,550.8 11.6

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

 2,010.9 2,014.8 2,020.4 2,030.9 2,005.0 2,021.3 2,019.0 2,024.9 5.9

Automobile dealers

 1,255.0 1,250.4 1,251.1 1,253.9 1,253.5 1,251.7 1,250.9 1,253.1 2.2

Other motor vehicle dealers

 178.9 173.5 176.8 182.4 173.9 177.4 176.3 177.5 1.2

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

 577.0 590.9 592.5 594.6 577.6 592.3 591.8 594.4 2.6

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

 1,455.4 1,383.1 1,407.7 1,431.7 1,393.7 1,386.7 1,383.3 1,378.5 -4.8

Food and beverage retailers

 3,160.1 3,219.1 3,215.4 3,227.5 3,177.4 3,240.8 3,241.4 3,246.5 5.1

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

 904.4 866.0 855.6 852.9 912.9 870.9 866.3 862.4 -3.9

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

 459.2 443.8 435.7 436.2 463.6 444.6 441.4 440.5 -0.9

Electronics and appliance retailers

 445.2 422.2 419.9 416.7 452.9 427.0 426.1 424.1 -2.0

General merchandise retailers

 3,072.2 3,099.8 3,099.2 3,096.3 3,166.0 3,145.1 3,156.4 3,166.7 10.3

Department stores

 921.7 924.6 920.4 915.6 970.2 958.3 958.8 958.1 -0.7

Warehouse clubs, supercenters, and other general merchandise retailers

 2,150.5 2,175.2 2,178.8 2,180.7 2,195.8 2,186.8 2,197.5 2,208.6 11.1

Health and personal care retailers

 1,082.8 1,099.9 1,094.5 1,092.9 1,093.0 1,104.2 1,105.0 1,104.5 -0.5

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

 1,032.4 1,047.3 1,061.0 1,065.6 1,033.4 1,060.0 1,069.0 1,066.9 -2.1

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

 1,109.7 1,121.5 1,114.5 1,126.4 1,141.4 1,161.0 1,157.8 1,159.1 1.3

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

 1,516.6 1,496.7 1,507.2 1,526.7 1,530.4 1,539.2 1,541.0 1,541.3 0.3

Transportation and warehousing

 6,561.4 6,664.5 6,617.1 6,655.8 6,667.2 6,735.1 6,738.8 6,763.0 24.2

Air transportation

 498.2 533.3 535.2 541.2 496.6 533.8 536.8 539.9 3.1

Rail transportation

 146.4 149.8 150.4 150.4 146.7 149.9 150.4 150.3 -0.1

Water transportation

 63.5 64.0 65.3 69.1 63.4 66.7 67.3 68.7 1.4

Truck transportation

 1,579.7 1,581.6 1,590.1 1,603.2 1,583.8 1,607.6 1,608.6 1,609.2 0.6

Transit and ground passenger transportation

 424.4 449.7 435.8 450.4 411.6 436.8 424.8 436.6 11.8

Pipeline transportation

 50.5 47.9 48.0 48.2 50.4 48.0 48.1 48.0 -0.1

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

 33.8 29.4 32.7 33.8 33.4 34.2 35.3 34.3 -1.0

Support activities for transportation

 783.0 811.8 806.2 808.3 789.6 813.8 813.6 815.8 2.2

Couriers and messengers

 1,055.4 1,081.7 1,049.5 1,062.6 1,136.2 1,126.1 1,133.0 1,141.2 8.2

Warehousing and storage

 1,926.5 1,915.3 1,903.9 1,888.6 1,955.5 1,918.2 1,920.9 1,919.0 -1.9

Utilities

 551.5 552.9 554.8 554.9 552.5 554.3 555.8 555.9 0.1

Information

 3,056 3,072 3,074 3,066 3,067 3,092 3,093 3,084 -9

Motion picture and sound recording industries

 463.2 446.7 455.0 460.8 463.0 460.5 461.9 461.6 -0.3

Publishing industries

 933.9 932.9 932.6 926.5 939.7 937.7 938.8 936.3 -2.5

Broadcasting and content providers

 355.1 356.7 354.8 354.5 355.7 356.6 355.9 355.5 -0.4

Telecommunications

 661.4 652.7 648.8 645.5 664.7 651.9 651.7 649.2 -2.5

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

 460.0 482.7 489.2 488.8 459.8 483.8 489.7 489.0 -0.7

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

 182.1 200.6 193.3 189.9 183.7 201.0 194.8 192.8 -2.0

Financial activities

 9,015 9,039 9,075 9,099 9,040 9,095 9,120 9,130 10

Finance and insurance

 6,648.2 6,669.9 6,679.3 6,685.3 6,669.8 6,685.6 6,702.7 6,709.8 7.1

Monetary authorities-central bank

 21.0 21.8 21.9 21.9 21.2 21.9 22.0 22.0 0.0

Credit intermediation and related
activities

 2,697.6 2,666.9 2,665.2 2,662.0 2,701.4 2,669.9 2,671.0 2,668.2 -2.8

Depository credit intermediation(1)

 1,751.8 1,786.0 1,784.3 1,777.5 1,753.0 1,785.1 1,786.8 1,780.9 -5.9

Commercial banking

 1,359.4 1,377.8 1,376.5 1,368.3 1,361.0 1,375.9 1,377.2 1,371.4 -5.8

Nondepository credit intermediation

 611.9 568.0 567.2 570.2 614.6 571.4 570.9 572.8 1.9

Activities related to credit intermediation

 333.9 312.9 313.7 314.3 333.9 313.4 313.3 314.5 1.2

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

 1,034.7 1,067.6 1,071.0 1,072.8 1,041.7 1,075.7 1,077.7 1,080.4 2.7

Insurance carriers and related activities

 2,894.9 2,913.6 2,921.2 2,928.6 2,905.5 2,918.1 2,932.0 2,939.2 7.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

 2,366.6 2,369.0 2,395.4 2,413.6 2,370.5 2,409.4 2,417.6 2,420.4 2.8

Real estate

 1,808.4 1,822.0 1,841.9 1,845.8 1,814.3 1,847.0 1,854.2 1,855.4 1.2

Rental and leasing services

 535.7 524.9 531.2 545.3 533.6 539.9 540.9 542.4 1.5

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works)

 22.5 22.1 22.3 22.5 22.6 22.5 22.5 22.6 0.1

Professional and business services

 22,455 22,665 22,889 22,993 22,493 22,924 22,989 23,053 64

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 10,400.9 10,778.3 10,854.6 10,808.3 10,465.5 10,784.4 10,829.6 10,872.3 42.7

Legal services

 1,173.3 1,169.2 1,171.0 1,173.3 1,178.8 1,177.4 1,179.7 1,180.4 0.7

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

 1,078.2 1,220.4 1,219.0 1,130.5 1,114.0 1,141.7 1,148.8 1,159.6 10.8

Architectural, engineering, and related services

 1,587.8 1,642.5 1,654.8 1,670.5 1,594.8 1,666.2 1,670.8 1,677.8 7.0

Specialized design services

 152.5 157.4 158.4 159.5 152.3 159.6 159.0 159.1 0.1

Computer systems design and related services

 2,452.5 2,470.3 2,502.3 2,503.4 2,450.5 2,488.1 2,501.1 2,503.6 2.5

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

 1,765.1 1,839.0 1,853.8 1,858.2 1,772.6 1,854.3 1,861.1 1,869.3 8.2

Scientific research and development services

 883.4 921.5 925.3 929.7 888.3 928.4 931.4 934.5 3.1

Advertising, public relations, and related services

 481.5 490.1 492.5 495.6 482.4 492.3 494.0 496.6 2.6

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

 826.6 867.9 877.5 887.6 831.8 876.4 883.8 891.3 7.5

Management of companies and enterprises

 2,470.6 2,507.5 2,512.2 2,514.7 2,477.3 2,517.3 2,522.5 2,522.4 -0.1

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 9,583.2 9,379.1 9,522.4 9,670.2 9,550.1 9,622.1 9,636.4 9,657.9 21.5

Administrative and support services

 9,112.5 8,894.6 9,032.6 9,176.0 9,075.5 9,132.0 9,142.2 9,162.1 19.9

Office administrative services

 586.9 611.3 618.1 623.9 585.6 618.4 620.9 623.7 2.8

Facilities support services

 152.0 161.4 160.5 160.6 153.9 161.0 160.6 162.7 2.1

Employment services(1)

 3,870.5 3,741.0 3,724.0 3,784.8 3,898.0 3,827.6 3,825.7 3,835.0 9.3

Temporary help services

 3,109.6 2,968.8 2,959.1 3,015.7 3,125.2 3,041.6 3,034.7 3,042.4 7.7

Business support services

 795.8 759.5 758.3 757.1 801.2 764.1 762.8 761.6 -1.2

Travel arrangement and reservation services

 171.5 176.7 179.7 181.3 170.0 178.8 180.1 180.1 0.0

Investigation and security services

 946.8 969.1 975.9 977.8 946.7 972.7 976.2 978.4 2.2

Services to buildings and dwellings

 2,256.0 2,138.1 2,277.4 2,351.5 2,186.9 2,267.3 2,275.0 2,280.2 5.2

Other support services

 333.0 337.5 338.7 339.0 333.1 342.0 341.0 340.3 -0.7

Waste management and remediation services

 470.7 484.5 489.8 494.2 474.6 490.1 494.2 495.8 1.6

Private education and health services

 24,196 25,179 25,269 25,274 24,181 25,072 25,157 25,254 97

Private educational services

 3,791.4 4,051.7 4,067.7 3,977.2 3,772.2 3,914.4 3,930.3 3,952.6 22.3

Health care and social assistance

 20,405.0 21,127.3 21,201.2 21,297.2 20,408.7 21,157.9 21,227.0 21,301.6 74.6

Health care(3)

 16,158.3 16,682.2 16,728.1 16,782.3 16,187.9 16,718.0 16,759.8 16,812.2 52.4

Ambulatory health care services

 8,062.1 8,315.3 8,347.9 8,373.7 8,064.7 8,329.3 8,353.3 8,377.2 23.9

Offices of physicians

 2,790.8 2,859.9 2,878.0 2,886.3 2,792.7 2,866.5 2,879.2 2,887.4 8.2

Offices of dentists

 1,003.7 1,027.4 1,032.6 1,040.0 1,004.0 1,030.8 1,035.5 1,039.7 4.2

Offices of other health practitioners

 1,076.1 1,118.2 1,123.5 1,125.7 1,076.5 1,122.3 1,124.6 1,127.8 3.2

Outpatient care centers

 1,024.9 1,062.0 1,060.5 1,064.6 1,026.3 1,061.5 1,062.5 1,066.3 3.8

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

 321.8 321.8 325.3 322.9 321.8 322.5 323.6 323.2 -0.4

Home health care services

 1,522.5 1,589.8 1,592.9 1,601.2 1,521.2 1,590.9 1,593.0 1,598.8 5.8

Other ambulatory health care services

 322.3 336.2 335.1 333.0 322.2 334.8 335.0 333.9 -1.1

Hospitals

 5,114.8 5,263.8 5,266.3 5,279.8 5,132.3 5,270.6 5,279.8 5,299.4 19.6

Nursing and residential care facilities

 2,981.4 3,103.1 3,113.9 3,128.8 2,990.9 3,118.1 3,126.7 3,135.6 8.9

Skilled nursing care facilities

 1,339.5 1,387.4 1,392.5 1,397.0 1,347.1 1,396.5 1,399.1 1,402.0 2.9

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

 602.2 622.7 625.1 631.0 602.4 624.5 627.3 631.0 3.7

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

 890.3 937.5 942.3 945.7 891.0 941.5 944.9 946.6 1.7

Other residential care facilities

 149.4 155.5 154.0 155.1 150.5 155.7 155.4 156.0 0.6

Social assistance

 4,246.7 4,445.1 4,473.1 4,514.9 4,220.8 4,439.9 4,467.2 4,489.4 22.2

Individual and family services

 2,808.0 2,952.5 2,979.0 3,004.5 2,800.3 2,954.0 2,978.2 2,995.4 17.2

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

 200.7 213.9 213.8 215.0 201.6 212.5 213.4 215.4 2.0

Vocational rehabilitation services

 269.4 277.9 278.0 278.7 269.7 279.6 279.4 278.8 -0.6

Child care services

 968.6 1,000.8 1,002.3 1,016.7 949.2 993.9 996.2 999.8 3.6

Leisure and hospitality

 15,938 16,060 16,366 16,800 15,699 16,518 16,548 16,596 48

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

 2,347.0 2,255.9 2,372.6 2,515.9 2,277.8 2,428.1 2,437.6 2,451.3 13.7

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

 534.9 491.2 543.4 575.2 503.6 524.5 529.5 540.1 10.6

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

 158.2 160.9 166.2 173.8 156.9 170.3 171.0 172.1 1.1

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

 1,653.9 1,603.8 1,663.0 1,766.9 1,617.3 1,733.3 1,737.1 1,739.1 2.0

Accommodation and food services

 13,590.6 13,803.7 13,993.1 14,283.7 13,420.7 14,090.0 14,110.6 14,145.0 34.4

Accommodation

 1,774.9 1,792.8 1,811.6 1,863.5 1,758.1 1,858.3 1,856.5 1,857.8 1.3

Food services and drinking places

 11,815.7 12,010.9 12,181.5 12,420.2 11,662.6 12,231.7 12,254.1 12,287.2 33.1

Other services

 5,698 5,795 5,827 5,868 5,681 5,838 5,840 5,850 10

Repair and maintenance

 1,392.9 1,425.8 1,436.4 1,447.8 1,388.6 1,433.0 1,437.5 1,442.4 4.9

Personal and laundry services

 1,476.6 1,517.4 1,532.2 1,544.2 1,460.0 1,530.4 1,530.0 1,530.6 0.6

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

 2,828.7 2,851.5 2,858.6 2,876.0 2,831.9 2,874.9 2,872.5 2,876.7 4.2

Government

 22,362 22,824 22,903 22,924 22,122 22,565 22,606 22,662 56

Federal

 2,865 2,890 2,902 2,921 2,868 2,906 2,911 2,918 7

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

 2,266.4 2,285.0 2,291.4 2,316.2 2,264.8 2,301.2 2,304.8 2,310.1 5.3

U.S. Postal Service

 598.4 604.5 610.7 604.8 603.1 604.4 606.3 607.6 1.3

State government

 5,091 5,313 5,348 5,240 5,092 5,195 5,207 5,226 19

State government education

 2,443.8 2,638.9 2,662.6 2,541.2 2,444.3 2,512.0 2,520.1 2,529.8 9.7

State government, excluding education

 2,646.7 2,674.2 2,685.3 2,699.1 2,647.4 2,682.7 2,687.0 2,696.6 9.6

Local government

 14,406 14,621 14,653 14,763 14,162 14,464 14,488 14,518 30

Local government education

 8,029.0 8,178.7 8,168.1 8,193.1 7,777.8 7,919.4 7,924.3 7,938.9 14.6

Local government, excluding education

 6,376.9 6,442.0 6,485.1 6,570.3 6,384.0 6,545.0 6,563.3 6,578.8 15.5

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 2022 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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