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Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1) [In thousands]
Industry Aug.
2022		 June
2023		 July
2023(p)		 Aug.
2023(p)

Total private

 106,813 108,581 108,744 108,804

Goods-producing

 15,274 15,464 15,468 15,487

Mining and logging

 461 491 495 495

Construction

 5,757 5,844 5,851 5,866

Manufacturing

 9,056 9,129 9,122 9,126

Durable goods

 5,560 5,628 5,632 5,635

Nondurable goods

 3,496 3,501 3,490 3,491

Private service-providing

 91,539 93,117 93,276 93,317

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 24,256 24,318 24,326 24,310

Wholesale trade

 4,762.8 4,779.5 4,798.7 4,794.9

Retail trade

 13,198.2 13,229.3 13,231.3 13,228.4

Transportation and warehousing

 5,850.5 5,866.4 5,856.0 5,844.9

Utilities

 444.3 443.0 439.6 442.2

Information

 2,462 2,463 2,455 2,429

Financial activities

 6,824 6,861 6,865 6,857

Professional and business services

 18,183 18,222 18,205 18,190

Private education and health services

 21,284 22,024 22,105 22,186

Leisure and hospitality

 13,869 14,465 14,538 14,542

Other services

 4,661 4,764 4,782 4,803

Footnotes
(1) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2022 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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Last Modified Date: September 01, 2023