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	Apr. 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025(p)	Apr. 2025(p)
Total private	109,361	110,486	110,598	110,732
Goods-producing	15,412	15,390	15,394	15,400
Mining and logging	491	470	466	465
Construction	5,973	6,018	6,023	6,035
Manufacturing	8,948	8,902	8,905	8,900
Durable goods	5,448	5,369	5,367	5,368
Nondurable goods	3,500	3,533	3,538	3,532
Private service-providing	93,949	95,096	95,204	95,332
Trade, transportation, and utilities	24,420	24,672	24,682	24,707
Wholesale trade	4,840.1	4,890.7	4,885.6	4,881.7
Retail trade	13,302.2	13,365.6	13,392.4	13,403.0
Transportation and warehousing	5,808.9	5,944.1	5,930.6	5,950.3
Utilities	469.1	472.0	473.1	472.2
Information	2,363	2,355	2,346	2,347
Financial activities	6,901	6,985	6,988	6,989
Professional and business services	17,838	17,749	17,752	17,772
Private education and health services	22,934	23,698	23,759	23,828
Leisure and hospitality	14,654	14,757	14,781	14,796
Other services	4,839	4,880	4,896	4,893
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 2024 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: May 02, 2025