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	Sept. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Sept. 2025(p)
Total private	109,815	110,736	110,811	110,896
Goods-producing	15,447	15,350	15,321	15,353
Mining and logging	480	457	454	453
Construction	6,024	6,031	6,011	6,031
Manufacturing	8,943	8,862	8,856	8,869
Durable goods	5,404	5,347	5,335	5,342
Nondurable goods	3,539	3,515	3,521	3,527
Private service-providing	94,368	95,386	95,490	95,543
Trade, transportation, and utilities	24,508	24,663	24,683	24,673
Wholesale trade	4,869.9	4,886.4	4,876.5	4,883.3
Retail trade	13,328.0	13,396.3	13,413.4	13,427.1
Transportation and warehousing	5,837.2	5,906.2	5,918.6	5,888.6
Utilities	472.4	473.7	474.2	473.8
Information	2,350	2,339	2,332	2,336
Financial activities	6,930	7,004	6,996	7,011
Professional and business services	17,738	17,671	17,669	17,645
Private education and health services	23,312	24,013	24,071	24,137
Leisure and hospitality	14,680	14,798	14,822	14,832
Other services	4,850	4,898	4,917	4,909
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: November 20, 2025