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 May
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018(p)		 May
2018(p)

Total private

 102,186 103,768 103,897 104,064

Goods-producing

 14,402 14,758 14,796 14,838

Mining and logging

 490 536 542 546

Construction

 5,200 5,359 5,367 5,390

Manufacturing

 8,712 8,863 8,887 8,902

Durable goods

 5,296 5,417 5,439 5,454

Nondurable goods

 3,416 3,446 3,448 3,448

Private service-providing

 87,784 89,010 89,101 89,226

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 23,109 23,438 23,443 23,475

Wholesale trade

 4,720.1 4,784.5 4,770.4 4,774.8

Retail trade

 13,472.0 13,615.0 13,628.3 13,644.2

Transportation and warehousing

 4,472.0 4,593.1 4,598.9 4,610.9

Utilities

 445.1 445.1 445.4 445.0

Information

 2,252 2,223 2,230 2,233

Financial activities

 6,555 6,628 6,624 6,626

Professional and business services

 16,687 16,956 16,997 17,037

Education and health services

 20,305 20,638 20,665 20,690

Leisure and hospitality

 14,104 14,299 14,301 14,319

Other services

 4,772 4,828 4,841 4,846

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 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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