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	Nov. 2024	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025(p)	Nov. 2025(p)
Total private	109,960	110,927	110,927	111,053
Goods-producing	15,386	15,359	15,348	15,357
Mining and logging	474	453	455	453
Construction	6,009	6,031	6,032	6,047
Manufacturing	8,903	8,875	8,861	8,857
Durable goods	5,374	5,347	5,333	5,333
Nondurable goods	3,529	3,528	3,528	3,524
Private service-providing	94,574	95,568	95,579	95,696
Trade, transportation, and utilities	24,511	24,667	24,641	24,642
Wholesale trade	4,875.7	4,881.3	4,872.7	4,870.1
Retail trade	13,310.7	13,430.3	13,426.9	13,442.2
Transportation and warehousing	5,853.4	5,882.2	5,867.7	5,855.7
Utilities	471.4	473.5	473.8	474.3
Information	2,352	2,334	2,326	2,324
Financial activities	6,939	7,003	6,999	6,996
Professional and business services	17,701	17,691	17,683	17,723
Private education and health services	23,468	24,123	24,177	24,237
Leisure and hospitality	14,739	14,842	14,855	14,865
Other services	4,864	4,908	4,898	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: December 16, 2025