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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 Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Feb.
2024(p)

Total private

107,894 109,187 109,432 109,591

Goods-producing

15,437 15,510 15,542 15,553

Mining and logging

480 499 501 503

Construction

5,849 5,946 5,962 5,964

Manufacturing

9,108 9,065 9,079 9,086

Durable goods

5,609 5,592 5,589 5,594

Nondurable goods

3,499 3,473 3,490 3,492

Private service-providing

92,457 93,677 93,890 94,038

Trade, transportation, and utilities

24,301 24,363 24,356 24,384

Wholesale trade

4,834.8 4,857.7 4,864.4 4,857.3

Retail trade

13,269.1 13,348.3 13,353.8 13,356.1

Transportation and warehousing

5,744.4 5,691.9 5,670.4 5,700.5

Utilities

452.4 464.7 466.9 470.3

Information

2,431 2,410 2,430 2,420

Financial activities

6,891 6,949 6,953 6,967

Professional and business services

18,089 18,033 18,085 18,080

Private education and health services

21,736 22,498 22,595 22,672

Leisure and hospitality

14,302 14,663 14,701 14,742

Other services

4,707 4,761 4,770 4,773

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 2023 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: March 08, 2024