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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 Nov.
2018		 Sept.
2019		 Oct.
2019(p)		 Nov.
2019(p)

Total private

 105,051 106,313 106,409 106,596

Goods-producing

 15,015 15,107 15,084 15,116

Mining and logging

 558 540 545 539

Construction

 5,491 5,600 5,608 5,599

Manufacturing

 8,966 8,967 8,931 8,978

Durable goods

 5,523 5,543 5,499 5,534

Nondurable goods

 3,443 3,424 3,432 3,444

Private service-providing

 90,036 91,206 91,325 91,480

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 23,495 23,550 23,556 23,554

Wholesale trade

 4,729.5 4,770.5 4,769.5 4,765.8

Retail trade

 13,508.0 13,466.1 13,473.6 13,462.0

Transportation and warehousing

 4,813.1 4,871.0 4,873.1 4,884.9

Utilities

 444.3 442.8 440.2 441.6

Information

 2,284 2,276 2,268 2,281

Financial activities

 6,668 6,731 6,747 6,753

Professional and business services

 17,306 17,526 17,557 17,599

Education and health services

 20,931 21,448 21,474 21,535

Leisure and hospitality

 14,489 14,757 14,806 14,836

Other services

 4,863 4,918 4,917 4,922

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 2018 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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Last Modified Date: December 06, 2019