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	Mar. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026(p)	Mar. 2026(p)
Total private	109,899	110,358	110,173	110,387
Goods-producing	15,311	15,263	15,230	15,258
Mining and logging	463	450	448	449
Construction	6,007	6,050	6,038	6,054
Manufacturing	8,841	8,763	8,744	8,755
Durable goods	5,329	5,283	5,273	5,285
Nondurable goods	3,512	3,480	3,471	3,470
Private service-providing	94,588	95,095	94,943	95,129
Trade, transportation, and utilities	24,412	24,333	24,296	24,323
Wholesale trade	4,802.4	4,768.2	4,769.5	4,771.5
Retail trade	13,277.9	13,289.0	13,291.6	13,303.7
Transportation and warehousing	5,855.0	5,796.0	5,753.6	5,766.7
Utilities	476.5	479.9	481.4	481.0
Information	2,292	2,237	2,214	2,218
Financial activities	6,963	6,945	6,947	6,933
Professional and business services	17,624	17,601	17,596	17,603
Private education and health services	23,764	24,337	24,298	24,376
Leisure and hospitality	14,672	14,754	14,699	14,780
Other services	4,861	4,888	4,893	4,896
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 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: April 03, 2026