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	Aug. 2024	June 2025	July 2025(p)	Aug. 2025(p)
Total private	109,678	110,726	110,732	110,797
Goods-producing	15,433	15,369	15,344	15,327
Mining and logging	480	460	455	450
Construction	6,003	6,032	6,030	6,020
Manufacturing	8,950	8,877	8,859	8,857
Durable goods	5,412	5,345	5,339	5,329
Nondurable goods	3,538	3,532	3,520	3,528
Private service-providing	94,245	95,357	95,388	95,470
Trade, transportation, and utilities	24,484	24,657	24,669	24,680
Wholesale trade	4,866.2	4,887.4	4,882.1	4,864.5
Retail trade	13,316.0	13,381.1	13,393.1	13,413.8
Transportation and warehousing	5,830.8	5,914.9	5,920.6	5,927.5
Utilities	470.8	473.8	473.5	474.0
Information	2,347	2,344	2,337	2,325
Financial activities	6,917	7,003	7,006	7,004
Professional and business services	17,770	17,691	17,668	17,659
Private education and health services	23,217	23,945	24,004	24,058
Leisure and hospitality	14,661	14,815	14,802	14,826
Other services	4,849	4,902	4,902	4,918
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: September 05, 2025