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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 Sept.
2020		 July
2021		 Aug.
2021(p)		 Sept.
2021(p)

Total private

 97,686 101,707 102,010 102,199

Goods-producing

 14,192 14,606 14,629 14,652

Mining and logging

 422 472 478 479

Construction

 5,380 5,517 5,510 5,518

Manufacturing

 8,390 8,617 8,641 8,655

Durable goods

 5,106 5,270 5,299 5,304

Nondurable goods

 3,284 3,347 3,342 3,351

Private service-providing

 83,494 87,101 87,381 87,547

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 22,491 23,098 23,126 23,210

Wholesale trade

 4,435.7 4,547.8 4,549.8 4,568.8

Retail trade

 12,831.6 13,068.6 13,073.8 13,110.8

Transportation and warehousing

 4,795.9 5,052.6 5,074.5 5,102.9

Utilities

 428.0 429.1 427.4 427.1

Information

 2,103 2,183 2,201 2,233

Financial activities

 6,628 6,647 6,661 6,659

Professional and business services

 16,079 16,721 16,820 16,889

Education and health services

 20,279 20,677 20,725 20,665

Leisure and hospitality

 11,489 13,133 13,172 13,234

Other services

 4,425 4,642 4,676 4,657

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 2020 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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Last Modified Date: October 08, 2021