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.
2017		 June
2018		 July
2018(p)		 Aug.
2018(p)

Total private

 102,713 104,319 104,419 104,568

Goods-producing

 14,462 14,853 14,867 14,868

Mining and logging

 501 553 549 553

Construction

 5,216 5,387 5,393 5,401

Manufacturing

 8,745 8,913 8,925 8,914

Durable goods

 5,318 5,459 5,468 5,459

Nondurable goods

 3,427 3,454 3,457 3,455

Private service-providing

 88,251 89,466 89,552 89,700

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 23,178 23,476 23,494 23,511

Wholesale trade

 4,736.0 4,789.3 4,803.0 4,821.3

Retail trade

 13,501.8 13,611.6 13,606.3 13,592.3

Transportation and warehousing

 4,494.5 4,632.2 4,644.5 4,655.9

Utilities

 445.3 442.6 440.2 441.0

Information

 2,250 2,230 2,225 2,223

Financial activities

 6,592 6,644 6,636 6,649

Professional and business services

 16,786 17,122 17,156 17,202

Education and health services

 20,454 20,766 20,799 20,844

Leisure and hospitality

 14,199 14,366 14,388 14,401

Other services

 4,792 4,862 4,854 4,870

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 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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Last Modified Date: September 07, 2018