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.
2016		 June
2017		 July
2017(p)		 Aug.
2017(p)

Total private

 100,690 102,222 102,391 102,498

Goods-producing

 14,147 14,396 14,414 14,484

Mining and logging

 461 512 512 517

Construction

 5,033 5,170 5,161 5,176

Manufacturing

 8,653 8,714 8,741 8,791

Durable goods

 5,289 5,326 5,345 5,387

Nondurable goods

 3,364 3,388 3,396 3,404

Private service-providing

 86,543 87,826 87,977 88,014

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 22,910 23,061 23,067 23,068

Wholesale trade

 4,694.0 4,744.4 4,749.1 4,753.7

Retail trade

 13,448.6 13,465.7 13,470.1 13,473.7

Transportation and warehousing

 4,321.1 4,403.9 4,403.7 4,396.5

Utilities

 446.3 446.5 444.4 443.9

Information

 2,237 2,200 2,196 2,182

Financial activities

 6,456 6,569 6,576 6,582

Professional and business services

 16,516 16,921 16,954 16,971

Education and health services

 19,920 20,291 20,346 20,363

Leisure and hospitality

 13,785 14,017 14,065 14,067

Other services

 4,719 4,767 4,773 4,781

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 2016 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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Last Modified Date: September 01, 2017