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 Dec.
2017		 Oct.
2018		 Nov.
2018(p)		 Dec.
2018(p)

Total private

 103,244 104,937 105,047 105,321

Goods-producing

 14,633 14,969 14,972 15,058

Mining and logging

 517 563 560 566

Construction

 5,294 5,439 5,427 5,473

Manufacturing

 8,822 8,967 8,985 9,019

Durable goods

 5,371 5,510 5,524 5,549

Nondurable goods

 3,451 3,457 3,461 3,470

Private service-providing

 88,611 89,968 90,075 90,263

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 23,304 23,557 23,610 23,635

Wholesale trade

 4,765.4 4,824.2 4,835.8 4,849.1

Retail trade

 13,533.9 13,582.8 13,594.4 13,607.2

Transportation and warehousing

 4,559.0 4,706.5 4,735.9 4,734.1

Utilities

 445.8 443.8 443.8 444.5

Information

 2,236 2,230 2,229 2,228

Financial activities

 6,609 6,677 6,673 6,685

Professional and business services

 16,846 17,289 17,319 17,361

Education and health services

 20,528 20,890 20,903 20,956

Leisure and hospitality

 14,276 14,452 14,468 14,520

Other services

 4,812 4,873 4,873 4,878

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: January 04, 2019