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

Total private

 100,854 102,339 102,463 102,414

Goods-producing

 14,149 14,371 14,423 14,440

Mining and logging

 457 512 518 523

Construction

 5,052 5,158 5,173 5,179

Manufacturing

 8,640 8,701 8,732 8,738

Durable goods

 5,278 5,306 5,333 5,338

Nondurable goods

 3,362 3,395 3,399 3,400

Private service-providing

 86,705 87,968 88,040 87,974

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 22,943 23,073 23,076 23,104

Wholesale trade

 4,705.3 4,746.2 4,747.5 4,746.9

Retail trade

 13,464.0 13,469.2 13,469.0 13,477.7

Transportation and warehousing

 4,326.2 4,413.2 4,414.9 4,434.6

Utilities

 447.2 444.7 444.5 445.1

Information

 2,240 2,196 2,189 2,176

Financial activities

 6,460 6,578 6,583 6,590

Professional and business services

 16,589 16,952 16,968 16,966

Education and health services

 19,952 20,340 20,386 20,403

Leisure and hospitality

 13,784 14,059 14,066 13,967

Other services

 4,737 4,770 4,772 4,768

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: October 06, 2017