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 May
2016		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017(p)		 May
2017(p)

Total private

 100,140 101,826 101,921 101,987

Goods-producing

 14,180 14,369 14,374 14,378

Mining and logging

 474 488 497 503

Construction

 5,051 5,186 5,171 5,165

Manufacturing

 8,655 8,695 8,706 8,710

Durable goods

 5,302 5,314 5,314 5,318

Nondurable goods

 3,353 3,381 3,392 3,392

Private service-providing

 85,960 87,457 87,547 87,609

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 22,843 23,017 23,019 23,010

Wholesale trade

 4,684.7 4,726.8 4,732.2 4,731.2

Retail trade

 13,415.0 13,462.2 13,455.8 13,448.2

Transportation and warehousing

 4,300.5 4,380.2 4,384.5 4,385.1

Utilities

 443.0 447.4 446.5 445.1

Information

 2,204 2,207 2,199 2,194

Financial activities

 6,405 6,531 6,538 6,544

Professional and business services

 16,370 16,845 16,856 16,870

Education and health services

 19,763 20,177 20,217 20,258

Leisure and hospitality

 13,675 13,937 13,968 13,974

Other services

 4,700 4,743 4,750 4,759

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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